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Anguilla’s first ever Under16 National Netball Team travels to St. Kitts today (Friday April 8th) to participate in the Caribbean Netball Association (CNA)-organized Annual Under 16 Netball Tournament.

Presented at the
COMPREHENSIVE LEARNING CENTER
by Dwayne L. Adams

Introduction
Literacy is one of the rudimentary factors which determines our spiritual and material success in life.

In a rare parliamentary case in Anguilla, an already passed Bill was returned by the Executive Council to the House of Assembly on Wednesday afternoon, this week,March 30, toundo or amend an amendment which, rather than improving the legislation, in fact stopped its effectiveness.

Kenswick Richardson, an Anguilla United Party (AUF) candidate in the February 2010 general election, has been freed of all thirteen charges relating to voter registration in the West End constituency.

The Opposition Anguilla United Party (AUF), which has two seats in the House of Assembly, where it did not support the Stabilisation Levy last week, has maintained its argument that it is an unnecessary burden to the people of the island and will have a destablising effect on the island. Another argument is that there is a need for more public consultation on the Bill as probably up to 90% of the people of Anguilla may not understand the levy.

Police Report

There was a reduction in criminal activity in Anguilla during the period March 23-30, when eight crimes were reported, compared to higher numbers recently.

(This article by Colville L. Petty was first published in The Anguillian on 14th December 2007. The issues it raised then remain pertinent thus the reason for republishing it.)

The bright and sunny afternoon of Thursday 29th November 2007 will remain etched in the memories of most Anguillians. They were going about merrily, doing their daily chores, when suddenly all hell broke loose. The island rocked like a cradle.

The Ex- Police Officers Association in Anguilla has donated US$1,000 to Campus C, the Pupil Referral Unit of the Albena Lake Hodge Comprehensive School, to enable the teachers and students to achieve some of their short-term goals.

On Monday March 28 staff and students of WISE (Workshop Initiative for Support in Education) showed appreciation for the volunteers at the school by presenting them with a certificate and a WISE lapel. Gabriele Klaren, who made the presentations, said that the event also celebrated the successful completion of the Reading Intervention pilot programme that was developed by Teacher Rado and Volunteer Margaret Mitchell in September. The programme is based on one-on-one sessions of assisted reading comprehension of 30 -50 minutes.

The Interim Stabilisation Levy, an income tax measure, with sweeping provisions to raise Government revenue from contributions from the salaries and wages of workers, including self-employed persons, is now law in Anguilla. It was passed in the House of Assembly on Thursday, March 24, with amendments.

The arguments went back and forth between residents and landowners, having property immediately west of the Corito landfill, and members of the Anguilla Drag Racing Association. Playing the role as referee were officials of the Land Development Control Committee. They all met at the Central Baptist Church on Thursday evening, March 24.

The Rotary Club of Anguilla, joined by a delegation of Rotarians from St. Martin, held its Annual Foundation Dinner at Aleta Restaurant at Viceroy Hotel on Saturday, March 26.

The St Gerard Roman Catholic Church in The Valley was the host of a Revival Mission which was organized for the Season of Lent. It began on March 20th and ended on Friday March 25th. The Revival, which was organized by the St. Gerard Prayer Group together with the church community, was conducted by a visiting priest Reverend Fr Jude Nkem Anyaegbu from Dominica and a praise and worship team also from Dominica.

There is growing concern in the Environmental Health Unit, of the Department of Health Protection, over a number of illegal dump sites in the vicinity of Blowing Point, just east of the Anguilla Tennis Academy.

The Health Authority in Anguilla commissioned a modern and fully-equipped modular dialysis unit at the Princess Alexandra Hospital on March 24. It is capable of serving eight patients simultaneously, compared with the maximum of five provided by the previous unit.

Everyone who works with children needs to be aware of what is required of them as far as reporting in concerned. Everyone needs to follow an agreed protocol for safeguarding our children.

Police in Anguilla are investing separate cases involving the deaths of two persons on the island.

GET FIT at the Ronald Webster Park and a HIKE along the coast of Anguilla, are fun outdoor activates that the participants of the International Award for Young People (IAYP) have enjoyed so far.

Travel advisors at the leading luxury-travel network, Virtuoso, recently gave Virtuoso Life, the organization’s magazine for its top clients, the inside scoop on where they send their customers for the best beach getaways. Praising Cap Juluca for its “Sand at Your Door” allure, Virtuoso’s elite travel team named the resort #3 on its list of recommendations.

Ms. Kafi Gumbs, the Deputy Director of Scientific Research at the Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources, recently returned to Anguilla, after a five -day intense course on ‘International Aquaponics and Tilapia Aquaculture’ in St. Croix United States Virgin Islands (USVI). The course which ran from March 14-18, 2011, was facilitated by the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) Agriculture Experimental Station, Aquaculture Program.