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THE HIGH COST OF ELECTRICITY IS NOT TAX RELATED SAYS ENERGY MINISTER, HON. CHARLES SAVARIN

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Roseau, Dominica – October 10, 2008…….  Minister for Public Utilities, Energy and Ports, Hon. Charles Savarin has stated that the removal of the excise tax on fuel and the removal of VAT on electricity would not have a significant effect on the overall cost of electricity in Dominica. The Minister made the disclosure at a Press Briefing by Cabinet recently.

 

According to Hon. Savarin, some persons are of the opinion that the Government can cause the cost of electricity to drop “if taxes are reduced or removed”. The Minister stressed that the high cost of electricity is not “tax related”.

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CONTRIBUTION OF THE LATE HON. ALLEYNE CARBON RECOGNISED

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sign_of_new_alleyne_carbon_ring_road.jpgRoseau, Dominica – October 07, 2008…….  The late Hon. Alleyne Carbon,  described  by many  as one of the most industrious  Ministers of Communications and Works in the history of Dominica, has now been immortalised in the annals of Dominica’s history, with the naming of a road in  his memory in his home village of Capuchin.

 

A ceremony attended by Prime Minister, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit, Cabinet Ministers and Mrs. June Carbon, widow of the late Alleyne Carbon among others, took place in the village of Capuchin on Sunday, during the feast of St. Francis of Assisi. The Road is now known as the Alleyne Carbon Ring Road

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TWENTY DOMINICAN STUDENTS TO ENGAGE THE CSME THROUGH FIELD PROMOTION

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Roseau, Dominica – September 25, 2008……. Twenty (20) students from the Dominica State College are among the first batch of sixty (60) university students to be trained on how to identify and develop a response to opportunities within the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME).  These students, selected from the various faculties within the DSC, will travel to Jamaica from September 30th to October 4th 2008.  Twenty (20) students from other Caribbean countries will travel from Suriname to Barbados and the other twenty will travel from Belize to Trinidad and Tobago.

 

The objective of this project is to engage the next generation in the Caribbean in identifying career opportunities in the field with regard to wage employment, self- employment and starting a business within the CSME.  The project is an activity of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat CSME Public Education Programme facilitated with the assistance from the 9th European Development Fund (EDF) Caribbean Integration Support Programme (CISP).

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CAPITAL CITY OF ROSEAU SET FOR TRANSFORMATION

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Government signs contract for first phase of much anticipated

Roseau Road Reinstatement Project

 

location_of_windsor_park_rd_going_eastwards_along_southern_bank_of_river.jpgRoseau, Dominica – September 24, 2008……. Dominica’s Capital City, Roseau is set for a transformation with the signing of the construction contract for the first phase of the Roseau Road Reinstatement Project.

 

Phase I of the Roseau Road Reinstatement Project will involve the construction of two roads and a bridge. One of these roads, the Link Road, which will be 565 metres long, will connect the EC Loblack Bridge to Rose Street in Goodwill, via the northern bank of the Roseau River. It will consist of a 7m dual carriageway with allowance for some parking and 1.5 m wide sidewalks on both sides of the road as far as is possible.

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HON. IAN DOUGLAS PROMISES FORMIDABLE LINE-UP FOR THIS YEAR’S WORLD CREOLE MUSIC FESTIVAL

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tourism_minister_douglas_at_12th_wcmf_media_launch.jpgRoseau, Dominica – September 23, 2008……. As Dominicans celebrate Reunion Year this year on the occasion of the country’s 30th anniversary of the attainment of political independence, Dominica’s Tourism Minister, Hon. Ian Douglas has promised a formidable line-up of artistes for the 12th edition of the Annual World Creole Music Festival.

 

Speaking at the Media launch of the event at the Fort Young Hotel, Hon. Douglas expressed confidence that the package put together for this year’s festival by the new Dominica Festivals Committee would appeal to patrons at home and abroad.

 

“This year’s line-up is a formidable line-up of top quality acts from across a diverse range of music forms and idioms,” Hon. Ian Douglas stated.

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PRIME MINISTER SKERRIT TO ADDRESS GENERAL DEBATE OF THE 63RD SESSION OF UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSE

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Roseau, Dominica – September 22, 2008……. Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Social Security and Foreign Affairs, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit is now in the United States to participate in the 63rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

 

According to Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Commonwealth of Dominica to the United Nations, His Excellency, Crispin Gregoire, the Prime Minister will participate in the General Debate of the 63rd Session of the General Assembly in New York on Friday, September 26, 2008 between 5pm and 6pm.

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