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Tue, 15 Jun 2021 01:24:55 +0000
CARICOM’S Legal Affairs Committee approves IMPACT Justice Model Arbitration Bill as a CARICOM model bill
At the Twenty-Ninth meeting of the Legal Affairs Committee of CARICOM held on June 11th, 2021, the Canadian Government funded Improved Access to Justice in the Caribbean (IMPACT Justice) Project’s Model Arbitration Bill received a resounding endors...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 00:32:56 +0000
Trial of Mehul Choksi adjourned due to a decline in his health
The trial of the alleged Indian fugitive and Antiguan citizen, Mehul Choksi, which was expected to begin in the Roseau Magistrate court today has been adjourned to June 25, 2021, due to a decline in the defendant’s health condition. On... The p...

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 00:15:17 +0000
Dominica Office of Disaster Management adopts multi-hazard approach for hurricane season
The Office of Disaster Management (ODM) has updated its response procedures to cater to multi-hazards, especially during the COVId-19 pandemic. National Disaster Preparedness Coordinator, Fitzroy Pascal made the announcement as a guest on Prime Minis...

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 19:57:50 +0000
Dominica Netball Association in ‘crisis mode’, government asked to help
President of the Dominica Netball Association, Regina Walsh has called on the government of Dominica to provide an annual agreement with the Netball Association to cater to the group’s financial and personal needs. At the recently held commissionin...

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 12:19:14 +0000
Airport to boost tourism and trade in Dominica says PM Skerrit
Tourism and trade are among the two sectors to be positively impacted upon the completion of the international airport here in Dominica, says Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit. Speaking at the contract signing for the project, Skerrit highlighted that...

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 11:52:28 +0000
APP concerned about approach to construction of international airport
The Alternative Peoples’ Party (APP) says it is concerned with the manner in which the construction of Dominica’s international airport is being advanced. Although the party welcomes and supports the construction of the airport, building of this ...

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 11:00:04 +0000
ANNOUNCEMENT: Judicial and Legal Service vacancies Director Public Prosecutions, Office of State Attorney, Office of Magistrate
NOTICE OF VACANCY IN THE JUDICIAL AND LEGAL SERVICE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA POSITION OF DIRECTOR, PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS   Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons to fill the post of Director, Public Prosecutions within the Pub...

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 10:49:57 +0000
WEATHER (6:00 AM, June 14): Tropical wave to bring scattered showers, possible thunderstorms this morning
A tropical wave is expected to generate cloudiness, scattered showers and possible isolated thunderstorms mainly across the southern portion of the island chain during the morning period. Meanwhile a high pressure system will remain dominant across t...

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 03:07:12 +0000
Dominica excels in 2021 regional nursing examination
Dominica has excelled at this year’s Regional Examination for Nurse Registration (RENR) boasting an eighty percent (80%) pass rate. This surpasses the regional rate of seventy-three point seven percent (73.7%). Twenty (20) of the twenty-five (25) c...

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 21:11:08 +0000
St. Kitts and Nevis placed under lockdown as COVID-19 cases spike in that country
The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has been placed under lockdown until June 26, 2021 as that country experiences in the number of COVID-19 cases. Prime Minister, Dr. Timothy Harris, announced in an address to the nation on Friday,... The post St....



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