November 01, 2014: Remarking on the way the Diaspora has been treated, Dr. Thomson Fontaine, coordinator of the Diaspora Forum at Caricom sponsored 2007 Caribbean- Washington Conference, said the present Dominica Labour Party (DLP) administration spends millions to fly in overseas based Dominicans home to vote and then sends them […]
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Tiffany Ford’s a winner
By Lincoln Depradine Toronto, Canada: Only one of three known Grenadian-Canadians was successful in being voted to office in Monday’s Ontario municipal elections for mayors, councillors and school board trustees. Tiffany Ford, a 32-year-old born in Canada to a Grenadian mother, is the new Toronto District School Board trustee for […]
UWP promises to tap vast reservoir of Diaspora skills
Leader of the United Workers Party (UWP), Lennox Linton has promised that a vast reservoir of talent and skills in the Diaspora will be incorporated in nation building when his party wins the next general elections. Speaking to members of the Diaspora on Thursday at Prevost Cinemall, Linton denounced the […]
Batsmen dominate on opening day of Windward Islands Senior Two Day Tournament
Batsmen dominated the first day of the first round matches in the Windward Islands two day Cricket Tournament in St. Lucia. At the Mindoo Phillip Park, Dominica batting first was all out for 276 in 57.2 overs. Liam Sebastien made an impressive 125 and Kevin James 37. For Grenada Dennis […]
Lennox Linton to present full team of candidates on Monday
Leader of Dominica’s United Workers Party (UWP) Lennox Linton will present the party’s full slate of 21 candidates in readiness for the next General Elections. Linton will present the team at the party’s weekly press conference at the Prevost Cinemall on October 27 at 10:00hrs. Since being elected Political Leader […]
UWP will expand air and sea access – boost exports, tourism and fisheries
Dominica’s opposition United Workers Party (UWP) has put forward a comprehensive plan to expand air and sea access to the island by upgrading all ports and introducing a high-speed ferry service, among other initiatives. This week, the party’s candidate for Roseau Central, Joseph Isaac unveiled the details of a strategic […]
Guardian partners with Caribbean GIS to track chikungunya in the Caribbean
Everything about chikungunya is painful. Even the virus’ name comes from a Kimakonde word describing the contortions of one suffering severe joint ache. Fever, rash, cramps, headache, nausea and fatigue are just some of the symptoms of the mosquito-borne illness. Nor is tracking the spread of the disease across the […]
Former Prime Minister, Edison James says ceremony for airport renaming is a potential danger to lives
Dominica’s former Prime Minister Edison James is worried that a ceremony planned by the Roosevelt Skerrit led Government to rename the Melville Hall Airport is a potential and serious danger to the lives of thousands attending the event. James, The United Workers Party (UWP) former Political Leader, and a trustee […]
WICB statement on Cancellation of West Indies tour of India
St John’s, Antigua – The Board of Directors of the West Indies Cricket Board held an emergency meeting by teleconference today to discuss the developments with regard to the West Indies tour of India. The Board of Directors was briefed of the latest developments and as a result of decisions […]
UWP Leader calls for integrated approach to Ebola
An integrated response by CARICOM and the OECS to the deadly Ebola disease is still the way to go, says Leader of the Dominica’s United Workers Party (UWP), Lennox Linton. Linton noted the tardiness in an integrated response by CARICOM and the OECS to the deadly Ebola disease, and called […]
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Family welfare high on UWP agenda OECS Juvenile Law Project- Family Reform Bill top the List
Roseau, Commonwealth of Dominica — Attorney-at-Law Joshua Francis, Dominica’s United Workers Party (UWP) candidate for the Roseau South Constituency, wants the family laws of Dominica upgraded. Francis, who was raised by his Grandparents in an extended family is passionate about the family institution and is himself a family man with […]
JAMAICAN MOTHER GETS COMPLICATED HEART SURGERY PRO BONO
CAYMAN ISLANDS (October 14, 2014) – A young woman from Jamaica is the latest beneficiary of life-enhancing surgery and care provided free of charge by the skilled team of cardiac surgeons at Health City Cayman Islands. “The young woman was suffering, and none of the clinics on the US mainland contacted […]
AMERICAN RETIREE CHOOSES CARIBBEAN FOR HIP REPLACEMENT SURGERY
CAYMAN ISLANDS (October 13, 2014) – Some diligent research into his options for hip replacement surgery led American Michael Lepley to Health City Cayman Islands, and the experience changed his life for the better. Lepley desperately needed the procedure so he set out to learn all he could about the […]
