St. Lucian company awarded multi-million dollar contract to build hospital

The Montser­rat gov­ern­ment says it has signed a mul­ti-mil­lion dol­lar con­tract with a St. Lu­cia-based con­struc­tion com­pa­ny to build the third phase of the New Na­tion­al Hos­pi­tal of Montser­rat project. A state­ment by the Min­istry of...

St Philip and St James pilgrims visit sacred site

Parish­ioners from St Philip and St James RC Church re­cent­ly went on a pil­grim­age to Our La­dy of Montser­rat RC Church in Tor­tu­ga, which has been des­ig­nat­ed as a 2025 Ju­bilee Cen­tral Vic­ari­ate Sa­cred Site. The pil­grims set off via...

Local Farmer Calls for Government Intervention with Agoutis and Yard Fowls

On the heels of the Ministry of Agriculture’s plans to invest in pest control to improve local crop production, a local farmer is pleading for government to help him and other farmers with yard fowls. Local farmer Yogi Laser, complained on...

Clients Take the Cruise Less Traveled With Windstar’s Star Collector Voyages

Sometimes a one-week sailing isn’t enough to satisfy a client’s vacation needs, but a world voyage isn’t in the cards, either. Windstar Cruises’ Star Collector Voyages are a series of extended, small-ship cruises handpicked for their unique ports...

Government Signs Landmark EC$100 Million Contract for New Hospital

In a landmark move, the Government of Montserrat has officially signed the 100 million EC dollar contract for a new Hospital. The contract was won by Construction and Industrial Equipment Limited (CIE) from St Lucia after what has been described...

UFO's 'No Place To Run' reissue revives 1980 classic with remastered tracks and live set

As the tides of music turned in 1980—punk was snarling, synth-pop was bubbling, and metal was about to go mainstream—British hard rock legends UFO were weathering their own seismic shift. Guitar hero Michael Schenker was gone. The future was...

Meet the city that inspired Beverly Hills

Not to mention, Beverly Hills, Calif., was named after our fair city by real estate developer Burton Green in 1907. (Our Beverly was founded in 1626.) The Massachusetts Beverly has hills, too; one of the prettiest is Long Hill...

Virgin Islands hosts regional marine rescue training

Rescuers from Virgin Islands Search and Rescue joined marine protection crews from Anguilla, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Montserrat and the Turks and Caicos Islands for a two-week search-and-rescue training programme hosted in the territory this...

Boston College delegation returns to help inspire hope in local children

On Monday, the longstanding partnership between Boston College and Jamaica was revitalised as Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon, minister for education, skills, youth and information, welcomed a visiting delegation to the Office of the Prime Minister...

All-new ISE Track programme kicks off

Running from tomorrow (Tuesday, February 4) until Thursday, the Track programme features expert-led sessions covering the megatrends of AI, audio, cybersecurity, retail and sustainability Five Track streams have been added to the ISE Content...

'I was a has-been at 23,' says Scots singer behind one of 1980s most memorable tunes

But it all begs the question; at 71 Ure is still young compared to Jagger and Elton and Rod. But what drives the musician to drive around California? “Well, it’s not that I have a proper job,” he says, grinning. Read more Ure did attempt a ‘proper...

Caribbean’s First AI Sustainability Conference Set for Antigua This June

The Caribbean will host its first major regional conference focused on artificial intelligence this June, marking a historic moment in the region’s push toward digital transformation and sustainable development. Scheduled for June 23–24, 2025, the...

As 2025 Hurricane Season Nears, Direct Relief Expands Disaster Response Strategy

By Paul M. Sherer As hurricanes, fueled by warming oceans, grow more destructive, reaching farther inland and striking with greater intensity, Direct Relief is expanding its disaster response strategy to meet rising humanitarian needs. While...

Monsterrat initiates National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan

Home >> News Dominica News Online - Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025 at 4:44 PM Montserrat NBSAP LaunchMontserrat is initiating a significant effort to create its inaugural National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) in partnership with...

Solving the carbon storage gap with ocean-based enhanced weathering reactor technologies

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the International Energy Agency state that carbon management technologies must take place rapidly and scale up several orders of magnitude to achieve net-zero goals by 2050. (1) The de-facto model...

Muscone Ameliorates High-Altitude Hypoxia Gastrointestinal Stress via Modulation of Lactobacillus Murinus and Mitochondrial Metabolism

Introduction The growing global population exposed to high-altitude environments (>2500 m, currently exceeding 81.6 million)1 faces unique physiological challenges stemming from distinct environmental stressors, including hypobaric hypoxia,...

Researchers map DNA regions that activate liver regeneration

The mammalian liver has an extraordinary regenerative capacity, capable of fully restoring its mass and function after injury or partial resection. A study led by researchers at the University of Barcelona has identified the DNA regions that...

Residents Urged to Combat Praedial Larceny by Supporting Verified Farmers

Residents are being called upon to play their part in addressing the prevalence of Praedial Larceny on Montserrat. President of the Montserrat Farmers’ Association Claude Browne says praedial larceny will continues to exist if persons continue to...

Regional Coastguard Crews Boost Skills With UK’s Royal National Lifeboat Institution

Rescuers from the Virgin Islands Search and Rescue (VISAR) were joined by maritime protection crews from Anguilla, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Montserrat and Turks and Caicos Islands for a two-week training programme, delivered in partnership...

Roaming Charges: Who Shot the Tariffs?

Sabertooth tiger skull and Bay Bridge, San Francisco waterfront. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. Nationalism is our form of incest, is our idolatry, is our insanity. ‘Patriotism’ is its cult…Just as love for one individual which excludes the love for...