40 years ago in Montserrat: The Police get dark with Synchronicity

It's the 40th anniversary of the recording of Synchronicity this month, the Police's mega-selling final album recorded in Montserrat less than 18 months after their previous visit to record Ghost in the Machine. It was by far their biggest-selling album and spawned their biggest hit, the infamous stalking song Every Breath You Take.   Every Breath You Take won two…

MAPD is supporting CDB to ensure the new port is disability friendly

Press Release from Montserrat Association for Persons with Disabilities The Caribbean Development Bank is carrying out a programme of disability audits on the projects delivered under the UKCIF programme. UKCIF is the UK's Caribbean Infrastructure Fund, and the projects it supports include the Montserrat Port Project. CDB said: "The objective is to facilitate improved integration…

Culture Clash: Why Montserrat Can’t get its Procurement Rules Right

I think I have worked out why Montserrat cannot get its procurement rules right. It is something Montserrat is becoming famous for, and at the last regional procurement conference I went to it was discussed again. Other territories are moving on to strengthening practice and professionalism, while Montserrat still appears to drag its feet on…

Soufriere Hills Volcano on the island of Montserrat

December 2022. For the first time that I can remember, the top of the volcano has been visible for an extended period and is not covered by clouds. It's been four days now. Time to charge the camera. Seeing it change with the light and the clouds is a remarkable and very rare experience

UK Prepares to Give up one of its Overseas Territories.

One of the most significant decisions taken by Liz Truss during her short and ill-fated tenure as British Prime Minister was to agree with Mauritius to hold negotiations on the future of British Indian Ocean Territory. The announcement launched the first talks over the sovereignty of an overseas territory since the Thatcher government agreed to…

Power Issues Again – Diary of a Remote Worker: Chapter 12

Sunday may have been one of the most stressful of my life. Exhausted from working until 4.00 am on Sunday, I was then faced with a 14-hour power outage from noon, on the day that I had to finish and submit the first assessed assignment of my Masters’ Degree in Law. It is weird how…