Royal Engineers help advance infrastructure projects in Montserrat
A group of 14 Royal Engineers from the British Army are in Montserrat for two weeks to help advance a number of important infrastructure projects.…
Category: Development
Marine construction begins at site of new Little Bay pier
The first reinforced concrete caissons have been placed into the water in Little Bay, signalling the start of marine construction works for the new pier.…
Premier urges Montserrat’s diaspora to ‘buy a piece of the rock’
Premier Joseph E Farrell has asked the many thousand members of the diaspora to buy land and property in Montserrat with a view to retiring…
Paving work complete on Lawyers Mountain access road
A dirt road leading to Duck Pond and Lawyers Mountain in Montserrat has now been paved, allowing for safer and quicker access for farm vehicles…
Swimmers and boaters barred from water around Little Bay pier
A restriction zone has being put in place around the construction area of the new pier in Little Bay to prevent swimmers and boaters from…
UNDP commits $135k to Montserrat’s digital transformation
The government has been awarded US$50,000 (EC$135,000) to improve Montserrat’s digital knowledge and infrastructure. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for Barbados and the Eastern…
Premier: Montserrat’s BOT status is limiting its growth
Montserrat’s status as a British overseas territory is limiting the type of investment opportunities it can adopt, according to Premier Joseph E Farrell. “Our status…
John A Osborne Airport needs to be replaced or expanded, premier says
Montserrat’s 18-year-old airport is “not conducive to economic growth” and needs to be either expanded or replaced, according to Premier Joseph E Farrell. Speaking on…
Montserrat’s people will be their own ‘saviour’, says deputy premier
It is not imported talent, but the efforts of local people, that will build a thriving Montserrat, Deputy Premier Samuel Joseph said this week. Speaking…
Drivers urged to take care as concrete blocks delivered to Little Bay port
The first of 320 large concrete caissons – watertight air-filled blocks used in the construction process – have been transported to the site of the…