• Let the celebration begin: Bolt wins the 100 metres race
    World

    Bolt crashes to 100m world title victory

    BEIJING – Fastest –man-on-the- planet Jamaican Usain Bolt has kept his fans and athletics alive and excited by retaining his 100 metres world title on Sunday August 23, 2015 at ...

  • LIAT aircraft and path of Hurricane Danny
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    Danny forces LIAT flight cancellations

    Hurricane Danny has forced LIAT, the Caribbean Airline, to cancel a number of flights to and from islands of the Caribbean.

  • Ossie Lewis
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    Ossie Lewis—adding even more to an illustrious life

    It's a perfect day in August-- mild sunshine and a gentle breeze—as former magistrate Ossie Lewis cheerfully settles down on a bench in a shady spot in the Botanical Gardens ...

  • Dominica's representative (right) at the Mr Caribbean pageant
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    Seven for second Mr Caribbean Pageant

    Jacinta David, acting Chief Cultural Officer is urging both the private and public sectors to support the Mr Caribbean Pageant scheduled for August 29, 2015 at the Arawak House of ...

  • Diablotin in hand
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    The story of a Diablotin found at Padu, 2007

    Although Dominica is a relatively small island, we currently boast two iconic species of wildlife. Our Mountain Chicken features on our country's coat-of-arms and on the logos of the National ...

  • Lugay is embraced by supporters after leaving the magistrate'a court
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    Government hires Trinidadian lawyer to prosecute Lugay's case

    They State has hired Trinidadian lawyer Gilbert Peterson to prosecute the case against Roseau North Member of Parliament Daniel Lugay in the matter in which he was charged for inciting ...

  • Centenarian Alfreda Georges takes a call on her birthday
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    102 not out!

    When Alfreda Georges-- known as 'Aunty Freda'—celebrated her 102nd birthday on Wednesday August 12, she wholeheartedly gave thanks to God for granting her a long and fruitful life.

  • Graphic of  the position of Tropical Storm Danny
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    Danny to become first Hurricane in 2015

    Tropical Storm Danny is likely to become the region's first hurricane by Sunday or Monday, forecasters say.

  • Sign outside gas NP gas station at Canefield today 17 August 2015
    Local

    Down gas prices go

    The price of petrol took a small dip today.

  • Castro, right, Bolivian President Evo Morales, centre, and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at Castro's birthday celebration
    World

    Fidel Castro tells U.S. it owes millions of dollars to ...

    HAVANA, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Cuban leader Fidel Castro on Thursday reminded the U.S. that it owes damages to Cuba stretching to "millions of dollars", while pledging that his country ...

  • People attend flag-raising ceremony at the U.S. embassy in Havana, Cuba, Aug. 14, 2015.
    World

    US Embassy opens in Cuba after 54 years

    HAVANA, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chaired here on Friday the formal ceremony of raising the American flag in the recently reopened U.S. embassy in ...

  • Sargassum seaweed at Good Hope, Dominica
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    Weeds in the sea

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Tues 11 Aug 2015 - The seasonal influx of Sargassum seaweed on Caribbean beaches has got the attention of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and tourism policymakers and ...