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DOMINICA-LIBERATION-Dominicans urged to embrace African heritage
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has called on Dominicans to embrace their African heritage. Addressing the opening ceremony of the 50th anniversary of African Liberation Day, Skerrit said he also wanted the celebrations to be part of the National calendar. “And I want to say that from henceforth this government shall continue to recognize and to play…
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DOMINICA-POLITICS-PM denies reports he is taking up job at United Nations
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has dismissed reports that he intends stepping down from office to take up a position at the United Nations. “One of the rumours that they have been spreading is that I intend to resign and go take up a job at the UN,” Skerrit said on a radio programme here on Tuesday…
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DOMINICA-ENERGY-Government looking to expand geothermal project
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – The Dominica government is exploring the possibility of expanding the geothermal project to other parts of the island, a senior public service official has said. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Ports, Lucien Blackmore, speaking at a function organised by the Dominica Association of Industry and Commerce (DAIC), said the Roosevelt Skerrit government is…
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Dominica PM weds
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Saturday married Melissa Poponne, “his sweetheart for many years” according to an official statement. The statement from the Office of the Prime Minister said that Skerrit, 40, and Melissa were married at the Bourne Roman Catholic Chapel, followed by a private reception at the Prime Minister’s private residence in Vieille Case.
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OAS CSEP Project Host Workshop on Energy Efficiency Designs for Office and Public Buildings in Tropical Climates
The Organisation of Amercan States (OAS) Secretariat through the Caribbean Sustainable Energy Program (CSEP) and the Energy Efficiency Working Group of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA), hosted a workshop on energy efficiency designs for office and public buildings in tropical climates. The event took place at the Bay Gardens Inn in Rodney Bay from February 28th…
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Dominica warns against threats to banana industry
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Dominica has launched a scathing attack on countries and companies seeking to destroy the local banana industry as the European Union launched an EC$54 million (One EC dollar = US$0.37 cents) banana support package to help the island adjust to the new trading arrangements for bananas. “They are the ones who challenge us at the WTO…
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Dominica hosting regional workshop on promoting regional economic integration
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – A three-day regional workshop aimed at promoting regional economic integration as part of an International Financial Corporation (FIC) implemented initiative to automate the Bureau of Standards’ clearance for imports began here Wednesday. “With this initiative we seek to help government agencies connect more efficiently, thus making import clearance easier and reducing logistics costs that are still…
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Minister returns home after seeking medical treatment in Martinique
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Health Minister Julius Timothy, 61, has returned to Dominica less than a week after he was flown to the neighbouring French island of Martinique for medical treatment. The state-owned DBS radio confirmed Timothy’s return, but gave no details about his ailment. Last week, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said Timothy, who had collapsed at his office, had…
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UPDATE-DOMINICA-HEALTH-Health Minister flown to Martinique for treatment
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Prime Minister Roosvelt Skerrit has confirmed that his Health Minister Julius Timothy had been flown to the French island of Martinique for medical treatment after he collapsed at his office on Wednesday. “Last night he complained about numbness in certain parts of his body,” Skerrit said on state-owned DBS radio, adding that “in due course a…
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Trade unionists frustrated at failure to establish trade union congress
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – As several Caribbean countries prepare to celebrate MAYDAY, the traditional day of workers on Wednesday, a Dominican trade unionist is lamenting the failure to establish a Trade Union Congress (TUC) in the country. Head of the Public Service Association (PSA), Thomas Letang, speaking on the state-owned DBS radio Tuesday, said while “a lot of work” had…
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