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We can all agree that the 2010 election campaign was the ugliest in Anguilla’s political history. The mud that flew was more than was produced by Hurricane Lenny and could easily have filled the Coritot dump site. The charges and counter charges hurled between candidates where some were alleged to have been diseased with aids, to those who did not really know who their father's were, were enough to make the poll historic.

An Evangelistic Crusade, dubbed “Gospel Explosion 2010”, commenced at the Mount Fortune Seventh-day Adventist Church at East End on Sunday night, February 28, under the leadership of the recently-appointed resident District Minister, Pastor Virgil M. Sams. He is being assisted by a three-member team comprising, Elders Glen Booth, Horace Cupid and Bible Worker, Evelyn Hodge, together with a number of ushers and others from the three SDA Churches at Long Bay, South Hill and Mount Fortune.

With machinery and personnel to spare, Cap Juluca Resort has gone to the assistance of the Anguilla Farmers’ Association and the Anguilla Football Association, both in need of charitable aid.

The 11th Anguilla Beautification Club (ABC) Flower and Garden Show was held last weekend at Wallblake House and gardens. It was attended by many persons who were delighted with the displays of plants and flowers.

Organizers of Rainbows for Haiti, Saturday night’s benefit concert, have deemed the event a success, despite poor attendance.

The Salamander Hospitality Group from Washington, Virginia, has been in Anguilla again: this time to meet the new Government and again to express its continuing interest in taking over the closed Flag/Temenos project.

Early Childhood Month opened in Anguilla on Monday, March 1, under the theme Early Childhood Education for a Successful Nation.” It was declared open at the Rodney MacArthur Rey Auditorium by Minister of Social Development, the Hon. Edison Baird.

The recently concluded training for staff at Zenaida Haven has been deemed a success. Twelve Care Workers at Zenaida Haven, the Juvenile Rehabilitation Centre, have completed a Continuous Professional Development Training Course held over the period January 18th to February 12th, 2010.

If you are looking for an affordable, dependable and caring for your children, City Faith Day Care Centre can meet your needs. Now six years old, your service providers are available from Sunday to Sunday from one hour sitting up to 11 pm intermittently

Inspector Allan Carty retired from the Royal Anguilla Police Force on Monday this week, March 1, after serving for thirty years and having been a most successful and committed officer.

The Deputy Governor of Anguilla, the Hon. Stanley Reid, has sent a letter to the Supervisor of Elections, Mr. Colville Petty OBE, expressing appreciation and commendation for the efficient and timely manner in which he conducted the election process.

The letter, dated 22nd February 2010, reads as follows:

Mr. Jerome Roberts, a member of the Anguilla Progressive Party, who was elected to serve as the representative of District 2 (East End/Sandy Hill) in the General Election on February 15, has decided to take his seat on the Opposition Bench in the Anguilla House of Assembly.

The Anguilla Police are on a manhunt to find two robbers who attacked the Security Guards at Lake’s Food World and snatched from them more than EC$50,000 which they were presumably taking to the bank deposit box late Monday evening, February 22.

Within days of the election to office of the Anguilla United Movement Government, the Hon. Edison Baird, Member for Road North, was appointed to serve as Acting Chief Minister by His Excellency the Governor, Mr. Alistair Harrison.

The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) wishes to advise the public that "Drop, Cover, and Hold" is the accepted international standard of action to take to reduce risk of injury and death during earthquakes.

The article “Triangle of Life” was printed in the February 19, 2010 issue of the Anguillian and promoted a differing approach to earthquake response actions.

Thomas Raphael Lake, an Anguillian personality called Arkela/ Father Lake or the Welfare Officer, was Anguilla’s sole Social Welfare Officer from 1957 – 1976. He undertook short-term training as a social worker in the UK. In the early part of 1970 he took on a clerk to work with him until his retirement in 1976. In that same year he was honoured by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II with the MBE award.

Former Minister of Social Development, Evans McNiel Rogers, is now changing roles in the Anguilla House of Assembly following his appointment as Leader of the Opposition by Governor Alistair Harrison on Friday, February 19 in the Executive Council’s Chambers.

Eight days after it lost office, following the February 15 General Election, the Anguilla United Front (AUF) returned to the podium outside Landsome Bowl Cultural Centre on Tuesday evening. Its main mission was to thank its supporters for their support and to continue its rallying cry as still being the major political party on the island, ready to stage a comeback.

Thirteen officers from Her Majesty’s Prison Service in Anguilla, Montserrat and the Turks & Caicos Islands are participating in a one-week Middle Management Course being held at the Community College Development Unit.

Five well-placed institutions in Anguilla have been presented with customer appreciation awards by Alloyd Enterprises for their continued patronage.

“Over the years, all of you have been coming to us on a regular basis after seeing a lot of the work we have done for you and, of course, we are grateful for that,” Director and Graphic Designer of the customised engraving company, Darryl Thompson, stated.