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| ROSEAU, Dominica: A programme by government to reduce the cost of power is ongoing through the replacement of light bulbs in households around Dominica, through assistance by the Cuban government. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Well over 130 persons representing the Cabinet, the public sector, private sector, civil society organisations and non-governmental organisations were present for the official launch of Dominica’s Growth and Social Protection Strategy (GSPS) on Monday. read more.. |
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ROSEAU, Dominica:  Dominica’s Minister for Education, Human Resource Development, Sports and Youth Affairs, Vince Henderson has called on member States of the OECS to continue to invest heavily in education in response to the many challenges facing the region. read more.. |
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ROSEAU, Dominica:  Dominica’s Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit told new United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Mary Martin Ourisman, at a meeting on Wednesday, that the United States must keep "closer contact with CARICOM and the OECS". read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: A programme aimed at achieving social and economic transformation through fiscal growth and poverty reduction in Dominica was launched by the government on Monday, through the Growth and Social Protection Strategy. read more.. |
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ROSEAU, Dominica:  Dominica's Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, has been talking about the early success of the Government’s Housing Revolution, saying that, since government handed over a cheque of $4 million to the Government Housing Loans Board, $1.7 million has been disbursed. read more.. |
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ROSEAU, Dominica:  Dominica's Minister for Housing, Reginald Austrie has outlined the seven components of the Government's Housing Revolution. Austrie made the remarks at the Handing Over Ceremony where Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit presented a cheque for $3 million. read more.. |
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ROSEAU, Dominica:  Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has been talking about the economic impact being created as a result of the establishment of a new offshore medical school in Dominica - the All Saints University School of Medicine - at a meeting with overseas nationals. read more.. |
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ROSEAU, Dominica:  The landing of a new submarine fibre optic cable in Dominica on Thursday, December 21, 2006 heralds a new era in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Sector in the country. Upon completion, this new cable will run through the entire Eastern Caribbean. read more.. |
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ROSEAU, Dominica:  At a Post Assumption Reception in honour of new Chinese Ambassador, Dominica's Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, stated that his Government has "no interest, or no intention or no thoughts, no aspiration to seek to play the Two-China game." read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: In its seventh and last review of Dominica’s performance under the three-year Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) arrangement, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund has commended the government. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Dominica’s Acting Prime Minister, Matthew Walter, has pledged support to the newly elected government in St Lucia, following the general elections on December 11. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: More than 15 Caribbean whale watching organisations, in partnership with the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), met this week to formalise CARIBwhale, an association committed to conserving cetaceans and their habitat. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: The Dominican Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Private Sector Relations through the National Development Corporation (NDC) has launched a new tourism website: www.discoverdominica.com. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: The Roosevelt Skerrit Administration this week disbursed over four million dollars to the Government Loans Board to lend out, at 4% interest rates, to public officers earning less that $30,000 a year for home construction. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: A committee put in place to spearhead a National Health Protection plan, mandatory for all citizens, intends to reposition health as a priority in Dominica. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: A workshop on Freedom of Information Implementation in the Caribbean will be held in Dominica from November 27- December 1, 2006. The event will take place at the House of Assembly in Roseau. read more.. |
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ROSEAU, Dominica:  A Dominican evangelist believes that it is time for the State prison to be an economically viable institution. Peter Augustine made the suggestions public at the launch of the refurbished prison chapel this week, adding that the skills of the inmates could be utilised. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: The HIV/AIDS Unit is launching a 'Know your Status' campaign next week to encourage and boost voluntary HIV testing with counselling in Dominica. This campaign will form part of the Unit’s World AIDS Day activities. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: United Workers Party (UWP) leader Earl Williams believes that it is time for the rules and regulations of Parliament to be changed in Dominica, especially relating to media coverage. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Even while most of the world and even the US itself is getting negative on the war in Iraq, at least one prominent citizen of the island of Dominica is still very much in favour of current policy of the American and British administrations. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has called on the international donor community to honour the pledges it has made to Haiti. The Dominican Leader issued the call at a press conference held recently in the aftermath of a Prime Ministerial Mission to Haiti. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: It has been less than six months since Dominica pulled off one of the best steelband events for 2006. Last Spring Dominica served as the host for the 2006 OECS Junior Steelband competition. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: The services at the Princess Margaret Hospital are “expanding slowly but surely”, with the official opening last week of an Intensive Care Unit at Dominica’s principal medical institution. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Dominica’s Minister for Public Works and Public Utilities, Ambrose George, has described the new Electricity Supply Act of 2006 as “the beginning of a new era for the electricity sector in Dominica”. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: A number of public and private sector projects are expected to get underway in Dominica in 2007. That commitment was given by Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit in his 2006 Independence Day Address. read more.. |
