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WorldVenezuela raises gasoline price for first time in two decades
Feb. 21, 2016CARACAS, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday announced an increase of gasoline prices for the first time in 20 years due to plummeting revenues from crude ...
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LocalToulon observes anniversary of Ojas
Feb. 21, 2016Anthony Toulon, one of Dominica's local manufacturers, celebrated a milestone as he observed the 21st anniversary of his product, Oil of Ojas, a distinctive healing and massage oil, at a ...
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WorldBush withdraws from presidential race
Feb. 21, 2016WASHINGTON D.C., Feb. 21, 2016 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on June 15, 2015 shows U.S. Former Florida Governor Jeb Bushannouncing his bid for the Republican presidential nomination at Kendall ...
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LocalZimbabwe's Mugabe, turning 92, still in charge: official
Feb. 21, 2016HARARE, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe turned 92 on Sunday with his chief of staff saying the veteran leader, who has ruled the country since 1980, was ...
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WorldWHO launches global response to address Zika outbreaks
Feb. 21, 2016Mosquito larvae grow in water of a house in San Salvador, capital of El Salvador, on Feb. 3, 2016. (Xinhua/Oscar Machon/Diario El Mundo El Salvador)
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WorldWHO dispels 4 biggest rumors about Zika and microcephaly
Feb. 21, 2016The World Health Organization Assistant Director-General Bruce Aylward speaks during a news conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 19, 2016.
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WorldBees can help boost food security -- FAO
Feb. 21, 2016UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Friday, for the first time, lauded bees for their role in helping increase crop yields.
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LocalBands clash over award
Feb. 21, 2016Thunderbirds and Karnival Korner Karnival Bands are threatening legal action if the Dominica Festival Commission (DFC) does not disqualify Afrikulture Stilt Walkers "or to provide a satisfactory response, including evidence ...
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The View from Europe
Recognising the Value of Caribbean Civil Society
David JessopFeb. 20, 2016At the last count, something like 619 regional trade agreements had been notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
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LocalJahlee publishes "Life's Gripes"
Feb. 20, 2016Her gripes are many and she has no problem expressing them, shouting them sometimes. With her face near your face, her face hugging your ears.
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LocalPrime Minister Skerrit to receive Honorary Doctorate from Indian University.
Feb. 17, 2016Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit is to receive an Honorary Doctorate from Lovely Professional University of Punjab, India, a Government of Dominica press release said.
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LocalStill talking with Tommy Lee
Feb. 17, 2016The ghost of Tommy Lee Sparta continues to lurk here, two years after the Jamaican dancehall artiste was denied entry, held in a cell, then deported the day after his ...
