Help Caribbean Libraries Recover from Hurricane Maria with Duke Story Lab!
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Join Duke Story Lab this March as we put books back on the shelf in Caribbean Libraries impacted by Hurricane Maria! In September 2017, Hurricane Maria hit the islands of Dominica and Puerto Rico as a Category 5 hurricane. It was one of the worst natural disasters ever to hit these islands. One of the less visible consequences of the destruction was the abrupt restriction of public access to books and educational resources as libraries, public and private alike, were damaged by the storm.
As people who believe in the universal power of stories, Duke Story Lab is thrilled to partner with affected libraries to restore books that were lost in the hurricane. Books and funds will go to Dominica State College, Roseau Public Library in Dominica, and Biblioteca Pública Municipal de Loíza in Puerto Rico.
Our goal is to collect 1000 books and $5000 that can be used to purchase any specific books the libraries need. Contributions will be received from March 1st until March 31st. 100% of contributions go directly to putting books back on the shelf in these libraries.
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Prime Minister of Dominica declares Black History Week open at Public Library
February 10, 2014 -- Prime Minister of Dominica declares Black History Week open at Public Library
GIS Dominica, National Focus for April 15, 2016
National Focus for Friday April 15th, 2016 with Lourianne Graham-Carter and McPherson St.Luce.
In the headlines...Government Housing Loans Board lowers its interest rates; Roseau Public Library holds its first career day and DHTA launches signature events.
PUBLIC LIBRARY HOSTS CARRER DAY WITH A DIFFERENCE
Dominica After Maria 2-1/2 months later Part 2
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Commencement of Work on the Dominica Disaster Resource Centre (DDRC)
The Government of Dominica has approved a project for Rehabilitation of the Old Library Building on Victoria Street for the establishment of the Dominica Disaster Resource Center as part of the recommendations from the Scoping Mission headed by Baroness Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary General Designate.
The center is expected to serve as a hub for Disaster Awareness, Reconstruction, Resettlement, Social Services, and Private Sector information and updates for visiting missions, consultants, experts, volunteers, NGO’s, and the general public. Due to its strategic location and historical significance, the center will also serve as a tourist information center.
What: Launching of rehabilitation of the old Library building for the establishment of the Dominica Disaster Resource Centre (DDRC)
When: Friday, April 1, 2016 at 11:00 a.m.
Where: Victoria Street, Roseau
Who: The rehabilitation project will be formally commissioned by Baroness Patricia Scotland on her first day of assuming the Office of Secretary-General of the Commonwealth.
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Dominica's Man in Washington, Hubert Charles
Hubert J. Charles is a Dominican diplomat and educator. He is the current ambassador of Dominica to the Organization of American States and to the United States.
Charles was born in Portsmouth, Dominica and grew up on the island. He graduated from the Dominica Grammar School in 1969. He earned a B.A. in history and economics from the University of the West Indies in Barbados in 1972, and then taught history and commerce at Dominica Grammar School from September 1972 to July 1974. In 1977, he earned an M.A. in Atlantic history and culture from Johns Hopkins University in the United States.
After completing his education, Charles served from July to October 1977 as Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture in the Dominican government. He next served as the headmaster of the Dominica Grammar School from October 1977 to June 1981. Charles was appointed Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture and held that position from January 1981 to December 1985.
Charles served as an Adviser on Special Programs to the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States from June 1986 to October 1995. Between 1991 and 2006, he also served in various posts in UNESCO in the Caribbean and Africa. In January 1991, he became the UNESCO Representative to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, based in Bridgetown, Barbados. In November 1995, he became the UNESCO Educational Adviser in Pretoria, South Africa, serving until April 1998. In June 1998 he became the UNESCO Representative and Head of Office in Maputo, Mozambique, serving until December 2000. Finally, in January 2001, he became the UNESCO Representative and Director of the Office for the Economic Community of West African States, serving in Abuja, Nigeria until October 2006.
Charles returned to Dominica in late 2006. He served as President of Dominica State College from May 2007 until early 2010. He was appointed Ambassador to the U.S. as Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States in June 2010.
Canada's High Commissioner pays courtesy call to Dominica's Prime Minister
Canada's High Commissioner to Dominica, Her Excellency Marie Legault, paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister of Dominica, Honourable Roosevelt Skerrit on Tuesday, March 21, 2017.
Both exchanged brief remarks at the meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister in Roseau.
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Historic Dominica- sneak peak
Dominica's hiking trails unveils the rich history about its past. The path to a cool refreshing dip in the Emerald Pool takes you along the back roads once used by the Kalinago people. The restoration of the Waitikubuli Trail opens the doorway to an intricate transportation system that could take months to complete. 360 Media takes you along these back roads, giving you a rare glimpse of these historic paths - some which are closed to the public.
