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Fri, 13 Aug 2021 22:17:56 +0000
PSA: Closure of Social Security Offices
The Dominica Social Security Services Offices will be closed the week of 16th to 20th August 2021, in the first instance. As such, the deadline for payment of contributions in respect of the period ended 31st July 2021 have been extended to the week ...

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 21:11:19 +0000
LIVE: Ministry of Health press briefing at 6pm 13th August 2021
A live Ministry of Health Press Briefing is scheduled from 6pm. Video link below: The post LIVE: Ministry of Health press briefing at 6pm 13th August 2021 appeared first on Dominica News Online.

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 20:29:05 +0000
Linton calls on government to assist COVID impacted businesses and employees
Opposition leader Lennox Linton is calling on the government of Dominica to provide support to the small businesses and their employees who are currently being affected financially by the current COVID-19 pandemic. While presenting his budget present...

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 19:57:23 +0000
Lester Bird’s contribution to regional integration will long be ‘remembered and honoured’ – PM Skerrit
The government of Dominica has extended condolences to the family of Sir Lester Bird, former Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda who passed on Monday August 9th , 2021. Sir Lester was 83 years old when he died following a... The post Lester Bird...

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 17:21:06 +0000
Saint Lucia confirms three cases of COVID-19 Delta Variant
Saint Lucia’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Sharon Belmar-George, has confirmed the presence in that country of three cases of the Delta Variant among six new cases of Variants of Concern – the others being the Alpha Variant. According to St.... The...

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 17:14:08 +0000
PSA: Testing Schedule 12th August 2021
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and New Health Investment wants to assure everyone that there is no shortage of testing kits. The post PSA: Testing Schedule 12th August 2021 appeared first on Dominica News Online.

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 16:34:18 +0000
DASCI awards sixteen (16) scholarships to students in Dominica
Dominica America Scholarship & Culture, Inc. (DASCI) has chosen sixteen (16) students from five (5) primary schools have been chosen to receive scholarships valued at US$500 each for the upcoming 2021-2022 School Year to further their secondary e...

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 15:52:20 +0000
Canadian footballer of Dominican heritage celebrates first Olympic gold medal
Jayde Riviere, daughter of Tony Riviere of Dominica has won her first Olympic Gold medal in football as part of the Winning Canadian Team. Canada’s National Women’s Soccer Team made history during on Friday August 6, 2021, capturing its first... ...

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 15:21:27 +0000
UN Women and UNESCO partner on social justice and development programme for black women, men and youth
UN Women and UNESCO have embarked on a partnership to strengthen women-and youth owned businesses in the cultural and creative industries in the Caribbean, Latin America and Africa. The programme will also highlight Afro descendant women’s role and...

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 14:37:25 +0000
Calibishie father and son imprisoned for illegal entry
A Calibishie man, Franklyn Nixon and his son, Idris Nixon, are now inmates at the Dominica State Prison following a charge of illegal entry into Dominica. The men appeared before Magistrate Bernard Pacquette on August 8, 2021, at the Portsmouth... Th...



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