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Arts institute gets high marks
May 31, 2013 | Comments: 6Chief Cultural Officer Raymond Lawrence has said the newly opened Dominica Institute for the Arts (DIFA) is an essential tool for molding the younger generation of ...
Astaphan demands answers on ‘Seko’
May 31, 2013 | Comments: 105Senior Counsel Tony Astphan is demanding answers from acting Director of Public Prosecutions, Julien Prevost and Police Chief Daniel Carbon, concerning charges ...
How the Youth Skills Training Program turned a life around
May 30, 2013 | Comments: 57He is an inmate at the Dominica State Prison but Leonard Oscar said he has been given a new lease on life by the Youth Skills Training Program. The young man from ...
Dominica to benefit from increased Japanese foreign aid
May 30, 2013 | Comments: 29In keeping with its mission to provide technical support and aid for economic and social growth in developing countries, the Japanese government, through the Japan ...
DOMFESTA closing play postponed
May 30, 2013 | Comments: 3A play, which was scheduled for the closing of DOMFESTA this weekend, has been postponed to June 14, 15 and 16. A TEMPEST was being staged as a tribute to ...
UPDATE: ‘Seko’, Denny, denied bail
May 30, 2013 | Comments: 149Chief magistrate Evaline Baptiste has denied bail to Earl “Seko” Grant and Denny Shillingford who have been charged in connection with a December 2010 ...
Citrus Greening Disease control strategy continues
May 30, 2013 | Comments: 3The Ministry of Agriculture is strengthening its strategy to control the spread of the Citrus Greening Disease to new areas on the island. The Citrus Greening ...
Amateur boxer arrives in Dominica
May 30, 2013 | Comments: 19An amateur female boxer who wishes to represent Dominica at the 2016 Olympic Games has arrived on the island. Valerian Spicer was born in England to a Dominican ...
Youth Development Division reports employment success
May 30, 2013 | Comments: 13The Youth Development Division says a recently published study, conducted yearly, has recorded a 69.4 percent employment success rate from its programs for ...
Man arrested with firearm
May 30, 2013 | Comments: 68A man, with an assault rifle and ammunition in his possession, has been arrested in Trafalgar, reports reaching DNO indicate. The arrest was made this morning. The ...
French diplomat denies foreign aid blacklist
May 30, 2013 | Comments: 51A high ranking French diplomat is denying press reports that France has blacklisted 17 countries, including Dominica, judged to be uncooperative in investigating ...
Evangelical church officials deny silence on moral issues
May 30, 2013 | Comments: 93The Dominica Association of Evangelical Churches (DAEC) is dismissing claims that they are tight-lipped on certain moral issues which some say are plaguing the ...
UPDATE (with photo): Seko, Denny Shillingford charged
May 29, 2013 | Comments: 142Earl ‘Seko’ Grant and Denny Shillingford have been charged in connection with the 2010 fire at the home of former magistrate GON Emanuel. ...
Poverty reduction program gets US$4.5 million
May 29, 2013 | Comments: 29Dominica has been allocated US$4.5-million (more than EC$10 million) under the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) Seventh Program. The program was launched here on ...
Edward Alexander remembered for regional diplomatic work
May 29, 2013 | Comments: 14Political leader of the United Workers Party (UWP), Edison James, has said the experience of the late Edward Alexander in the diplomatic field was of ‘immense ...