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Chinese Premier Meets Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit

By DWNews Editor ⋅ August 24, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Source: www.chinaview.cn | Editor: Lin Liyu | Aug 24 2008
Wen said the Olympic Games is a grand gathering of the international community, and every country is a member of the big community and should be equally treated no matter it is big or small, rich or poor, strong or weak.
Wen said the bilateral relations between […]

Lloyd To Pull Out of 400m Event in Beijing

By DWNews Editor ⋅ August 14, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – Chris Lloyd, one of two athletes representing the country at the Olympic Games in Beijing, has opted to pull out of the 400 metres and will now concentrate on competing solely in the 200 metres sprint.
The 27-year-old Lloyd, was originally scheduled to compete in both the 200 and 400 metres.
According to […]

Dominica’s Participation at Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

By DWNews Editor ⋅ August 11, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Below is the official press release of the Dominica Olympic Committee for the Beijing 2008 Olympics. Rosanne Pringle President, Hubert “Mickey” Joseph Chef de Mission, Lesley Ann Green Secretary General, Attainea Toulon Olympic Youth Camper,and William Moise Olympic Youth Camper.
Coach
Jerome Romain
Athletes:
Chris Lloyd Athlete 400m & 200m
Erison Hurtault Athlete 400m
Chris Lloyd · Events/PB: 200m – 20.31s […]

Dominican Chris Lloyd is Determined to Capture an Olympic Medal

By DWNews Editor ⋅ August 7, 2008 ⋅ 3 comments

AP Photo by Ricardo Mazalan
From Antiguasun.com Thursday August 07 2008
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – United States-based Dominican sprinter Chris Lloyd said he is pleased with his build-up to the Beijing Olympics and is determined to medal at the prestigious games.
Lloyd is one of two athletes who will represent the island at this summer’s Olympic Games […]

Local Athletics Coach Emmanuel Loblack is Peeved Over Romain’s selection

By DWNews Editor ⋅ July 27, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Sun-Weekend.com - Saturday July 26 2008
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – Local athletics coach Emmanuel Loblack is peeved over the selection of United States-based Jerome Romain as the coach of Dominica’s team for the Beijing Olympics next month.
Earlier this month, a release from the Dominica Amateur Athletics Association (DAAA) stated that Romain had been appointed as the […]

Jerome Romain Selected to Coach Dominica Olympic Team

By DWNews Editor ⋅ July 21, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

Brown University assistant track and field coach, Jerome Romain, has been selected to coach the Dominica Olympic Team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Romain, who is in his third season with the Bears, represented Dominica at the 1996 Centennial Games in Atlanta, where he made it to the finals in the triple jump. However, a knee […]

Foreign Students Ready To Start Work as Volunteers

By DWNews Editor ⋅ July 17, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

On July 25, Shermanie Harry from the Caribbean island of Dominica will be among the first batch of foreign Olympic volunteers to start work in Beijing. “I’m very glad to be a volunteer at the Games, as it will help me make many new friends,” the 22-year-old from Roseau, the island’s capital, said Wednesday.

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