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April
2008 |
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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) |
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Business:
CCB pledges EC$16,200 to the AFFL |
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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 |
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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 |
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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)
Related: ACS-Environment and Sustainable Development |
| Community:
Caribbean
Endemic Bird Festival Launches with ANT Photo Exhibits
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 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)
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| Sport:
Super Stars win knock out football competition |
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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)
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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)
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| Photo:
Vehicle involved in fatal accident on April 15 |
(The
Valley, Anguilla)
April 18, 2008:
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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 plan will
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....)
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| Entertainment:
Shabeau
Magazine's venture into Anguilla unsuccessful |
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(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....)
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| Community:
Opportunity to Contribute to O.E.C.S Human Development Report -
Essay Writing Competition. |
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(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....)
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| Tragedy:
More details on the
separate fatal accidents that took the lives of an Anguillian and
a St. Lucian. |
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(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 |
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(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. |
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(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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Business:
Mr. Kenville 'Stingne' Hall of South Hill is the 1st place winner
in Cable & Wireless’ year end credit promotion. |
 (The
Valley, Anguilla)
April 14, 2008:
Mr. Kenville 'Stingne' Hall of South Hill - Aunt Katie, South Hill, in
the more precise words of Mr. Hall – is the first place winner in Cable &
Wireless’ year end credit promotion. Stingne, just one of five luck
winners, is now the proud owner of a BlackBerry Curve mobile device. (More....) |
| RAPF:
Update April 02 thru 10, 2008. |
(The
Valley, Anguilla)
April 14, 2008: Police had a
busy period spanning April 2 thru
April 10, 2008. (More....) |
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Captured:
St. Maarten Police nab Devon Chet Otto |
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(The
Valley, Anguilla)
April 13, 2008: The Daily Herald has reported
that Police in St. Maarten have
captured Devon Chet Otto, a St. Kitts national who resided
illegally in Anguilla and is wanted by Anguillian Police in
relation to crimes dating back to 2007. (More....) |
| Robbery:
Wine shop in South Hill robbed. |
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(The
Valley, Anguilla)
April 12, 2008: According to officials,
a male wearing a red mask and dressed in a
black long pant and a black long sleeve shirt robbed Les
Grande VIN De France Ltd., a popular wine shop at South Hill, on
Thursday April 10, 2008. (More....) |
| Community:
Sudden Death being investigated - police call for an end to the
dissemination of misinformation. |
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(The
Valley, Anguilla)
April 12, 2008: The Royal Anguilla Police
Force (RAPF) is calling on persons responsible for the dissemination of
misinformation surrounding the sudden death of Clinton Reid aka "HAPPIE",
to discontinue the practice. (More....) |
| Community: Missing Male, Found. |
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(The
Valley, Anguilla)
April 12, 2008: Lorne Corner, the 36-year-old
male reported missing earlier this week, was found in the West End area
between 7:00 p.m. and 8:00pm on Friday, April 11, 2008. According to
authourities Mr. Connor is presently detained in hospital for
observation. (More....) |
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Entertainment: Young Diction's Island Girls making waves. |
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(The
Valley, Anguilla)
April 11, 2008: Anguilla's Young Diction
continues his rise to the Top of the Caribbean Music Charts with his Hit
Song,"Island Girls". (More....) |
| LETTER
TO THE EDITOR:
UNHEALTHY LIVING |
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(The
Valley, Anguilla)
April 11, 2008: Our latest letter to the
editor, addresses a specific issue of unhealthy living conditions. (More....) |
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Business:
CCB’s Young
Investor Club Program Website Launch a Success ! |
 (The
Valley, Anguilla)
April 10, 2008: The
Caribbean Commercial Bank announces the successful launch of
its Young Investor Club Program Website. The official launch
of the Young Investors Club Program Website was held on
April 5th 2008 at Play-a-Round. . (More....) |
| Sport:
Re-development of Volleyball in Anguilla, planned. |
| (The Valley, Anguilla)
April 10, 2008: Officials in Anguilla have taken a number of decisions,
following a recently concluded meeting of the Eastern Caribbean
Volleyball Association (ECVA) held in St. Lucia and attended
by Heather Richardson from Anguilla.. (More....) |
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Community:
ANCAA promotes national
identity among Anguilla's youth |
| (The Valley, Anguilla)
April 10, 2008: The Anguilla National Creative Arts Association (ANCAA) in
collaboration with the Ministry of Social Development,
Department of Youth and Culture has begun a series of
motivational sessions that are geared towards promoting
national identity and heritage among Anguilla’s Youth. (More....) |
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BUSINESS:
CAP JULUCA ACQUIRED BY NEW INVESTOR SYNDICATE LED BY ADAM
M. ARON |
 (The Valley, Anguilla)
April 09, 2008: Anguilla, British West Indies)
-- An investor syndicate led by noted travel industry executive Adam M.
