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National Security Minister Rayburn Blackmore has decided to give amnesty on illegal firearms and ammunition for two months and is asking persons to surrender them to the police or an attorney-at-law with that time.
Reconstruction work on the Vielle Casse Catholic Church is progressing satisfactorily, with at least 65 percent of infrastructural works having been completed. […]

Dominica Water Week 2008

Dominica Water and Sewage Company(DOWASCO) in partnership with the National Reunion Committee have put together a week of activities from November 10th through 14th under the banner ‘Water Week 2008’, highlighting the important of water.
Two of the main activities: symposium and an exhibition respectively to be held on the State House grounds.
In an effort to […]

RCCU Launches ‘Se Sa Nous’

‘Se Sa Nous’, is a video production in tribute to the pioneers of the Roseau cooperative credit union.
According to the event creative team, Albert Bellot and Marcia Dublin of mass and pan productions skillfully and I quote “blended information, education and entertainment into a quality edutainment product to be used by RCCU to inform the […]

Flight passengers dissatisfied with LIAT

Visitors and Dominicans returning home after the Reunion Independence Celebrations were experiencing problems with their fights at the Melville Airport due to a storm in Antigua. According to LIAT Country Manager Gerard Cools-Lartigue, two flights were cancelled, one to Barbados and the other to Antigua
Meanwhile, some visitors think that Government must address the travel situation […]

CAHUR President Resigns

By Kimberly Benjamin-Q95FM News
President of the Consumers against High Utility rates Michael Coipel announced on Wednesday that he will be tendering his resignation to the organization. Mr. Coipel made the announcement during the CAHUR led demonstration against high electricity charges.
According to Coipel, he is resigning on the basis of the message consumers are sending to […]

Dominica announces a drop in Fuel Prices

Sean Douglas, Govt Press Secretary
Consumers in Dominica will benefit from further relief in the cost of fuel at the pump, and liquefied petroleum gas commonly referred to as ‘cooking gas’, following government’s decision to drop petroleum prices in keeping with the fall in price on the international market.
With effect from Friday, October 24, 2008, motorists […]

Reunion Committee Chairman Examines the Journey Dominica has Travelled in Thirty Years

Press Release/Photo by: Sean Douglas, Gov’t Press Secretary
Executive Chairman of the National Reunion 2008 Committee, Mr. Hubert Charles, used the opening of a three (3) day Reunion Development Conference on Tuesday to examine the journey Dominica has travelled in the 30 years since the country attained nationhood.
The theme of the three day conference is: Continuing […]