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The twelve students from the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School in Anguilla appearing here, are the island’s top candidates in the May/June 2010 CSEC Examinations. They achieved five or more grade ones in the regional exam.

Cove Castles a resort which has been operating for the past 25 years and is pleased to announce Mrs. Millie Hodge as their new "General Manager" for Cove Castles.

Mr. Myron Goldfinger is the Architect of Cove Castles and Mrs. June Goldfinger is the Interior Designer and they both were the original developers of the resort and present Directors.

After much talk and negotiation, the Anguilla Government and Chairman and CEO of Cap Juluca Properties Ltd, Adam Aron, have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding, paving the way for the further development of the property.
The signing ceremony took place at the hotel on Friday, August 13, in the presence of many staff members, some of whom had been involved in the negotiations.

The Opposition Anguilla United Front, which participated in the debate on the new MOU for Cap Juluca in the Anguilla House of Assembly last week, has reiterated its support for the project, but told reporters on Tuesday about some concerns it has with the agreement.

“Last week the property was up for sale and this week it has been sold,” Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism, the Hon. Haydn Hughes, told reporters at the Chief Minister’s press conference on Tuesday this week.

Despite the financial and economic challenges facing the island, thousands of Anguillians and visitors will rub shoulder to shoulder in gay abandonment during the one-week Summer Festival activities, commencing this Friday, July 30.

Air lift to Anguilla is getting a well-needed boast from Cape Air, one of the largest independent regional airlines in the United States. The Company flies over 610 thousand passengers to destinations around the world including New England, New York, the Caribbean, Florida, the Mid Atlantic, the Mid West and Micronesia.

Between 200 and 300 schoolchildren are being coached in football on the grounds of the stadium outside the Ronald Webster Park.

The two-week training camp is being sponsored by the Anguilla Football Association and Caribbean Lotto.

Young people from various parts of the Caribbean and Anguilla, on Wednesday this week, climaxed the 7th Regional Youth Camp hosted by the local Red Cross with a march in the central and upper areas of The Valley.

Three members of the Canadian Teaching Federation (CTF) are assisting the Anguilla Teachers’ Union (ATU) in conducting a series of workshops for teachers at primary and secondary levels over a two-week period which began on Monday, July 12.

The 2010 Caribbean Commercial Bank-sponsored Female Football League has ended with a prize-giving ceremony at the Rodney McArthur Rey Auditorium.

The participating football clubs were the Lil’ Soldiers, Shining Stars, Gazelles, Super Stars and De Youngsters.

A crowded Bethel Methodist Church at South Hill, with persons in attendance from Anguilla and various regional islands, paid special tribute to Rev. Dr. Serchal Wilfred Hodge, and Mrs. Jean Hodge, who celebrated their Golden Wedding Anniversary on Wednesday, July 14.

Pilots approaching the airstrip in Anguilla now have a new announcement to make to Air Traffic Controllers. It is: “Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport, we are inbound.” The new name is also being used by Immigration Officers welcoming visitors arriving on the island by air. The change of name was officially made on Sunday, July 4, in place of “Wallbalke Airport” by which it was known over the many years of its commercial operations, merely because of its estate location.

Although there had been rumours about an impending switch from the Opposition side of the Anguilla House of Assembly by the lone Anguilla Progressive Party (APP) Elected Member, Jerome Roberts, to join the ruling Anguilla United Movement Government, he stunned the public when in fact he walked across the aisle on Monday, June 28.

The original unbalanced 2010 Budget to finance the public services of Anguilla, based on revenue amounting to 172.7 million dollars, and was approved in the House of Assembly in April, but rejected by the previous British Government, has been substantially revised. In its place, a new budget, but with a greater deficit, was presented on Monday, June 21, by Chief Minister and Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Tourism, the Hon. Hubert Hughes.

Governor Alistair Harrison, speaking largely on Good Governance, an area of his constitutional responsibilities, has stressed the need for Anguilla to have government structures capable of taking the necessary policy decisions openly, efficiently and promptly; has stressed that Anguilla should be a functioning democracy, governed for the people and by the people; and that the public and private sectors should be free of corruption and dishonesty.

Many young and active blood donors in Anguilla, comprising members of the public and health workers, were awarded Certificates of Appreciation on Tuesday this week and were referred to as ‘quiet heroes/heroines’ for their voluntary service.
The award ceremony was held at the Princess Alexandra Hospital Laboratory in observance of World Blood Donor Day on June 14, under the theme “Celebrating the gift of blood.”

The Government and people of Anguilla are to receive a gift of a US$500,000 operational Fire Service vehicle from the Government of Bermuda, showing how there can be a spirit of cooperation and assistance between one Overseas Territory and another in times of need.

The Anguilla Community College, which has already turned out a number of graduates in the hospitality industry, has reached another milestone with the appointment of its first President, in the person of Professor Delroy Louden. His selection for the high-profile job was announced on Monday this week by Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Social Development, the Hon. Edison Baird.

While all of its Caribbean neighbours followed their normal work and way of life routine on Monday, May 31, Anguilla celebrated in grand style the 43rd Anniversary of its 1967 revolution in which it broke its political and constitutional links with St. Kitts-Nevis and set out on a long journey to self-determination and separation.