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| Flights to Montserrat |
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| » Montserrat Information |
| Montserrat, coined the "Emerald Isle of the Caribbean", by Columbus because of its lush mountainous landscape, which is a British Crown Colony today populated by English-speaking citizens of Irish heritage. |
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| » Montserrat General Information |
| Capital: Plymouth |
| Currency: East Caribbean dollar (XCD) |
| Language: English |
| Telephone codes: 1-664 |
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| » Montserrat Practical Information |
| › Passport and Visa |
Passports:
Valid passport required by all.
Visas:
Required by all except the following:
(a) nationals of United States, Canada, UK, Australia, Japan, European Union, except 1. nationals of Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovak Republic and Slovenia who do need a visa.
(b) nationals of Commonwealth countries, except nationals of Cameroon and Mozambique who do need a visa
(c) nationals of UK Dependent Territories
(d) nationals of French Dependent Territories
(e) nationals of Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Bahrain, Bolivia, Brazil, Central African Republic, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cte d?Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, The Philippines, San Marino, Surinam, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Vatican City and Venezuela.
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| › Public Holidays |
| New Years Day (01Jan); St. Patrick's Day (17Mar); Good Friday (Varies Each Year); Easter Monday (Varies Each Year); Labour Day (First Monday in May);
Whit Monday (First Monday in June); Queen's Birthday (Second Saturday in June); August Monday (First Monday in August); Christmas Day (25Dec); Boxing Day (26Dec); Festival Day (31Dec).
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| » Montserrat History |
Montserrat was populated by Arawak and Carib peoples when it was claimed by Christopher Columbus on his second voyage for Spain in 1493, naming the island 'Santa María de Montserrat'. The island fell under British control in 1632, when a group of Irish fleeing anti-Catholic sentiment in Saint Kitts and Nevis settled there. The import of slaves, common to most Caribbean islands, mainly coming from West Africa, followed during the 17th and 18th centuries and an economy based on sugar, rum, arrowroot and Sea Island cotton was established.
In 1782, during the American Revolutionary War, Montserrat was briefly captured by France. It was returned to Britain under the Treaty of Versailles, which ended that conflict. From 1871 to 1958 it was administered as part of the Federal Colony of the Leeward Islands, and then it became a province of the short-lived West Indies Federation from 1958 to 1962.
With the advent of Beatles producer George Martin?s AIR Studios Montserrat in the 1970s, the island attracted world-famous musicians, who came to record in the peace and quiet and lush tropical surroundings of Montserrat. The last ten years of the twentieth century, however, brought two events which devastated the island.
In September 1989, Hurricane Hugo struck Montserrat with full force, damaging over 90 percent of the structures on the island. AIR Studios closed, and the tourist trade upon which the island depended was nearly wiped out. Within a few years, however, the island had recovered considerably ? only to be struck again by disaster.
In July 1995, Montserrat's Soufriere Hills volcano, dormant throughout recorded history, rumbled to life and began an eruption which eventually buried the island's capital, Plymouth, in more than 40 feet (12 m) of mud, destroyed its airport and docking facilities, and rendered the southern half of the island uninhabitable, forcing more than half of the population to flee the island owing to lack of housing. After a period of regular eruptive events during the late 1990s including one on June 25, 1997, in which 19 people lost their lives, the volcano's activity in recent years has been confined mostly to infrequent ventings of ash into the uninhabited areas, although the nuisance occasionally extends into the populated areas of the northern part of the island.
Montserrat today remains lush and green. A new airport, opened officially by the Princess Royal Princess Anne in February 2005, received its first commercial flights on July 11, 2005, and docking facilities are in place at Little Bay, where a new capital is being constructed out of reach of any further volcanic activity.
The people of Montserrat were granted full residency rights in the United Kingdom in 1998, and citizenship was granted in 2002. |
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| Montserrat News |
Project for Montserrat's most vulnerable breaks ground
June 13, 2008
Residents of Montserrat witnessed the first signs of progress for the project that addresses the most vulnerable of its population. A ground-breaking ceremony, at the beginning of June, marked the start of construction on the project.... powered by "Caribbean Net News"
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Montserrat's private sector joins the fight to rebuild tourism
May 21, 2008
In response to Montserrat?s failing tourism industry, one of the country?s resident entrepreneurs has adopted a do-it-yourself attitude and rolled up her sleeves to aid the island?s tourism niche by establishing a series of interesting feedback systems.... powered by "Caribbean Net News"
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