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Joint Summer Camp 2018
Joint Summer Camp Friday July 27th marked the culmination of the annual Joint Summer Camp 2018 organized by Anguilla’s Community Centres. This annual camp which commenced on Monday 23rd July 2018 took place daily from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Sandy Ground ball field....
DYC’s Youth Escape July Camps a Success
It's a Wrap for Youth Escape's July Camps Month one of the Department of Youth and Culture’s Youth Escape camps ended on July 27th, 2018. The various camps lasted from one to three weeks. There was an abundance of knowledge, talent and creativity showcased throughout...
Four Reasons Why I Love Eating Out in Anguilla
Eating Out in Anguilla - Let's Eat! Friend: We should do something? Me: Great. Where do you want to eat? Eating out in Anguilla is a big thing or is that just me and the people I know? A lot of outings with my friends and family in Anguilla are centred on food. This...
Beach Days at Shoal Bay in Anguilla
Beach days with Xavi I will admit that I don’t swim as much as I should. However, I do spend a significant amount of time at the beach, particularly Shoal Bay. Many evenings Xavi and I just drop everything and head to the beach for an hour or two so he can run around...
Have a Fun and Safe Anguilla Summer Festival 2018
“A nation's culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.” Mahatma Gandhi Anguilla’s Summer Festival begins today, August 2nd and will end on August 12th, 2018. The theme is ‘Strength and Resilience like you’ve never seen, Anguilla’s Summer Festival...
Aya Lawd – Anguillian Dialect and Accent
The Anguillian Dialect and Accent The other day I was by Ken getting some Barbeque and garlic bread and I turned to a visitor and said “Can you pass me a sack please?” She looked at me blankly and then her eyes followed the direction I was pointing. I hastily...
Basking in the Sunlight
Surround yourself with people who feel like Sunlight In exactly one month Nash, Xavi and I will travel to the United Kingdom God willing. We will reside there for a bit while Nash pursues further studies. Over the next 30 days, I will be celebrating and sharing some...
National Youth Leaders’ Summit A Success
“The Youth of Today are the Leaders of Tomorrow” – Nelson Mandela A substantial portion of my most valuable leadership training I received as a youth. Most of it came through opportunities from the Department of Youth and Culture (DYC). DYC continues to train and...
COSME Programme provided valuable training and opportunities
COSME Programme The COSME Programme was launched on April 1, 2014 on the island of Tortola (BVI). The 41 month programme (time period later extended) dispersed $15M Euros to projects benefiting participating Caribbean Territories. The territories were Anguilla, Aruba,...
Nominations Open for National Youth Awards
The Department of Youth and Culture’s Annual National Youth Awards for Excellence in Personal Development, Leadership and Public Service is truly an awesome initiative.It is hard to believe that it was over four years ago that I collected a National Youth Award....
Choose the best DYC YOUTH ESCAPE Summer Camp for Your Child
YOUTH E.S.C.A.P.E. (EDUCATIONAL SUMMER CREATIVE ARTS PRODUCTIONS AND ENTERTAINMENT) Summer is here! It is time for your children to have fun and learn new skills with The Department of Youth and Culture’s Youth E.S.C.A.P.E Programme! This arts based summer programme...
Just miles away – Shoal Bay Villas was just what we needed
A Staycation at Shoal Bay Villas I love vacations. Whether it is a month-long trip or a weekend rendezvous I feel the same level of excitement. I enjoy travel but the idea of a weekend staycation at Shoal Bay Villas with just my hubby was just as enticing. Indeed,...
Social Security Awards James Ronald Webster Scholarship Grant
Social Security Celebrates 35th Anniversary This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Anguilla Social Security Board. In celebration of this milestone, the Social Security Office scheduled a week of activities from November 3rd to November 9th. On November 3rd,...
Runway Anguilla 2017 – Charity for Community
Sometimes a girl just needs to put on a little black dress and some heels and sparkle. Runway Anguilla provided the perfect opportunity to do so this weekend. Runway Anguilla is an annual charity fashion show (charity for community). This year’s charitable proceeds...
Sunset Cruise with Calypso Charters
Early that morning I peered anxiously through the window at work. I saw dark clouds and then it started to rain. “Oh No!” I thought. I did not want anything to mess with the sunset cruise Nash and I had planned. By the afternoon however, the sun was shining brightly...
A Blogging Story – 1st Blogging workshop a success
1st Blogging Workshop in Anguilla facilitated by My Anguilla Experience Team a Success On March 8th, 2017, as International Women’s Day was celebrated around the world, Shellecia Brooks-Johnson and Sherise Brooks welcomed participants to Anguilla’s first ever...
Beach BBQ at Blue Restaurant at CapJuluca
The beach BBQ at Blue Restaurant is held every Wednesday night from 7-10pm. Nash and I had been planning to go to the Barbeque for many months but fate conspired against us so that our Wednesday nights were always occupied with classes or meetings. Finally, we had a...
Whelking at Mimi Bay
Is there anything more perfect than a Sunday Morning? This past Sunday, Akio and I woke at the crack of dawn as we prepared for the Sunday Funday adventure that awaited us. For several weeks I had yearned to go whelking, a pastime I thoroughly enjoyed in my childhood....