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Montserrat Reforms Import Tax Rates

By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat will introduce measures to simplify and rationalize the island’s import tax rates next month, according to Frank Ferguson, director general of the Montserrat Revenue Services. The revisions will cause changes to be made to […]

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Montserrat Eyes Diaspora for Investment

By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat has completed the first phase of a project aimed at gauging the interest of the island’s diaspora in potential investments. The project was initiated by the government as what it called an “initial step” […]

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Montserrat Premier Signs New European Development Fund Agreement

Above: Montserrat Premier Reuben Meade and EU Ambassador Valeriano Diaz (Photo: GIS) Montserrat Premier Reuben Meade has signed a new agreement to receive 10th European Development Funds earmarked to support the government’s development goals. Meade signed the agreement on behalf […]

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Montserrat Police Service Under Review

Above: Montserrat By the Caribbean Journal staff The Royal Montserrat Police Force is currently undergoing a review by a team led by Foreign and Commonwealth Office Law Enforcement Advisor, Larry Covington. Governor Adrian Davis, with the approval of the Cabinet, […]


UK to Conduct Montserrat Seabed Survey

Above: the HMS Protector By the Caribbean Journal staff The United Kingdom’s HMF Protector will be in Montserrat next week to conduct surveys of the island’s seabed. The role of the ship is to conduct surveys as present charts are […]


British Virgin Islands Forms New Council With European's Caribbean Territories

By the Caribbean Journal staff The British Virgin Islands has signed an agreement to form a new body aimed at fostering greater cooperation between the British and Dutch territories in the Caribbean. The Caribbean Overseas Countries and Territories Council includes […]

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Montserrat Premier Signs Memorandum With UK on Government Reforms

Above: signing the MoU (Photo: GIS) By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat Premier Reuben Meade has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development outlining a series of governmental reforms the territory must undertake to […]


Montserrat Continues Artificial Reef Project to Strengthen Marine Ecosystem

Above: one of the reef units (Photo: GIS) By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat is into its second phase on a project building artificial reefs. The Montserrat Reef Project, which was initiated by Scuba Montserrat’s Andrew Myers and Emmy Aston, […]


In Montserrat, a Boost for Music

Above: Montserrat’s students at the seven-day workshop By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat’s young musicians got a boost earlier this month with a seven-day workshop conducted by the island’s Department of Culture. A total of 31 students from the Montserrat […]

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Montserrat Hosting Guadeloupe Mission

Above: Montserrat Premier Reuben Meade By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat is hosting a four-person delegation from the regional council of Guadeloupe that began Friday. Guadeloupe has been skiing to strengthen its relations with its neighbours in the English-speaking Caribbean. […]


Montserrat Releases Census Data

By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat’s Statistics Department released its first publication based on newly-collected census data, with the island’s population standing at 4,922. Montserrat is the first in the OECS to release data, and plans tow more publications based […]


Montserrat Sending Three to CARIFTA

By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat is sending three athletes to the LIME CARIFTA Games, which begin in Bermuda this week. The team, led by Winston Scotland, will leave on Wednesday. Lester Ryan, making his third appearance at CARIFTA, will […]


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