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Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:53:37 +0000Shooting near White House critically injures National Guard members; Trump orders reinforcements
Two National Guard members were wounded Wednesday in a targeted shooting near a metro station just blocks from the White House, officials said. Mayor Muriel Bowser called it “a targeted shooting.” Witnesses reported gunfire and chaos as pe...
Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:10:39 +0000
Renewed calls for passage of Dominica’s Legal Profession Bill
Attorney-at-law Joshua Francis has formally appealed to Attorney General Levi Peters to advance the long-pending Legal Profession Bill, citing growing public demand for stronger accountability and ethical standards within the legal sector. In ...
Wed, 26 Nov 2025 22:48:02 +0000
Dominica-born music industry executive, Chester Wilkins, awarded honorary doctoral degree
On Saturday, November 22, 2025, Chester “Massive” Wilkins, a music technology expert and creative leader born in Dominica, was honored by Upper Room Theological University in Fayetteville, North Carolina, with an honorary Doctor of Music degree (...
Wed, 26 Nov 2025 20:55:25 +0000
PM Skerrit honors Fidel Castro in parliament with moment of silence
On Tuesday, November 25, the Parliament of Dominica paid tribute to Fidel Castro, the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, on the ninth anniversary of his death. The Cuban Embassy (EmbaCuba Dominica) said via release that at the request of...
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Wed, 26 Nov 2025 20:28:40 +0000
Mas Domnik 2026 launches at The Factory on Friday
The Ministry of Tourism, together with the Discover Dominica Authority (DDA), will soon host the inaugural event, that will serve as the official commencement of Mas Domnik 2026. A DDA press release said the celebration begins at 5:30 PM on...
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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 GMT
T&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 GMT
Rare 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 GMT
Male 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 GMT
Dominica 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.