The Dominica Houston Association (DHA) invites applicants for the 2018-2019 Scholarship program. The Scholarship program is funded through initiatives and support from Dominicans, the Caribbean community, and our extended Houston family. This program allows for the further commitment of the Association towards…
July 11th, 2018 Ms. Alix Boyd Knight The Speaker of the House of Assembly In the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Dominica Roseau Commonwealth of Dominica. Dear Madam Speaker, As one of the voices of civil society which are committed to parliamentary…
A “global care crisis” is looming which could affect 2.3 billion people by 2030, United Nations work experts warned on Thursday, highlighting the potential for greater inequality in a sector where women already perform “more than three-quarters” of all unpaid work. In…
A “global care crisis” is looming which could affect 2.3 billion people by 2030, United Nations work experts warned on Thursday, highlighting the potential for greater inequality in a sector where women already perform “more than three-quarters” of all unpaid work. In…
Port of Spain, Trinidad. Judgments were delivered by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in a pair of unrelated death penalty cases from Barbados. The cases, Jabari Sensimania Nervais v The Queen and Dwayne Omar Severin v The Queen, were consolidated because…
Port of Spain, Trinidad. In the case of the Attorney General of Guyana v Cedric Richardson, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled that an amendment, that barred Presidents of the Republic of Guyana from serving more than two terms in office,…
Following a disaster, unlike the physical damage which is all too obvious, the psychological toll will have a more lasting effect on the individual; the mental health issues that transpire can become overwhelming if not addressed. Such as was recently experienced by…
The Leader of the Parliamentary Opposition in the Commonwealth of Dominica, Hon. Lennox Linton is visiting disaster relief contributors here to thank them for assisting the 750 sq. km Caribbean nation following the devastating passage of Hurricane Maria last September. The category…
Port of Spain, Trinidad: The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) today ordered that St. Lucian, Professor Eddy Ventose, is to be added to the register of voters in Barbados. The Court declared that it was satisfied that the legal and regulatory conditions for…
Port of Spain, Trinidad: The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) today restored the 2013 acquittals of Mr. James Hyles and Mr. Mark Williams for their alleged involvement in what has been dubbed the ‘Lusignan Massacre’, despite substantial procedural errors at trial. On 6…