WNT hailed as a milestone

Published May 10, 2013

Trail Operations Manager at the Waitukubuli National Trail Management Unit Roselyn Paul, has described it as ‘a major milestone’ in Dominica’s heritage ...

Dominica’s UN ambassador to chair ...

Published May 5, 2013

Dominica’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Vince Henderson, is expected to chair a meeting in Fiji that will address serious energy issues ...

NYCD tackles improper garbage disposal

Published May 2, 2013

Construction of garbage receptacles has commenced in Salisbury and two other locations on the west coast in a project spearheaded by the National Youth Council of ...

Forestry Division appeals for frog prese...

Published April 25, 2013

The Forestry Division is appealing to residents to assist in the protection of Dominica’s frog population. This, as the island joins the rest of the world in ...

Fish found dead in Loubiere River

Published April 24, 2013

Authorities from the environmental health department are investigating a case of fish being found dead in a river at Loubiere. “We are doing some ...

Layou Park road washed away

Published April 16, 2013

Heavy rain in the heights of Layou has caused damage to the road leading to the Layou Park area. DNO can confirm that the Layou river which swelled as a result of ...

No recent volcanic activities in Dominic...

Published April 12, 2013

Volcanologist attached to the UWI Seismic Research Centre, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, Patricia Joseph, has said that there has been no recent volcanic ...

Calls for water conservation

Published April 5, 2013

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Lands, Housing, Settlements and Water Resource Management, Davis Letang, has cited the need for extra effort to be made in ...

Dominica agrees to Caribbean Biosphere r...

Published April 5, 2013

Dominica is among seven small island states in the Caribbean to adopt a Ministerial Declaration and a Three-Year Action Plan at the UNESCO Inter-Ministerial and ...

Geothermal EIA made public

Published March 7, 2013

It appears that the authorities have caved in to public demand and have made an Environmental Impact Assessment of the geothermal project in Roseau Valley public. ...

Prevost makes case for hydroelectricity

Published February 21, 2013

Member of Parliament for Roseau Central, Norris Prevost, is calling on the government to analyze and compare the benefits and risks of the present Geothermal energy ...

Security beefed up at Fond Cole landfill

Published January 24, 2013

Officials of the Dominica Solid Waste Corporation say they have beefed up security measures at the sanitary landfill in Fond Cole to avoid the re-occurrence of what ...

Layou asphalt plant temporarily shut dow...

Published January 22, 2013

Operations at an asphalt plant in Layou has ground to a halt after the authorities ordered a temporary shut down. This, after residents say they might resort to ...

Geothermal energy by 2015 – Blackm...

Published January 21, 2013

Despite controversy and discontent which has surfaced recently, with the government’s geothermal project in the Roseau Valley, Minister for Energy, Rayburn ...

Gov’t to address Layou concerns

Published January 21, 2013

The concerns of Layou residents regarding emissions from an Asphalt Plant in their community will be discussed by government at a meeting this morning (Monday). On ...

Experts say geothermal plants safe

Published January 18, 2013

Operations Manager of US-based Geothermal Resource Group, Sam Abraham, has said that geothermal plants can exist close too, even in, populated areas. However, he ...

Layou residents contemplate protest acti...

Published January 18, 2013

Residents of Layou say they may resort to protest action if the authorities don’t address the problem of heavy fumes which they say are generated by a nearby ...

The geothermal controversy

Published January 15, 2013

Recently concerns have emerged about the government’s geothermal project in the Roseau Valley. Citing health and environmental concerns, Laudat residents have ...

Energy Minister plans visit to Geotherma...

Published January 11, 2013

Energy Minister Rayburn Blackmoore is to lead a team of Dominicans on a special visit to the Bouillant Geothermal Plant in Guadeloupe on Thursday January 17, 2013. ...

Roseau Valley residents discuss geotherm...

Published January 11, 2013

Residents of the Roseau Valley met on Thursday night in Trafalgar to discuss concerns surrounding geothermal projects in the area while member of parliament for the ...