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Joint Summer Camp 2018

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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...


Shellecia Brooks-Johnson
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