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These days I have been giving thanks and Ises to JAH more than ever for those years of poverty in Jamaica. They have prepared me very well for these days in Anguilla and those to come when more and more of us will be living han’ to mout, buying food as we get a little money and having bills mount as they’ve never mounted before. In a meeting held on Tuesday to discuss youth policy, when I learned that inmates at Her Majesty’s Prison receive free medical attention, I immediately asked the other participants to tell the police where to meet me burning a spliff that afternoon.

Ishaemic heart disease is a major cause of death in many countries including Anguilla. The most common clinical manifestations of ishaemic heart disease are myocardial infarction, sudden death and angina pectoris.

Police in Anguilla are continuing their investigations into the circumstances surrounding the destruction of ten vehicles at Island Car Rental compound at the Cannonball building. The incident occurred on the night of Thursday January 23. The origin of the fire has not been established but it is understood that arson is suspected.

A portrait of the late Anguillian educator, Edison L. Hughes, after whom the Public Library is named, is at last on display inside the building. The painting was done by a practising artist Peter Paul Plank who resides on the island. It was produced from a photograph of Mr. Hughes when he was in his early 20s.

The following article was submitted to The Anguillian for publication.

The opportunity was taken during Police Week to call on the Anguillian community to assist in maintaining the safety and security of the various areas of the island. The call was made by Governor Peter Johnstone and the Acting Police Commissioner Keithly Benjamin in radio broadcasts.

Deputy Governor Mark Capes says Anguillians must come to grips with a rather different revolution to the one led by the distinguished leader James Ronald Webster. He said the new revolution was about the impact of globalisation and information technology that was bringing about the ‘global village’.

Over 100 invited guests, representing a cross-section of the private and public sectors of Anguilla, attended a presentation held by the Anguilla Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACOCI) at Cocoloba Resort on January 22. Among the visiting officials were Vice President for Commerce from the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Grady Carter, and Daniel Arthurton and Angela Brice two representatives of the Caribbean Regional HRD programme for Economic Competitiveness—a CIDA-funded project.

Anguilla is among the many destinations that will be featured in the Caribbean Travel & Life Reader’s Choice Awards for 2003.

The Anguilla Tourist Board, in conjunction with the Ministry of Tourism and the Anguilla Hotel & Tourism Association will be observing 25 Years of Tourism this year starting from February 2003.

Fourteen newspapers in the Eastern Caribbean have signed on as members of the Eastern Caribbean Press Council (ECPC) at its official inauguration in St. Lucia at the weekend.

It was with an air of quiet confidence that the West Indies World Cup Squad departed for South Africa on Tuesday evening. Manager Ricky Skerritt was pleased with the manner in which the players had applied themselves to their preparation and at their level of commitment to the job in hand.

In the CCB Cricket League matches played last weekend, Saturday’s game ended with the All Stars victorious over VP United, whilst on Sunday The Farrington was able to overcome the boys from the ALHCS.

The Editor
The Anguillian

Dear Sir:

LET’S GET ON WITH WALLBLAKE AIRPORT

I was pleased to read that plans are well underway for the expansion of Wallblake Airport. It is high time that this development work get started not just to facilitate one particular airline which is pulling out its smaller aircraft, but as part of the general development of the island and the tourist industry.

The West End Primary School project which still has a long way to go before its completion is very much alive.

The long-awaited Hurricane Lenny Rehabilitation Road Programme in Anguilla will commence next month at East End and Little Harbour simultaneously. These are two of six sections of road damaged by the flood waters of 1999 and are now to be substantially reconstructed and otherwise repaired. The others are Covecastles road, Sandy Ground road the Quarter road and Island Harbour road.

A Waterfront facility providing boutiques for tourists, other public services and greater parking space for motorists is being proposed for Island Harbour Bay, one of the island’s attractive east coast beaches. Elected Representative for the constituency, Kenneth Harrigan, made the disclosure on Tuesday January 21 to The Anguillian.

Luckily for all of us, Anguilla is a place of low crime. However, as part of a world besieged by every vice imaginable, and in fact to a great extent unimaginable, we do not expect our little island to continue as it is today. There are already uncomfortable signs that changing times and behavioural patterns, as well as certain influences, are resulting in a steady increase in the crime rate and something ought to be done to keep the situation under control. There seems to be a mushrooming of the number of young people appearing before the Magistrate’s Court week after week. This is perhaps a matter of much concern because a small island like Anguilla needs well-disciplined youth to help shape our future and to fulfill our ideal dreams.

When I became a member of staff at the Anguilla National Trust in January 1996, it struck me immediately that public relations would be an important part of my job even though that was not explicitly stated in my job description. Therefore when Mary Walker and her husband Eugene stepped through the door for what was to be our first of many productive meetings, I heard their American accents and immediately began my PR spiel, which the Walkers politely tolerated. I was totally embarrassed when the then Director of the Trust introduced them as friends of Anguilla who had been visiting the island on an annual basis for some time and more so when I found out that in some regards they knew more about Anguilla than I did. It was from Mary’s Anguilla Flora Project that we learned so much about the plants growing on our island and from this project, the Anguilla National Trust has been able to share categorised plant lists with students, developers, consultants, government agencies and others.

This eating disorder is also referred to as Bulimia affects mainly young females, and can take a heavy toll on patients and their families. Bulimia is a very serious disorder and can result in death.