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HIS EXCELLENCY DR NICHOLAS LIVERPOOL PRESIDENT OF DOMINICA 2009 INDEPENDENCE MESSAGE

INDEPENDENCE MESSAGE 2009 FROM HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA DR. THE HONOURABLE NICHOLAS J.O. LIVERPOOL, D.A.H., O.C.C.

 

Fellow Dominicans, 

 
I greet you on the commemoration of the Thirty-First Anniversary of our
Independence. s we proudly celebrate this event we need to give thanks to Almighty God for ringing us thus far and to congratulate ourselves for the progress that we have ade in our social, political, cultural and economic development.

 
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Consultation on implications of the DOHA Development Agenda on Intellectual Property issues for OECS

Roseau, Dominica – October 22, 2009……. The implications of the World Trade Organisation DOHA Development Agenda (DDA) Negotiations on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) for the economies of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States is the subject for discussion at a two-day consultation scheduled to take place at the Garraway Hotel in Roseau, Dominica, from October 28-29, 2009.

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Stakeholders in the banana industry sign Memorandum of Understanding

pr8909_winfresh_dnfto_reprisentatives.jpgRoseau, Dominica – October 16, 2009……. An initiative by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, led by the Minister for Agriculture, Hon. Matthew Walter, to avert a collapse of the banana industry in Dominica, has resulted in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Dominica Banana Producers Limited (DBPL) and the Dominica National Fairtrade Organisation (DNFTO).

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Hon. Charles Savarin Speaks of impact of world economic crisis on Dominica’s economy

charles_savarin.jpgRoseau, Dominica – October 13, 2009……… Minister for Public Utilities, Energy and Ports, Hon. Charles Savarin has said the global economic crisis is having a negative impact on Small Island Developing States like Dominica.

Hon. Savarin made the disclosure at the 10th EDF Mid-Term Review and Country Portfolio Meeting at the Fort Young Hotel recently. Mr. Savarin spoke on behalf of Prime Minister, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit.

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$100 million West Coast Road project set to begin before year end

blackmore_chinese_officials_signing_contract.jpgRoseau, Dominica – October 13, 2009……… Minister for Public Works and Infrastructural Development, Hon. Rayburn Blackmoore, acting on behalf of the Government of Dominica, has signed a contract with a Chinese construction firm, China Railway 17 Bureau Group Co. Ltd for the construction of a modern highway from the Capital City of Roseau to the Town of Portsmouth.

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