LITTLE BAY – Chief Minister Reuben T. Meade on Thursday laid out the government’s plan to lead Montserrat into a sustainable future and said programmes that will significantly expand the private sector are essential and will also “generate increased levels of economic activity in the medium to long term.” In his first budget speech...
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BRADES – Six members of the Antigua media were the guests today of the Montserrat Tourist Board (MTB). “The visit was to show residents of the neighbouring island that Montserrat is still a safe and great place to visit,” remarked Ishwar Persad, Marketing Officer for the MTB. The media group visited among other locations...
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BRADES – The first five persons have been selected to benefit from the Davy Hill Housing Rehabilitation Programme announced by Chief Minister Reuben T. Meade and Minister of Housing Joseph Farrell-Taylor last September. Under the programme, residents will have new homes constructed in a shared equity plan with the Government of Montserrat. The impetus...
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BRADES – The island of Montserrat is no stranger to tragedy or emergencies but even Chief Minister Reuben T. Meade says the present devastation in Haiti makes dealing with an active volcano seem tantamount to dealing with a baby. The chief minister on Thursday encouraged nationals to lend a hand to the people of...
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SALEM – Clean up crews continue to work to clear the ash from the roads, drains and communal areas in the areas of Friths, Salem and Olveston. These areas received significant ash fall over the Christmas holidays. The clean up effort is being funded by the Government of Montserrat and coordinated by the Disaster...
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BRADES – No new taxes are being proposed for 2010 says Chief Minister Reuben T. Meade. Rather than increasing taxes, the government will be looking at ways to make its services more efficient. Chief Minister Meade said on Thursday that every effort will be made to attract private sector involvement as the government looks...
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BRADES, Montserrat – Montserrat is one step closer to meeting the March 2010 deadline to sign tax information exchange agreements with the members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). On Thursday, Chief Minister Reuben Meade and the Pim Waldeck, The Netherlands Ambassador to the UK signed the bilateral tax information exchange...
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BRADES, Montserrat – Chief Minister Reuben Meade and the FCO Minister for the Overseas Territories, Chris Bryant on Wednesday signed the double taxation arrangement (DTA) which will remove Montserrat from the OECD gray list. The DTA is designed to avoid the double taxation of income and overrules the domestic tax law of Montserrat.  Since...
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