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THE VALLEY, Anguilla, July 29 ———Anguilla was once again the sole Caribbean destination represented at the prestigious and annual Chef & Champagne event in the Hamptons, Long Island, New York. Anguillian and Caribbean Chef of the year, Glendon Carty of Ripples and Cap Juluca and Chef Dale Carty of Tasty’s wowed over 1,000 foodies and…
THE VALLEY, Anguilla, July 27 ———–Anguillian athletes won a silver medals and two bronze at the recent Caribbean Teachers Union (CUT) Games held in St Kitts on July 23-24. T’Arah Niles won a silver medal in the high jump with a height of 1.40m and a bronze in the cricker ball throw with a distance…
THE VALLEY, Anguilla, July 27 ————-Anguilla’s Minister of Infrastructure Evan Gumbs has described as a ‘significant milestone’ the construction of the Anguilla Tennis Academy at Blowing Point. Speaking at the closing of the 15th annual Summer Camp last Friday, Minister Gumbs said he was very proud of Mitch Lake and his colleagues. Lake, who benefitted…
THE VALLEY, Anguilla, July 27 ———Four of the five women calypsonians who entered the semi finals of the 2010 Anguilla Summer Festival competition have made it to the final scheduled for August 4. Lady K’So, who was returning to calypso arena after a nine year break, was the the lone female competitor who failed to…
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, July 27, 2010 – Regional airline LIAT said recent technical failures from various utility service providers within its network have been negatively impacting its operations. The company is pointing out that it has been experiencing some difficulties in its communication network, as a direct result of the technical failures at the utility…
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has congratulated the Windward Islands team for their triumph in the TCL Group Under-19 Challenge three-day tournament. The Windwards won their first title since 2000 when they defeated the Leeward Islands by seven wickets at Beausejour Cricket Stadium in St Lucia on Monday afternoon. They ended the tournament with…
Tortola, British Virgin Islands, July 27, 2010 – Over the last three months Shell branded operations across Anguilla, St. Kitts, St. Maarten and the British Virgin Islands have been rebranded to reflect a prominent Silver, Blue and Orange hue. On completion this rebranding project will formally signal the introduction of the elegant Sol Retail Brand…
Dear Bella: I am 21. I feel I am ready to have a child as it is my intention to further my education next year September and acquire my Bachelors degree in Jamaica. I do not have a fixed partner/boyfriend because I feel having a full time guy is too big of a responsibility for…
THE VALLEY, Anguilla, July 26 ——–Staffers in the Department of Statistics are reporting improved visitor arrivals for March 2010 compared to the same period in 2009. The total for the month was 13,152 visitors, up 17.9 percent from the same period in 2009. Stay-over visitors when compared to March 2009 were up 22.0 percent and…
THE VALLEY, Anguilla, July 26 ——Eleven calypsonians will clash in the semi finals of the 2010 calypso monarch competition at the Landsome Bowl Cultural Centre tonight. Five of the competitors are females. They are lady K-So, Singing Vinnie, Calypso Ro, Queen B and Adjudicator. Also in the line up are Jah Fire, Hit Man, Thunder,…
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Monday called for social policies, which tackle the problem of inequality in the region after a new report said the populations in Latin America and the Caribbean have the world’s highest levels of differences in wealth and income. “This inequality is persistent, self-perpetuating in…
“Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.” 1 Samuel 12:24 No matter who you are or where you are, whether you want to admit it or not, God has been good to you. It is God who allowed us…
THE VALLEY, Anguilla, July 23————Anguilla’s contingent to the Caribbean Cuboree in Curacao returned to the island on Thursday. The twenty one Cub Scouts that formed part of the thirty man contingent returned to Anguilla as the Incredible Super Cubs from Jungle City, after eight days of camping and participating in challenging but exciting activities. Some…
Can long distance relationships work? Yes, they can if you have tracking device embedded deep in the sex organs of each individual and a satellite video manning every move, or a jet to visit each other at least twice a week. Otherwise, it cannot work. Yea, I can see them nodding their head saying I…
THE VALLEY, Anguilla, July 23 ——–Anguilla’s first ever female Speaker of the House of Assembly Barbara Webster-Bourne is attending the 35th annual Regional Conference of the Caribbean, Americas and Atlantic Region Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. The conference, which runs from July 25 to 31, is being held under the theme ‘Modernization of…
