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Friday May 03, 2013
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Dominica Hotel & Tourism Association gets set to host
HikeFest 2013 from May 4 - 18, under the theme
‘Traditions Old and new’
Reporter:
Lakisha
LaBassiere
Date:
Friday, May 03, 2013 |
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The Dominica Hotel & Tourism Association (DHTA) gets set
to host HikeFest 2013 from May 4th- 18th
under the theme ‘Traditions Old and New’. According to
an official release, this year’s hikes include: 3
segments of the Waitukubuli National Trail, well known
sites such as the Emerald pool, and major challenges
including the boiling lake and the Morne Trois Piton
trail. HikeFest 2013 also features a new partnership
between the DHTA and the Heart of the Dominica Community
Tourism Group, to present a week of daily community
hikes and experiences from May 12- 18; in addition to
another partnership with the hosts of Jazz & Creole
fringe events, to present a wonderful and diverse
experience of hiking and amazing music.
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Marigot Development Corporation (MDC) anticipating
another successful annual community based/family
oriented MayFest
Reporter:
Arlene Gregoire Date: Friday, May 03, 2013
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The Marigot Development Corporation (MDC) is
anticipating another successful staging of its
annual community based/family oriented weekend of
activities ….MayFest. This is the 7th year of this
May Day weekend festival, which takes place in
Marigot, on the island’s north-east coast. This
year’s festival is in tribute to Alwin Robin, a.k.a.
D.J. Bullet who was tragically killed last year. An
Ecumenical service was already held last Sunday at
the Christian Union Mission church in the village.
The festivities continue with an ‘Oldie Goldies’
night today Friday May 3rd hosted by famed D.J’s
Wadix, Miguel Labadie and Mr. Mix. Saturday May 4th
will feature the May Fest Queen Pageant with 6
contestants representing the neighboring villages
from Castle Bruce to Calibishie. An athletic meet
takes place Sunday May 5th, highlighting the best
athletic clubs across Dominica along with a visiting
team from Guadeloupe. The WESMAR invitational
athletic meet takes place at Layou Park in Marigot.
This activity will be followed by a Band Splash in
the evening with major acts such as Midnight
Groovers, Swinging Stars, WCK, Triple K and Asa
Banton. Grand J’Ouvert, early morning of Monday May
6 led by Sugah Fyah, then an all-day After Party at
the Melville Hall River with the Fanatik Band and
Sugah Fyah for entertainment. Alwin ‘D.J.” Bullet
supported the development May Fest in his village of
Marigot and the MDC is proud to recognize his
contribution during this 7th annual hosting of the
festival. All activities take place at the Marigot
Fisheries Complex.
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Telecoms Minister Ambrose George says investments in
tourism will help achieve national goal of attracting
90,000 visitors by 2015
Reporter:
Lakisha LaBassiere Date: Friday, May 03, 2013 |
Telecommunications Minister Ambrose George says a number
of investments made by the Government of Dominica, in
the island’s tourism sector, will assist in reaching the
national goal of attracting 90,000 stayover visitors by
2015. George, who was speaking at the launch of Tourism
Awareness Month on Wednesday, said investments in the
island’s road network, the airport upgrade, the new
Moroccan funded Cabrits resort & spa, as well as
community tourism facilitates, all form part of the
Tourism Master Plan, and the newly developed Access
strategy.
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Clayton Shillingford questions functionality of the
electoral commission; Lennox Linton left to clean up
voters register
Reporter:Lakisha LaBassiere Date:
Friday, May 03, 2013 |
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Former President of the Dominica Academy of Arts and
Sciences (DAAS), Dr. Clayton Shillingford, says he is
surprised that Journalist Lennox Linton had to assume
the responsibility of launching a campaign aimed at
cleaning up the voter’s registrar, a job which is the
clearly the responsibility of the ‘electoral
commission’. Dr. Shillingford says while he applauds Mr.
Linton on this venture, he questions the functionality
of the electoral commission.
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Fresh Vitamins, Sister company of Barbados based
Nature’s Discount made its official launch in Dominica
today; healthy choice
Reporter:
Lakisha
LaBassiere
Date: Friday, May 03, 2013 |
Fresh Vitamins, Sister company of Nature’s Discount
based in Barbados, made its official launch in Dominica
today. Regional Team Manager, Rhonda Charles, says the
company which has 10 branches throughout the Caribbean
including Barbados, St. Lucia and Dominica, aims at
promoting health throughout the Caribbean with natural
alternatives to prescription medication. Charles says
the foods and supplements carried by the company are
natural and organic without the side effects and issues
brought on by prescription medication.
