West Indies
The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea that includes 13 independent island countries and 18 dependencies and other territories in three major archipelagos: the Greate ...
, situated on the western coast of the island, in St Peter Parish.
Salem was evacuated after the 1997 volcanic eruptions on the island but has since been resettled.
Education
The Montserrat government operates Salem Daycare and Salem Nursery.Statistical Digest 2014 "
Ministry of Education Montserrat
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Government
* Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister
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Religion
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The island's only pre-16 years of age secondary school, the government-operated
Montserrat Secondary School
The Montserrat Secondary School, often referred to for short as MSS, is the only pre-16 years of age secondary school on the island of Montserrat. The school's campus is currently located in Salem. Prior to 2004 it was responsible for Montserrat ...
UNESCO
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