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Fri, 04 Mar 2022 23:39:51 +0000
ANNOUNCEMENT: Applications solicited from individuals to be Registered Engineers
The Board of Engineering solicits applications from individuals to be Registered Engineers in accordance with Sections 20, 24 and 25 of the Engineering Profession Act #22 of 2002, and from Organisations for application for a Certificate of Authorisat...

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 18:32:09 +0000
Principals asked to be ‘very accommodating’ to students next week as face to face learning returns to Dominica’s schools
Minister for Education, Human Resource Planning, Vocational Training and National Excellence, Octavia Alfred has said that principals on island have been asked to be “very accommodating” to students during the week of the resumption of face to fa...

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 17:40:27 +0000
Haitian charged with murder of Stock Farm man
An investigation into the shooting death of 26-year-old Stephen Paul of Stockfarm has come to a close as the police have charged a Haitian national residing in Dominica with his murder. It is alleged that on January 2, 2022 at... The post Haitian cha...

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 15:01:49 +0000
Legendary Australian cricketer Shane Warne dies at the age of 52
Australia cricket legend Shane Warne has died at the age of just 52 after suffering a suspected heart attack, his management have confirmed. According to a UK newspaper, the Mirror, Warne’s management have confirmed that the cricketer died afte...

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 12:53:17 +0000
Ministry of Education announces resumption of face to face learning
Schools in Dominica will resume in-person learning, utilizing a blended approach, from March 7, 2022. Minister for Education, Human Resource Planning, Vocational Training and National Excellence, Hon. Octavia Alfred made the announcement on Thursday....

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 12:26:47 +0000
COMMENTARY: My time and experiences with Var
On Monday, February 22nd, 81-year-old Oliver Emanuel died at the China-Friendship hospital after a long illness. Var as we affectionally called him, hailed from Riviere Cyrique, and relocated to La Plaine in 1968 after he got married to my aunt.... T...

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 20:35:33 +0000
Discrimination and racism against third country nationals fleeing Ukraine must end: IOM Director General
Geneva – I am alarmed about verified credible reports of discrimination, violence and xenophobia against third country nationals attempting to flee the conflict in Ukraine. Let me be clear, discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, natio...

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 17:50:53 +0000
BUSINESS BYTE: C&W Communications commits to lower roaming rates  
C&W Communications, the operators of Flow, Flow Business and C&W Business, has announced a suite of new roaming plans to coincide with The Declaration of St George’s towards the reduction of Intra-CARICOM roaming charges. C&W’s new pl...

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 17:11:20 +0000
Police identify Kings Hill bus driver as victim of Roseau shooting; search continues for shooter
A shooting incident in broad daylight in the city of Roseau has left a Kingshill bus driver nursing an injury to his right leg at the Dominica China Friendship Hospital (DCFH). On the afternoon of March 2, 2022, shortly after... The post Police ident...

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 16:42:14 +0000
Youth parliament tasked with helping to strengthen democracy, recommend solutions to pressing issues, among other things
The National Youth Parliament, has been charged with the task of helping to strengthen the country’s democracy, demonstrate the importance of tolerance, and with informed opinions on matters of public interest, “make useful recommendation...



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