The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry finds it necessary to issue a statement on the purchase of fertilizer by the Ministry from Logistical Supply Solutions Inc. in February and November 2007. Certain persons have seen it fit to make allegations which are completely unfounded. They did so without first making any inquiry of the [...]
June 28, 2009 | 268 views |
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Less than two weeks after President Hugo Chavez’s surprise announcement to install a coffee processing plant in Dominica, a three-member technical delegation from Venezuela has arrived on island to commence discussions & lay the groundwork for the proposed coffee project.
Alida Morens, Head of the delegation and President of Agricola de Café Venezuela and CFA Café [...]
June 25, 2009 | 173 views |
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As the global economic crisis continues to impact the region and energy costs rise, General Manager of DOMLEC Collin Cover says his company has been pursuing several initiatives that have redounded to the benefit of electricity consumers in Dominica.
One such benefit is the reduction in the cost of electricity. DOMLEC has been able to [...]
June 25, 2009 | 153 views |
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The prevailing atmosphere at the governing Dominica Labour Party’s recently held delegates conference at La Plaine on Sunday 8th June 2009, was not unlike that of a pre-battle briefing of armed forces in some respects.
In a speech pregnant with militant-like rhetoric, the apparently exasperated Prime Minister, the Honourable Roosevelt Skerrit, informed [...]
June 24, 2009 | 141 views |
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The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is seeking to increase its already significant investment portfolio in Dominica with the establishment of a state-of-the-art coffee processing plant and a branch of the ALBA Bank here.
The announcement came from Venezuelan President, His Excellency, Hugo Chavez Frias in his address at the formal commissioning of the new Waitukubuli Fuel [...]
June 22, 2009 | 95 views |
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The Labor Party Government of Prime Minister, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit will on Monday, June 22nd 2009 launch the ‘Yes We Care’ Program- an initiative aimed at assisting families in the provision of personal home care to needy housebound elderly people in Dominica.
The much anticipated event is carded [...]
June 21, 2009 | 131 views |
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Pastor Chad Prince, Pastor of the Gospel Mission Church and Abundant Life and Deliverance Ministries told his congregation on Sunday that the people of God are the solution for the salvation of the nation.
While acknowledging that God ordains whatever government he wills, Prince stated that “the role of the church in Dominica is distinct and [...]
June 20, 2009 | 309 views |
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias, says its time to multiply the number of projects in Dominica as Caracas commits more development assistance to the island. .
Chavez gave the commitment on Saturday during an official ceremony to mark the formal commissioning of the Waitukubuli Fuel Storage & Distribution Plant at Jimmit.
The President said the installation [...]
June 20, 2009 | 117 views |
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Projects of the Dominica Social Investment Fund (DSIF) totaling more than EC$700,000.00 will soon get on stream around Dominica.
The projects which will touch the lives of Dominicans in a number of Communities will include Agricultural and Infrastructural projects as well as Youth at Risk and Supplies projects.
The largest project is an access road in Crayfish [...]
June 19, 2009 | 82 views |
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The Dominica Cricket Association (DCA) is expressing concern over the playing of football at the Botanic Gardens, particularly in the area designated for cricket.
Secretary of the DCA Joseph Thomas issued an appeal to members of the public to observe and adhere to the rules of the Gardens and to immediately desist from playing football on [...]
June 19, 2009 | 162 views |
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