Month: December 2008

DOMINICA’S POLICE CHIEF MATTHIAS LESTRADE SAYS FAREWELL AFTER FORTY-ONE YEARS

I am leaving the Police Force at a time when the country is stable….,”

says Matthias Lestrade

 

retiring_police_chief_lestrade_in_deep_thought_at_farewell_dec_2008.jpgRoseau, Dominica – December 24, 2008……. Dominica’s Commissioner of Police, Mr. Matthias Lestrade, who proceeds on pre-retirement leave on December 30th 2008 after forty-one (41) years of service in the Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force, has said he is leaving the Police Force at a time when the country is stable.

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FORMULATION OF A NATIONAL EXPORT STRATEGY WELL UNDERWAY IN DOMINICA

“Our economic situation demands that we make a paradigm shift in the way we treat exports and our economic development,” says DEXIA’s GM Gregoire Thomas

 

dexia_gm_thomas_at_nes_consultation_dec_2008.jpgRoseau, Dominica – December 24, 2008…….. As Dominica continues the process towards the formulation of a National Export Strategy for the country, General Manager of the Dominica Export Import Agency (DEXIA), Mr. Gregoire Thomas has stated that given new global realities and challenges such a strategy is an imperative at this time.

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MORE EVIDENCE EMERGES OF THE STRENGTH OF THE PUBLIC FINANCES

Wage Bill of $12 million  for the month of  December  includes retroactive pay

of $3 million for  government employees

 

prime_minister_skerrit_at_public_service_day_2008.jpgRoseau, Dominica – December 22, 2008…….. Yet more evidence has emerged of the strength of the public finances in Dominica. On Friday, December 19, 2008, Government paid salaries to government employees amounting to approximately $12 million. This amount includes retroactive pay (back pay) to public officers of $3 million representing a 1% increase for the financial year, 2007-2008 and a 2% increase for the financial year, 2008/2009. 

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HON. MATTHEW WALTER PRESENTS FOOD SUPPLIES TO THE DOMINICA INFIRMARY

Other Charitable institutions and organisations also receive food supplies

 

agriculture_minister_walter_hands_over_food_basket_to_infirmary_director_dec_2008.jpgRoseau, Dominica – December 19, 2008…….. The Dominica Infirmary in Roseau was one of several institutions to benefit from the annual presentation of food supplies on Wednesday, December 17th by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Hon. Matthew Walter and staff from the Division of Agriculture.

 

In his remarks at the presentation ceremony at the Dominica Infirmary, Hon. Walter said it was “always a pleasure to attend those types of functions where we exhibit love to people”.

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AS MV THOMSON DESTINY MAKES ITS INAUGURAL CALL TO DOMINICA MINISTRY OF TOURISM OFFICIAL SAYS:

” What we have to offer in Dominica  cannot be compared to others”

 

mv_thomson_destiny_at_roseau_cruise_ship_berth_dec_2008.jpgRoseau, Dominica – December 18, 2008……..The quality of Dominica’s water was singled as one of the country’s biggest assets  by the acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Mr. Edward Henderson in his remarks at a reception on the occasion of the inaugural call of the MV Thomson Destiny at the Roseau Cruise Ship Berth on Tuesday.

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MINISTER WALTER ANNOUNCES SIGNIFICANT GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE TO FISHERIES SUB-SECTOR

Government subsidies have resulted in lower prices for fertiliser and animal feed

 

Roseau, Dominica – December 16, 2008……….Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Hon. Matthew Walter has announced that the Fisheries sub-sector in Dominica is currently benefiting from an investment by Government of  $4 million in response to the significant damage the sector suffered as a result of the passage of Hurricane Omar in October this year. The Minister made the disclosure at a Media Briefing at the Financial Centre last week.

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GOVERNMENT SECURES US$9.16 MILLION FROM CDB FOR SEA DEFENCES AND ROAD WORKS IN POINTE MICHEL

Roseau, Dominica – December 16, 2008………..The Government of Prime Minister, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit has secured a  soft loan of US$9.16 million from the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank to assist in financing the rehabilitation of sea defences and road works in the village of Point Michel damaged by the passage of Hurricane Omar.

 

The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank approved the amount at their meeting in Barbados last week.

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WAITUKUBULI NATIONAL TRAIL THIRD COMMUNITY SENSITISATION WORKSHOP SET FOR SOUFRIERE ON TUESDAY

trail_segments_13_and_14_unveiled_in_october_2008.jpgRoseau, Dominica – December 15, 2008 ……… The Project Management Unit of the Waitukubuli National Trail Project is moving to the South of the island to conduct its third community sensitization workshop observing the theme: “Community Involvement- Integral to the Success of the Waitukubuli National Trail”.

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