PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Wednesday April 24, 2013 – The history books have always indicated that the first inhabitants of the Caribbean were the Arawaks and Caribs. […]
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More than 400 trees planted for Earth Day in Hamilton
Hundreds of saplings were planted on the weekend in usual Earth Day fashion — but Hamiltonians also got a chance to know more about the […]
Continue readingAlleged terror plot foiled as police arrest suspects in Ontario and Quebec, report says
TORONTO, Ontario — Canadian police and intelligence agencies have thwarted an alleged plot to carry out a major terrorist attack, CBC News is reporting. A […]
Continue readingWomen’s Soccer: Karina LeBlanc a rose among the Thorns
PORTLAND, Ore. — Maple Ridge’s Karina LeBlanc was the last player to leave the field Sunday. She was signing autographs for young girls. Talking to […]
Continue readingCaribbean Export launches Break Point TV series in Dominica
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) launches its reality series Break Point in Dominica. The 12-episode TV series highlights the journey of […]
Continue readingGovernment of Dominica offers scholarships to CARIFTA gold medalists
The Dominican government has offered two of the country’s CARIFTA gold medalists, Luan Gabriel and Shanee Angol, scholarships through to university education. Angol captured gold […]
Continue readingWhat is the EGRIP?
The Governments of Dominica, Grenada and St. Lucia have each received soft loan financing in the amount of 1.5 Million Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), equivalent to US$ 2.4 Million, from the World Bank for implementation of the OECS Electronic Government for Regional Integration Project (EGRIP).
The loans are being provided under a special facility of the concessional lending arm of the World Bank, the International Development Association (IDA).
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