Month: October 2009

HON. JOHN FABIEN REFLECTS ON THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE LATE PRIME MINSTER AT PIERRE CHARLES MEMORIAL

HON. JOHN FABIEN REFLECTS ON THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE

LATE PRIME MINISTER ON THE OCCASION OF THE

PIERRE CHARLES MEMORIAL DAY

 

john_fabien_at_pierre_charles_day_july_2009.jpgRoseau, Dominica – July 15, 2009…….On the occasion of the annual Pierre  Charles Memorial Day, celebrated on Friday, July 3rd 2009,  Parliamentary Representative for the Grand Bay constituency and Minister for Health, Hon. John Fabien, reflected on the  enormous contribution of the late Prime Minister to Grand Bay and Dominica as a whole.

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STATEMENT BY HON LESTER B BIRD – Independence belongs to all the people

STATEMENT BY HON LESTER B BIRD MP

LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION

ON  FRIDAY, 30TH OCTOBER 2009

 

“Independence belongs to all the people”

 

Fellow Citizen and Residents of Antigua and Barbuda

 

I have been urged by members and supporters of the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party to boycott the official independence celebrations because of the abuse of authority by the Governor-General and the absolute disrespect for the Office of Her Majesty’s Leader of the Opposition that she continues to flagrantly display.

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HIS EXCELLENCY DR NICHOLAS LIVERPOOL PRESIDENT OF DOMINICA 2009 INDEPENDENCE MESSAGE

INDEPENDENCE MESSAGE 2009 FROM HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA DR. THE HONOURABLE NICHOLAS J.O. LIVERPOOL, D.A.H., O.C.C.

 

Fellow Dominicans, 

 
I greet you on the commemoration of the Thirty-First Anniversary of our
Independence. s we proudly celebrate this event we need to give thanks to Almighty God for ringing us thus far and to congratulate ourselves for the progress that we have ade in our social, political, cultural and economic development.

 
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Consultation on implications of the DOHA Development Agenda on Intellectual Property issues for OECS

Roseau, Dominica – October 22, 2009……. The implications of the World Trade Organisation DOHA Development Agenda (DDA) Negotiations on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) for the economies of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States is the subject for discussion at a two-day consultation scheduled to take place at the Garraway Hotel in Roseau, Dominica, from October 28-29, 2009.

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TORONTO TO CELEBRATE CARIBBEAN SPIRIT AT 2nd ANNUAL RUM & RHYTHM FESTIVAL

TORONTO, Canada, October 21, 2009 – The sweet flavour of rum and the pulsating beat of island music will be on full display in Toronto during Caribbean Week in Canada’s second annual Caribbean Rum & Rhythm Festival, Friday, October 30 from 6:00p.m.- 9:00pm at the Fermenting Cellar in Toronto‘s trendy Distillery District. Tickets are now on sale for the highly anticipated event at www.caribbeanweek.ca, or by calling (416) 935-0767.

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