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Anguilla Diary: February 13, 2000 to February 26, 2000
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Here is a day-by-day compendium of
news items, as we gathered them - starting with the most recent.
Saturday, February 26, 2000
Keene Villas Web Site. Alecia Ballin and her daughter Alex operate
Keene Enterprises in The Valley (across from the Social Security Building).
Their businesses include home improvement supplies such as tiles, sinks and light fixtures, real estate,
property management, villa rental and
a gift shop at George Hill (Alecia's Place). For the villa rental business,
they have created kv.ai, a brand new web site with pictures and details on all
their villas: Click Here.
Seafeather Villa Web Page.
Leroy Hill has created a new web page for the
"Seafeather" 2 bedroom vacation villa in the east end of the island
($200/night high season, $125 low season): Click Here.
Friday, February 25, 2000
Be Aware.
The Primary School BE AWARE ENVIRONMENTAL CLUBS recently joined together for a fun outing at Forest Bay Beach.
We had 150 Club members, 6 advisors and 20 parents who enjoyed the sea, the sand, the refreshments and the camaraderie.
The get-together was planned for three main reasons.
We wanted to show members how beautiful Anguilla�s beaches truly are and how unattractive they can become if not cared for properly. Forest Bay was a perfect example of both types. In some areas there were picnic leftovers, debris from boats, and glass bottles. In other areas the beach was sandy and inviting. We, of course, did our share by cleaning some of the area.
The second reason was to reward all of the Club members for becoming active, dues-paying members, for maintaining the premises of their respective
schools and for assisting the Environmental Health Unit (EHU) in collecting glass bottles for their recycling programme.
Lastly, we wanted to make sure that the FUN in our motto �Environment is FUNdamental� was not just lip service.
Planning is already advanced for the second annual summer CAMP BE AWARE, this year adding
swimming and life saving lessons. To raise money, CAMP BE AWARE is raffling two round trips from Anguilla to San Juan
(donated by American Eagle). Tickets are US$5 each, available 10 March until the first day of camp, 10 July.
For any further information on the CLUBS or CAMP or to buy raffle tickets,
contact Teacher Art at email [email protected], call or fax at 264-497-2369, If you would like to join any of the BE AWARE CLUBS you may mail checks to PO Box 959, Anguilla, BWI and declare which Club you would like to receive your dues. If you have no specific club in mind the money will be divided among the 7 CLUBS.
For more details, visit the BE AWARE web site, Click Here
Caribera Villa. This new 8-bedroom luxury villa near Blowing Point has a web page
at Villas of the World site: Click Here.
From Impoverished Grad Student to Patent-Holding Entrepreneur. Instant news report from Financial Cryptography 00 conference in
Anguilla from Wired:
Click Here.
ID-less ID. Instant news report from the
Financial Cryptography 00 conference in Anguilla from Wired:
Click Here.
More Voters This Year. Read about it in
the Daily Herald: Click Here.
Thursday, February 24, 2000
Anguilla in "Wired".
IBM researcher proposes combination of encryption and digital cash
to stop spam (report from Wednesday of the FC'00 Conference at the Inter-Island Hotel):
Click Here.
Wednesday, February 23, 2000
German Translation of the February 13, 2000 news is
ready: Click Here.
Tuesday, February 22, 2000
Anguilla on NBC TV. Catch glimpes of Anguilla all
week on the Ainsley Harriott Show, according to a story in the Daily Herald: Click Here.
Cerulean Villa. A new elegant web page for this elegant
villa: Click Here.
Monday, February 21, 2000
Villa 3 Dolphins is a 5500 sq ft villa on the coast between
Blowing Point and Little Harbour, with 5 bedrooms, 4 baths, air conditioning, pool,
and access to a very private, small beach: Click Here.
Watersports. The Tourist Board has a list of watersports
operators on their site: Click Here.
Sunday, February 20, 2000
Italian Translation. The February 13, 2000 issue of the Anguilla news has
been translated by Gaetano Di Palo. To read it, Click Here.
