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Dominica recorded 27 prostate cancer cases for 2024, says health minister
Dominica News Online
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September 1, 2025
Dominica News Online - Monday, September 1st, 2025 at 5:07 PM Health Minister Cassanni LavilleHealth Minister Cassanni Laville has announced that Dominica has recorded a total of 27 prostate cancer cases in 2024. His comments came as Dominica...
CDB closes deal on landmark Dominica Geothermal Energy Project
Stabroek News
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September 2, 2025
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has reached financial close on a facility for the landmark Dominica Geothermal Energy 10MW Project. A release yesterday from the CDB said that the facility has been made available to the Geothermal Power...
Vaneisa: Fractured and foolish—will Caribbean leaders ever demonstrate spirit of CPL?
Wired 868
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September 2, 2025
The late Austin Clarke published A Passage Back Home as a tribute to his friend, Samuel Selvon in 1994 (the year Selvon died). He wrote about them attending what he called Carifesta I in Georgetown, British Guiana. “All of us from the various...
‘We were overcharged by our car rental company in Naples’
The Times
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✉ Last September my group of seven hired a VW Multivan through Auto Europe from Sixt in Naples. We’d booked this because wide doors and proper luggage space were essential for us but, on arrival, Sixt told us it “didn’t do” Multivans but had a...
Dominica’s Bleu Magic rum charts its regional expansion within a year of launching
Dominica News Online
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September 1, 2025
Dominica News Online - Monday, September 1st, 2025 at 10:39 AM Jamaican beauty shows love to Bleu Magic at Viva La Carnival x Radiance productions Jamaica carnival pre party. Photo: Bleu MagicWithin a span of just ten months, Bleu Magic, billed as...
Dominica part of regional agreement for CBI overhaul
Dominica News Online
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September 1, 2025
Home >> CBI Dominica News Online - Monday, September 1st, 2025 at 12:32 PM Dominica and four other Caribbean nations— Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, and St. Lucia—have agreed to implement a unified legal framework for their...
Minister For Education Octavia Alfred emphasized the significance of Adult Education in Dominica.
DBS Radio
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September 1, 2025
Minister for Education Octavia Alfred has highlighted the importance of Adult Education in Dominica. In an address to mark Adult Education Month, the Education Minister said adult education has touched the lives of hundreds of Dominicans at...
Minister of State Dr. Cassandra Williams announces an expansion of Social Services to support the elderly in Dominica.
DBS Radio
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September 1, 2025
The Minister of State in the Ministry of Health, Wellness, and Social Services, Dr. Cassandra Williams, has announced that Social Services will be expanded to support the elderly in Dominica. This month has been designated as Elderly Awareness...
DSWMC urges citizens and commercial businesses to manage waste properly
Dominica News Online
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September 1, 2025
Home >> Environment Dominica News Online - Monday, September 1st, 2025 at 2:16 PM Poor disposal of garbage – Photo credit: DSWMC FacebookThe Dominica Solid Waste Management Corporation (DSWMC) continues to urge all citizens and commercial...
The ‘Bleu Magic’ Effect: Dominica Rum Brand Shakes Up Caribbean Spirits Industry
South Florida Caribbean News
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September 1, 2025
Bleu Magic Rum- Spirit of Rebellion ROSEAU, Dominica – In just 10 months, Bleu Magic, a bold new premium rum from Dominica, has captivated the Caribbean and beyond. With its sleek branding, cultural storytelling, and meteoric social media rise, it...
MPE CARIBBEAN REPORT NEWSLETTER – September 1, 2025
I News Cayman
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September 1, 2025
September 1, 2025 Celebrating Caribbean contributions on Labor Day Labor Day honors the tireless contributions of workers across the United States and the Caribbean Diaspora. Caribbean people, in particular, have long played a vital role in...
This Hidden Village in Dominica Has Hot Springs, Healing Waters, and a Funky Spirit
Caribbean Journal
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September 1, 2025
I slowly dip my foot in, unsure of just how hot this thing is going to be. There’s no one else around; I’m girded by bamboo walls. It’s hotter than I thought. And I still head right in. Here in Wotten Haven, the heat is the point. The heat guides...
27 Prostate Cancer cases have been recorded in Dominica for the year 2024.
DBS Radio
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September 1, 2025
Dominica has recorded 27 cases of Prostate Cancer in 2O24. Health Minister Cassani Laville says the figure is alarming. He has called on men to take action as Dominica observes Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in September. Minister for Health...
Dominica: New hotel set to open in October 2025
Associates Times
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Roseau, Dominica: A new hotel is all set to open in Dominica by October 2025 as announced by Prime Minister Dr Roosevelt Skerrit during the press conference. He said that the opening of the hotel is all set to add tremendous value to the quality...
Dominica Parliament approves amendment to voter confirmation timeline
Dominica News Online
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August 30, 2025
Dominica News Online - Saturday, August 30th, 2025 at 7:40 PM The Parliament of Dominica has passed a Bill amending the Registration of Electors Act 2025, granting the Electoral Commission the legal authority to revise the start date of the...
Dominica Business Forum to hold public discussion on trade and business challenges
Dominica News Online
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August 30, 2025
Home >> Business Dominica News Online - Saturday, August 30th, 2025 at 7:01 PM The Dominica Business Forum Inc has announced a public discussion titled “Complexity of Trade, and Doing Business in Dominica”, set to take place on Tuesday, September...
How the Caribbean became a front line in France's fight against the cocaine trade
Modern Ghana
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France is to boost its military and police presence in its Caribbean overseas territory of Guadeloupe, in a bid to clamp down on escalating cocaine trafficking in the region that is driving unprecedented levels of violence. Local officials in both...
Dominica appoints Loreen Bannis-Roberts as new High Commissioner to the UK
Caribbean National Weekly
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August 31, 2025
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has announced the appointment of Her Excellency Loreen Bannis-Roberts as Dominica’s new High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, marking her return to diplomatic service after a three-year absence. - Advertisement...
Contour Airlines to launch 2 new Caribbean island nonstops
The Points Guy
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August 31, 2025
Edward Russell Edward Russell is a contributor for TPG. An AvGeek at heart, he covered the airline business at FlightGlobal for eight years and previously covered finance in New York and Hong Kong. Aug. 31, 2025 • 3 min read Contour Airlines to...
Keith Belgrove: Maintaining a family business for five generations
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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Keith Belgrove, the fifth-generation leader of Belgroves Funeral Home, offered a deeply personal and reflective account of his family’s legacy that began well before T&T gained independence in 1962. Today, as the nation...