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24 Dec 2007

More Money For The New Year

Written by Chris in Dominica News No Comments →

Commencing January 2008, Dominicans should have some more money in their pockets. The Dominica house of Assembly unanimously passed the Income Tax (Amendment) Act 2007. The Income Tax Amendment Act makes changes to the current tax system, increasing the personal allowance from EC$15,000 to $18,000.

Beginning 1st January 2008, government’s intends to increase the tax free allowance threshold to $20,000 big ones, reduce the rate of the first $20,000 to taxable income to 15%, reduce the rate on the first $30,000 of taxable income to 25% and reduce the rate on taxable income above $30,000 to 35%.

Source – Chronicle Newspaper

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Change Dominica To Dominique

Written by Chris in Dominica News 25 Comments →

How many times have Dominica been mistaken for the Dominican Republic? How many times have you read articles about the different Caribbean Islands, where Dominica is just completely overlooked? Over a zillion times I bet! Here is one of the suggestions by a frequent contributor to the Sun Newspaper.

I have suggested before that we make a simple change…A country’s name should be free and clear of any confusion with any other country on the surface of the Earth. Iran and Iraq are close but clearly distinguishable. The same would apply to “Dominique” and Dominican Republic…besides “Dominique” is already in common usage for a very long time and is reflective of the history and of our country. Why not make the change now? More, Dominica is Latin…Dominique is French. It is quite obvious that we considerably more French than Latin.

I personally think, it will be difficult to get accustom if Dominica name changes, but on the other hand it will greatly reduce all the mix-ups with the Dominican Republic. What do you think; would Dominica change its name to Dominique? Let’s hear opinions in the comments.

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New tourism Minister for St Lucia

Written by Chris in Caribbean News No Comments →

The new St Lucian prime minister, Sir John Compton, has named hotelier Allan Chastenet as the new minister of tourism and civil aviation.

As a result, Chastenet will also assume the chairmanship of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO).In naming his choice, Sir John said:

“It is therefore important that we have at our disposal, persons who have the vision, the knowledge and the experience to guide us in this important area of the economy”.

PM Sir John Compton when on to say that Mr Chastenet has “demonstrated the vision to see the road ahead and to prepare us for the challenges which we will inevitably meet in this fiercely competitive world”.

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