Roseau, Dominica – October 16, 2009……. An initiative by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, led by the Minister for Agriculture, Hon. Matthew Walter, to avert a collapse of the banana industry in Dominica, has resulted in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Dominica Banana Producers Limited (DBPL) and the Dominica National Fairtrade Organisation (DNFTO).
Month: October 2009
Hon. Charles Savarin Speaks of impact of world economic crisis on Dominica’s economy
Roseau, Dominica – October 13, 2009……… Minister for Public Utilities, Energy and Ports, Hon. Charles Savarin has said the global economic crisis is having a negative impact on Small Island Developing States like Dominica.
Hon. Savarin made the disclosure at the 10th EDF Mid-Term Review and Country Portfolio Meeting at the Fort Young Hotel recently. Mr. Savarin spoke on behalf of Prime Minister, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit.
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$100 million West Coast Road project set to begin before year end
Roseau, Dominica – October 13, 2009……… Minister for Public Works and Infrastructural Development, Hon. Rayburn Blackmoore, acting on behalf of the Government of Dominica, has signed a contract with a Chinese construction firm, China Railway 17 Bureau Group Co. Ltd for the construction of a modern highway from the Capital City of Roseau to the Town of Portsmouth.
Small Island states militant about climate deals for Copenhagen
October 7, 2009: Bangkok (Panos) – The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) including the Caribbean yesterday said that they had marshalled almost 100 countries to support their call for more ambitious emission reduction targets in the new deal to be struck on climate change in Copenhagen in December.
“The AOSIS is not waiting on others to put in the targets to protect us,” said AOSIS chair, Dessima Williams while expressing disappointment at the slow pace of talks in Bangkok and the lack of a sense of urgency in the negotiations.
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Dominicans invited to attend Traditional Chinese Music, Acrobat and Kungfu performance at the Arawak
Roseau, Dominica – October 8, 2009……… As part of activities being held in Dominica to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Dominicans are invited to attend a Traditional Chinese Music, Acrobat and Kungfu performance at the Arawak House of Culture on Sunday, October 11, 2009, from 7PM.
Continue readingDominica and the EU review EDF Portfolio
The Government of Dominica and officials of the Delegation of the European Commission to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean will undertake a Mid-Term Review of the 10th European Development Fund (EDF) Country Strategy agreed in December 2008.
Continue readingBROADCAST STATEMENT BY HON LESTER B BIRD MP – 4th October
My fellow Citizens and Residents of Antigua and Barbuda
Next Thursday, October 8th we have the opportunity to register our dissatisfaction with the UPP regime that now mismanages our country bringing hardship on our people that we have not known for over a generation.
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