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Back-to-back: PH's Emma Mary Tiglao wins Miss Grand International 2025
October 18, 2025 | 11:36pm MANILA, Philippines — Emma Mary Tiglao bested 76 other international delegates to be crowned the 13th Miss Grand International at glitzy rites in Bangkok, Thailand. It was technically a back-to-back victory, with...
Owner: Manuel V. Pangilinan
Rogue States or Legal Innovators? The ECCBI Bill, the Treaty of Basseterre, and the Crisis of Authority in the OECS”
When five Eastern Caribbean countries recently moved to enact a new regional Citizenship-by-Investment (CBI) regulatory authority under a bill labeled the Eastern Caribbean CBI (ECCBI), the legal and constitutional alarms in some quarters began...
Owner: Non-transparent
Sir Clare K. Roberts Marks 50 Years at the Bar — A Golden Legacy of Law, Justice, and Service
St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda — Tuesday, October 14, 2025 Antigua and Barbuda is celebrating a landmark moment in its legal and national history — the 50th anniversary of the call to the Bar of Sir Clare K. Roberts, KCN, KC, a towering figure...
Owner: Dario Item
As tenant evictions increase in the Balearics, landlords' legal uncertainty is blamed for high rents
Second-quarter figures from the General Council of the Judiciary indicate that the Balearics have the second highest eviction rate in Spain. There were 245 evictions, a year-on-year increase of just under four per cent. Of these, 204 were for...
Owner: Grupo Serra
Top EPP politician Montserrat (quietly) comes clean about pay
Spanish MEP Dolors Montserrat does not receive a salary from her job as secretary general of the European People’s Party, according to a public declaration she made on Wednesday. The “EPP party only compensates travel expenses and daily allowance...
Owner: Van Puijenbroek & Baert Families, Thomas Leysen
Montserrat’s €350k mystery
BELGIAN STRIKE: Unions will hold a nationwide strike today to protest pension and wage reforms, expected to severely disrupt public transport and flights. Find out if your metro, tram, or bus is affected here. Welcome to Rapporteur. This is Eddy...
Owner: Van Puijenbroek & Baert Families, Thomas Leysen
Montserrat Joins the Global Call to “Fund Resilience, Not Disasters”
The Disaster Management Coordination Agency (DMCA) will join the global community in observing the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) 2025 on Monday, October 13, under the timely theme of “Fund Resilience, Not Disasters.” To...
Owner: Nerissa Golden
Anguilla, The Bahamas, Dominica, and Montserrat solidify their longstanding commitment to the CRFM
Anguilla, The Bahamas, Dominica, and Montserrat solidify their longstanding commitment From left to right: Mr. Montez Williams (The Bahamas), Hon. Roland Royer (Dominica), Hon. John P. Osborne (Montserrat), and Hon. Kyle Hodge (Anguilla) sign the...
Owner: Joan & Colin Wilson
ERA warns EU lawmakers: Proposed EU261 revision threatens regional air connectivity
The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) has urged Members of the European Parliament to reconsider key elements of the proposed revision to EU Regulation EC 261/2004 ahead of the Transport Committee’s vote, warning that the current draft...
Owner: Bart Noëth
History Repeats Itself: Romeo Says Ongoing Medical Evacuation Crises Show Montserrat Still Left Behind
The recent plight of Montserrat’s Landis “Shorty” Baker and Cherry Brown, both struggling to access urgent overseas medical care, has again exposed what Opposition MLA and former Premier Donaldson Romeo calls “a systemic and deadly double...
Owner: Nerissa Golden
Caribbean Roots, Global Sounds
From reggae to R&B, Melody Thomas is passionate about putting Guyana on the music map FOR most people, music is shaped by the culture and traditions of their home. But some musicians transcend boundaries, blending influences from across the globe....
Owner: Guyanese Government
OECS Council of Ministers of Trade to Meet in Montserrat
Montserrat will host the Seventh Ordinary Council of Ministers of Trade from October 15 to 18, 2025. According to a release from the Business Trade and Investment Unit in the Office of the Premier, this high-level regional event will convene...
Owner: Nerissa Golden
International Friendly matches in pipeline for Golden Jaguars
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has confirmed it is actively working to secure a series of international friendly matches for the senior men’s national team, the Golden Jaguars, as part of their preparations for the 2026 Concacaf Nations...
Owner: Vishok Persaud
Montserrat runs solar-plus-storage tender
The government of Montserrat is searching for an engineering, procurement and construction contractor for a solar-plus-battery storage project. The deadline for applications is October 23. October 8, 2025 Patrick Jowett Little Bay, Montserrat...
Owner: Keppler-Gouras Eckhart
Dr Sheron Burns is New Head of UWI Global Campus Montserrat
(Press Release) The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Global Campus is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Sheron Burns as Head of its Global Campus Site, Montserrat, with effect from September 1, 2025. Dr Burns is an experienced...
Owner: Nerissa Golden
Montserrat Celebrating Financial Information Month with Local Partners
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) and its partners have launched Financial Information Month (FIM) 2025 under the theme Financial Investing: From Savers to Investors, with a packed month of activities aimed at deepening financial literacy...
Owner: Nerissa Golden
Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade deals are over, says Mexican lawmaker
A veteran Mexican lawmaker says the era of trilateral trade deals between Mexico-Canada and the U.S. is ending. Deputy Germán Martínez Cázares, a former member of the ruling National Regeneration Movement (Morena) party, says the existing...
Owner: Canadian Government
Pink Ribbon Charity Montserrat Reconsiders Closure, Scales Down Activities
The Pink Ribbon Charity Montserrat Inc. has completed another successful Breast Cancer Awareness Week, even as the organisation rethinks its future amid continued challenges in delivering local breast health services. Earlier this year, the...
Owner: Nerissa Golden
Amnesty International: Sanctioning Israel Can Change Course of Events in Gaza
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Yemen News Agency SABA
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Brussels – Saba: Amnesty International's representative to the European Union, Montserrat Carreras, said that sanctions on Israel are the only means capable of changing the course of events in the Gaza Strip. In a statement to Anadolu Agency on...
Owner: Yemeni Government
Mango in Turmoil: Accidental Fall or Disguised Crime
A family tragedy looms over the Mango empire. Ten months after the death of Isak Andic (71), who died on December 14, 2024, during a hike in the Montserrat massif (Catalonia), Spanish authorities are now examining the possibility of homicide....
Owner: Hassan Soussou