Monthly Archives: June 2012

Patrick John banned

The Dominica Football Association (DFA) has voted in favor of a resolution from football clubs to ban DFA President, Patrick John, from football for the remainder ...

Posted in Sports | 82 Comments

Deacon Kevin Bellot remembered...

On a hot, summer Friday night hundreds of parishioners turned out for a Memorial Mass held for Deacon Kevin Bellot, C.Ss.R at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual ...

Posted in Human Interest | 5 Comments

Five to vie for Miss BAA

Five young ladies are set to compete for the title of Miss Bense, Anse-de-Mai and Anse-sol-Dat (Miss BAA) Friday 6 July at Reunion Square in Anse-de-Mai. They are ...

Posted in Entertainment | 41 Comments

Gayle wants Windies to win for...

Fort Lauderdale, Florida – Chris Gayle flashed his characteristic smile on Friday morning as he embraced several West Indies fans at the Central Broward Regional ...

Posted in Sports | 14 Comments

Prison official bats for surve...

Surveillance cameras are coming to Dominica’s state prison, if the authorities there have their way. One key reason being advanced for going down that route is to ...

Posted in General | 51 Comments

Visa problems derail Dominica&...

The members of the Dominica Athletic team were on Friday on their way back home, after being grounded in Trinidad on their way to the CAC Juniors in El Salvador. ...

Posted in Sports | 126 Comments

Herbalists tackle chronic non-...

USVI-based herbalist, Dominican Ras Bobby Olivacce says he is lending his support to the growing effort of health workers trying to reduce the presence and effect ...

Posted in Health | 40 Comments

Sick leave worries

The Dominica Employers Federation (DEF) is expressing concern about what it describes as a worsening of the incidence of sick leave and what this is costing the ...

Posted in News | 122 Comments

DHTA supports LIAT investment ...

The Dominica Hotel and Tourism Association (DHTA) has suggested that the government’s recent decision to invest in LIAT can benefit the country if necessary steps ...

Posted in Business | 21 Comments

St. Lucians, Dominican denied ...

Two St Lucians and a Dominican were denied bail after pleading not guilty to charges of possession of cannabis, possession with intent to supply and conspiracy to ...

Posted in Crime/Court/Law | 100 Comments

Former Scientology leader expo...

Scientology has been called many names, most of them unprintable, with the frontrunner generally regarded as “The cult of greed”. Following the recent case of ...

Posted in Regional | 39 Comments

PHOTO OF THE DAY: The gift of ...

Dominica is blessed with the abundance of water. Photo depicts a hidden waterfall in Belles. Photo by Christina Viville Photographers – novice, amateur or ...

Posted in Photo of the Day | 16 Comments

Condolence message on the pass...

The Minister for Health, Permanent Secretary and Staff join with so many others who knew Mr. John Fabien, former Minister for Health, former Permanent Secretary of ...

Posted in Announcements, General Announcements | 8 Comments

Vieille Case man falls off dum...

The police are reporting that they are carrying out investigations into Thursday’s death of 40-year-old Joey Casimir of Vieille Case. Reports are that ...

Posted in Accidents/Tragedy | 121 Comments

UWP threatens action over elec...

Dominica’s parliamentary opposition is signaling its intention to take action against the Dominica Labour Party government of Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, ...

Posted in Politics | 95 Comments

PDV Caribe Dominica planning t...

PDV Caribe Dominica, the joint venture fuel company owned by Dominica and Venezuela under the Petro Caribe agreement, says its expansion plans include supplying ...

Posted in Business | 17 Comments

TOP 32 QUARTER FINALISTS

Here are your TOP 32 Quarter Finalists! Who will make it to the Semi Finals??? Text to 795 for each of these participants…. Support your favourite singer…TEXT! ...

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LIAT employees to get salaries

Regional airline LIAT is reporting that some of its staff have already received their June salaries. LIAT management has also gone on record to indicate that “all ...

Posted in Business | 12 Comments

Senior Chinese legislator to v...

Chen Changzhi, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and one of China’s top legislators is to visit Dominica, ...

Posted in General | 28 Comments

Three charged in Toucarie drug...

Police have charged two St. Lucians and one Dominican in relation to a drug bust which occurred at Toucarie Bay on Monday, June 25. The men are Shawn Earl Willie ...

Posted in Crime/Court/Law | 24 Comments