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OECS youth symposium kicks off in Dominica
The Virgin Islands Daily News
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The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States announced its Youth in Agriculture Symposium is underway in Dominica. The three-day event, which kicked off on Wednesday, aims to connect the next generation of agricultural leaders in the region...
Outpacing Talent: The Role of Technology in Modern Sports
Barbados Today
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August 7, 2024
25 It would be remiss of me if I did not first extend the heartiest of congratulations to the Eastern Caribbean territories of St Lucia, Grenada, and Dominica on their outstanding performances at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Their testimony to...
Messari and CryptoRank Research Highlight TRON’s Surging Onchain Activity
CryptoSlate
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August 8, 2024
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post. Readers should conduct further research prior to taking any actions. Learn more › Geneva, Switzerland – August 7, 2024 – Messari, a leading provider of digital asset markets intelligence products, and...
DeVry University expands ‘Bridge to Brilliance’ initiative to SVG
Searchlight
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July 11, 2025
Residents of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), can now benefit from a new initiative launched earlier this year by U.S.-based DeVry University. Through the expansion of its Bridge to Brilliance Initiative, DeVry University said it will offer...
National cannabis symposium to be facilitated by agriculture ministry in July
Dominica News Online
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June 23, 2025
Dominica News Online - Monday, June 23rd, 2025 at 1:47 PM The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Blue and Green Economy has announced the organization of a National Cannabis Symposium, themed “Regulatory and Economic Environment for a Viable...
Concerted effort needed to advance technologies into schools – to involve youth in agriculture
Dominica News Online
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August 13, 2024
PISLM - Tuesday, August 13th, 2024 at 3:39 PM A concerted effort is needed to foster an enabling environment for youth in agriculture, with integration of the educational curricula, to equip them with skills and knowledge to drive innovation. The...
It’s raining global awards for PM Modi. He’s bagged 13 in 3rd term alone, a whopping 27 since 2014
The Print
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July 10, 2025
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with his 27th international honour Wednesday—the “Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis”—during his visit to Namibia. This is the fourth award he has received in the past week, and...
PM Skerrit rejects OECS exit from CARICOM, calls for ‘sincere conversation’
Caribbean National Weekly
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June 24, 2025
Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has firmly rejected suggestions that the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) should consider leaving the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), instead calling for a “sincere conversation” about the...
Comment on Dominica State College rounding off intake for new school year by Affa
Dominica News Online
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July 30, 2024
Home >> Education/Youth Dominica News Online - Tuesday, July 30th, 2024 at 4:37 PM Dominica State CollegeAfter major repairs to the lower campus over the summer, the Dominica State College is looking forward to receiving a new crop of students for...
‘As a government we will leave no stone unturned in determining the cause of this failure’, PM Skerrit says
Dominica News Online
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June 23, 2025
Dominica News Online - Monday, June 23rd, 2025 at 1:15 PM Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said his government will leave no stone unturned in determining the cause of a failure during construction at the Dominica Grammar School (DGS) last week...
Grenada’s Jab Jab Music
Now Grenada
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July 2, 2025
by Eugene Gittens Today’s popular Caribbean music includes Jamaica’s reggae, Trinidad’s Soca, Dominica’s Bouyon, St Lucia’s Dennery and one of the most popular at this time of the year — Grenada’s Jab Jab Music! While the Jab Jab masquerade is not...
St. Lucia and Dominica Win First-Ever Olympic Medals
The New York Times
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August 4, 2024
If it feels like the same countries are winning most of the Olympic medals every two years, that’s because it’s largely true. Even though more than 150 countries and territories have claimed a medal since the modern Games began in 1896, the list...
From Dominica to Tobago with cocoa
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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August 1, 2024
Features Newsday 2 Hrs Ago Tonci chocolate bars: 65 per cent dark chocolate bar; 50 per cent milk bar (using coconut); 70 per cent guava bar Tonci coffee: whole bean and ground coffee beans - Carlina Jules-Taylor talks with Pat Ganase about her...
Empowering SVG: DeVry’s Online Education Expansion
St. Vincent Times
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July 10, 2025
DeVry University Expands “Bridge to Brilliance” Initiative to St Vincent and the Grenadines Residents of St Vincent and the Grenadines can now benefit from a transformative new initiative launched earlier this year by U.S.-based DeVry University....
Regional NGO reps encouraged to engage with new partnerships to mitigate loss of funding
Dominica News Online
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June 20, 2025
Dominica News Online - Friday, June 20th, 2025 at 10:59 AM CPDC Executive Director Richard Jones addresses the CCWG. Photo: CPDCDwindling international development aid is forcing regional civil society organizations in the Caribbean to seek new...
Mehul Choksi’s legal battle: Alleges kidnapping orchestrated by Indian Intelligence
Dominica News Online
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June 20, 2025
Dominica News Online - Friday, June 20th, 2025 at 7:00 AM Choksi wheeled into court in Dominica in 2021Dominica became the focal point of a dramatic legal battle involving fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi, who is suing the Indian government...
Caribbean leaders pledge to join forces to fight gang violence and support Haiti
The Guardian
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July 9, 2025
Leaders in the Caribbean have pledged to join forces to tackle crime and violence as they reaffirmed their support for Haiti, which the UN says continues to be “paralysed”by gangs. Taking the reins as chair of the Caribbean Community (Caricom), a...
STATEMENT: ERC response to gov’t statement on DGS roof collapse
Dominica News Online
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June 19, 2025
Dominica News Online - Thursday, June 19th, 2025 at 8:49 AM The Electoral Reform Coalition (ERC) acknowledges the government’s recognition of the significance of the collapse of the roof at the Dominica Grammar School construction project site. We...
Wisconsin’s 20 Most Influential Asian American Leaders for 2025
Madison365 - Wisconsin
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June 27, 2025
Just months after we published our first news stories in August 2015, we tried something new: we listed and published brief biographies of the state’s 28 Most Influential Black Leaders. People really liked it, shared it on social media, told us...
‘In the Classroom’ tour in St Vincent &The Grenadines putting youth at the fore, says OECS
Dominica News Online
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June 19, 2025
Dominica News Online - Thursday, June 19th, 2025 at 9:26 AM As the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission marks its 44th anniversary, it has successfully concluded the 2025 edition of the OECS in the Classroom School Tour in...