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Tue, 24 Aug 2021 01:34:02 +0000
UK philanthropist donates US$500,000 to UWI Global Giving as personal reparation  
It was a series about the Atlantic slave trade on the BBC that shocked Bridget Freeman.  Up until then, she knew almost nothing about the plight of free Africans who boarded ships and were taken throughout the world and sold into slavery.... The p...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 01:01:09 +0000
China donates 10,000 PCR tests to Dominica
Dominica’s stock of PCR test kits has been increased by 10,000, thanks to a donation from the Chinese Embassy which says the gift is an urgent response to the country’s efforts to fight COVID-19. The test kits arrived in Roseau... The pos...

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 17:24:58 +0000
FDA announces approval of Pfizer-BioNTech’s two-dose vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today (Aug. 23) announced its full approval of Pfizer-BioNTech’s two-dose vaccine – the first ever covid-19 vaccine to receive this status since the pandemic began. With countries increasingly pushing fo...

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 16:05:30 +0000
WEATHER (6:00 AM, August 23): Occasional cloudiness, showers, increase in dust haze during next 24 hours
A high pressure system is expected to be dominant across the northern half of the Lesser Antilles, including Dominica, during the next 24 hours resulting in breezy conditions with occasional cloudiness and a few showers. Meanwhile, unstable condition...

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 14:38:52 +0000
Fem inc. stands in solidarity in the fight against Covid-19
Family Empowerment Movement Inc (FEM Inc.) is a Dominica Family Organization which was registered as a Non-Profit Organization in 2019 under the auspices of the local University of the West Indies Dominica Open Campus whose main aim is to facilitate....

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 14:36:10 +0000
More cruise ships expected for Dominica amid CDC highest travel warning
Following significant strides made by the Ministry of Health, other frontline workers and Dominicans to curtail the country’s Covid-19 numbers, a recent spike in cases has landed Dominica on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (C...

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 14:32:37 +0000
PSA: COVID-19 testing sites 23rd August 2020
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Mon, 23 Aug 2021 01:43:57 +0000
WEATHER (6:00 PM, August 22): Scattered showers, isolated thunderstorms expected during tonight.
A tropical wave is expected to produce an increase in cloudiness with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms across the area during tonight. People in areas prone to landslides and falling rocks should remain on alert during the... ...

Sun, 22 Aug 2021 21:55:55 +0000
Dominicans encouraged to participate in survey on COVID-19 vaccination
Dominican residents have until Tuesday next week to make known their views on COVID-19 vaccination in a survey which has been mounted by the Discover Dominica Authority (DDA), the Dominica Association of Industry and Commerce (DAIC), and the Dominica...

Sun, 22 Aug 2021 17:31:58 +0000
Fond Cole man and Kings Hill woman to be charged for breach of COVID protocol
A Fond Cole man who escaped isolation for a few hours and a Covid-19 positive woman who breached home isolation protocol and entered a local pharmacy, are among a list of people who will be charged and brought before appear... The post Fond Cole man ...



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