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Deputy premier asks for substantial UK funding to fix failing utilities
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Deputy premier asks for substantial UK funding to fix failing utilities

Rebecca Bird17/05/202402/07/2024

Deputy Premier Samuel Joseph has requested financial support from the United Kingdom to help fix Montserrat’s failing electricity, water and sewage infrastructure. Speaking during his…

Gov’t releases summarised guide to the 2024-2025 Budget
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Gov’t releases summarised guide to the 2024-2025 Budget

News Team16/05/2024

The Ministry of Finance and Economic Management has put together a document containing a basic outline of this year’s government spending. The 10-page ‘Citizens Guide…

Financial secretary to become next deputy governor
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Financial secretary to become next deputy governor

News Team08/05/202417/05/2024

Financial secretary Lindorna Lambert-Sweeney will become the next deputy governor following the departure of Lyndell Simpson, the Governor’s Office has announced. She will step into…

National Audit Office Bill faces delays over independence concerns
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National Audit Office Bill faces delays over independence concerns

Rebecca Bird06/05/202402/07/2024

A proposed law which will see the creation of a National Audit Office faces another delay after members of the Montserrat Legislative Assembly expressed concerns…

Jury Act amended after sections ruled unconstitutional
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Jury Act amended after sections ruled unconstitutional

Rebecca Bird04/05/202409/07/2024

Montserrat’s Jury Act has been amended following a ruling in the High Court that parts of the law were unconstitutional. The Jury (Amendment) Bill 2024…

Opposition member defers motion of no confidence in speaker
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Opposition member defers motion of no confidence in speaker

Rebecca Bird03/05/202402/07/2024

Opposition member Donaldson Romeo deferred a motion of no confidence in Speaker Charliena White, during the latest sitting of the Montserrat Legislative Assembly. The decision…

Shops in Montsterrat can now open on most public holidays
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Shops in Montsterrat can now open on most public holidays

Rebecca Bird03/05/202409/07/2024

A newly revised law means that apart from Good Friday, the National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day, shops can now stay open…

Debra Lewis joins NPM party to contest general election
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Debra Lewis joins NPM party to contest general election

Rebecca Bird02/05/202402/07/2024

Former senior civil servant Debra Sharlene Lewis has announced her plans to contest the general election as a member of the National Progressive Movement (NPM).…

Weddings can now legally be held on Montserrat’s beaches and hills
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Weddings can now legally be held on Montserrat’s beaches and hills

Rebecca Bird01/05/202409/07/2024

New opportunities for wedding tourism have opened up following an amendment to the Marriage Act that passed through Montserrat Legislative Assembly this week. Weddings can…

Election candidates to pay $1,000 deposit under amended law
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Election candidates to pay $1,000 deposit under amended law

Rebecca Bird01/05/202409/07/2024

Political candidates must now pay a larger deposit to stand for election, after an amendment to the Elections Act passed through Montserrat Legislative Assembly this…

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