Montserrat Aspirers Incorporated is a Boston-based organization that was started in 1974, by a group of young Montserrat professionals, and owns a community centre in Boston celebrates achieving 35 years of operation.

This organization’s portfolio includes maintaining and strengthening links with its homeland, Montserrat.

As reported by the Government Information Unit (GIU), Since its inception, the organization has awarded over 40 scholarship valued at US$55,000 to graduating seniors entering university.

In his congratulatory letter, newly elected Chief Minister, Hon. Reuben T. Meade said, “I am confident that your efforts will enhance the quality of life of the scholarship recipients, their families, the communities they will serve and Montserrat, indirectly.”

Residents of Montserrat now have one less medical reason to leave Montserrat. In fact, according to the Government Information Unit (GIU), Residents of Montserrat and surrounding islands will benefit from the opening of Caribscan, a diagnostic imaging company, which will reduce the number of people that must travel abroad to receive medical scans.

Caribscan is expected to provide a varied of medical scans, to include abdominal, kidney, and urinary bladder, thyroid, breast, uterus and ovary examinations. This new medical service provider expects to add mammography to its list of services in the future.

Owner of Caribscan, Ms. Sonia Charles, says, “My greatest desire is to provide quality and foremost basic primary level care to residents. Being able to have an ultrasound when a problem first surfaces, can reduce the anxiety level of patients and assist doctors in diagnosing illness. I have found that many people neglect their health because they don’t want to travel off island because of high costs and the waiting involved in knowing what is going on in their body.”

The Clinical Specialist Sonographer, also a national of Montserrat, went on to explain that “Most people assume that all I do is do ultrasounds for women who are pregnant, but sonography is much more than that. One of the important programs as we start is to screen men between the ages of 65-75 years for abdominal aortic aneurysms.”

The Government of Montserrat reports the Ms. Charles encourages men in this age bracket to register at the local clinics so that she can provide them with information about the problem. Earlier this year, she conducted a workshop for doctors and nurses to become more aware of abdominal aortic aneurysms and how sonography can help with diagnosing patients that are at risk.

Who is this Reuben T Meade?

Spent 5 years in Jamaica 1973-1978 as a student and teacher; two years in Canada 1978-1980 as a student; 7 years in Barbados 1972-73 as a student and 1982-88 with the Caribbean Development Bank; returned to Montserrat and worked as an Administrative Cadet in the Office of the Chief Minister and on return in 1988 was Finance Manager of the Montserrat Sea Island Cotton Company before taking up the post of Director of Economic Development in 1989. In 1989 the massive destruction in Montserrat by hurricane Hugo and my management of the recovery effort caused me to be offered a medal of merit and a Certificate of Honour for my management of the recovery effort. In 1991 I asked the question of the people in a newspaper advertisement – Do You Want this Man? We formed the National Progressive Party contested and won the 1991 general elections offering management skills to the redevelopment of Montserrat under the slogan – give youth a chance. What were some of our major achievements?

· The infrastructure was rebuilt – a new Government headquarters and Parliament buildings;
· A completely renovated hospital both old Glendon and new Glendon to include proper dental facilities;
· School buildings rebuilt;
· Police Stations rebuilt;
· The Plymouth jetty designed, financed and constructed;
· Expansion and rebuilding of the Corkhill to Plymouth main road;
· Island wide cleanup;
· Increased tourist numbers from 10,000 in 1990/91 to over 40,000 in 1994/95;
· Expansion of electronic manufacturing to increase the labour force in that industry from less than 10 in 1991 to over 350 workers by 1995;
· Negotiate for and build a rice processing plant which generated over $1m in tax revenue to Government in 1995 creating over 100 jobs.
· Development of a major sporting complex for basketball and netball totally locally financed;
· Trained many young people who otherwise would not have had the opportunity in a range of skills at BOCES in Oswego, New York.
· International mountain biking races; International participation in around the island road relay sponsored by MILO;
· Saved the Bank of Montserrat from collapse thus making sure that the poor depositors did not loose their savings. We now have a stronger and healthier Bank of Montserrat.

