May 09, 2008: The latest figures for April
23 to 30
showed a slightly higher number of reported offences than
the previous week as reflected in the line graph. (More)
Business: RAPF appeals for information in relation to Robbery.
May 08, 2008: Police are appealing for
assistance in apprehending the person who robbed a business
establishment on Wednesday April 30. (More)
Business: Leave Granted for Judicial Review of Government’s Decision on
Dolphinarium
May 07, 2008: On Monday and Tuesday 5th and
6th May 2008, the Anguilla High Court heard an application for leave to
apply for Judicial Review of the Government's decision to permit the
construction of a Dolphinarium at Sandy Point Bay Beach, Blowing Point. (More)
Community: Blowing Point Youth Development is Moving Forward
May 07, 2008: The Blowing Youth Development
Centre, a community initiative by members of the Blowing Point Community
and the Ministry of Social Development to provide services for young
people, is moving forward. The Centre, at present caters to an average
of 30-40 young people daily. (More)
Scholarships: 2008/9
May 07, 2008: A wide scope of scholarships are available to Anguillians
in several fields (More)
Entertainment:
Jaine Rogers Plays Radio City Music Hall
May 06, 2008: Anguillian diva Jaine Rogers was Special Guest among a constellation of stars
that thrilled patrons at the world famous Radio City Music Hall in New York City
on Sunday May 4th 2008. (More)
Entertainment:
2008 Miss Digicel Talented Teen competition scheduled for May 24.
May 06, 2008: In a press conference on Monday,
May 5, 2008, Mr. Romere Kelsick, Vice Chairman of the Anguilla Talented
Teen Committee, announced the continuation of Digicel's Platinum
sponsorship for the 3rd consecutive year(More)
Business:
Caribbean Cable Communications Converter Box Problem Rectified
May 02, 2008: The general public is advised
that between Wednesday 30th April and Thursday 1st May 2008, all of the
converter boxes that provide service for the premium channels (i.e. HBO,
Cinemax, The Movie Channel & Discovery Channel) and SportsMax
experienced malfunction due to equipment failure on our end. (More)
UK:
Anguilla at risk of becoming a centre for money laundering
- Commons committee reports.
May 01, 2008: The UK Guardian online, today,
published an account of a warning presented by the House of Commons
public accounts committee. The committee of MP's warned that the 14
remaining colonies were at risk of becoming centres for money laundering
from dubious financial practices because of poor quality regulatory
standards. (More)
YOUTH:
CYAP To Tackle Environmental And Food Security Concerns
April 30, 2008:
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana)
Environmental concerns and food security are two new issues which the
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Youth Ambassadors (CYAs) have identified
as growing risks to the Regional youth population, and plan to play a
more active role in these areas. (More)
Courts:
OECS Authority Recommends New Chief Justice
April 30, 2008: (OECS Secretariat)The
OECS Secretariat wishes to announce that on April 24th the Secretariat
communicated to the appropriate authorities, a recommendation for the
appointment of Justice Hugh Anthony Rawlins to the position of Chief
Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, with effect from April
29th 2008.
(More)
Community:
DFMR Staff complete workshop in ‘Fisheries Management and Data
Collection’
April
29, 2008: (Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources,
The Valley, Anguilla) - The staff of the Department of
Fisheries and Marine Resources (DFMR) recently completed a
three day training workshop in ‘Fisheries Management and
Data Collection’ and a one-and-half day Strategic Planning
exercise. (More)
Economy:
Trade deficit widens in January and February 08.
April
29, 2008: Anguilla, a consumption based economy, relies
disproportionately heavily on imports and the data released
for January and February 2008 show that the imbalance,
relative to exports, continues to increase. (More)
Government:
Mrs.
Chanelle Petty Barrett New Permanent Secretary with
responsibility for Education, Library Services, Sports, Youth and
Culture
April
28, 2008: Mrs. Chanelle Petty Barrett has been selected to succeed Mr.
Rodney Rey as Permanent Secretary Education, Library
Services, Sports, Youth and Culture (PS ELSYC) when he
retires on 27th September 2008 according to a April 23,
circular from the Deputy Governor's office. (More)
Business:
WINAIR adds a fuel surcharge - US$25 on roundtrip fares.
