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Premier Meade to Address CARICOM Heads of Government as Region’s Newest Leader
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February 18, 2025
Premier of Montserrat, Reuben T. Meade, will take centerstage at the opening of the 48th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), set for February 19-21 in Bridgetown, Barbados. As the newest...
Over 3,000 registered to vote in Montserrat’s General Election
Loop News
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Montserrat’s Electoral Commission has announced that 3,464 people have registered to participate in the upcoming General Election. That figure represents 78.14 per cent of Montserrat’s population. Montserratians and Commonwealth citizens, who were...
Young Islanders represent the Falklands at international Youth Summit
MercoPress
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Sunday, March 2nd 2025 - 10:51 UTC FIGO Deputy Representative, Michael Betts, and Falkland Islands Junior Ambassadors, Benjamin Bahamonde Wastavino and Marvis Chipunza. Two young Islanders have represented the Falklands at the UK Overseas...
Montserratians Unite in London to Remember and Give Thanks
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June 30, 2025
Thousands of Montserratians and friends of Montserrat gathered in person and online for a moving Thanksgiving Service held on Sunday, June 29, 2025, at the Methodist Central Hall in Westminster, London. The event commemorated 30 years since the...
2025 Technical Advisory Committee meetings: ‘Government stakeholders should be proud of UWI’
Dominica News Online
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February 26, 2025
Honouring the collective bid for the financial sustainability of the region and its regional University, the Government of Monserrat hosted a virtual kick-off to The University of the West Indies’ 2025 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meetings...
ECCB advises commemorative Grenada $50 banknote is legal tender
Now Grenada
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February 25, 2025
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) advises that the Grenada $50 banknote is legal tender and can be used for any standard and over-the-counter business transaction across the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU). The ECCB collaborated...
Rotary Club of Montserrat Expands Peace Pole Initiative in Local Schools
Radio Montserrat
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The Rotary Club of Montserrat has erected two peace poles at primary schools on the island. On Friday, the Rotary Club planted peace poles at the Lookout Primary School and the St. Augustine Primary School under president Keri Matthew. A peace...
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Grenada's $50 commemorative bill is legal tender, says ECCB
Radio Jamaica
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February 25, 2025
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank says the Grenada's EC$50 note is legal tender and can be used for any standard and over-the-counter business transaction across the Eastern Caribbean currency Union. The ECCB is the central bank for Antigua and...
34 Candidates Nominated for Montserrat’s General Elections 2024
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October 12, 2024
Nomination Day, Thursday October 10 saw 34 candidates submit their applications to be added to the ballot paper for the General Elections slated for Thursday, October 24. Elections Returning Officer Edith Duberry told ZJB News the process was...
'I see us as a family,' says incoming BC president Father John Butler
The Boston Pilot - Massachusetts
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February 28, 2025
CHESTNUT HILL -- One is covered with autographs, the others are not, but the footballs all have the same words on them: "Father Jack." The game-used footballs take up plenty of space on a table in Jesuit Father John Butler's office, located in...
Scientific Report Confirms Montserrat’s Volcano Remains in a State of Unrest
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February 12, 2025
The latest report from the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) on Montserrat Volcanic Activity confirms that the Soufrière Hills Volcano (SHV) remains in a state of unrest, though with low levels of activity. The SAC29 report, based on its...
ECCB Says Commemorative Grenada Banknote Is Legal Tender
St. Lucia Times
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February 23, 2025
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has advised that the Grenada 50-dollar banknote is legal tender and useful for any standard and over-the-counter business transaction across the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU). The ECCB noted that...
Grenada’s 50th anniversary banknote is legal tender in ECCU Nations
St. Vincent Times
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February 22, 2025
ECCB Advises That Commemorative Grenada 50-Dollar Banknote is Legal Tender The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is advising that the Grenada 50-dollar banknote is legal tender and can be used for any standard and over-the-counter business...
Montserrat Carnival 2024 Officially Opens
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December 15, 2024
The 2024 Montserrat Carnival has officially begun. This is the 62 year of the December festival, which was renamed a carnival in 2019 to separate it from the other festivals held throughout the year. After a short but colourful parade of the...
ECCB says Commemorative Grenada 50-Dollar Banknote is Legal Tender
Antigua News Room
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February 21, 2025
ECCB Advises That Commemorative Grenada 50-Dollar Banknote is Legal Tender The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is advising that the Grenada 50-dollar banknote is legal tender and can be used for any standard and over-the-counter business...
Hon. Nyota Mulcare Represents Montserrat at CPA Development Programme in Malta
Radio Montserrat
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Opposition Member Nyota Mulcare is participating in the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Advanced Professional Development and Skills-Building Residency Programme in Valletta, Malta, this week. The programme, which runs from February...
Redouble collective efforts, pool combined wisdom, act on basis of fundamental, intrinsic principles – CARICOM SG | Opening, 48th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM
Win Media SKN
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February 20, 2025
“The current global challenges cannot be effectively addressed in splendid isolation. In our Region, which accounts for less than one percent of the global population, we know that if we are to decisively counter and surmount the combined effects...
ECCB Confirms Grenada's $50 Commemorative bill is legal tender
Loop News
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The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has advised that the 50-dollar Grenada bank note can be used across the ECCU Eastern Caribbean Currency Union. While the note was issued exclusively in Grenada, to mark the island’s 50th anniversary of...
Shary Barzey to Represent Montserrat at UK Youth Leadership Events
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February 20, 2025
The Montserrat Government UK Office announced today that Shary Barzey has been selected to represent Montserrat at two prestigious youth leadership events in the United Kingdom in February. A proud Montserratian, 18-year-old Shary Barzey is...
Premier Meade Travels for CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting
Radio Montserrat
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Several matters of particular interest to Montserrat will be discussed this week at the 48th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government in Barbados. Themed Strength in Unity: Forging Caribbean Resilience, Inclusive Growth, and...