WELCOME TO THE 21ST CENTURY! Our phones - wireless! Cooking - fireless! Cars - keyless! Food - fatless! Dress - sleeveless! Youth - jobless! Leaders - shameless! Relationships – meaningless! Attitude - careless! Wives – fearless! Feelings - heartless! Education - valueless! Children - mannerless! Everything is becoming LESS But still, Our Hopes are - [...]
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Funny, for real
Posted on 27 January 2012.
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Contraceptives Increase the Risk of Catching AIDS
Posted on 20 January 2012.
According to a study, published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases Journal by Renee Heffron (University of Washington), the use of hormonal contraceptives increase the risk of women in contracting the AIDS virus. www.thelancet.com Previous research studies reached the same conclusion; however, the latter one is much more credible. The study was conducted by closely following [...]
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PASSWORD TO MONTSERRAT 2012: taxarrears.tmr@ird.gov.ms
Posted on 30 December 2011.
By Man from Baker Hill Since August 2010 the words “Tax Arrears” have sent shivers, chills and thrills to Montserratians. In fact there is hardly a word more familiar and divisive to us than the words tax arrears and taxation. Nevertheless, many of us hoped that at the end of 2011 the government would have [...]
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Address by Hon. C.M. David S. Brandt – Flashback – November 2000
Posted on 23 December 2011.
at the Overseas Territories Consultative Council Meeting in London, Oct 2000 (Pd for Insertion) Ladies and Gentlemen, over the course of today and tomorrow we will continue a series of truly important discussions regarding the relationship between The Overseas Territories and the United Kingdom. It is my hope that we can arrive at a common [...]
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Statement on the regeneration of Montserrat’s economy
Posted on 23 December 2011.
by Donaldson Romeo, MP There are many troubling issues facing the people of Montserrat. Many who work, from the single mother and the elderly to the small business man, struggle from month to month, pay cheque to pay cheque to pay huge electricity bills, rent, mortgages and provide for their children. Contractors and those who [...]
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THE LIST: TMR’s New Year’s Wish
Posted on 23 December 2011.
by Man from Baker Hill Christmas always comes before the New Year. And indeed, before The Montserrat Reporter Limited (TMR) demands its New Year wish, we must join others and celebrate with them the realization of their Christmas wishes. First off, we celebrate with the recipients of the Social Security back pay. We are happy [...]
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Alliouagana Literary Festival: Saturday highlights
Posted on 09 December 2011.
By Cathy Buffonge As described in a previous article, the third Alliouagana Festival of the Word, spearheaded by Montserrat’s UWI Open Campus, was officially opened on Friday, November 11, after a pre-Festival Symposium the evening before. During the two main Festival days (Saturday and Sunday) a variety of visiting authors, many of whom have won [...]
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Alliouagana Literary Festival: Thursday and Friday highlights
Posted on 02 December 2011.
By Cathy Buffonge Once again the UWI, Montserrat Open Campus, with its dedicated and energetic head, Gracelyn Cassell, has achieved an excellent Literary Festival – the third Alliouagana Festival of the Word. There were so many highlights, each demanding a separate article, but I will start with a glimpse at the pre-Festival Symposium, which was [...]
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The Big Fat Greek Gravy Train
Posted on 16 November 2011.
A special investigation into the EU-funded culture of greed, tax evasion and scandalous waste Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2007949/The-Big-Fat-Greek-Gravy-Train-A-special-investigation-EU-funded-culture-greed-tax-evasion-scandalous-waste.html#ixzz1ds7iUeCF Share and Enjoy
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Geothermal will mean no less for Montserrat
Posted on 16 November 2011.
Good to hear from somewhere else just how beneficial GEOTHERMAL energy can be to the overall economy of a country. Geothermal energy in Montserrat will open doors, windows, limitless; the whole Caribbean will want it. Watch out for what it will do to sand mining! You don’t have to read the whole article to get [...]
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