April
26, 2008: Windward Island Airways international N.V. (WINAIR)
has announced a US$12.50 fuel surcharge on one-way
tickets on all flights and US$25 for round trips as of 1
May. The new surcharge is a "direct result of the steady
rise in fuel prices", said the company in a Press Release. (More)
Business:
Temenos Anguilla Resort and Residences Welcomes New Golf Club
Manager to its Team!
April
25, 2008: Temenos Golf Club, part of Temenos Anguilla Resort and
Residences is proud to welcome the newest member of its top
management team. (More)
Business:
Flag Luxury Properties Anguilla/Temenos Anguilla Resort and
Residences Partners with De Tree Racing Boat!
April
24, 2008: The Temenos Anguilla Resort and Residences logo
will be featured on the sails of De Tree Racing boat for the
upcoming racing season.
This comes as part of a long standing and continued
partnership between De Tree and Flag Luxury/Temenos Anguilla.
The current sponsorship to De Tree is in the amount of
US$10,300.00 and will go towards new sails and repairs. (More)
Community:
Ministry of Social Development brings together stakeholders to
develop employment initiative for young people at risk.
April
24, 2008: The Ministry of Social Development on Monday 21, April
assembled a wide range of stakeholders at the Paradise Cove
Resort for a planning and development workshop. (More)
Business:
CCB pledges EC$16,200 to the AFFL
April
23, 2008: The Caribbean Commercial Bank has been the proud
sponsor of the Anguilla Female Football League (AFFL) since
2004, one year after the League’s inception. This year, the
Bank has pledged EC$16,200 towards the League’s activities.
(More)
Community:
The Optimist club of Anguilla awards participants and winners of
first Positive Posters Competition
April
23, 2008: The Optimist Club of Anguilla, in keeping with its
mottos ‘Friend of Youth’ and ‘Bringing out the best in
Children’ organized a Positive Poster Competition to give
some of our youth the opportunity to communicate their views
on our community. (More)
Community:
Joining a Movement: Making Earth Day Last 365 Days a Year
April
22, 2008: Anguilla is a small island with a population no where
close to that of the US. In fact, this island’s population
is comparable to that of a small US town. With such small
physical size and such low population numbers, how could
Anguilla possibly have a role to play in the climate change
movement? (More)
Community:
Letter to the Editor
April
22, 2008: The latest communication to the editor is in the form
of photos, that a user of the website wishes to share with other
users who
may not have had an opportunity to see the landscape changes
in the Forest in preparation for a resort's construction. (link)
Community:
Caribbean
Endemic Bird Festival Launches with ANT Photo Exhibits
April
22, 2008: On
22 April, the Society for the Conservation and Study of
Caribbean Birds (SCSCB), the largest single regional
organisation devoted to wildlife conservation, launched the
7th annual Caribbean Endemic Bird Festival (CEBF) which runs
from 22 April to 22 May 2008. (More)
Sport:
Super Stars win knock out football competition
April 21, 2008: The Anguilla female football
tournament commenced with a knock out /single elimination competition
following a brief opening ceremony this past weekend. In the first
abbreviated game the Lil Soldiers played the Youngsters in a thrilling
game. (More)
Community:
Nevis Premier to meet Nevisians in Anguilla
April 19, 2008: CHARLESTOWN, Nevis: The
Premier of Nevis, Joseph Parry, in continued efforts to forge stronger
relationships with Nevisians living abroad, will be leaving the
Federation on Saturday, to meet with Nationals and Friends of Nevis in
St Maarten and Anguilla this weekend.
(More)
Photo:
Vehicle involved in fatal accident on April 15
Business:
Cable & Wireless offers Residential Calling Circle plan to
customers
(The
Valley, Anguilla)April 17, 2008: Cable & Wireless has unveiled
a plan that will allow their customers to call those closest to them for
a fixed amount every month.
Termed the "Residential Calling Circle", the planwill
allow Fixed-line (including Netspeak) customers to call mobiles and vice
versa for one fixed low monthly price and talk as long and as often as
they want to! (More....)
Entertainment:
Shabeau
Magazine's venture into Anguilla unsuccessful
(The
Valley, Anguilla)April 17, 2008: In
communication with anguillanews.com on Wednesday, April 16,
Senior Editor with the Magazine, Akeem Branch said "Shabeau
Style Weekend is on [but] there are no representatives from
Anguilla". (More....)
