Live coverage of World Creole Music Festival press conference in New York
The Dominican.net radio and television will provide LIVE coverage of the press conference to mark the launching in New York of the upcoming 14th annual World Creole Music Festival.
The press conference is being convened in New York under the auspices of Honorable Vince Henderson Dominica’s ambassador to the United Nations. It is scheduled for 2:00 P.M on Thursday September 2, 2010 at the Tropical Paradise Ballroom, Utica Avenue, Brooklyn, NY.
Tune in to thedominican.net and click on the links for radio and television to view and listen to the event.
London-August 21, 2010
Live Coverage of the King of Kings Calypso Extravaganza from New York
Live coverage of the King of Kings extravaganza on theDominican.net radio this evening, Saturday August, 21 from 10 P.M. Listen as the calypso monarchs of Dominica all appear on one stage. A show you don’t want to miss, live on theDominican.net radio.
London-August 14, 2010
Premiership football on theDominican.net TV
On Saturday August 14, 2010, from 12:00 – 2:00 P.M. Chelsea V West Brom and from 2:00 – 4:00 P.M Fulham v Bolton.
On Sunday August 15, 2010, from 11:00 – 1:00 P.M. Arsenal V Liverpool.
Keep checking for weekend games from the Championship all season long.
Go to TheDominican.net TV
Roseau-August 14, 2010
Police arrest five in NDFD armed robbery
Police in Dominica have moved quickly following the August 12, 2010 brazen daylight armed robbery in Roseau making several arrest over the past two days.
Five men are correctly in custody and the Police say the search is on for more suspects. Two men armed to the teeth and wearing masks broke into the offices of the National Development Foundation of Dominica (NDFD) on Wednesday afternoon and made off with an undisclosed amount of cash.
The NDFD generally make loans available for small business development in Dominica.
Roseau-August 14, 2010
Youth held in fourth homicide case in Dominica
Police in Dominica have arrested a sixteen year old in connection with the death of 32-year-old Donald Edwards a.k.a Honeybee of Canefield.
Edward’s became the fourth murder victim so far for this year when he was stabbed in the neck by the young perpetrator.
Police say that after the stabbing incident in Jimmit at about1:00 A.M. on Friday morning, Edwards climbed into his bus and was driving to the hospital in Roseau for treatment but lost consciousness and crashed into a tree.
He was subsequently transported to the hospital where he succumbed about an hour later.
The name of the juvenile offender has not been released.
Roseau – August 12, 2010
Daylight armed robbery at NDFD in Roseau
In a brazen daylight armed robbery, two masked men burst into the offices of the National Development Foundation (NDFD) offices in Roseau on Wednesday at around 3:50 P.M.
The men held up the workers at gunpoint and demanded that they turn over all the cash in their possession. They then made good their escape with an unknown sum of money. No one was hurt in the incident.
The Robbery comes slightly more than two weeks after a night-time robbery of the Bulls Eye Pharmacy in Goodwill. The three armed men fired shots before making off with over $2 000. Police have since arrested two men in connection with this incident.
Police recently called on the public to report those persons that they knew were involved in those activities.
Investigations are continuing in the latest armed robbery attempt.
Grandbay – August 12, 2010
PM Skerrit to propose tougher legislation for gun offenders
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has called for direct prison terms for persons holding illegal firearms.
Speaking at the ground breaking ceremony for the $3.5 million police station in Grand Bay, the Prime Minister said that he will soon propose tough legislation through the country’s parliament to go after owners and users of illegal firearms in Dominica.
He suggested that the legislation will include a provision for persons found with illegal firearms to “go straight to prison.”
His comments come in the wake of several incidents of armed robbery in the country’s capital.
Roseau-August 5, 2010
IPO Commission set to charge 30 persons
Authorities in Dominica say they are in the process of charging thirty persons who hold public office for failing to declare their assets within a required time.Read Full Story
Roseau-August 5, 2010
Yankey's death raises health care concerns
The Dominican community has been stunned by news of the manner in which 72 year old Chairman of the Agricultural Industrial and Development (AID) Bank Dr Bernard Yankey died on Tuesday.Read Full Story
Roseau-August 3, 2010
Dr Bernard Yankey.
Dr Bernard Yankey has reportedly died in Roseau, Dominica
Reports out of Dominica indicates that Dr Bernard Yankey, Chairman of the Industrial Development (AID) Bank of Dominica has died.
Dr Yankey was long time employee of the Caribbean Development Bank and on his return to Dominica served as the first president of the Dominica State College and Chairman of the Dominica Banana Producers Limited (DBPL).
The regional economist also served as director of the Economic Affairs Secretariat, of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) in Antigua.
Roseau – August 1, 2010 (1:40 P.M)
Weather system has 80 percent chance of becoming a tropical cyclone
The US national weather service is reporting that a weather system situated about 850 miles West-Southwest of the Cape Verde Islands has a 80 percent chance of developing into a tropical cyclone formation during the next 48 hours.
The stationary low pressure system is producing numerous showers and thunderstorms as far away as Guadeloupe in the North to Venezuela in the South. The system is expected to continue to track towards the North and West and could impact Islands of the Lesser Antilles including Dominica.
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London – August 1, 2010
England on course to victory against Pakistan and high scoring India V Sri Lanka ends in draw
Pakistan continues to struggle in the first test match against England in Nottingham. At the end of the third day they were reduced to 20 for 3 after scoring 182 runs in the first innings, some 416 runs shy of the winning total set by England.
