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After many years, the Anglican Parish in Anguilla has a new Priest as part of its ministerial team. He is Rev. Sean Carlyle Major-Campbell, a national of Jamaica.

The Anguilla Rotary Club last week had a visit from District Governor Diana White, the first lady Governor for District 7020 that includes ten countries in the region. Accompanying her was Roger White, a Rotary Club President from St Thomas, and James Ferris, the Assistant District Governor for 7020.

The Anguilla Lions Club donated text books to a student of the Valley Primary School as part of its ongoing program for youth development.

On September 14th, at the Teachers' Resource Centre, the first twenty-one students accepted into the Nurse Cadet Programme took their oath in front of their sole sponsor, Nagico Insurance Ltd; the Permanent Secretary for Education, Mrs. Chanelle Petty-Barrett; and the Chief Nursing Officer, Mrs. Serene Carter Davis. The Programme is the collaborative effort of the Albena Lake Hodge Comprehensive School, the Health Authority of Anguilla and the Ministry of Health and Social Development, with the sole sponsorship of Nagico Insurance Ltd.

Montserratians at home and abroad have been mourning the untimely passing of an outstanding son of the soil – Alphonsus ‘Phonsie’ Cassell , who was better known around the world by his stage name ‘ARROW.’ 
 

On September 15th, the HOPE Foundation, in the persons of Cora Richardson-Hodge, Fritz Smith, Harold Ruan and Sean Fleming, presented the Morris Vanterpool Primary School with some twenty two soccer balls, a pump and ball bag.

For the past few weeks two Anguillians who have been incarcerated for some time volunteered their time and effort in the restoration of the Vivien Vanterpool Primary School.

In a ceremony chaired by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Environment, Mr. Foster Rogers, the Department of the Environment launched its Invasive Species Project on September 14th.

The 2010 Leroy Bryan Memorial Domino Tournament culminated with the finals at Grillers Bar over the past weekend.
The tournament commenced on August 20 with seven teams: the Police, The Stars, The Lions, The Warriors, The nature Boys ands The Grillers Boys.
After three weekends of playing against each other, the four top teams went into last Sunday’s semi-finals.

Just days away from the fiftieth anniversary of Hurricane Donna, which devastated Anguilla on September 4, 1960, Hurricane Earl, a less intensive storm by the time it reached this area, struck the island a glancing blow, mainly from the northwest, on Monday, August 30. The hurricane, which eventually reached category 4 status as it raced towards the United States, passed through the northern Leeward Islands as a category 1 storm. One international weather service organisation reportedly stated that its centre passed some 12.5 miles north-east of Scrub Island with sustained winds of some 90 mph.

Police: Thefts and Burglaries continue to rise
During the period September 1st to 8th, seven burglaries were reported in the areas of South Hill, Long Ground, Blowing Point Corito and Island Harbour. The items stolen included DVDs, CDs, a home theater system, an IPOD, beach towels, a cordless drill, Dell desktop computers, bar stools and cash. And there were eight thefts reported in the areas of West End, Rey Hill, Wattices, South Hill, George Hill and Stoney Ground where the Items stolen included: a Blackberry cell phone, building materials, a 100 lb gas cylinder, a bicycle, bed, trailer and goats.

Job seekers, in varied disciplines of work, crowded the Rodney MacArthur Rey Auditorium, on Monday and Tuesday this week, used by Viceroy Anguilla Resort and Residences as a hiring hall.

Minister of Infrastructure, Hon. Evans Gumbs, has made a contribution towards what he thought was an act of national pride - the cleaning and clearing of the North Side main road.

JTR Advanced Security Company had its humble beginnings in 2001. It was founded by enterprising Anguillian, Franklyn “Frankie” Rogers and named after his father, James Theophilus Rogers, of Stoney Ground. It is now emerging into a most versatile, efficient and effective protection organisation.

The children of the Stoney Ground, Caul's Bottom and The Quarter area were treated to a day of fun and friendly sporting competition on Saturday August 28th 2010. Sunset Homes, a Property Development firm in Anguilla, sponsored its seventh annual event of this kind on its office grounds located in Stoney Ground. Races for each age category included sack races, lime and spoon races, flat races, relays, tug-of-war and more.

Eight children have completed a two-week Water Colour Painting Workshop organised by the Department of Youth and Culture as part of its just-ended Escape Summer Arts Programme for young people.

An informal agreement between the Wallblake Trust and the Anguilla Heritage Trail has enabled the Heritage Trail Committee to temporarily set up headquarters at the iconic Wallblake House in the Valley. The original plantation main house and outbuildings were restored in 2004 by the Wallblake Trust with the assistance of the Catholic Church and many individuals.

The winners of the Colleagues Awards for the month of July at Viceroy Hotel and Residences were Lennox Carty of the Culinary Department (Heart of the House) and Ursula Browne of the Spa (Front of the House).They each received a cash award and a certificate at an awards luncheon and ceremony at the property's Coba Restaurant on August 26.

Charles Voudouris, Executive Sous Chef at Viceroy Anguilla, was one of ten Caribbean and ten Mexican Chefs, chosen from a field of 150 Chefs to compete in the finals in Mexico City during the period August 9-14. His winning dish was Caribbean 5-Spiced Pork Loin with Pyrat Rum, roasted apples and a scallion potato hash. It had to be completed in two hours and then presented for tasting and critique by a panel of three professional judges.

Twenty-three young people, from a wide cross-section of the Anguillian community, have expressed excitement over a just-held course in Events Planning and Management, organised by the Anguilla Community College. Part of the institution’s annual summer programmes, the August 20-24 course included hospitality and tourism personnel, government agencies and other local businesses.