Montserrat was on the move and in less than five years the economy was moving on a path to prosperity. Check the facts. We did it because we were capable of getting the job done. The volcano without warning attacked us and had we not fought against the British Government who tried its best to get us off the island, we would not have been here arguing. They promised tent like structure without floor but with outdoor pit latrines and outdoor showers to house 1,000 persons and I refused those structures as an insult to the people of Montserrat. I got assistance from the rest of the region and the Caribbean Development Bank for funds to build more decent housing and we got the wooden family units which people use up to today. In 1997 another government accepted the unacceptable Davy Hill houses.

What of the talk against Reuben T Meade –

· In 1991 they said I had a cloud over my head – The people said: we believe in Reuben T Meade – I led NPP to victory at the polls.
· In 1996 the claim was that if I was voted out of office the volcano would stop. NPP lost the election, I won my seat. Did the volcano stop?
· In 2001 same old same old same old.
· In 2006 I had enough Roselyn Cassell-Sealy took over leadership of the party and it was renamed MCAP they changed the attack to Roselyn.
· 2009, I am back as leader and the attacks are worse than ever. Why? Because they see a wind of change with a huge support for MCAP so they are out for my blood.

Ask yourself the questions –
· are they afraid MCAP will take over the government and continue the good work which we have shown that we are capable of?
· Are they afraid that we will stabilize the economy and create more work for the people?
· Why have they not challenged my ability to do the work – never once have they said I am incapable of doing the things that are necessary to rescue and rebuild Montserrat.
Instead, what are they trying to do? Destroy the good reputation of Montserrat by claiming that its leaders are all corrupt for the following reasons:

Local politicians getting over 100% housing grants ahead of more needy applicants – ask that of MLP.

Former minister while being a Minister in charge getting two 100% grant funding for at least two houses which are currently rented. Ask that of the MLP.

Which MLP candidate continued drawing payment for years from a Union which they claim I killed while the members got little or nothing? Ask that of the MLP.
A wife of a Contractor and co-owner who while being a Minister being involved in the construction contracts with Government – ask that of the MRP. Also ask them how many persons either have won court cases against their company for not completing their work but spending all of the money or how many suppliers and workers they still owe on contract works, including government contracts.

A candidate who is on trial for major fraud with a case currently before the courts – ask that of the independent candidates.

Enough said.

What are the new charges against me? They claim that I did not declare my interest in a company I formed with a friend in 1997 to assist in the rebuilding of Montserrat houses. It is public knowledge that I was part of that company as a Manager, shareholder and Director. In March 2008 on becoming a Minister I wrote to the Speaker and the Governor indicating that I had given up my interest in the company as Manager, Director and Shareholder. The Registrar of Companies records will show that in 2008 the returns of L&M Construction did not include Reuben T Meade as a shareholder or Director. L&M’s owner has informed the authorities that I am not employed by the company as a manager.
In a radio statement in August 2009 while responding to a caller I indicated that I was a Manager of L&M, but did not indicate that I was currently a manager. This is the basis of the continued distractions of those who do not wish to see Montserrat progress.

Where do we go from here? Let us focus on the issues and not be distracted by those who do not have the interest of you the people at heart. Judge them by their history – has anyone of them been imprisoned in the United States? The two brothers have been so imprisoned.

The economy of Montserrat like that of the rest of the Caribbean and the world is still undergoing a major recession. We must immediately start the process of planning a way forward to cushion the shock while at the same time creating work and growth. MCAP will have an economic roadmap produced and discussed with the public before presentation to DfID within 3 months of getting into elected office.

