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Montserrat’s €350k mystery
BELGIAN STRIKE: Unions will hold a nationwide strike today to protest pension and wage reforms, expected to severely disrupt public transport and flights. Find out if your metro, tram, or bus is affected here. Welcome to Rapporteur. This is Eddy...

Montserrat Joins the Global Call to “Fund Resilience, Not Disasters”
The Disaster Management Coordination Agency (DMCA) will join the global community in observing the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) 2025 on Monday, October 13, under the timely theme of “Fund Resilience, Not Disasters.” To...

History Repeats Itself: Romeo Says Ongoing Medical Evacuation Crises Show Montserrat Still Left Behind
The recent plight of Montserrat’s Landis “Shorty” Baker and Cherry Brown, both struggling to access urgent overseas medical care, has again exposed what Opposition MLA and former Premier Donaldson Romeo calls “a systemic and deadly double...

OECS Council of Ministers of Trade to Meet in Montserrat
Montserrat will host the Seventh Ordinary Council of Ministers of Trade from October 15 to 18, 2025. According to a release from the Business Trade and Investment Unit in the Office of the Premier, this high-level regional event will convene...

Dr Sheron Burns is New Head of UWI Global Campus Montserrat
(Press Release) The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Global Campus is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Sheron Burns as Head of its Global Campus Site, Montserrat, with effect from September 1, 2025. Dr Burns is an experienced...

Celebrities: Death in September 2025
Dhimitër Anagnosti, 89, Albanian film director (The Return of the Dead Army, Përralle Nga e Kaluara) and politician, minister of culture (1992–1994) and MP (1991–1996). Jimmy Bone, 75, Scottish football player (Partick Thistle, St Mirren) and...

Montserrat Celebrating Financial Information Month with Local Partners
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) and its partners have launched Financial Information Month (FIM) 2025 under the theme Financial Investing: From Savers to Investors, with a packed month of activities aimed at deepening financial literacy...

Pink Ribbon Charity Montserrat Reconsiders Closure, Scales Down Activities
The Pink Ribbon Charity Montserrat Inc. has completed another successful Breast Cancer Awareness Week, even as the organisation rethinks its future amid continued challenges in delivering local breast health services. Earlier this year, the...

Montserrat Goes Pink to Honour Cancer Survivors and Encourage Breast Health
Montserrat offices and staff turned pink on Friday, October 4, for the annual Pink Friday initiative to remember loved ones who lost their fight with breast cancer and to remind everyone to get their breast checks. Both men and women can be...

Reimagining Montserrat: Cutting the Friction, Capturing the Visitor
Imagine this: Someone scrolling through Instagram sees a breathtaking video of Montserrat; the black sand beach, the lush trails, the sizzling pan of fried fish with breadfruit chips. They’re hooked. They want in. But then the trail goes cold. No...

Montserrat Civil Service Association Elects New Executive at 2025 AGM
(Press release) On Wednesday, October 1, 2025, the Montserrat Civil Service Association (MCSA) successfully hosted its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Brades Arts and Education Centre. The AGM provided an opportunity for members to reflect on...

Montserrat, PAHO Advance Plans to Boost Health Care
The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the Government of Montserrat are partnering to accelerate health system strengthening through a focused package of technical cooperation made possible, in part, by...
Montserrat College of Art New Board Chair, Members
Wednesday October 01, 2025 BEVERLY – Montserrat College of Art recently announced three new board members and a new board chair who will help guide the nonprofit educational institution widely recognized for equipping students from across the...

Feijóo follows Ayuso's lead and calls for prioritizing Hispanic immigration.
BarcelonaAmid the struggle with Vox, immigration has become a key issue in the PP's discourse. While the far right is soaring in all the polls and the Popular Party remains stagnant and loses ground ahead of the 2023 elections, Alberto Núñez...

Women’s Tennis Kicks Off ITA South Central Regional Tournament
The Cameron University women's tennis team completed the first day of the ITA South Central Regional Tournament with several standout performances in singles and doubles competition. Notable wins came from Nil Kalkavan, who triumphed 6-1, 6-2 over...

More Than $1M Allocated for Montserrat Arts Council
The government has defended its decision to allocate more than $1.1 million to the Montserrat Arts Council (MAC) for its operations and festivals, along with an additional $230,000 for cultural development projects. This is an increase over last...

Angus Eve Appointed Head Coach Of Women’s National Team
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has announced the appointment of Angus Eve as the new head coach of the Senior Women’s National Team. Eve will be joined by former Senior Men’s Team captain, Densill Theobald, as assistant coach...

MSS PTA Leader Attends Regional Education Symposium in Barbados
Lavern Ryan, the outgoing president of the Montserrat Secondary School Parent Teacher’s Association (PTA) is among participants attending the 2025 Regional Symposium and Policy Dialogue on Transforming Education, now underway at the Wyndham Grand...

UK accused of ‘stark injustice’ as woman from Montserrat refused free NHS care
The UK has been accused of a “stark injustice” for failing to provide health services and humanitarian support to citizens of British overseas territories after a woman from the Caribbean island of Montserrat was refused free NHS care and left...

Edwards says Eve will “elevate” T&T women’s team; after leaving side inactive for 18 months
Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Kieron Edwards trumpeted the appointment of Angus Eve as Women’s National Senior Team head coach today, after more than 18 months of inactivity for the programme. Eve, who was fired as...