Within the first month of my residency here in Anguilla in June 2005, to understand the island and its history better, I started to read the book Under an English Heaven by Donald E. Westlake. It was loaned to me by the then Deputy Governor of Anguilla The Honourable Mr. Mark Capes, who has recently moved on to be the Deputy Governor of Bermuda. There is such a rich and immense history throughout the Caribbean and, of course, the history of Anguilla is unique in many ways. One of the most salient facts I remember from the book is the notion that Anguilla’s revolution occurred without firing one shot. It was not violent in terms of war, but it was in terms of ideals. I am not going to proceed on giving a history lesson to my readers as we have Mr. Colville Petty who frequently reminds us of this. Yet, I would like to expound on this notion of revolution and how it pertains to the actual times in Anguilla and more specifically to youth.

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