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Montserrat sends Defence Force contingent to Dominica
With the passage of Tropical Storm Erika and coming right after the conclusion of the Royal Montserrat Defence Force annual camp the Government of Montserrat with the UK Department for International Development support has decided to deploy a contingent from the Force to Dominica. The contingent will carry out disaster relief work and support CDEMA in their work on that…
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US and UK governments announce humanitarian aid for storm-ravaged Dominica
The United States and the United Kingdom governments are sending personnel and humanitarian aid to assist in Dominica’s ongoing recovery effort on the heels of the destructive Tropical Storm Erika. The US Agency for International Development (USAID), through its Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), said today that it is providing disaster relief support to the storm-ravaged island. In addition…
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Barbados To Lend Support To Dominica
Barbados will be lending support to neighbouring island Dominica which sustained significant damage following the passage of Tropical Storm Erika on Thursday. Minister of Home Affairs, Adriel Brathwaite This assurance has come from Minister of Home Affairs, Adriel Brathwaite, during a press conference at Parliament Building today, amidst queries about the island’s response to the disaster. “Since last night…
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Bahamas to coordinate Dominica assistance with CARICOM partners
Bahamas Foreign Minister the Hon. Fred Mitchell On behalf of the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister Perry Christie, Bahamas Foreign Minister the Hon. Fred Mitchell has been in contact with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Dominica, Francis Baron, to express The Bahamas’ deep sadness and condolences on the deaths of so many people in Dominica following the passage of Tropical…
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CDEMA ramps up response support to Dominica
The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) has ramped up mobilisation of response teams following the declaration of the special disaster areas by the government of Dominica. As of this morning, Monday August 31, over 100 members of the CARICOM Operational Support Team (COST), the CARICOM Disaster and Assessment Coordination Team (CDAC) and the Regional Search and Rescue Team were…
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CXC Launching Rebranding Programme
ST. MICHAEL, Barbados (CXC) — The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC®) will launch its corporate rebranding programme on today. The goal of the CXC rebranding programme is to reinvigorate the CXC brand among all stakeholders with a view to consolidate CXC’s position as the major market leader in the provision of internationally recognized examination products and services, while remaining relevant to…
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CARIFESTA XII closes on a high!
The twelfth edition of the Caribbean Festival of Arts CARIFESTA XII has come to a close. The ten-day mega cultural event ended with a closing ceremony at the Kiosque Ocide Jeanty in Champs Mas, Haiti on Sunday night. The night’s activities included a culmination of performances from various Caribbean groups that have performed throughout the festival. There were also closing…
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Transport Ministers from 54 countries call for global policies to mainstream low-carbon transport
Transport Ministers participating in the International Transport Forum (ITF) Annual Summit agreed in their Declaration from Ministers on Transport, Trade and Tourism on the value of pursuing low-carbon transport towards COP21. Specifically, they “Recognize that the new international climate agreement, which is to be forged and agreed by COP21, should encourage mainstreaming of low carbon transport in global policies…
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China funding half billion US-dollar university hospital project in Jamaica
The University of the West Indies (UWI) and China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), for a J$60 billion (US$511 million) development programme that will include the expansion of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) from a 500-bed to a 1,000-bed facility. As part of the expansion project, College Commons, which houses staff…
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A new beginning for Dominica- PM Skerrit
Prime minister Skerrit has described as heart wrenching, the loss of life from the devastating passage of Tropical storm Erika. Erika hit the island on Thursday August 28, 2015 and caused, in the words of the prime minister, “extensive damage across our small island after floods swamped villages, destroyed homes and wiped out roads.” However, he said in an address…
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