The Program Management Office, PMO is pleased to announce, in conjunction with the Ministry of Agriculture, Trade, Lands, Housing and Environment (MATLHE), that the Government of Montserrat is launching not just one, but TWO, procurements for the next phase of social housing development.

The Minister of Health, Honourable Delmaude Ryan, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Social Services, Camille Thomas-Gerald, and Chief Medical Officer (ag), Dr. Sharra Greenaway-Duberry, are among Health Ministers and other high-level delegates from the Americas and the Caribbean, meeting in Washington DC for the Pan American Health Organisation’s (PAHO) 57th Directing Council and 71st Session of the Regional Committee of the World Health Organisation (WHO) for the Americas, from September 30 to October 4, 2019.

The Government of Montserrat has appointed its first Director of Energy, in the Ministry of Communications, Works, Energy and Labour.

Jaden Sun Inc. owners of the Jaden Sun vessel, has been awarded a new one-year contract for the provision of ferry services. The contract was signed on Monday September 23, 2019 and commences on Tuesday October 1, 2019.

The Ministry of Finance and the Montserrat Customs and Revenue Service (MCRS) is providing additional support to self-employed persons and small contractors, who are having difficulties meeting the tax compliance requirement for tenders on Government of Montserrat’s capital projects.

The Chief Medical Officer (ag), Dr Sharra Greenaway-Duberry, on behalf of the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS), wishes to thank all those who responded to the incident that occurred at the John A. Osborne Airport on Monday (September 23, 2019) afternoon. It is a great relief that no injuries were reported as a result of the incident; which could have easily been more serious.

The Honourable Minister with responsibility for labour says the People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) has given its commitment to making meaningful adjustments to the Pensions Act to benefit workers.

Another individual has thrown his hat in the ring to contest the upcoming general election.

In an effort to promote a holistic approach to youth development and empowerment, the Department of Community, Youth and Sports Services will be hosting it’s first ever Primary School’s Career Week here, next week.

The Government of Montserrat has secured land required for the works to be carried out under the Montserrat Port Development Project.

Director of the Disaster Management Coordination Agency (DMCA) Alvin Ryan says the DMCA is in a better position to deal with other hazards that are not volcano related.