http://thedominican.net News and events related to Dominica Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:18:22 GMT ListGarden Program 1.3.1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://thedominican.net/2013/03/dominica-opposition-needs-protection.html Terrorism is an act of violence against a government usually led by despots or fanatical individuals for either a political belief, or religious fervour as we have witnessed by the Taliban where jihads or holy war is levied against anyone who is not of Islamic faith, or the doctrine of the jihadists, bombings, Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:59:44 GMT http://thedominican.net/2013/03/an-accidental-prime-minister.html Like thousands of fair minded and rational thinking Dominicans at home and abroad, I was disappointed by the ECSC’s vindication of Roosevelt Skerrit and Petter St. Jean in the citizenship case. Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:58:17 GMT http://thedominican.net/2013/03/ross-government-signs-agreement.html Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM) recently announced that it has renewed its partnership agreement with the Commonwealth of Dominica. Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:21:25 GMT http://thedominican.net/2013/03/liat-non-stop-to-san-juan.html LIAT the Caribbean Regional carrier says that it will now operate daily non-stop flights to and from San Juan to Melville Hall Dominica starting on April 1, 2013. Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:08:24 GMT http://thedominican.net/2013/03/lawyer-calls-opposition-terrorists.html Lennox Lawrence close confidant and lawyer for Dominica’s prime minister Roosevelt Skerrit has called for members of the Dominica Labour Party to “go after” members of the opposition United Workers Party (UWP). Sun, 17 Mar 2013 22:33:59 GMT http://thedominican.net/2013/03/the-courts-fail-dominica.html The recent Court of Appeal judgment in the Dual Citizenship matter handed down by the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court seriously reduced the supremacy of the Constitution of Dominica and insulted the intelligence of the people. Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:48:43 GMT http://thedominican.net/2013/03/shifts-needed-for-sustainability.html A new international alliance of research institutes has identified eight major shifts that must take place for humanity to achieve sustainable development. Fri, 15 Mar 2013 01:24:53 GMT http://thedominican.net/2013/03/dominica-concerned-over-employment.html As part of its mid-term review, the Dominica Labour Party (DLP) commissioned CADRES to conduct an assessment of its performance nationally, using 13 of the 18 constituencies that it currently represents in the Dominican Parliament as a barometer. Fri, 15 Mar 2013 01:23:47 GMT http://thedominican.net/2013/03/god-particle-discovered.html Physicists working at the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva announced today the discovery of the ‘God particle’ or the subatomic particle known as a Higgs boson, which will help them explain why the universe is in its current form. Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:10:45 GMT http://thedominican.net/2013/03/shillingford-demolishes-zimbabwe-side.html Shane Shillingford, tore through a hapless Zimbabwe side snatching 6 for 49 in the second innings to reduce the visitors to 107 all out on the morning of the third day in the first test in Kensington, Barbados. Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:11:42 GMT http://thedominican.net/2013/03/church-elects-new-pope.html Cardinals of the catholic church has elected a New Pope. He is Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina. Wed, 13 Mar 2013 19:55:00 GMT http://thedominican.net/2013/03/shane-recalled-to-windies.html Dominica’s test cricketer Shane Shillingford has been recalled to the West Indies test squad for the two test Zimbabwe series taking place in the Caribbean. Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:08:02 GMT http://thedominican.net/2013/03/vote-to-promote-dominica.html A native resident of the Roseau Valley, Ama Francis, has submitted a travel video on Dominica to the Biggest Baddest Bucket List Competition in an attempt to win a 6-month trip around the world and garner publicity for her homeland. Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:33:29 GMT http://thedominican.net/2013/03/hugo-chavez-is-dead.html Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has died. He was 58. His death was confirmed just about an hour ago by government officials. Vice president Maduro made the announcement on State television. Wed, 06 Mar 2013 03:25:10 GMT http://thedominican.net/2013/03/remembering-president-hugo-chavez.html The fox which seeks entry into the chicken coop either feigns innocence or disinterest in his prey so as to lull the farmer into inattention. Wed, 06 Mar 2013 03:23:54 GMT