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The ALHCS Environmental Club, led by President Clarissa Lloyd, visited Temenos Golf Club on Saturday, May 26th.

In presenting awards to a number of persons for their contribution to the island on Anguilla Day 2007, Chief Minister Osbourne Fleming said the Executive Council had agreed to honour four Anguillians in another manner as follows:

The Home Economics Department of the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School did its full share in celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Anguilla Revolution by putting on a most successful cultural exhibition and food sale.

Students at the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School, last weekend, had an opportunity to see the play entitled “The Island”.

Anguillian Plastic and General Surgeon/ Physician, Dr. Lowell Hughes, was among a number of persons who were presented with Queen Certificates and Badges of Honour on Anguilla Day by Chief Minister Osbourne Fleming.

A fresh air of relief blew across the press table on Wednesday, as spokesmen for the Royal Anguilla Police Force reported that there were no new incidents of crime on the island.

Elected Opposition Member for Road North, Edison Baird, fielded a number of questions in the Anguilla House of Assembly to Minister of Finance, Economic Development, Industry, Commerce and Tourism, Victor Banks, and Minister of Infrastructure, Communications and Public Utilities, Kenneth Harrigan.

Anguilla’s Chief Minister, Osbourne Fleming, declared open an Evangelism Crusade on Sunday, May 20, now being conducted in The Valley by Pastor Henry Peters, Personal Ministries Director with the North Caribbean Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.

The recent violent robberies which have occurred throughout Anguilla have caused significant concern among residents and visitors to the island. It has not gone unnoticed that a number of short term visitors to the island have been the victims of these crimes. While we must be concerned to ensure the safety of all persons who dwell within our shores we cannot help but be cognizant of the effect crimes of this nature, committed against short term visitors, can have on our tourism industry and therefore our individual economic wellbeing.

The developers of the Flag/ Temenos/St. Regis Project have donated US$7,000 to the Anguilla Day Calypso Competition scheduled for May 28 at the Landsome Bowl Cultural Centre.

Anguilla has won the two top places in the Zone Thirteen Optimist Oratorical Contest held in St. Kitts over the weekend.

As part of the 40th Anniversary celebrations of the Anguilla Revolution, Digicel showed its support to the Department of Social Development to honor a number of persons who have provided foster care services to the children of Anguilla.

A magazine, commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Anguilla Revolution was launched on Tuesday, May 22, as part of a series of activities celebrating the event.

The Fifth Annual Anguilla Regatta was held on May 11, 12 and 13 and saw 28 boats competing for great prizes and having fun over a windy and beautiful three days. The winds were good and the sailing was great as many boats, from neighbouring islands as well as Anguilla, sailed in 11 races over the long weekend.

The West End School Leavers’ Association, now just about one year old, is looking at ways and means in which its members can play an effective role in their community.

The Government of Anguilla would like to thank WINAIR for reaching agreement on arrangements to continue service into Anguilla beyond the published termination date of May 15th, 2007. This “air bridge” service from the St. Maarten hub at Princess Juliana Airport is vital to the Anguilla’s tourism industry as well as Anguillian residents traveling on to other destinations particularly in the Caribbean.

Recently the National Bank of Anguilla (NBA) announced investor related services including the buying and selling of securities in the global public markets. This inspired young Patrick Webster, noted big game fishermen from Island Harbour to begin to think about higher risk and hopefully higher returns with a small portion of his hard-earned savings.

The Caribbean Commercial Bank (CCB) has donated US$500.00 to help defray the costs associated with bringing the St. Lucia Police Band to Anguilla in commemoration of the Anguilla Revolution. The initiative is being spearheaded by Fortis Intertrust (Anguilla) Limited supported by the Government.

Workshop Initiative for Support in Education (WISE) recently held an exhibition of students’ work. On display were woodwork, including stools, chairs, shelves and draught boards, a display of jewelry, model boats, paintings and ceramics. Agriculture and gardening are also subjects enjoyed by the students and some of the produce was also on sale. There were also lots of photographs showing each student with the item that he or she made. It was attended by parents, friends, teachers and education officials.

In their weekly press briefing on Wednesday, May 16, the Royal Anguilla Police Force distributed two composite sketches of what some of the wanted criminals may look like. One of the drawings (No. 1) depicts the attacker on a victim at South Hill and the other (No. 2) gives an idea of the attacker who robbed and stabbed a Canadian visitor at a villa in Shoal Bay East.