Young Montserrat farmers attend symposium on future of agriculture
Two young farmers from Montserrat flew out to Dominica this August to take part in a regional agriculture conference. Kelvin Ponde and Malika Casimir were…
Category: Environment
Oil spill team deployed to storm damaged boat in Little Bay
Montserrat’s national oil spill response team were today deployed to Little Bay to mitigate the risk of pollution from a partially submerged boat. The vessel…
MVO signs $17.5m deal with UWI for five more years of management
Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO) has signed a five-year management contract with University of the West Indies (UWI) Seismic Research Centre – valued at about EC$3.5…
Premier offers message of hope on 29th anniversary of eruptions
Thursday, 18 July, marked 29 years since Soufriere Hills volcano in Montserrat began erupting – a catastrophic, years long event that devastated the town of…
Montserrat’s environment takes centre stage at biodiversity workshop
Local and international experts gathered together in Montserrat this week to discuss conservation of the island’s diverse and unique environment. On Monday, 15 July, they…
Montserrat community invited to take part in sea turtle survey
A marine conservation non-profit based in Montserrat is inviting people to take part in an in-water sea turtle survey this summer. Fish ‘N Fins is…
Montserrat donates $100k to hurricane relief fund
The Government of Montserrat is donating EC$100,000 to the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) to help the islands impacted by Hurricane Beryl. Premier Joseph…
Montserrat remembers those lost in Soufriere Hills eruption
Tuesday, 25 June, marked 27 years since Montserrat’s Soufriere Hills volcano unleashed devastating pyroclastic flows, killing 19 residents and destroying hundreds of homes. People across…
VIDEO: Watch ‘Beauty for Ashes’ documentary film
A new documentary has been released, shedding light on Montserrat’s struggles during and after the eruption of the Soufrière Hills volcano in the 1990s. ‘Beauty…
Field study explores Montserrat’s geothermal energy potential
Researchers from the United Kingdom flew out to Montserrat this June to investigate the volcanic island’s potential as a source of geothermal energy and critical…