WAR ON ZIKA TASK FORCE TO PROTECT DOMINICA'S LANGUISHING TOURISM
2 SEVERAL SCHOOLS IN LINE FOR IMPROVEMENTS
SEX And The DOMINICA LAW - PART 4
PART 4 of a 5 - Part, 42 minute Documentary, which reviews Dominica's Sexual Offences Act of 1998, and suggests amendments and changes to improve its efficiency and efficacy. This Documentary was commissioned by the Dominica Planned Parenthood Association (DPPA) as part of its public education and outreach program.
Dominica
Dominica (/ˌdɒmɪˈniːkə/ DOM-i-NEE-kə; French: Dominique; Island Carib: Wai‘tu kubuli), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island nation in the Lesser Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea, south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique. Its size is 750 square kilometres (290 sq mi) and the highest point in the country is Morne Diablotins, which has an elevation of 1,447 metres (4,747 ft). The Commonwealth of Dominica had a population of 71,293 at the 2011 Census. The capital is Roseau which is located on the leeward side of the island.
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Housing under construction for Silver Lake residents
Member of Parliament for the Silver Lake area, the Honourable Ambrose George, provides this update on the Silver Lake Housing Initiative.
Budget 2016-2017 Excerpt: Social Measures
Budget Excerpt: Citizenship By Investment Programme
Madam Speaker, the Citizenship By Investment Programme has become an important non-tax revenue earner for the State and I therefore wish to restate a few facts about the Programme.
It is under this Government that a separate Unit of Government was established to strengthen the governance structure for the administration of the programme. Previously, the Citizenship By Investment Programme or its predecessor the Economic Citizenship Programme, was administered through the Financial Services Unit.
It is under this Government that a decision was made to identify separately the projects on the PSIP which are funded from resources raised under the programme. These projects are given a code of 115 in the printed estimates and are easy to reference. Government’s contribution to the financing of a number of major development projects has come from the Citizenship By Investment Programme. This includes the geothermal development project, the counterpart financing for Lots 1 and 2 Canefield to Melville Hall project and in more recent times, many of the post tropical storm Erika rehabilitation works, including the rehabilitation of Douglas Charles airport.
It is under this Government that greater structure was given to the programme, by defining clearly the two streams of the Programme; one by which resources will be raised to finance the public sector investment programme and the other by which foreign direct investment is targeted for private sector investment.
It is under this Government that we have expanded the Programme and employed a marketing strategy aimed at attracting the best and most credible applicants.
And it is under this Government that we have increased our revenue earnings to over 200 million in the last financial year.
Madam Speaker, we may ask the question ‘why is the Citizenship By Investment Programme so important?’ The response is clear; In an age where development finance is dwindling and the process of gaining access to available financing is becoming more onerous, Governments the world over must find credible ways and means of raising financing for development programmes. The alternative would be to increase domestic taxes and or contract loans.
Dominica is not the only country implementing a Citizenship By Investment Programme; and it is not the only developing country which has introduced such a programme. The United States of America, the world’s largest economy has its own programme. The United Kingdom, Malta, Cyprus and many other countries have programmes of their own.
In the last fiscal year, every effort was made to increase the revenues earned from the Citizenship By Investment Programme. In that regard, members of the Government at both the policy and technical levels, participated in several conferences around the world, particularly in the Middle East, Europe, North America and Asia, to promote the Programme.
Madam Speaker, the resources from the Citizenship By Investment Programme are deposited with the National Bank of Dominica (NBD) and the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). The only signatories to these accounts are the Financial Secretary, Budget Controller, the Accountant General and the Senior Examiner and Corporate Services Officer in the Citizenship By Investment Unit. Drawdown from the bank accounts must be done by two of the officers so that no one officer can undertake any transaction on his or her own.
The account at the NBD had a balance of $2.4 million at end June 2015 and a balance of $19.1 million at end June 2016. Inflow for the fiscal year 2015/16 was $118.0 million.
The account at the RBC had a balance of $13.0 million at end June 2015. The balance at the end of June 2016 was $143.2 million. Inflow for the fiscal year 2015/16 was $161.8 million.
Launch of Rain on a Tin Roof
On May 19, 2016 the book Rain on a Tin Roof, a collection of short stories by Dominica born author and co-founder of Pont Casse Press Gabriel J. Christian, was launched at the University of the West Indies Open Campus. The event was chaired by Mrs. Dorothy Leevy, past principal of the Convent High School and a former English Literature lecturer at the Dominica Sixth Form College who taught that subject to Mr. Christian during his time at the College. Other presenters included the dynamic young musician Jarrett Jean Jacques of the Christian Musical Class, Dr. Damian Dublin, Dr. Alwin Bully, and Dr. Samuel Christian. Presentation of books were made to Dr. Francis Severin of the University of the West Indies, the Roseau Public Library,Dr. Alwin Bully, Dr. Lennox Honychurch, Dense Shillingford of Machoucherie & Batali Estate and the Roseau Brownie Troop led by Alicia Griffith +among others.
STRONG PROGRESS’ BEING MADE ON NEW WEST BRIDGE PROJECT
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