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UWP Offers Free Skills Training to Dominican Youth
Years ago, Dominica boasted of a thriving Junior Secondary School Program (JSP), where students who chose to would embark on vocational training taking on tasks such as plumbing, electricals, mechanical, carpentry, masonry and other such disciplines

No End in Sight to Garbage Woes in Dominica
Dominica continues to face an unprecedented crisis in the collection, disposal and management of its garbage. Throughout the Island garbage goes uncollected and is piled up on street corners in mainly residential neighbourhoods

PM Skerrit Refuses to Disclose Costs of Prosecuting Opposition Candidates
Prime Minister Skerrit continues to resist calls to declare to the Dominican public the amount paid to a legal team from Trinidad and Tobago responsible for prosecuting opposition party members in the country’s courts

First Known Case of Monkey Pox Recorded in the Caribbean
The first known case of monkeypox has been recorded in the Caribbean island of Jamaica. Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton made the announcement at an emergency press conference in Kingston



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