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Rock Farm, 3January, 2011 – Caribbean Cable Communications has just topped off a month of prize-giving in connection with its December high-speed Internet promotion. The company put a radiant smile on the face of Sean Richards after he got the ‘luck of the draw’ and was awarded the grand prize of a new laptop computer. The Grand Finale raffle was held at the company’s office in Rock Farm on December 30, 2011 and was the climax of a series of drawings for the month of December in which Caribbean Cable handed out prizes including account credits, free services and T-shirts.

Gleaming private Executive Jets whizzed in and out of Anguilla at the Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport, with a considerable degree of frequency over the holiday season, bringing in a number of high-profile visitors to the island.

Anguilla’s leading religious singing group, the St. Augustine’s Chorale, returned to the stage after a short break to present a special Yuletideprogrammemarking the last week of 2011 and the first week of 2012.

On Friday, December 16, 2011, Chief Minister and Minister of Minister of Finance, Economic Development, Investment, Commerce and Tourism, the Hon. Hubert Hughes, delivered the 2012 Budget Address to the Anguilla House of Assembly.
The 2012 budget is estimated at EC 183.51 million dollars in Recurrent Expenditure and EC 187.65 million in Recurrent Expenditure.

The Royal Anguilla Police Force will observe its Fortieth Anniversary during the period Sunday, January 22, to Saturday, 28, 2012. The programme of activities, to be chaired by Inspector Marva Brooks, will commence with a divine service at Bethel Methodist Church at South Hill. Members of the Voluntary Korps Service of St. Martin will join the Anguilla Police Officers at the service.

Some seventy two students from the six governmentrun primary schools in Anguilla were the recipients of gifts from a 12th time repeat visitor/tourist to Anguilla at a cocktail ceremony held on the grounds of the Anacaona Boutique Hotel in Meads Bay last Wednesday December 21st, 2011. Also receiving gifts were twenty students from the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School.

A night-time drive to the western end of the island (West End) reveals a scene of radiance in which Upsetter, one of Anguilla’s popular racing boats, is all aglow for the Christmas season.

Members of staff of the Anguilla Social Security Office have continued their tradition of giving at Christmas time. A group of staff members have put aside monies over the past months to bring some Christmas cheer to some of the less fortunate in our community. The staff contributed funds totaling over EC$700.00 to purchase food items for three families who were recommended by the Department of Social Development and Ministers of Religion.

The Anguilla Tourist Board and LIME Anguilla joined, during the last week of 2011, in donating gifts to many children from various parts of the island as part of their annual Christmas-giving Extravaganza.

The attractive courtyard at Government House was the scene of a display of boats and equipment on Monday, December 26, where the Anguilla Youth Sailing Club held its annual fund-raising event, hosted by Governor and Mrs. Alistair Harrison.

The Caribbean Commercial Bank, which has adopted the Miriam Gumbs Senior Citizens’ Home, celebrated the Christmas season with the residents there with an afternoon of entertainment and food.

The Governor’s Office in Anguilla has distributed a quantity of Christmas gifts to church representatives for children in their congregations.

Unlike at least three other occasions within some 18 months, during the current tenure of the AUM Government, when three budgets were not approved, the 2012 budget has won the approval of the British Government.

After operating for some time, H.O.P.E. Centre Ltd, at Nauson House, in the Sandy Hill/East End area, was officially opened on Monday afternoon, December 19. Its aim, as the founder, Mrs. Cora Richardson-Hodge, said, is: to Helping Our People Excel (HOPE).

Five persons were arrested and charged under the Firearms Act and appeared in the Magistrate’s Court:

“O HUSH THE NOISE, YE MEN OF STRIFE”

HE The Governor reflects in his Christmas message on his favourite carol.

Ladies and Gentlemen

Another year has passed, and another Christmas is upon us. 2011 hasn’t been an easy year in Anguilla, or in most of the world. 2012 promises to be (we hope) better for Anguilla; and (we fear) worse for at least some parts of the world.

Commissioner of the Royal Anguilla Police Force, Rudolph Proctor, has cautioned members of the public to be on guard against any increase in robberies or thefts now that the Christmas season is here.

Anguilla, St. Martin/St. Maarten, St. Barths, St. Eustatius and Saba are working together, as an inter-regional group,to pool their resources to ensure the successful joint-marketing of their diverse tourism product. The aim is to promote travel within the five territories as well as to attract visitors from Latin America and other markets.

Festival De Noel, usually held on the grounds of the old East End School, was displaced this year and had to be scaled down due to the recent rainstorm which caused large-scale flooding in the area. Nevertheless, the three events at two other locations, went well, according to Jerome Roberts, speaking on behalf his Committee members.

• Many Customers win free landline, mobile or internet service for forty years

Many LIME customers have been receiving the gift of a lifetime this holiday as the telecoms company gives away landline, mobile and internet services for forty years! Ten (10) of the twenty eight (28) lucky customers have been presented with their gifts over the past two weeks as LIME General Manager Mark Romney and members of his sales team visited the elated individuals at their home or workplace to deliver the breathtaking news.