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Tue, 06 Apr 2021 19:58:32 +0000
UWP president calls for external assistance to investigate money laundering matter
President of the United Workers Party Isaac Baptiste has called on Acting Police Chief Lincoln Corbette to request external assistance to investigate the recent issue of money laundering in Dominica. Baptiste’s comments followed reports that mo...

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 18:49:15 +0000
Muslims active in Dominican society says leader; speaks on stigma, polygamy
With over 1.9 billion followers, Islam is the second most practiced religion in the world, after Christianity. However, Muslims (followers of Islam) are still a religious minority in Dominica, but the numbers are growing. With about 300-500 members n...

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 16:04:33 +0000
Trinidad Prime Minister tests positive for COVID-19
Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr. Keith Rowley, has tested positive for COVID-19. The Prime Minister began experiencing flu-like symptoms yesterday evening and was subsequently tested for COVID-19. Dr. Rowley is in isolation and is under med...

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 14:19:33 +0000
COMMENTARY: Vaccinated and still catching COVID?
My patients ask, is the shot a dangerous waste of time because some vaccinated people still catch the virus? Very good and very fair question! You will find it more than worthwhile understanding the logical explanation. Dominica is blessed with... Th...

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 12:49:19 +0000
Four Haitians, one Dominican, to be sentenced later this week for attempted illegal exit
The fate of four Haitians and a Dominican is in the hands of Magistrate Pearl Williams who will later this week hand down her sentence against the men who pleaded guilty to attempted illegal exit. Last month, the police had... The post Four Haitians,...

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 04:52:43 +0000
Fire causes major damage to two properties in Roseau
Two buildings in Roseau were extensively damaged by a fire on Saturday April 3rd, Easter Saturday. The fire occurred sometime after 3:00 p.m. in the area between Old Street and Hanover Street where the building which houses Q95FM Radio is... The post...

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 20:02:24 +0000
‘Diamant Kweyol’, 24/7 creole channel coming
A first of its kind 24/7 creole channel, dubbed ‘Dyaman Kweyol’, will soon be launched in Dominica. Proprietor of Creole Heartbeat and mastermind behind the initiative, Leroy ‘Wadix’ Charles, has indicated that the TV channel ...

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 17:13:35 +0000
US Human Rights Report says Dominica’s CBI not transparent; CBI head offers no comment
The latest US government Human Rights Report released on Tuesday, March 30, has cited Dominica’s Citizenship by Investment Program (CBI) and that of two other Caribbean islands in its “Corruption and Lack of Transparency in Government” section....

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 16:52:23 +0000
REVIEW: Dr. Irving André’s Biography of Rosie Douglas & the Resurrection of a Nation
It is 2018 and our family is on its first visit to Montreal Canada; the city in which Rosie Douglas’ name became world famous in 1969. As I glanced over the city from a hilltop, a Black vendor selling drinks... The post REVIEW: Dr. Irving Andr...

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 16:41:12 +0000
2017 revised edition of the Laws of Dominica presented to government
A consolidated and revised version of all the Laws of the Commonwealth of Dominica from 1990 to January 2017, has officially been handed over to the Government of Dominica. At the handing over ceremony held last week at the State... The post 2017 rev...



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