Welcome to round two of the battle royal between the United Workers Party (UWP) and the Dominica Labour Party (DLP).
Hector John, the new Leader of the Opposition body-slammed Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and the DLP by walking out of Parliament on Tuesday, a move that immediately evoked the wrath and condemnation of the Prime Minister, [...]
September 30, 2010 | 51 views |
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A small contingent of players has been selected by the Dominica Table Tennis Association to represent Dominica in the upcoming Commonwealth games in Delhi, India from the 4th to the 14th of October 2010.
The team is comprised of four players and one coach/manager.
Players include Dane Taylor, Eccles Jerome, Larrysa Dover and Gem Eloi. The [...]
September 30, 2010 | 1,227 views |
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Moving is one of the most stressful life events you can ever go through and when it involves moving to a completely different country the effects are felt even more.
I have met first generation Diaspora members moving “back home” to the land of their parents and having a happy and fulfilling life in the Caribbean. [...]
September 30, 2010 | 272 views |
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TORONTO, Canada (September 27, 2010) – Caribbean filmmakers descended on Toronto in numbers for the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) held at various venues around Toronto from September 9th to 19th.
These filmmakers, some new to the craft and others experienced hands, were assembled by the energetic filmmaker and producer Frances-Anne Solomon and her colleagues from [...]
September 30, 2010 | 58 views |
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On Saturday September 25, Courts Dominica presented a cheque of one thousand EC dollars to the Dominica Diabetes Association.
The presentation was made at the end of a walk organized by Courts Dominica and the Ministry of Health as part of Caribbean Wellness Day activities.
Marvlyn Birmingham, President of the Dominica Diabetes Association accepted the cheque.
She said,” [...]
September 28, 2010 | 68 views |
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Today, the United Nations World Tourism Organization celebrates World Tourism Day 2010 under the theme “Tourism and Biodiversity”. This theme reminds us in Dominica that we need to care for our natural and cultural resources to sustain the goods and services they provide for our tourism industry and thereby eradicate poverty.
Millions of visitors travel to [...]
September 28, 2010 | 110 views |
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An altercation between two brothers from the South coastal village of Soufriere has resulted in the death of one man and a number of people under investigation.
Reports just in say Harrison Williams of Soufriere, a.k.a 17 sweats, died after sustaining massive injuries to his head and neck.
It’s alleged he was bludgeoned to death by his [...]
September 24, 2010 | 296 views |
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The words “rest in peace (RIP)” appears on almost every tombstone. It’s splashed all across the internet. When a good person dies we say “may his/her soul rest in peace. But thugs, criminals and gangsters are given similar sendoffs. Saint or sinner, it makes no difference. As long as [...]
September 24, 2010 | 1,043 views |
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It’s difficult to imagine what could have driven Sarah Lynn Augustine to brutally stab her five-year old daughter Rachel Vigilant and two-month old baby, Sophie vigilant to death.
Investigators have not yet been able to establish a motive for her actions. Sarah is s till too emotionally and mentally unstable to be grilled. So [...]
September 24, 2010 | 484 views |
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Members of the Tipper Truckers Association today staged protest action against a decision by French contractor Jacque Gaddarkhan to import trucks and drivers from Guadeloupe to work on his multi-million dollar road projects around Dominica.
About twenty truckers blocked the entrance to Gaddarkhan’s dock in Layou making it impossible for him to offload two trucks brought [...]
September 24, 2010 | 56 views |
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