The Director of Fisheries and Marine Resources is reminding all owners of commercial and sport fishing vessels currently licence at the Department to have their licences renewed. The deadline for the renewal of such licences is Wednesday, 30 June 2010. The licence renewal is for the period 1 August 2009 to 31 July 2010. Given…
THE VALLEY, Anguilla, June 2 ——-Anguilla’s resident High Court judge Guyana-born Justice Louise Blenman on Tuesday handed down prison sentences ranging from two to 13 years; with some sentences to run concurrently. Jennifer Mussington of South Hill pleaded guilty in the High Court to one count of robbery and was given a two year jail…
On the same day Anguilla’s British Governor Alistair Harrison swore in and formally welcomed the island’s new senior magistrate Dominican Ivenia Benjamin to the island, the Queen’s representative also responded to a letter from the Anguilla Bar Association calling on him to revoke the recent appointment of junior magistrate and outgoing Commissioner of Police Keithly…
The Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal has unanimously awarded judgment for Charles Hickox against Leeward Isles Resorts Limited, the owners of the world renowned Cap Juluca resort at Maunday’s Bay on the island’s west coast. The judgment is said to be the latest development in the 12 year litigation in relation to the financing of…
The rank and file members of the Anguilla Bar Association has made public a letter written to Governor Alistair Harrison relating the administration of justice and good governance in Anguilla. The Bar Association said it will be this week holding panel discussions on various talk shows programmes to sensitize the public of its concerns regarding…
The London-based Privy Council says Rev. John A. Gumbs is to be awarded costs of the cases in the Privy Council and also in the High Court and Court Appeal. This brings to conclusion eight (8) years of litigation commencing first with the news of the arrest and detention of Reverend Gumbs in a holding…
The Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal has handed down its ruling in two cases heard in Anguilla from November 16-18, 2009. According to Anguilla’s acting Attorney General Ivor Greene, the Court of Appeal delivered its decision in the Delano Smith matter on March 22, 2010. The court dismissed Smith’s appeal and affirmed his conviction and sentence. Smith was convicted…
The Anguilla Bar Association has not supported Governor Alistair Harrison’s appointment of outgoing Police Commissioner Keithly Benjamin as the junior magistrate for the island. “By unanimous decision of the ABA members present it was agreed that the ABA should clarify that it did NOT support Mr. Keithly Benjamin’s application or indeed his appointment as Junior…
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC - A 25-year-old British expatriate worker has had a 15-month jail sentence for causing a car crash that left one man dead and two people injured overturned by the Court of Appeal. The prosecutor in the appeal conceded that trial judge Norma Wade-Miller did not properly direct the jury on how to handle…
Governor Alistair Harrison has announced the appointments of two magistrates. The Governor says on the unanimous recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) he has approved the appointment of Ivenia Benjamin as Senior Magistrate. Benjamin is a citizen of the Commonwealth of Dominica. She has worked as a magistrate in her home country, in the Attorney General’s…
THE VALLEY, Anguilla, Oct 23 – The Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court will sit here from November 16-18, according to the preliminary cause list issued by local court officials. In the application category, the Justices of Appeal will hear the Rose Jones v Michael Fleming case while in the High Court…
THE VALLEY, Anguilla, Sept 17 – St Lucia-born Anguilla-based businessman Joseph Brice is facing four additional criminal charges. Police officials here have confirmed that the charges are in relation to an Anguilla European Masters Fund, of which Brice was said to be the Trustee. According to the police, the Anguilla Social Security Board invested US$100,000…
THE VALLEY, Anguilla, Sept 16 – Members of the Anguilla Bar Association on Tuesday said farewell to outgoing senior magistrate Birnie Stephenson-Brooks who was recently appointed a High Court judge of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court and has been assigned to Dominica. She will take up her appointment on October 25, 2009. Her legal colleagues…
THE VALLEY, Anguilla, Sept 14 – Senior and junior members of the Anguilla legal fraternity will on Tuesday official mark the opening the new law year for 2009-2010 of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. The traditional church service will be held at the St Mary’s Anglican church in the Valley followed by a photo session…
THE VALLEY, Anguilla, July 22 ———-Anguilla police are warning residents to be on the lookout for the latest money scam. According to law enforcement officials this latest scam involves mail passing through the post office. Inspector Paul Sinclair of the Drugs and Firearms Task Force told reporters here this week that if persons know they…