Scores in the match, England 354 and 262 for 9. Pakistan 182 and 20 for 3.
Meanwhile the second test between Sri Lanka and India ended in a tame draw in Colombo after both teams scored mammoth totals in the first innings.
Sri Lanka batted first and scored 642 for 4 with Sangakkara getting a double century. In their turn at the crease, India replied with 707 all out as the veteran player Sachin Tendulkar notched up a double century.
Marcia Baptiste, Miss Dominica 2010 has won the Miss Jaycees Caribbean Queen Show title, which took place in Antigua last night. This is the 6th time that Dominica has won.
This is Marcia’s second title in two months having won the Miss Caribbean World at a bueaty contest in Tortola in June. Read More
Roseau – July 31, 2010
Police make arrests in robbery case
Police in Dominica say they have arrested two men believed to have taken part in an armed robbery of the Bulls Eye Pharmacy last Friday, and intensified the search for a third suspect.
Three armed men shot their way into the pharmacy shortly after 9 P.M. last Friday and made off with over $2 000 in cash.
Meanwhile, Deputy Police Commissioner Samuel Carette says that the recent uptick in violent crime on Dominica has a ‘foreign’ component. According to Carette, crimes are being committed by persons who have been deported from the neighboring French islands and the US.
He said recent crimes including that of the pharmacy had all the hallmarks of sophisticated criminals who had honed their skills overseas.
He called on greater assistance from the public in helping to nail the criminals and stem the tide of crime on Dominica.
Jimmit-July 28, 2010
Local man and Chinese worker both charged following altercation
Police in Dominica have filed charges against a local man and a Chinese worker after a highly publicized incident in which both parties claimed that they were hit by the other.
Albert Joseph of Mahaut claimed that he was driving to his home sometime last week when he was stopped by a Chinese national involved in the reconstruction of the West Coast road.
Joseph claims that the signs were all posted in Chinese.
He further claims that he refused to turn around after been ordered to do so by the worker, telling him that he was close to his house. He said that he was then assaulted by the Chinese worker. He retaliated by pushing the worker and then left the scene.
Several Chinese workers then pushed their way into Joseph’s house where he claimed he was forced to defend himself with a cutlass. Subsequent to the altercation, and following an intervention by Member of Parliament Rayburn Blackmore, Joseph was taken into police custody.
Joseph recounts an encounter with Blackmore in which “he told me he don’t worry about me, all he worry about is if the Chiney got hurt Dominica would be in trouble, so I asked him if the Chiney had kill me inside the vehicle what going to happen now. He tell me that’s not his concern now, right now is just those Chiney he worried about.”
According to Joseph, Blackmore also asked him to apologize to the Chinese worker and he refused. “You see right now, Dominicans don’t have no right in Dominica anymore, because a Chiney cannot hit me for my parl rep to tell me I have to apologize to the Chiney.”
Goodwill – July 28, 2010
Police intensifies search for armed robbers
Police in Dominica today intensified their efforts to track down three men responsible for a brazen Friday night robbery at Goodwill pharmacy.
The three masked men shot their way into Bull’s Eye pharmacy shortly after 9 P.M on Friday night. According to the police, a twelve gauge shot gun was used to destroy the lighting system plunging the pharmacy in darkness.
The three made off with more than two thousand dollars in cash, leaving behind traumatized employees who had to be treated for shock at the local hospital.
Val Cuffy, former Events Director of the World Creole Music Festival, and owner of the pharmacy called on the public to assist police in their search. He also called on Dominicans to “take back their country.”
Meanwhile, Police PRO Inspector Claude Weeks called for greater public support while lamenting an apparent upsurge in crimes on the island.
Just hours before the pharmacy robbery, it appears that the same culprits were involved in a botched attempt to rob a gasoline station.
Roseau –July 27, 2010
State College concerned over low student enrollment
The Office of Admissions of the Dominica State College have expressed very serious concern about the small number of students who have submitted applications for entry during 2010/11.
With the July 30, 2010 deadline rapidly approaching, only 385 students have applied. The school was expecting upwards of 900 students to enroll. School officials are baffled at the low turnout but are continuing to encourage students to enroll quickly before the deadline.
Marigot – July 27, 2010
Murder victim laid to rest
Twenty-six year-old Guyanese born Ashton “Gold Teeth” Gibbons who was murdered in Marigot on July 9, 2010 was laid to rest yesterday after a funeral service at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Marigot.
Gibbons became the third murder victim in Dominica so far for this year. Another Marigot man Dean Davis has since been formally charged with his murder.
In 2009, Dominica recorded a record thirteen murders following seven in 2008.
A notorious daytime gold thief who reportedly threatened ladies on the streets with a knife to steal their gold jewelry has been caught and sentenced.
Tarreau – July 26, 2010
Notorious gold chain thief fined
A court in Dominica has sentenced Kerge Jno Baptiste of Tarreau to pay over $4,000 in fines by month end or face up to a year in jail after he pleaded guilty to stealing two gold chains valued at $5,000 and $1,400 respectively.
JnoBaptiste had earlier confessed from snatching the chains from his victims while holding a knife in the area of King George the V Street in Roseau.
Police consider Jno Baptiste to be a serial offender and there are at least six outstanding arrests warrants for him on other crimes.
