Man critically injured in shooting incident
May 19, 2013 | Comments: 0Police in Dominica say they are investigating a shooting incident, which has left a middle aged man “critically injured”. The man is now a patient at the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH). Albert Bethel better known as “Psycho” was found with...
Dwayne Bravo – batting all-rounder – will do well as West Indies ODI captain
May 19, 2013 | Comments: 0Especially in Test cricket, regardless of how many runs a team makes, that team simply needs bowlers who can get twenty wickets if they are to win. That is not such a requisite in T-20’s and ODI’s! If one is...
Jazz’n Creole at Cabrits
May 18, 2013 | Comments: 0Hundreds of people, Dominicans and visitors alike, are expected to attend r the Jazz ‘n Creole event scheduled to begin at 2.00 pm at the Cabrits. International Jazz artiste Monty Alexander will headline the main event. Beethova Obas, Eric Ildefonse...
DABA basketball results
May 18, 2013 | Comments: 0The following are the results of the games played in the Lime National Basketball League on Friday May 18, 2013. Game 1 – Pizza Hut Delivery Division 1 - Goodwill Starz 62 vs. Massacre Black Hawks 61. Top scorers for Starz...
WAWU moving to end impasse with DASPA
May 18, 2013 | Comments: 1The Waterfront and Allied Workers Union says it will take measures to end a “long drawn out impasse” with the Dominica Air and Sea Port Authority (DASPA). Outgoing Secretary Treasurer of WAWU, Kertise Augustus, says problems have persisted, ever since...
SPORTS TAKE: Basketball at 45
May 18, 2013 | Comments: 4Turn back the hands of time to the early to mid 1990s. Basketball in Dominica is at its peak, the electronic scoreboard is still in its introductory phase, the wooden stands surrounding the Windsor Park hard courts are full of...
Police investigate suspected arson in Campbell
May 17, 2013 | Comments: 4The police have been called in to investigate a suspected case of arson in the village of Campbell. A house belonging to Errol Carbon was destroyed by fire on Friday and according to leading fireman Wayne Letang, the police are...
Dominica’s agricultural sector to benefit from CIDA funded training programme
May 17, 2013 | Comments: 2Dominica’s agricultural sector is expected to benefit, over the next three years, from a project worth $440,000 Canadian dollars. The money will be made available to the Agribusiness Project of the Dominica State College (DSC), which is part of the CARICOM Education...
St. Lucia police arrest Portsmouth men for drugs
May 17, 2013 | Comments: 25Two men from Portsmouth have been arrested and charged by the St. Lucia Marine Police for possession, importation and intent to supply an illegal drug. They have been identified as Germaine Lamothe, 46, and 27-year-old Zuff Joel William. They were...
The road to Jazz ‘n Creole 2013
May 17, 2013 | Comments: 1The fringe events for the 4th annual Jazz and Creole began on Wednesday May 15, at the Evergreen Hotel with a Pan ‘n Jazz soiree. It continued on Thursday night with a ’Word, Sound and Power’ presentation at the Anchorage hotel and at...
Group wants Catholic Church to address anti-buggery laws
May 17, 2013 | Comments: 129A group, which says it represent people in Dominica who are denied their rights because of their sexual orientation, is calling on the Catholic Church on the island to make its position clear concerning anti-buggery laws. MiriDom says these laws...
WEEKEND FUN: Caption this photo
May 17, 2013 | Comments: 85The weekend is here once again and we welcome readers to another edition of Weekend Fun. This time around we are asking you to look at this picture and give it a caption. Give it a try and enjoy the...
Earl Grant wanted for questioning in connection with GON Emanuel matter – DPP (with audio)
May 17, 2013 | Comments: 126Acting director of Public Prosecutions, Julien Prevost, has disclosed that he is taking steps to prosecute a matter involving former magistrate Glensworth Emanuel. Prevost, who recently became Ag. DPP, said Friday morning that he had just received the police file...
Police question man in Castle Bruce killing
May 17, 2013 | Comments: 15Police say one man is in custody and is being questioned in connection with a killing in Castle Bruce on Tuesday. The man was arrested at his home on Thursday evening, according to Police PRO, Inspector John Carbon. The identity...
DPC POETRY: BEAUTY? It must be the water!
May 17, 2013 | Comments: 10It must be the water… The elixir of the gods Clear, pristine That heaven-spun brew The gods drew And poured into the Atlantic stream Combined with the verdant green That created a people of Glowing skin Buttery sheen Radiating from...
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Goat pose
May 17, 2013 | Comments: 19Photo taken Wotten Waven at the end of Segment 3 of the Waitikubuli National Trail Photo by Matt Simpson (Australian volunteer with Amy Simpson at the Princess Margaret Hospital) Photographers – novice, amateur or professional – in Dominica are asked...
Builders emphasize safety
May 16, 2013 | Comments: 5The Dominica Builders and Contractors Association is placing great emphasis on health and safety in the workplace saying it should be placed on the national agenda. “The builders and contractors association believes that the issue of occupational health and safety...
Money Laundering Act amended
May 16, 2013 | Comments: 13The government and opposition on Thursday gave unanimous support to the “Money Laundering (Prevention) Amendment Act no 2 of 2013″ which was debated in the Dominica Parliament. Piloting the bill through the house was Minister for Legal Affairs and Tourism...
UPDATE: Police called to DOC meeting; unanimous call for AGM
May 16, 2013 | Comments: 36Fifteen sports organization in Dominica and affiliate members of the Dominica Olympic Committee (DOC) have given the organization 21 days to hold an Annual General Meeting. This was done after passing a resolution at a special meeting convened at the...
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