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Opposition Member, Edison Baird, has called for better x-ray services at the Princess Alexandra Hospital. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, he said that on Monday this week a young man injured in a road accident was taken to the hospital for treatment only to find that the x-ray machine was not functioning.

My theme for the past few weeks has been school-based interventions that work; what can be done now, for very little cost, to help students perform and behave better in school. I’ll continue on this topic this week.

THE VALLEY, ANGUILLA Wednesday 25, February, 2009: Digicel, The Bigger, Better Network has added a new twist to the word FREE as it launches FREE talk for five long days. Last week it launched the FREE SMS 5 day pass.

Members of the Anguillian community are joining the three congregations of the Seventh-day Church at a five-week Evangelistic Crusade on the island.

The Methodist Church in Anguilla joined with other circuits throughout the Caribbean and Americas to celebrate Men’s Lord’s Day on Sunday, February 22. On that day, laymen conducted the morning services in all the six congregations in Anguilla.

Friday, February 27, this year, is 42 years since the people of Anguilla rebelled against becoming part of the Associated State of St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.

Abuse in dating relationships is common among teens. Teen dating abuse is like domestic violence in adults in that it also is a pattern of abusive behavior used to control another person. Teen dating abuse can include emotional or mental abuse, sexual abuse and physical abuse.

The youth of the Anguilla Junior Red Cross recently visited the Miriam Gumbs Senior Citizen Home on 21st February, 2000 located in Pope Hill, Anguilla.

All persons qualified to vote in Anguilla are being urged to take advantage of the newly-introduced system of continuous registration to have their names registered on the Voters’ Lists in the seven electoral districts on the island.
The advice has come from the Electoral Registration Officer, Pricilla Gumbs.

On Wednesday this week The Police Welfare Association made to two cash presentations to different sporting organizations in Anguilla.

Some 60 Grade One pupils and their teachers were hosted by Cap Juluca last week as part of their tourism awareness programme. The pupils and teachers led by Teacher Dorothy Hazel! toured the property and the various departments of the recently renovated five star resort.

The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank is once again teaming up with financial and academic partners to host another Savings and Investment Course scheduled to commence on 24 March 2009 at the Community College Development Unit, Water Swamp in the John Rogers Building (adjacent to Cable TV).

The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank is once again teaming up with financial and academic partners to host another Savings and Investment Course scheduled to commence on 24 March 2009 at the Community College Development Unit, Water Swamp in the John Rogers Building (adjacent to Cable TV).

The Anguilla Hotel and Tourism Association and its membership, in collaboration with Cap Juluca, and the Environmental Health Unit, will undertake an ongoing series of island wide clean up campaigns starting Friday March 13th, 2009.

The new exhibition at Art Café is the work of Justyna Miklasiewicz, the talented artist from Poland, who is well known in Anguilla as the resident artist at CuisinArt a few years ago and the winner of the People’s Choice in the International Arts Festival. This time she has called her exhibition “Candies” because she says “everything is so sweet”.

A consultation meeting took place on Thursday February 19 to discuss Anguilla’s position in regard to the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and the progress that has been made so far. It was attended by representatives from a number of Government departments, private groups and non government organizations in order to share the present status of the goals.

Written by grade 5 and 6 TGOI students: C’Jae Harrigan, Odarie Hill, Jovoncia Proctor and Ameka Richardson.

Have you ever thought of giving back to the community? At Teacher Gloria Omololu Institute (T.G.O.I) we do just that. On the 11th and 12th of February, 2009 grades 3 through 6 had an experience of a lifetime. This experience started at Veya Restaurant and ended at Tender Love & Care Nursing Home.

The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is conducting a survey in its eight member countries to get feedback from citizens on the 2008 ECCU Economic Review, which was presented by Governor Sir K Dwight Venner on 29 January 2009.

The “Celebration” of ten years of the Flower and Garden Show is on Saturday, February 28 and March 1. Organizers are planning an extra special show this year so be sure to attend at Wallblake House and garden. The show opens on Saturday at 11.00 a.m. and continues until Sunday at 4.00 p.m. when the closing ceremony and certificate presentation takes place.

Last week Ministers and Officials of Government, and representatives of the Anguilla Farmers’ Association, travelled on guided tours of four vegetable farms on the island.