THE VALLEY, Anguilla, July 20 ——Local security firm J.T.R Advance Security, the police and the new Festival Chairman Vanier Harrigan have approved a list of ‘prohibited items’ for persons attending shows at the Landsome Bowl Cultural Centre for Anguilla’s 2010 Summer Festival scheduled to open here on July 30. According to a press release issued…
THE VALLEY, Anguilla, June 7———————Staff members at the Department of Probation are this week observing their 5th anniversary with a week of activities under the theme ‘United We Strive – The Department of Probation reaches 5.” Officers were in attendance on Saturday at the Mount Fortune Seventh Day Adventist Church at East End. During the…
Sergeant Eversley Browne from the Royal Anguilla Police Force (RAPF) Marine Unit was one of nine officers from six Overseas Territories and Bermuda who successfully completed the new Regional Maritime Training Programme organised by Michael Riley, Regional Maritime Training Co-ordinator appointed by the UK Government and held in the British Virgin Islands recently. Described as…
Anguilla’s British Governor Alistair Harrison on Monday announced the appointment of Rudolph Proctor of the Farrington, Anguilla as Commissioner of Police to replace Keithly Benjamin who retired at the end of April. Harrison said that the appointment would take immediate effect. Governor Harrison told reporters during a media briefing at his office that he was…
The Department of Probation’s Juvenile Rehabilitation Centre- Zenaida Haven will celebrate its first year of existence on May 9. The Centre opened its doors, on May 9th 2009, to service two residents and over the past year has provided services to over fifteen at – risk youths who have committed various offences. Zenaida Haven’s mission…
Anguilla police said that they have recovered what they are calling a ‘sniper rifle’ during an intelligence led operation. Head of the Drugs and Firearms Task Force Inspector Paul Sinclair said the special rifle was seized during a surveillance in the Blowing Point area, south of the capital. Sinclair told reporters here during the weekly…
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – United States Secretary of Defence Robert Gates is to meet with Eastern Caribbean leaders during a one-day visit to the Caribbean later this week. Gates, will also meet with senior national security officials from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) during his April 16 meeting here. An official statement said that he would…
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Chairman of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Dr Denzil Douglas has listed crime as the number one challenge facing the nine-member sub-regional grouping. Douglas said he believes there is need for greater concerted effort in tackling the problem, especially firearm-related crime. He said even though firearms were not…
A former BVI resident has been charged in the United States for running fraudulent pyramid schemes which have defrauded several BVI and USVI residents of more than $3 million. Janice Dorette Rey, 48, a native of Anguilla, was arrested by U.S. Marshalls in February 2010, a press release from the Financial Investigation Agency (FIA) has…
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – In an attempt to rid itself of any corruption, the Regional Security System (RSS) is to introduce polygraph testing for those persons wishing to join its ranks. This was confirmed by RSS Coordinator Grantley Watson in an interview with the Sunday Sun newspaper here. He said the decision to adopt the…
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) On Wednesday, during his presentation on Resource Mobilization, Mr Clement Humes, Senior Project Officer in the Resource MobilIsation Technical Assistance (RMTA) Unit of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat stressed the need for Member States to forge strong ties with international development partners in an effort to combat drug trafficking…
Anguilla’s Deputy Police Chief Rudolph Proctor wants to see an end to drag racing on the Jeremiah Gumbs highway. The senior cop said that some members of the community have telephoned the police station to express their concern about the dangerous activity. Proctor told local reporters recently that drag racing is not allowed on the…
Anguilla police continue their probe into an armed robbery at a petrol station in Blowing Point – on the southern end of the island on Tuesday night. Sources close to the law enforcement agency said the police responded to a report of a robbery at the TLC gas station on Blowing Point road. On their…
The senior British cop who heads the Drugs and Firearms ask Force in the Royal Anguilla Police Force (RAPF) says the level of crime on the island remains high. Detective Inspector Paul Sinclair has cited what he calls somce disturbing patterns such as the importation of cannabis (marijuana) are starting to emerge. He said that…
