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Thu, 26 Aug 2021 21:55:40 +0000
Death of antigen-positive female patient with pre-existing conditions, not COVID-19 related – Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and New Health Investment has concluded that the cause of death of a 39-year-old female who was a patient at the Dominica-China Friendship Hospital cannot be classified as Covid-19 related. Consultant Nephrologist at ...

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 20:34:55 +0000
ANNOUNCES: Dominica Electricity Services Limited invitation to tender for Padu Penstock rehabilitation
Dominica Electricity Services Limited (DOMLEC) has received financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) in an amount equivalent to USD16M towards the cost of the rehabilitation and restoration of its Generation and Transmission/Distribution S...

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 20:18:43 +0000
ANNOUNCEMENT: DOWASCO excavations works in Borough Square Portsmouth
DOWASCO informs residents of Borough Square in Portsmouth and the general public that we will be carrying out excavation works to section of the public road on Borough Square in order to facilitate main pipeline repair on Sunday, August 29,... The po...

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 20:00:16 +0000
UN Special Committee on Decolonization meeting in Dominica welcomed by both government and opposition
The United Nations Special Committee for the Implementation of the Declaration on Granting Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, also known as the Special Committee on Decolonization or C-24, is meeting in Dominica for its Caribbean regiona...

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 19:45:26 +0000
Soufriere MP calls on Dominicans to join her ‘war on COVID-19’ following death in her constituency
Parliamentary Representative of the Soufrière constituency, Denise Charles, is using the first COVID-19 related death in her constituency – the second in Dominica – to drive home the message that vaccination is the answer to overcoming t...

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 19:11:17 +0000
PSA: The UWI hosts live meeting via Zoom – Dispelling myths and misinformation about COVID-19
The UWI CaveHill Campus will be hosting a Town Hall meeting via ZOOM from 6PM today. The meeting can be watched live via Facebook  via the following link: The post PSA: The UWI hosts live meeting via Zoom – Dispelling myths and misinformation ...

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 17:27:03 +0000
Antigua’s second Prime Minister being laid to rest today
The nation of Antigua and Barbuda today pay their final respects to that country’s second Prime Minister, the late Sir Lester Bryant Bird. Today has been declared a national holiday, to ensure as many people as possible attend the state... The post...

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 17:06:34 +0000
Dominica prepares to begin vaccinating 12-17 year-olds; test results for presence of Delta variant expected this week
Preparations are being made to commence vaccine roll-out among 12-17 yr olds while Dominica await results of CARPHA tests on COVID variant. With the new batch of Pfizer vaccines expected on the island anytime this week, vaccinations are set to... The...

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 15:59:57 +0000
ANNOUNCEMENT: DOWASCO disconnection notice
The Dominica Water and Sewerage Company Limited (DOWASCO) wishes to inform all customers that bills for the month of AUGUST 2021 are available for payment. To obtain bill copies and balances, customers are asked to visit our offices on High... The po...

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 14:51:57 +0000
APP proposes economic stimulus package for Dominica
Just hours after announcing to media that it was working on putting a case forward to the government to request and negotiate a stimulus package on behalf of the people who have been affected by the recent surge in covid-19... The post APP proposes e...



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