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Tue, 20 Jul 2021 19:13:00 +0000
Marigot Hospital 95% complete, to provide dialysis treatment among other services – PM Skerrit
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has announced that the Marigot Hospital which will serve the north east of Dominica is near completion. He made the announcement on his weekly Annou Pale talk show on Sunday.  “We are also near completion of... The...

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 18:06:44 +0000
SkYE statement on World Youth Skills Day
The United Nations marks July 15th as World Youth Skills Day to celebrate the value of providing youths with adequate skills for employment, decent work and entrepreneurship. The event presents opportunities for dialogue between youths, technical and...

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 17:34:43 +0000
Name change proposed for DBS Ministry of Education School Reading Competition
Manager of DBS Radio Cecil Joseph is suggesting a name change for the DBS Radio Ministry of Education National Reading competition next year. Joseph, who was addressing a prize giving ceremony for the competition held at Windsor Park Sports Stadium.....

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 17:00:37 +0000
Lead Institute institutes new admissions policy
Beginning this September, new high school graduates enrolling at Lead Institute will be able to do so with just their high school transcripts.  The decision forms part of a policy adjustment on enrollment for the upcoming admissions cycle at the... ...

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 16:11:56 +0000
Statement by Bishop Malzaire on the passing of Fr. Jacky Merilan
We are deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Fr. Jacky Merilan, CSsR, on the morning of Monday, July 19, 2021. We sympathise with the St. Clement’s community at Belfast where he resided and the entire Redemptorist Congregation for the... The pos...

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 15:14:01 +0000
Venezuelan who escaped Covid-19 isolation in Dominica, imprisoned for failure to pay court fine
A 32-year-old Venezuelan man who pleaded guilty to illegal entry and escaping isolation whilst infected with Covid-19 is now an inmate at the Dominica State Prison for the next 12 months following his failure to pay a fine imposed by... The post Vene...

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 15:03:53 +0000
ANNOUNCEMENT: DOWASCO apologizes for unscheduled service interruption in following areas… (see full post)
DOWASCO apologizes to customers from Wall House, Castle Comfort, Newtown, Fortune, Kings Hill, Bath Estate, Elmshall and Roseau for the unscheduled interruption to their water supply today Tuesday July 20, 2021. This interruption is due to emergency ...

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 14:25:02 +0000
Fiscal responsibility bill inseparable from public accountability for passport revenue (part 2)
The analysis of the Fiscal Responsibility Framework Bill, (Part 2), will start at the conclusion of Part (1), as a reminder that “Skerrit should never be allowed to legislate an FRF model that circumvents his current obligation to account for... Th...

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 12:16:40 +0000
Dominica Association of Teachers pleased with regularization of certain positions in public service
The Dominica Association of Teachers continues to negotiate and seek the best for all teachers in the Commonwealth of Dominica. The DAT is pleased at last that the Government has responded to its plea for regularizing certain positions in the... The ...

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 11:13:20 +0000
‘Father Jacky is irreplaceable’ says Redemptorist Superior in Dominica of the late priest
“Father Jacky is irreplaceable,” says Superior of the Redemptorist congregation in Dominica, Father Matt Allman. The Catholic community and Dominicans by extension, have gone into a state of mourning for the late Father Jacky Merilan C.Ss...



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