Organizations : Montserrat

This pathfinder includes information about organizations for Montserrat.For additional information about Montserrat at the Library of Congress, consult its online catalog (http://catalog.loc.gov). The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning Montserrat is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.

ASSOCIATION OF CARIBBEAN ELECTORAL ORGANIZATIONS (ACEO)  (http://www.ifes.org/caribbean/)
The Association of Caribbean Electoral Organizations (ACEO) promotes cooperation and mutual assistance among electoral authorities in the Caribbean, and the use of election processes that ensure free, fair and peaceful elections.

MONTSERRAT RED CROSS  (http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/west.indies/soufriere/govt/miscdocs/redcross_appeal.html)
The Montserrat Red Cross aids with the needy and the evacuees during various disasters.

MONTSERRAT VOLCANO  (http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/emergency/montvol.stm)
Provides information about the United Methodist Committe: General Board of Global Ministries and relief efforts in Montserrat.This page contains archived stories about UMCOR's response and outside links. If a new volcanic eruption happens in Montserrat, this page will be updated.

THE VOLCANIC DRAMA   (http://www.whfreeman.com/VOLCANOES/DRAMA.HTM)
Features information about the volcanic activity on the island of Montserrat in the Caribbean.

WORLDWIDE DISASTER AND AID AND INFORMATION VIA THE INTERNET.  (http://www.disasterrelief.org/Disasters/980721Montserrat/)
Provides information about the year that devastating eruption of the Soufriere Hills volcano in Montserrat. The crater has not completely calmed down. Souffeire Hills became active in July 1995 and kept warming until it erupted in June 1997 in a blast that nearly obliterated two thirds of the island, left 10 people dead and nine others missing. Pyroclastic flows -- moving about 100 miles per hour and difficult to outrun -- and ash deposits destroyed the island's capital of Plymouth and its only airport, in addition to many homes and villages in the island’s southern end.