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.
Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw was the first Premier of Saint Kitts and Nevis,and previously served as Chief Minister,legislator,and labour activist.
Caleb Azariah Paul Southwell was the second Premier and first Chief Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the Caribbean. He also worked as a teacher,police officer,and trade unionist.
The Premier of Anguilla is the head of government in the British Overseas Territory of Anguilla. The Premier is appointed by the Governor of Anguilla on behalf of the monarch of the United Kingdom,currently King Charles III.
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.
William Edward Felix Hodgman is an Australian diplomat and former politician who has been the High Commissioner of Australia to Singapore since February 2021. He was the 45th Premier of Tasmania and a member for the Division of Franklin in the Tasmanian House of Assembly from the 2002 state election until his resignation in January 2020. He became premier following the 2014 state election,having been Leader of the Opposition since 2006. He was re-elected to a second term in government following victory in the 2018 state election.
Labi Kousoulis is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party,he represented the electoral district of Halifax Citadel-Sable Island until his defeat in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election.
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.
Mark Anthony Graham Brantley is the Premier of Nevis,Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly and former Minister of Foreign Affairs for St Kitts and Nevis. On May 10,2022,Dr Timothy Harris,having lost the support of the elected majority to function as Prime Minister and facing a historic Motion of No Confidence in the National Parliament,decided to dissolve the Parliament and purported to revoke the appointment of more than 50% of his former Cabinet,including the Hon Mark Brantley. Brantley previously served as the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly of Saint Kitts and Nevis . He is married and has 2 daughters. Brantley read law at the University of the West Indies,obtained his Legal Education Certificate of Merit from Norman Manley Law School in Jamaica and also holds a Bachelor of Civil Law from the University of Oxford,St. Catherine College. Prior to entering politics,Brantley worked as an attorney.
Evalie Bradley nee Hughes is an Anguillian politician who served as Member of the House of Assembly of Anguilla between 2015 and 2020.
Barbara Webster-Bourne is the current Speaker of the Anguilla House of Assembly since 17 July 2020. She also held the post between 27 February 2010 and 11 May 2015
Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers is an Anguillan politician,lawyer,athlete,former model and beauty pageant titleholder. A member of the Anguilla Progressive Movement,Kentish-Rogers has served as the Minister for Education and Social Development in the government of Ellis Webster since 2020. She has also represented the constituency of Valley South in the House of Assembly since 2020.
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.
Felix Ashton Ellis is an Australian politician,who was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly on 17 August 2020 in a recount to fill a vacancy for the division of Braddon. A member of the Liberal Party,Ellis is a member of the Rockliff ministry,serving as Minister for Police,Fire and Emergency Management,Resources,and Skills,Training and Workforce Growth.
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 held in Anguilla on 24 July 1972. The People's Progressive Party won six of the seven seats and its leader Ronald Webster became chair of the council. Webster was later appointed as the first Chief Minister shortly before the 1976 elections.
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.
