Accountant Kieron Pinard Byrne has made the startling suggestion that his action to abort the Rich Victory transfer of its majority shareholding in the Shangri-La International Holding to government was done on behalf of the Prime Minister and in the public interest of Dominica.
The auditor, mediator and share transfer escrow agent told Tuesday’s hearing before [...]
October 21, 2009 | 336 views |
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Press release from the office of Hon. Norris Prevost, MP, Roseau Central, Dominica
Addressing the opening of the 30th annual primary Schools Athletics Championships at the Windsor Park Stadium today, MP for Roseau central, Hon. Norris Prevost, informed the gathering of young athletes, coaches and sports teachers, that one of the immediate things that the [...]
October 20, 2009 | 356 views |
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Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says statements by a member of the Integrity Commission on its responsibilities are timely.
Member of the Integrity Commission Sir Brian Alleyne dismissed suggestions that the Commission is ineffective.
He said the commission has a responsibility to act on complaints and only two has been made since its inauguration one year ago.
Prime Minister [...]
October 20, 2009 | 133 views |
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The consideration of Government’s claim to 51% of a company set up to develop the controversial Layou River Economic Citizenship property, returns to the BVI Commercial Court today.
Four days have been set aside for this second leg of the hearing in which much is expected to turn on the cross examination of former Ambassador to [...]
October 20, 2009 | 334 views |
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An initiative by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, led by the Minister for Agriculture, Hon. Matthew Walter, to avert a collapse of the banana industry in Dominica, has resulted in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Dominica Banana Producers Limited (DBPL) and the Dominica National Fairtrade Organisation (DNFTO).
At a news [...]
October 19, 2009 | 351 views |
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Local pastor and member of the Dominica Association of Evangelical Churches Stafford Proper believes the church should take some responsibility for the rise in crime in Dominica.
He says if the reproach of sin continues to bring down the country, then the Christians more than the politicians have failed in their responsibility and should therefore make [...]
October 19, 2009 | 148 views |
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Agriculture Minister Matthew said solid actions to increase Dominica’s export portfolio and agricultural sector are in the pipeline.
Walter told a press conference here Wednesday, that government will work with WINFRESH to further diversify Dominica’s export agriculture.
He said government will engage in bulk purchasing of fertilizers and work with all stakeholder, while undertaking intense training with [...]
October 15, 2009 | 131 views |
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A 16-year-old Dominican youth who overcame a violent and hopeless past through a program sponsored by ChildFund International will share his transformational story at the United Nations next week as part of the commemoration of the International Day to Eradicate Poverty and the world body’s continuing observation of the 20th anniversary of the Convention on [...]
October 15, 2009 | 448 views |
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Two community activities organized by the Bellevue Chopin Village Council will form part of activities for the village feast this weekend.
Village council Chairman Cecil Shillingford says because of the short timeline between the recent Village Council inauguration and the dates for the Feast of St. Gerard, the village feast, the council decided that this year [...]
October 15, 2009 | 245 views |
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Whenever America sneezes the rest of the world catches a cold. In our case though, it’s more like the pneumonia.
Dominica is sick; morally and spiritually bankrupt. Unfortunately, we seem to be contracting all of the ills of the American and Western societies.
We’ve become so incredibly desensitized to immorality we now call evil good and [...]
October 15, 2009 | 130 views |
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By: David Vital |
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