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Fri, 30 Apr 2021 04:02:07 +0000
PM Skerrit expresses support for India as that country experiences devastating COVID-19 surge
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has expressed solidarity with India as the country grapples with what is considered one of the worst coronavirus surges, with over 300,000 people testing positive daily and more than 200,000 dead. The government of In...

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 02:51:18 +0000
Heavy rainfall adds to St. Vincent’s volcano eruption woes
A trough system which dumped heavy rainfall on St. Vincent and the Grenadines Thursday morning, has further compounded the island’s troubles amidst its La Soufriere volcano eruptions. Flooding, landslides, lahars, collapsing buildings, have all bee...

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 20:14:36 +0000
DFA gets player insurance policy for its footballers who get injured
The Dominica Football Association (DFA) has partnered with Nagico Insurance and signed a Player Insurance Injured Policy which will benefit all players under the auspices of the DFA. The EC$119,000.00 medical insurance policy will provide coverage fo...

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 19:35:30 +0000
Dominica to get $67M loan from World Bank for COVID-19 response and recovery
Parliament has approved a resolution for a 67 million-dollar loan from the World Bank for Dominica’s Covid-19 response and recovery. The motion was tabled in Parliament on Monday.  “I believe that the World Bank and the IMF [International Moneta...

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 19:22:15 +0000
ANNOUNCEMENT: DOWASCO scheduled service interruption in Bagatelle, Fond St. Jean, Fab and Stowe
  DOWASCO informs customers from Bagatelle, Fond St. Jean, Fab and Stowe that their water supply will be interrupted on Friday April 30, 2021 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. for the purpose of system maintenance. DOWASCO... The post ANN...

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 18:52:27 +0000
WAVE Executive member raises concerns about neglect of Dominica’s natural resources
Executive Member of the Waitukubuli Advocate for Viable Environment (WAVE) and Former Minister of Agriculture, Atherton Martin has raised major concerns about what he says is the dreadful neglect of Dominica’s natural resources by local authorities...

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 18:14:40 +0000
Request to advance commencement of payment to parliamentarians to be referred to Standing Orders Committee
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says he will refer to the Standing Orders Committee of the House of Assembly for its consideration and submission, a request by former and current parliamentarians to adjust the commencement of the payment of parliame...

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 16:38:42 +0000
ANNOUNCEMENT: DOWASCO scheduled service interruption in Zabrico Housing Development
DOWASCO informs customers from Zabrico Housing Development that their water supply will be interrupted from today Thursday April 29th to Friday April 30th, 2021 for the purpose of system maintenance. DOWASCO regrets any inconvenience that may be caus...

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 16:14:55 +0000
ANNOUNCEMENT: DOWASCO water supply interruption in Laplaine
DOWASCO informs customers from Laplaine that their water supply will be interrupted on Friday April 30, 2021 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. for the purpose of system maintenance. DOWASCO regrets any inconvenience that may be caused... T...

Thu, 29 Apr 2021 12:15:07 +0000
WEATHER UPDATE (6:00 PM, April 28): Trough system to maintain cloudiness, scattered showers, possible thunderstorms next 24 to 48 hrs
A trough system is expected to maintain an increase in cloudiness with scattered showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorm activity, across parts of the Lesser Antilles, including Dominica, during the next 24 to 48 hours. Some areas could experie...



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