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ROSEAU, Dominica:  Senior officials from the Governments of Dominica and Venezuela converged in Jimmit on the occasion of the unveiling of the ‘First Stone’, which signalled the start of construction of the PetroCaribe Fuel Storage and Distribution Plant in Dominica. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: A ceremony heralding the start of construction of the PetroCaribe Fuel and Distribution Plant in Jimmit, Dominica will take place on Wednesday with the unveiling of the ‘First Stone’. read more.. |
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EDISON, USA:  In a departure from his day job teaching students at one of the leading international providers of medical education, Dr Peter Bellot of the Ross University School of Medicine, has released a book of photographs entitled “A Secret Place: Reflections of Dominica.” read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: The tourism sector in Dominica has been further enhanced with the official opening on Tuesday of the EC$5 million dollar Morne Diablotin/Syndicate Visitor Centre and Access Road. read more.. |
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ROSEAU, Dominica:  Outgoing United States Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Mary Kramer, has congratulated the Government and people of Dominica for “putting their financial house in order”. The US Ambassador made the comments as she concluded her final visit to Dominica. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Dominica has recorded growth in the production, construction and tourism sectors in the second quarter of 2006, according to a report by the Central Statistical Office Quarterly Economic Indicator for the second quarter of 2006 (April-June). read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: The Ross University School of Medicine Library in Dominica will begin exhibiting paintings of local artists beginning the week of October 16. Each artist exhibiting will show his paintings for a period of approximately six weeks. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: The International Monetary Fund expects the Dominican economy to grow by 4 pe cent in 2006. This revelation was made at the end of an IMF Staff Mission to Dominica. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Dominica, as a practical destination for nature enthusiasts, has been re-branded by the Ministry of Tourism, with a bold new logo and tagline, ‘Defy the Everyday, The Nature Island of Dominica.’ read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Senior trade officials and private sector representatives from the WTO member states of the OECS will gather in Dominica from October 4 – 5, 2006 for a very important brainstorming meeting. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has signalled his Government’s seriousness to create a vibrant international business sector in Dominica with the appointment of a former Finance Minister, Julius Timothy, as a Minister for Economic Development and Planning. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Dominica’s Prime Minister has revealed that there will be an addition to the government, with former deputy leader of the opposition party taking on the role as Minister for Economic Development and Planning. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: The Dominican Cabinet has been presented with a proposal by Duke Enterprises Corp, a British Virgin Islands company, to convert waste from sanitary landfills into electricity. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England: There is no doubt why Gore Verbinski would have chosen Dominica as the backdrop for the movie Pirates of the Caribbean 2, starring Johnny Depp, Keira Knightly, Orlando Bloom and Bill Nighy. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Dominica’s Attorney General, Ian Douglas, has described the opening of the US$ 7 million Diagnostic Centre in Portsmouth as “ being a great day for us not only in the Portsmouth Health District but for all of us in Dominica.” read more.. |
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ROSEAU, Dominica:  The Republic of Turkey has advised citizens of Dominica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia and St Vincent & the Grenadines that travel to Turkey has been made a lot easier. Effective August 1, 2006, passport holders of these Caribbean island nations are eligible to receive multiple-entry visas. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Following a request by the Government of Dominica to the Chinese Government, ten police officers left Dominica last week to pursue training in China. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Prime Minister of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit, and Minister for Public Works and Public Utilities, Ambrose George, were among the many invited guests for the official opening ceremony for the long-awaited Wotton Waven/Trafalgar/Copthall Water Supply Project. read more.. |
