The Montserrat Reporter

ECCB conducts video conferencing workshop….pg 1

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By Alexander Britell GRENADA — The United Kingdom and the Caribbean began talks today aimed at renewing and revitalizing their relationship, during the seventh UK-Caribbean Forum in Grenada. High-level delegations from across the Caribbean and the United Kingdom discussed issues including security, trade and climate change. “I think it’s already been extremely useful,” UK Foreign [...]

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The United Kingdom government has asked the government of the Cayman Islands to sign a mutually agreed framework for fiscal responsibility (FFR). Economists in Britain’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) have developed the FFR and it has been presented to the Cayman government for review, discussion and eventual signature. The FFR was developed on the [...]

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Dated December 13, 2011, the IMF Executive Board issued under Public Information Notice (PIN) No. 11/156, a report ‘2011 Article IV Consultation Discussions with United Kingdom–Montserrat–British Overseas Territory,’ just fifteen days after it concluded the first ever Article IV consultation discussions with Montserrat a U K British Overseas Territory. In the first week of January [...]

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“… commemorating the memories of Carl Perkins and the Mighty Arrow, Alphonsus Cassell. The platinum discs also commemorate the Music for Montserrat All-star charity concert in London on September 15, 1997, at London’s Royal Albert Hall.”

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In late news before late publication there is the announcement that the ferry service will revert to four days weekly. It seems surprising and must be a stark indication of the tourism activity in the height of the tourist season. The following release from GIU (Government Information Unit) describes in very simple terms that Montserrat [...]

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By Allyson Bird They seized nearly $100 million worth of drugs while patrolling the Caribbean Sea, boarding smugglers’ boats, recovering bales of marijuana tossed into the clear blue water and discovering pounds of cocaine weighing down small pleasure craft. Maritime Enforcement Specialist Troy Matthews reunites with his wife, Melissa, and their 6-year-old daughter Abigail after [...]

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The Department for International Development (DFID) Minister of State Alan Duncan paid a visit which lasted less than 24 hours to Montserrat arriving by ferry on Wednesday evening and leaving by air at 5.00 p.m. He crammed a tour which took him mostly by helicopter, and on the ground to the site earmarked for geothermal [...]

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The controversial banding system used to calculate the rate of Air Passenger Duty (APD) paid by travellers is to remain in place, despite strong opposition from airlines, travel operators and tourist boards. The cost of flying will increase again in 2012 Photo: ALAMY By Oliver Smith Adapted After several months of consultations with representatives of the [...]

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