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Local Journalist and community worker, Brenda Carty, has been appointed a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) by Queen Elizabeth The Second. The community service award was announced by the Governor’s Office in Anguilla over the past weekend following the celebration of the Queen’s Official Birthday.

When Norris Edwards was admitted to the Miriam Gumbs Senior Citizens Home on November 5, 2003, he brought a certain attraction to the well-kept institution. Visitors were taken up with him as he looked at them in silence with twinkling eyes and appeared to be someone of much standing.

The family of the late Zura Ellen Rogers wish to thank all those persons who shared in the loss of their loved one and demonstrated this through telephone calls, visits, flowers, cards or in any other gesture which helped them during the sad days.

The latter part of the twentieth century must be regarded as a pivotal period in Anguilla’s development. This era saw the emerging of a fledgeling economy which by the 1990’s had evolved into a vibrant and sound entity, the phenomenal growth of which continues to command regional and international attention.

A brilliant Anguillian forensic science student, Takoma Carty, is gaining much academic success in England and has been the subject of a feature article in a leading British magazine, Prospects.

Family members residing in Anguilla and abroad joined their matriarch, Melvina Webster, in celebrating her 99th birthday on Saturday, March 25.

Family and friends joined on Tuesday, March 28, in wishing Maurice Connor of South Hill a happy birthday.

“Well, you see what happen. I always used to say when a man carries a woman to the altar they make a pledge and this pledge is ‘for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness or in health, till death do us part.’ So whatever comes my way, I take it. I forgive and I forget. I believe that is what made our marriage last so long and I am a Christian woman.”

Long-serving member of the Anguilla Public Service, Lelia Richardson, was highly commended for her work, mainly as Postmaster General, at a retirement party held in her honour at Flavours Restaurant on March 10.

Avid musician and music teacher at the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School, Michael ‘Dumpa’ Martin, reached a milestone in his life on Thursday, March 16, when he celebrated his 50th birthday.

On Sunday March 12 Christopher Richardson of North Hill celebrated his 100th birthday at a special service at the Zion Methodist Church. It was attended by many family and friends from Anguilla and neighbouring islands.

Principal of the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School, Darwin Hazell, and his wife, Louise, who works at the Chief Minister’s Office, had a special day in their lives on Monday, March 6.

Following is the main section of a tribute to Mr. Webster by Director of Social Security, Mr. Timothy Hodge, on the occasion of his 80th birthday.
Every nation has its symbols. Usually they are found in the country’s flag and Coat of Arms, sometimes they are buildings, birds, animals, natural formations, flowers and fruits.

A privately-run home for the elderly, called Tender Loving Care, at Rey Hill, is not just another name. It in fact epitomises a quality of service for senior citizens that meets all the high standards one can expect at such a facility. Above all, it has the confidence and support of a number of busy families who have committed their loved ones there.

Family and friends attended a Celebration of Thanksgiving for the 90th birthday of Edith J. Hodge, at Limestone Bay Café on Saturday, March 4.

It was a special day in the lives of Anguilla’s Chief Minister and Mrs. Osbourne Fleming on Saturday, February 18.

For Jane A. Wilson of Wallblake, the age of 75 years is a time to celebrate and so she got together with her children and friends for a Service of Thanksgiving which was held at St. Mary’s Anglican Church on Sunday afternoon, February 18.

Anguillian Dental Surgeon, Dr. Trevor Connor, is the proud recipient of a Fellowship from the International Congress of Oral Implantology with headquarters in the United States, but with members throughout the world.

The Anguilla Football Association (AFA) has presented the FIFA Centennial Award of Merit to Vernon Hodge, a humble but accomplished former local footballer, on February 9.

His foundation is in the Chalky Mount district on the east coast of Barbados where a long line of Barbadian potters, with roots and branches in Guyana and Trinidad, carried on the tradition of creation in clay. In 1987 one of their sons brought the higher end of this brand to Anguilla and, one year later, opened the Devonish Art Gallery. This year, Barbadian-born Anguillian sculptor Courtney Devonish issues a special invitation to his annual birthday exhibition opening on Saturday 4th February 2006.