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MONTSERRAT

CARIBBEAN-CENTRAL AMERICA PROFILE 2018

TRADE AGREEMENTS AND Ministry of Education, Health and Social TELECOMMUNICATION
INVESTMENT TREATIES Services A fully digitalised telephone system,
Overseas Territory status links Montserrat Government Headquarters international and national services, international
constitutionally to the European Union and the P.O. Box 24 direct dialing (IDD), facsimile, data and telex
Brades, Montserrat
island benefits from European Development Tel: (664) 491-2880 services are available from public coin and card
Fund support. It is also a member of the Fax: (664) 491-3131 phones. Additionally, Cable & Wireless offers
Caribbean Community (Caricom). Email: mehcs@gov.ms Boatphone, the Caribbean Cellular Service.
Leased circuits and 1-800 Toll free service
GOVERNMENT Ministry of Finance, Economic Prepaid calling cards can be purchased from
Montserrat is an internally self-governing Development, Access and Tourism the Cable & Wireless office. Phone booths are
Overseas Territory. This provides for the P.O. Box 292, Government Headquarters located all around the island and cards can be
execution of government through a Governor Brades, Montserrat purchased at locations throughout.
Tel: (664) 491-2777
appointed by the Crown, an Executive Council Fax: (664) 491-2367 Full liberalisation of the telecommunication
that has the general control and direction of Email: minfin@gov.ms market is one of government’s main goals
government, and a Legislative Council. The and they have already taken the first steps in
Governor retains responsibility for internal EDUCATION realising this goal. In fact, Government has had
security (including police), external affairs, Education is compulsory in Montserrat. There several applications for new licences to provide
defence, the public service (of which he/she is are nine Government Primary Schools, with four telecommunications services, but have been
the head) and offshore finance. currently in operation in the designated safe zone, constrained by the existing operating agreement
accommodating children from the non-evacuated with the incumbent provider.
ELECTIONS as well as the evacuated areas. There are two
General elections were held in Montserrat on Private Primary Schools, one Private Secondary CONTACTS
11 September 2014. The People’s Democratic School and one amalgamated Government Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
Movement (PDM) under the leadership of Secondary School with three campuses. There P.O. Box 89,
Donaldson Romeo scored a resounding victory is an automatic admission to secondary school Basseterre, St. Kitts
by winning seven of the nine seats, taking from primary schools, as there are no Common Tel: (869) 465-2537
Entrance Examinations. A Technical College and
control of the island’s Legislative Assembly and the University of the West Indies School provide Fax: (869) 465-9562
government. The next general elections are due higher education for Continuing Studies. Email: info@eccb-centralbank.org
in September 2019. The Financial Services Commission
GOVERNMENT LEADERS INFRASTRUCTURE Phoenix House,
P O Box 188, Brades, Montserrat
Governor TRANSPORTATION Tel: (664) 491-6887
Elizabeth Carriere LAND Fax: (664) 491 9888
Railroads: None
8 Farara Plaza Highways: 227 km of good roads. The settlement Email: fcmrat@candw.ms
Brades, Montserrat of the North has resulted in construction of new Montserrat Economic Development Unit
Tel: (664) 491 2688/9 roads to facilitate development of this area. There Government Headquarters,
Fax: (664) 491 8867 is currently a road expansion program, to meet P.O. Box 292, Brades, Montserrat
Premier the increasing demand of new roads in the North. Tel: (664) 491-2066
Donaldson Romeo SEA Fax: (664) 491-4632
Email: devunit@gov.ms
Government Headquarters, Sea Ports: A jetty at Little Bay in the North Website: www.devunit.gov.ms
P.O. Box 292 has been functioning as the main port of entry
Brades, Montserrat and departure for the island, for both freight and Montserrat Chamber of Commerce &
Tel: (664) 491-3378 passenger services. The Port is located one and Industry
Fax: (664) 491-6780 one half miles from Brades. Cruise ships are Vue Pointe Hotel, Old Towne,
Email: op@gov.ms docking temporarily at Old Road’s Bay in the P.O. Box 384, Brades, Montserrat
north of the island, the designated safe zone. Tel: (664) 491-3640
Ministry of Agriculture, Trade, Lands, Fax: (664) 491-3639
Housing and Environment AIR Email: chamber@candw.ms
Government Headquarters, Airport: W.H. Bramble Airport at Trants, Montserrat Tourist Board
P.O. Box 272 located 14 km from Plymouth, with a 3,400-ft. #7 Farara Plaza, Buildings B&C,
runway was closed mid-year 1997, following
Brades, Montserrat high incidences of pyroclastic flows. The new P.O. Box 7, Brades, Montserrat
Tel: (664) 491-2546 Gerald’s Airport opened on May 24, 2005. The Tel: (664) 491-2230
Fax: (664) 491-9275 airport facilitates Twin Otter aircraft and is Fax: (664) 491-7430
Email: malhe@gov.ms expected to satisfy the medium and intermediate Email: info@montserrattourism.ms
Website: www.visitmontserrat.com
Ministry of Communication, Works, Energy needs of Montserrat, over the next 10-15 years.
and Labour Montserrat is also accessible from Antigua and IN THE U.S.
Government Headquarters Barbuda via ferry service. The ferry service, Eastern Caribbean Investment Promotion
P.O. Box 344 which operates twice daily except Sundays, takes Service (ECIPS)
Brades, Montserrat 1 hour to reach Antigua, from which connecting 3216 New Mexico Ave. NW
Tel: (664) 491-2521 flights to all parts of the world can be accessed. Washington, D.C. 20016
There is a helicopter service that takes 15 minutes
Fax: (664) 491-3475 to Antigua’s V.C. Bird International Airport. Tel: (202) 363-0229
Email: mcw@gov.ms

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