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This is by far the saddest news I’ve ever had to post up on Dominica Weekly. I just read some heartbreaking news on Dominicanewsonline.com; that baby Mia who was only 24 weeks old the day her mother gave birth to her at Dominica’s main health facility has died in a Barbados Hospital.

Most of the Dominican public including myself fell in love with baby Mia; many of who only knew her - either by hearing the news over the radio or read the story in the newspapers. The work of hospital staff who successfully delivered Mia was praised by many Dominicans; it’s just heartbreaking that baby Mia condition worsened and just after four weeks she died.

A press release notes that baby Mia died due to complications caused by a viral infection in her blood. The body will be flown back to Dominica for a formal funeral.

BABY MIA’S STORY

Baby Mia was born, on March 31, 2008 at the Princess Margaret Hospital in the Commonwealth of Dominica. Mia was 3 months (24 weeks) premature weighing only 500 grams. Baby Mia has defied all odds despite being perceived dead less than two hours after birth.

What A Miracle!

Mia lay at her mother’s side after baptism, presumed dead. Imagine her family’s surprise as she started to twitch and cough slightly. Mia was alive, Praise God!

———— Personal Note ————-
Rest in Peace Baby Mia…you’ve touch the lives of so many people. Your memories live in the hearts of many Dominicans here and abroad.

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In the past 6 to 7 weeks the issue of implementing the Integrity Act in Dominica has been the main topic on nearly all forms of traditional media in Dominica; whether it’s radio talk show, local television programming, and the word on the streets.

With repeated calls for the Labour government to implement the integrity in public office act of 2003 (which the Labour Party introduced in parliament), along with a petition (which is the idea of the former attorney general David and supported by all opposition groups), containing an excess of 5000 signatures of Dominicans here and abroad urging the hasty implementation of the law in Dominica.

Despite the fact that the former Dominica Member of Parliament has dismissed statements by economic development Minister Julius Timothy that integrity legislation is too expensive for the country. And when questioned about the increased pressure for the act’s implementation Skerrit said, “Pressured about what? We have work to do.

But just short of a month, after PM Skerrit told the media that his government won’t be pressured in implementing the Integrity Act, he announced that he has gave the go ahead – to start all the necessary proceedings leading up to the implementation of the act in Dominica.

———— Personal Note ————-

I personally, I’m surprised that the labour government took so long on this Integrity Art, when they were the ones fighting to implement the act while the UWP (United Workers Party) was in power. I can also recall the labour party government 2005 election campaign, which was base totally on suspected corruption on the part of the UWP.

I believe the Integrity Act is a great move for Dominica and it’s in the best interest of all Dominicans here and abroad. It’s not a Political thing, it’s a Dominica thing.

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In one month Dominica has already recorded its third fire scare, on Thursday morning after a house in the town of Portsmouth caught fire. a medical student of the Ross University narrowly escaped in the early hours of Thursday morning after the bed he was asleep on caught fire.

A student reported that he was engaged in some night studies when he dosed off, after feeling an unusual intense heat the student, who was not named, awoke with his bed on fire.

The fire occurred in a concrete apartment in the town and that fire destroyed all the contents of that apartment.

An ongoing investigation is still being conducted by the police to out what exactly cause of the fire.

Two more fires were reported in the city of Roseau within the last month.

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