THE VALLEY, Anguilla, July 23 ——–Anguilla’s first ever female Speaker of the House of Assembly Barbara Webster-Bourne is attending the 35th annual Regional Conference of the Caribbean, Americas and Atlantic Region Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. The conference, which runs from July 25 to 31, is being held under the theme ‘Modernization of…
THE VALLEY, Anguilla, July 6 ——Opposition Member of Parliament for Island Harbor Othlyn Vanterpool says he has no intention of leaving the Anguilla United Front. He told reporters here on Monday during a news conference organised by the Anguilla United Front that he was approached by members of the ruling Anguilla United Movement (AUM) and…
THE VALLEY, Anguilla, June 7 —–Walcott Richardson, Anguilla’s acting Chief Minister and Minister of Home Affairs has sent congratulatory letters to both the British Prime Minister David Cameron and Trinidad and Tobago’s first female Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago following their victories in the recent general elections. Richardson offered…
Anguilla’s British Governor Alistair Harrison has apologised for miscommunication in the announcement of the new Overseas Territories Minister in the recently installed coalition government between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrat in the United Kingdom. An earlier press release issued here by Peter Roberts, Staff Officer in the Governor’s Office had indicated that Jeremy Browne…
The Governor’s Office here in Anguilla on Tuesday confirmed the appointment by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of a new minister for the Overseas Territories. Peter Roberts, Staff Officer to Governor Alistair Harrison indicated in a press release that Jeremy Browne (MP) has been appointed Minister of State for the Overseas Territories under Foreign Secretary…
Conservative leader David Cameron is the new UK prime minister after the resignation of Gordon Brown. Mr Cameron, 43, is in Downing Street after travelling to Buckingham Palace to formally accept the Queen’s request to form the next government. He said he aimed to form a “proper and full coalition” with the Lib Dems to…
Parliamentary Secretary responsible for Tourism Haydn Hughes has traveled to Puerto Rico to attend the May 4th to 6th Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference. He is accompanied by trade and investment officer in the Ministry of Finance, Perin Bradley. Hughes and Bradley traveled to Puerto Rico via local airline, Rainbow Express. While in Puerto…
Anguilla’s Chief Minister Hubert Hughes says the European Union is keen to forge what he describes as a “new partnership” between the European Union (EU) and the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs). Hughes says this has been spelt out in the EU document entitled ‘ Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council,…
The war of words continued here this week between former Finance Minister Victor Banks and the new chairman of the Anguilla Social Security Board attorney Tommy Astaphan. At the centre of what is turning out to a media debate between the two men is the proposed move by the Social Security Board to divest some…
Anguilla’s Chief Minister Hubert Hughes while admitting there will have to be some increases in the 2010 Budget says his administration is not in favour of a recommendation by UK tax expert to reduce the number of civil servants among other measures. Hughes, who is due to present his first budget address since his Anguilla…
The second public forum to be convened by the new Anguilla United Movement government headed by veteran Chief Minister Hubert Hughes is set for Tuesday April 20. Like the first public gathering held in early March, the second forum will also be held at the Rodney McArthur Rey Auditorium –Campus B of the Albena Lake…
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Former Commonwealth Secretary General Sir Shridath Ramphal says he does not expect a significant shift in London’s policies toward the Caribbean regardless of the outcome of upcoming general elections in Britain. “I don’t think we should be holding on with bated breath because between Labour and the Conservatives, how much is…
Evans McNeil Rogers, leader of the opposition in the Anguilla House of Assembly, says he will be writing to the island’s British Governor Alistair Harrison requesting that he be allowed to speak members of the public service involved in the preparation of the government of Anguilla recently presented fiscal document. Rogers says he wants to…
The lone Anguilla Progressive Party (APP) representative in the House of Assembly, Jerome Roberts, has moved to quickly explain his absence from a press conference held by members of the Anguilla United Front (AUF) Opposition on Wednesday March 17. AUF members Evans McNeil Rogers and Othlyn Vanterpool held a media briefing to refute what they…
Lawyer Cora Richardson-Hodge, the Anguilla United Front’s candidate in District 2 (Sandy Hill/East End), says she remains committed to community programmes in her constituency. Richardson-Hodge, who lost to the Anguilla Progressive Party (APP) candidate Honourable Jerome Roberts in the February 15 general election, is reminding her constituents that during the election campaign she spoke about…