MCAP will commence the HOME Initiative which was being developed by the Ministry for housing. Through this programme we will inject $7m into a soft mortgage scheme to allow for qualified borrowers to obtain affordable mortgages. A special allocation of $1.5m is being set aside for Davy Hill to rebuild some of the totally inadequate houses in that community. This programme will start within 3 months because the Director of Housing and the PS in that Ministry have already done the necessary work to allow it to start quickly. This is an effort to create a substantial number of construction related jobs to include truckers, block manufacturers and other suppliers of materials. MCAP will.
The Port Construction Design work has started to allow for the projected start of construction in late 2010 to early 2011. This not only has a larger jetty but includes a breakwater. We will find the means to build it and not make the same mistakes that were made in building an airport which cannot meet the minimum needs of a recovering economy.

The design of the Hospital reconstruction will commence next year to allow for planned funding in 2011.

We will introduce a medical benefits scheme to allow persons to obtain the most affordable medical care as we can supply.
Consultation have been ongoing with a medical school to try to get a properly certified medical school to be located here again to create jobs and other income generating opportunities.

We will work to obtain more affordable air fares and connections from Antigua to Montserrat. We can already see the day tour fares from Montserrat to Antigua return at $270. It can be done and we will continue working at developing a proper airline service to Montserrat. Once properly marketed the day tour market from Antigua to Montserrat will again be rebuilt to create jobs for taxi and tour operators; souvenir shops and restaurants.
We already have pre-project approval on the Government Office buildings. Already, local architects are at work designing these buildings to allow for tendering to take place by the end of this year for work to commence early in 2010.
We also have pre-project approval on the major roads rebuilding project to allow for the start of surveys and designs to be completed. We will expect to start actual work on the actual construction in a few months.

The legislative programme for the remainder of 2009 must include not only the completion of the integrity in public office bill but also minimum wage legislation; consumer legislation; housing legislation; road traffic legislation as priorities. However, it is important for all to participate in the discussions of these bills before they go to second reading in the Legislative Council.
We must also tackle a host of education and welfare issues and we will.
In closing, I urge you not to be distracted by persons who have personal vendettas. Do not encourage them to drag the name of this country into the mud. Do not encourage them to stop progress and job creation. How do you do that? On September the 8th place an X in the box to vote for all the persons on the ballot box with a yellow background -

Herman Francis
Easton Taylor-Farrell
Leroy Greaves
Charles Kirnon
Reuben T Meade
David Osborne
Colin Riley
Roselyn Cassell-Sealy
Jermaine Wade

Do not waste your vote. Vote for a Government. Vote for a team that is well organized, managed and have been together as a party since 1991. Vote all nine for team MCAP only one way you voting. Do not let people tell you to split your votes that will only cause confusion.
Thank you and GOD Bless.

Here’s a review by one of the attendees of the occasion, Mrs. Pat Ryan:
Our children are our future…we must never leave even one child behind.” This was the theme of the short addressed delivered by the Honourable Reuben Meade as he addressed the small audience who had come to witness the outcome of 210 hours of exercises in the Creative Writing summer project organised by the Creative Concepts Foundation, Inc.–brainchild of Karen ‘Lioness’ Allen. This was Mr. Meade’s firs social event as Chief Minister and a fitting tribute to the youngsters who had waited for more than a week to share their work.

There were rap performances: ‘My Summertime’, ‘School Days’, and ‘We are the Children of the World’ by Je’Quan Nicholson, Je’Keel Nicholson, and Encousie Wilson respectively. Tanya Bovell and Malika Greene sang ‘I am not afraid’, a balanced performance in which they took turns at solos. Survivor then joined them for an African display, a dance to African rhythms. Their simple costumes were very effective. Contrast was provided by Shanel’s solo ribbon dance and the group salsa to Arrow’s Hot, Hot, Hot.

Encousie Wilson delivered a speech entitled “Montserrat’s People”, in which he spoke of some of the things which put a special stamp on us even sometimes make us seem “peculiar” to others…we remain nonetheless Montserrat’s people. It would have been good to have a copy of all the spoken pieces…an idea for future performances.