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Dominica Grammar School 4th form student Craig LaRonde
wins the Junior Tourism Minister title; from Tourism
Youth Congress debate
Reporter:
Arlene
Gregoire
Date: Friday May 03, 2013 |
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Dominica grammar school 4th form student
Craig LaRonde has won the Junior Tourism Minister title
following a debate against seven other competitors at
the tourism youth congress. LaRonde was the overall
winner in the debate headed ’Caribbean
Agri-Tourism…there’s more to it than visiting the
farms.’ In his argument against his competitors the new
Junior Tourism Minister said that ”As Junior Tourism
Minister in Dominica I will recommend to my colleagues
that farmers and Agro processors provide hotels and
restaurants with local produce and processed goods.”
LaRonde will replace, the convent high school’s
Kitwani Carbon.
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Dominica Association of Persons with Disabilities hosts
its annual Dinner-in-the-Dark fundraiser at Fort Young
Hotel, on Saturday June 8
Reporter:
Zakiya Shillingford Date:
Friday, May 03, 2013 |
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The Dominica Association of Persons with Disabilities (DAPD)
will on Saturday June 8th host its annual
dinner in the dark fundraiser at the Fort Young Hotel.
President of the DAPD, Natalie Murphy, says the
fundraiser was initially supposed to be part of blind
awareness month; however, it had to be pushed back
because of various events being held by other
organizations.
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Warner quits Trinidad cabinet after damning CONCACAF
report
http://www.caribbean360.com - Friday 19
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Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar announced last
night that her embattled National Security Minister
Austin “Jack” Warner had resigned less than 72 hours
after the publication of a report by the CONCACAF
Integrity Committee that had been deeply critical of the
former international football boss.I have today accepted
the resignation of the Minister of National Security Mr
Jack Warner from the Cabinet of the Republic of Trinidad
and Tobago. I wish to thank Mr Warner for his service to
the government and people of Trinidad and Tobago,” she
said. In a brief statement, following an emergency
Cabinet meeting at her private home at Palmiste, south
of here, Prime Minister Persad Bissessar said that she
had advised President Anthony Carmona “to revoke the
appointment of Mr Warner” and appoint Works and
Infrastructure Minister Emmanuel George as the new
national security minister.he said Local Government
Minister Suruj Rambachan will take over George’s
portfolio. Warner’s removal from the Cabinet followed
widespread calls for Prime Minister Persad Bissessar to
act immediately on the contents of the report of the
CONCACAF Integrity Committee that was released in Panama
on Friday. The Congress of the People (COP), the second
biggest partner in the four-party coalition People’s
Partnership government, said that Warner, who served as
CONCACF president for nearly two decades, should either
step down or be removed. COP leader and Legal Affairs
Minister Prakash Ramadhar said his party had taken note
of the final report of the CONCACAF Integrity Committee
after a year-long investigation into allegations against
Warner and the former general secretary Chuck Blazer.
Opposition Leader Dr Keith Rowley said while he welcomed
Warner’s departure from the Cabinet, he is still
critical of Prime Minister Persad Bissessar for “not
taking action” to deal with the situation. “What bothers
me is the fact that the prime minister has failed to do
her duty and reluctantly only after public pressure
became too great to bear and the political price too
high she has reluctantly allowed Mr Warner to put forth
a resignation.
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Haiti renames airport in honour of Hugo Chavez
caribbean360.com
- Friday April 19th April 2013 |
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Haiti says it will rename an airport in the north of the
country in honour of the former Venezuelan leader Hugo
Chavez who died of cancer in March. A government
spokesman said that the Cap-Haitien International
Airport will now be called the Hugo Chavez International
Airport. The airport’s 17,500-foot runway was repaved in
October with a loan from the Venezuelan government and
had opened up the industrial park in the north.
Venezuela has been one of Haiti’s biggest supporters.
Following the earthquake that killed an estimated
300,000 people and left more than a million others
homeless, Caracas pledged US$1.2 billion in aid to
Haiti. President Michel Martelly left here on Thursday
to attend the inauguration of Venezuelan President-elect
Nicolas Maduro, who was handpicked by Chavez to be his
successor. Maduro narrowly won the presidential
elections last Sunday defeating the opposition candidate
by less than one per cent.
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'Strange package' forces American Airlines plane to
return to Trinidad
caribbean360.com
- Friday 19th April 2013 |
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An American Airlines plane was forced to return to
Piarco International Airport on Thursday following
reports of a “strange” packet on board the plane. "The
flight had just taken off when the airport security
received an anonymous call that there was a package on
board that should not be there. As a measure of
precaution, a message was sent to the crew to return to
the gate. The passengers were removed from the aircraft
to allow security checks," chairman of the state-owned
Caribbean Airlines (CAL) Rabindra Moonan, told the
Trinidad Express newspaper. Moonan said the aircraft,
which left here at 7.00 am (local time) was now being
searched. “I don't have further details, as it is an
American Airline plane. But the security is
investigating the matter thoroughly before the
passengers are allowed to board again and leave for
their destination," he said. Neither American Airlines
nor the Airport Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (AATT)
have commented as yet on the incident.
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