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A coffee processing plant and a branch of the ALBA Bank for Dominica |
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  ROSEAU, Dominica -- Venezuela is seeking to increase its already significant investment portfolio in Dominica with the establishment of a state-of-the-art coffee processing plant and a branch of the ALBA Bank here. The announcement came from Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez in Dominica recently.
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Dominica set for Chavez visit |
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 ROSEAU, Dominica -- The aim of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to bring about energy security to Latin America and the Caribbean through his PetroCaribe project will manifest itself in a tangible way in Dominica on Saturday with the official commissioning of the new US$35 million fuel plant at Jimmit.
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Eastern Caribbean law enforcement officers in the US for advanced training |
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- Ten law enforcement officers from Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean will join forty of their colleagues from Trinidad, Jamaica and the Bahamas at the International Law Enforcement Academy, Roswell, New Mexico to attend the Advanced Management Course from June 1 to 26, 2009.
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Climate change worsens disaster risks for poor |
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 BONN, Germany (Reuters) -- Climate change will aggravate natural disasters and people in developing nations such as Dominica, Vanuatu, Myanmar and Guatemala are most at risk, a UN-backed study showed on Thursday. It urged governments to invest hundreds of billions of dollars to curb mounting impacts.
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Confirmed H1N1 cases continue to impact Caribbean region |
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TORTOLA, BVI -- Sad news out of the Dominican Republic reports that a pregnant 17 year old tuberculosis patient who contracted the new Influenza A H1N1 virus died at a Santo Domingo hospital on Saturday 6th June. This was the first life in the Caribbean claimed by the virus formerly referred to as “Swine Flu".
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IMF reports moderate growth and low inflation for Dominican economy |
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ROSEAU, Dominica -- The Dominican economy registered real GDP growth of 3 percent and inflation of around 6 percent in 2008 despite the impact of an unprecedented global economic and financial crisis and two hurricanes, one in 2007 and the other in 2008. This information was revealed by an IMF Team.
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Dominica's growing yachting sector boosted |
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 ROSEAU, Dominica -- Dominica’s growing yachting sector has been boosted as a result of the handing over of a security dinghy by the government of Dominica to the Portsmouth Association of Yacht Security (PAYS) for the purpose of ensuring the security and safety of the many yacht visitors at Prince Rupert Bay.
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NEMO confirms earthquakes in St Lucia and Dominica |
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CASTRIES, St Lucia -- On May 27, 2009 at 5.00 pm an earthquake occurred east of St Lucia. The event was located at 14.00 degrees North and 60.86 degrees West. It measured 3.4 on the Richter scale at a depth of 48 kilometers. A few residents in the Ravine Toutrelle/ Marchand area felt the tremor.
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OECS Heads say meeting was a watershed |
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 TORTOLA, BVI -- OECS Heads of Government wrapped up their 49th Meeting in Tortola, British Virgin Islands on May 22, calling it a watershed in the historical evolution of the organization. Heads noted the enhanced international profile of the Organisation which has resulted from the repositioning of the OECS.
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OECS issues lengthy release on decisions taken at meeting in BVI |
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 ROAD TOWN, BVI -- The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) reportedly had a successful meeting in Tortola, BVI, and issued a lengthy 14-page release on matters discussed and decisions taken. The first was the taking of the chairmanship by Montserrat Chief Minister, Dr Lowell Lewis.
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New areas of cooperation between Dominica and Cuba agreed at meeting |
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 ROSEAU, Dominica -- Ten Dominicans who have graduated in medicine from Cuban universities will be able to specialise in a variety of areas at Cuban Universities from September this year. This information came out of the Sixth Dominica-Cuba Joint Commission which took place in Havana, Cuba.
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