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Why did Montserrat replace the title of chief minister with premier?
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Lush mountain vegetation on Montserrat, Lesser Antilles.
The title of chief minister was changed to premier in Montserrat as part of the implementation of a new constitution that came into force on September 27, 2011. This constitutional update was designed to grant the island a greater degree of self-government and to strengthen human rights through expanded antidiscrimination provisions.12