Karen Allen’s feature address brought us back to the Honourable Chief Minister’s opening theme, as she commented that we seemed to be neglecting the younger generation by not passing on the lessons taught to us in our youth, leaving them to stumble in the dark and learn the hard way. It is as if each of us is leaving that job to “someone else”…parents to teachers, fathers to mothers and vice versa. In the meantime, the youngsters fall through the gaps.

The evening ended with a short fashion show and presentation of certificates. Each of the your participants also received a share of money raised from ticket sales and donations. It was good to be there, and what was lacking in attendance was more than made up for by the enthusiasm of the youngsters and the appreciation shown by those present. We are already looking forward to next year’s performance.

The Mauryan Empire was the first empire to provide a single government for almost all of India. Mauryan emperors ruled from about 324 to 185 BCE.

Their empire was built around Magadha, a rich kingdom in the Ganges Valley.

The empire was ruled from about 324 to about 298 BCE by Chandragupta Maurya.

His grandson, Asoka, was the greatest emperor of ancient India. He took government very seriously, reforming taxes, encouraging trade and farming, and building walled cities with pleasant houses and paved streets.

His officials traveled the country, building roads and collecting taxes from peasant farmers in the villages.

Asoka was born a Hindu, but he became a Buddhist. He then gave up war, sickened by the slaughter he had seen during his conquest of Orissa in the southeast. Asoka made new laws and had them inscribed on stone pillars set up all across his empire.

Fact File: The carved stone lions on the pillar at Sarnath have become a national emblem for India.

When the Earth formed, the lighter elements floated to the surface where they cooled to form a crust. Although the first rocks were formed over 3,500 years ago, they have not stayed the same. They have been changed from forces on the inside and the outside of the Earth. The coastlines on each side of the Atlantic appear to have a jigsaw fit.

It is thought that all the land masses were once joined together forming a super continent called Pangaea.

This split up to form the continents we know today.

Fact File: Movement of the land is still taking place as India and Asia are colliding, forming the Himalayas. This movement is called continental drift.

You may imagine that the number of stars you can see is countless. But the most that can be seen without a telescope are about 6,000 stars, and one-quarter of them are too far south to be seen in North America.

Ever since the days of the Greek astronomers, 2,000 years ago, the stars have been divided into classes according to their magnitude or brightness. Until the invention of the telescope, only six magnitudes or degrees of brightness were recognized. Stars of the first magnitude are the brightest, and stars of the sixth magnitude the faintest. Stars fainter than the sixth magnitude cannot be seen without a telescope. Today, stars can be photographed with modern telescopes down to the 21st magnitude.

A star of any given magnitude is about two and a half times fainter than a star of the magnitude above it. There are 22 stars of the first magnitude, the brightest stars, and the brightest star of all is Sirius, which has a magnitude of -1.6. This makes Sirius over 1,000 times brighter than the faintest tar that can be seen with the naked eye.

The lower we go in magnitude, the more stars there are in that class. Thus, there are 22 stars of the 1st magnitude and about 1,000,000,000 stars of the 20th magnitude.

Spent 5 years in Jamaica 1973-1978 as a student and teacher; two years in Canada 1978-1980 as a student; 7 years in Barbados 1972-73 as a student and 1982-88 with the Caribbean Development Bank; returned to Montserrat and worked as an Administrative Cadet in the Office of the Chief Minister and on return in 1988 was Finance Manager of the Montserrat Sea Island Cotton Company before taking up the post of Director of Economic Development in 1989. In 1989 the massive destruction in Montserrat by hurricane Hugo and my management of the recovery effort caused me to be offered a medal of merit and a Certificate of Honour for my management of the recovery effort. In 1991 I asked the question of the people in a newspaper advertisement – Do You Want this Man? We formed the National Progressive Party contested and won the 1991 general elections offering management skills to the redevelopment of Montserrat under the slogan – give youth a chance. What were some of our major achievements?

