Government, Politics, Law : Montserrat

This pathfinder includes information about government, politics and law for Montserrat.For additional information about Montserrat at the Library of Congress, consult its online catalog (http://catalog.loc.gov) and the Law Library's Guide to Law Online, Nations of the World: http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/montserrat.html. 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.

BRITISH WEST INDIES: CONSULAR INFORMATION SHEET  (http://travel.state.gov/british%5Fwindies.html)
The Bureau of Consular Affairs of the U.S. Department of State presents a September 14, 1999 consular information sheet for the British West Indies. Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Montserrat, and the Turks and Caicos are British overseas territories comprising the British West Indies. The bureau includes information about entry requirements, customs regulations, crime, medical facilities, traffic safety, and more.

GOVERNMENT OF MONTSERRAT AND THE MONTSERRAT VOLCANO OBSERVATORY  (http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/west.indies/soufriere/govt/)
Presents a collection of the official releases concerning the situation at Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat, West Indies. Offers information on the Montserrat Volcano Observatory, including its mission and history, the procedures for visiting scientists, and a chronology of the eruption. Contains a pictorial archive of activity at the Volcano. Highlights Observatory scientific reports.

GUARDIAN UNLIMITED :   (http://politics.guardian.co.uk/foreignaffairs/story/0,11538,714136,00.html)
Provides information about politics and special reports regarding the foreign affairs of various countries and regions.

INTERNATIONAL PATTERNS OF PENSION PROVISION  (http://wbln0018.worldbank.org/HDNet\HDDocs.nsf/View+to+Link+WebPages/D15C26C6DDEC96F1852568F3006D50EA?OpenDocument)
Features information on the patterns of pension provision - international.

MONTSERRAT DEVELOPMENT UNIT  (http://www.mninet.com/devunit/politics.htm)
Describes the political and legal system in Montserrat.

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU: FOREIGN TRADE STATISTICS DIVISION: U.S. TRADE BALANCE WITH MONTSERRAT  (http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c2485.html)
The Foreign Trade Statistics Division of the U.S. Census Bureau, based in Washington, D.C., presents statistics relating to trade between the United States and Montserrat, an island in the West Indies, from January 1985 to the present month. The division provides tables that list the exports, imports, and balance of U.S. trade with Montserrat for individual months of each year. Guidelines for reading the tables.