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Already awash in accolades over recent years, Condé Nast Traveler will announce in its November issue that its readers have ranked Cap Juluca as #13 of the 40 Top Resorts in the Caribbean and the #1 Resort on Anguilla. The winners of Condé Nast Traveler 2011 Readers' Choice Awards for the ‘Best In The World’ are sifted from more than 8 million votes cast in their annual Readers’ Choice Awards survey.

The Red Cross Headquarters in Anguilla, formerly a section of the old Cottage Hospital in the Upper Valley, has been given a well-needed facelift, having been repainted by crew members of the British ship RFAWave Ruler.

Nurse Lynette Rogers, Manager of the Rosewood Centre located in the eastern end of the island, has lauded CIBC FirstCaribbean for its Adopt-A-Cause Programme.
She made the comment on Sunday 16th October during a luncheon, at the Home hosted by CIBC FirstCaribbean, marking the third of the Bank's 2011 Adopt-A-Cause Programme in Anguilla. Similar lunches were hosted at the Miriam Gumbs, Tender Loving Care and Just Tender Care Senior Citizens Homes.

Recently-graduated Attorney-at-Law, Nakishma Rogers, is the latest Anguillian to be admitted to the local Bar. Her application for admission before High Court Judge, Madam Justice Louise Brenman, was made on Thursday, October 13, by Vice President of the Bar, Josephine Gumbs-Connor, and supported by Attorney Jean Dyer, one of the other executive members of the Bar.

The Department of Probation hosted a three-month attachment for Mr. Stanford Kelly, the first Probation Officer from the Department of Social Welfare in Montserrat.

Mr. Calvin Vanterpool, lauded as a selfless and humble individual known for his generosity and contribution towards the development of his community, has been named as Anguilla's Unsung Hero for 2011.

The Annual Soroptimist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland Conference is this year taking place in Brighton, England. Soroptimist Brenda Carty is representing the Anguilla Club at the Conference next week. It is the largest Conference of women in Britain.

Minister of Social Development and Health, Edison Baird, and his Permanent Secretary, Dr. Bonnie Richardson-Lake, attended two meetings in Montserrat. One was the OECS Pharmaceutical Procurement Service Board (PPS) meeting and the other the Ministers’ of Health meeting.

The Health Authority in Anguilla has embarked on a programme to train nurses and community health aides to assist in assessing and caring persons with diabetic feet. Medical Air Services Association (MASA) in Anguilla has been the largest contributor in funding the purchase of the necessary equipment. The other sponsors are the Diabetes Association and the Ministry of Social Development.

With the new tourist season approaching, the Anguilla Community College has initiated a Food & Beverage Leadership Course aimed at Restaurant Managers, Food & Beverage Supervisors and Department Heads.

Police in Anguilla are investigating a number of shooting and related incidents on the island.

Representatives of various regional and international funding agencies, who met in Anguilla recently, primarily to discuss possible financing for the island’s elaborate and ambitious Tourism Development Master Plan, have also been given the cost of the proposed new building for the Anguilla Community College.

Breast Cancer and Domestic Violence are two issues that predominately affect women. While both Breast Cancer and Domestic Violence can happen to men, they are far more likely to happen to women. Globally one (1) in eight (8) women are affected by breast cancer, while one (1) in four (4) women are affected by domestic violence.

Young people, including students, from throughout the island, have heard a call from Professor Delroy Louden, of the Anguilla Community College, for the integration of entrepreneurship education into the schools’ curriculum at all levels from kindergarten to tertiary.

Radio Anguilla’s Information Officer, Felicia Hennis, has struck a mark of excellence not only as a noted and interactive participant in a recent journalism course, but by being the proud winner of a feature article and the prizes it offered.

Health care providers at the Princess Alexandra Hospital and Health Centres met at the Soroptimist Club’s Conference Room this week for a two-day workshop which dealt with sexually-transmitted diseases, as a separate concern from HIV/AIDS.

The electricity cost to operate the Princess Alexandra Hospital, which exceeds one million East Caribbean dollars a year, is expected to show an appreciable measure of reduction with the installation of a pilot solar energy system.

ANGLEC’s General Manager, Thomas Hodge, says the cost of electricity can be burdensome for many customers who are in fact complaining about the high rates.
He made the statement on Monday this week, while handing over a solar panel system to the Health Authority to reduce the cost of electricity at the Princess Alexandra Hospital. It is a pilot project which, in time, can lead to consumers in Anguilla taking advantage of opportunities to use renewable energy (both from the sun and wind) to reduce their electricity bills.

Issue 1:

The following are recommendations presented to the Anguilla Government at the House of Assembly on Wednesday, October 5, 2011, following the National Youth Conference:

RFA WAVE RULER is scheduled to make a Regional Engagement Visit to Anguilla, from the 18th to 20th October 2011. This will be the fourth time the ship has visited the Island, and the second this year having previously visited in July.