The Christmas day slayings of two brothers in Grand Bay has left the community reeling in shock. Dead are Isolah Remy aka Swat and his brother Josiah Remy. Both brothers are believed to be in their twenties.
The men were reportedly shot in the village by a lone assailant. The Police have launched a massive search for the killer and is appealing for help from the public.
The recent murders take the number of persons killed in Dominica during 2010 to a record 14 surpassing the 13 that were murdered in 2009.
A masterful 80 by Darren Bravo was all that stood in the way of Sri Lanka, as they closed out the third day of the second Test 222 runs ahead. Darren Bravo was assured as he notched up his second half-century in as many innings in Tests, even as his more illustrious team-mates struggled to come to terms with the skill and variation of the Sri Lankan attack.
The visitors looked good to end the day just three down as the gloom set in over Premadasa Stadium, but a double-strike from Tillakaratne Dilshan minutes before stumps meant Sri Lanka were still well in the hunt for a win and the visitors were left to ponder how they might save the Test.
West Indies 165 for 5 (Darren Bravo 80, Dwayne Bravo 1*, Baugh 4*) trail Sri Lanka 387 for 9 dec (Sangakkara 150, Samaraweera 80, Roach 5-100) by 222 runs.
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Roseau - November 9, 2010
Dominica V Cuba in round two of Caribbean football
On Wednesday November 10, 2010 at 2:00 P.M, the recently resurgent Dominica Football team will face off against Cuba in a classic David VS Goliath encounter in Antigua.
Dominica has qualified for the second leg of the Digicel Caribbean Football Cup after defeating the British Virgin Islands and the Dominican Republic.
The youthful players are considered the most talented group of football players ever to come from Dominica and were recently rewarded by FIFA, which promoted them 46 places in the world ranking. They now stand at 132 and are considered one of the better teams in the Caribbean.
In round two they will also face off against Antigua and the Cayman Islands later in the week.
Wednesday’s game will be carried LIVE by theDominican.net Radio at http://thedominican.net from 2:00 P.M (Caribbean Time).
Join us for this LIVE action as the hottest team in the Caribbean battles for respect and a place in history.
Roseau - November 5, 2010
Prosecutor withdraws case against two murder accused
Police in Dominica have withdrawn charges against two men who were held in the brutal triple slaying that took place in November 2009. In a stunning reversal at the courts on Friday, the Prosecutor told Magistrate Candia John that he was withdrawing charges of murder and conspiracy to commit murder against Curtis “Shakes” Richards of Newtown and Andy Prosper of Morne Prosper exactly a year after the murders.
In November of last year police charged the two men in connection with the deaths of Allan Bardouille of Newtown, Mannison Thomas of Fond St. Jean and Kenneth Birmingham of Kingshill whose bodies were found riddled with bullets in a boat 26 miles off the coast of Salisbury on November 3, 2009.
The two men have been out on $500 000 bail since last December. A trial date was originally set for March 9, 2010, but in a sign of just how complex this case was, the prosecutor told the court that his office would not be ready to begin the proceedings by that date.
No explanation was given for the freeing of the men and no new arrests have been made in the year old case.
Roseau - October 24, 2010
Steel Pulse joins Creole festival
The anticipation for the 2010 World Creole Music Festival in Dominica is building along with the lineup - last week event organizers announced that the reggae group Steel Pulse will perform.
The 14th annual festival is being held Friday through next Sunday. It features T-Vice, Creole Stars featuring Princess Lover, Kreyola, Les Etoiles du Cadence featuring Harley of Belles Combo, Jocelyne Labylle and Les Aiglons in addition to non-traditional, performers such as Jah Cure, Luciano, Krosfyah and WCK.
"Securing the appearance of such a well-known band as Steel Pulse reinforces the musical variety of reggae and Creole music that makes Dominica's World Creole Music Festival a continuous success in the Caribbean," said Colin Piper, CEO/Director of Discover Dominica Authority.
Dominica came out of the lion’s den with their cup dreams still alive after they defeated hosts Dominican Republic by a single goal and progressed to the second stage of the Digicel Cup for the first time in their history.
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Roseau - October 17, 2010
Police arrest five in armed robbery case
Police in Dominica say they are holding five individuals for questioning in the daring armed robbery of Valley Engineering Sales and Service establishment, which took place on October 7, 2010.
Two masked, armed men reportedly bound and gagged the business’s security guard before making off with a large sum of money and a computer. The two made good their escape in a car stolen from the establishment.
This is the third high profile armed robbery in Roseau within three months and police are calling on the public to better assist them with combating this disturbing increase in crime in the country.
Roseau - October 17, 2010
Levi Peter.
Levi Peter to become Dominica’s Attorney General
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has announced the appointment of Bar Association president Levi A. Peter to become Dominica’s Attorney General.
This follows the resignation last week of Francine Baron Royer who served in the post for three years. In announcing her resignation, Baron-Royer said in a press release that contrary to public reports she was not pressured to resign but rather decided not to renew her contract when it expired.
