Alphonsus Arrow Cassell Alphonsus Arrow Cassell is in Antigua for medical treatment. A spokesperson for the family says he is at the Mount St. John Hospital for specialized medical care. He is under the expert supervision of well known physician Dr. Prince Ramsey and the respected Dr. Deon Thomas. Arrow has been ill for some time and the entire Montserrat Community at home and abroad has been praying... 

Literary enthusiasts will travel to Montserrat in November for the second annual literary festival, the Alliougana Festival of the Word. With the theme, Discovering New Worlds Through Words, the November 12-14 event will bring together acclaimed writers and readers from the Caribbean, North America, United Kingdom and Australia. Confirmed speakers include award-winning poet and author Kwame Dawes... 

The Environmental Health Department is on high alert for the Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever. This comes after a number of persons returned from dengue affected countries in the Caribbean on their summer vacations. Principal Environmental Officer Trevor Howe confirmed today that the department will increase its surveillance activities to reduce the Aedes Aegypti mosquito population on island starting today... 

(September 2, 2010 – Brades, Montserrat): Travellers coming to Montserrat for the winter 2010-2011 period will benefit significantly from an expanded ferry service to the island from Antigua. From December 1st, 2010, the MV Fjortof ferry will operate a six (6) day schedule from Monday to Saturday. The ferry currently operates a four (4) schedule between the two islands. The schedule... 

Former Chief Minister the Honourable John Osborne Former Chief Minister the Honourable John Osborne is reported to be in a critical, but stable condition at a hospital in the United States. A statement issued by his family states that Mr. Osborne has been hospitalized for the past weeks. He has undergone testing and treatment for an illness for which he had received preliminary care at the Glendon... 

Adrian Derek Davis has been appointed to serve as the new Governor of Montserrat as of April 2011 BRADES, Montserrat The Foreign and Commonwealth Office on Thursday 27 May 2010 named Mr. Adrian Derek Davis as the Governor of Montserrat in succession to Mr. Peter Waterworth who will be retiring from the Diplomatic Service next year. Mr. Davis will take up his appointment during April 2011. Davis, who... 

The Caribbean Food Groups (www.paho.org image) By: News Montserrat On Tuesday June 1, Montserrat joins the rest of the region in the observance of Caribbean Nutrition Day. Local Health Officials will mark the day by organizing an exercise activity in the new town centre in Little Bay. Health Promotion Officer Sharon Greenaway says the Walk around the town will begin at 5:30 pm at the Public Market. The... 

Cheryl White (left) from Meals on Wheels accepts a cheque for EC$600 from Director of Tourism Ernestine Cassell (right). (Brades, Montserrat – April 30th, 2010): The Montserrat Tourist Board (MTB) recently handed over a cheque for EC$600 to Meals on Wheels Montserrat.  These funds were raised by the UK-based Travel Agency, Stoke Newington Travel, one of the MTBs travel partners.   The... 

Newspaper editor Bennette Roach. *Photo credit: www.zjb.gov.ms BRADES, Montserrat, CMC – High Court judge Ianthea Leigertwood-Octave on Monday gave newspaper editor Bennette Roach two weeks to explain why his petition seeking to have last year’s election of Chief Minister Reuben Meade declared null and void. The judge issued the directive via teleconference from Antigua after Roach failed... 

BRADES, Montserrat, CMC – The Montserrat government says it will review its evacuation and contingency procedures for emergencies following a bomb scare at Government Headquarters on Monday. A release from the Office of the Chief Minister said the Royal Montserrat Police Force (RMPF) and the Human Resources Department of the Government of Montserrat were taking the lead on assessing “the... 

Meade said that the government expects the estimated revenue from local sources to yield EC$45.1 million (US$16.7 million) this fiscal year. *Photo credit: www.portalestoria.netBRADES, Montserrat, CMC – Chief Minister Reuben Meade has presented an EC$121.4 million (US$44.9 million) budget to Parliament indicating that his administration would introduce measures to reduce public expenditure while... 

“To encourage you to help in this humane effort, we are offering an increased reward of $20,000 dollars,” Cassell said. BRADES, Montserrat, CMC – Prominent businessman Kenny Cassell is offering a reward of EC$20,000, the equivalent of almost US$7,500, for information leading to the safe return of his son-in-law, who has been missing for the past week and a half. Craig Cabey, a 34-year old... 

