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Fri, 15 Jan 2021 01:02:57 +0000WEATHER (6:00 PM, Jan 14): Cloudy conditions, scattered showers, next 24-48hrs, increased wind speeds by Saturday
A high pressure system is expected to remain dominant across the Lesser Antilles during the next 24 to 48. Low level moisture within the wind flow is expected to generate occasional cloudy conditions with scattered showers over parts of the...
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Thu, 14 Jan 2021 22:22:47 +0000Travellers from Dominica to benefit from grace period for mandatory pre-departure COVID test for arrivals into England
People travelling from Dominica to England will benefit from a grace period which has been put in place following the introduction of mandatory pre-departure testing for all inbound passengers to England from Friday 15 January 2021. The Department fo...
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:21:27 +0000Dominica to receive COVID-19 vaccine by end of March 2021, PM Skerrit says
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says his government is confident that the COVID-19 vaccine will be made available to Dominica by the end of March this year. He made the announcement following a virtual CARICOM Heads of Government meeting which took....
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:19:08 +0000ANNOUNCEMENT: Romanian scholarships available to Dominicans
The Embassy of Romania to the Republic of Cuba is inviting applications for scholarships from the citizens of Dominica to pursue undergraduate and graduate studies in Romania in all fields of study except medicine, dental medicine and pharmacy for th...
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:53:51 +0000ANNOUNCEMENT: DOWASCO apologizes for unscheduled service interruption in Paix Bouche, Borne, Thibaud, Moore Park and Dos Dane
DOWASCO apologizes to customers from Paix Bouche, Borne, Thibaud, Moore Park and Dos D’ane for the unscheduled interruption to their water supply today Thursday January 14, 2021. This interruption is due to blockage at the intake caused by rainfa...
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:31:01 +0000ANNOUNCEMENT: Memorial for Marina Joseph
Today we honour the memory of Marina Joseph who was born on the 26th of September 1954 and was taken from us on 14th January 2019. Gone but not forgotten. “Do not be amazed at this, for a time is...
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Thu, 14 Jan 2021 13:25:27 +0000After one year, APP sees the road ahead as ‘promising with great certainties’
Dominica’s youngest political party, The Alternative Peoples’ Party (APP), is celebrating one year since its formation. As part of its celebration under the theme ‘Moving Onward to Progress’, the party, which was founded on January 12...
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 03:59:56 +0000All travelers to U.S. to provide proof of negative COVID test
Starting January 26, all international passengers flying into the United States—including returning U.S. citizens—will need to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test prior to boarding, according to a new order issued by the U.S. Centers for Di...
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 22:29:43 +0000US House of representatives has voted to impeach Trump for ‘incitement of insurrection’
In a 232 to 197 vote, with 10 Republicans joining all 222 Democrats President Donald Trump has made history by being the only president to be impeached twice. The single article of impeachment charged the president with “incitement of insurrect...
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 19:09:43 +0000ANNOUNCEMENT: Dominica Association of Professional Engineers expresses condolences on passing of Wendell Lawrence
The Dominica Association of Professional Engineers wishes to express deepest sympathies to the family of Eng. Wendell Lawrence. The association recognizes his contributions to the advancement of the Engineering profession and his distinguished servic...