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Anguilla is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles,lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin. The territory consists of the main island of Anguilla,approximately 16 miles long by 3 miles (5 km) wide at its widest point,together with a number of much smaller islands and cays with no permanent population. The territory's capital is The Valley. The total land area of the territory is 35 square miles (91 km2),with a population of approximately 15,753 (2021).
The music of Anguilla is part of the Lesser Antillean music area. The earliest people on the island were the Caribs and Arawaks,who arrived from South America. English settlers from St Kitts and Irish people colonized the island later. Unlike regional neighbors,however,the plantation system of agriculture that relied on chattel slavery never took root in Anguilla,causing a distinctly independent cultural makeup. The most recent influences on Anguilla's musical life come from elsewhere in the Caribbean,especially the music of Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica,as well as abroad,especially the music of the United States and the United Kingdom. Anguilla's Rastafarian heritage has played a role in the island's music and culture and produced influential figures like activist Ijahnya Christian and Robert Athlyi Rogers,the author of The Holy Piby.
The coat of arms of Anguilla is the heraldic device consisting of a shield charged with three orange dolphins leaping over the sea. Adopted in 1990,it has been the coat of arms of Anguilla since that year. The escutcheon is featured on the flag of the territory.
James Ronald Webster (2 March 1926 –9 December 2016) was a politician from Anguilla. After ending the Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla federation in 1967,he served as the island territory's first Chief Minister from 10 February 1976 to 1 February 1977 and again from May 1980 to 12 March 1984.
General elections were held in Anguilla on 21 February 2005 to elect the seven elected seats in the House of Assembly. The Anguilla United Front,an alliance of the Anguilla National Alliance and the Anguilla Democratic Party,won the elections retaining four of the elected seats.
The Speaker of the House of Assembly is the presiding officer of the Anguilla House of Assembly,the legislature of the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla. The current Speaker,Barbara Webster-Bourne,was elected Speaker on 17 July 2020.
General elections were held in Anguilla on 15 February 2010. Seven seats in the House of Assembly were contested in the election.
The Republic of Anguilla was a short-lived,unrecognised independent state on the island of Anguilla. It lasted from 11 July 1967 until 19 March 1969,when British control was re-established.
Victor Franklin Banks is an Anguillan politician. A member of the Anguilla United Front (AUF),he served as Premier from 14 May 2019 until his defeat in the 2020 general election.
Britannia Idalia Gumbs was an Anguillan politician. She was the first woman to sit in the Anguilla House of Assembly.
Albena Lake-Hodge was an educator and politician in Anguilla. She was known as "Teacher Albena".
Patricia J. Adams is an Anguillan writer and former teacher. An annual award which bears her name is given each year by the Department of Education to the primary students in grades 3,5,and 6 who excel in creative writing. She was the recipient of the Queen's Certificate and a badge of honour in 2012 on Anguilla Day.
Evalie Bradley nee Hughes is an Anguillian politician who served as Member of the House of Assembly of Anguilla between 2015 and 2020.
Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers is a British-Anguillan politician and the Minister for Education and Social Development of Anguilla. She has been a model,beauty pageant titleholder and athlete. She was crowned as Miss Universe Great Britain 2018 and represented Great Britain at the Miss Universe 2018 pageant,placing in the Top 20 of that competition. Rogers became the first black woman to represent Great Britain at a Miss Universe pageant. In February 2022 she was the acting premier of Anguilla for ten days.
General elections were held in Anguilla on 29 June 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic,an Order in Council was made to allow the elections to be postponed until 11 September at the latest. However it was not invoked.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Anguilla is part of the ongoing global viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19),which was confirmed to have reached the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla on 26 March 2020. On 26 April 2020,all patients had recovered and on 22 November a new imported case was announced.
Palmavon Webster is an Anguillian lawyer and politician. She is a former member of the House of Assembly of Anguilla and leader of the opposition.
General elections were planned to be held in Anguilla on 25 October 1967 following the Anguillian Revolution in May. However,only five candidates stood for the five seats,with all elected unopposed.
Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam is a British lawyer and civil servant who has served as Governor of Anguilla since 18 January 2021. She is the second female holder of the position after Christina Scott.
Operation Sheepskin was a British military operation in the Caribbean,aimed at restoring British rule to the island of Anguilla,after the island had declared itself as an independent Republic. The British government dispatched two Royal Navy ships and 300 soldiers of the 2nd Battalion,Parachute Regiment and 22 officers of the Metropolitan Police to restore order to the island. The operation was a success and British troops were met with no resistance by the islanders,as they had wanted the island to remain a British territory but with direct association with Great Britain,separate from Saint Kitts and Nevis,of which they were a part.
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- ↑ "Barbara Webster-Bourne becomes Anguilla's first female Speaker of the House of Assembly". Anguilla News. 27 February 2010. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ↑ "Speaker Slams Deputy". The Anguillian. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ↑ "Speaker Under Fire at Opposition Meeting". The Anguillian. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ↑ "Opposition Leader Expelled from House". The Anguillian. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ↑ "The House of Assembly of Anguilla". Caribbean Elections. Retrieved 18 November 2017.