THE PASSING OF DR ERICA GIBBS

THE PASSING OF DR ERICA GIBBS (1970-2018) The Montserrat National Trust mourns the loss of one its main benefactor members and longest serving volunteer spanning the years 1970-2018. The Trust was formed and signed into law in 1970 by her husband dennis gibbs a former administrator(governor equivalent) of Montserrat. They came to Montserrat in 1965. Erica…

The MNT is launching an Ocean Fund

At the opening ceremony of the Exhibition “Montserrat Natural Treasures” on June 8th 2018, the Montserrat National Trust and the Waitt Institute officially launched the opening of the Montserrat Ocean Fund. On this occasion, His Excellency the Governor and the Director of the Environment Department underlined once again the importance of the conservation of the environment.…

MNT exhibits Montserrat’s Natural Treasures

From June 11th to August 31st, Montserrat National Trust is hosting a biodiversity exhibition at the Natural History Center in Olveston. The Montserrat National Trust decided to organise this exhibition to meet its deliverables as part of the two EU BEST Projects: “Building a nursery for endemic and native key species in Montserrat” and “Securing…

Trials, Tragedy & Resilience – New Exhibition at the Montserrat National Museum

Montserrat is a small island (102km2) and British Overseas Territory located in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles. First inhabited by Amerindian peoples over 4,000 years ago, Montserrat has been home to many different cultural groups over the course of its human history. Some of these groups freely migrated to Montserrat, while others, like enslaved Africans, were…

Orchid propagation training at MNT

Saturday November 18th, 2017, the Montserrat National Trust hosted a training on how to propagate orchids by seeds. Nicolas Tirard, project manager at the Trust and who organized this workshop as part of the EU funded project “A nursery for endemics and key native species”, presented to the participants the orchid family and gave brief…

The Montserrat National Trust would like to inform the public that the Botanic garden will be closed until July 9th, 2017 due to earthworks in the garden.