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Wed, 14 Jul 2021 22:37:53 +0000
Dominica Red Cross opens third branch office
The Dominica Red Cross opened its third branch office in the Community of La Plaine on Saturday 10th July 2021. The Dominica Red Cross in its disaster preparedness activities continues to build resilience, by promoting Disaster Preparedness Risk Redu...

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 16:57:46 +0000
Statement from Vice Chancellor of The UWI: The assassination of President Jovenel Moïse of Haiti
  The assassination of President Moïse of Haiti is the latest dramatic reflection of the culture of murderous political violence that has typified the colonisation of the Caribbean, and whose legacy continues to speak to the devalued worth of black...

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 16:56:26 +0000
A Gripping Biography of Promise & Loss: The Rise & Fall of Patrick John
On March 29, 2019,  Dr. Irving W. Andre launched The Rise & Fall of Patrick John (Pont Casse Press, 2019). In what is undoubtedly the most dramatic biography of a Dominica government leader, the promise and loss attendant to John’s journey ...

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 16:25:54 +0000
Rotary Club of Portsmouth commits to change lives through service at 2021 investiture
The Rotary Club of Portsmouth ushered in the new rotary year at its investiture service among members, partners and friends on Sunday, July 4th, 2021 at Cabrits Resort and Spa, Kempinski. Empowered by the Rotary International theme for 2021-22 of... ...

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 15:33:18 +0000
When democracy fails, bad things happen: Haiti in crisis
It pains me to repeat this premise, supported by historic precedents, that in countries lacking democratic ideals and practices, where there are no viable democratic institutions, where autocratic leaders govern with impunity, it is only a matter of ...

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 13:30:51 +0000
Mother believes her missing 14-year-old girl has been abducted; fears for daughter’s safety
Catherine Seraphin, the mother of 14-year old Kirdisha Laronde who has been missing for nearly two weeks, fears that her daughter may have been abducted, and might be in danger. The worried parent who spoke to Dominica News Online (DNO)... The post M...

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 01:48:48 +0000
CARICOM News Time July 9, 2021
CARICOM shocked and saddened by assassination of President of Haiti, Jovenel Moise; flags to fly at half-staff for three days The post CARICOM News Time July 9, 2021 appeared first on Dominica News Online.

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 22:28:34 +0000
BUSINESS BYTE: C&W(FLOW) parent company launches Environment, Social and Governance report (ESG)
(“Liberty Latin America” (the parent company of C&W/FLOW) recently released its inaugural ESG report outlining the Company’s commitment to environment, social, and governance (“ESG”) practices across its operations in Latin America and ...

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 22:25:07 +0000
Several dozens killed, over 1200 arrested following imprisonment of former South African leader Jacob Zuma
Police in South Africa have said that over 1,200 arrests have been made and 72 people killed in the chaos that followed the imprisonment of former president Jacob Zuma according to  a CBS report. In a police statement on Tuesday,... The post Several...

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 19:42:45 +0000
DPSU in ‘full support’ of new minimum wage says Letang
General Secretary of the Dominica Public Service Union (DPSU), Thomas says the union is in full support of the increase in the country’s minimum wage which will take effect from September 1, 2021. Minister of National Security and Home Affairs,... ...



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