Gov’t may use air rifles to control agouti population near farms
Agriculture minister John Osborne has said the government may use air rifles to control the agouti population near heavily farmed areas in Montserrat. He made…
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Gov’t in talks with private land owner to lease 50 acres for farming
The government is in discussions with a private landowner to lease 50 acres of land, which will be subdivided and rented to farmers in Montserrat.…
Proposed special educational needs programme awaits adequate funding
The Ministry of Education is awaiting sufficient funding to implement a comprehensive special education needs programme, according to education minister Ingrid Buffonge. She was responding…
Montserrat welcomes UK team for annual budget support discussions
A team from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is in Montserrat this week for the island’s annual budget support discussions. The talks will…
St Lucian construction company signs $102.8m hospital contract
A construction company from St Lucia has signed a EC$102.8 million contract to build Montserrat’s new state-of-the-art national hospital building. Construction and Industrial Equipment secured…
Gov’t in talks about allowing Twin Otter to use full length of runway
The government is in talks with aviation safety experts about the potential for Twin Otter aircraft to use the full length of the John A…
Lookout resident ordered to vacate home and pay $34k in rent arrears
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…
Work has begun on $24m utilities upgrade, says infrastructure minister
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…
Airport report says Twin Otter is not economically viable for Montserrat
Both the Twin Otter Series 300 and new Series 300G lack the payload capacity required for cost-effective operations in Montserrat, according to an independent report.…
Winair flights for February and March available to buy now online
Tickets for Winair flights to and from Montserrat are now available online at www.winair.sx or through local travel agents. The flights will operate from 11…