The Ministry of Health and Social Services has launched a satellite clinic at the Lookout Warden Assisted Apartments. This means residents of the apartment complex will now be able to access routine, monthly health care without needing to travel to the St. John’s Health Centre. Commenting on the launch, Director of Primary Health Care, Dr. […]
Montserrat has been given a stable rating by international credit rating agency, Standard & Poors Global Ratings. In a report dated August 13, 2020 the ratings agency said “continued assistance from the U.K. will support institutional stability and help weather the global COVID-19 pandemic, although structural limitations will dampen economic growth over the next two
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Montserrat’s Premier and Minister of Tourism, Honourable Joseph E. Farrell, led a multi-sector team to view potential locations for new tours. The Premier was accompanied by the Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Premier, Mrs. Daphne Cassell; Director of Tourism, Warren Solomon; Product Development Officer Rosetta West-Gerald, and other Tourism Division staff; Director of
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Three technicians from Southern Caribbean Fibre (SCF) are on island to conduct the final installation and configuration of equipment, and to commission the Montserrat Cable Landing Station (MCLS), for the Montserrat Subsea Fibre Optic Cable Project. SCF’s Business Development Director, Francis Rosey; SCF Transmission Engineer, Fabien Delporte and LSCS Power Engineer, Roland Zenoni arrived this
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As part of ongoing efforts by the Government of Montserrat to strengthen its relationship with various sporting bodies on island, Government officials met with the Montserrat Motor Sports Association (MMSA) to review options for a proposed drag strip, which would better facilitate drag racing here. On Monday August 17, Minister of Communications, Works, Energy &
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Contractors & Building Trade Specialists Especially Invited The design process for a new Hospital for Montserrat will take a significant step this month, as the consultants responsible for finalising the Hospital’s design are on-island to meet with key stakeholders. Three architects from UK based architectural NGO—Article 25, are on-island to gather important insights to
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The package of financial support and other incentives introduced in April by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management in response to the economic impact caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, has now closed. During the past months, the Ministry of Finance was the implementing authority for the salary support for workers package for the
On Friday August 7, 2020 Montserrat received a shipment of humanitarian supplies to support the island’s national response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The supplies were presented Government officials at a handover ceremony at Port Little Bay. The large consignment of medical devices and supplies was made possible through the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA)-Coordinated
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The Ministry of Health and Social Services is today confirming the recovery of Montserrat’s last two (2) confirmed cases of COVID -19. This means that active cases on island, once again stands at zero. Both individuals were asymptomatic, which means they were showing no signs of infection when they tested positive, during routine screening for
Montserrat’s PMO is not only supporting the delivery of the island’s major projects and programmes, it is also building a sustainable change management capability for Montserrat’s continued development. To that end, the Office has secured funding to train and certify a cross-section of Government of Montserrat employees in Project Management, through the PMI’s Project Management
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