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Opposition Member, Hubert Hughes, is finding fault with the registration of voters. He is charging that a number of persons have been left off the list, but Chief Minister, Osbourne Fleming, says that the new system is going very well and that there is a recourse for anyone whose name was not registered. He stressed that all that is required is for persons to supply the required documentation to have their names registered.

The Anguilla House of Assembly has approved a Government motion to borrow two long-term loans from the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank to finance the planned Blowing Point Port Development Project and the Anguilla Community College Hospitality Institute. Though approved by the House, it is also required that the borrowing of the money must have the prior approval of the Secretary of State in London.

This year, Earth Hour has been transformed into the world’s first global election, between Earth and global warming.
For the first time in history, people of all ages, nationalities, race and background have the opportunity to use their light switch as their vote – Switching off your lights is a vote for Earth, or leaving them on is a vote for global warming.

Three children are currently undertaking the Inspired Child program as part of an early childhood development initiative by The Arijah Children's Foundation. Giving special needs children in Anguilla the opportunity to develop their individual abilities, and to live to the fullest the lives they were born to live, has been the mission of the Foundation since it formation in 2006.

Further to the press release issued on 16 March 2009, LIME would like to advise the public that we have been ordered by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) of Anguilla to withdraw the immensely popular mobile offering ‘All Talk’ from the local market following an unfounded complaint by Digicel.

Plans are now in hand for the second “Festival del Mar”, a community-based tourism event all about love for the sea and seafood, scheduled for April 11-12 at Island Harbour Bay over the Easter Weekend.

The upstairs hall of Art Cafe was packed with people eager to view the First Annual Fashion Show, “Springtime Magic” presented by the Runway Anguilla Community for Charity, a new organization that is raising funds for different charities. This event was to raise funds for the recently completed St Gerard’s Catholic Church and the MCs were Sandra York-Gumbs and Peter Holleran.

World Water Day is celebrated on the 22nd of March each year as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating sustainable management for fresh water resources. This year, the theme for World Water Day is “Transboundary Waters: Shared Water – Shared Opportunities”.

The people of Anguilla are being sensitized to the consequences of failing to do their part, even in a little way, to reduce the effects of global warming and sea level rise: important chunks of their touristic island and its barrier and fishing reefs could eventually disappear forever. It is a threat largely posed by greenhouse gas (carbon dioxide) emissions into the atmosphere and the use of an abundance of oil (often referred to as fossil fuel) that are already taking their destructive course on planet earth.

If all goes well, a new group of investors from the United States will take over the development of the Flag/Temenos project which closed operations in the second half of last year, sinking Anguilla’s economic and financial hopes.

The appointment has been announced of Mrs. Kathleen Rogers as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance. Her commendable achievement is a feather in the hat of aspiring and successful Anguillian young women who are quickly making their mark on the society in leading positions in the hierarchy of the public and private sectors.

In the Police Report on Wednesday this week, the media was told that on Monday, March 16 police officers responded to a report of an attempted robbery at the National Bank of Anguilla. On arrival the police found John Lake Jr. of Cauls Bottom armed with a machete demanding money from the bank’s staff. He was disarmed and arrested.

Police in Anguilla are warning the people of the island against being caught in a scam being perpetuated via Ebay especially when purchasing motor vehicles with Moneygram or Western Union transfers. The warning came as two Anguillians fell victims of this scam having paid US$4,000.00 each for two vehicles which they have never received, and for which no shipping arrangements were made.

The National Disaster Management Committee (NDMC) joined the Anguilla Hotel and Tourism Association, Cap Juluca Hotel, the Environmental Health Unit and other community organization as part of the island-wide cleanup campaign on Friday March 13th, 2009.

Chief Minister, Osbourne Fleming, told reporters at his weekly press conference on Tuesday this week that he was now converted to the objectives of regionalism as promulgated through CARICOM and hoped that one day soon Anguilla would become a fully-fledged member of the organisation. He made the statement following his attendance at the 20th meeting of the Caribbean Community held in Belize late last week.

On Sunday, March 15th, as part of its daily children’s activities program, Malliouhana Hotel and Spa was pleased to present the Anguilla Pepper Steppers for an interactive jump rope demonstration. Malliouhana Hotel and Spa, the island’s premier hotel, incorporates a host of features designed specifically for families and children. The event was attended by a large number of hotel guests, as well as visitors from around the island.

A presentation was made on Wednesday March 11 to demonstrate that Anguilla can really go GREEN and do its part in saving the environment. The dangers of plastic, the importance of reusable bags and the many products now available that are biodegradable, were presented to grocery owners, restaurateurs and retailers under the theme “Yes you can say no to harmful plastics.”

On Thursday March 12th, 2009, The National Bank of Anguilla Ltd held a short intimate ceremony to officially open and name its newest facility constructed on the grounds of the main branch. The ceremony that commenced at 5:00 p.m. sharp was chaired by Mr. Kevin Hawley, Vice Chairman of the NBA Staff Consultative Group. In attendance were members of the Bank’s Board of Directors and Staff of NBA.

My electricity bill was very high last year. What was the reason for this?
The single most significant factor in your electricity rate is the price that Anglec pays for fuel. As shown in the graph below, Anglec’s fuel price has been very volatile with several major swings over the last five years.

More than 700 enthusiastic persons from various governmental, non-governmental, business and other youth and community groups took to the streets of Anguilla on Friday, March 13th and Saturday March 14th as part of the “GREEN UP ANGUILLA” effort.