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Fri, 19 Jun 2026 20:51:38 +0000Regional climate grant to support drainage and landslide mitigation project in Atkinson
The Atkinson community is set to benefit from new climate resilience measures following a financial contribution from the Bahamas Protected Areas Fund (BPAF) aimed at reducing flood and landslide risks in the area. According to the Dominica Na...
Fri, 19 Jun 2026 19:13:07 +0000Jamaica secures US$2.1 million climate readiness grant to strengthen resilience and unlock financing
Jamaica has received a major boost in its efforts to strengthen climate resilience and secure greater access to international funding, following the approval of a US$2.1 million Readiness Grant from the Green Climate Fund (GCF). According to a press ...
Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:50:27 +0000CXC disaster response model praised as blueprint for resilience following Hurricane Melissa
The effectiveness of the Caribbean Examinations Council’s (CXC®) disaster contingency planning, as presented by Director of Corporate Services Sheree Deslandes, took center stage at the recent Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF)...
Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:59:55 +0000Diocese of Roseau Launches Family Week 2026 with focus on strengthening the ‘domestic church’
The Diocese of Roseau is preparing to observe Family Week 2026, a week-long series of spiritual, social, and community-based activities aimed at strengthening family life and deepening faith within households across Dominica. According to a press rel...
Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:22:38 +0000COMMENTARY: Closing survival gap equity in sickle cell disease
All views and claims expressed in this article belong solely to the author and have not been independently verified. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder. That means it is passed down from a parent’s genes. It...
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Tue, 03 Apr 2018 22:10:44 GMTRelationship between Dominica and T@T solid says PM Skerrit
Dominica’s prime minister Roosevelt Skerrit is reporting that the relationship between Dominica and Trinidad and Tobago remains “solid.”
Thu, 29 Mar 2018 10:52:40 GMTT&T’s vote against Dominica sparks outrage with calls for firing of foreign minister
Trinidad and Tobago’s decision to vote against Dominica’s appeal to the Organization of American States (OAS) for a two year waiver on its fees owed to the institution has met with outrage, disbelief and disgust within the country.
Mon, 19 Mar 2018 21:19:13 GMTRare endangered parrots illegally smuggled from Dominica
Dominica is reeling from the news that its rare and exotic parrots have been illegally smuggled out of the country with the assistance of government workers.
Mon, 19 Mar 2018 19:17:46 GMTMale birth control pill found to be effective and safe to use
Scientific investigators at the University of Washington Medical Centre have successfully tested a contraceptive pill for men.
Thu, 08 Mar 2018 10:35:09 GMTDominica born attorney Garvin Ambrose sworn in to the bar of the US Supreme Court
On February 28, 2018, Dominican born attorney, Garvin Gauss Ambrose was sworn in as a member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, D.C.