The 54-year-old Montserratian leads residents of a 40sq m mountainous volcanic rock, home to spiders and lizards and leatherback turtles, to three species of hummingbirds and to the rare oriole.

The vibrant and idiosyncratic Montserratian vernacular – which has Antiguan influences – has been encapsulated in a new book. Montserratian former journalist and producer with the BBC World ...