Community:
Opportunity to Contribute to O.E.C.S Human Development Report -
Essay Writing Competition.
(The
Valley, Anguilla)April 16, 2008: The Ministry of Social
Development - Department of Youth and Culture in collaboration with the
OECS Secretariat is encouraging all young persons between the ages of 15
and 24 to contribute to the writing of the OECS Human Development
Report for 2008, by participating in an essay writing competition
on the theme “Social and Economic Justice: What it means to me”. (More....)
Tragedy:
More details on the
separate fatal accidents that took the lives of an Anguillian and
a St. Lucian.
(The
Valley, Anguilla)April 16, 2008: Two separate accidents,
one involving a vehicle on the road and another a fork lift at Viceroy's
construction site has claimed the lives of two persons; Ronde
Atwell Carty of North Side (37) and Mr Earl Eliseus Anthony,a 48-year-old St. Lucian.(More....)
Sport:
Shottaz stun Hoyas in basketball clash
(The
Valley, Anguilla)April 15, 2008: The boys of the basketball
court displayed their skills over the weekend as the basketball
tournament continued. Friday’s first game saw an intriguing match up
between the Police sponsored Shottaz and the mutant X-men. (More....)
Tourism:
“Innovation and Economic Development: The Anguilla Experiment” -
Dr Aidan Harrigan, warmly received as keynote speaker for AHTA , AGM.
(The
Valley, Anguilla)April 15, 2008: Over 70 members of the AHTA
alongside invited guests from Government gathered at Frangipani Beach
Resort on Thursday to hear Dr. Aidan Harrigan present the keynote
speech, the AHTA Presidents Report of Activities for the financial year
2007 –2008, and to enjoy a cocktail at the beautiful Frangipani Grill
courtesy of reception sponsors Diamonds International. (More....)
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Entertainment:
St. Lucia Ready For Jazz This Weekend
May 08, 2008:
CASTRIES, St. Lucia - St. Lucia is
choc-a-bloc for this weekend's 17th
Annual St. Lucia Jazz festival, one of
the Caribbean's premier musical
attractions, produced by BET Event
Productions and promoted on top cable
networks BET and BET J.
(More...)
May 07, 2008:
Ministers of Foreign Affairs of CARICOM
member countries are meeting this week
in Antigua and Barbuda to
participate in their Eleventh Meeting
from May 7 - 10.
(More...)
Antigua:
Seven-month child dies after swallowing kerosene
May 06, 2008:
The Antigua Sun has reported the
very sad death of a baby girl - seven
months old, after allegedly
being given kerosene to drink.
(More...)
Tourism:
Choice Hotels Upbeat About Jamaica
May 06, 2008:
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Caroline Racine,
Director of Caribbean Franchise
Development of Choice Hotels
International, is upbeat about
opportunities to help small hotels
improve their business operations in
Jamaica.
(More...)
May 04, 2008:
ROAD TOWN, BVI: A court in the British
Virgin Islands has confiscated more than
US$45 million from a Bermuda-based
mutual fund which pleaded guilty to
serious fraud-related crimes.
(More...)
Region:
Boost for Caribbean Local Government Reform Programme
May 04, 2008:
KINGSTON, (JIS): The region's local
government reform programme has been
boosted with the contribution of $3.3
million (Cd$485,000) from the Canadian
International Development Agency (CIDA).
(More...)
Preservation:
Balance Economy-Environment Needed
May 01, 2008:
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, (Prensa
Latina) - A group of experts called here
for a balance between environmental and
economic interests during the 10th
Annual Caribbean Conference on
Sustainable Tourism. (More...)
Region:
Caribbean Urged to Cut Carbon Footprint
April 30, 2008:
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos,
(Prensa Latina) - Dr. David
Suzuki, Canadian geneticist, urged the
reduction of man´s impact on Earth
before it is too late in a plea to
delegates at the Caribbean Conference on
Sustainable Tourism in session thru May
1.
(More...)
Region:
Sports Offers Jamaican Youth A College Slam-Dunk
April 30, 2008:
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica - The sporting
genius of Jamaicans is admirable and
should be developed into educational
opportunities, said former professional
NBA basketball player Zack Jones who is
currently in Jamaica conducting sporting
clinics in the Montego Bay area.
(More...)
