Bungling Drug Charges and arrests
Drug arrests – smuggling drugs into Montserrat by Bennette Roach Davy Hill – Nov 3, 2017 Police turned up at the John Osborne Airport on Saturday morning October 21, 2017, to continue what they later,...
View ArticleLegislative Assembly ‘Fiasco’?
By Bennette Roach Problems of the conduct and behavior surrounding sittings and the business of the Legislative Assembly, particularly regarding the time, number of sittings and a seeming surprising...
View ArticleBungled arrests, Drug Charges, draw fines!
Guilty pleaders free on fines, but held in detention, indefinitely By Bennette Roach The Director of Public Prosecution hints at appeal of sentence on charges which were compromised from Conspiracy to...
View ArticleRoyal Bank of Canada, Montserrat celebrates its 100th year of presence
100 years – “no mean feat” a cause for celebration It was described ‘as no mean feat’ as the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) today, Friday, celebrated the land mark existence which comes on Sunday, November...
View ArticleHow to build back better after a hurricane with the next one a few months away
By Irwin LaRocque and Achim Steiner* GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Nov 17, CMC – Imagine relocating the entire population of your country in the face of a colossal hurricane and two months later still not being...
View ArticleAt least 235 killed in Egypt mosque attack
CBS News EL-ARISH, Egypt — Militants attacked a crowded mosque during Friday prayers in the Sinai Peninsula, setting off explosives, spraying worshippers with gunfire and killing at least 235 people in...
View ArticleMarijuana Discussion Denied
Freedom of Expression sought and denied, but full-scale forum discussion follows It was only a few months ago when a social commentator lost his case, and yet again, in the Eastern Caribbean Supreme...
View ArticleTeachers frustrated with no communication from the Ministry of Education
Teachers under the Montserrat Union of Teachers (MUT) have, in a surprising if not unusual move invited the press to tell them of the union’s disappointment and frustration over the Ministry of...
View ArticleDoctor guilty on indecent assault charge
Indecent assault guilty verdict against doctor The East Caribbean High Court in Montserrat concluded the week’s criminal assizes with the unanimous guilty verdict returned in the matter where a medical...
View ArticleRaúl Castro defends more unity and integration Cuba-Caricom
Antigua and Barbuda, Dec 8. 2017 – Cuban President Raúl Castro today called for unity in diversity, integration and genuine cooperation among Caribbean states to face common challenges and problems of...
View ArticleBrexit deal agreement in full: Read the report published after phase one of...
Telegraph Reporters The Telegraph•December 8, 2017 David Davis, Theresa May, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier meet at...
View ArticlePremier Romeo and recent JMC meetings in London
The report came out even before his return to Montserrat from his participation at the recent Joint Ministerial Council JMC meeting in London that the Hon. Premier Donaldson Romeo has made an...
View ArticleGrant funding of GBP14.4 m to develop port at Little Bay, Montserrat
TMR was about to publish the following front page story of January 27, 2017 “Planning to begin for a breakwater facility at Little Bay” in the Christmas Flashback section, then discovered but then...
View ArticleThe SPCCU reports progress at its 46th AGM
The St. Patrick’s Co-operative Credit Union Ltd. (SPCCU) has been in existence long before it was registered as such in 1969. The co-operative was actually established for the catholic congregation on...
View ArticleQueen Elizabeth Gives a Surprisingly Romantic Shout-Out in Her Annual...
People – Royals Queen Elizabeth II – John Stillwell/WPA Pool/Getty Lindsay Kimble and Simon Perry December 24, 2017 Queen Elizabeth is keeping her sentiments focused on home during her annual Christmas...
View ArticleGovernor Carriere departs
with as much failure, as she notes the development challenge remains Brades, Dec. 26, 2017 – During her final press conference held at the Governor’s Office, Dec. 21, departing Governor Elizabeth...
View ArticleSmall but colourful parade Ends 2017 Montserrat Festival
As DiscoverMNI ‘themed’, “There is no denying that 2017 was a challenging year on Montserrat for many reasons, much of which manifested in a smaller annual festival,” which they said was, “due to...
View ArticleHospital plans ready to go in 2014
Below is a video presentation (one of very few) hosted by Mrs. Sujue Davis at Government House, where Chief Medical Officer Dr Kernanet-Huggins explained the hospital plans, consulted, discussed and...
View ArticleHow to build back better after a hurricane with the next one a few months away
By Irwin LaRocque and Achim Steiner* GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Nov 17, CMC – Imagine relocating the entire population of your country in the face of a colossal hurricane and two months later still not being...
View ArticleMarijuana Discussion Denied
Freedom of Expression sought and denied, but full-scale forum discussion follows It was only a few months ago when a social commentator lost his case, and yet again, in the Eastern Caribbean Supreme...
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