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| CASTRIES, St Lucia: The embassy of Mexico for the OECS countries, based in St Lucia, has announced that seventeen Eastern Caribbean students have received full scholarships granted by the Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: The number of persons in Dominica living in poverty has fallen, according to a World Bank report, which says that the percentage of the Dominican population living in poverty is now 33%. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has outlined his vision for the health sector in Dominica. The Prime Minister was at the time addressing a Town Hall Meeting in the village of Paix Bouche on Sunday evening. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has said that Dominica has the most ambitious training programme for nurses in the Caribbean. Skerrit made that disclosure on Sunday, when he compared the shortage of nurses that existed a few years ago to action now being taken. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Community service labour is an option being presented to rehabilitate lawbreakers in Dominica instead of serving a jail sentence at the State prison. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Twenty Dominicans, twelve women and eight men, will leave Dominica next week to pursue first degrees in various academic disciplines in China, starting September 2006. read more.. |
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ROSEAU, Dominica:  The tourism sector in Dominica has received a major boost with the installation of a hyperbaric chamber at the Princess Margaret Hospital, funded by the European Union under the Eco-Tourism Development Programme at a cost of $750,000. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: The next major phase of reform in the system of local government in Dominica is set to commence in September 2006. read more.. |
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ROSEAU, Dominica:  Dominican youth have been urged to take advantage of the many opportunities available to them. That call came from Prime Minister and Minister for Finance and Planning, Roosevelt Skerrit, as he made available the sum of EC$1 million to the Dominica Youth Business Trust. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Dominicans marched the streets of the capital city this week, to protest against the high electricity rates they are forced to pay for power consumption. read more.. |
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ROSEAU, Dominica:  Grammy winning Haitian artist Wyclef Jean will be among a number of major acts performing at the tenth edition of the World Creole Music Festival in Dominica carded for October 27-29, 2006. Reggae artist Shaggy is also scheduled to perform at the three-night event. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund has praised the efforts of the Government of Dominica in achieving macroeconomic stabilisation. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: The Canefield airport in Dominica will once again become a dynamic entry and exit point, with the introduction of daily flights via Carib Aviation’s Dominica Air Taxi services. read more.. |
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ROSEAU, Dominica:  Cuban Ambassador to Dominica, Oswaldo Cobacho Martinez, has praised the benefits to the Caribbean region of cooperation between Cuba and Latin America and the Caribbean countries. The Ambassador’s comments were made at the opening of the refurbished Nursing School. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit is very supportive of a European Union (EU) programme, geared at enhancing community tourism in Dominica. read more.. |
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ROSEAU, Dominica:  Dominica’s Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, has acknowledged the contribution of Cuban President, Dr Fidel Castro to humanity. The Dominican leader made the remarks last week at the opening ceremony for the newly refurbished Nursing School and Hostel. read more.. |
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ROSEAU, Dominica:  The nursing shortage in Dominica could be eliminated by 2009, according to the President of the Dominica State College, Dr Annette Bardouille, as she addressed the official opening of the refurbished Nurses Hostel and Nursing School last week. read more.. |
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ROSEAU, Dominica :  The dramatic turnaround in Dominica’s fiscal situation has come in for high praise from a leading Caribbean economist. Chief Economist at Caribbean Money Market Brokers Research Centre, Jwala Rambarran, commented on Dominica’s macroeconomic performance at a post budget seminar. read more.. |
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ROSEAU, Dominica:  The bilateral relationship between Dominica and Cuba has deepened with the opening of the newly refurbished Nursing School and Nurses hostel on Wednesday. The Cuban Government has so far contributed materials in the amount of over $500,000. read more.. |
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ROSEAU, Dominica:  Dominicans are continuing to benefit from the Eye Care Programme, an initiative of the Governments of Cuba and Venezuela. Since the initiative dubbed Miracle Mission started in July, 2005, well over 1300 Dominicans have received free surgical eye treatment in Cuba. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: In keeping with its commitment to boost entrepreneurial activity among the youth of Dominica, the Government of Dominica has indicated its intention to make available EC$2 million dollars to the Dominica Youth Business Trust. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Police officers, customs officials, lawyers, judges and the private sector will turn their focus this week to intellectual property rights and its enforcement in Dominica through the convening of two workshops. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: In his presentation of the 2006/2007 Budget last Tuesday, Dominica’s Prime Minister and Minister for Finance and Planning, Roosevelt Skerrit, confirmed the completion of Government’s Growth and Social Protection Strategy (GSPS), a medium-term strategy for growth and poverty reduction. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Prime Minister and Minister for Finance and Planning, Roosevelt Skerrit has outlined government achievements in the agricultural sector in Dominica for the last financial year 2005/2006. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: In his presentation of the 2006/2007 Budget last Tuesday, Dominica’s Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, confirmed the completion of Government’s Growth and Social Protection Strategy. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Over one hundred and sixty-seven low income persons in Dominica have benefited from a decision made by the Skerrit administration last year to offer land to eligible squatters at only EC$1 per square foot. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU , Dominica: Dominica’s lone electricity company DOMLEC is moving to curb electricity theft which company officials say cost it about $14 million in losses during the last financial year. