The Montserrat Reporter- February 22 2013

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Friday, February 22, 2013

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There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. 1 Corinthians 12:4 (NIV)

ICAI, DFID aid impact review on Montserrat Vol. XXVIII No. 05

by Bennette Roach

A two-member team from the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI)is scheduled to visit

Montserrat to review the aid that the Department for International Development (DFID) provides to Montserrat. The ICAI

Week Ending Friday, February 22, 2013

teamDavid Sharif and David Parish will arrive on island on February 25 with a departure date of March 4, 2013.

The investigating team says their review of the DFID aid to Montserrat, will look, “particularly around some of the recent

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and on-going capital projects.” The team informs that in carrying out the mission, “We focus on maximising

the effectiveness of the UK aid budget for intended beneficiaries and on delivering value for money for

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Geothermal drilling starts with high hopes

The drill rig is ready to go

of finding the energy in Zone C by Bennette Roach The Montserrat Reporter mobilised having received extra ordinarily late advice that the geothermal exploratory drilling site would be officially opened with prayers and blessing of the site on Tuesday morning this week. Upon arrival at the site (the first of the two wells out of Plymouth) located at what was called the Lime field at the foot

of Weekes along Cork Hill main road, we heard the Hon Charles Kirnon giving the final words of his speech as he called on Godto continue to bless the project. Kirnon was finishing, “….eve of geothermal drilling. For years we have worried about geothermal energy and much have been said and much have been done, but finally we have

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Complaints Commission set...pg 2

Education news briefs...pg 3 Keep your eyes on Little Bay...pg 5

ECCI students video conferencing...pg 6 Kids Korner...pg 8 RBC Financial Statements...pgs 10 & 11

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