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The atmosphere was
not cordial at Brades Pentecostal church, when
the Performance Rights Society (PRS) held a town
hall meeting to explain to residents its rights
to collect tariffs in Montserrat ... ..Full
Story
As Montserrat nears the tenth
anniversary of the volcanic crisis which crippled
the country, a number of events have been planned
to promote the tiny British Overseas Territory
and show it off in a positive light on the regional
and international stages..Full
Story
Even Montserrat’s
New ‘Positive Image,” It Seems, Cannot
be Fabricated Locally..Read
“Dirty Beaches”
Not That Dirty
‘Hero,’ Sarita Francis Lauded For
Monday’s Show of Talent..Read
Deputy Commissioner of
Police Simon Morson handed over a $500 cheque
to the St. Augustine Roman Catholic School for
the acquisition of medals for the school’s
upcoming Sports Day on March 9...Full
Story
The Montserrat Public
Library is grateful for a shipment of 29 boxes
of children’s books that were donated by
the group of yachters, Boaters for Books, located
in Punta Gorda, Florida...Full
Story
The Ministry of Health,
in conjunction with other ministries and government
agencies, is working on a plan to build houses
for mentally ill patients in various communities...Full
Story
The Montserrat Certificate
& Badge of Honour has been awarded to former
resident William H. Rockwell, to whom it was presented
by Her Excellency Governor Mrs. Deborah Barnes-Jones
on Thursday, February 3...Full
Story
More than 40 senior citizens
of the Montserrat Evergreen Club were treated
to their first tour of the Montserrat Volcano
Observatory MVO on Wednesday, February 2, as part
of the Community Services Department’s 2005
outreach programme...Full
Story
A number of persons were
stranded on the island on Friday, February 4,
after the ferry was canceled for the day because
of rough seas...Full
Story
The National Consumers Association will use the
first quarter of this year to recruit members
and inform the public on its role in improving
the goods and services they buy here...Full
Story
It seems the Public Works Department (PWD) in
the Ministry of Communications and Works has abandoned
the newly constructed slipway at Little Bay as
the feud between PWD and Selsi Ltd remains unresolved...Full
Story
The United Kingdom (UK) Government announced on
Monday, February 7, new immigration and asylum
regulations, some of which could impact directly
on Jamaicans living, studying or planning to move
to that country...Full
Story
Montserrat Composite Ltd., a company set to open
and operate an ash processing factory, is at risk
of losing about US$8 million in investment money
if the owners cannot come up with half a million
dollars to cover negotiations and legal fees...Full
Story
Her Royal Highness Princess Anne is set to officially
open the new terminal at Geralds Bottom on her
visit to Montserrat later this month, but the
runway is delayed yet again...Full
Story
The Montserrat National Basketball team is gearing
up to compete in the 2005 Caribbean Basketball
Championship games to be held in St. Maarten after
a five-month delay. ..Full
Story
The Public Works Department has started a patching
program along the roads of Montserrat. While driving
you have probably seen markings around all of
the potholes and bad faults in the roads. ..Full
Story
Too many students and parents in Montserrat have
given up on the education system but they should
take an example from Educational Officer Yasmin
White...Full
Story
BARBADOS (CMC) -- Prime Minister Owen Arthur,
pointing out that the issue of a referendum "died
with the last Parliament," said there will no
referendum before the island becomes a republic
by year end...Full
Story
Compiled from dispatches
BARBADOS (CMC) – The Caribbean Development
Bank (CDB) this week outlined its priorities for
2005, even as it reported growth in economic activity
in the Caribbean over 2004, despite the devastation
in some quarters, left by powerful hurricanes...Full
Story
ST. LUCIA (CMC) -- The Canadian Government is
providing CDN$363,000
(EC$806,000) in financial assistance to the Caribbean
poultry industry to help regional producers become
better able to compete in the international market...Full
Story
GRENADA (CMC) -- Grenada has started the construction
of pre-fabricated houses as part of efforts to
rebuild the country, following the devastation
cause by Hurricane Ivan last September...Full
Story
TRINIDAD (CMC) -- Senior police officers here
on Monday were re-evaluating their anti-crime
measures following a spate of violence which marred
the 2005 carnival celebrations...Full
Story
GUYANA (CMC) --The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA)
says it is "deeply disappointed' at the decision
by the United States, Britain and Canada to issue
travel advisories against visits to the country
in the wake of the floods earlier this month...Full
Story
GRENAD (CMC) -- The Grenada government said Monday,
January 31, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
had reduced the interest rate payable on loans
given to the island by the Washington-based financial
institution...Full
Story
The Golden Arrow Head Organisation, a group of
Guyanese nationals living on Montserrat, is trying
to raise funds for flood victims in Guyana...Full
Story
Antigua: Police in Antigua and Barbuda on Tuesday
launched an investigation into the early morning
bombing of the Hitachi Centre Compound on Market
Street…Full
Story
TRINIDAD (CMC) -- Police are investigating an
incident where a 32-year-old woman, Radha Ramsaran,
was burnt to death by a male relative Sunday night,
just outside her Surrey Village, Lopinot home
in east Trinidad...Full
Story
Jamaica, CMC- A former senior United States official
says Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries may
not get their wish to have the headquarters of
the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) located
in Trinidad and Tobago...Full
Story
GRENAD (CMC) -- The Grenada government said Monday,
January 31, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
had reduced the interest rate payable on loans
given to the island by the Washington-based financial
institution...Full
Story
TORTOLLA, British Virgin Islands, CMC - Education
officials in the The British Virgin Islands (BVI)
Friday announced the indefinite suspension of
classes at the island's technical and vocational
institute after a teacher was alleged attacked
by two students...Full
Story
A View From the Outside - # 33..Read
By - Ken Walter
Light up the Festival..Read
Flight Cancellation..Read
Belham Crossing..Read
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