Montserrat in 2020 A view of the island's future - Government of Montserrat

Montserrat in 2020
A view of the island’s future

Montserrat in 2020
                    A view of the island’s future

Salem’s “Phoenix” Amphitheatre         Proceeds go to the generation of
opened in 2013.                        Salem, as well as providing for
                                       under-privileged children and
The first annual Salem Afro-           needy persons across the island.
Caribbean Beneficiary Concert
was opened by Johnny Clegg and
brought crowds from the region,
Africa, the UK, Canada and the
USA, including many diaspora
Montserratians.

Montserrat in 2020
                        A view of the island’s future

Other regular music events include
“Domeserrat” (reflecting the domed
architecture of the venue), which
celebrates the close cultural ties that
have evolved between Montserrat
and the Dominican Republic.

Another favourite is the “Cuba-
Cabana” street music festival that
brings well known bands to perform
in the streets of Salem

Montserrat in 2020
    A view of the island’s future

The UWI Open Campus
now shares its facilities
with a premier USA
Medical School

Montserrat in 2020
                        A view of the island’s future
The UWI Open Campus is also home
to Montserrat’s School of Public
Policy and Management, (MSPPM)
the premier school for civil service
training in the region.

The school benefits from a visiting
faculty from the renowned School of
Oriental & African Studies (University
of London), many of whom have now
made their home in Montserrat

Montserrat in 2020
                       A view of the island’s future

Thanks to the high-speed fibre-optic
links, installed in late-2012, MSPPM
is at the forefront of interactive
video-lecturing.

This also benefits the medical school

Montserrat in 2020
                       A view of the island’s future
The water and fruit-juice processing
plant, near Duck Pond, opened in
2014.

In addition to Montserratian spring-
water, a range of high-quality fruit
juices are now exported to the USA,
Canada and Europe

Montserrat in 2020
                       A view of the island’s future
The Montserrat company Emerald Spa
has expanded its original business of
natural nutrient-rich volcanic clay
products to include facial and body
washes and other skincare products.

These are sold via a boutique in
Little Bay and internationally

Montserrat in 2020
                      A view of the island’s future

Home to many of the island’s ICT
and financial services business
people, Palm Loop, Woodlands
and Olveston now boast some of
the premier residential properties
in the region.

Montserrat in 2020
                       A view of the island’s future
Government has permitted a limited
number of well-managed luxury
eco-lodges to be developed on the
edges of the Centre Hills.

In addition to providing a buffer
zone at the edge of the forest
reserve, a special “eco-levy”
provides funding for protecting
Montserrat’s unique flora and fauna
and for maintaining forest trails

Montserrat in 2020
                     A view of the island’s future

Modelled on the “Las Terrenas”
property on the Dominican
Republic’s Samana Peninsula, a
range of exclusive guesthouses
exist throughout Montserrat’s west
coast

Montserrat in 2020
                     A view of the island’s future

Providence Estate, where Sir Paul
McCartney and his family stayed
in the 1980s, was bought in 2012.
A recording studio was built and
this has put Montserrat “back on
the map” as a terrific place to
produce new music

Montserrat in 2020
                         A view of the island’s future
The island has developed its
facilities for sports tourism.

The 9-hole, 18-tee golf course is
neighboured by 3- and 4-bedroom
serviced villas that cater to families
or golfing groups.

A central clubhouse includes
meeting rooms and conference /
function facilities

Montserrat in 2020
                       A view of the island’s future
The serviced villas also provide
accommodation for those attending
the residential tennis coaching
courses and for VIPs visiting the
various sports events

The facilities also include a
restaurant serving local, regional
and international dishes prepared
by award-winning chefs

Montserrat in 2020
                        A view of the island’s future

The upgraded airport building now
accommodates air traffic control,
increased passenger-handling and
baggage facilities, a restaurant and
CIP/VIP lounge.

Opposite the terminal building is a
small mall with shops on the ground
floor and rented office space above

Montserrat in 2020
                       A view of the island’s future

The new marina at Carr’s Bay was
opened in 2016.

The marina provides a “safe haven”
for local fishermen as well as
visiting yachts. The Royal
Montserrat Yacht Club is based
here, which has attracted many
international visitors, some of whom
have purchased luxury villas around
the marina with private moorings

Montserrat in 2020
                       A view of the island’s future

The fish farm at Piper’s Pond was
established in 2015 and has
developed a reputation for the
specialist seafood dishes served at
restaurants sited around the
perimeter of Piper’s Pond.

Montserrat in 2020
                        A view of the island’s future

The hotel on Potato Hill opened in
2016 and attracts guests who seek
the tranquillity of Montserrat.

The hotel has already developed an
international reputation for its
unique cocktail (the recipe is a
closely guarded secret), sipped
slowly by the infinity pool at sunset

Montserrat in 2020
                       A view of the island’s future

The Central Boulevard in Little Bay
is a “must-see, must-do” shopping
paradise, with designer boutiques –
a favourite with cruise ship and
yachting visitors, as well as
international guests who visit during
Montserrat’s many music festivals

Montserrat in 2020
                        A view of the island’s future

Montserrat’s own “Panorama” steel
band festival was first held in 2013.
Since then it has grown to rival the
famous Trinidad festival, but
attracts a following of its own.

Bands from each community across
the island take it in turns to greet
visitors disembarking from cruise
ships adjacent to Harbour Village

Montserrat in 2020
                         A view of the island’s future
Between 2015 and 2019 a new
community has been established in
Little Bay, comprising individually-
designed homes with single-theme
styling.

Little Bay links to the airport via a
new road through Drummonds

The white sands for the beach were
imported in 2014 during the final
stages of developing the waterfront

Montserrat in 2020
                       A view of the island’s future

The eco-style boutique hotel on the
hill above Rendezvous Bay
completes the 3-Bay Concept that
joins with Little Bay and Carr’s Bay
into a single “Montserratian holiday
experience”.

The public beach is occasionally
closed for holding exclusive all-day
champagne beach parties for
visiting cruise ship guests

Montserrat in 2020
                      A view of the island’s future

Public paths pass through the eco-
hotel above Rendezvous Bay
providing a continuous walk from
Brades, down through Carr’s Bay,
along to Piper’s Pond, around
Potato Hill, along the Little Bay
waterfront, up over Rendezvous Bay
and onwards to Silver Hills

Montserrat in 2020
A view of the island’s future

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