ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – A Dominican businessman, Jerry Brisbane, who is threatening to file a legal suit against Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, has called on […]
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Shillingford reported for ‘illegal bowling’
Dubai, Nov 20 (IBNS) The West Indies off-spinner Shane Shillingford has been reported with a suspected illegal bowling action during the first cricket Test against […]
Continue readingSigning the Petition for Minister Savarin’s Resignation & Ending the Sound of Silence
Dominica is a small country and, in many ways, we are of one family. We
have attended school, or associated, or socialized with many persons with
whom we may later have differences of opinion with. However, those familial or
national bonds of affection serve us poorly where they may imprison us in
a tomb of silence where wrongdoing occurs. Now is a time for Dominicans
at home and abroad to end the sound of silence and support the petition for
the resignation of Minister of National Security Charles Savarin over his
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Child Abuse Report
This is part of the problem that has to be dealt with. Our attitudes. This is not about Mr. Martin. This is about a serious issue that needs addressing. Attempts to shift focus from the problem onto Mr. Martin and this other organisation (presumably the Catholic Church) are not at all helpful.
Continue readingSEX ABUSE: UNICEF reports increase in child sex abuse in six Caribbean countries
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – The Chief Welfare Officer Martin Anthony is calling on the Dominica government to impose stiffer penalties for persons convicted of child […]
Continue readingPSU has denounced a Boycott call by labour minister
Dominica’s Public Service Union (PSU) has denounced a call by the country’s labour minister to boycott a business enterprise whose owner is at odds with the Roosevelt Skerrit administration.
Continue readingDominica Users Group – CHARLES SAVARIN MUST GO! DRAFT STATEMENT
PRESS STATEMENT FROM THE CITIZENS FORUM FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE (DRAFT)
On a radio program hosted by legal advisor to the Prime Minister, Anthony Astaphan, Government Information Director, Mervyn Paul and Minister for National Security and Labour, Charles Savarin in which Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit participated live by telephone, aired on Kairi FM radio, the Minister of National Security and Labour advocated for the boycott of O.D Brisbane and Sons Ltd. a company that has been in existence for more than fifty years, which employs dozens of Dominicans and which has demonstrated a corporate conscience by making significant charitable contributions to society.
Continue readingAnthony Astaphan calls for respect for the courts
ST. KITTS, NOVEMBER 10, 2011 (CUOPM) – A prominent Dominica-born attorney is defending the integrity of regional jurisprudence, saying it is regrettable that people would […]
Continue readingDOMINICA-PM Skerrit and journalist reach “amicable” lawsuit settlement
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and journalist Matt Peltier Monday settled “amicably” a lawsuit filed by the head of the Dominica government […]
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