THE Turks and Caicos Islands’ lovely white sand beaches, crystal-clear blue waters and unspoilt marina might remain the best kept secret for many visitors locked away in their homes this winter if a designated budget is not identified soon to promote the destination. With the Government’s coffers rapidly diminishing as a result of the drastic…
TAKE a walk into the downtown area of Providenciales with its one main street and talk to the people. They’ll tell you they’re not happy a section of their country’s Constitution has been suspended. They’ll tell you it’s bordering on oppression that they have no representation. They’ll tell you the economy is sinking. Even those…
THE VALLEY, Anguilla, Anguilla’s Chief Minister Hubert Hughes and his Cabinet colleagues met for nearly two hours on Monday with a six member delegation from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) on the French speaking Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. The meeting, which was held at the Ministry of Home Affairs, centred on forging closer…
THE VALLEY, Anguilla Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Social Development Edison Baird and Permanent Secretary -Economic Development, Investment and Tourism Dr Aidan Harrigan will be Anguilla’s representatives at a pre- Overseas Countries and Territories meeting in Bermuda from June 3rd to the 6th. Minister Baird says the pre-meeting comes ahead of the meeting in…
PRESS RELEASE: Trade officers throughout the OECS concluded urgent talks in Castries on Monday on preparing for a pending withdrawal of government subsidies for export by the end of 2015. Experts say government subsidies for export have been used to attract foreign investment and help tremendously in employing thousands of people throughout the OECS. However,…
Anguilla’s Chief Minister and Minister of Finance Hubert Hughes says the revenue budgeted for 2010 is EC$172.7 million, a significant reduction from the 2009 budget by EC$74 million. In his first budget address since his Anguilla United Movement (AUM) government was voted into office following the February 15 general election, Hughes said that the huge…
Anguilla’s Chief Minister Hubert Hughes has been explaining his government’s decision to hold a pre-budget public forum Tuesday ahead of Friday’s budget address in the House of Assembly. ” We are accountable to everyone…we govern in the interest of the people, ” Hughes said a radio interview. According to Hughes, who also serves as the…
Government officials here have announced that the new administration of Chief Minister Hubert Hughes will be holding a public budget consultation at the Rodney McArthur Rey Auditorium on April 20. During the consultation, the government will solicit the views and suggestions from the community on the budget before it is taken to the Anguilla House…
Anguilla’s British Governor Alistair Harrison has congratulated the government on concluding Tax Information Exchange Agreements with two more countries, Australia and Germany. In a statement issued here on Thursday March 25, Harrison said that the signing of the agreements brings the total number of TIEAs signed by Anguilla to thirteen, and the OECD has now…
Anguilla has been removed from the so-called ‘blacklist’ of countries considered uncooperative by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, OECD. The Paris-based international economic organization maintains a list of countries it considers uncooperative in the drive for transparency of tax affairs and the effective exchange of information, officially called “The List of Uncooperative Tax…
Evans McNeil Rogers, leader of the opposition Anguilla United Front (AUF) in the House of Assembly, is disputing the new government’s contentions and illustrations of the ‘rock bottom’ financial position it inherited following the February 15 general elections. The elections saw the Anguilla United Movement (AUM) of Chief Minister Hubert Hughes winning four of the…
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders said Thursday they were looking to the World Bank to “champion” the cause of highly-indebted regional economies, as well as to provide new and immediate relief for earthquake-devastated Haiti. The disclosure was made by the chairman of the 15-nation grouping, Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, as he…
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Opposition Leader Kim Swan has attacked government’s fiscal policies after Auditor General Heather Jacobs-Matthews said Bermuda faces “financial challenges going forward”. “These challenges include a weakening cash position, as evidenced by a substantial bank overdraft, expenditures significantly outstripping revenues, increasing long-term debt and, by extension, a growing deficit and public debt,”…
