A Very Long Goodbye

About 7,000 people, or two thirds of the island’s population, left Montserrat permanently as a results of the volcanic eruption.

Not all of them knew that they would never move back at the time when they left.

7. Voices from overseas

In Tune With The Island View >

7. Voices from overseas

Never Forget You View >

5. Volcano island

Starting All Over Again

The Island Today

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5. Volcano island

Volcano When You Gonna Stop

2000 +

East

The Volcano & Belham

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2. Moving, Crossing and Leaving

What Next

1997

1998

1999

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2. Moving, Crossing and Leaving

Montserrat Lock Off

1997

1998

1999

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8. Timelines

Fire From The Ashes: Montserrat’s Literary Timeline

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000 +

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