Region:
Bahamas Police Probe Three Murders in 48 hours -
"Restaurant Patron Fatally Shot"
April 30, 2008:
(Nassau, Bahamas, The Bahama Journal) -
An early afternoon lunch stop ended in
tragedy for a New Providence man
Saturday when a gunman turned his weapon
on patrons of a popular Madeira Street
eatery during a foiled armed robbery,
police reported over the weekend.
(More...)
Sport:
Gayle out of IPL - hopes to be ready for first Digicel Test
against Australia.
April 29, 2008:
A hairline fracture to the groin will
force Chris Gayle to miss the entire
Indian Premier League (IPL) season, but
he hopes to be fit in time for the West
Indies' first Test match against
Australia, scheduled to start in Jamaica
on Thursday 22, May.
(More...)
Entertainment:
Bounty Killer and Mavado Banned by Guyana.
April 29, 2008:
Guyana's Minister of Home Affairs
Clement Rohee announced on Monday
that Jamaican dancehall artistes Bounty
Killer and Mavado have been banned from
entering Guyana.
(More...)
Jamaica:
US Volunteers Bring US$5 Million In Medical Care.
April 29, 2008:
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica - Some US$5 million
worth of medical equipment, supplies and
health care will be delivered free of
charge to the people of Jamaica this
week by 80 medical volunteers from the
San Diego-based Miles Ahead organization
who arrived in Montego Bay on Saturday. (More...)
Region:
BVI holds forum over high cost of food and living
April
28, 2008: ROAD TOWN, BVI: The high cost of living in the region
and the rising cost of food will be
discussed at a major forum in the
British Virgin Islands on Monday
evening. (More...)
Region:
St. Kitts' PM Douglas expresses outrage at loss of life through criminal
activity, appeals to community to assist in fighting crime
April
28, 2008: BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, (CUOPM) St. Kitts and Nevis
Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L.
Douglas has expressed outrage at the
continued loss of life as a result of
criminal activity and issued a call to
the entire community to assist the law
enforcement agencies in fighting crime. (More...)
Regional:
Dead man? killed by police in Trinidad
April
28, 2008: Police in Trinidad on Friday raided a home and shot
dead a man suspected of running guns
between that island nation and
Venezuela. (More...)
Politics: Jamaican Government Expresses Concern over Presidential
Elections in Zimbabwe
April
28, 2008: Jamaican Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign
Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kenneth Baugh
issued a statement on the presidential
elections in Zimbabwe on Sunday April
27.(More...)
April
27, 2008: Coral reefs, so often
associated with the world's most desirable travel
destinations, are also key to food security and the economic
well-being of developing countries, asserts a marine
scientist who dedicates his life to regenerating coral.
(More...)
NEVIS :
Premier & delegation returns from St Maarten and Anguilla
April
24, 2008: CHARLESTOWN, Nevis: Premier Joseph Parry, has
returned to Nevis after leading a delegation to
St Maarten on Saturday and Anguilla on Sunday.
Parry reported to Nevisian nationals on the accomplishments
of the Nevis Island Administration (NIA). (More...)
Region:
The ACS salutes the memory of the poet Aimé Césaire.
April
23, 2008: Port-of-Spain
- The Association of Caribbean States (ACS) is deeply
saddened by the death of the great poet Aimé Césaire, which
occurred on April 17, 2008 in Martinique, his place of
birth. (More...)
Business:
FirstCaribbean Wins Best Bank Award For The Fifth Consecutive
Year
April
23, 2008: Bridgetown, Barbados, – FirstCaribbean
International Bank continues to be picked out by external commentators
as “First”. The Bank won the award for “Best Bank in Barbados” for 2008
from Global Finance Magazine. This marks the fifth consecutive year that
Barbados has scooped the award. (More...)
ACS:
Environment and Sustainable Development
April
22, 2008: The issue of the environment, climate change and global
warming, has become today a major topic of discussion in international
relations. It stands to reason that the Association of Caribbean States
(ACS) is greatly interested in the matter, given that the protection and
preservation of the environmental integrity of the Caribbean Sea are
among its founding objectives, recognising it as the common patrimony of
the peoples of the region. (More...)
Antigua:
Teenager charged with rape of girl
April
21, 2008: A 15 year-old male in Antigua has appeared before a
Magistrate's Court in that island, to face the charge of rape. (More...)