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Dominica's Prime Minister and Minister for Finance and Planning, Roosevelt Skerrit has reported a remarkable improvement in Central Government’s fiscal operations during last week's presentation of the 2006 Financial Statement and Budgetary Proposals. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England (AFP): The Caribbean island of Dominica is one of the top five happiest countries on Earth, according to a study published this week measuring people's wellbeing and their impact on the environment. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Persons working in the professional services sector in Commonwealth Caribbean countries will get an opportunity to enhance their ability to increase trade in professional services when the “Strategic Programme for the Promotion of Professional Services” Project is implemented in Dominica. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: The release of Disney’s latest blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, which features images of Dominica’s most beautiful spots, has thrust the eastern Caribbean Island of Dominica into full international glare. read more.. |
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| Why is it that activities coordinators over on our beautiful sister island of St Lucia are so hell bent on ousting Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival, now into its 10th year of existence; the Caribbean’s most unique festival of all times? read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Dominica’s sole electricity company says it is open to the liberalisation but does not believe moves by the government to liberalise the sector is timely. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Dominica’s tourism product is locked in a cycle of uncompetitveness, according to a Tourism Master Plan prepared to guide stakeholders and others in the tourism industry. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: DOMLEC’s Managing Director Joel Huggins has defended public criticisms that the company is milking millions in profits from Dominicans, pointing to the over six million dollars the electricity company earned in profits last year. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: A committee put in place to review the salaries of Dominican parliamentarians believes that their take-home pay should be adjusted. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: The Government of Venezuela has agreed to grant Dominica $29.4 million for the construction of houses in Dominica. This follows a request made by Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Prime Minister of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit, has openly criticised the treatment dished out to Guyanese at the ports of entry of some Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Haiti’s development will depend largely on the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) institutional support, according to the Prime Minister of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, St Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines will sign onto the Single Market on 30 June according to Prime Minister of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office, Rayburn Blackmoore and Superintendent of the Dominica Police Force, Nicholas George, have been elaborating on Dominica’s National Crime Prevention and Control Policy. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The Prime Minister of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerritt has given an assurance that the countries of the Organisation of the Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) “are in total support of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).” read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: A delegation from Venezuela headed by Minister for Energy and Petroleum and President of PDVSA, Rafael Ramirez, arrives in Dominica on Monday for the signing of an agreement to cooperate in energy-related matters. read more.. |
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| FRIGATE BAY, St KItts (UPI): The Caribbean countries that helped Japan win a narrow victory at the International Whaling Commission could face a backlash from environmentally concerned tourists. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: The construction and tourism sectors in Dominica performed better in the first quarter of 2006 (Jan-March) compared to the corresponding period in 2005. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: The government of Dominica has approved a policy on crime prevention and control in the country. The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting last month. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Dominica’s Director of Tourism, Sharon Pascal, has disclosed that the 160 cruise calls during the cruise season 2005/06 represent a decline from the 299 cruise calls during the 2004/05 season. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: The Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Agriculture are collaborating to protect sea turtles in Dominica, which are now on the verge of extinction. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit wants nationals to conserve energy and regulate their consumption levels, following a new price increase on fuel, gas and kerosene in Dominica. The new retail prices represent a 5.7% or 65 cents increase on gasoline. read more.. |
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| CASTRIES, St Lucia: Caribbean hotelier and graduate economist Allen Chastanet is standing by his statement that the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) offers nothing for the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Digicel has introduced its range of products and services to the Caribbean islands of Dominica and Curacao and has announced an increased investment of US$5 million to meet surging demand. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Digicel officials say they expect to acquire an 85 – 90 percent market share in Dominica within the next few years and “destroy” the competition. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Dominica’s Attorney General, Ian Douglas, leads a delegation to Guadeloupe on Thursday on a mission to put in place the mechanisms that would give effect to the implementation of visa-free entry for Dominicans into the French Departments of the Americas. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: The Dominica Social Security (DSS) has advised that pension reform is a must, warning further that reserves of the facility may be depleted within twenty years. