Roseau, October 13, 2021 – The Dominica Association of Industry and Commerce (DAIC) recognizes the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR) which is celebrated every year on October 13th. The United Nations General Assembly has designated this date to promote a global culture of disaster risk reduction. According to the United Nations Office for […]
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The UWI Cave Hill Campus, Barbados. Wednesday, 13 October 2021—Governor General of Barbados Dame Sandra Mason saluted University of the West Indies’ early administrators for their bold vision and lauded the institution for its high-ranking status on the world stage when she accepted an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from her alma mater on […]
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By QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations This year’s World Food Day finds us at a critical moment. The COVID-19 pandemic remains a global challenge, causing untold losses and hardship. The impacts of the climate crisis are all around us. Crops have gone up in flames. Homes have […]
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Washington, D.C. October 13, 2021 (PAHO) – Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director, Carissa F. Etienne, said that while Latin America and the Caribbean is on track to reach the WHO COVID-19 vaccination target of 40% before the end of the year, six countries have yet to vaccinate 20% of their populations. The Director also introduced […]
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October 12, 2021: After the success of the inaugural Caribbean Magazine Plus (CMP) Poetry Contest 2021, Arawak Media and CMP is coming back again this Friday to launch the CMP Short Story Competition to run until January 14, 2022. Already we have a superstar in the literary field signed up to be the lead evaluator/judge […]
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It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our dearly beloved Kenneth Oliver Tyson on September 23, 2021. He was 89 years of age, from Bataca and a resident of Canefield. He is survived by: his wife of 51 years, Glenda Tyson at Canefield; his adopted children: Matthew Burton and his […]
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The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica. Tuesday, October 12, 2021—The Caribbean now has its own Global Institute for Climate-Smart and Resilient Development resourced by leading experts from The University of the West Indies (The UWI) and backed by high profile regional and international partner institutions—the likes of the United Nations Development Programme, Open Society Foundations and […]
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Bridgetown, Barbados 12th October 2021. FirstCaribbean International Bank Limited has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, FirstCaribbean International Bank (Barbados) Limited (“FCIB Barbados”), has agreed to sell its banking assets in St. Vincent, Grenada, Dominica and St. Kitts to: The Bank of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Ltd., Grenada Co-Operative Bank Limited, National Bank of Dominica […]
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Wednesday 13th October 2021: Released just in time for the height of the 2021 Independence celebrations, “Sweet Dominica” is a groovy, Reggae sing-along by US-based artist, Art Richards who wrote the song as a tribute to the land of his birth. Richards, a bass player who was born in Dominica’s ‘Cultural Capital’ Grand Bay says he […]
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