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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...

Consumer Reports shares what parents and caretakers need to know about safe infant sleep
October is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month, a reminder for parents and caregivers that unsafe sleep setups can put babies in danger. Consumer Reports found that some infant products marketed for sleep can increase the risk of injury,...

Consumer Reports: Setting babies up for safe sleep
October is SIDS Awareness Month, an urgent reminder for parents and caregivers that the wrong sleep setup can put babies in danger. Consumer Reports has found that some infant products marketed for sleep can increase the risk of injury,...

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...

Spain and Its Islands at World Travel Market 2025
On behalf of Spain and its islands, below is a summary of some of the key events and opportunities at World Travel Market, London. THE SPANISH TOURIST OFFICE (STO) IN UK Stand Number: N6-210 The Spanish Tourist Office (STO) in the UK is the...

Consumer Reports: October is safe infant sleep month
October is SIDS Awareness Month, an urgent reminder for parents and caregivers that the wrong sleep setup can put babies in danger. Consumer Reports has found that some infant products marketed for sleep can increase the risk of injury,...

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...

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...

Berlaymont on lockdown
URSULA’S BUNKER: Access to the 13th floor of the Berlaymont, where Ursula von der Leyen lives and her close circle works, will be severely limited from now on – even for commissioners and senior officials – according to an internal memo seen by...

Montserrat’s NHS Medical Quota Under Scrutiny After Cases of Brown and Baker
Montserrat’s system for sending patients overseas for specialist medical care is under renewed scrutiny, as recent cases highlight gaps in the UK’s NHS quota scheme that have left vulnerable residents without adequate support. During the September...

Montserrat, PAHO Advance Plans to Boost Health Care
The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the Government of Montserrat are partnering to accelerate health system strengthening through a focused package of technical cooperation made possible, in part, by...

Montserrat Civil Service Association Elects New Executive at 2025 AGM
(Press release) On Wednesday, October 1, 2025, the Montserrat Civil Service Association (MCSA) successfully hosted its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Brades Arts and Education Centre. The AGM provided an opportunity for members to reflect on...

Wallpaper Wednesday: More great phone wallpapers for all to share (October 15)
C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Welcome to Wallpaper Wednesday! In this weekly roundup, we’ll give you a handful of Android wallpapers you can download and use on your phone, tablet, or even your laptop/PC. The images will come from folks here...

More Than $1M Allocated for Montserrat Arts Council
The government has defended its decision to allocate more than $1.1 million to the Montserrat Arts Council (MAC) for its operations and festivals, along with an additional $230,000 for cultural development projects. This is an increase over last...

PAHO and Montserrat advance a comprehensive health system strengthening agenda
Bridgetown, Barbados, 29 September 2025 (PAHO/WHO) - The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the Government of Montserrat are partnering to accelerate health system strengthening through a focused package of...

Four Caribbean Nations Sign CRFM Agreement, Strengthening Regional Fisheries Cooperation
Four Caribbean countries—Anguilla, The Bahamas, Dominica, and Montserrat—have officially signed the Agreement Establishing the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), reinforcing their commitment to regional collaboration in fisheries...

Celebrities: Death in September 2025
Dhimitër Anagnosti, 89, Albanian film director (The Return of the Dead Army, Përralle Nga e Kaluara) and politician, minister of culture (1992–1994) and MP (1991–1996). Jimmy Bone, 75, Scottish football player (Partick Thistle, St Mirren) and...

Darenthea Sweeney Departs Montserrat as 2025/26 Chevening Scholar
Darenthea Sweeney has been awarded the prestigious Chevening Scholarship for the 2025/26 academic year and departed Montserrat on Monday, September 22, to begin her studies in the United Kingdom. She will be pursuing an MSc in Climate Change...

Week of rail closures due to construction in Castelldefels: this is how the Southern and Regional Commuter Lines will be affected.
BarcelonaImprovement works at Castelldefels station will shut down the R2 Sud lines and southern regional trains throughout this week. To ensure transportation, Renfe will operate an alternative bus service from today until Sunday. Specifically,...

The royals are still relevant, unlike the Church of England
It has been another week of excruciating headlines for the royal family. Prince Andrew’s mortifying intimacy with the paedophile predator Jeffrey Epstein and new evidence of how untruthful he has been about that association have provided most of...