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Three persons were on Saturday evening honoured by the Sunshine Theatre Company for their contribution to the Arts and Culture in Anguilla and the region in general.
The awards ceremony, now in its 12th year, was held at the Anguilla Great House at Rendezvous Bay.

Three winners have been announced following a raffle in which cash prizes and a vehicle were at stake, as part of activities marking the 39th Anniversary of the Royal Anguilla Police Force.

If Cardigan Connor had not developed a first love for cricket, he might have pursued a career in mechanical engineering, the field in which he received formal training in England. But in that country of vast opportunities, he became an avid cricketer, made a name for himself, and never really practiced in his field of technical expertise in which he holds a diploma.

Talk Show host and former Cabinet Minister in the Turks and Caicos Islands, Robert Hall, said the current situation in his homeland and issues in Anguilla were not identical, but that there were some similarities.

Usually a freezing winter is enough to convince Canadians that they need an Anguillian vacation. However, this past year the island has received an added ally in upping visitors from there: extensive and impressive press coverage.

Anguilla’s Police Commissioner, Rudolph Proctor, has expressed concern over what appears to be an effort by some persons to encourage acts of violence on the island.

His name is synonymous with the stunning and professional Anguilla Tennis Academy. Now Mitchell Lake has put a stamp of excellence on an edifice that perpetuates his father’s memory. The late businessman, Calvin Lake, died at the age of 52 in April 2005.

The following address was delivered by Elected Member for District 1, Mr. Othlyn Vanterpool, in a radio broadcast on Thursday, January 27, 2011.

Three grand prizes have been presented to the winners of the Christmas Promotions by LIME, the Anguilla Branch of the regional telecommunication company, under its Pon De Remix campaign which began in mid-November and ended on December 31, 2010.

Mr Samuel Webster, Advisor to the Minister responsible for Fisheries and Agriculture, recently returned from a workshop on Livelihood and Disaster Risk Reduction held in Jamaica from January 26-28 2011. It was hosted by OXFAM.

On Friday, January 28, the staff at CuisinArt Resort and Spa’s 10th Year Celebration Award Ceremony stood to their feet in exuberant applause as one of their fellow members, Mrs. Ena Boasman-Hodge, became the Caribbean’s second recipient of the Union Internationale des Concierges d’ Hotels Golden Keys. This followed her induction into the membership of Les Clefs D’Or USA. The first person to receive the honour was a recipient in Puerto Rico.

Following complaints by Chief Minister and Minister of Finance, Hubert Hughes, an economic and political delegation is to visit Anguilla for talks with Governor Alistair Harrison on the island’s national budget. This followed instructions to the Governor, by the Secretary of State, not to sign off the 2010 budget (in December).

The Ministry of Home Affairs and Lands has granted permission to the Seventh-day Adventist Church to erect a tent and to conduct an Evangelistic Crusade on the perimeter grounds of the Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport, just west of the entrance.

Anguilla played host last weekend to the first winner of My TEMPO competition, Trinidadian school teacher, Tricia Mathews- Debique, who arrived at the Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport on Friday, January 28. She was accompanied by her husband, Andy, and a TEMPO film crew including its President, Frederick Morton.

Over sixty of the three hundred and twenty employees at CuisinArt Resort and Spa have been recognised and awarded for ten years of excellent and unbroken service. The celebration and presentation of awards took place at Café Mediteraneo Restaurant on Friday evening, January 22. The employees were presented with gift bags and Certificates of Achievement.

How would you like to become the most romantic date anyone could wish for? Find you’re coming up blank when you think about romance? The sweet music, candlelight, flowers…all you need is a little creative thinking. Here we go….

The Concerned Citizens, aligned to the Anguilla United Movement Government, held a Prayer and Reflection event at what has been designated “Freedom Park” at the Clayton J. International Airport on Sunday, January 30.

Before I speak to the above topic and by way of setting the context, I would like to quote philosopher -Immanuel Kant “All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason.” At this time I will not provide an interpretation of this great saying, but it serves to show that there is a logical route to everything in life.

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has announced the appointment of two heads of divisions with effect from 1 February 2011.

Anguilla is to have the first fully Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) Early Warning System among eleven small British and Dutch Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) in the Caribbean. The aim is broadly to develop capacity building in disaster response and recovery.