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World
Chinese premier arrives in Russia for official visit
Oct. 12, 2014MOSCOW, Oct. 12 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived here Sunday afternoon for an official visit to Russia, with a series of deals ranging from energy to people-to-people exchanges ...
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World
China, Germany eye innovative partnership of mutual benefit
Oct. 11, 2014BERLIN, Oct. 10 (Xinhua/Sun) -- China and Germany on Friday announced their decision to develop an innovative partnership of mutual benefit with emphasis on innovation cooperation.
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World
Venezuelan government says Exxon Mobil compensation "reasonable"
Oct. 11, 2014CARACAS, Oct. 9 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Venezuela said Thursday that a compensation ordered by the World Bank in a dispute with oil giant Exxon Mobil was within a "reasonable range" once ...
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World
Haiti will not hold state funeral for ex-president Duvalier
Oct. 11, 2014SANTO DOMINGO, Oct. 9 (Xinhua/Sun) -- The Haitian government has decided against a state funeral for former president Jean Claude " Baby Doc" Duvalier, his lawyer said Thursday, citing outside ...
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World
UNESCO congratulates Nobel Peace Prize winners
Oct. 11, 2014PARIS, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Irina Bokova, Director-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), on Friday sent her congratulations to Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi for ...
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Local
Police judicial review case moved to mid-October
Oct. 10, 2014There has been yet another delay in the judicial review case of the five police officers who have been trying to influence the court to support their argument that a ...
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Local
Cecil seals top DBS post
Oct. 10, 2014Let's count the hats that Cecil Joseph has worn: Mayor of Roseau; top member of the Dominica Labour Party (DLP); candidate for the DLP for the Roseau North Constituency seat ...
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Local
Public Service Union contemplates industrial action
Oct. 10, 2014"That is the reason why we had this press conference; that is the reason why we are on a mobilization drive because the Government is saying nothing to us," said ...
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Elections
Tickets to come home to vote
Oct. 10, 2014They've been hoping that, despite what the polls suggest, this would be the election that Lennox Linton and his United Workers Party (UWP) finally finish Labour as an electoral force ...
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Local
Agriculture faces up to challenges
Oct. 10, 2014Agriculture in Dominica and the rest of the Caribbean face several challenges and to cope with them requires the collaboration of all agencies operating in the field.
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Cricket
WI beat India by 124 runs
Oct. 8, 2014KOCHI, India –Marlon Samuels made a magnificent unbeaten century and then took two quick wickets as West Indies beat India by 124 runs on Wednesday to take a 1-0 lead ...
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World
First Ebola patient diagnosed in U.S. passes away: hospital officials
Oct. 8, 2014HOUSTON, Oct. 8 (Xinhua/Sun) -- Thomas Eric Duncan, the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States, died Wednesday morning in Dallas, a city in the northern part of the ...