Monthly Archives: March 2012

Real Mas winners awarded

The various carnival bands, groups and individuals who participated in the 2012 carnival have been officially awarded for their achievements in this year’s ...

Posted in Culture | 16 Comments

UPDATE: Accident in Mahaut; tw...

Police have confirmed that two people died in an early morning traffic accident on Saturday on the Mahaut village road. According to the police, the accident ...

Posted in Accidents/Tragedy | 369 Comments

UPDATE: Stabbing at Pierre Cha...

Police are investigating an incident at the Pierre Charles Secondary School (PCSS) on Friday that left the security guard and one student nursing stab wounds. ...

Posted in Crime/Court/Law | 262 Comments

Activities to commemorate 50 y...

An Educational Conference will be the main highlight of activities to commemorate 50 years of Nursing Education in Dominica. Organisers say the activities will run ...

Posted in Health | 5 Comments

Shernel Prince arrives home

The body of Shernel Prince arrived at Dominica’s Melville Hall airport on Friday morning, where a large group of grieving relatives and supporters were awaiting ...

Posted in General | 114 Comments

BlackBerry maker to cede most ...

Struggling BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. said Thursday that it will cede most consumer markets after failing to compete with flashier touch-screen phones ...

Posted in Business | 12 Comments

CARIFORUM and EU sign agreemen...

The Caribbean Forum of African Caribbean and Pacific States (CARIFORUM) and the European Commission (EC) on Wednesday signed three financial agreements designed to ...

Posted in Business | 4 Comments

PHOTO OF THE DAY: Awesome natu...

Photo taken during a hike up Morne Trois Piton by Ursha Winston Photographers – novice, amateur or professional – in Dominica are asked to submit photos, ...

Posted in Photo of the Day | 12 Comments

Douglas says work on Morocco-f...

Tourism minister and Portsmouth MP Ian Douglas has acknowledged that limited, slow progress was being made initially on the Cabrits Hotel Resort and Spa being ...

Posted in Economy/Development | 64 Comments

St. John’s Fisheries Coo...

The St John’s Fisheries Cooperative has hailed what it considers a viable business opportunity afforded it under the Petro Caribe initiative. The Cooperative has ...

Posted in Economy/Development | 7 Comments

Diocese of Roseau youth rally ...

The Diocese of Roseau Youth Secretariat in collaboration with the Parish of St. Ann will host its annual World Youth Day Rally to be held on Saturday March 31, 2012 ...

Posted in Religion | 18 Comments

Dominica as a health tourism d...

Today the reality is the Banana industry and the entire Agricultural sector are on the brink of collapse in spite of recent efforts to resuscitate that sector. In ...

Posted in Commentary | 24 Comments

Astor Philogene celebrates 100...

The Colihaut Senior Citizens Association, in collaboration with the Dominica Council on Aging is mobilizing the Community of Colihaut to celebrate the 100th ...

Posted in General | 40 Comments

Portsmouth clean up project to...

A project important to boost tourism and protect the environment while having a meaningful social impact. That’s how Venezuelan Ambassador Carmen Martinez de ...

Posted in Environment | 32 Comments

Dominica to get assistance fro...

Dominica could benefit from the country’s participation in a seminar/workshop underway in Bogota, Colombia, on how to maximize the potential of economic growth ...

Posted in Culture | 12 Comments

English tourists robbed

Reports reaching Dominica News online indicate that an English couple was robbed at gun point at Layou Park on Wednesday afternoon. According to reports Charles and ...

Posted in Crime/Court/Law | 207 Comments

NECS students in court for sto...

Two teen students from the North East Comprehensive School (NECS) are in trouble with the law over a stolen laptop. The two appeared before Magistrate Candia George ...

Posted in Crime/Court/Law | 54 Comments

UPDATE: Single mothers get hou...

Portsmouth MP Ian Douglas says ten single mothers and their families can expect to be housed soon in “Petrocasa” houses being constructed through Venezuelan ...

Posted in Economy/Development | 72 Comments

$25-m water project for west c...

The contract for a $25-million project to improve the water supply for residents on the west coast have been officially signed. The project which is funded by the ...

Posted in Economy/Development | 14 Comments

James wants more damage contro...

Leader of the United Workers Party Edison James says the Roosevelt Skerrit-led administration should do more damage control in the international media after two gay ...

Posted in General | 104 Comments