Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Dominica Weekly thinks that the current U.S. financial crisis “will seriously affect financial markets around the worldwide and there will almost certainly be a trickle down effect on the already weak Dominican economy and throughout the Caribbean.”
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
Dominica Weekly posts photos from the opening ceremony of the island's 30th anniversary of independence.
SXM Living (Free subscription) | 27/09/2008
SMN News has an article up right now quoting environmentalist Atherton Martin (who is a former Minister of Agriculture, Planning and the Environment in Dominica and is both President of the Caribbean Conservation Association and Executive Director of The Development Institute): Atherthon Martin, Regional Environmentalist wants to know which idiot could have given the necessary permits or even saying...
Bitten and Bound (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
Alton Desiree, a crew member of the reality show Survivor, has drowned in Brazil. Desiree left his home in Loubiere, Dominica for Brazil on September 9th for his assignment on the reality series. Although details are sketchy, Desiree had apparently been instructed to go underwater to fix something for the show. When he didn’t resurface, another crew [...]
http://www.CelebrityVideoTube.com (Free subscription) | 24/09/2008
Fox News ROSEAU, Dominica: As Dominicans celebrate Reunion Year this year on the occasion of the country’s 30th anniversary of political independence, Dominica’s Tourism Minister, Ian Douglas has p… Read the full article here
First Read (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
From NBC's Domenico MontanaroJust how big is the proposed Wall Street bailout? Let's look at how it compares to some other numbers...-- $700 billion: proposed Wall St. bailout-- $648 billion: GDP of Dominica. If the bailout were a country it would be the 210th largest GDP, larger than several island nations. -- $580 billion: cost of Iraq war (so far)-- $515.4 billion: proposed 2009 Pentagon budget...
Indigo Jo Blogs (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
I got this message today through the TROID Yahoo group. It's about the needs of Muslims in those islands in the Carribean which were hit by several hurricanes recently. The following are the needs of the 100 Muslims in Dominica:...
oil and energy news (Free subscription) | 18/09/2008
Dominica Correspondent 17.SEP.08 Minister for Energy, Hon. Charles Savarin has stated that the high cost of fuel has a ?fundamental impact? on the cost of electricity in Dominica. Hon. Savarin made the statement at a press conference last week. The rising cost of fuel continues to have a debilitating impact on non-oil producing countries like Dominica, reflected [...]
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008
Dominica Weekly takes a look at aging gracefully in “The Nature Isle”.
EmailWire.Com (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008
(EMAILWIRE.COM, September 16, 2008 ) TheMoveChannel.com reports on a number of new properties for sale in Dominica, including: · Canefield family home (5 bed villa with Ocean views, from £69,300) Dominica is one of the most unspoiled and underdeveloped islands in the Caribbean, with waterfalls...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
The Carib people of Dominica face challenges to their way of life and community, reports the BBC's Andy Gallacher from Dominica
People Daily (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
The government of the Dominican Republic on Monday sent a batch of aid and 17 doctors to help thousands of Haitians suffering from the devastation of hurricanes and tropical storms of the current season in the Atlantic Ocean. The aid included food, drinking water, medicine, blankets and mattresses. The medical team included gynecologists, pediatricians and 20 Haitian medical students studying and living...
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
“Come on guys we are better than this - lets love and respect our queens”: Chris at Dominica Weekly sends a message to women beaters.
Diplodemocracia (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
The poor Caribbean island of Dominica says it will receive $21 million from Venezuela under a leftist Latin American trade group initiative before the end of the week ( full information )/ La muy pobre isla caribeña de Dominica dice que recibirá $21 millones de Venezuela bajo iniciativa latinoamericana izquierdista de asociación de comercio antes del final de la semana
Caribbean 360 (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
Three airlines have boosted their services to Dominica.