THE VALLEY, Anguilla, July 27 ———–Anguillian athletes won a silver medals and two bronze at the recent Caribbean Teachers Union (CUT) Games held in St Kitts on July 23-24. T’Arah Niles won a silver medal in the high jump with a height of 1.40m and a bronze in the cricker ball throw with a distance…
THE VALLEY, Anguilla, July 27 ————-Anguilla’s Minister of Infrastructure Evan Gumbs has described as a ‘significant milestone’ the construction of the Anguilla Tennis Academy at Blowing Point. Speaking at the closing of the 15th annual Summer Camp last Friday, Minister Gumbs said he was very proud of Mitch Lake and his colleagues. Lake, who benefitted…
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has congratulated the Windward Islands team for their triumph in the TCL Group Under-19 Challenge three-day tournament. The Windwards won their first title since 2000 when they defeated the Leeward Islands by seven wickets at Beausejour Cricket Stadium in St Lucia on Monday afternoon. They ended the tournament with…
Road Town-Thursday, July 1st 2010– Sprinter Tahesia Harrigan performing at home for the first time since 2008, foiled St. Kitts-Nevis’ pre-meet plans to “dominate the OECS/BVI Invitational” as she led the parade of six All Comers Records broken that matched the 2008 total—with an 11.22 seconds 100 meters victory and contributing a strong second leg…
THE VALLEY, Anguilla, June 16 ——–President of the Leeward Islands Masters Cricket Association, Alkins Rogers of Anguilla wants the players from the sub-region to think more about the future and be guided by the past. In a note to the associations in the various islands, Rogers thanked all the teams who participated in the just…
The Sports Department is happy to announce the progress of another young Anguillan athlete. Chesney Hughes, Anguilla’s left-handed batsman, has been awarded a three-year contract with Derbyshire County in England. Hughes, 19, made his first-class debut in the County Championship this season, and in four games has shown a lot of promise, scoring 393 runs…
THE VALLEY, Anguilla, June 9 ——–The Temenos golf course on the island’s west coast will stay open during the summer months. It follows an agreement between William Tacon, the receiver of the Temenos project and Adam Aaron, Chief Executive of Cap Juluca Resort. The initial agreement to operate the golf course express on June 30,…
Anguilla’s premier track and field athlete Shara Proctor continues to blaze her way to the top with another outstanding performance for the University of Florida in the United States. Proctor has become the first three time winner of the women;s triple jump at the Southeastern Conference (SEC) athletics meet at Knoxville, Tennessee. Shara used her…
GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – A listless West Indies crashed to a humiliating six-wicket loss to Australia, as their dreams of a semi-final spot in the World Twenty20 Championship faded into oblivion on Tuesday. Needing to win by 24 runs or more, West Indies were not even remotely close to their objective as they…
Shara Proctor, Anguilla’s top international athlete, has produced the ninth best women’s long jump in the history of the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, USA. Representing the University of Florida where she is the senior long jumper Proctor captured the title with a leap of 6.46 metres (21 ft 2.50 inches) and successful defended her title…
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Mar 31, CMC – Early strikes gave Anguilla a 2-0 victory over Grenada Tuesday night in Group E of the Women’s CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifying at the National Stadium here. Melissa Anderson netted in the ninth minute and three minutes later Tlardina Richardson added a second as Anguilla secured a mathematical hope of…
LIME (Cable and Wireless) Anguilla Ltd has provided US$5,000 to the Anguilla Amateur Athletics Association (AAAA), to assist the national team with airfares and uniforms for the Carifta Games to be held in the Cayman Islands from April 2-5. In October 2009, LIME announced its support for the Carifta Games and the telecommunications company agreed…
Anguilla will be sending between 20 and 25 athletes and officials to the 19th Commonwealth Games scheduled for Delhi, India opening on October 3, according to the local Commonwealth Games Association. Kenn Banks, president of the local association told reporters during a media briefing on Monday that the Anguilla delegation will comprise cyclists, track and…
THE VALLEY, Anguilla, March 15 – Anguilla’s Shara Proctor placed third in both the long and triple jumps for the University of Florida at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships held in Arkansas over the weekend. Despite struggling with her run-up, Proctor, 21, was able to pull off her second best mark of the…
Anguilla will be welcoming the Queen’s Baton on March 25 as it continues its global journey enroute to the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India later this year. The Queen’s Baton contains Her Majesty’s ‘message to the athletes’, and is carried from London’s Buckingham Palace across the Commonwealth to the opening ceremony of the Games. The…