Chief Minister Reuben Meade. *Photo credit: zizonline.com BRADES, Montserrat, CMC – Authorities on this British Overseas Territory on Tuesday lowered the volcano hazard alert, paving the way for residents who have had restricted access to their homes for more than two months to resume full-time occupation of their properties. The decision made by the National Disaster Preparedness and Advisory... 

Ashfall has been reported as far south as Martinique. *Photo credit: www.stacey.peak-media.co.uk BRADES, Montserrat, CMC – Scientists monitoring the Sourfriere Hills Volcano said Friday that activity had subsided following a collapse of the lava dome on Thursday that sent ash billowing up to 40,000 feet into the air and disrupted flights across the Eastern Caribbean. Director of the Montserrat... 

BRADES, Montserrat, CMC – Flights across the Eastern Caribbean were disrupted Thursday afternoon as a result of what scientists said was a partial dome collapse at the Soufriere Hills Volcano that spewed “vigorous convective ash plumes, with thunder and lightning” 40,000 feet into the air. Director of the Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO) Dr Paul Cole said the event lasted just under an... 

BRADES, Montserrat, CMC – The Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO) Friday said there had been an explosion within the Soufriere Hills volcano, sending plumes of ash more than 20,000 feet in the air. In a brief statement, MVO said that the event occurred at 1:49 pm, lasting seven minutes and sending pyroclastic flows mainly to the west of the volcano “rapidly reaching Plymouth (the old capital)... 

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A top official of the British Department for International Development (DFID) said Friday the United Kingdom government remains committed to assisting volcano-ravaged Montserrat, even as talks continue with local authorities on ways of increasing self-sufficiency. “One cannot ignore the volcano and the size of the dome is the largest it has ever been,” said Sue Wardell,... 

“It is quite possible that the pyroclastic flows are continuing. So anybody who is in the vicinity…should proceed to higher grounds,” Cole said, adding “we have advised people to evacuate”. *Photo credit: www.stacey.peak-media.co.uk BRADES, Montserrat, CMC – Scientists monitoring the Soufriere Hills Volcano Friday reported a “large pyroclastic flow” of hot rock, ash and gas on the... 

Following their deliberation, the volcano hazard alert has been raised to level four, the second highest. *Photo credit: www.travel2thecaribbean.com BRADES, Montserrat, CMC – Authorities on this British Overseas Territory on Thursday restricted access to some of the southernmost areas of the occupied “safe zone” in the north of the island due to the threat of increased volcanic activity. Acting... 

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Leaders of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) meet in Anguilla on Wednesday to discuss a number of issues including the imminent establishment of an Economic Union within the sub-region. A statement from the St. Lucia-based OECS Secretariat said that the leaders from Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Montserrat,... 

BRADES, Montserrat, CMC – The High Court here on Friday dismissed a petition challenging the recent election of Chief Minister Reuben Meade. Justice Ianthea Leigertwood-Octave ruled that newspaper editor Bennette Roach did not satisfy the law in presenting his petition before the court on September 29. She agreed with the no case submissions filed by lawyers for Meade and the two other respondents... 

Chief Minister Reuben Meade. *Photo credit: newsmontserrat.com BRADES, Montserrat, CMC – The High Court is to decide on November 13 whether to dismiss a petition challenging the election of Chief Minister Reuben Meade. On Friday, attorneys for the Chief Minister as well as the Supervisor of Elections, Claudette Weekes, and Returning Officer, Sir Howard Fergus, filed no case submissions calling... 

Photo caption: Health officials in the Ministry of Health on Nevis welcome Cuban Specialists to Nevis. Health Planner Mrs. Nicole Slack-Liburd (middle left) greets Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr. Cruz Mendez while Permanent Secretary Mrs. Joslyn Liburd (middle right) greets Ophthalmologist Dr. Francisco Nunez outside Government headquarters in Charlestown. CHARLESTOWN NEVIS – A top health official... 

Chief Minister Reuben Meade. *Photo credit: portalestoria.net BRADES, Montserrat, CMC – Chief Minister Reuben Meade returns to court Friday to find out if he will be allowed to continue serving as a lawmaker in the Legislative Council. Meade, who led the Movement for Change and Prosperity (MCAP) to victory at the last general election in September, faces a challenge filed by newspaper editor...