Montserrat Pensions Overhaul: Montserrat has begun its first comprehensive pensions review in 13 years, with a 17-member committee led by the Office of the Deputy Governor and technical support from TELUS Health, aiming to modernise and stabilise retirement benefits and shift toward a more transparent defined-contribution model with portability and flexible investment choices over about six months. Ferry Future Unclear: Questions are mounting over Montserrat’s ferry service as private operators move ahead of the Government’s long-awaited tender; officials say no government-run service is operating yet and the tender process is still being completed, while a vessel recently seen in Montserrat waters is described as a private initiative. Regional Public Service Cooperation: Montserrat joined Bermuda and other British Overseas Territories at the Overseas Territories Deputy Governors and Heads of Public Service summit, where leaders discussed workforce shortages, talent development, public service reform, and expect a Memorandum of Understanding to boost secondments and attachments. Entrepreneurship Push: Montserrat entrepreneurs are being invited to apply for a four-month Green Business Incubator Programme starting July 2026, offering mentorship, business planning support, and regional networks, with a focus on women and youth-led early-stage ventures. Vatican Communications Appointment: Pope Leo XIV has appointed Maria Montserrat “Montse” Alvarado, head of EWTN News, as prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication effective Nov. 1. Montserrat in International Headlines: Spain-based reporting continues to detail the Mango founder Isak Andic case, including released emergency-call audio from his son Jonathan Andic after the fatal Montserrat-area plunge near Barcelona.