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"Tourism Is We Thing" Club In Action
Mr. Karl Woodley (right) with Club members
 

There is a new youth organisation in Anguilla dedicated to help with the promotion of tourism. It is called the Hello Tourist Club which has recently been formed at the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School.

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St. Augustine's Chorale Presented Breath Of Heaven
St. Augustine's Chorale directed by "Professor" Lennox Vanterpool
 

The St Augustine’s Anglican Church, East End, was the venue of another tremendous and well-talked about performance by the highly regarded – widely renowned – St Augustine’s Chorale on Sunday 26th December, the day after Christmas. The large and most appreciative audience was truly delighted with the beautiful singing – with the wonderful music – and had nothing but praise for a memorable performance which the Chorale is always expected to deliver. This it did – last Sunday. It did not disappoint. And it will not disappoint with a repeat presentation, at the same venue, on Sunday 2nd January 2011.

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Chief Minister: Offer Rev. Gumbs 1.1 Million Dollars
Chief Minister Hubert Hughes
 

Chief Minister and Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Hubert Hughes, said he was in agreement for his Government to pay US$1.1 million to Rev. John A. Gumbs, which he stated would be a reduction of some $400,000 in settlement of an eight-year-old land case which the superannuated Methodist Minister won.

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Foster Rogers Praises Civil Servants
 

Acting Deputy Governor, Foster Rogers, speaking in the House of Assembly on December 23, underscored the important role of the civil service in the running of the affairs of Anguilla.

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Teacher Finds Pleasure Giving Gifts
Teacher Tasha (3rd from left) making presentation to elderly
 

Kindergarten Teacher, Itasha Webster, sent a note to The Anguillian entitled “What better way to end the year?” It was a report about a Christmas gift presentation she made at the Miriam Gumbs Senior Citizens Home on December 23.

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How The ChiefMinister Sees 2011 Unfolding
Chief Minister Hubert Hughes
 

In his budget address, on December 13, Chief Minister and Minister of Economic Development, Investment, Commerce and Tourism, the Hon. Hubert Hughes, provided, to some extent, a guide of what he hopes his 10-month-old Government will accomplish for the people of Anguilla in 2011. He said in part:

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2011 Budget: Revenue And Expenditure Figures
 

Following the presentation and debate of the 2011 budget in Anguilla late last week, the various revenue and expenditure figures making up the totals, were given by Permanent Secretary, Finance, Mrs. Kathleen Rogers, as follows:

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Ports, Harbours And Piers Bill 2010 Passed
Hon. Evan Gumbs
 

With the 2010 Appropriation Bill, embodying the 2011 budget having been passed in the Anguilla House of Assembly on Thursday, December 13, it was agreed by vote that the Ports, Harbours & Piers Bill, 2010, should be put on the agenda for debate and passage.

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Christmas Service At Hospital
Attendees at Service and gift presentation
 

The staff at the Princess Alexandra Hospital and the Miriam Gumbs’ Senior Citizens’ Home along with some residents of the latter, and the Christian Assembly Church, joined in holding the Christmas Service at the hospital on Monday, December 27.

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Governor's Office Distributes Christmas Gifts
Fiona Wilkinson (centre) presenting gifts to Ursil Webster-Brooks and Hyacinth Hughes
 

Secretary of the Anguilla Christian Council, Ursil Webster-Brooks, and Hyacinth E. Hughes of the Methodist Church, were guests at the Governor’s Office on 22 December. They were presented with Christmas gifts donated by the Governor’s Office, businesses and people of Anguilla for distribution to deserving children and families in Anguilla.

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LIME, ATB Present Gifts To Children
LIME and Tourism gifts to children
 

Some 50 primary school children in Anguilla were the recipients of Christmas Food Baskets and toys at an event hosted by LIME and the Anguilla Tourist Board on December 23.

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ABC Beautifies Tennis Academy
Mitch Lake with decorated round-a-bout
 

Standing at the highly visible decorated roundabout at the entrance of the Anguilla Tennis Academy, his dream project, CEO, Mitchell Lake, expressed gratitude to the Anguilla Beautification Club (ABC) for its beautifying work using various ornamental plants.

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LOOK & FEEL YOUR BEST! …. Venus Spa Highlights By Peter Vasilis, Fitness Director
 

Now that the partying and indulging from soup to nuts to all things sweet will soon be over, there is but one question to ponder…..

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TWO NYCD RESOLUTIONS Child Protection, Crime and Violence
Face to Face: Government Officials and Youth
 

Following are two of the resolutions passed at the National Conference on Youth Development (NCYD) held on Tuesday, December 21st in the Anguilla House of Assembly Chambers:

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ATA Unveils Art Gallery, Launches Coffee Table Book
Mitch Lake and Bill Boyd with Coffee Book poster
 

The state-of-the-art Anguilla Tennis Academy, brainchild of Mitchell Lake, unveiled a gallery of exquisite photographs on canvas on the walls of the unique building on Tuesday this week.

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SDA Church Ends Year With Humanitarian Programme
Pastor Sams with some of the Community Services personnel delivering gift bag
 

On Monday, December 20, the Community Services Department of the Seventh-day Adventist Church undertook a large-scale food and toiletries distribution programme. The Miriam Gumbs Senior Citizens Home, Rosewood Centre, Tender Loving Care and Just Tender Care, were presented with a quantity of items such as listerine mouthwash, powder, skin lotion, soap, toilet paper and laundry detergent. Zenada Haven was also included in the goodwill gesture.

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SDA Youth Enrolled In Theological Studies
Pastor Sams making monetary donation to Kumal Smith
 

Twenty-year-old Kumal Smith, of Island Harbour, and a member of the Mount Fortune Seventh-day Adventist Church, has enrolled at the University of the Southern Caribbean in Trinidad where he will be studying Pastoral Ministry.

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Hands Across The Sea Donates Books To Learning Institute
Book presentation at the Orealia Kelly Primary School
 

On Friday December 3rd at the Orealia Kelly Primary School Hands across the Sea donated twelve boxes of books to the Orealia Kelly and Valley Primary Schools. Hands across the Sea, is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to raising the literacy levels of Caribbean children by assisting schools and libraries in Caribbean communities.

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US Family Donates To Anguilla Again
The Small family
 

School children and several organisations in Anguilla are the recipients of gift items and money from US nationals David Small and family for the sixth year. The Christmas donations were made at a presentation ceremony at Aleta Restaurant at Viceroy Resort.

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Arijah Children's Foundation Receives Christmas Gift From Caribbean Cable Communications
Alister Spence presenting cheque to Renuka Harrigan
 

Caribbean Cable Communications is helping to make the season brighter for one Anguilla charity that is making a difference in the community through its work with special needs children.

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