STORIES BY CHILDREN BOOK

STORIES BY CHILDREN BOOK

On December 11, 2021, The Fernance and Cyrilla Family Club (FCFC) launched their very first children’s book titled Family.    On August 16th, 2021, we informed you of this great initiative and some waited in anticipation for the final launch. The children’s book is now available for order on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. A copy […]

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 Over 150 Kalinago residents to participate in high-level ‘climate resilience’ talks under UNDP’s EnGenDER OCF Project

Over 150 Kalinago residents to participate in high-level ‘climate resilience’ talks under UNDP’s EnGenDER OCF Project

Building resilience to climate impacts and improving livelihoods will be the focus of discussions between Dominica’s Kalinago community, Government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) during a series of high-level talks scheduled for February 7th to 11th, 2022. The Ministry of Environment, Rural Modernization and Kalinago Upliftment will spearhead the event, which is supported […]

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 PAHO calls for expanded access to cancer care 

PAHO calls for expanded access to cancer care 

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the Americas  Washington, DC, February 4, 2022 (PAHO)- On World Cancer Day this February 4, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) calls for an increase in cancer treatment and prevention services  to reduce new cases of the disease. If no action is taken, cases could increase by nearly 60% […]

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 RFHL RECORDS US$59.1 MILLION IN FIRST QUARTER PROFITS

RFHL RECORDS US$59.1 MILLION IN FIRST QUARTER PROFITS

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad: February 3, 2022: The Chairman of Republic Financial Holdings Limited (RFHL), Vincent Pereira, announced today profit attributable to equity holders of the parent of US$59.1 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, an increase of US$0.7 million or 1.2% over the corresponding period last year. Total assets stood at US$16.7 billion at […]

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 AbiYah Yisrael Releases New Calypso “Man”

AbiYah Yisrael Releases New Calypso “Man”

After successfully achieving 3rd runner up in the 2021 calypso competition, AbiYah Yisrael is back for her third year as she delivers a calypso titled, “Man”.  AbiYah  this year brings a very powerful message of how we are the ones plotting our own demise as humans. Wrapped in powerful percussive rhythms the song speaks of political issues, climate change,sexual abuse and […]

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 DOWASCO AND CARIBSAN COLLABORATE TO UNDERTAKE WASTE WATER TREATMENT IN DOMINICA

DOWASCO AND CARIBSAN COLLABORATE TO UNDERTAKE WASTE WATER TREATMENT IN DOMINICA

Roseau, 2 February 2022 – The Dominica Water and Sewerage Company Ltd. (DOWASCO) in collaboration with Caribbean Sanitation with Nature (CARIBSAN) is preparing to undertake a project to organically treat wastewater in Dominica. CARIBSAN is a wastewater management project which aims to promote Constructed Wetland (CW) technology to treat wastewater in tropical environments. The technology […]

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 The Blockade Against Cuba Turns 60

The Blockade Against Cuba Turns 60

By Rosa Miriam Elizalde / Globetrotter It’s easy to say, but it’s been six very hard decades that began with disconcerting lightness and the belief that the United States government’s blockade of Cuba would not last long—a couple of years, maybe. On February 2, 1962, U.S. President John F. Kennedy called his press secretary, Pierre Salinger, and […]

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