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1000 years of Montserrat: a place of faith in natural beauty
SUR in English
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April 25, 2025
Alekk M. Saanders Barcelona Friday, 25 April 2025, 20:33 Compartir The multi-peaked mountain range of Montserrat with its monastery and abbey is undoubtedly one of the most recognisable and visited places in Catalonia, and is certainly not to be...
Opposition leader Calls on Government to Advance Legal Framework for Financial Services Sector
Radio Montserrat
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The leader of the parliamentary Opposition is calling on the government to advance the legal framework for the financial services sector on island. Honourable Paul Lewis states that appropriate mechanisms need to be in place to address both the...
ECCB Governor warns Caribbean to brace for Trump tariffs and rethink trade logistics, says impact on tourism delayed
Loop News
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April 24, 2025
WASHINGTON, Apr 24, CMC – Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), Timothy Antoine, says the economic impact of new tariffs announced by United States President Donald Trump is unlikely to be felt in the Caribbean until later this...
Caribbean Blue Waters: Company shares market expansion, export plans
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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January 16, 2025
Business Ryan Hamilton-Davis 10 Hrs Ago Crates of Blue Waters products stacked on shelves at the company's manufacturing facility in Orange Grove Road, Tacarigua on January 13. - Photos by Faith Ayoung Blue Waters Products started in 1999 with...
Montserrat’s Premier assumes Chairmanship of the OECS Council of Ministers: Immigration
Discover Montserrat
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March 5, 2025
Montserrat is currently being represented in Grenada at the Third Council of Ministers Meeting: Immigration by Parliamentary Secretary, Crenston Buffonge, and Chief Immigration Officer, Charles Thompson. At the meeting, being held at the Crown...
Montserrat’s Banking Challenges and Opportunities Spotlighted at Lloyds Conference
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March 6, 2025
The challenges and opportunities within the retail banking sector of the British Overseas Territories (BOT) were at the forefront of discussions at the Lloyds Bank BOT Conference 2025, held Wednesday, February 26 in London. Kei-retta Farrell, Head...
Montserrat Legislative Assembly Approves Formation of Two Special Committees
Radio Montserrat
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The Montserrat Legislative Assembly has approved the formation of two special committees to enhance parliamentary oversight, and review legislative procedures. The Public Accounts Committee which examines the value for money of public spending in...
Montserrat is Safest Caribbean Island, Says World Travel Index
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March 2, 2025
Montserrat has been named the safest destination in the Caribbean, earning an outstanding safety score of 97/100 in a newly published World Travel Index report. The ranking is based on a comprehensive, data-driven analysis of health risks, natural...
Montserrat Financial Intelligence Unit Announces Public Webinar on Fraud Awareness
Radio Montserrat
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The Montserrat Financial Intelligence Unit continues to step up its awareness campaign against fraud. The unit has announced a public webinar titled “Fraud Awareness in Today's World!” The information session will be held online on March 25th,...
Trade, Investment and Bureau of Standards and Quality Issues Latest Fuel Costs on Montserrat
Radio Montserrat
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The Trade, Investment and Bureau of Standards and Quality, has issued the latest costs for fuel on island. It stated that effective February 17, regular gas is being priced at seventeen dollars and twenty-three cents, down from seventeen dollars...
ECCB Confirms Grenada’s $50 Commemorative Banknote as Legal Tender Across Eastern Caribbean Currency Union
Win Media SKN
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April 19, 2025
by Kevon Browne St. Kitts and Nevis (WINN) — The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has officially affirmed that the recently issued Grenada 50-dollar banknote is legal tender throughout the eight-member states of the Eastern Caribbean Currency...
Montserrat Government Wants Port Development Project Completed by End of 2025
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February 27, 2025
The Government of Montserrat said it is pushing for a completion on the Montserrat Port Development Project, by end of 2025. Initially scheduled for completion in April 2024, the project has faced numerous setbacks. Premier and Minister of...
Montserrat Hosts Opening of UWI TACs Virtual Meeting
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February 26, 2025
The Government of Montserrat through the Ministry of Education and Youth Affairs hosted the Opening Ceremony of the Technical Advisory Committees (TACs) for the University of the West Indies (UWI) campuses on Tuesday, February 25. The annual TACs...
Montserrat Strengthens Efforts to Recruit and Retain Nurses
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February 26, 2025
Efforts are underway to recruit more nurses, provide professional allowances, and create specialist nursing positions to support and retain nurses in Montserrat, according to Minister of Health Dr Ingrid Buffonge. During a presentation in...
Montserrat Government Plans Price-Cap on Airline Tickets Pending Funding
Radio Montserrat
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The Government of Montserrat has announced plans to implement a price-cap arrangement with current airlines to reduce ticket prices subject to the availability of financing. In making the announcement in the Legislative Assembly Tuesday morning,...
Global Trade War: ERA calls for tariff de-escalation
Aviation Business News
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April 17, 2025
The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) has urged leaders in the European Union and the United States to take ‘immediate steps’ to ease trade tensions that could harm aviation and disrupt vital regional air links in both Europe and the US...
Premier Announces More Help for Entrepreneurs, Farmers, Families, and Homeowners
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April 9, 2025
Premier and Minister of Finance, Reuben T. Meade, has unveiled a comprehensive package of fiscal relief measures aimed at reducing living costs, boosting economic activity, and supporting working families, during the presentation of the 2025/26...
Visualizing Global Trade Dominance: U.S. vs. EU (2000-2024)
Visual Capitalist
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April 14, 2025
Visualizing Global Trade Dominance: U.S. vs. EU (2000-2024) This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. From 2000 to 2024,...
Deadline Nears for 2024 Survey of Economic Activity- June 2, 2025
Radio Montserrat
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The Statistics Department of Montserrat is reminding persons participating in the 2024 Survey of Economic Activity to complete and submit their forms on or before Monday, June 2, 2025. The survey is a key tool for collecting economic data used to...
Montserrat premier calls for revamp of CARICOM institutions
I Witness News
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February 20, 2025
By Peter Richards BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC_ – Montserrat Premier Reuben Meade marked his return to the CARICOM summit saying that the 51-year-old regional integration movement as “we know it is no longer affordable to most of us and it does not...