Montserrat Airport Renamed

Montserrat’s airport is to be re-named the John A. Osborne Airport, in honor of one of the island’s most illustrious political figures, three years to the day since it first opened for business. The official re-naming ceremony is scheduled to take place on 11th July 2008.

“The Honorable John Alfred Osborne has contributed immensely to the economic development of our island,” said Ernestine Cassell, director of tourism at the Montserrat Tourist Board. “Throughout his tenure as a politician and businessman, he has consistently inspired growth and social well-being in Montserrat. This is a well deserved honor.”

John Osborne has the unparalleled distinction of being Montserrat’s longest serving politician, serving in the capacity of Chief Minister and Minister of Finance and Economic Development of Montserrat for the past 17 years and being part of the Legislative Council since 1968.