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Wed, 03 Mar 2021 20:04:32 +0000
ANNOUNCEMENT: DOWASCO water supply interruption notice
DOWASCO informs customers from Riviere Cyrique that their water supply will be interrupted on Thursday March 4, 2021 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. for the purpose of system maintenance. DOWASCO regrets any inconvenience that may be... ...

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 18:58:25 +0000
Dominica among CDB countries projected to achieve GDP growth in 2021
Dominica and the other 18 borrowing member countries of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) are projected to see growth in their gross domestic product (GDP) in 2021, according to the CDB. That growth could be about 3.8% on average and... The post D...

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 18:16:54 +0000
Public officers to get 1.25% increase and other benefits as part of 3-year agreement with government
On July 1st this year, public officers will receive 1.25 percent salary increase as part of a three-year agreement which the Dominica Public Service Union (DPSU) has negotiated with the government of Dominica. DPSU General Secretary, Thomas Letang to...

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 17:09:23 +0000
Wotten Waven Primary holds career day
Students from the Wotten Waven Primary School are now better equipped to explore career options following a career day activity on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. Singer Carlyn “Carlyn XP” Phillip, Ex-International Cricket Umpire Billy Doctrove, Ba...

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 16:47:14 +0000
Murder convict, Edward Green, dies while serving sentence
Seven years into his 25-year prison sentence, convicted murder Edward Hugh “Al Capone” Green has died while serving his time. Officials at the Dominica State Prison have confirmed that Green, aged 80,  passed away on March 1, 2021,  after 7:00....

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 14:41:14 +0000
COMMENTARY: The latest news from 140 years ago
Readers who occasionally bemoan DNO’s tardiness in posting their comments may be interested to learn that they can now kill time by browsing through copies of the Dominica Dial from the 1880’s.  The British Newspaper Archives have just added sca...

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 13:49:25 +0000
ANNOUNCEMENT: Close of crop applications
The Project Implementation Unit (PIU), of the Emergency Agricultural Livelihoods and Climate Resilience Project, the World Bank and Government of Dominica funded project, of the Ministry of Blue and Green Economy, Agriculture and National Food Securi...

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 12:43:27 +0000
ANNOUNCEMENT: Join IRC Consumer Relations Committee
Serious about electricity? Ask  the Independent Regulatory Commission (IRC) about joining the  Consumer Relations Committee (CRC). Could you or someone you know represent your zone... The post ANNOUNCEMENT: Join IRC Consumer Relations Committee app...

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 12:03:49 +0000
WEATHER: Scattered showers, breezy conditions, dust haze expected during next 24-48 hrs
A high pressure system is expected to rebuild across the area today producing brief, scattered showers and occasional breezy conditions. A slight increase in dust haze concentration is projected during the next 24 to 48 hours. Moderate seas are antic...

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 19:50:11 +0000
ANNOUNCEMENT: DOWASCO notice on disconnection of accounts in arrears
DOWASCO wishes to inform all customers that the company will be carrying out disconnections on accounts in arrears,. Customers in arrears of 30 days and over are liable to be disconnected. Customers whose accounts are disconnected The post ANNOUNCEME...



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