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Montserratian Business Woman Offering a $1000 Grant to a Local Startup
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July 10, 2025
In celebration of 20 years in business, serial entrepreneur Lyandra Hobson is hosting a competition to give away XCD$1000 to a small business. Hobson, is an online procurement specialist and owner of LHNet Ordering Service, with clients in the...
Montserrat Observes National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving Today
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July 9, 2025
Montserrat will observe its National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving as a public holiday, today, Wednesday, July 9, 2025. The holiday, established by Act No. 13 of 2024 and assented to on May 2, 2024, is recognised annually on the second Wednesday...
How the Four Seasons Nevis Is Leading the Way in Sustainable Travel — One Sea Turtle at a Time
Caribbean Journal
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July 9, 2025
This short film shows the Sea Turtle release at the Four Seasons Nevis’ beach on July 9. The turtle was geo-tagged and its movements will now be tracked across the wider region. If you’ve been to Nevis, you know it. The energy. The pull. Maybe...
Caribbean bank celebrates 49 years of EC dollar stability
Jamaica Observer
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July 8, 2025
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) — The St Kitts-based Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is commemorating 49 years of the Eastern Caribbean (EC) dollar being pegged to the United States (US) dollar at a fixed rate of EC$2.70 to US$1.00. “This is a...
COLORADO TRAVEL SOFTBALL RECAP – Area travel softball players back from Colorado, prepare for next wave of tournaments
Los Cerritos Community Newspaper - California
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July 9, 2025
July 9, 2025 By Loren Kopff • @LorenKopff on X Several travel softball players from the area have returned from the Rocky Mountain state where they participated in a combination of tournaments associated with the Triple Crown Fastpitch. The...
Scrappy Launches Free Swap Libraries to Ignite Love for Reading on Montserrat
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July 9, 2025
Montserratian soca artist and children’s book author Gavin “Scrappy” Johnson is giving the community a fresh reason to rediscover the joy of reading, with the donation of two new Swap Libraries. The colourful book-exchange boxes are now open to...
CWI pays tribute to the late former Leeward Islands player Jim Allen
Guyana Chronicle
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July 8, 2025
ST JOHN’S, Antigua- Cricket West Indies (CWI) yesterday paid tribute to Jim Allen, the former Montserrat and Leeward Islands cricketer who recently passed away at the age of 73. He was widely regarded as Montserrat’s greatest cricketer, having...
CWI Pays Tribute To Former Leeward Islands And Montserrat Player Charles Henry “Jim” Allen
The Voice
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July 7, 2025
Charles Henry “Jim” Allen Cricket West Indies (CWI) today paid tribute to Jim Allen, the former Montserrat and Leeward Islands cricketer who recently passed away at the age of 73. He was widely regarded as Montserrat’s greatest cricketer, having...
Does King Felipe VI's visit reflect a political shift in Montserrat?
Ara
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July 7, 2025
BarcelonaThe Montserrat Abbey's invitation to King Felipe VI to participate in a millennium event sparked protests and unrest among the independence movement and Catholic Catalans. The visit, that occurred After the Royal House expressed that it...
Premier Urges Full Participation in National Living Conditions Survey to Unlock Social Support
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July 4, 2025
Premier Reuben T. Meade is calling on Montserrat residents to fully participate in the ongoing 2025 Household Budgetary Survey – Survey of Living Conditions (HBS-SLC), warning that without this critical data, the island risks missing out on...
Premier Meade Commends Team for Stepping Up on Regional Stage
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July 4, 2025
Premier Reuben T. Meade has praised his Cabinet colleagues for their growing leadership and active representation of Montserrat in regional and international forums, calling their recent work a sign of a strong and capable team ready to guide the...
Montserrat cricketer Jim Allen Passes Away at 73
SKN News
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July 4, 2025
Montserratian Cricket legend and West Indies Star Player Jim Allen has passed away. He was a member of the World Series Cricket West Indies XI and is considered one of the best cricketers in Montserrat. The sports enthusiasts have extended their...
Outback council staffer was working from Caribbean island, audit finds
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 2, 2025
An outback shire unfairly dismissed two staff, used restricted funds to cover shortfalls and improperly employed a man working remotely from a Carribean island, Western Australia's government watchdog has found. Those are just some of the issues...
Montserrat Mourns Cricket Legend Jim Allen
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July 4, 2025
We’re saddened to share that Montserrat’s greatest cricketer, Charles Henry “Jim” Allen, has passed away at the age of 73. According to Montserrat Spotlight, Allen played his “final innings” peacefully on July 2, 2025, bringing to a close an...
TRAVEL SOFTBALL REPORT: Former La Mirada standout helps Team Mexico win the TCS International Challenge
Los Cerritos Community Newspaper - California
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July 3, 2025
Recent La Mirada High graduate Angelyna Conde poses with the Triple Crown Sports International Challenge Silver Bracket Championship trophy after Team Mexico defeated Team Israel 8-5 this past Sunday in Westminster, CO. July 3, 2025 By Loren Kopff...
ST. KITTS & NEVIS NOW HAS THE HIGHEST VAT RATE IN THE OECSECONOMIC ANALYSIS: Reversal of VAT Cut Places Increased Pressure on Households and Businesses
Times Caribbean
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July 5, 2025
— By Times Caribbean News BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS — St. Kitts and Nevis now holds the distinction of having the highest Value Added Tax (VAT) rate in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), standing at 17%, according to the latest...
Deputy Premier Urges PTIS Graduates to Embrace Change, Take Responsibility
Magnetic Media
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July 4, 2025
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands – The Ministry of Health and Human Services was represented at the 2025 UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs) Public Health Conference held under the...
Montserrat National Museum to Digitise Island’s Maker Heritage
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July 2, 2025
The Montserrat National Trust is partnering with the Endangered Material Knowledge Programme (EMKP) to document and digitally preserve the island’s rich history of handmade material culture. Titled A Nation of Makers, the project has received...
Montserrat Women in Science Eligible for $15,000 Research Award
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July 2, 2025
Women resident in Montserrat, who are pursuing advanced scientific research now have the opportunity to secure a $15,000 USD grant through the prestigious L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Young Talents Caribbean Region program. Applications are...
Ministry of Health and Social Services Launches “Summer Smiles” Dental Programme
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July 5, 2025
The Ministry of Health and Social Services has launched its 2025 “Summer Smiles” dental programme. “Summer Smiles” is an annual follow-up initiative by the Dental Clinic aimed at promoting continued oral health care for students of the Montserrat...