Aron has formed Cap Juluca Properties Ltd., an Anguillan company, and
has today acquired the Cap Juluca resort located on the island of
Anguilla in the Leeward Islands of the British West Indies. Cap Juluca
was developed in the 1980’s, and has been open to guests for some 20
years. Since 1997, it has been owned continuously by Dion Friedland, a
private investor and entrepreneur. Terms of the purchase were not
disclosed. (More....) |
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Community:
Youth Ambassadors in Training - CARICOM
Youth Ambassadors and Commonwealth Regional Youth Caucus |
| (The Valley, Anguilla)
April 09, 2008: Six young persons including the present CARICOM Youth
Ambassadors and Commonwealth Regional Youth Caucus
Representative have begun training geared towards providing
the foundation knowledge and skills needed to function
effectively as members of the National Youth Ambassadors
Corps. (More....) |
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Community:
APPLE Theatre to Return to Anguilla |
| (The Valley, Anguilla)
April 09, 2008: From June 23 – July 18, 2008,
the APPLE (Anguillian Young People Performing Live Entertainment)
Theatre Company will offer APPLE 2008. The programme will be rooted in
the company’s past work with young people in Anguilla between 1998 and
2003. (More....) |
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Business:
Caribbean Cable Responds To Questions About Discontinuation Of
Analog Television Signals In The United States |
| (The Valley, Anguilla)
April 08, 2008: As many of Caribbean Cable
Communications’ (CCC) subscribers have seen or heard, the Federal
Communications Commission in the United States has decided that US
Television Stations will stop broadcasting analog television signals in
2009. CCC has been receiving enquiries from its customers in Anguilla,
Nevis and Montserrat about how they might be affected by this change. (More....) |
| Sport:
Weekend
Basketball - East 91, West 73 |
| (The Valley, Anguilla)
April 08, 2008: On Friday the regular
basketball league continued as the mutant X-men played the Police sponsored Shottaz
in an intriguing encounter. The game remained close as both teams
traded points like boxers in a ring. (More....) |
| Sport:
Attackers Team Wins Knock Out Crown and League Championship |
| (The Valley, Anguilla)
April 08, 2008: Sunday 6th April was the
backdrop to the Roaring Lions football club been utterly devastated by
the Sunset Attackers. (More....) |
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Community:
“IT’S CULTURE PURE AND STRAIGHT, ANGUILLA SUMMER FESTIVAL 2008” |
(The Valley, Anguilla)
April 07, 2008: The winning slogan for the
2008 Summer Festival slogan is “IT’S CULTURE PURE AND STRAIGHT,
ANGUILLA SUMMER FESTIVAL 2008”.
In addition, the Government of Anguilla has approved the committee to
organize the 2008 Summer Festival scheduled for July 31st through August
10th. (More....) |
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Business:
NBA Financial Literacy Month – “It Pays to Save” |
| (The Valley, Anguilla)
April 04, 2008: The National Bank of Anguilla
Ltd. has declared April, NBA Financial Literacy Month under the theme
“It Pays to Save”. (More....) |
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Community:
Five drug related arrests and more are included in the latest
update from the RAPF. |
| (The Valley, Anguilla)
April 04, 2008: The Royal Anguilla Police
Force (RAPF) continues to keep the public well informed on a
weekly basis. Their latest update which covers the period March 27, 2008
to April 02, 2008, shows relatively lower numbers of crimes reported. (More....) |
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Community:
James Augerinos - Sold Anguilla and Won! |
(The Valley, Anguilla)
April 03, 2008:
 Journalists
had the opportunity on Thursday, to accompany tourism officials to
Bird of Paradise Villa - Sandy Hill Anguilla, for a rendezvous with
"Sell Anguilla and Win!" winner Mr. James Augerinos. (More....) |
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Community:
Survey Of Living Conditions -"Information For Action” –
“Improvement For All” |
| (The Valley, Anguilla)
April 03, 2008: According to a release from
the National Assessment Team, Interviewers with identification cards are
currently in the field interviewing persons from selected households for
the current Country Poverty Assessment (CPA) 2007/08 which the
Government of Anguilla in conjunction with the Caribbean Development
Bank (CDB), formally commenced in September 2007. Failure to cooperate
with the interviewers could result in a $3,000 fine plus $100 for each day
the offence continues after conviction, in not providing the data. (More....) |
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Community:
Personnel From DFMR Undergo Helix Mooring Anchor Training. |
 (The Valley, Anguilla)
April 03, 2008: Personnel
from the Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources (DFMR) have
recently completed a three day training exercise in the installation of
Helix Mooring Anchors. (More....) |
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Community:
12-year-old robbed of gold chain at knife point by group.
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| (The Valley, Anguilla)
April 03, 2008: A 12-year-old boy of South Hill, was reportedly robbed at
knife point last Friday, March 28, at the Webster Park in
The Valley. (More....) |
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Community:
RAPF
addresses the alleged "shut down" of Moon Splash on Saturday
night/Sunday morning. |
| (The Valley, Anguilla)
April 02, 2008: The RAPF issued a press
release on Wednesday which it says is "to dispel the allegations by the
promoters of Moon Splash who discounted or rather disregarded the
importance of security for their Patrons". (More....) |
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Business:
Sale of Friedland's shares expected to be consummated this month. |
| (The Valley, Anguilla)
April 02, 2008: Reliable sources have
confirmed to Anguillanews.com that the sale of Cap Juluca shares from
Mr. Dion Friedland is expected to be consummated within this month. (More....) |
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Interests:
Earthquakes |
| (The Valley, Anguilla)
April 02, 2008: Map Image showing Minor
Earthquakes Just West of Anguilla over the past week(More....) |
| Sport:
Basketball in The Valley & Knock Out Football |
(The Valley, Anguilla)
April 02, 2008: The Valley basketball court
was filled with glee as several exciting games were played during the
weekend. On Friday the mutant Xmen displayed their powers as they ran
rough shot over their opponents Hard Knox. (More....)
More at www.anguillasports.com |
| Community: Students display Science Projects at Primary School
Fair - Secondary scheduled for April 21. |
 (The Valley, Anguilla)
April 02, 2008: Some 28 projects were on
display for the recently concluded Public Primary Schools Science Fair
which was held at the Campus B auditorium from the 25th -26th March
2008. Students impressed the visitors with the quality of their work and
the excitement they displayed about their projects. The projects were
entered in Physical, Technology, Life and Environmental Science
categories. (More....) |
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