· The infrastructure was rebuilt – a new Government headquarters and Parliament buildings;

· A completely renovated hospital both old Glendon and new Glendon to include proper dental facilities;

· School buildings rebuilt;

· Police Stations rebuilt;

· The Plymouth jetty designed, financed and constructed;

· Expansion and rebuilding of the Corkhill to Plymouth main road;

· Island wide cleanup;

· Increased tourist numbers from 10,000 in 1990/91 to over 40,000 in 1994/95;

· Expansion of electronic manufacturing to increase the labour force in that industry from less than 10 in 1991 to over 350 workers by 1995;

· Negotiate for and build a rice processing plant which generated over $1m in tax revenue to Government in 1995 creating over 100 jobs.

· Development of a major sporting complex for basketball and netball totally locally financed;

· Trained many young people who otherwise would not have had the opportunity in a range of skills at BOCES in Oswego, New York.

· International mountain biking races; International participation in around the island road relay sponsored by MILO;

· Saved the Bank of Montserrat from collapse thus making sure that the poor depositors did not loose their savings. We now have a stronger and healthier Bank of Montserrat.

Montserrat was on the move and in less than five years the economy was moving on a path to prosperity. Check the facts. We did it because we were capable of getting the job done. The volcano without warning attacked us and had we not fought against the British Government who tried its best to get us off the island, we would not have been here arguing. They promised tent like structure without floor but with outdoor pit latrines and outdoor showers to house 1,000 persons and I refused those structures as an insult to the people of Montserrat. I got assistance from the rest of the region and the Caribbean Development Bank for funds to build more decent housing and we got the wooden family units which people use up to today. In 1997 another government accepted the unacceptable Davy Hill houses.

What of the talk against Reuben T Meade –

· In 1991 they said I had a cloud over my head – The people said: we believe in Reuben T Meade – I led NPP to victory at the polls.

· In 1996 the claim was that if I was voted out of office the volcano would stop. NPP lost the election, I won my seat. Did the volcano stop?

· In 2001 same old same old same old.

· In 2006 I had enough Roselyn Cassell-Sealy took over leadership of the party and it was renamed MCAP they changed the attack to Roselyn.

· 2009, I am back as leader and the attacks are worse than ever. Why? Because they see a wind of change with a huge support for MCAP so they are out for my blood.

Ask yourself the questions –

· are they afraid MCAP will take over the government and continue the good work which we have shown that we are capable of?

· Are they afraid that we will stabilize the economy and create more work for the people?

· Why have they not challenged my ability to do the work – never once have they said I am incapable of doing the things that are necessary to rescue and rebuild Montserrat.

Instead, what are they trying to do? Destroy the good reputation of Montserrat by claiming that its leaders are all corrupt for the following reasons:

* Local politicians getting over 100% housing grants ahead of more needy applicants – ask that of MLP.
* Former minister while being a Minister in charge getting two 100% grant funding for at least two houses which are currently rented. Ask that of the MLP.
* Which MLP candidate continued drawing payment for years from a Union which they claim I killed while the members got little or nothing? Ask that of the MLP.
* A wife of a Contractor and co-owner who while being a Minister being involved in the construction contracts with Government – ask that of the MRP. Also ask them how many persons either have won court cases against their company for not completing their work but spending all of the money or how many suppliers and workers they still owe on contract works, including government contracts.
* A candidate who is on trial for major fraud with a case currently before the courts – ask that of the independent candidates.

Enough said.

What are the new charges against me? They claim that I did not declare my interest in a company I formed with a friend in 1997 to assist in the rebuilding of Montserrat houses. It is public knowledge that I was part of that company as a Manager, shareholder and Director. In March 2008 on becoming a Minister I wrote to the Speaker and the Governor indicating that I had given up my interest in the company as Manager, Director and Shareholder. The Registrar of Companies records will show that in 2008 the returns of L&M Construction did not include Reuben T Meade as a shareholder or Director. L&M’s owner has informed the authorities that I am not employed by the company as a manager.

