By Robert MacLellan Can tourism-dependent Caribbean governments learn something from oil producing countries? When relatively small and poor oil-producing governments sought to get a fair price for oil – their main source of national revenue – they banded together to negotiate more effectively with the multi-national oil companies and the larger developed nations, which were […]
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On Friday, July 5th, 2019; Fine Foods, The Biggest Distributor for the Biggest Brands in Dominica has unveiled its ‘Back to School’ promotion. This year’s campaign is attributed to Fine Foods core brands to include KFC, Frito Lay Snacks and its leading retail stores; Fresh Market, Best Price and Cash & Carry located in Roseau. […]
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The Network of Caribbean Chambers of Commerce (CARICHAM) was represented by Mr. Faron Lawrence, President of the St. Kitts and Nevis Chamber of Industry of Commerce (SKNCIC) and Mr. Stephen Lander, Vice President of the Dominica Association of Industry and Commerce (DAIC), at the ‘Understanding Risk Management and Risk Financing for Disaster Resilience’ Training of […]
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Range Developments is pleased to be supporting the career aspirations of an up and coming young cricket player from Dominica’s national team. Brian Joseph, 22, hails from the North-Eastern village of Marigot on the island of Dominica and is one of only a few to be making his name as a cricketer of note […]
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A new disaster preparedness and relief group formed by Dominicans living in Canada, the Security Awareness for Emergencies in Dominica group, SAFE-D (Canada), is to be launched on Saturday, July 6, 2019 at 7:00 pm at the Canadian Forces Dennison Armory, 1 Yukon Lane, Toronto (Allen Road & Sheppard) Canada. SAFE-D (Canada) was formed to […]
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The Waitukubuli Artists Association (WAA) is pleased to announce that the fifth installment in our ‘Year of the Artist’ presentations. ‘Rîzë’. This three-day exhibition will take place from June 28th-30th at the Rejens Hotel in Portsmouth and the general public is urged to attend this once in a lifetime experience. Created by WAA President Lowell […]
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The International Organization for Migration IOM officially handed over 16 repaired, rehabilitated and equipped emergency shelters to the government of Dominica at a Closing Ceremony held in Canefield on Monday 24 June for the “Support Emergency Preparedness through Emergency Shelter” project, funded by USAID. Achievements under the project included retrofitting of 16 emergency shelters, provision […]
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PROVIDENCIALES – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), and the Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands, are holding a high-level symposium on 27 June to discuss how national social protection programmes and systems can play a greater role in disaster risk management and in emergency response. […]
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Field Day is an annual amateur radio exercise, widely sponsored by International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) regions and member organizations, encouraging emergency communications preparedness among amateur radio operators worldwide. It is typically the largest single emergency preparedness exercise the world over, with thousands of operators participating each year. Field Day is always the fourth full weekend of June, beginning at 1800 UTC Saturday and […]
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