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ENVIRONMENTAL REVOLUTION NOW UNDERWAY IN DOMINICA
Press Release - By Sean Douglas Press Secretary
An environmental revolution to further enhance Dominica’s image as the Nature Island of the World has begun with the commencement of a programme that will rid the entire country of all derelict vehicles and white goods.
As a first step, a $10 million project is now underway at the […]
No Close Resolution to the High Rate of Electricity Set by Government
Minister for Petro Caribe Reginald Austrie and Energy Minister Charles Savarin held a discussion Friday which addressed community’s belief that Government was profiting from high electricity charges and burden nothing to relieve them.
The Government Ministers took time to clarify as best they could the snag of the ever increasing overheads and some of the contributing […]
Venezuela to Build a New Power Plant in Dominica
ROSEAU, Dominica(AP) — The tiny Caribbean island of Dominica says Venezuela will build a new power plant that could help reduce high energy costs.
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says the island’s only power plant is inefficient and has led to a rise in power bills. Skerrit’s announcement comes as residents threaten to protest power bills that […]
Dominica Gets $21 Million for Development Under ALBA
By Associated Press
ROSEAU, Dominica –The poor Caribbean island of Dominica says it will receive $21 million from Venezuela under a leftist Latin American trade group initiative before the end of the week.
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says the aid from Caracas and the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas, or ALBA, will be earmarked for various development […]
Dominica to Get $20 Million from Regional Trade Group
Associated Press
ROSEAU, Dominica –The tiny island of Dominica plans to use $20 million from a trade group of leftist-ruled Latin American nations to improve housing, education and health services. Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says $6 million will go toward repairing, building and financing homes. The remainder will be used to build schools and repair roads […]
Newsworthy Happenings in Dominica
Mary Ann Moxon 08.APR.08
The March 24 op-ed “U.S. news outlets aren’t keeping up with news from Latin America,” by Andres Oppenheimer, only touched on the tip of the iceberg. The U.S. media do an even more abysmal job with news from the Caribbean, where many U.S. residents frequently vacation. Hurricane tracking is about the only […]
Skerrit Has dismissed Petition as Politically Motivated
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has dismissed as “politically motivated” a petition being circulated to gather support for the implementation of the integrity in public office act.
Former attorney general and former Dominica Labour Party candidate David Bruney drafted the petition. It calls on President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela to use his influence in Dominica to urge […]
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