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Fritz Smith, Director of Construction, Housing and Estates Facilities Management in the Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications, Utilities, Housing, Agriculture and Fisheries for a number of years, says he is proud of the 24 years of national service he gave to the Government and people of Anguilla as a public servant and that he leaves the civil service with a clear conscience.

Famed former United States President, Bill Clinton, stepped down on Anguillian soil from a gleaming Global Express Executive on December 21, accompanied by his wife, Senator Hillary Clinton.

The Anguilla Government in cooperation with the developers of the Temenos/St. Regis Golf Course Project took the opportunity of the public holiday on Tuesday, December 19, to arrange a tour of the property by the people of the island and to put on a big feast for them.

Children from all across Anguilla braved inclement weather conditions and attended in mass numbers the 18th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting & Gift Give-Away event on Tuesday, December 19, at the bank’s Parking Lot.

The Anguilla Government, through the Ministry of Finance, is hoping to raise up to 174 million Eastern Caribbean dollars in recurrent revenue in 2007 from which to finance the island’s public services.

Several hundred children from across Anguilla, accompanied by their teachers, parents and guardians, flocked to the Gazebo on the grounds of the Ruthwill Auditorium where the Caribbean Commercial Bank held a grand Christmas gala for the youngsters on Wednesday afternoon, December 13.

The local community was treated to a day of entertainment, fun and good times on Saturday December 2nd as Digicel celebrated its first anniversary in Anguilla!

The newly-appointed Attorney General for Anguilla, Wilheim Bourne, has pledged to serve the island to the best of his ability, recognising his responsibilities to work in cooperation with the Governor, the Government and people of Anguilla.

Road Bay has taken on a new look with the construction and commissioning of the recently-completed pier to facilitate the offloading of small cargo vessels, mainly those plying between Anguilla and St. Martin. With the provision of this facility, cargo-handling operations have ceased at Blowing Point Port which is now reserved for a passenger service.

A number of Anguillians living in England have had an opportunity to receive firsthand information on various matters affecting the island and its people and to raise several concerns they have. The meeting in Slough at the Methodist Church Hall was addressed by Chief Minister Osbourne Fleming and afterwards was described by all as having been very productive and enlightening.

Another young Anguillian has been called to the Bar in Anguilla, thus joining the cadre of local and other lawyers on the island.

This year, the Annual Tourism Gala, an integral part of Tourism Week, and described as “a glittering event in the island’s social calendar,” will be held at Zurra, Bob and Melinda’s new restaurant, at the Temenos St. Regis Golf Clubhouse, a showpiece of Anguilla’s 18-hole championship golf course. The National Bank of Anguilla, which has contributed US$5,000 towards sponsorship of the event, is the first ever headline sponsor of this function which will be held on Friday, December 1, commencing at 7 pm.

Certificates and trophies were presented to a number of fourth form students at the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School for successfully representing the various houses in a quiz competition organised by the Nutrition and Health Promotion in collaboration with the Guidance and Counselling Teacher, Anita Ruan.

Nationals from Anguilla and other Overseas Territories studying in England will no longer be required to pay the international student fee at higher educational institutions there.

The Invocation by the Reverend Dr. H. Clifton Niles, Superintendent Minister of the Anguilla Methodist Circuit, set the tone for the ground-breaking ceremony for the Viceroy Project on the island on Tuesday afternoon this week, November 14.

The Anguilla Tourist Board and its partner the Anguilla Tourism and Hotel Association have been travelling to key locations on the island with Rick Hendrie, a Boston-based company called ‘Hospitality Performance’, to see what improvements can be made to Anguilla’s brand name.

The Royal Anguilla Police Force has lost another member: Sergeant Eric Ambrose Saunders, 40. He died on Sunday, November 12 at the HIMA San Pablo Caguas Hospital in Puerto Rico, where he was referred for specialist treatment.

One of the memorable features of the opening of the Greg Norman-designed Temenos Golf Course in Anguilla was the involvement of the children of the island. They not only held the long ribbon as it was being cut by government and company officials, but hit the first strokes, sending the balls way across the lush green stretch at the10th hole, where the ceremony took place on the morning of November 3.

The Caribbean Commercial Bank, the first of two indigenous banking institutions established in Anguilla, has been highly congratulated for its successful operations and the important role it has admirably performed on the island since its establishment thirty years ago.

The Caribbean Commercial Bank, now celebrating its 30th Anniversary, has been commended for taking time to offer thanksgiving to God for its existence and for being able to provide a series of well-needed services and support for the people of Anguilla.