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Venezuela announces 4,500 suspected cases of zika
Jan. 31, 2016CARACAS, Jan. 28 (Xinhua)-- A total of 4,500 suspected cases of the zika virus have been detected in Venezuela, the country's Health Minister Luisana Melo revealed on Thursday.
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No kidding! Irish Kid plans 4-peat
Jan. 31, 2016Irish Kid is one self-confident kid. And he's not kidding when he says his dream is to 4-peat in the national kid's Calypso competition.
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NBD says it's sponsorship is real for Mas Domnik
Jan. 31, 2016Several schools have participated in a Costume Building Workshop from the members of the Costume Builders Mas Camp and sponsored by the National Bank (NBD) of Dominica. The workshop was ...
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Investors invest in Carnival Queen Pageant
Jan. 31, 2016Three investors of the Citizenship by Investment Programme have sponsored three carnival queen contestants.
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Japan helps Dominica's disaster reduction strategy
Jan. 31, 2016Japan has provided a grant of US$1.62 million to Dominica for the purchase of disaster reduction equipment.
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DOMLEC spreads sponsorship
Jan. 31, 2016Dominica Electrical Services Company Limited (DOMLEC) has donated $60,000 towards the successful staging of Mas Domnik 2016.
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PAHO Director briefs global health authorities on Zika virus in ...
Jan. 31, 2016Geneva, 28 January 2016 (PAHO/WHO) — Zika virus is spreading rapidly through the Americas and could potentially reach all countries except Canada and continental Chile, the Director of the Pan ...
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40-feet whale washes up on Mumbai beach in India
Jan. 31, 2016NEW DELHI, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- A 40-feet whale, weighing 20 tonnes, washed up on Mumbai's Juhu beach late Thursday night, drawing huge crowds to the spot.
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Barbie gets stunning makeover: tall, petite and curvy
Jan. 31, 2016NEW YORK, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Barbie, the world's most famed doll, is having a dramatic makeover. The classic stick-thin frame that generations of girls have been so familiar with ...
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Antigua and Barbuda ambassador to lead OAS mission to Haiti
Jan. 31, 2016Washington DC, 28 January… Antigua and Barbuda's Ambassador to the Organisation of American States (OAS), Sir Ronald Sanders, will lead a mission to Haiti at the request of the Haitian ...
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MV Carnival Pride makes inaugural call to Dominica
Jan. 31, 2016MV Carnival Pride of Carnival Cruise Line has made its inaugural call to Dominica.
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Double-J wins Calypso Queen Crown
Jan. 30, 2016Janae "Janae" Jackson is the winner of the first ever Queen of Calypso Competition.