Acting Police Chief Lincoln Corbette announced that a number of police officers have been promoted. He said, “The Police Service Commission met recently and promoted 10 officers from the rank of ACP to Sergeant of Police”. Among the promotions were Davidson Valerie, Assistant Commissioner of Police(ACP), Matthew Cuffy Superintendent of Police and ASP, Assistant Superintendent […]
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Emonews has been reliably informed of a house fire which occurred in Berekua, Grandbay, on Thursday 8 October. An elderly man of 75 years was in the house at the time and he sustained burns on his leg. The house was completely destroyed. One family member indicate that it appears that the fire may have […]
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Emonews has been informed of a fatal accident involving an uncle and nephew from Goodhope. One of the deceased has been identified as 58 year old Pierre Labasiere, while the other is his nephew, 26 year old Pierson Labassiere. Initial reports indicate that the two men had left the village about 9 AM for Roseau […]
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Garvin LeBlanc of Canefield has been featured in a global collaborative art project against hate. The project entitled “Love Always Wins” features 160 artists from across the Globe and Garvin represents Dominica and the kweyol language. The young artist explained that he went through a lot of concepts before deciding. His aim was to demonstrate […]
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Following great public criticism, the National Health Commission(NHC) has taken a decision to remove a clause from the proposed Hospital Authority Bill which made provision for three year contracts for health care workers. Deputy chairperson of the National Health Commission, Jennifer Astaphan says, “One clause in the Bill that was a source of concern and […]
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Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business and Diaspora Relations and Parliamentary Representative of the Petite Savanne constituency, Dr. Kenneth Darroux decided to go into self isolation as a precautionary measure. Speaking on DBS radio on Wednesday, Dr. Darroux said, “I think it would be remiss of me if I don’t mention that while I wasn’t […]
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The Dominica Cancer Association (DCA) held its main fundraising event on Saturday. The customary ‘Walk for Cancer Care was modified to a ‘Drive For Cancer Care’ because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The business community was out in full force as usual to support the work of the DCA. The Commonwealth of Dominica Improvement Association(CODIA) led […]
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At a press briefing on Tuesday 6 October, the Ministry of Health informed Dominicans that imported cases if COVID-19 are still being intercepted at the airport. Presently there are 8 active cases on island and a total of 14 since the reopening of the borders. National epidemiologist Dr. Shaluddin Ahmed said, “From the case #14, […]
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Dominican students have once again demonstrated their determination to succeed in the face of challenges. Despite the fact that there was a major interruption to the academic year s a result of the present pandemic, 50 students were able to obtain 6 or more Grade ones at this year’s CSEC examinations, an increase from last […]
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Ms. Jeanelle Colaire from Dos Dane is the top MBA student at the University of the Southern Caribbean in Trinidad. Jeanelle who is the daughter of John and Verona Colaire says, “I would like to thank God, my parents and also the government of Dominica for helping me throughout this academic journey. Many thanks as […]
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