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GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman: Hurricane watchers in the Caribbean are expressing serious concern over what many consider a “ gloomy and worrying” forecast which has been presented by noted climatologist William Gray, for the 2005 hurricane season.

The target date for the opening of the18-hole Greg Norman Championship Golf Course in the Rendezvous area of Anguilla, is November 21. That’s just about at the start of the 2005/2006 tourism season.

The three-man Public Service Integrity Board is now set to investigate conflicts of interest among the 700-strong government employees. In addition to being armed with the legislation that created it, and led to its appointment by the Governor in October last year, the Board is now circulating an awareness leaflet outlining its functions. The publication, which also sets out guidelines for the civil service, will be sent to each employee and will be available to members of the public as well.

Anguillians and nationals of other British Overseas Territories have the opportunity to live and work in Britain and other European States, two of the facilities being the European Passport and British citizenship.

If all goes as planned by the Government, there will be two women in the Anguilla Houe of Assembly which is scheduled to meet in a general inaugural session on April 11 or 12. This is according to Chief Minister, Osboune Fleming.

Young people in Anguilla who have been clamouring for a car racing track are now having their dreams fulfilled. The Executive Council has given its approval to the idea and is to make available an area of land west of the Corito landfill site for this purpose.

A strong call has been made for women on the island to be appointed to all three posts of Speaker, First and Second Nominated Members in the Anguilla House of Assembly. The demand was made at the opening ceremony of a workshop held at the Tourist Board’s conference room on Tuesday, March 8, in observance of International Women’s Day.

His Excellency The Governor, Mr. Alan Huckle, has congratulated the Supervisor of Elections, Mr. Colville Petty OBE, and all the election officers, on the successful conduct of the elections in Anguilla on February 21, 2005.

The National Bank of Anguilla (NBA) is celebrating its 20th Anniversary. The activities commenced on Sunday March 6, with Directors, Management and Staff attending the divine service at St. Mary’s Anglican Church.

As the new Government of the Anguilla United Front (AUF) sets up its administrative machinery following last week’s General Election, accommodation as Parliamentary Secretary has been made for Albert Hughes, a defected member of the Anguilla Strategic Alternative (ANSA).

Nakishma Rogers and Kristy Richardson, students at the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School, gave Anguilla the 2005 championship in the Leeward Islands Debating Competition on Sunday night, February 27.

Within twelve hours of winning Monday’s General Election, following the overnight counting of ballots, a new Government of the Anguilla United Front (AUF) was appointed and sworn into office on Tuesday afternoon, February 22nd.

A contingent from the Royal Anguilla Police Force bore the body of the late Atlin Harrigan, OBE, shoulder height into the House of Assembly Chambers and three officers leaned head bowed over their rifles on Friday, February 18th, 2005. That was the moving scene as the Government paid tribute to a fallen hero who was in the forefront of the island’s 1967 revolution.

The renaming of the Cedar Grove Road in the North Side area as “The Eric Reid Drive,” has been described as a small but fitting tribute to the former Elected Representative who was a dedicated Minister of Social Development.

Elections were held in Anguilla on Monday, February 21, 2005. Here are the unofficial results.
District 1 Island Harbour -Kenneth Harrigan
District 2 - Sandy Hill - Osbourne Flemming
District 3 - Valley North - Evans Rogers
District 4 - Valley South - Victor F. Banks
District 5 - Road North - Edison Baird
District 6 - Road South - Hubert B Hughes
District 7 - West End - Albert Hughes

For complete results and totals visit Gov.ai, click here.

At the close of Nomination Day at the Anguilla House of Assembly on Tuesday, February 8 at 4 pm, a total of 25 candidates had registered for the General Elections to be held on February 21st.

The Anguilla Christian Council has again sought to raise the level of the election campaigning by calling a meeting of the contesting parties and independent candidates to issue and discuss a number of guidelines to that end.

The Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Utilities has released the details of a wide-ranging programme for the formal ceremony to commission the expanded facilities at Wallblake Airport on Friday, January 28, commencing at 3.15 p.m. The Ministry has also listed the dignitaries who have confirmed their attendance.

A branch of the largest real estate organisation in the world, known as Century 21 Terra Firma, was opened in Anguilla on Tuesday evening in the Bedney’s Plaza at West End.

The Fire Service at Wallblake has a higher response capacity than what is required for a category five airport. So says Chief Fire Officer, Horace Archie, when asked this week about its state of readiness and in response to questions about rescue and firefighting services.