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Tue, 20 Apr 2021 22:07:46 +0000
Police brutality will not be tolerated but citizens must respect the police says PM Skerrit
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit is sending a clear message to the members of the Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (CDPF) that police brutality will not be tolerated by his government but is also cautioning civilians to respect the law enforceme...

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 21:27:08 +0000
Police officer found guilty of the murder of George Floyd
Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of the murder of George Floyd. Chauvin was on Tuesday convicted in a Minneapolis court of three charges: second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree m...

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 18:44:33 +0000
Antigua PM unfazed by scathing criticism over his alleged sexist remarks
Antigua Gaston Gaston Browne remains defiant in the face of mounting criticism over remarks which he made about Vincentian women which have been labelled sexist. Just days after the La Soufriere Volcano blew up and residents of St Vincent and... The ...

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 16:04:04 +0000
The UWI Vice Chancellor calls on the OAS for coordinated investment in the Caribbean.
Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies, Professor Hilary Beckles has called on the Organization of American States (OAS) for coordinated, organized global investment in the Caribbean. Speaking during an open dialogue with Secretary Gene...

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:57:59 +0000
Initiative launched in Dominica to facilitate communication with sperm whales
The government of Dominica, in collaboration with Common Earth and the Cloudburst Foundation, has launched the Cetacean Translation Initiative (CETI) on island. CETI is a nonprofitable organization that aims to apply advanced machine learning and sta...

Tue, 20 Apr 2021 12:49:05 +0000
ANNOUNCEMENT: DOWASCO excavation works in Canefield
DOWASCO informs residents of Canefield and the General public that we will be carrying out excavation works to section of the public road on 1st Street, Canefield (between intersection of 4th Street and 5th Street) to facilitate installation of a... ...

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 23:42:38 +0000
PanoGrama 2021 set to begin on May 7
PanoGrama 2021 hosted its ‘Knowledge for Success’ webinar series in March as auditions for the show recently wrapped up with preliminaries on the way. PanoGrama is a virtual steelpan competition which premiered on April 24th 2020, organiz...

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 21:56:17 +0000
Leo Club of Dominica hosts its first Jazz n’ Art Concert
The Leo Club of Dominica is hosting its very first Jazz n’ Art Concert. The Club is a non-profitable organization, which consists of service minded individuals working together to serve the less fortunate in various communities. While executing var...

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 20:11:14 +0000
21 Vincentians interested in coming to Dominica, Gov’t pledges $1 million in assistance
Vincentians are hesitating to leave for nearby Islands amid eruptions of La Soufrière volcano, over concerns about their property and the COVID-19 vaccine requirement. Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit recently announced that 300 evacuee...

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 17:31:40 +0000
ANNOUNCEMENT: DOWASCO scheduled service interruption in Jimmit and Warner
  DOWASCO informs customers from Jimmit and Warner that their water supply will be interrupted on Wednesday April 21, 2021 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. for the purpose of carrying out pipeline repair works. DOWASCO regrets... The pos...



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