Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.

Montserrat Arts Council Launches Cultural Skills Workshops
The Montserrat Arts Council (MAC) is inviting the public to register for a new series of cultural workshops designed to strengthen and preserve the island’s rich traditions. Participants will have the opportunity to learn and develop skills in a...

Save the date: Women of Monaco Lunch returns this October with a green focus and charitable heart
The 13th edition of the prestigious Women of Monaco Lunch will take place at the Hôtel Métropole Monte-Carlo’s Salon Méditerranée, in aid of the Fondation Princesse Grace. The Women of Monaco concept, imagined by Sandrine Knoell of Five Stars...

Autograph books reveal what stars really thought of this Glasgow venue
The venue, which has played host to everyone from BB King to Jason Donovan, from The Blue Nile to Montserrat Caballe, was the flagship of the city’s cultural renaissance when it opened its doors in 1990. This weekend it marks its 35th anniversary...

‘A voice that bridges worlds’: Mercury Studios backs Tenor, a stirring new portrait of Samoan opera star Pene Pati
Redefining what an opera star looks like… Mercury Studios has boarded Tenor, a sweeping new music documentary following the meteoric rise of Samoan opera sensation Pene Pati — a singer hailed as “the next great tenor” and one of opera’s most...

Study Highlights Barriers to Reintegration for Ex-Prisoners in Montserrat
Dr Sinclair Coward, former technical consultant to the Ministry of Health and Social Services, has presented findings from a study examining the challenges ex-prisoners face when trying to reintegrate into society. Speaking at the Annual Research...

Opposition Presses Government on Halted Mammogram Services
Montserrat’s Opposition has raised alarm over the suspension of mammography services on island. During the September sitting of the Legislative Assembly, Opposition Member Nyota Mulcare pressed the Acting Minister of Health, Dwayne Hixon, to...
![Tobago’s Jolé St. John is CTO 2025 Regional Tourism Youth Congress Winner [Cayman’s Aylani Morris Seymour 3rd]](https://2c717466dc25cd7041c9-8eeda6a8ca964cf210ed223dbc947813.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com/23875065-855352944-unnamed-1-3-73x110.jpeg)
Tobago’s Jolé St. John is CTO 2025 Regional Tourism Youth Congress Winner [Cayman’s Aylani Morris Seymour 3rd]
Source: Caribbean Tourism Organization Jolé St. John of Tobago (center) with Jamaica’s Caleader Lewison (left) and Aylani Morris Seymour from the Cayman Islands in Barbados onThursday BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (October 4, 2025) – Sixteen-year-old Jolé...

Jamaican takes second place at 2025 CTO Regional Tourism Youth Congress
Jolé St John of Tobago (center) with Jamaica’s Caleader Lewison (left) and Aylani Morris Seymour from the Cayman Islands in Barbados. (Photo: CMC) BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Caleader Lewison, the 16-year-old junior minister of tourism for...

Research Highlights Barriers to Healthy Diets for Hypertensive Patients in Montserrat
Access, affordability, and cultural preferences are among the biggest challenges facing Montserratians trying to follow healthier diets to manage hypertension, according to preliminary research presented at the Ministry of Health and Social...

New Testing Technology Cuts Unnecessary Antibiotic Use in Children, Local Study Finds
The introduction of advanced diagnostic testing at Glendon Hospital has led to a sharp decline in unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions for children with respiratory infections, according to new research presented by Dr Tiffannie Skerritt-Flemming....

Patterns of Mandibular Third Molar Impactions and Its Association with Carious Lesions and Periodontal Defects: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study
Introduction Tooth impaction refers to a condition when a tooth does not erupt into its functional position in the oral cavity within its expected developmental timeline, often due to obstruction by other teeth, overlying bone, or soft tissue,...

Study Links Maternal Hypertension to Higher Rates of Low Birth Weight in Montserrat
Grethlyn West, Senior Health Information Officer at the Ministry of Health and Social Services, has presented new research showing that maternal hypertension is strongly linked to adverse birth outcomes on the island, particularly low birth...

Calls for Early Preparation After Montserrat Misses CARIFESTA XV
Writer and cultural advocate Nerissa Golden says Montserrat’s absence from CARIFESTA XV in Barbados should serve as a wake-up call for how the island approaches regional cultural events. Speaking on The Breakfast Show with Basil Chambers on...

Claude Browne Urges Montserrat to Eat Local and Embrace Agriculture as a National Priority
Claude Browne, host of Everything Agriculture on ZJB Radio, says Montserrat must return to eating local foods, take agriculture seriously, and guide young people into fields that secure the island’s future. The weekly programme on September 2,...

Restoration of Sant Esteve Church / Santamaría Arquitectes
© Judith Casas+ 15 Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or https://www.archdaily.com/1032564/restoration-of-sant-esteve-church-santamaria-arquitectes More SpecsLess Specs © Judith Casas Text description provided by the architects....

New Podcast ‘Flourish – The Wellness Podcast’ Empowers Caribbean Women to Prioritise Their Health
Rebel Rock Media Ltd. is proud to announce the launch of Flourish – The Wellness Podcast for Caribbean Women, a new series dedicated to supporting the health and wellbeing of women across the region. Hosted by Nerissa Golden, author, strategist,...

Meeting with Puigdemont and defending Catalan in Brussels: Catalan redemption of Montserrat?
BarcelonaThe Visit of King Felipe VI to Montserrat still brewing in some sectors of the independence movement, but several actors in the movement remain in tune with the abbey. Some are grateful for the latest gestures, which have turned the page...

The People's Party praises Puigdemont's Italian enemy who blesses Dolors Montserrat
BarcelonaPraise for the role against the Process, mutual praise, and praise from absolutely the entire Catalan PP leadership present. Catalan MEP and Secretary General of the European PP, Dolors Montserrat, hosted a breakfast briefing this Friday...

Tobago’s Jolé St. John is CTO 2025 Regional Tourism Youth Congress Winner
Regional Tourism Youth Congress participants with (l-r) Charles Fernandez, Minister of Tourism of Antigua and Barbuda; Dona Regis-Prosper, CTO Secretary-General; Councillor Tashia Burris, Secretary of Tourism, Tobago; Ian Gooding-Edghill, CTO...

FAU set to open two restaurants in the Breezeway Food Court next semester
Florida Atlantic University is set to add two new restaurants, Jimmy John’s and Buffalo Wild Wings, to the Boca Raton campus Breezeway Food Court to enhance the student dining experience. The two new offerings are set to open in February or March...