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 […]

Dominica’s Coastlines got a Rigorous Beating From Hurricane Omar

By Kimberly Benjamin - Q95FM News “Pte. Michel Road after Hurricane Omar” - Photo by Steve via flickr photostream.
Even though no direct hit was received from hurricane Omar, Dominica’s coastlines got a rigorous beating with swollen sea waves linked with this storm. In several parts of the island high seas hit coastlines harming valued property […]

DLP Government Continuing Legacy of the Late Roosevelt Douglas

News Source: Q95FM News
At the National Figure Day celebrations celebrated in honor of the late Hon. Rosie Douglas, Hon. Ian Douglas has stated that the Labour Government under the leadership of Prime Minister, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit is continuing the legacy of Rosie Douglas.
He further stated that in the sphere of health care, the Dominica Labor […]

Prime Minister Skerrit Sympathizes with Jagdeo

Source:Radiojamaica.com Image via Wikipedia
Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit is sympathising with the position taken by Guyana on the controversial Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). However Mr Skerrit says despite sharing some of the concerns expressed by Guyana’s President Bharat Jagdeo, Dominica will not delay sealing the trade deal with Europe.
Guyana is the only CARICOM member state […]

Billboard with PM Skerrit Causes Confusion

By Ferny James - Q95fm News.
Opposition leader Hon. Ron Green was a guest on the Hot Seat with Matt on Q95 on Thursday 25th September and addressed the issue of a large Billboard of Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit at the Melville Hall Airport, which is currently the main port of entry into Dominica. Mr. Green […]

Minister addresses rising rate of Violence in Dominica

By Marisa Stedman-Q95fm News.
Minister of National Security Mr. Rayburn Blackmoore addressed the public at a press conference last week on the issue of ever-increasing violence in Dominica. The minister said that in an attempt to combat this problem the Government of Dominica has assured the Dominica Police Force that they will be supplied with all […]

Opposition Believes That Government Continues to Play the ‘Blame Game’

By Lakisha La Bassiere-Q95fm News.
Leader of the opposition honorable Ron Green speaking on behalf of the United Workers Party expressed serious concerns that the Labour Government is continuing to play the ‘blame game’ with respect to the cost of electricity in Dominica.
Mr. Green believes that after being in government for eight years to date, the […]