Region:
Food Crisis Solutions
April
21, 2008: Bridgetown, (Prensa Latina) Globally, food producing
lands and forests have been converted into lands for producing fuels to
partially address the fuel constraint, warns Dr. Basil Springer,
Consultant of Caribbean Business Enterprise Trust Inc., based in
Barbados. (More...)
Guyana:
Food prices consultations being held in Guyana
April
21, 2008: Georgetown,
GINA, - Ministers of the Government of Guyana are conducting
nationwide consultations on rising food prices. The latest
occurred at the end of last week in Administrative Region #2
. (More...)
Sport:
Bravo Snapped up by IPL
April
21, 2008:
West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has become the fourth regional
player to to sign up for the rich Twenty20 Indian Premier League (IPL)
currently underway. Bravo left his native Trinidad on Saturday to take
up his contract for an undisclosed sum with the Mumbai Indians.(More...)
Business: St. Kitts' PM Douglas to lead Caribbean
delegation at UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV and AIDS in New York
April 19, 2008,
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS,(CUOPM) St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister and
Chairman of the Pan-Caribbean Partnership against HIV and AIDSD is to lead the
Caribbean delegation to the Third High-Level United Nations General Assembly
Special Session on AIDS in New York. (More...)
Business: FirstCaribbean Recognises 2007 Top
Performers
April 18, 2008, BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, - “As in every
constellation of stars, there are those stars who shine even brighter. These are
our 2007 Pro Performers - and this evening is all about you…showing our deep
appreciation for the exceptional contribution which these nine great colleagues
have made to FirstCaribbean.” (More...)
Sport: Stage Set for IPL in India and Stanford
proposes $20 million game for Windies & England.
April 18, 2008, The new Mecca of World Cricket, the
Indian Premier League ( IPL) , opens an uncharted chapter on Friday April 18 as
the the billion dollar tournament gets on the way. Three West Indians, Chris
Gayle, R. Sarwan and S. Chanderpaul along with colleagues from most Test playing
nations will commence the much anticipated 20/20 tournament. (More...)
Region: Trinidad man gets Five Years for lethal one
night stand in Canada
April 17, 2008, A 41-year-old Trinidadian in
Ontario, Canada has been sentenced by Superior Court Justice Johanne
Morrisette, to five years in prison for aggravated sexual assault and criminal
negligence causing bodily harm for having unprotected sex with a lady without
disclosing his HIV positive status. (More...)
Region: Alert on Caribbean
Food Insecurity
April 16, 2008, London, (Prensa Latina) -
Caribbean expert David Jessop warned here that riots could occur almost anywhere
in the Caribbean if global demand of food continues to exceed supply and
commodity prices continue to rise. (More...)
HAITI: CARICOM's Chairman, Prime Minister Ingraham
addresses the impact of Rising Food Costs in Haiti.
April 16, 2008, (Nassau Bahamas) - Bahamian Prime
Minister, Hubert Ingraham, addressed his country's parliament today, in direct
reference to the impact of the Rising Food Costs in Haiti. He told MP's
that "the increasing cost of food is having an impact on our neighbour Haiti, a
very important country to The Bahamas." (More...)
Sport: Rain forces abandonment of 3rd Digicel ODI,
Windies win series 2-0
April 16, 2008, GROS ISLET, ST LUCIA – Persistent
evening rain at the Beausejour Cricket Ground on Tuesday, April 15, brought an
anti-climatic end to the Third Digicel One Day International. (More...)
Sport: Sammy Says It Will Be Momentous To Play In
The 3rd Digicel Odi In Front His Home Crowd.
April 15, 2008, GROS ISLET, ST LUCIA – West Indies all
rounder Darren Sammy says it will be a momentous occasion for him to play in
front his home crowd in the Third Digicel One Day International at the
Beausejour Cricket Ground in St Lucia.(More...)
Region: Premier Michael Misick of the Turks and
Caicos under investigation for sexual assault.
April 14, 2008, Premier Michael Misick of the Turks and Caicos
is under investigation for an alleged sexual assault on an unidentified US
female. (More...)
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The
OECS Secretariat wishes to announce that on April 24th the Secretariat
communicated to the appropriate authorities, a recommendation for the
appointment of Justice Hugh Anthony Rawlins to the position of Chief
Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, with effect from April
29th 2008.
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