IOM and WAA – Raising Emergency Preparedness Through Public Art

IOM and WAA – Raising Emergency Preparedness Through Public Art

As part of national efforts to build awareness of risks and procedures during emergencies, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has partnered with the Waitukubuli Artists Association (WAA) to share disaster preparedness messages with the public. Artists of WAA will lead student volunteers from five secondary schools, to create wall murals depicting different natural hazards […]

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 Flow launches progressive new Parental Leave Policy, Parents now get to spend more time with their new-borns

Flow launches progressive new Parental Leave Policy, Parents now get to spend more time with their new-borns

Flow has enhanced its parental leave policy to now include benefits for mothers and fathers. The progressive new policy includes up to 16 weeks of paid maternity leave for mothers and 8 weeks for fathers. It is applicable whether employees become parents biologically, via surrogacy or through adoption. Themed “Paid Parental Leave for Everyone”, the […]

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 Volcanic Unrest Causing Earthquakes

Volcanic Unrest Causing Earthquakes

Residents are asked to note that from last night into the early hours of this morning, a burst of volcanic earthquakes was recorded in South Central Dominica. Some of these have been reported as felt between 10:00 p.m. yesterday and 5.30 a.m. this morning. They were all at magnitudes 3.1 to 3.4 at five (5) […]

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 CSA’s CARIBBEAN & AMERICAS REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT TOUR

CSA’s CARIBBEAN & AMERICAS REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT TOUR

The Commonwealth Students Association (C.S.A) with the support of the Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC) on June 27th, 2019 will host a One Day Capacity Building Workshop targeting student and youth leaders as part of activities for CSA’s Regional Engagement Tour of the Commonwealth Caribbean. The 1-day capacity building workshop focusing on the areas of leadership […]

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 DAME 2019 High Scorers Concert

DAME 2019 High Scorers Concert

A total of Forty-Eight (48) students entered for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) and the Dominica Association of Music Educators (DAME) practical exams May 30, 2019, and June 4, 2019, at the UWI Open Campus. Students were drawn from the Henckel Muriel Music Workshop, Valena Letang, Christian Musical Class,  MarvinMarie […]

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