At a meeting held on the Windsor Park Sports Stadium Forecourt on Tuesday night, the Dominica Labour Party (DLP) revealed its slate for the upcoming general elections. Incumbent Prime Minister and Vieille Case MP Roosevelt Skerrit spearheaded the announcement of ten new candidates running for DLP. Roland
Tropical Storm Nicole strengthened as it churned into the Bahamas on its way to Florida's Atlantic coast, where a hurricane warning was issued for over 250 miles of shoreline, and millions of citizens were advised to hunker down and prepare. Nicole, with maximum sustained winds of
UN News - Overwhelming flooding has affected at least 27.7 million children across 27 countries worldwide, with the number of children affected by flooding in Chad, Gambia, Pakistan and northeast Bangladesh being the highest in over 30 years. The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said in its alert on Tuesday,
After torrential rains that caused ravaging flash floods in Dominica early this week, residents in some parts of the island found themselves with limited access to water supply. On its Facebook page, Dominica Water and Sewerage Company Limited (DOWASCO) apologized for the "unannounced" water interruption. "This interruption
UN News - The lives of thousands of children in overcrowded, unsanitary camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are seriously at risk, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Monday. As young people continue to flee fighting
Release - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) is participating in a UNESCO Workshop for Creative Tourism held in Santo Domingo from November 7 to 9, 2022. This country’s delegation includes Ms Maxine Browne, Cultural Officer, and Ms Camille Soleyn, Development Officer from the Ministry
Release - Flash flooding triggered by unstable conditions associated with a deep trough and a tropical wave caused severe damage in the island’s north on Sunday, with homes, vehicles and businesses submerged in deep water and landslides causing additional damage to public infrastructure. The south of
Dominicans will go to the polls on December 6th after Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit called a snap general elections. “I shall lead a new-look Dominica Labour Party into fresh general elections that will be held at the soonest possible time. I want the year 2023
Mr. President, I have the honour to deliver these remarks on behalf of the 39 members of the Alliance of Small Island States in line with the statement the Group of 77 and China delivered. AOSIS thanks the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt for their exceptional
UN News - The impact of climate change on health, if carbon emissions remain high, could be up to twice as deadly as cancer in some parts of the world, according to new data released on Friday by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the
