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Fri, 12 Mar 2021 04:23:29 +0000
COMMENTARY: What Opening?
It appears that the Roosevelt Skerrit government is shaping up to have an official “opening” of a new health facility in the village of Marigot soon. This time around it will be a health centre; on the horizon, once the... The post COMMENTARY: Wh...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 03:20:43 +0000
Kraigg Brathwaite replaces Holder as West Indies Test captian
Kraigg Brathwaite will replace Jason Holder as the West Indies Test Captain with a two-Test series against Sri Lanka coming up this month, Cricket West Indies said Thursday. Brathwaite has previously led the team in seven Tests while deputizing for.....

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 00:17:14 +0000
COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Antigua and Barbuda
Our  twin island neighbour to the north, Antigua and Barbuda, is facing a rise in the spread of the deadly Coronavirus. The cases continue to climb and almost every day, someone loses their life in the country. The most recent... The post COVID-19 c...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 21:02:34 +0000
Hope joins elite batting group with superb 10TH ODI hundred vs Sri Lanka
Shai Hope wrote his name in the history books with an excellent century as he marked a superb return to the ODI stage. He made a polished 110 of 113 balls and guided the West Indies to a resounding victory... The post Hope joins elite batting group w...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 18:47:53 +0000
Dominica’s education minister weighs in on drone controversy
Minister for Education, Octavia Alfred, has strongly condemned the actions of two men who it is alleged were flying a drone over the Prime Minister’s residence in Morne Daniel last week. Her statement  follows the arrest by the police, of... The p...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:47:20 +0000
Free face masks and other COVID-19 supplies for schools thanks to two Dominican businessmen
Local businessmen, Emile Depooter and Robert Tonge of WeForward the FreightMaster, donated three thousand face masks, over thirty digital temperature readers, thirty hand sanitizer dispensers, and fifty gallons of hand sanitizer to representatives of...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:44:08 +0000
ANNOUNCEMENT: DOWASCO scheduled service interruption in San Sauveur
 DOWASCO informs customers from San Sauveur that their water supply will be interrupted on Friday March 12, 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... The...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 14:19:30 +0000
WATCH LIVE: ECCB Digital Dialogues-Pandemic and Climate Resilience
We invite you to join the Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, Timothy N. J. Antoine, as he moderates an engaging Digital Dialogue on building climate resilience as part of the broader strategy for improving the region’s prospects. Gover...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 14:03:05 +0000
Forty Dominican agro-processors to benefit from training designed to enhance export competitiveness
A two-year project spearheaded by the Dominica Youth Business Trust (DYBT)  with support from the Caribbean Development Bank (CBD) and the OECS Competitive Business Unit (CBU), is expected to improve the competitiveness of forty (40) of Dominica’s...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 13:49:02 +0000
WEATHER (6:00 AM, March 11): Showers to increase during weekend, small craft warning in effect
A high pressure system is expected to result in occasionally breezy conditions across the area during the next 24 hours. Patches of low level clouds moving within the wind flow are expected to produce a few passing showers across parts... The post WE...



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