In a radio statement in August 2009 while responding to a caller I indicated that I was a Manager of L&M, but did not indicate that I was currently a manager. This is the basis of the continued distractions of those who do not wish to see Montserrat progress.

Where do we go from here? Let us focus on the issues and not be distracted by those who do not have the interest of you the people at heart. Judge them by their history – has anyone of them been imprisoned in the United States? The two brothers have been so imprisoned.

The economy of Montserrat like that of the rest of the Caribbean and the world is still undergoing a major recession. We must immediately start the process of planning a way forward to cushion the shock while at the same time creating work and growth. MCAP will have an economic roadmap produced and discussed with the public before presentation to DfID within 3 months of getting into elected office.

MCAP will commence the HOME Initiative which was being developed by the Ministry for housing. Through this programme we will inject $7m into a soft mortgage scheme to allow for qualified borrowers to obtain affordable mortgages. A special allocation of $1.5m is being set aside for Davy Hill to rebuild some of the totally inadequate houses in that community. This programme will start within 3 months because the Director of Housing and the PS in that Ministry have already done the necessary work to allow it to start quickly. This is an effort to create a substantial number of construction related jobs to include truckers, block manufacturers and other suppliers of materials. MCAP will.

The Port Construction Design work has started to allow for the projected start of construction in late 2010 to early 2011. This not only has a larger jetty but includes a breakwater. We will find the means to build it and not make the same mistakes that were made in building an airport which cannot meet the minimum needs of a recovering economy.

The design of the Hospital reconstruction will commence next year to allow for planned funding in 2011.

We will introduce a medical benefits scheme to allow persons to obtain the most affordable medical care as we can supply.

Consultation have been ongoing with a medical school to try to get a properly certified medical school to be located here again to create jobs and other income generating opportunities.

We will work to obtain more affordable air fares and connections from Antigua to Montserrat. We can already see the day tour fares from Montserrat to Antigua return at $270. It can be done and we will continue working at developing a proper airline service to Montserrat. Once properly marketed the day tour market from Antigua to Montserrat will again be rebuilt to create jobs for taxi and tour operators; souvenir shops and restaurants.

We already have pre-project approval on the Government Office buildings. Already, local architects are at work designing these buildings to allow for tendering to take place by the end of this year for work to commence early in 2010.

We also have pre-project approval on the major roads rebuilding project to allow for the start of surveys and designs to be completed. We will expect to start actual work on the actual construction in a few months.

The legislative programme for the remainder of 2009 must include not only the completion of the integrity in public office bill but also minimum wage legislation; consumer legislation; housing legislation; road traffic legislation as priorities. However, it is important for all to participate in the discussions of these bills before they go to second reading in the Legislative Council.

We must also tackle a host of education and welfare issues and we will.

In closing, I urge you not to be distracted by persons who have personal vendettas. Do not encourage them to drag the name of this country into the mud. Do not encourage them to stop progress and job creation. How do you do that? On September the 8th place an X in the box to vote for all the persons on the ballot box with a yellow background -

Herman Francis Easton Taylor-Farrell Leroy Greaves

Charles Kirnon Reuben T Meade David Osborne

Colin Riley Roselyn Cassell-Sealy Jermaine Wade

Do not waste your vote. Vote for a Government. Vote for a team that is well organized, managed and have been together as a party since 1991. Vote all nine for team MCAP only one way you voting. Do not let people tell you to split your votes that will only cause confusion.

Thank you and GOD Bless.

My friends, colleagues, supporters, citizens of Montserrat, the electorate, with just a few days to go before our general elections I greet you yet again as your humble servant offering my services to you the people as a candidate with TEAM MCAP in the General elections. As time draws near I urge you to be wise as you cast your votes on the 8th of September. As we look at our current political structure we must realize the time has come for a breeze of change.

