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Sat, 17 Apr 2021 13:55:31 +0000
UNDP actions a 3-phased approach to volcano relief efforts for St. Vincent and the Grenadines
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean has coordinated a three-phased approach to the relief efforts in St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the wake of the violent volcanic eruptions of the La Soufrière Volc...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 18:57:13 +0000
DLP members to appear before magistrate on May 13 on treating charges
A controversial and long standing election treating matter against Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and other Dominica Labour Party (DLP) elected members regarding the 2014 general elections, will go before a magistrate on Thursday May 13, 2021. Chie...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 18:35:24 +0000
Cruise village for Dominica still on the cards
The construction of a cruise village is still on the cards for Dominica. In confirming that intent recently as a guest on Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit weekly talk show, Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, International Transport a...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 16:27:26 +0000
UNDP helping to build resilient livelihoods in the Kalinago Territory
The UNDP Project Office in Dominica has launched a new project in the Kalinago Territory, with an opening ceremony at the Kalinago Barana Autê. Strengthening Sustainable Livelihoods and Resilience in the Kalinago Territory officially started in Febr...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 14:37:54 +0000
Statement on Fourteenth Special Meeting of CARICOM Conference of Heads of Government
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) met in Special Emergency session on Thursday 15 April to discuss the situation in St Vincent and the Grenadines caused by the on-going volcanic eruptions of La Soufriere. They committed to cont...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 13:58:30 +0000
LIVE FREE OR DIE: Dr. Thomson Fontaine’s History Book – The Maroons of Dominica -1764-1818
They [i.e., the Maroons] have taken different positions in this mountainous strong country, have formed separate encampments and elected chiefs; and from thence send out small parties, who have attacked the estates drove away the cattle, and done eve...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 12:13:07 +0000
Dominican animal feed company launches first hatchery
CariFeed Inc., a Dominica registered animal feed company, has officially launched its very first hatchery on the island. The hatchery, situated in Salisbury, is expected to benefit residents of that community and the rest of the island. “We started...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 12:06:53 +0000
Magistrate deems attack on mentally ill Grand Bay man inhumane; recuses himself
Magistrate Michael Laudat has recused himself from  a court matter to do with an attack on a mentally ill Grand Bay man describing the action as inhumane. The Magistrate adjourned sentencing for the offender who pleaded guilty to the assault.... The...

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 20:44:34 +0000
ANNOUNCEMENT: DOWASCO scheduled service interruption on Kennedy Avenue
DOWASCO informs customers from Kennedy Avenue (Between Digicel and First Caribbean Bank) that their water supply will be interrupted today Thursday April 15, 2021 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for the purpose of carrying out emergency pipeline repair. ...

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 20:28:04 +0000
BUSINESS BYTE: Cable & Wireless Communications stands with the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines
In the immediate aftermath of the first major eruption of La Soufrière, Cable & Wireless Communications activated its emergency teams on the ground in St. Vincent and across the region to quickly respond to the needs of employees, their families...



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