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22 Arrested in Immigration control
St. Maarteen Police caught 22 undocumented persons on Saturday 12 Oct in the first Immigration control in recent months, the police reported Monday. Police set up control areas in Philipsburg and Maho for three hours and arrested persons mainly from Dominica,
US$3.3 million in emergency assistance for Dominica
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved on February 4, 2008, SDR 2.05 million (about US$3.3 million) in emergency assistance for Dominica. This amount is available immediately to help the government deal with the effects of Hurricane Dean, which struck Dominica in August 2007.
Small Earthquake Hits Eastern Caribbean
An earthquake measuring 4.6 in magnitude occurred off Martinique on Wednesday afternoon, disaster officials have confirmed. According to the University of the West Seismic Unit at the St Augustine Campus in Trinidad and Tobago the earthquake was felt in St. Lucia as well as Scotts Head in Dominica and Antigua.
Police officers charged
(dominicanewsonline) – The Police Welfare Association of Dominica has confirmed that police officer Carlton Williams and special constable DETHROS Darroux have been arrested and charged for murder.
Oil refinery debate rages
Since PM Skerritt announced his government intention to accept the oil refinery project from the Hugo Chavez Government of Venezuela, the debate over whether this is a prudent move for a country selling itself as an eco-tourism paradise has gathered steam
OECS Heads to meet in Dominica
OECS Heads of Government meet in Dominica, January 17th and 18th, with deeper economic integration of the sub-region high on their agenda.
Smoking Ban legislation to be Introduced
Minister of Health John Fabian in confident the introduction of legislation to ban smoking in public places will be passed in Dominica this year.
Government Minister set to Retire
Health minister and representative for the Grandbay constituency John Fabien, who turned 63 on Wednesday, will not seek re-election in the next general elections.
Banana farmers secure preferential access to EU market
The signing of the Economic Partnership Agreement by the Caricom heads enables banana farmers to enjoy a duty free quota free arangement in Europe.
$20 million investment for Agricultural sector
The minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry announced that the government will be investing $20 million in the agricultural sector in the short to medium term.