PM threatens to call by-election (5)
3/09/10 •
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said the Dominica Labour Party (DLP) will file candidates to contest by-elections in the Salisbury, Marigot and Roseau Central constituencies.
These are the only three seats that the United Workers Party were able to capture during the December 18, 2010 elections, but have been left vacant in the House of Assembly following [...]
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Delices community water problems to be addressed (0)
3/09/10 •
Parliamentary Representative for Delices Petter St Jean says a new $3M water supply for the community will enhance the lives of the residents and improve their standard of living, since they have waited 15 years for this development.
St Jean told the groundbreaking ceremony for the project moments ago, that the situation has been haunting Dominica for [...]
Dominican appointed as Anguilla’s senior magistrate (0)
3/09/10 •
Governor Alistair Harrison has announced the appointments of two magistrates.
The Governor says on the unanimous recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) he has approved the appointment of Ivenia Benjamin as Senior Magistrate. Benjamin is a citizen of the Commonwealth of Dominica.
She has worked as a magistrate in her home country, in the Attorney General’s Chambers and [...]
No water shipped to St. Lucia yet, discussions ongoing – DOWASCO manager (0)
3/09/10 •
The Dominica Water and Sewerage Company (DOWASCO) says it is still discussing with the St. Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association the possibility of making water available to the organization, in light of drought-like conditions affecting the region.
DOWASCO’s General Manager Bernard Etinoffe today emphasized that DOWASCO has not shipped water to St. Lucia to date, contrary [...]
Youth parliamentarians to debate at House of Assembly next Monday (0)
3/09/10 •
The local branch of the Commonwealth Parliament Association will hold its annual Youth Parliament, to commemorate the observance of Commonwealth Day on March 15.
Speaker of the House of Assembly Alix Boyd Knights made the announcement at a special ceremony to officially observe Commonwealth Day on Monday.
This year’s Youth Parliament will be observed under the theme [...]
STORY OF INTEREST: Row erupts over Premier’s decision to attend CARICOM meeting (0)
3/09/10 •
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Opposition legislators have criticised Premier Dr. Ewart Brown over his decision to attend the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) intersessional summit in Dominica later this week rather than remain on the island to participate in the parliamentary debate on the tourism industry.
Brown, who is also the Minister of Tourism, is blaming the United [...]
No Sarwan for final ODIs as Bravos return (0)
3/09/10 •
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Mar 8, CMC – Marquee batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan will take no part in the Zimbabwe series after being left out of a 14-man squad named Monday for the final three one-dayers, as West Indies selectors continue to carefully guard his return to international cricket.
The 29-year-old right-hander, who recently returned to competitive action following [...]
Mayor applauds strides of Dominican women (0)
3/09/10 •
Mayor of Roseau, His Worship Cecil Joseph has commended the efforts of women in Dominica, who he said has achieved tremendously over the years.
Joseph spoke to the media, following a panel discussion to observe International Women’s Day on Monday.
According to Joseph, the women in Dominica should be proud of themselves.
“When I listen to the struggles [...]
Ground-breaking to begin catholic church project, among activities for Portsmouth Reunion (1)
3/09/10 •
The New York Portsmouth Roman Catholic Church Rebuilding Initiative has collaborated with Portsmouth’s Parish Priest Father Herman Sharplis to coordinate and organize Portsmouth Reunion 2010.
Member of the New York Portsmouth Roman Catholic Church Rebuilding Initiative, Theresa Thomas said in a press release they are calling on the public locally and abroad, particularly Portsmouth citizens to [...]
Pioneer Prep gets a lesson in CPR (1)
3/09/10 •
PRESS RELEASE: You’re not too young to learn how to save a life. That’s one of the lessons learnt by Grade 2 students of Pioneer Prep when they visited the Dominica Red Cross (DRC).
The 18 students, ranging between 6 and 8 years, got a hands-on demonstration on Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), an emergency procedure for [...]
Persons with concerns over country’s governance invited to People’s Parliament (20)
3/09/10 •
Dominicans are being urged to turn out in large numbers later today, as the second session of the People’s Parliament gets underway at the Marigot Credit Union from 6 p.m.
The event is being organised by the Movement to Restore Democracy and the Dominica Citizens Forum.
According to Chairman of the MRD Sam Raphael, all Dominicans, especially [...]
LIAT appoints new Director of Human Resources (1)
3/09/10 •
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, March 09, 2010 – LIAT, the region’s largest airline, on Tuesday announced the appointment of Ilean Ramsey as its new Director of Human Resources.
Ms. Ramsey, whose appointment took effect on Monday, 15th February 2010, replaces William Tomlinson who retired at the end of February after 36 years with the company.
As a member [...]
New technology to be implemented at registry (8)
3/09/10 •
Dominica is expected to have a modernised civil registry by September, 2010, with assistance from the Organisation of American States (OAS).
This initiative is part of an OAS project entitled ‘Universal Civil Identity Program in the Americas (PUICA)’ which is funded by the Government of Canada. The project is expected to improve the functioning of civil [...]
New strategy to enhance CARICOM-Europe relationship (0)
3/09/10 •
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The outline of a new strategy aimed at enhancing the relationship between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the European Union (EU) is likely to be presented at a meeting in Spain in May.
The Guyana-based CARICOM Secretariat said that the strategy would be further discussed at the upcoming European Union-Latin American and [...]
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