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New Hospital Design Targets Advanced Care and Greater Resilience, Says Health Minister
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August 11, 2025
Montserrat’s long-delayed new hospital project is finally taking shape, with advanced features planned to improve critical care and expand on-island medical capabilities, Minister of Health Dr. Ingrid Buffonge confirmed during the July...
Montserrat Government Responds to July Air Travel Bottlenecks
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August 4, 2025
The Government of Montserrat has acknowledged the recent shortage of airline seats to and from the island during the period July 18 to 24, 2025, citing a surge in travel demand tied to international events and new pricing policies. Premier and...
From Stories to Jobs: How Immersive Tourism Can Curb Youth Unemployment in Montserrat
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August 5, 2025
Montserrat is not just a place – it’s a feeling. It’s a gasp of delight that escapes the minute the island is revealed through the clouds. It’s the taste on your lips when you see a photo of goat water cooking on a coal pot. But for too long, our...
Montserrat Fire & Rescue Service Receive Advanced Ambulance Training
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July 30, 2025
The Montserrat Fire and Rescue Service completed an intensive two-day training session last week with UK health officials, further strengthening the island’s emergency response capabilities. Held at the Brades Fire Station on July 22 and 23, the...
CXC Reports Stable Results, Announces New Curriculum Rollout
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August 18, 2025
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has reported steady performance across the region in this year’s examinations while unveiling a new curriculum framework designed to give students more flexibility and better prepare them for modern...
Minister of Health Provides Update on Emergency Care and Dialysis Services
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July 31, 2025
Montserrat is preparing to finalise a critical health agreement with the University Hospital in Guadeloupe that could significantly reduce deaths and disability caused by strokes, heart attacks, trauma, and late-stage complications of chronic...
Budget Limits Impact Summer School, Nutrition Plans
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July 30, 2025
Minister of Education Dr Ingrid Buffonge provided an update during Monday’s parliamentary sitting, on the summer programme which was designed to engage and safeguard children during the school break. “The summer program which arose out of the...
A doctor’s appointment that never comes: How AI can transform healthcare (and save lives)
El País
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July 26, 2025
Andy Chang just turned 45. He lives in Chicago and holds a management position at the University of Chicago Medicine, one of America’s leading academic hospitals. At his age, he is due a colonoscopy. A routine check, nothing extraordinary. The...
Coordination key to tackling rise in livestock diseases, says WOAH
EurActiv
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July 24, 2025
Surveillance, early warning systems and cross-border cooperation are essential to combat climate change, trade and pathogens adaptation that are driving a rise in animal diseases in Europe, says Montserrat Arroyo, Deputy Director General of the...
Defining the Market: Who Is Montserrat Really For?
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July 23, 2025
Montserrat is a destination with high entry costs and an undefined market identity. This is a dangerous combination. Without clarity about who we’re for, we risk offering everything to everyone and delivering value to no one. As other destinations...
Learn How Montserrat is Using Probiotics to Save Coral Reefs
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July 23, 2025
Did you know coral reefs can get sick? In Montserrat, local experts are doing something groundbreaking to help them recover using probiotics. On Thursday, July 24, the public is invited to learn more about this world-leading project at an open...
How ‘Stress Buster’ Trips Gave Montserrat’s Children Relief During the Early Eruption Years
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July 23, 2025
In the midst of the uncertainty, trauma and upheaval caused by the start of volcanic activity in Montserrat in 1995, one remarkable regional initiative offered a lifeline, not for homes or businesses, but for the island’s children. Dubbed the...
PAHO Director and CARICOM Secretary-General sign 2025-2029 Joint Subregional cooperation strategy to advance health and equity in the Caribbean
Pan American Health Organization
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July 22, 2025
Georgetown, Guyana, 22 July 2025 (PAHO) – The Joint Subregional Cooperation Strategy that will provide a coordinated framework for technical cooperation to address common public health challenges in the Caribbean was signed today by the Director...
PAHO Director and CARICOM Secretary-General sign 2025-2029 Subregional cooperation strategy to advance health and equity in the Caribbean
Pan American Health Organization
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July 22, 2025
Georgetown, Guyana, 22 July 2025 (PAHO) – The Subregional Strategy that will provide a coordinated framework for technical cooperation to address common public health challenges in the Caribbean was signed today by the Director of the Pan American...
A family saga of 300 years
The Malta Independent
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The Maltese note first - the Maltese sadist bishop. Along the long list of people who in one way or another had to do with her family along the years, Oriana Fallaci mentions, without saying he was a Maltese, a bishop. Fra Paulo Micallef was an...
A family saga of 300 years
The Malta Independent
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The Maltese note first - the Maltese sadist bishop. Along the long list of people who in one way or another had to do with her family along the years, Oriana Fallaci mentions, without saying he was a Maltese, a bishop. Fra Paulo Micallef was an...
OECS and CDB Conclude Enhanced Poverty Assessment Project
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August 12, 2025
Montserrat was represented by Dr Ingrid Buffonge, Minister of Health and Education and Teresena Fergus, Director of Social Services, at the recent regional conference marking the conclusion of the Enhanced Country Poverty Assessment (eCPA)...
Risk Factors for Acute Exacerbation in Patients with COPD Group E in Ningbo: Risk Analysis of Irregular Review, Cardiovascular Complications, and Lung Function Decline
Dove Medical Press
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August 7, 2025
Introduction Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a respiratory disease characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms such as chronic cough and sputum, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. It is a prevalent global disease with...
A man of many talents - Glimpses of the Past with Karen Webster
The Citizen
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If one were to look for an example of how to live life on a large scale that packs in many experiences and accomplishments they perhaps would benefit from examining the life and times of Dr. Charles Toll. David Charles Edgar Toll (Charlie) was...
Nine years since TTFA started its elite/high performance model, is T&T’s youth football better or worse off?
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August 14, 2025
On 25 July, Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president Kieron Edwards suggested that “progress” was being made with regards to the country’s eligibility law, which would widen the pool of players available for the national football...