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: The Chief Executive of the Windward Islands Banana Development and Exporting Company (WIBDECO) believes that banana growers need greater discipline to survive new certification measures requested by the European market. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: The government of Dominica will propose a number of amendments to the Value Added Tax Act during the current session of the Parliament, which got underway at the House of Assembly in Roseau on Wednesday. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Prime Minister of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit, has reported a significant improvement in the country’s public finances. According to Skerrit, “The improvement in the fiscal situation is also very evident." read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Dominica’s United Workers Party Leader, Earl Williams, has criticized a Prison Transfer Agreement signed between the government of Dominica and the United Kingdom. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Dominica has signed a mutual Prison Transfer Agreement with the United Kingdom to allow prisoners to serve sentences in their home country. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Media Workers in Dominica are now more capable of tackling news stories relating to the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), now having a better understanding of the issues relating to it. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Stakeholders in the tourism industry in Dominica now need certification and licensing from the newly implemented Quality Assurance Unit at the National Development Corporation with the sole objective of raising standards in the tourism sector. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Trade Officer Floyd Capitolin believes that Dominica is the OECS member country most ready for the implementation of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) scheduled to take effect June 2006. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: The island of Dominica, described by the Smithsonian Institute as a “giant plant laboratory”, has now been named by world renowned ShermansTravel.com in the top ten eco-tourist hotspots in the world. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: The Permanent Secretary in Dominica's Ministry of Housing, Lands, Telecommunications, Energy and Ports, Dr Colmore Christian, has outlined the government's strategy to harness the country's renewable energy resources. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Twenty-eight families in Stock Farm, Dominica now have the opportunity to own their land as a result of a move by the government to regularise their situation under the Squatter Regularisation Programme. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: At least seven Dominican nationals are dead, following three vehicle accidents, one drowning incident and an unknown death of a teen within five days. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: The Cabinet of Dominica, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, has approved licences granting concessions to a number of private sector entities under the country's Fiscal Incentives Act. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: The government of Dominica is making the resources available to train an additional twenty-five new police officers, according to Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: A number of local communities in Dominica are expected to benefit from a US$1 million donation from the government of China. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Head of Environmental Coordinating Unit (ECU) Lloyd Pascal this week disclosed that a recommendation is before government to make Dominica a fully organic island. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Dominica has been selected as a ‘test site’ to assess the use of modern technology for port processes to improve trade in the region. read more.. |
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ROSEAU, Dominica:  The Ministry of Housing says it is regularising a severe squatting situation in Dominica by announcing its plans to sell lands in designated communities at EC$1 per square foot. Housing Minister Reginald Austrie said all legal fees for registration of the land will be waived. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Tourism Minister Yvor Nassief believes that an increase in the number of hotel rooms tied with improved air access will put Dominica in a better strategic position for tourism growth. read more.. |
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| BASSETERRE, St Kitts: The third OECS Council of Tourism Ministers will meet in Dominica from March 29 to 31 to discuss Cricket World Cup 2007, the merits of harmonisation of tourism incentives frameworks and the development of tourism standards. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Dominica’s foreign policy is the strongest it has ever been, says UN Ambassador Crispin Gregoire, as the island widens its diplomatic relations. read more.. |
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ROSEAU, Dominica:  Thursday marked two years since Dominica established diplomatic relations at ambassadorial level with China. It was on that day in Beijing in 2004 that Dominica aligned itself with the majority of nations of the world in recognizing United Nations Resolution 2758 of 1971. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reported there was real GDP growth in the Dominican economy of 3.5 percent in 2005. read more.. |
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| BASSETERRE, St Kitts: Dominica is the venue for a consultation on the development of the Eastern Caribbean Geothermal Development Project, coordinated by the Organisation of American States (OAS). read more.. |
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| CASTRIES, St Lucia: The OECS Secretariat is hosting a week-long consultation, on Bird Island, the rock formation off the coast of Dominica that is being claimed by Venezuela. read more.. |
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| As a Dominican leaving overseas and a former media workers I am most disturbed as to the response given to the Dominica’s Press Secretary Sean Douglas after he wrote (rightly so mark you) complaining about the irresponsible story written by your Dominican Correspondent. read more.. |
