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Anguillians and other persons residing in Anguilla are advised of the new French immigration requirements now in force in St.Martin.

The Anguilla Government has set out to establish a modern fire and rescue service as a priority. The move takes into account the rapid pace of economic development, the need to maintain the response requirement of a Category 5 Wallblake Airport and, generally, the need to have an overall professional and fully-functional fire service for the island.

Residents in the Stoney Ground area and other parts of the Valley North Constituency have shown how community participation can play a vital role in nation-building.

The Chief Minister’s Office in Anguilla, concerned over various social issues stemming from development, immigration and labour matters, initiated a panel discussion on the St. Maarten/Anguilla experience on Wednesday evening this week.

The Anguilla House of Assembly has stayed its hand on two pieces of legislation for the time being. The move is to give the electorate – and the general public for that matter – a chance to join their elected representatives in a study of the provisions and to guide them on how they should proceed in the national interest.

On Wednesday 24th August, Melinda Goddard, MBA, Principal of ClienTell Consulting LLC presented the results of the second annual Anguilla Business Survey. The presentation took place at English Rose’s ‘The Next Level’ at 5.30 pm.

The feeling has been expressed locally that the arrival of the Queen’s Baton here, as part of its travels throughout the Commonwealth, is not only a recognition of the island’s place in the body of nations, but an incentive for tiny Anguilla’s participation in the Commonwealth Games in Australia.

The importance of Anguilla’s marine resources to the island’s economic development in general, and the tourism product in particular, was emphasised at a one-day review workshop at the Teachers’ Resource Centre on Wednesday, August 17.

Anguilla is to have a Labour Code for the first time, consolidating all the various pieces of legislation and regulations and providing for a number of new initiatives including workers’ compensation.

The Queen’s Relay Baton for the XVIII Commonwealth Games arrived at Wallblake Airport in Anguilla on Thursday afternoon on a Winair flight from St. Kitts. This was followed by a welcome reception at which the Baton was received by Governor Alan Huckle and Acting Chief Minister Victor Banks.

Anguilla is this week hosting the 18th Biennial Conference of the Caribbean Regional Council of Soroptimist International from August 9 - 13 under the theme “Unity Through Communication.” The conference has brought together some 100 delegates, representing 17 clubs, from Antigua, Barbados, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Vincent, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos and Anguillal. There are also representatives from the UK-based Federation.

Despite some disturbances of the carnival activities a number of troupes and revellers took to the streets in Anguilla during the Summer Festival.

Fears of ferocious dogs in Anguilla reached a new dimension when a child was attacked and killed on August 4th at a home in the Forest.

The Anguilla Summer Festival is on, having commenced on Thursday, July 28, with a series of carnival activities at Landsome Bowl Cultural Centre, on the streets in the Valley, boat-racing and other events over the ensuing holiday week.

A press release announcing that His Excellency Governor Alan Huckle is to leave here to take up an appointment in the Falkland Islands has taken the people of Anguilla by surprise. He arrived on the island on May 27, 2004 and was expected to have remained for at least four years.

Anguilla’s Overseas Marketing Representatives have been updated on the new tourism initiatives now being embarked upon as the island continues to develop its hospitality industry at the upper end of the market.

As the hurricane season progresses, Anguilla is now taking precautionary measures to ensure the safety of the island and a speedy restoration in the event of a serious storm.

The maritime boundary between Anguilla and the British Virgin Islands has now been formally established, ending a longstanding matter between the Governments of the two territories.

Professionals in the public and private sectors in Anguilla crowded the new b-mobile store at Cable and Wireless on Tuesday, July 12, for a presentation on an advanced technological system called BlackBerry designed “to make life easier.”

Over forty employees mainly in the tourism industry were presented with certificates following their completion of various human resource development courses held in Anguilla. The awards ceremony took place at the conference room of the Anguilla Tourist Board on Tuesday, July 5.