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Wed, 17 Mar 2021 03:51:53 +0000
Sentencing of Rodman Moses Lewis further delayed
The sentencing of murder convict Rodman Moses Lewis of Goodwill has been further adjourned as the court awaits the psychiatric report before handing down its sentence. Lewis was found guilty of the murder of his child’s mother and ex-girlfriend, Tr...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 21:53:23 +0000
OECS Chairman, PM Roosevelt Skerrit describes OECS 40-year existence as one of resilience and transformation
Chairman of the OECS, Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, said the last four decades in the sub-region have been marked by resilience and transformation. The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission on Monday unveiled pla...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 20:31:54 +0000
Dominica’s ‘Safe in Nature’ program dubbed a success
The ‘Safe in Nature’ (SiN) program geared at providing a safe experience to visitors from major tourism markets to the Nature Island during this COVID-19 pandemic has been hailed a success both in terms of the compliance by the property... The po...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 19:48:31 +0000
ANNOUNCEMENT: DOWASCO apologizes for unscheduled service interruption in Union Estate Pointe Michel
DOWASCO apologizes to customers from Union Estate, Pte Michel for the unscheduled interruption to their water supply today Tuesday March 16, 2021. This interruption is due to a damaged distribution pipeline. DOWASCO would like to advise customers tha...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 19:03:05 +0000
ODM conducts earthquake and emergency communication drill in schools
The Office of Disaster Management (ODM) carried out an earthquake and evacuation drill in schools on Thursday March 11 in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Human Resource Planning, Vocational Training and National Excellence. The earthqua...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 17:43:17 +0000
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Citizenship by descent in Dominica
Dear Editor, It is very disheartening and disappointing (even bordering on unfair) to hear that direct descendants of Dominican born grandparents and a mother who is registered as a Dominican are disqualified from obtaining citizenship by descent. Se...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 15:09:30 +0000
Dominica Freedom Party concerned about nature of policing in Dominica
The Dominica Freedom Party is deeply concerned with the nature of policing that has been witnessed in recent times, more particularly on Thursday, March 4, 2021 in response to protests by citizens, who were expressing their concerns about the well-b...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 14:06:55 +0000
ANNOUNCEMENT: Digicel Job Opportunity
  Job Opportunity: Major Accounts Manager   Primary objective of the job: The Major Accounts Manager will lead the sales and customer satisfaction results for the Government Account in the market, and any other Marjor Accounts that may aris...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 13:54:59 +0000
WEATHER (6:00 AM, March 16): Increased cloudiness and scattered showers expected next 24-36 hrs
The presence of a frontal trough and a mid-level trough is expected to affect most of the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 to 36 hours. This is expected to produce increased cloudiness and scattered showers across the northern and... The post WEATH...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 12:51:13 +0000
COMBATTING COVID: WHO urges countries to continue using AstraZeneca vaccine; says no evidence of links between vaccine and blood clots
The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged countries not to pause Covid vaccinations, as several major EU member states halted their rollouts of the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab. It said there was no evidence of a link between the vaccine and blood... T...



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