ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – The Dominica government has welcomed the decision of Carnival Cruise line, Carnival, to return to the island after a two year […]
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Dominica WCMF Night One – A Zouk Paradise
Antigua st. john’s – Three nights of pulsating rhythms is what was promised and if one were to make a projection based on the standings […]
Continue readingPrime Minister Stephen Harper announces initiatives to foster economic growth in the Caribbean
Ottawa, Ontario Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced two initiatives that will promote sustainable economic growth in the Caribbean region. The announcement was made following […]
Continue readingRampaging Sandy leaves a trail of death, destruction across the Caribbean
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday October 26, 2012 – Hurricane Sandy batters the Bahamas as a slightly weakened category one hurricane after causing several deaths and widespread […]
Continue readingOfficial upset by Shillingford’s omission from Windies side
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – Former Windward Islands manager, Tom Lafond, said he is stunned by the omission of off-spinner Shane Shillingford from the West Indies 15-man squad for next month’s tour of Bangladesh, and believes insularity is creeping back into regional selection policy.
West Indies selectors announced the squad last week, with Guyana left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul as the only new cap but with Shillingford excluded.
According to the outspoken Lafond, the non-inclusion of Shillingford can not be justified.
Continue readingChina to fund construction of new hospital
China will fund the construction of a new hospital in Dominica, health minister Julius Timothy has said. He said that a preliminary design team has […]
Continue readingSpeaking on behalf of the Caribbean, Canadian official focuses on three themes
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, OCTOBER 16TH 2012 (CUOPM) – The World Bank and International Monetary Fund have been told that recent experience in the Caribbean is […]
Continue readingRollback ::: Columbia Sprinter Faces Olympic Choice
Erison Hurtault is in demand. A senior at Columbia University, he has a New York investment bank offering him a full-time job, the Commonwealth of Dominica trying to put a relay baton in his hand and several people trying to persuade him to do both.
At 22, he is the fastest 400-meter sprinter in Columbia history and an indoor track all-American. He has swept the event in each of the seven Ivy League championship meets of his career.
Continue readingWyclef’s Haiti Charity Is Now Defunct After Mishandling $16M In Donations
Wyclef Jean’s Yéle Haiti charity, once what the singer said was the country’s “greatest asset and ally” is now defunct and in debt. The charity’s […]
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