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Fri, 28 May 2021 19:16:27 +0000
Judge in Dominica issues gag order in Mehul Choksi matter
High Court Judge, Justice Birnie Stephenson, has issued a gag order restricting information or comment from being made publicly by the attorneys involved in the case of the Indian fugitive Mehul Choksi. Choksi is wanted by the India’s judicial ...

Fri, 28 May 2021 16:31:47 +0000
Senior men’s national team coaching staff confident Dominica will end World Cup Qualifiers on a high
Assistant coach of the men’s national football team, Colin Bernard, believes Dominica has what it takes to end their world cup qualifiers on a high note. Dominica will play Anguilla next Wednesday, June 2nd, in the Dominican Republic and Barbados,....

Fri, 28 May 2021 15:16:32 +0000
United States strengthens Dominica’s disaster response through medical field hospital and training
The United States donated a field hospital valued at approximately US$640,000 to the Government of Dominica. This week, as a part of the donation, the U.S. manufacturer of the field hospital is training personnel from Dominica’s Ministry of Hea...

Fri, 28 May 2021 13:15:47 +0000
ANNOUNCEMENT: DOWASCO apologizes service interruption in Morne Rachette, Salisbury, Morne Prosper and Riviere Cyrique
  DOWASCO is experiencing a decrease in water levels at some of our intakes; which impacts on communities having low water pressure and/or unscheduled interruptions to their water supply. DOWASCO apologises to the affected communities of Morne Rache...

Thu, 27 May 2021 21:21:56 +0000
The Dominica Cancer Society supports front of package warning labels (fopwl) for packaged foods
Some 300 Caribbean health professionals and over 40 regional organisations have publicly voiced support for octagonal front of package warning labels to help consumers across the region protect their health and the Dominica Cancer Society is adding i...

Thu, 27 May 2021 19:16:20 +0000
High court rules against immediate removal of Mehul Choksi from Dominica
While authorities in Dominica were busy trying to get Indian fugitive Mehul Choksi deported from Dominica, attorneys Wayne Norde, Julien Prevost, Cara Shillingford-Marsh and Wayne Benjamin Marsh were filing an application in court to prevent it. And ...

Thu, 27 May 2021 18:23:25 +0000
The Jazz in me watched by tens of thousands from “All Over the World!”
Viewers in the tens of thousands from countries around the globe tuned in to various digital platforms to see Dominican Goodwill Ambassador, singer/songwriter and flautist Michele Henderson perform jazz favourites and launch her latest single “Al...

Thu, 27 May 2021 17:58:48 +0000
ANNOUNCEMENT: DOMLEC’s notice to prepaid customers issued on the evening of May 26th, 2021
The Commission has therefore ORDERED the Dominica Electricity Services Limited (DOMLEC) to withdraw all of these notices with immediate effect; until a proper internal review and determination is made on how better to proceed by allowing customers to...

Thu, 27 May 2021 16:42:12 +0000
Ten to clash in final of 2021 DOMFESTA Song Competition
Ten finalists will compete for the title of the DOMFESTA 2021 Song Competition. The show is scheduled to be held on Saturday, May 29th at 8:00pm at the Old Mill Cultural Centre. The finalists are Vernella Henderson of  Salisbury (Waitukubuli),  ...

Thu, 27 May 2021 15:26:26 +0000
CALYPSO DAY: The rise of Dominica’s calypso art-form
For the first time, Calypso Day is being observed in Dominica today. The initiative is the brainchild of 2018 calypso monarch and 2021 virtual calypso monarch, Daryl Bobb and the Dominica Calypso Association. Among activities planned for the observan...



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