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| With reference to the Editor’s Note in response to Mr Douglas’ letter or March 10, 2006, I must say that it couldn’t have been said any better, the manner through which you did. read more.. |
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| I wish to register my strong objection to a story on your website captioned “ Dominica carnival marred by murder, lawlessness”, which was filed by Malaika Laurent, Caribbean Net News Dominica correspondent on March 6, 2006. read more.. |
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| ST. CROIX, USVI: "Education is the pillar of hope for every young person," Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit of Dominica said, addressing a group of students at the Golden Key International Honor Society leadership forum on St. Croix. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says the introduction of Value Added Tax (VAT) in Dominica on March 1 is something that is necessary for government’s survival. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Police in Dominica have arrested two men in connection with the murder of 17-year-old Wayne Dalrymple during Carnival celebrations on Tuesday. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: The Caribbean island of Dominica has received Benchmark designation as a Green Globe Destination for the second year in a row from the prestigious eco-tourism organization, Green Globe 21. read more.. |
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ROSEAU, Dominica:  Tourism officials in Dominica believe that the cruise industry is continuing to see steady growth, highlighting six cruise liners that docked here for the first time, as a major achievement. Minister of State in the Ministry of Tourism, Loreen Bannis-Roberts, said the activity showed that government is taking cruise tourism seriously. read more.. |
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ROSEAU, Dominica:  The cruise sector in Dominica was given a major boost on Tuesday with the arrival of six cruise vessels at the island, unprecedented in the fifteen year history of the cruise sector in Dominica. Cruise tourism is a major component of Dominica’s growing tourism sector. The 2004/2005 cruise ship season was the best ever. read more.. |
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| ROSEAU, Dominica: Economic data for the calendar year 2005 has confirmed that Dominica's economy achieved its second consecutive year of growth following an estimated growth rate of 3.6 per cent in 2004. read more.. |
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ROSEAU, Dominica:  The Government of Cuba has responded positively to a request made by Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit for assistance in dealing with the nursing shortage in Dominica. The Cuban Government will provide twenty-three lecturers over a period of two and a half years in the first instance to assist in programme delivery. read more.. |
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ROSEAU, Dominica:  Rosamund Edwards has been confirmed in the post of Dominica's Financial Secretary, with effect from January 1st 2006. Mrs Edwards had acted in the position since November 2004, following the retirement of the previous holder. Her career in the public service began in 1988 as an Administrative Cadet. read more.. |
Dominica Yacht Club launched
Monday, November 7, 2005
ROSEAU, Dominica: Dominica is world-renowned for being warm and welcoming, the only Green Globe certified country,
its beautiful mountains and some of the best scuba diving and whale watching on
the planet. Now, here comes sailing and boating...
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Ruling by Dominica High Court dashes by-election hopes of United Workers Party
Thursday, November 3, 2005
ROSEAU, Dominica: A ruling by a High Court Judge, Justice Hugh Rawlins, has
effectively killed off any lingering hopes the United Workers Party had of
triggering by-elections in five constituencies in Dominica...
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Prominent Dominicans recognised in 2005 meritorious service honours
Tuesday, November 1, 2005
ROSEAU, Dominica: A number of prominent Dominicans will be recognised for their
outstanding contribution to public life at the Parade of Uniformed Groups on
November 3, 2005...
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Dominica appoints ambassador to the OECS
Friday, October 21, 2005
 CASTRIES, St Lucia: OECS Director General Dr Len Ishmael this week received Dominica’s newly appointed Ambassador to the OECS, Mr Charles Maynard. Mr. Maynard presented his letter of accreditation from the President of Dominica Dr
Nicholas Liverpool. Mr Maynard is a Trade and Tourism Consultant and a
former Cabinet Minister...
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Dominica signs agreement with US worth US$2m annually
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
 ROSEAU, Dominica: Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit
welcomed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for the Economic Growth
and Competitiveness Program between Dominica and the United States of America at
a signing ceremony last week, attended by members of Cabinet and senior
officials from the United States...
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US Air Force medical team treats nearly 3,000 in Dominica
Tuesday, October 4, 2005
 ROSEAU, Dominica:
Dominican men women and children were treated for a variety of ailments over the
last seven days compliments of the 56th Medical Group from Luke Air Force Base,
Arizona.
Under the leadership of Colonel Dr. Jeffrey M. Swartz, ten Air Force Medical professionals saw and treated hundreds of complaints...
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Security forces in Dominica thwart mass jailbreak
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
ROSEAU, Dominica: Police and prison wardens in Dominica thwarted a mass jailbreak on Monday night, but four prisoners slipped their grasp
amid a fire at the Stock Farm Prison, the authorities said on Tuesday...
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Dominica secures fifty scholarships from Venezuela
Thursday, September 22, 2005
ROSEAU, Dominica: The government of Dominica has secured fifty scholarships from Venezuela.
Five students will undertake Maritime Studies while the other forty-five will
read for degrees in Hydrology, Tourism, Maritime Studies, Agricultural
Technology, Meteorology and Civil Engineering...
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