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Regional journalists told of climate change responsibilities

Regional journalists told of climate change responsibilities

June 18, 2013 | Comments: 0

Journalists from 11 Caribbean countries gathered for a UNDP sponsored workshop on climate change and the Ozone layer in Suriname, have been told they are a ...

Organizers promise ‘more impressive’ bridal fair

Organizers promise ‘more impressive’ bridal fair

June 18, 2013 | Comments: 4

Organizers of the second annual National Bridal Fair, slated for August 11 at the Windsor Park Sports Stadium, are promising a “much more impressive ...

Public lecture to explore faith and the legal system

Public lecture to explore faith and the legal system

June 18, 2013 | Comments: 5

A lecture on Faith and the Legal System will be hosted by the Catholic Church in Dominica at the Fort Young Hotel on Tuesday evening. Monsignor William John-Lewis ...

PM leads geothermal delegation to France

PM leads geothermal delegation to France

June 18, 2013 | Comments: 34

Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, is leading a delegation to hold discussion in Paris, France, on Thursday, with the Agence Francaise Development (AFD) concerning ...

Robbery victim relates her experience

Robbery victim relates her experience

June 18, 2013 | Comments: 70

Thieves broke into the home of a resident of Castle Comfort in the wee hours of Tuesday and made off with her car and a number of items. Executive Director of ...

PHOTO: Thirty-two years ago today – a slice of history

PHOTO: Thirty-two years ago today – a slice of history

June 18, 2013 | Comments: 28

The photo above depicts then prime minister of Dominica, Mary Eugenia Charles, and Maurice Bishop of Grenada during a gathering of regional leaders in St. Kitts to ...

Call for holistic approach to combat Black Sigatoka

Call for holistic approach to combat Black Sigatoka

June 18, 2013 | Comments: 7

Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Dr. Eisenhower Douglas, has said that a holistic approach must be adopted to effectively manage Black ...

Record number of domino teams for round of 16 in domino competition

Record number of domino teams for round of 16 in domino competition

June 18, 2013 | Comments: 1

A record number of new teams have booked their places in the big round of 16 in the Mackeson Stout and Carib Beer domino competition carded for Sunday June 23. ...

CT Scan back in action

CT Scan back in action

June 18, 2013 | Comments: 25

A CT Scan machine, which has not been functioning, at the Princess Margarete Hospital is now operational, according to Chief Medical Officer Dr. David Johnson. The ...

Dominica Cricket Umpires Association holds AGM

Dominica Cricket Umpires Association holds AGM

June 18, 2013 | Comments: 1

The election of officers and strategies on the way forward will top the agenda when the Dominica Cricket Umpires Association holds its Annual General Meeting on ...

BUSINESS BYTE: Belfast resident wins Brizee’s Father’s Day hamper

BUSINESS BYTE: Belfast resident wins Brizee’s Father’s Day hamper

June 18, 2013 | Comments: 0

Mr. Eamon DeFreitas of Belfast was this year’s lucky winner of the special hamper in Brizee’s Mart Father’s Day promotion.  He was one of many fathers who ...

Emergency response needs improvement – PAHO expert

Emergency response needs improvement – PAHO expert

June 18, 2013 | Comments: 12

A PAHO official has pointed to several weaknesses in Dominica’s response to emergencies. Peter Burgess, an emergency response expert, told a group of 54 ...

Six Dominicans granted scholarships to study at MWSU

Six Dominicans granted scholarships to study at MWSU

June 17, 2013 | Comments: 42

Six new Dominican students have been granted scholarships to pursue undergraduate studies at Midwestern State University (MWSU) in Texas in August. The students ...

A trucker’s lament

A trucker’s lament

June 17, 2013 | Comments: 66

President of the Dominica Tippers Truckers Association, Earl Laudat, is convinced that the government of Dominica is paying no interest to the plight of truckers ...

DBS Radio/Ministry of Education Reading Competition update

DBS Radio/Ministry of Education Reading Competition update

June 17, 2013 | Comments: 1

The first of the quarter finals of the DBS Radio/Ministry of Education Reading Competition was held on Monday morning at the PSU Building. Mallet Marie of the ...