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Montserrat Distributes iPads in Bid for Paperless Government
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There’s a New Adults-Only Resort in Playa del Carmen

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Playa del Carmen has a new adults-only all-inclusive on its shoreline with the debut of Devossion by Live Aqua, a beachfront resort located steps from Fifth Avenue and facing one of the area’s quieter stretches of sand. The opening adds a design-driven, wellness-focused option to one of the Riviera Maya’s busiest hotel corridors. The resort […]

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Montserrat's Search for a National Song

Above: Montserrat By the Caribbean Journal staff In 1992, three years before the island’s devastating volcanic eruption, Montserrat’s government began its National Song Search, looking for a song that would be recognized by Montserratians on a national level. Now, Montserrat’s government has relaunched the plan, with the goal of finding something original, something that reflects […]

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European Union Ambassador to Visit Montserrat for Budget Talks

Above: Little Bay in Montserrat By the Caribbean Journal staff European Union Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Mikael Barfod will visit Montserrat on Tuesday to be part of budget discussions with the UK’s Department for International Development. In May of last year, Montserrat Premier Reuben Meade signed an agreement to receive a total […]

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Montserrat Continues Preparatory Work for Geothermal Exploration

Above: Montserrat By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat is continuing its preparatory work in advance of geothermal exploration on the island. The first drilling rig and other equipment from Iceland Drilling Company, which won the contract to explore for geothermal energy resources, will arrive Jan. 29, according to the government. The United Kingdom’s Department for […]

European Union Ambassador to Visit Montserrat for Budget Talks

 Above: the government buildings following the suspected attack By the Caribbean Journal staff Several government offices in Montserrat have been closed after a suspected firebomb attack on the main compound in Brades, the government announced. The decision to close the Human Resources Management Unit, the Treasury, Post Office, Customs, Inland Revenue, Health & Community Services, […]

UK Team in Montserrat to Review Strategic Growth Programme

 Above: Little Bay By the Caribbean Journal staff A team from the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development is in Montserrat to examine whether has Montserrat has met its six-month milestones in the Strategic Growth Programme. The move comes after Premier Reuben Meade signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the DFID in May that linked […]

Nevisians Complete Emergency Response Training in Montserrat

 Above: Earl Freeman, a volunteer fireman on Nevis (right) participates in a search-and-rescue simulation exercise in Montserrat By the Caribbean Journal staff A group of three Nevisians recently concluded a five-day emergency response training programme in Montserrat. The three, which included firefighter Earl Freeman, Fire Sub Officer Catherine Joseph and Project Officer at the Nevis […]

Montserrat Holding Talks on Geothermal

 By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat is holding a public meeting Wednesday on the effects of the proposed geothermal project on the island. The meeting, which is being held at the Lyme in Brades, will focus on the government’s plans to drill for geothermal energy. Montserrat currently has opened a tender for site preparation works […]

Fly Montserrat Flight Crashes in Antigua, Leaving Three Dead

 Above: VC Bird International Airport By the Caribbean Journal staff A Fly Montserrat flight crashed shortly after taking off Sunday from Antigua’s VC Bird International Airport, leaving three dead. The pilot, Jason Forbes, was pronounced dead on the scene. A 50-year-old Guyanese woman and Annya Duncan, a Jamaican teacher at the Montserrat Secondary School, also […]

S&P Affirms Montserrat Credit Rating; Outlook Remains "Stable"

 By the Caribbean Journal staff Standard & Poor’s this week affirmed Montserrat’s “BBB-/A-3” sovereign issuer credit rating, while also affirming its “BBB-” transfer and convertibility assessment. Monterrat’s outlook remains “stable,” according to the ratings firm. The rating reflected “the UK’s strong institutional and budgetary support of the island, according to credit analyst Kelli Bissett. The […]

Montserrat Premier Urges Use of Technology to Reduce Wastage

 Above: Montserrat Premier Reuben Meade By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat Premier Reuben Meade called for a green approach to governance and the economy this week during a presentation at a high-level conference of Overseas Countries and Territories in Greenland. Meade, speaking at the 11th OCT-European Union forum, focused on sustainability as an economic driver. […]

Montserrat Hires Firm for Environmental Assessment of Geothermal Project

 Above: Montserrat’s volcano could provide an energy boost for the island By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados-based Atom Solutions has been contracted by the government of Montserrat to conduct an environmental and social impact assessment of the island’s impending geothermal exploration. The hiring was confirmed by Ron Beardsley, director of public works in the Ministry […]