MP for Roseau, in addressing this year’s Market Day with a Difference, has called on Government to make small business, market vending and youth empowerment a national priority, and to show this by investing $27M now carded for a presidential palace to cover the open area in the Roseau Market, establish a world class [...]
It’s often said that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Last night, Nadege Roach gave new meaning to the maxim when she took common ‘trash’ and converted it into personal treasure to walk away with the 2010 Miss Wob Dwiyet title.
With her presentation focused on environmental issues and waste management, the eighteen year [...]
Thousands of visitors continue to pour into Dominica as patrons arrive for the fourteenth edition of the World Creole Music Festival (WCMF) which is due to kick off in the next three hours and run from the 29th – 31st of October 2010 at the Windsor Park Sports Stadium.
Festival organizers have not give an [...]
The Ministry of Health wishes to inform the general public that there is an increase in cases of gastroenteritis country wide.
Gastroenteritis is a condition that causes irritation and inflammation of the stomach and intestines. It is caused by eating or drinking food or water which is contaminated by a bacteria or virus.
Lack of or improper hand [...]
Reports from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) reaching the Ministry of Health in Dominica specify an outbreak of Cholera in Haiti.
Cholera is an acute, diarrheal illness caused by infection of the intestine with the bacterium Vibrio cholera. The illness can sometimes be severe, but persons may also present [...]
As a member of the Caribbean Tourism Organization, Dominica will the join the rest of the Caribbean in observing Caribbean Tourism Day, on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. This year the day is celebrated under the theme ‘One Sea, One Voice, One Caribbean’.
The day is intended to raise awareness among Caribbean people of the importance of [...]
Bridgetown, Barbados, Monday, October 25, 2010 – Dominican researcher Palestrina George has recently completed a visit to the United States as a fellow for the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) of the U.S Department of State.
Ms. George, who is the research assistant of Dominica’s Integrity Commission, participated in an IVLP on “Accountability in Government and [...]
Kingston, Jamaica (October 20, 2010) – The Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) and UNESCO’s Kingston Office will host a workshop for regional journalists in December on covering education, science and culture.
Twenty journalists from the English and Dutch speaking Caribbean will have an opportunity to discuss how improved coverage of these areas can benefit [...]
Bridgetown, Barbados Tuesday, October 26, 2010 – The recently opened American Corner of the Roseau Public Library will play host to a number of academic and cultural activities during the first week of November.
The Embassy provided US$25,000 to the library service for the purchase of books, DVDs and computers for the American Corner, as well [...]
Dominica Cancer Society Inc. would like to express our condolences to the citizens of Barbados, on the passing of their Prime Minister David Thompson. We send particular sympathy to his wife and young family.
We recognize the importance of support to those living with Cancer and value the tremendous help provided to Dominicans visiting for treatment [...]
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