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Two small groups of forms 4B and 4A students at the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School were led in a practical study of the print media in Anguilla with concentration on The Anguillian newspaper.

The primary and pre-schools in particular in Anguilla observed Commonwealth Day on Monday, March 14, with various in-house programmes and outdoor activities.

The following is a message from Her Majesty The Queen, entitled “Women Agents of Change”:

Last week, on the 8th of March, we marked the hundredth anniversary of the first International Women’s Day. The idea of having a women’s day was first proposed against the backdrop of the rapid industrialization of the early twentieth century. From small beginnings, this idea has grown to become a widely-recognised way of celebrating women around the world. While some people use it to remember the great social and political strides made both by and for women in the last hundred years, there is no right and wrong approach.

Schools in Anguilla took off time to celebrate Special Needs Week with a varied programme of activities which began on Monday, March 14, Commonwealth Day.
The activities included Church Services, in-house programmes and a field day at the Department of Infrastructure. There was a special assembly, at the Adrian T. Hazell Primary School Auditorium on Tuesday, of all children involved in the activities as well as teachers from various schools.

Methodists from the six congregations of the Anguilla Circuit gathered at Bethel Church on Sunday, March 13, for a Harvest Thanksgiving Programme which included poems, songs and other musical performances.

The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Anguilla has recorded 53 baptisms in the fourth week of the New Life Evangelistic Crusade being conducted, on the grounds of the airport, by Evangelist Mildred Robinson.

A report from the Vivien Vanterpool Primary School at Island Harbour stated that a special assembly was held there on Friday, March 11, to observe Commonwealth Day which in fact was on Monday. March 14.

Children from all the pre-schools in Anguilla joined in a mass parade in the Upper Valley area on March 11.

The Anguilla Hotel and Tourism Association hosted the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association educational foundation meeting at the Anguilla Tourist Board conference room at 10am today, Thursday, March 10 2011.

Officially, it is called an Interim Stabilisation Levy, perhaps eventually evolving into a medical insurance fund contribution. In actual fact, though unofficially called so, it is an income tax. It has been identified as a potential major revenue source in the three-year plan whereby the Government of Anguilla is scheduled to return to a balanced budget by 2013, according to Dr. Wycliffe Fahie.

What appeared to have been a bountiful harvest of agricultural crops was represented by heaps of produce all over the floor space of St. Mary’s Anglican Church on Harvest Sunday, March 6.

Under an arrangement with the Ministry and Department of Education, The Anguillian has begun publication of a weekly Literacy Page, in colour, as a public service to the children of the island.

Police in Anguilla issued a report on Wednesday which showed a significant drop in the crime rate during the period March 1-9.

It was widely reported that in every pulpit in Anguilla, over the past weekend, religious leaders warned about satanic worship. This followed a statement by the Police that they were carrying out investigations in connection with the formation of the so called “Devil Over Christ” (D.O.C.) group involving children bent on criminal activities.
One such religious leader was Bishop Errol Brooks.

One piece of legislation for the protection of victims of domestic violence, in a comprehensive manner, was due to be presented in the Anguilla House of Assembly on Tuesday this week, March 8.

Every year on 8 March the economic, political and social achievements of women are celebrated across the globe as International Women’s Day. This year marks its 100th anniversary with the theme Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities: Progress for All.

At a church service in Anguilla to mark the commencement of the Legal Year in the jurisdiction of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, two years ago, Governor Alistair Harrison, who had recently taken up his appointment, was among those in attendance.

In the run-up to International Women’s Day on Wednesday, March 8, this week, women from various organisations in Anguilla came together on Friday, March 4, in observance of World Day of Prayer.

Do you ever doubt? Or are you one of those persons who constantly struggle with it? You believe God is in control and nothing is impossible with Him, yet you struggle with doubt terribly?

February 12 began another rung in the spiritual journey for Adventists and non-Adventists alike under the big yellow tent on the lawn of the Clayton Lloyd International Airport. This week begins week four.