Montserrat News

“A most useful and stimulating Summer School Programme”

Quote this week - "There is no right way To do a wrong thing" HEADLINES EC$33m from EU Fund To Develop Montserrat By Bennette Roach Following the preparation of a Single Programming Document which comprises the ... via The Montserrat Reporter

“You're right. My mother is very unhappy with my decision. I love her, but maybe it's not meant to be. We are too different. I'm a pastor, and she's of very little faith.”

"Oya! There she is, walking with her nose in the air like she better than anybody else. via Jamaica Gleaner

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have come face to face with the devastating sight of a modern day Pompeii during the latest leg of their royal tour of the Caribbean. via BBC

“It's a paradise for anyone who is visiting.... It's a great place to visit. Even when I go to England I meet people and they say, 'I'd love to come back home - but what to?' There is no economic activity on the island.”

Plumes of smoke can still be seen above the island Prince Charles is visiting Montserrat as part of a Caribbean tour aimed at promoting sustainable development and youth opportunity. via BBC

Rendered partly uninhabitable by volcanic eruptions in the late 1990s, the self-governing British overseas territory known as the "Emerald Isle of the Caribbean" is striving to recover and rebuild. via BBC

“Spending time on a live volcano is a totally unique experience”

Malcolm Boyes and Aaron Wells interview David Lea at the remains of the Montserrat Golf Course. via The Town-Crier Newspaper

A chronology of key events 1493 - Navigator Christopher Columbus sights the island which he names after a Spanish abbey. via BBC

After more than a decade, Danny and Margaret Sweeney have nearly lost track of the number of times their lives have been disrupted by angry outbursts from the towering volcano that looms over this speck of a ... via MiamiHerald.com