ZJB News Tuesday October 9th, 2001

A decision has been taken to reopen the Daytime Entry Zone…DTEZ once all the roads in the area have been inspected.
That’s according to a press release from Government House, which said the decision was taken by the Volcano Executive Group…VEG during its meeting on Monday.
The VEG has requested a complete inspection of the road inside the DTEZ to ensure that they are safe after recent heavy rain associated with Tropical Storm Jerry.
Once all roads are passable the DETZ will be re-opened for entry Mondays to Sundays - 6am to 6pm.
The usual entry requirements will stand. Residents are reminded that if there is an increase in volcanic activity at any time or if there is heavy rainfall the Daytime Entry Zone will be closed immediately.
If you are planning to enter the DTEZ and you are not sure of its status call the Salem Police Station at 491- 2555 before starting their journey.
Tourism Development Officer at the Montserrat Tourist Board Donna-Mae Tuitt says the Tourism Department will be coordinating efforts to involve the elderly in the campaign.
Their involvement in the program actually began this week with the staging of horticultural events as part of the activities for International Day for the Elderly.
The regulations governing co-operatives in Montserrat will be reviewed.
That’s the word from the Honourable Minister responsible for Co-operatives Margaret Dyer.
She announced that laws governing this sector have been amended through out the Caribbean region and Montserrat is also going to undertake the redrafting of its co-operative legislation.
The minister believes this will be of enormous benefit to the credit union institution in Montserrat as well as the shareholders.
The new laws will also assist in the monitoring of management and activities of the credit union.
According to Mrs. Dyer Howe the credit union and its members will then have the instrument it needs to assist in providing a service with even greater transparency, effectiveness and clarity.
The Overseas Territories Bill which grants Montserratians full British Citizenship may not be passed until early next year.
The Bill has passed through the House of Lords but has yet to make it through the Commons.
And with attention now focused on the September 11th terrorist attacks Royal Assent may not be given until early next year.
Meanwhile His Excellency Governor Anthony Longrigg disagrees with comments that Montserratians have not had input into the bill. He says there have been some consultation and stressed that the process has been transparent.
Before this bill was introduced there was a long period of consultation also the publication of the white paper on the overseas territories there was a lot of gathering of opinion from the various overseas territories as to what they woud like done the bill is based on taking the views of the overseas territories as how they would best lke to tackle this question of nationality In the process of drafting the bill and since its being drafted while its been going through the house of lords there have of cource been various goups here there was a team here in march just before i came for talks with a lot of people aabout the bill and its various effects and got Montserratian views there was also the visit of a senior home office official in june who also talked to various people here and explaind and discussed with them how the bill might operate in practice and just last week the overseas territories consultans council they had a good sesssion and a very godd discussion as i understand though i havent seen the full record but all the cm in the overseas territories had a clear discussion with the minister who let them know their views about the bill and its implications and how it affects them. Governor Anthony Longrigg.
Two thousand copies of the bill have been printed and are being distributed to residents on the island.
Since the announcement by the government that a temporary airstrip will be built at Gerald's questions have been raised about its safety.
But there is no reason to feel Gerald's is unsafe for the take off and landing of aircraft.
That's according to civil and infrastructure engineer at DFID Ian Young.
In an interviewed carried on peoples television Monday night Mr. Young said the consultants who undertook the preliminary work had safety as a number one priority.
Mister Young noted that the airstrip has to be in accordance with International Civil Aviation Organisation requirements for it to be certified.
According to him there is no doubt that any airstrip that will go at Gerald's will comply fully with all the requirements with the ICAO.
The DFID engineer went on to explain that the airport would have good availability and would not have to be shut down very often because of crosswinds.
Mister Young also said the strip would be aligned to cause minimum disruption to the community, the minimum loss of property and disruption to property owners.
Montserrat National Trust is continuing its environmental campaign.
"What we are going to do in the next 7 months is ask various groups to come to the National Trust and talk about a particular that they would like to clean up and to beautify and to improve over the next 7 months because over the next 7 months we want to have a majority we are hopin to get 90% of our areas picked by groups that they will start to clean them up you know we can start from the most southern part of the island Salem and that area are there groups down there that want to keep their area clean that want to improve it and could they please come tot the trust and organise their groups with us well pick a site with them well iddentify the site put the site on the lsit and the judges will go round for the next 7 months and see ho its been improved and maintained and they will win prize money to go towards their group for future use ." Director of MNT S Mcnamara
Delta Petroleum is making good on its pledge to be a good corporate citizen.
Manager Jeff Nova has announced that the Brades Primary School has already benefited from the company’s generosity.
"We have donated 2 100 lb tanks to the nursery school in brades we built the cage and installed the for them. There are otherthings id like to get involved in as regards to community work." Manager Accountant at Delta Montserrat Jeff Novoa.
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