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Mon, 30 Aug 2021 02:39:03 +0000CIBC First Caribbean signs on for three more years of support to UWI
CIBC FirstCaribbean has officially extended its partnership with The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus with the signing of a memorandum of understanding for three years. The agreement, which was signed on Tuesday August 17, 2021, is for...
Mon, 30 Aug 2021 00:19:05 +0000
COMMENTARY: Logo of the 2006 South East Reunion
What is happening in Au Vent? What is happening to the people of the south east Windward coast? When and what will happen when the ‘Jea Au Vent’ realize that they deserve better leadership and representation? Well they will probably...
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Sun, 29 Aug 2021 22:50:46 +0000
WEATHER (6:00 PM, August 29): Possible cloudiness, showers, thunderstorms during next 24-48 hrs
A surface to low level trough is expected to affect the area during the next 24 to 48 hours. Light winds, available moisture and daytime heating could result in occasional cloudiness and localized moderate to heavy afternoon showers with a...
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Sun, 29 Aug 2021 19:59:18 +0000
COMMENTARY: Restoring the Essence of the Nation: COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates? (Part II)
The more I inform myself on the matter of the COVID-19 vaccines, the closer I get to the conclusion that something is wrong! I am disturbed by many things surrounding the COVID-19 vaccines discussion. For instance, there seems to be...
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Sun, 29 Aug 2021 18:52:11 +0000
Remembering Hurricane David 42 years later
Forty-two (42) years ago, today Hurricane David, a Category 4 hurricane and one of the deadliest of the latter half of the 20th century, smashed into Dominica. Below are excerpts from three different accounts of the mammoth storm and its...
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Sun, 29 Aug 2021 15:09:05 +0000
PM says COVID-19 surge responsible for late payment of university fees; govt owes over $2million to one university
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has laid the blame for the near eviction of some Dominican students at Grambling State University on the surge in COVID-19 numbers in Dominica. Dominican students at the US university were faced with eviction from the...
Sun, 29 Aug 2021 00:48:54 +0000
COVID-19 statistics for Dominica as of 27th August 2021
COVID-19 statistics for Dominica as of 28th August 2021
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Sat, 28 Aug 2021 15:30:19 +0000
DNA, DPSU and DMA, call on health care workers to set an example by getting vaccinated
Three organizations in Dominica are joining forces to sound a call for healthcare to set an example to the public by getting vaccinated against the coronavirus. A recent study has shown that only 38% of the staffers at the Dominica...
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Sat, 28 Aug 2021 15:09:23 +0000
ANNOUNCEMENT: September is Month of the Elderly ‘Older Persons – Embracing the Digital Age’
September is month of the elderly "Older Persons - Embracing the Digital Age."
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Sat, 28 Aug 2021 01:28:04 +0000
Covid-related deaths in Dominica increase to four
The ministry of Health, Wellness and New Health Investment has confirmed three new COVID-19 deaths in Dominica. Chief Medical Officer, Dr. David Johnson, made the announcement at a Ministry of Health press briefing on Friday night. “Our second ...