The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS/EOM) in Dominica, led by the OAS Secretary for Multidimensional Security, Adam Blackwell, who was designated by Secretary General José Miguel Insulza, congratulates the citizens of the Commonwealth of Dominica for exercising their civic-minded spirit in a very orderly and respectful manner on Election Day.
Leader of the re-elected Dominica Labour Party(DLP), Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit addressing the nation last night.
Preliminary results gave the DLP 15 of the 21 seats at stake with the other six going to the United Workers Party (UWP) led by Lennox Linton. In the last election in 2009, the DLP won 18 seats and the UWP three.
San Juan, (EFE).- The Caribbean Public Health Agency, or CARPHA, published a Plan of Action for Promoting Healthy Weights: 2014 - 2019, part of a push to reduce obesity among children and adolescents by 2025.
CARPHA has an integrated strategy to address nutrition-related diseases in Caribbean countries, where the proportion of overweight or obese people is in the range of 28 percent to 35 percent.
The governments of Dominica and Brazil have signed a pair of cooperation agreements.
The deals include an agreement first proposed at the Brazil-CARICOM summit in 2010 and a $100,000 pact between the two countries’ water utilities.
Dominica’s Parliament has approved a bill to make the Caribbean Court of Justice the country’s final court of appeal.
Speaking to the House of Assembly this week, Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said the move made this an “historic time.”
When completed, Dominica’s decision would make it the first country within the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States to accede to the CCJ, which is seated in Trinidad.
The country first announced the plan to introduce such a bill in March.
Roseau, Dominica – Monday, June 30, 2014 – The Sixth Meeting of the Fourth Session of the Eighth Parliament under the Commonwealth of Dominica Constitution gets underway at 10:00am on Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at the House of Assembly on Victoria Street, Roseau.
Grenada and the United States have reached an inter-governmental agreement under the latter’s Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, the Grenadian government announced Monday.
Grenada’s government said it completed the negotiation of a model 1 inter-governmental agreement on June 16 to enable FATCA compliance.
The agreement requires Grenadian financial institutions to submit information on US clients to the Inland Revenue Department for submission to the United States’ Internal Revenue Service.
Roseau, Dominica – Monday, June 30, 2014 – The Sixth Meeting of the Fourth Session of the Eighth Parliament under the Commonwealth of Dominica Constitution gets underway at 10:00am on Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at the House of Assembly on Victoria Street, Roseau.
ROSEAU - Regional and international technology experts are gathering in Dominica to address Caribbean technology challenges and to collaboratively derive solutions that are relevant to the region.
The Caribbean Network Operators Group, CaribNOG, is hosting its seventh regional meeting in the island’s capital city, Roseau, from April 28 to May 2.
CaribNOG is a forum for network technicians and technology professionals from across the region to share experiences and participate in expert-led, high-tech training exercises and hands-on technical workshops.
Grenada and the Netherlands have signed a pair of memoranda of understanding on sustainable development.
The two agreements will see the provision of around $1.85 million USD to Grenada; the two countries will work together to attract an additional $1.85 million USD from Dutch private sector banks and businesses.
The agreements, which were signed in The Hague on Thursday by Grenada Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell, covered two areas: the “Blue Economy” and “Climate-Smart Agriculture.”