Dominica, Dominica News

A view of Scotts Head, Dominica. Malissa Lara With its lush green surroundings, breathtaking waterfalls and 365 rivers, Dominica is an island of untold beauty.

ROSEAU, Dominica - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez unveiled a $35 million oil-storage facility Saturday in the Caribbean island of Dominica, a day after he met with regional leaders about his Petrocaribe program.

ROSEAU, Dominica - The small eastern Caribbean island of Dominica has confirmed its first case of swine flu.

She was the country's first woman lawyer and the first woman prime minister to serve in the Caribbean.

IT'S not often that the leader of a small country is bold enough to resist the desires of larger or richer countries.

March 27, 2009 CARIBBEAN VIEW: Dominica: A Whale of A Pride By Sir Ronald Sanders It's not often that the leader of a small country is bold enough to resist the desires of larger or richer countries.

Attorneys fighting corruption charges against former Puerto Rico Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila surprised a judge Tuesday by announcing they would not present any witnesses in his defense.

Repeating Islands' Blog reports that "Vena's Guesthouse in Roseau [Dominica], which had occupied Jean Rhys' childhood homehas closed its doors after several decades of operation", adding: "The buildinghas a new ...

March 6, 2009 According to reports sixteen passengers from a Celebrity Cruise ship were injured when a excursion bus ran off the road.

Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit met with Wang Jiarui, head of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Tuesday, with both voicing satisfaction with ...

Jackson Memorial Hospital officials explained on Thursday howA their working arrangement with the cruise line industry puts them at an advantage to prepare forA emergency events such as what happened to injured ...

Feb 25, 2009 7:55 am US/Eastern The wreckage of a bus accident in Dominica. The bus was carrying Celebrity Summit cruise passengers and was on its way back to the ship after a shore excursion when it crashed ...

Feb 24, 2009 2:05 pm US/Eastern Click to enlarge The wreckage of a bus accident in Dominica.

Gingerbread Houses are the embodiment of Caribbean architecture, though many are now threatened.

This was the view of consultant to the National Committee on the Prevention of Alcoholism and Drug Dependency , Carolyn Lincoln, who was speaking at the Black Rock Polyclinic's Men's Health Group on Thursday.

Monday January 19th, 2009 Morningbird Apartment Hotel, in Dominica completes the Preliminary Diagnosis of NaturCert NaturCert announces the completion of the Preliminary Diagnosis of the Morning Bird Apartment ...

ROSEAU, Dominica - On the knife-edge trail that leads down to the Valley of Desolation and Boiling Lake, nearly 3,000 feet above sea level, Peter Green, our guide, turned and cautioned, "Walk on the left side; ...

Roseau, Jan 18 The Caribbean Community called its member countries in Dominica to hasten integration to cope with the global money crisis affecting the region.