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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20 January 2012
The Government of Montserrat (GoM) needs to show that it is a team committed to the future progress, development and rejuvenation of Montserrat, and not just any single person, group or entity. In the meantime Her Majesty’s Government (HMG) through their Ministries, whether it be the Department For International Development (DFID) or the Foreign Commonwealth [...]
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20 January 2012
GIU – His Excellency, the Governor Adrian Davis has congratulated Montserrat’s first female Deputy Governor Mrs. Sarita Francis and Mrs. Oeslyn Jemmotte who have been named to the Queen’s New Years Honours List. Mrs. Sarita Francis of Olveston, has been awarded the Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her [...]
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20 January 2012
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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20 January 2012
A very appreciative crowd, celebrated Garnett “Sylk” Thompson, a young Cudjoe Head resident who was adjudged the 2011-2012 Calypso Monarch at Festival City on Friday, December 30, 2011. Intermittent showers did not dampen the festive mood, while there were grumblings and heated debates about what could and should have been done to prevent the constant [...]
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20 January 2012
Hello everyone – It is kid’s time with Auntie Lyka “In Your Korner”.
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20 January 2012
GIU – Montserrat this week celebrated with Mrs. Beatrice Allen and Mr. Charles ‘St. Kitts’ Pike as they became the fifth and sixth persons on island 100 years and over. St. Kitts, who got his name because of his island of birth, turned 100 on Saturday, January 7. He received visits from His Excellency the [...]
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20 January 2012
James Boatswain representing his wife and Stephen Mendes are the final customers to join the ranks of LIME Lifetime winners, following the Christmas promotion . They both received their winnings at the LIME business quarters in Sweeney’s on Friday, January 13, 2012, the same day LIME launched the availability of the Apple iPhone 4S. “I [...]
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20 January 2012
News Americas, PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti: Two years after the horrific earthquake in Haiti, some 500,000 people still live under terrible conditions in makeshift camps. That’s the word from Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), which was working in Haiti before the disaster and lost 12 staff members in the earthquake. The piles of rubble and gaping [...]
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20 January 2012
Two senior ranking police officers of the Royal Montserrat Police Service (RMPS) are suspended, one on suspension and the more senior on compulsory leave pending further investigation into alleged misconduct. According to a release from Government House the Governor’s actions arose out of the conduct of, “an extensive internal investigation into allegations of police misconduct [...]
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