New Mill for Farmers.
The Daily Herald has an article about a milling plant in South Valley: Click Here.
Hurricane Forecasting 2000. According to the BBC, the National Hurricane Center
is adding a new technique for predicting the strength of hurricanes:
Click Here.
Saturday, February 19, 2000
German Translation. The news for January 30, 3000 has
been translated: Click Here.
High Praise from a Stamp Collector.
Wolfgang Weitlaner (email: [email protected]) collects stamps, but
in a special way. He collects registered letters from each country, with carefully selected stamps
on them. He asked me how to approach the Anguilla Post Office about his
philatelic request. I pointed him at the Post Office web site (Click Here)
and verified that the Post Office does take VISA credit cards. He
faxed his needs to the Post Office at (264) 497 5455, and
here is how Wolf describes the service:
Hi Bob!
i was receiving the envelope from Lelia Richardson - the boss. she
was doing the best imaginable job. Much better than all the other
post-offices. I am very very glad. Payment on credit card was superb working!!!
She even has some old stuff on
stock, which she will forward me....
Cheers Wolf
Now Wolf wonders if Anguilla's Travelling Post Office truck has its own cancellation. He could
add a special registered letter mailed from the truck while is is delivering mail to the villages.
White Gazpacho. Chef Maurice at Leduc's Restaurant
has a wonderful appetizer called "White Gazpacho", which is a
chilled soup of ground almonds and garlic with grapes and grated apples.
We had it last night, along with a Warm Goat Cheese salad, Twice-Roasted Crisp Duckling
and Grouper Filet prepared with a tomato and olive sauce.
All were excellent. The menu changes slightly on a regular basis, but for a recent menu, Click Here.
Friday, February 18, 2000
St Gerards Garden Party. This fabulous night of dining, drinking
and dancing, with music by Sprocka, is March 11, 2000. Read about
last year's party: Click Here.
The Anguillian Sports Link.
Zack Kenworthy has created a web site for his sports journalism from The Anguillian newspaper,
including archives back several months: Click Here.
Political News from The Daily Herald.
Here is a link to an article from yesterday's newspaper: Click Here.
Thursday, February 17, 2000
Cryptography Conference to Start.
The Fourth Conference on Financial Cryptography will start in Anguilla
February 21st, 2000 (Daily Herald story): Click Here.
Good Morning Anguilla.
According to rumors, the Good Morning America program
will be broadcasting live from CuisinArt Resort
in Anguilla tomorrow morning (Friday, Feb 18) . [Actually, it was just a beach shot
for a "Virtual Vacation" segment.]
Anguilla in the Open Directory.
DMOZ is an interesting idea: a web site search directory
organized by topic, but with links maintained by volunteer editors who include
summary descriptions and highlight the best sites.. In the last
year it has grown fantastically. For example, their Anguilla listings are
very useful: Click Here.
Overseas Connection. This villa management firm represents
upscale properties around the world, including 6 on Anguilla. They produce
an impressive Villas magazine and have a web site:
Click Here.
Video Presentation. Carimar Beach Club has added video presentations
to their web site: Click Here.
Monday, February 14, 2000
Another Anguilla Guide. Caribbean Adventures has
yet another web site on Anguilla. This one is
nice looking and provides a reasonable overview, but the specific information
is not up to date:
Click Here.
Romance. A page from the Tourist Dept web site
on getting married in Anguilla: Click Here.
Sunday, February 13, 2000
Cuisinart Opens Spa.
Venus Spa covers three stories and 6,000 sq ft and is air conditioned
and carpeted. It includes a fitness
room, hair salon, massage therapy center, personal trainer, weights, etc.
Memberships are available to residents and tourists alike. For more
information, call 1-264-498-2000 ext 3820.
[From the AHTA newsletter.]
The Joy of Anguilla. Peg Gregory is opening a show of new
works at the Devonish Gallery, February 19, 2000. The show will run
until March 3, 2000. For more information: Click Here.
Revised: 2000/2/26
