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The church in Anguilla, responsible for providing education in the early years, is still playing an influential role, as an announcement from Pastor Cecil Richardson of the Central Baptist Church at Rey Hill has shown.

John Crock, Assistant Professor of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Vermont, who has visited Anguilla many times before, was in Anguilla for the past two weeks with ten other professional archaeologists from the University. The group has been carrying out research at Rendezvous Bay that is being funded by Alan, Una, Clyde and Duane Gumbs, owners of Rendezvous Bay Hotel that they now plan to extend.

Any day that 14 nice size fish are caught and sold is considered a very good day by Anguilla fishing standards. The captioned picture tells the success story but the fish that got away is the better tale. It was an odd fishing day because of the good and bad luck secondary to the fish gaff.

The Government of Anguilla held a meeting at the Chief Minister’s Conference Room on Wednesday to discuss several issues of national importance relative to Crime. This Meeting lasted for three hours and was held in an effort to afford Ministers, shareholders and stakeholders of Anguilla to seek measures and policies to mitigate the rising tide of criminal activities particularly the upsurge in gun related robberies. The meeting was considered timely and will achieve relevance beyond this particular time.

One of the interesting features of Devonish Art Gallery in Anguilla is its encouragement to young and talented artists to showcase their work there.

United States Congressman from the Third Diastrict of Minnesota, Jim Ramstad, and his wife, are spending a week holidaying in Anguilla, having heard about the beauty of the island and its wonderful beaches from two relatives who visited earlier.
They are guests at CuisinArt Resort & Spa.

A draft Code of Ethics in the Anguilla Public Service has now been published and members of the public are being invited to make comments and suggestions.

The 200th Anniversary of the abolition of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade has recently been observed and there have been many schools of thought expressed in Anguilla and elsewhere about this terrible enslavement of people of African descent and those who were shamefully involved.

Kamique Properties (Anguilla) Limited, through its Managing Director, Ira Bloom, has shown good corporate citizenship by providing financial assistance to Juliana Federick and family, whose residence at Blowing Point was destroyed by fire in August 2004.

Arnie S. Hodge has become the first Anguillian to study in India and complete a Master’s Degree in Human Resource Planning and Development and to have won two gold medals associated with his academic success.

Jeff Webster, a young man of Island Harbour, unfortunately met his death on Saturday, March 31, while spear-fishing in the area of Long Reef, above Prickly Pear Cay.

A number of Primary and Comprehensive School students have been presented with prizes for being winners of an essay competition initiated by the Anguilla Circuit of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. It was part of a series of activities organised to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Court.

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In its 17th year, Moonsplash, a three-night/four-day cultural event, has proven itself to be much more than just another musical entertainment. It has been developed and marketed to such an extent, that it has become a premier local festival which drives the tourism industry full-throttle in the month of March in which it is showcased.

The first ever Anguilla Golf Classic – benefiting the Health Authority of Anguilla – was launched at a cocktail party at Zurra Restaurant at the Temenos St Regis Golf Clubhouse, on March 28.

Soon patrons at Johnno’s Beach Bar and Restaurant at Road Bay, Sandy Ground and at his offshore facilities will be treated to a new and exciting service which he is perfecting.

At the First Annual Rotary Foundation Dinner held at Roy’s Bayside Grill on Saturday, March 31, 2007, three members of the Anguillian community were honored for their outstanding service to the community.

A one-day Social Security System Governance and Investment Retreat was held at Cuisinart Hotel and Spa Conference Room on Friday 30th March. The fifteen participants included the Minister for Social Security Honourable Victor Banks, members of the Anguilla Social Security Board, its Investment Committee, its Senior Management and its Solicitor Mr. Alex Richardson of Alex Richardson and Associates. Dr. Aidan Harrigan, Chairman of the Social Security Board chaired the day’s proceedings and discussions were led by Mr. Timothy Hodge, Director of Social Security, and Mr. Alex Richardson.

Have you ever tried to learn a foreign language? Not easy is it? As native speakers we do not think about tenses or parts of speech, we just open our mouths and out pops what we want to say.

Last week readers will remember that Guilford Gumbs, Superior Supply, is a celebrated patron of Patrick-caught fresh fish and coincidently was standing on the dock when he arrived from a day of fishing. As such, elite wine merchant Gumbs was pressed into service for the picture that displayed a portion of the catch.

In an official handover conducted on April 4, 2007 at its offices in The Valley, the Caribbean Commercial Bank (CCB) donated EC$6,750 to the Department of Education to assist them in their effort to upgrade the computers in the schools.