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UPDATE: Police investigate apparent suicide in Castle Comfort
Dominica News Online
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June 11, 2025
Home >> News Dominica News Online - Wednesday, June 11th, 2025 at 3:25 PM The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (CDPF) is investigating an apparent suicide that occurred in Castle Comfort today....
PM calls NEPO meeting for hurricane preparedness
Dominica News Online
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June 11, 2025
Home >> Disasters Dominica News Online - Wednesday, June 11th, 2025 at 6:25 PM Photo credit: OPM DominicaPrime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, serving as Chairman of the National Emergency Planning Organisation (NEPO), held a meeting on Tuesday, June...
Comment on Tarreau man found dead on bayside by Ibo France
Dominica News Online
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June 11, 2025
Home >> Death Dominica News Online - Wednesday, June 11th, 2025 at 9:40 AM Police have identified a male adult of Tarreau who was found dead on the bayside in Tarreau on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, as Michael Obrian (better known as Stanley)....
Class action alleges noise and odour pollution by small town's main employer
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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June 11, 2025
A resident of Numurkah in northern Victoria has launched a class action against manufacturing giant GrainCorp Oilseeds over allegations of noise and odour from the town's factory, which he claims has affected his health and cost him his job. Kevin...
OECS launches new AI-powered initiative
Jamaica Observer
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June 24, 2025
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — The Director General of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Didacus Jules, has praised the work of Grenadian Joshua Andall, as the OECS formally launched an artificial intelligence (AI) powered assistant...
India Favours Ocean Pact, Plastic Ban At UN Summit In Nice
Ommcom News
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June 10, 2025
Nice (France): India on Tuesday called for an urgent global action on ocean health with Union Minister of Earth Sciences Jitendra Singh pushing for global ocean pact and unveiling major strides in deep-sea exploration, marine plastic clean-up, and...
Communiqué of the 77th Meeting of the OECS Authority
Win Media SKN
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June 21, 2025
On June 17, 2025, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines proudly hosted the Opening Ceremony of the 77th Meeting of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Authority. The following day, June 18, Heads of Government convened for a high-level...
This seaweed is taking over Caribbean beaches
AS
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June 10, 2025
The Caribbean region is experiencing a record influx of sargassum seaweed, a brown, prickly algae, impacting beaches, tourism, and even wildlife. This natural phenomenon has escalated in recent years, causing a “plague” that affects the region’s...
Could Anything Be More Bigoted Than Trump’s Travel Bans?
The American Prospect
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June 23, 2025
In her early nineties, my mother had emergency surgery to remove her gallbladder, which had somehow managed to flip over and begun to rot. The physician who performed the surgery—from which she recovered completely—was an Iranian immigrant. I was...
Slovenia introduces one-year digital nomad visa starting November 2025
Nairametrics
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June 23, 2025
Slovenia has introduced a one-year digital nomad visa, set to take effect from November 21, 2025. The new immigration pathway will allow non-EU/EEA remote workers employed or contracted by foreign companies to legally reside and work in the...
“Average of 25 will not bring us success…”: WI coach Sammy slams poor first-class cricket system
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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June 22, 2025
St John's [Antigua], June 22 (ANI): Ahead of his side's three-match Test series at home against Australia, West Indies head coach Daren Sammy spoke on the team's poor first-class cricket system, saying that players averaging below 35 and being...
CABINET NOTES: June 18, 2025
Antigua News Room
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June 19, 2025
REPORT FROM THE CABINET OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA MEETING OF WEDNESDAY 18th JUNE 2025 Wednesday’s Cabinet Meeting, chaired by Prime Minister the Hon. Gaston Browne, began with an invocation and scripture reading from a pastor of the Church of the...
SIDS must hold major banks, rich nations to account on climate finance pledge
Jamaica Observer
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June 22, 2025
Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for water, environment, climate change and the blue and green economies, Matthew Samuda (left) greets Dr Milton Clarke, environmental specialist at...
IOM supports fun walk to champion Freedom of Movement for OECS citizens and their families
The Antigua Observer
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June 21, 2025
- Advertisement - On 15 June, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) hosted a Fun Walk with 215 participants to celebrate the right of OECS citizens to move freely within the...
The OECS Free Circulation of Goods and the Road to Deeper Integration: Both Priorities at the 7th OECS Assembly Sitting
Win Media SKN
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June 20, 2025
The 7th Sitting of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Assembly was a notable occasion marking several firsts. The Sitting took place at the New Temporary Parliament Building in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on June 17, 2025....
Cartagena Convention Secretariat: Caribbean Sea fundamental to regional well-being
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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June 20, 2025
News Paula Lindo 2 Hrs Ago Eretmochelys imbricata/Hawksbill Sea Turtle. - Photo courtesy Noel Lopez THE 25th anniversary of the entry into force of the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW Protocol) was observed on June...
Guyana borrows US$18M from CDF for agri programme
Kaieteur News
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June 19, 2025
Guyana borrows US$18M from CDF for agri programme Jun 19, 2025 News …says 40% of beneficiaries will be women and youth Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the CDF Mr. Rodinald Soomer and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh signing the financing...
Loretta Joy DeRochi
Central Jersey
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June 20, 2025
Despite being diagnosed with on-set dementia over eight years ago, Laurie continued to live a full life until the very end, dying peacefully with her family around her. Born and raised in Princeton, she lived over 87 years, and what an 87 years...
Mehul Choksi Sues Indian Gov’t In UK High Court
The Antigua Observer
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June 19, 2025
- Advertisement - By Elesha George Fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi has reignited claims that he was kidnapped in Antigua in 2021, as part of an alleged plot by the Indian government to forcibly extradite him. His lawyers made the accusation before...
US warns of expanded travel ban that could affect key African markets
ICEF Monitor
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June 19, 2025
"The United States is considering restricting entry to citizens of an additional 36 countries in what would be a significant expansion of the travel ban announced by the Trump administration early this month," reports The Washington Post. The...