International Volunteer Day 2020

International Volunteer Day 2020

Roseau, Dominica, Saturday December 5, 2020.  The Dominica Red Cross wishes to recognize its many volunteers on International Volunteer Day December 5, 2020.  International Volunteers Day is celebrated worldwide and tells the story of what volunteers can do to save lives, protect livelihoods, and strengthen recovery from disasters and crises. For the Dominica Red Cross […]

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 Malinda Hassell is new Destination Marketing Manager at DDA

Malinda Hassell is new Destination Marketing Manager at DDA

Marketing Manager. Ms. Hassell joined the team at Discover Dominica Authority on November 17, 2020. She will provide leadership oversight in implementing the Authority’s marketing plan under the guidance of the Ministry of Tourism, International Transport and Maritime Initiatives.  Ms. Hassell brings a wealth of experience to the team, having served as Marketing Manager of […]

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 Honourable Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of The Commonwealth Dominica, Provides Insights into New Entrepreneurship Visa Program at DAIC’s Eggs & Issues Breakfast

Honourable Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of The Commonwealth Dominica, Provides Insights into New Entrepreneurship Visa Program at DAIC’s Eggs & Issues Breakfast

Roseau, December 3, 2020 – The Dominica Association of Industry and Commerce (DAIC) hosted the Honourable Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of The Commonwealth Dominica at its signature Eggs & Issues Breakfast on Wednesday, December 2, 2020. The topic for discussion at this event was, “The Dominica Entrepreneurship Visa Program: Opportunities for Economic Advancement and Population […]

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 United Nations report showing the territorial inequality of malnutrition in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean

United Nations report showing the territorial inequality of malnutrition in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean

December 2, 2020, Santiago de Chile – A new United Nations report shows the territorial inequality of malnutrition in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. The Regional Overview of Food and Nutrition Security in Latin America and the Caribbean 2020 analyzes child overweight and stunting in the countries of the region, and identifies […]

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 New United Nations report reveals the inequality in the geographical distribution of malnutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean

New United Nations report reveals the inequality in the geographical distribution of malnutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean

FAO, IFAD, PAHO/WHO, UNICEF and the WFP call for the targeting of new policies and investments in the lagging territories of Latin America and the Caribbean. December 2, 2020, Santiago de Chile – A new United Nations report shows the territorial inequality of malnutrition in the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. The Regional Overview of Food and Nutrition […]

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 New CARICOM-EU project will tackle climate change and its health impacts in the Caribbean 

New CARICOM-EU project will tackle climate change and its health impacts in the Caribbean 

 Bridgetown, Barbados, December 1, 2020 (PAHO) – International, regional, and government leaders announced the launch of a broad-based project to support actions to mitigate climate change and its serious health impacts in Caribbean nations. The EU/CARIFORUM Strengthening Climate Resilient Health Systems Project – a joint project of the European Union and CARICOM that PAHO is coordinating – […]

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 AIDS-related deaths and HIV infections have declined more than 30% in the Caribbean in the last decade

AIDS-related deaths and HIV infections have declined more than 30% in the Caribbean in the last decade

Washington D.C. November 30 (PAHO) – Annual deaths from AIDS-related illnesses declined by 37% from 2010 through 2019 in Caribbean countries while new yearly infections from the HIV virus dropped by 29%, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said today. Increased testing and improvement in delivery of lifelong antiretroviral treatment led to the decline in annual […]

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 Weather: A surface trough is affecting the area

Weather: A surface trough is affecting the area

Valid from: 6:00 PM on Sunday, November 29, 2020 Synopsis: A surface trough is affecting the area Forecast for Tonight:Cloudy with light to moderate scattered showers and a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms Forecast for Tomorrow:Mostly cloudy and slightly hazy with scattered showers particularly during the morning Wind: South easterly to East north easterly at […]

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 AbiYah Yisrael Releases a Taste of Jazz and Creole “System La”

AbiYah Yisrael Releases a Taste of Jazz and Creole “System La”

Recording artist AbiYah Yisrael has released cultural music from her homeland, the Commonwealth of Dominica. In this Cadence-lypso (Kadans) “System La” Abiyah delivers soothing music with piercing lyrics. This is AbiYah’s second Kadans song since her release of Kalinago Nation. AbiYah as usual, brings forth conscious lyrics that will resonate in the heart of your pockets. In “System La” She addresses the issue of unemployment, as well as the issue of […]

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