Baron-Royer is the daughter of former Chief Minister of Dominica Franklyn Baron who in the recent past have become a vocal critic of the ruling Dominica Labour Party.
Peter is a former magistrate and has been an attorney in private practice for several years.
Roseau - October 17, 2010
Dominica defeats BVI 10 – 0 in Caribbean Cup football
Dominica handed the British Virgin Islands (BVI) a 10 -0 thrashing in the Digicel Caribbean Football Cup to put themselves in a position to move on in the tournament.
They will however need to get past the Dominican Republic this Sunday when they come up against them on their home turf.
For their part, the Dominican Republic also convincingly defeated the BVI 17 – 0 for a new record in Caribbean football. The winner will qualify into Group G with Cuba, Antigua and one of the second placed teams from stage one.
Roseau - October 1, 2010
Murder rate continues to escalate
Residents from Dominica are reeling from the news of yet another murder in the country. Dead is 38 year-old Rumadine “Didin” Carbon of Pichelin who was stabbed to death in his home on Thursday evening.
Police say they have arrested and charged a young man from the village Dave Imran George, aka D-Bone with the murder.
Carbon’s death comes just six days after Harrison Williams was murdered by his brothers in Pte Michel and just nine days after the slaying of Clement James in Portsmouth.
A week before Clement was killed, three people died including two young girls who were murdered by their mother and Omara Smalls who was shot execution style in Roseau.
The latest killing brings to eleven the number of people murdered in Dominica so far for 2010, just two shy of the record thirteen that took place in 2009.
Roseau - September 17, 2010
Three die in two separate incidents in Dominica
Baby Sophia and her sister Rachel.
Dominica is reeling from the news of the murder of three persons in the space of five hours.
In the wee hours of Thursday morning, a twenty-two year old mother from Mahaut brutally stabbed to death her two daughters five and two months old respectively.
Authorities believe that the mother may have been suffering from post-partum depression and she is currently being treated at hospital, and so far has not been charged.
Just a few hours before, Omara Small, popularly known as ‘Mwanga Freeman was gunned down outside a shop on High street as he was speaking to a group of friends.
Smalls, 32, of Goodwill, was shot six times in the head and chest by an unknown gunman who made good his escape.
Police did not give a motive for the shooting but some believe it may be drug related. The search is on for the gunman.
In 1998, Smalls and another man was convicted and sentenced to hang for the murder of Ossie Charles of Roseau. He later successfully appealed his conviction to the Privy Council and was released after serving just seven years in prison. His accomplice was sentenced to a further ten years.
The murder of the three brings to seven the total number of people killed in Dominica so far in 2010, and follows on the record thirteen murders in 2009.
Montenegro-September 08, 2010
Montenegro joins Dominica in sale of citizenship
Until a few weeks ago only two countries in the world offered citizenship for sale – St. Kitts & Nevis and the Commonwealth of Dominica, both in the Eastern Caribbean.
Now Europe’s newest (2006) independent nation, Montenegro, has announced that it too will sell what is euphemistically known as “economic citizenship.” The country’s history dates back to Byzantine times.
The cost of this newest instant citizenship €500,000 (US$635,000) is much higher than either of its competitors. With some variation in prices, Dominica charges about $150,000 and St. Kitts about up to $350,000, depending on the number of persons in a family.
Roseau-September 08, 2010
LIAT to start new cargo service in the Region
Antigua-based regional airline LIAT will introduce a scheduled freighter service early next month. The announcement was made at a press conference in Dominica on Monday, by LIAT's Director of Ground Operations for Cargo and Quikpak Wilbur Edwards who highlighted the need for the service.
“Because there is little or no cargo uplift facilitation between many of these islands, the time is now perfect for LIAT to take up the mantle as a true Caribbean carrier and provide the necessary uplift to facilitate trade and provide the opportunity for farmers and exporters alike to improve their business through market expansion.”
LIAT will convert one of its Dash-8 100 planes to a full cargo service beginning from October 5th. Before then though, it will have a test flight on September 29th.
It will also assist with the movement of excess baggage, which Edwards said is a real problem in Dominica.
Miami-September 08, 2010
Carnival Victory cruise line to eliminate Dominica stop
Citing fuel costs and passenger feedback, Carnival Cruise Lines will eliminate the Carnival Victory's call in Dominica on its year-round, seven-day cruises from San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Effective this November, the ship will no longer stop in Dominica, and will instead spend that day at sea. Carnival said that it conducted a study of fuel consumption which found that by removing a port from the itinerary and replacing it with a sea day, generated significant savings. Also, Carnival said that Dominica was one of its weaker ports in terms of guest feedback.
It will continue to call in the five other scheduled ports on its itinerary, St. Thomas, Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Kitts and St. Maarten.
Carnival said that passengers booked on the original Victory itinerary that included Dominica could cancel without penalty.
New York-September 01, 2010
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.
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