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I would like to announce the establishment of the Wikipedia:Caribbean Wikipedians' notice board. Anyone with an interest in the Caribbean is welcome to join in. Guettarda 1 July 2005 13:37 (UTC)

Also Blowing Rock, Little Island, Rabbit Island and Seal Island having wrong links... x Lajsikonik, currently unlogged, just as IP.

Pronunciation

How is the name officially pronounced - the English (ang-wee-lah?) or the Spanish way? Please, reply in English at bg:Беседа:Малки Антили#Ангиля или Ангуила. Also, I think it's useful information that should be added to the title section of the article. Christomir

The English way. --Gruepig 18:10, 5 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Locally, I find people tend to lower the second syllable a bit (so it would be ang-will-uh, to my ear). Legis 15:28, 7 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, we cringe when we hear "Ang-will-uh"... It's a common joke on island that airline hostess can never pronounce the name as we would. 204.14.252.103 01:42, 19 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"Anguillan" or "Anguillian"?

I'm not entirely sure whether the correct adjective is "Anguillan" or "Anguillian". Dictionaries seem to list only "Anguillan", but actual usage seems divided. Is one form preferable or are they both equally acceptable? Matt 20:38, 12 September 2006 (UTC).

One of my favorite sites (http://www.anguilla-beaches.com/) calls inhabitants "Anguillians." She should know, she's there a couple of times a year with her family apparently. Speaking of which, I notice that her site's not listed in the External Sites section anymore (??)Maltiti 22:55, 13 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Update: I re-added the "Anguilla Beaches" site with an additional mention of videos that I just found. A one of a kind resource for a one of a kind island. I can't wait to visit. Err, but Grenada first or my parents will have my head! Maltiti 23:11, 13 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I am an Anguillian and while the dictionary may not say that specifically, it's what we call ourselves... I am a firm believer in the language reflecting the people who it applies to. 204.14.252.103 01:40, 19 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

References

There doesn't seem to be any way I can correctly add a reference for my source to the previously existing Reference section with the footnoted reference. (Every way I've tried removes the existing footnote.) I tried doing it as a footnote also, but it gave it the number 1, which is already in use by the other (completely unrelated) footnote. So that doesn't seem like it will work. It's really ludicrous to have two References sections, but at this point I can't come up with a better solution. Any ideas? Fortuna13 22:04, 12 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Errors

According to your post, Anguilla is the ONLY former british colony that does not accept cricket as its national sport. This is an error as India lists Field Hockey as it's national sport even though Cricket is the most popular game in the sub-continent. You may refer to the following link. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India#Culture —Preceding unsigned comment added by 61.95.206.107 (talk) 07:52, August 27, 2007 (UTC)

Proposed WikiProject

There is now a proposed WikiProject for the Caribbean area, including Anguilla, at Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals#Caribbean. Interested parties should add their names there so we can determine if there is enough interest to start such a project in earnest. Thank you for your attention. Badbilltucker 16:52, 13 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

uk residency

is an anguilan entitled to uk residency —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.139.244.60 (talk) 15:08, 12 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Generally yes, as folks in Angullia were granted British Citizenship under the British Overseas Territories Act 2002. IANAL, though.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Hoshie (talk • contribs).

Anguilla Rebellion

How come this most outstanding rebellion and the subsequent "British invasion" does not get more coverage? The story I read in a newspaper a long time ago is a scribtwriters dream and even true.

http://website.lineone.net/~bwir/anguilla.htm#Invasion.Markus Becker02 (talk) 15:05, 13 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Just a quick question

So Anguilla is not an independent country, but rather simply a territory of Britain? I just wanted to be clear on whether it's independent or not. Elfred (talk) 05:29, 24 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]