Roseau, Dominica – Thursday, December 2, 2014 – The Government of Dominica has received the second fixed tranche of funds under an 8.46 million euro […]
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Flash floods and landslides impact Dominica
ROSEAU, Dominica — The southern part of the island of Dominica was the most affected by heavy rains and flash flooding on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, resulting in a number of roads blocked and homes damaged.
The southern districts reported a total of 33 landslides or mudslides in the Roseau Valley area and flash flooding caused the temporary blockage of main roads and bridges.
Continue readingDominica bouncing back after floods
In the aftermath of the destruction and despair caused by a powerful weather system, Dominicans have been piecing their lives back together, says the island’s […]
Continue readingUPP to Anthony Astaphan: Antiguans & Barbudans Deserve to Know Which ALP Politicians are “Selfish”, “Dishonest”
On Tueday, 17 December 2013 the Antigua Labour Party’s (ALP) lawyer Anthony Astaphan said on ZDK that there were “selfish” and “dishonest” people at the highest levels of the ALP.
Continue readingEconomic citizenship in the Caribbean: A threat to Western security?
As cash strapped Caribbean nations continue to hunt for ways of raising revenues amidst the turmoil of the economic crisis facing the world at large, economic citizenship presents an interesting portrait. Deemed controversial from its inception into the Caribbean domain, it now seems that this concept of providing a legal means of individual citizenship to a sovereign state is now anchoring another heated debate in international debates and dialogue.
Continue readingNelson Mandela dies aged 95
JOHANNESBURG – Nelson Mandela, who became one of the world’s most beloved statesmen and a colossus of the 20th century when he emerged from 27 […]
Continue readingDominica, China sign $multi-million agreement for hotel, hospital
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – Dominica and China have signed a new US$300 million cooperation agreement that includes the construction of a hotel, construction of an […]
Continue readingJamaican cops to investigate St Lucia police
CASTRIES, St Lucia — The government of Saint Lucia has enlisted the help of the Jamaican police to investigate the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force […]
Continue readingVenezuela’s PetroCaribe energy programme may be in trouble
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Following Guatemala’s announcement in early November that it was pulling out of Venezuela’s PetroCaribe alliance, the Hugo Chavez-era oil-for-regional-influence program […]
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