Vegetable oil and maize prices slightly decrease after recent surge, while rice, meat, dairy and sugar prices slightly increase and global trade prospects dim

Vegetable oil and maize prices slightly decrease after recent surge, while rice, meat, dairy and sugar prices slightly increase and global trade prospects dim

World food commodity prices decreased in April after a large jump the previous month, led by modest declines in the prices of vegetable oils and cereals, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported today. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 158.5 points in April 2022, down 0.8 percent from the all-time high reached […]

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 Students From Schools Across ECCB Member Countries Shine in 2022 ECCB/RSS-ARU Creative Youth Poetry Competition

Students From Schools Across ECCB Member Countries Shine in 2022 ECCB/RSS-ARU Creative Youth Poetry Competition

tudents from three of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) member countries demonstrated their talents and creativity by capturing the top positions in the 2022 ECCB/RSS-ARU Creative Youth Competition. This year’s competition, focused on Poetry and participants were required to submit a video presentation of the piece.  In the 13-16 age category, two students from […]

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 CAA, DAIC & MDCC Partner to Share Insights on Leveraging Opportunities to Trade and Invest in Dominica

CAA, DAIC & MDCC Partner to Share Insights on Leveraging Opportunities to Trade and Invest in Dominica

The Dominica Association of Industry and Commerce (DAIC) in collaboration with the Caribbean American Alliance (CAA) and the Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce (M-DCC) are partnering to host a webinar on Tuesday, May 10th from 10:00 to 11:00 AM to enable entrepreneurs and investors to leverage trade and investment opportunities in Dominica.  Dominica is ideal for […]

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 DAIC Responds to the Government’s Measures to Cushion  the Impact of Rising Fuel Prices

DAIC Responds to the Government’s Measures to Cushion  the Impact of Rising Fuel Prices

Roseau, May 6, 2022 – The Dominica Association of Industry and Commerce (DAIC) acknowledges the timeliness of the Government’s measures to cushion the impact of rising fuel prices on consumers.  Against the backdrop of escalating consumer prices globally, this measure will mitigate the impact on consumer purchasing power and related consumption.   In March 2022, the […]

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 PAHO Establishes High-Level Commission on Mental Health and COVID-19    

PAHO Establishes High-Level Commission on Mental Health and COVID-19    

Washington, DC, 6 May, 2022 (PAHO) – Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), today launched the High-level Commission on Mental Health and COVID-19. The commission will prepare guidelines and recommendations to reduce the impact on mental health caused by the pandemic, and the related suffering in the population of the Region.  […]

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 Death Announcement of 54-year-old Davis Albert Jules better known as Heavy D from Wesley who resided in Los Angeles California.

Death Announcement of 54-year-old Davis Albert Jules better known as Heavy D from Wesley who resided in Los Angeles California.

It is with sadness we announce the death of 54-year-old Davis Albert Jules better known as Heavy D from Wesley who resided in Los Angeles California. He leaves to morn his mother Alixia Jules in New York. Three daughters Carlyn Jules in Texas, Karen Jules in St. Thomas, and Allura Jules in California. One adopted […]

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