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PM says if found guilty of earning through illegal means assets will be sold

PM says if found guilty of earning through illegal means assets will be sold

August 12, 2010 | Comments: 52

Steps have begun to strengthen a law governing the acquirement of assets through illegal means, according to the Head of Government Roosevelt Skerrit. “In the ...

Anyone found with an unlicensed firearm goes straight to prison – PM Skerrit

Anyone found with an unlicensed firearm goes straight to prison – PM Skerrit

August 12, 2010 | Comments: 49

Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Roosevelt Skerrit has promised that tougher legislation will soon be passed to corner owners and users of illegal firearms in ...

LIME to invest US$600M over the next five years

LIME to invest US$600M over the next five years

August 12, 2010 | Comments: 2

Kingston, Jamaica – August 11, 2010: LIME, the Caribbean’s leading full service telecoms provider, has announced that it will invest a massive $US600 million in ...

Grand Bay Police Station expected to be completed in 66 weeks [photos included]

Grand Bay Police Station expected to be completed in 66 weeks [photos included]

August 12, 2010 | Comments: 14

Grand Bay and surrounding communities will in 66 weeks see the completion of a brand new $3.5 million police station and inspector’s quarters. At a ...

Submissions of poems and short stories solicited for anthology

Submissions of poems and short stories solicited for anthology

August 12, 2010 | Comments: 2

The Cultural Division through the Dominica Writers Guild is undertaking yet another Anthology project. You are required to: - Submit not more than two pieces ...

WIPA rejects WICB decision to keep portion of T20 fee

WIPA rejects WICB decision to keep portion of T20 fee

August 12, 2010 | Comments: 2

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Aug 11, CMC – Regional players’ union West Indies Players Association (WIPA) has disagreed with the West Indies Cricket Board’s move ...

IT’S OVER: WHO declares end to global H1N1 pandemic

IT’S OVER: WHO declares end to global H1N1 pandemic

August 12, 2010 | Comments: 2

UNITED NATIONS, CMC – The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday declared an end to the H1N1 pandemic that briefly created a global scare but urged ...

Public advised to be alert in wake of hurricane season

Public advised to be alert in wake of hurricane season

August 12, 2010 | Comments: 2

Residents who live in flood and landslide prone zones should exercise vigilance as massive rain showers are expected. The Meteorological Office is currently ...

UPDATE: NDFD robbed in broad daylight

UPDATE: NDFD robbed in broad daylight

August 12, 2010 | Comments: 101

The management of the National Development Foundation of Dominica (NDFD) intends to beef up security hard on the heels of an armed robbery by two masked men on ...

Basketball league standings

Basketball league standings

August 11, 2010 | Comments: 5

Click on the image to get a larger view of the Dominica Amateur Basketball’s Association League standings.

LIME TV launching by yearend

LIME TV launching by yearend

August 11, 2010 | Comments: 5

LIME Jamaica says it will launch subscriber television service, called LIME TV, within the next four months. This afternoon, Chris Dehring, the telecommunication ...

Patrick Pemberton brings years of experience to Public Works Board

Patrick Pemberton brings years of experience to Public Works Board

August 11, 2010 | Comments: 14

A wealth of experience and exposure gained from working under Colgate Palmolive for the past 16 years has awarded Patrick Pemberton the capability of performing a ...

Local director of water company gives assurances amid minister’s concerns

Local director of water company gives assurances amid minister’s concerns

August 11, 2010 | Comments: 11

Director of Sisserou Water Inc Atherton Martin is refuting claims that the company has not made any progress since it was granted a license in November 2009 to ...

Woodford Hill emerges winner in beach competition

Woodford Hill emerges winner in beach competition

August 11, 2010 | Comments: 12

During Tourism Awareness Month in May 2010, the Discover Dominica Authority held a beach competition in various communities across the island.  The most improved ...

Prime Minister agrees office for opposition leader is viable

Prime Minister agrees office for opposition leader is viable

August 11, 2010 | Comments: 37

Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says his Government is not opposed to suggestions of an office for the opposition leader in Dominica. Opposition leader Hector John ...