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Community:
AHTA starts selection for 2008 Culinary Team - Says get involved!
May 15, 2008:
Get involved in the Anguilla National Culinary Team and have the trip of
your life…. Chefs, Pastry Chefs and Bartenders of all ages and
experiences are invited to register their interest in competing for a
place in the Anguilla national culinary team and junior national team.(More)
Community:
APANY Announces Support For Dinner Dance Gala 2008
May 15, 2008: New York, NY - Carlson
Connor Lloyd the President of the Anguilla Progressive Association of
New York (APANY) and Allan Rey, Vice President, its Board of Trustees
and elected officers; proudly announce that on the occasion of its
Twelfth Annual Dinner Dance Gala in celebration of Anguilla Day in New
York on June 7, 2008, three prominent Anguillians will be honored. (More)
AHTA:
Caribbean Society Of Hotel Association Executives Agree On Six
Point Plan For National Associations.
May 14, 2008: TRINIDAD – The Caribbean
Society of Hotel Association Executives (CSHAE) gathered for its annual
Leadership Conference May 4-6 in Trinidad. Sherille Hughes
President of the Anguilla Hotel & Tourism Association (AHTA) along with
Trudy Nixon, Executive Director, attended the Leadership Conference as
part of an effort to further strengthen and expand the activities for
the AHTA. (More)
Sport:
Anguilla attends FIVB Grand Opening Ceremony and Sports
Management Workshop
May 13, 2008: Anguilla was represented
at the Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB)'s opening of their
new headquarters and Sports Management conference in Lausanne
Switzerland from May 8-10, 2008. (More)
Sport :
CCB AFFL Weekend Results.
May 13, 2008: On Sunday, May 11, two
intriguing football games were played at the Ronald Webster Park annex,
as part of the CCB sponsored Anguilla Female Football League (AFFL). (More)
Community:
A milestone is to be celebrated in the C&W Sponsored Primary
School Spelling Bee
May 09, 2008: The annual Cable &
Wireless sponsored Spelling Bee celebrates its 20th birthday this year.
The 2008 event is scheduled to take place at the Stoney Ground Primary
School on Thursday 15 May 2007 beginning at 7:30pm. (More)
Investment:
Net Inflows Of Foreign Direct Investment, By Country And
Subregion, 1998-2007
May 09, 2008: Foreign investment data
for Anguilla is included in a report chart taken from the UN's Economic
Commission for Latin America and The Caribbean 2007 report. it contains
information current to April 30, 2008. (More)
Tourism:
US$9b pumped into tourism - Anguilla's growth potential
highlighted
May 09, 2008: TOURISM CAPITAL INVESTMENT
in the region last year has been estimated at US$9.4 billion,
representing 19.9 per cent of total regional investment. (More)
Display:
Contestants in the 2008, Miss Digicel Caribbean Talented Teen
Competition
May 09, 2008: Landsome Bowl Cultural Centre
Saturday, May 24 at 8pm
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)
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Region:
UK visas to be issued in New York instead of Barbados
May 15, 2008:
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: From 2 June 2008,
all visas for the United Kingdom will be
issued by the British Consulate General
in New York. Applicants will continue to
submit their applications to the British
High Commission, Bridgetown, Barbados,
in the same way as before.
(More...)
Region:
CARICOM Donates $7 million for Haiti Assistance
May 15, 2008:
St. John's, Antigua – The Government of
the Republic of Haiti has expressed
gratitude to the Caribbean Community for
donating $7 million in response to that
nation’s food crisis, it was revealed at
the Eleventh Meeting of the Council for
Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR)
held in Antigua and Barbuda May 7-9,
2008.(More...)
Bus Ed:
St. Augustine Campus to host 2nd FirstCaribbean-UWI Case Analysis
Competition
May 15, 2008:
Bridgetown, Barbados, – A keenly
contested inter-Campus battle is
expected when the University of the West
Indies, St. Augustine Campus hosts the
second Regional Case Analysis
Competition on May 27th in Trinidad &
Tobago.
(More...)
Education:
Officials Say CAPE leaks restricted to Trinidad
May 14, 2008:
The Caribbean Examination Council (CXC)
had to defer its Caribbean Advance
Proficiency Examination (CAPE ) in
Trinidad after it discovered that
some of the papers to be given, were
being sold in that island nation. (More...)
Cricket:
Antigua and Barbuda retain Leewards Masters title
May 14, 2008:
PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten (CMC) – Antigua
and Barbuda produced a rousing finish in
defeating hosts St. Maarten by two
wickets to retain the Leeward Islands
Masters Cricket title on Sunday.
(More...)
Sport:
Stanford 20/20 Restates Commitment To Funding Development
Programme For Regional Boards
May 13, 2008:
COOLIDGE, Antigua – Stanford 20/20 noted
with interest an article in the Sunday
Telegraph which made certain claims with
regard to funding for the territorial
boards which participate in the Stanford
20/20 Tournament.
(More...)
Region:
High Caribbean Air Fares Affecting Youth Travel
May 10, 2008: High airfares are grounding
the development of future air travelers,
asserts a young travel expert.
(More...)
ECLAC:
Two Pygmies
In A Land Of Giants: Millicom And Digicel Lead In Central
America And The Caribbean.
May 09, 2008: In some of the small economies of Latin America and the
Caribbean, operators have emerged that are unlike those
dominating the region’s large markets and they have
succeeded in setting up interesting subregional networks. In
the
English-speaking Caribbean, two operators lead the
telecommunications sector: the British firm, Cable &
Wireless,
and Irish firm, Digicel.
(More...)
ACS:
Let Reading Seduce You, Let the Greater Caribbean Seduce
You
May 09, 2008:
The Greater Caribbean This Week
By: Gloria M. de Mees
(More...)
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...)
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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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