For the past 13 yrs our country has been lead by the same set of people who continuously offers themselves as our political representatives, my friends we have observed Montserrat’s progress over the last 13 years and am quite certain you may have questioned your judgment at some time looking at the performance of the politicians you elected to represent you. Today we are looking at some of the same politicians who we must agree have failed in representing you the people of Montserrat, but yet present themselves as our saviours but saviours from who themselves? They now present themselves with bright new ideas that were never implemented when they were there. I ask what’s new or different this time.

From the onset we the members of team MCAP made it clear we will not engage in any form of mudslinging or character assassination and as such will stick to the issues. Team MCAP presents a slate of candidates that has extensive exposure and experience in different related fields. Team MCAP has the capacity to rescue and rebuild Montserrat.

Team MCAP will:

1. Get the economy moving
2. Revamp the dormant tourism industry
3. Provide housing for our people
4. Restructure our education system
5. Revitalize an effective sporting programme
6. Improve on our existing health care services and facilities
7. Develop an agricultural plan so that we can feed the nation on local produce
8. Provide an alternative for access to and from Montserrat
9. Officially adopt the national youth policy that will empower and assist in our youths development
10. Enhance our cultural and heritage programmes

Team MCAP will get this country going and ultimately deliver the MCAP dream; “Prosperity for ALL.” I am confident in my colleagues and will assure you that working together as a team will ensure that if elected we will have a sustainable government that will serve the people of Montserrat effectively.

With that confidence in my colleagues I present myself to you yet again asking for your fullest support as we go to the polls on Tuesday 8th September and that you vote for Jermaine Wade and Team MCAP. I will however ask that you bear in mind a few things before you cast your X’s. I come to you as a sign of hope, as a promise for a bright future for Montserrat and as a rising son that will provide that continuity that is needed within the political arena and the development process of Montserrat. There must be transition and with that comes succession planning and as politicians age they must make their departure and therefore we need emerging politicians who can and will serve this country well with pride, dignity, integrity and honor and that my friends I will offer. We must however not forget the good and contributions of our great politicians for we must thank them, commend them and continue the good works that they started.

On Sept 8th I ask that you vote for Jermaine Wade, a vote in securing the future of Montserrat. It is important that youth play a vital role in our nation’s development knowing that the benefits of the soil that is toiled today will be reaped by the youth of tomorrow. Bearing that in mind I am offering myself and ask that you give me the opportunity to champion the cause for our young people to be empowered and to be more involved in the development process of Montserrat. It is a fact “tomorrows leaders are the youths of today” and so as a youth of today I am asking for an opportunity to serve, an opportunity to learn and at the same time contribute to the development of our nation.

In Closing I call on every young voter, some of which have only now attained the age of voting remember it is your democratic right to vote. For many years others have voted on your behalf, in what they thought was your best interest, you can now decide what is in your best interest and so that right should be exercised. I suggest to you a vote for Jermaine Wade and TEAM MCAP is in your best interest because we care and have demonstrated that. My presence alone has shown MCAP’s commitment to youth development in Montserrat and so I say to you vote wisely vote Jermaine Wade and Team MCAP. To all parents a vote for Jermaine Wade is a further investment in your child or children continued development as I will keenly represent their best interest. Again to everyone I ask you for an opportunity to serve as that motivation that society has failed to provide to our youth, as that icon for our youth to aspire to be better than, that motivation that will drive them to reach for the sky. Finally I ask you the electorate for one opportunity to serve and if elected I will earn the other opportunities to serve a next time, so on Tuesday September 8th vote Jermaine Wade the future of the nation and give team MCAP the mandate to manage this country and deliver the MCAP dream “Prosperity for All”. Thank you and may God richly bless you and Montserrat.

Regards,
Jermaine Wade “the future of the nation”