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Reconstruction |
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The
reconstruction of
essential facilities on
Montserrat is well
underway following the
devastating volcanic
eruption which destroyed
the capital of
Plymouth. As more
than half of the island
is within the exclusion
zone of the volcano, all
new buildings are at the
northern end of
Montserrat. |
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The
photos above and below
show the new "Gerald's airport"
terminal and runway
under construction,
which replaced the old
Bramble Airport. Now
finished, the new
Montserrat airport was
officially opened by
Princess Anne in 2005.
From October 2008,
scheduled flights were
resumed from
Antigua and
St Maarten with
Windward islands
Airways. The airport's
working title of
"Gerald's Airport" (as
it is located next to
Gerald's village) was
re-named in July 2008 to
the John A Osborne
Airport. (Osborne was
the Chief Minister of
Montserrat from 1978
until 2006 and then
again in the same office
from 2001 until 2006). |
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Below is
a new gas station in St
Peters and a new fire
station in Brades. All
reconstruction on the
northern part of the
island is hopefully out
of reach of the
Montserrat Volcano.
A new Ferry service from
February 2009 will
operate between Antigua
and Brades, Montserrat. |
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are Copyright
Paradise Islands
org 2009 (updated 2011). Caribbean travel, vacation & cruise
guide |
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