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Work on the new multi-million dollar port in Little Bay is progressing despite “numerous challenges”, according to infrastructure minister Veronica Dorsette-Hector. The project has faced…
A high court judge has ordered a Lookout resident to surrender the house he has lived in for 17 years and pay more than EC$34,000…
Montserrat’s pothole patching programme has been temporarily paused as a replacement part for the island’s asphalt production equipment is currently on order. Infrastructure minister Veronica…
The government is slowly drawing down £7 million (EC$24m) in funding from the United Kingdom for the upgrade of Montserrat’s utilities, the infrastructure minister has…
Premier Reuben Meade has said he is open to discussions with local investors and private landowners that are interested in joining the government’s housing “experiment”.…
An internal communication from the Office of the Deputy Governor has confirmed that Montserrat’s Cabinet has “in principle” approved revised working hours for the public…
Health Minister Ingrid Buffonge has pledged her commitment to ensuring that Rastafarians in Montserrat can use cannabis without fear of persecution, imprisonment or discrimination. “From…
A UK rower has completed two-thirds of a 3,000-mile journey across the Atlantic to raise funds for a children’s charity in Montserrat. Ian Tyers from…
The Montserrat Volcano Observatory recorded a “brief but intense” swarm of 93 earthquakes in the vicinity of Soufriere Hills volcano this morning, 19 December. In…
Access to and from Montserrat is “definitely not adequate” and will be a priority area for the new government, health minister Ingrid Buffonge stated in…
