Archive for Montserrat
Montserrat police officer charged with assault after investigation
Governor Adrian Davis. Photo credit: gov.ms BRADES, Montserrat (GIU) — A member of the Royal Montserrat Police Service (RMPS) has been charged with assault and several other offences following a three-week investigation by visiting officers from the Cayman Islands and Bermuda police forces. This was confirmed by Governor Adrian Davis in a press release on [...]
First IMF review of Montserrat points to ongoing need for UK support
FOLLOWING its first ever consultation with Montserrat, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the British Overseas Territory’s economy is sustained largely by grants from the United Kingdom (UK). The IMF said Montserrat had made “enormous progress” in its recovery from the 1995 eruption of a long dormant volcano, which remains intermittently active, largely on the [...]
Montserrat launches $36m power plant project
BRADES, Montserrat (GIU) – An EC$36 million power plant project for Montserrat was officially launched on Friday. The project, funded by the Department for International Development (DfID) and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), will provide the island with a more efficient supply of power and opens the door for a transition to more renewable [...]
Montserrat’s economic roadmap must be adjusted to more realistic and achievable goals, says DfID
BRADES, Montserrat (GIU) — The government of Montserrat (GoM) has been requested by Britain’s Department for International Development (DfID) to adjust its economic roadmap and bring in more realistic and achievable goals. This was announced on Monday by head of the DfID mid-year review team and programme manager for Montserrat Karen McGeough during a press [...]
Tropical storm Maria to impact Montserrat, say forecasters
BRADES, Montserrat (GIU) — Residents are asked to rush their hurricane preparedness plans as Tropical Storm Maria heads towards Montserrat and the Leeward Islands. Keithly Meade, Director of the Antigua Met Office says rain bands can start affecting the island as early as 7:00pm Friday and after midnight tropical storm force winds are expected over [...]
Montserrat student awarded prestigious Chevening Scholarship
by Nerissa Golden BRADES, Montserrat (GIU) — Michael Skerritt of St Peters, Montserrat, has been awarded the United Kingdom’s most prestigious scholarship – the Chevening Scholarship, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) — to study for a Masters programme in the United Kingdom. Skerritt will be the recipient of one of only two [...]
First payment of claims made by ECCU/BAICO health insurance support fund
by Nerissa Golden BRADES, Montserrat (GIU) — Three months after the launch of the ECCU/BAICO Health Insurance Support Fund, the Fund has issued payments to meet the unpaid health insurance claims for the first group of BAICO health insurance policyholders who submitted applications. So far, over 1,000 applications from BAICO health insurance policyholders across all [...]
Access to social networks and free email accounts blocked for government of Montserrat workers
by Nerissa Golden BRADES, Montserrat (GIU) — As of August 1, most of the employees of the government of Montserrat can no longer access social networks and free email account websites from their desktops, in an effort to increase productivity and offer a more stable web experience for users. Denzil West, director of the Department [...]
Rediscover adventure on the island of Montserrat
BRADES, Montserrat — Away from imposing resorts, tourist-clogged beaches and chaotic city streets, lays one of the last unspoilt gems of the Caribbean – the island of Montserrat. In addition to the destination’s lush, undisturbed rainforest; rolling, evergreen hills; and laid-back, old-world charm, the destination also offers an assortment of eco-adventure activities that include hiking, [...]
LIME Montserrat announces opening of its flagship facility
SWEENEYS, Montserrat — Joseph Cassell, general manager of LIME Montserrat, announced on Thursday that in one week’s time will be the grand opening of its new administrative building and retail store. LIME, which has served Montserrat for over 85 years, has been using temporary quarters since the volcanic crisis. In late 2010, it broke ground [...]
