Romeo names National Progressive Movement as new political party
Donaldson Romeo, opposition member of the Montserrat Legislative Assembly, has announced the name of the new political party he plans to lead to the upcoming…
Author: Rebecca Bird
2023 Census: Montserrat’s population down 10% from 2011
The number of people living in Montserrat dropped by 536 between 2011 and 2023, according to the results of the latest population and housing census.…
Lack of insurance blamed for former police chief’s departure
Robin Hall was “unable to return” to Montserrat to serve as police commissioner because he had no professional indemnity insurance, the Governor’s Office has said.…
Governor revokes Robin Hall’s appointment as police chief
Robin Hall will not be continuing his role as commissioner of police “due to circumstances beyond our control”, the Governor’s Office has said. A press…
Opposition MLA to table motion of no confidence in speaker
Donaldson Romeo, opposition member of the Montserrat Legislative Assembly, plans to table a motion of no confidence in Speaker Charliena White at the next sitting.…
United Alliance member challenges primary schools’ hair-length rule
A member of the United Alliance party has strongly criticised a rule requiring male pupils in government primary schools have their hair cut short in…
Independent report on aircraft viability to be made public soon
An independent study looking into the viability of operating various aircraft at John A Osborne Airport is complete, according to the Governor’s Office. A spokesperson…
Outrage after school demands child’s hair must be cut short
A child in Montserrat has been told he may not be allowed to continue to attend primary school if his hair is not cut –…
Census population figure to be released by ‘end of April’
The Statistics Department Montserrat has confirmed that all data has been collected for the latest island-wide census and staff are currently “wrapping up the editing…
United Alliance: Top public sector jobs should be for Montserratians only
“Let us stop advertising our permanent secretary and other civil service posts internationally – they should be advertised locally and within our diaspora.” Those were…