Office of Disaster Management Conducted Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training for 29 Volunteers
EmoNews Contributor February 6, 2019
Comments (0)

Office of Disaster Management Conducted Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training for 29 Volunteers

The Office of Disaster Management with support from the Rotary Club of Dominica, the United Nations Development Programme (U.N.D.P) and the Government of Japan’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) successfully completed its 11th C.E.R.T training which ran from January 28 to February 01, 2019. Acting National Disaster Coordinator at the ODM, Donalson Frederick notes “The Community […]

Read More
Job Vacancy: Phylli’s Minimart
EmoNews Contributor February 5, 2019
Comments (0)

Job Vacancy: Phylli’s Minimart

Phylli’s minimart on 5 cross lane Roseau and Phylli’s minimart 2 on 54 king George v street Roseau are seeking individuals to join our team. Individuals must: 1. Be flexible 2. Be willing to work individually or as a team 3. Have good communicational skills 4. Be able to multitask 5. Have excellent customer service […]

Read More
Healthy Choices and Early Detection can Reduce Your Risk of Cancer
EmoNews Contributor February 4, 2019
Comments (0)

Healthy Choices and Early Detection can Reduce Your Risk of Cancer

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 3 February 2019. In the Caribbean region, cancer is the second leading cause of death. However, a significant number of cancer deaths can largely be reduced and prevented through many strategies, including primary prevention, early detection, management, and treatment of patients with cancer. “Nearly one-half of cancers are preventable […]

Read More
Commentary: Showdown at Mas Camp!
EmoNews Contributor February 2, 2019
Comments (0)

Commentary: Showdown at Mas Camp!

By: Alex Bruno We have arrived at a critical stage with the Dominica Cultural industries. The Showdown Mascamp was kicked off their contractual arrangements with the National Cultural Commission (NCC) for the staging of the 2019 Calypso Tent just two weeks into their seven-week season. The reason for this abrupt termination was listed as the […]

Read More
Commentary: David Kurtz’s Kuribbean Quest – From West Virginia to the West Indies with the Peace Corps – 17 Months Later
EmoNews Contributor February 2, 2019
Comments (0)

Commentary: David Kurtz’s Kuribbean Quest – From West Virginia to the West Indies with the Peace Corps – 17 Months Later

By David Kurtz I finished my service in the beautiful village of Thibaud (pronounced “tee-bow”), Dominica, near the end of August 2017. Unfortunately, just a few weeks after I departed, Tropical Storm Maria unexpectedly spun up to a Category 5 hurricane, and unleashed her fury on the little island. Dominica was devastated! I had promised […]

Read More
OFFICIAL RE-OPENING KALINAGO BARANA AUTE’
EmoNews Contributor February 1, 2019
Comments (0)

OFFICIAL RE-OPENING KALINAGO BARANA AUTE’

The Kalinago Barana Aute’( Kalinago Village by the Sea) can now boast itself as a truly resilient structural model, one which the rest of Dominica can begin to learn from,  in the wake of new dialogue on making the nature island the first resilient nation of the world.  The local tourism site honors the diversity, […]

Read More
Hillary Clinton on Dominica: “IsraAID was there – a long way from Israel”
EmoNews Contributor January 30, 2019
Comments (0)

Hillary Clinton on Dominica: “IsraAID was there – a long way from Israel”

Hillary Clinton highlighted Israeli humanitarian aid NGO IsraAID’s ongoing work in Dominica today at the Clinton Global Initiative Action Network in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In an on-stage interview with Sawana Fabien, IsraAID Dominica Education Program Manager, the former Secretary of State discussed Fabien’s experience in Dominica in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, IsraAID’s work on the island, and the role […]

Read More