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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 […]

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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