The key issues impacting Montserrat’s relationship with the United Kingdom were laid on the table at a brief inquiry by the Constitutional Committee on Wednesday February 11, 2026 in London.
The inquiry is reviewing progress against the commitments set out in the 2023 UK-Overseas Territories Joint Declaration.
Head of the Government of Montserrat UK Office (GOMUKO), Kei-Retta Farrell was one of a five-member panel representing the OTs.
Miss Farrell started out by focusing on the context for which the key issues facing Montserrat emerged – the soufriere Hills volcanic eruptions.
The other panelists:- Blondel Cluff, CBE, DL, Overseas Representative and special adviser to the premier, Government of Anguilla; Natalio Wheatley, Premier, British Virgin Islands; Charles Washington Misick, OBE, premier, Turks and Caicos Island; and Kim Wilkerson, JP, Attorney General, Bermuda.
The inquiry is set to continue on February 25.