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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 […]
POLITICAL LEADER ATTENDING HIGH LEVEL WORKSHOP ON INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL POLICY INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NEW YORK
Political Leader of the National Democratic Congress, Senator V. Nazim Burke, travelled to the United States today Wednesday, at the invitation of the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) to participate in a high- level global workshop on Financial Policy Innovation and Sustainable Development. In January 2014, the United Nations Environmental […]
CIBC FirstCaribbean shines the spotlight on cancer awareness!
St. Georges, Grenada, 18th October 2014. On Saturday 18th October, friends, family, business associates, members of the Grenada Cancer Society and staff of CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank in Grenada, turned out to demonstrate in a tangible way, their determination to support individuals and families who are living with this terrible […]
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 […]
Music Video launched by ICCAS project to spread the Message on Climate Change
Wednesday 15th October marked another major milestone for the Integrated Climate Change Adaptation Strategies (ICCAS) project, which is currently being implemented by the Government of Grenada, GIZ and UNDP throughout Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique. In a press conference held at the National Stadium, the Ministry of Agriculture. Lands, Forestry, […]
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 […]
In Recognition of Good Political Leadership by Ronald ‘Pappy’ Charles
What are the qualities of a good political leader? And when does good political leadership become synonymous with political greatness? The word “leadership,” when used to describe the work of a politician, is often viewed in a pejorative manner. Hopefully, this writing will bring about some form of amelioration to […]
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 […]
