Shortly before the start of the fall 2017 semester, D’Jana Wyllis arrived in New Jersey from her home in the Commonwealth of Dominica, an island of lush mountainous rainforests with many rare plants, animal and bird species. That transition became very difficult a few weeks later when a hurricane devastated the island back home and […]
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Homes lay scattered after the passage of Hurricane Maria in Roseau, the capital of Dominica, on Saturday, September 23, 2017. WESTERN BUREAU: Uncertain whether his family was dead or alive for a month after the passing of Hurricane Maria, which devastated Dominica in 2017, Malcolm Brewster, medical student at the University of the West Indies, […]
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Prime Minister Allen Chastanet says Saint Lucia is moving towards decriminalizing marijuana (SNO) — Saint Lucia will be decriminalizing cannabis, Prime Minister Allen Chastanet has told The Saint Lucia Star newspaper. During an interview with the newspaper last week, Chastanet said the agreement was reached after “good meetings” last year. “We had some very good meetings before […]
Read MoreForty-nine people have been killed and at least 20 wounded in shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, in the nation’s deadliest attack. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described it as a terrorist attack and one of New Zealand’s “darkest days”. A gunman identifying himself as an Australian live-streamed the rampage at Al Noor mosque […]
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EU Finance Ministers have updated the EU list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions, based on an intense process of analysis and dialogue steered by the Commission. The list has proven a true success with many countries having changed their laws and tax systems to comply with international standards. Over the course of last year, the Commission […]
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The Taiwan Technical Mission (ICDF) on Wednesday last week handed over some 38 pack houses to local banana farmers. The facilities, which have been under construction during the past month, with funds from the ICDF, is part of a post-Tropical Storm Kirk program designed to ensure that more banana farmers obtain Global GAP certification, thereby […]
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines with 52 departures per week will contribute US$723,711, this as the airline is in need of an immediate injection of over US $5million dollars. Shareholder governments of the cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT, is meeting in Barbados this evening to discuss the financial crisis facing the Antigua-based airline. Gonsalves said that […]
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Kamal Shehada, an international businessman with three decades of experience in the Middle Eastern construction sector, an early investor in Range Developments, and a self-professed “proud Kittitian” (by investment) says he’s willing to bet Galaxy Real Estate EC$ 5 million (US$ 1.85 million) they can’t finish their CBI-approved Ramada resort in Saint Kitts by the […]
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Nila Mangal gets assistance from Export Saint Lucia to export her products to the UK There continues to be significant strides in the export of agricultural products from Saint Lucia. Recently, Mangal Trading, spearheaded by young entrepreneur Nila Mangal, successfully shipped a consignment of bananas, plantains, and cucumbers to a buyer in the United Kingdom. […]
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We are pleased to announce that a Consular Officer from the U.S. Embassy to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean, and the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will visit Dominica?? from Monday, February 11 to Wednesday, February 13, 2019, to provide U.S. Citizens Services. Visit our website to learn more – https://goo.gl/3PAe9e Read more
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