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 […]

Government Ammendments To Value Added Tax Act will Help Several Sectors

By Sean Douglas, Govt Press Secretary
The passage in Parliament last week of several amendments to the Value Added Tax Act of 2005 will yield benefits to several sectors of the Dominican economy:

Amendment No 1: the provision of further relief to farmers. Spray oil which is used to protect banana plants from leaf spot disease and […]

Grand Independence Fashion show

FASHION EXTRAVAGANZA ‘08 for the first time will be staged in Dominica, in order to help develop and in some areas expand the fashion industry in Dominica. The show will help Dominican designs break through into the billion dollar fashion/beauty industry.
FASHION EXTRAVAGANZA will feature designs from TWICE Clothing, Yolanderj., NK Designs, Sakla Collections and Vanessa […]

Energy Minister says, high cost of Electricity is not Tax Related

Media Release- Thursday October 16th, 2008
Minister for public utilities, energy and ports, Hon. Charles Savarin has stated that the removal of the exercise tax on fuel and the removal of VAT on electricity will not have a significant effect on the overall cost of electricity in Dominica. The minister made this disclosure at a press […]

Digicel Asks Businesses to Get With the Latest Technologies

By Kimberly Benjamin - Q95FM News Image via Wikipedia
Business persons in Dominica have been advised of the need to get their establishment together and swim up to the latest technologies present in order that their companies flourish. This word has come from Digicel’s Eastern Caribbean Public Relation’s Manager Jerry George while addressing Digicel’s Technology Breakfast […]

EPA Up For Debate Again

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Whether the Caribbean will complete the signing of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union now seems apparently up for debate again. Coming out the last week’s summit of African, Caribbean and Pacific capital in the Ghanaian Capital Accra, last week, was a declaration demanding a review of the free trade […]