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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Hit With New $10 Million Lawsuit From Music Video Dancer Who Says He Was Drugged, Anally Raped and Given an STD by the Embattled Rapper
As a verdict looms in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ criminal trial in New York, the embattled rapper has been hit with a new lawsuit. Edmond Laurent, a former model and actor who once appeared in Britney Spears and Lil’ Kim music videos, is suing Combs and...

ORTT FOR PM MODI
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will receive Trinidad and Tobago’s highest award – the Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (ORTT) – during his official visit to this country this week. The Express understands that the Kamla...
Revealed: Most Saint Lucian Slaves Were Nigerians
Joyce Onwuka President of the Saint Lucian Senate, Alvina Reynolds, underscored Nigeria’s and Saint Lucian ancestral links by quoting the result of a British census conducted on the island in 1815, which showed that most of the residents came from...

Cruising the Caribbean
Sailing into St. KittsCourtesy of Viking CruisesIt’s raining—well, it’s pouring buckets—and my daughter Olivia and I smile, take a selfie with a red Viking Cruises umbrella as our backdrop, and get soaked. We are in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with six...

On Sustainable Population Growth: Human Values
“Population growth can exacerbate environmental degradation when it increases pressure on natural resources and generates more waste and emissions. Sustainable development requires policies that balance population trends with economic growth,...
Latin regional bloc condemns U.S. policy against Cuba
CARACAS, July 1 (Xinhua) -- The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) on Tuesday strongly condemned the U.S. policy to reinforce economic aggression and blockade against Cuba. In a statement, the bloc...

First Amazon country declared free of malaria
Add topic to email alerts Subscribe We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Back to Healio Key takeaways: Suriname is the 12th country in the...

IOM supports OECS Fun Walk for free movement in St Vincent and the Grenadines
Dominica News Online - Friday, June 20th, 2025 at 6:47 PM Walkers start off the OECS-IOM Fun Walk in St Vincent Sunday, June 15. Photo credit: OECS 2025On June 15, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) alongside the International...

One year after Hurricane Beryl, the Union Island community is trying to recover what was lost
Anytime it rains or the wind picks up, Heidi Badenock starts to worry. “That’s just a consequence for going through something so life-changing,” said the 35-year-old attorney. That life-changing event occurred on July 1, 2024. Badenock was in her...

Golondrinas Mexican Grill moves into the Laurel
I lived in between the Dimond and Laurel districts for well over a decade. Whenever I was in the mood for Mexican food, I left the neighborhood. I never fell in love with the lone taqueria there. Instead, I’d zoom down the 580 to pick up grilled...

Indian PM to receive Trinidad’s highest national award
(Trinidad Express) India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will receive Trinidad and Tobago’s highest award – the Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (ORTT) – during his official visit to this country this week. The Express understands that...

Tinubu Proposes Visa Waivers As Nigeria, Saint Lucia Establish Diplomatic Ties
Posted by African Examiner Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria Tuesday, July 1st, 2025 (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has proposed visa waivers for holders of diplomatic and official passports from the Organisation of Eastern...

Antigua and Barbuda makes history as the smallest country to host OAS General Assembly
Home >> News Dominica News Online - Wednesday, June 25th, 2025 at 3:46 PM ST Johns, Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda is making history by hosting the 55th regular session of the Organisation of American States (OAS) General Assembly,...

Tinubu makes new proposal for OECS official passport holders
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu formally announced on Monday the establishment of diplomatic relations with Saint Lucia, describing it as a “symbolic bridge that will provide a gateway in fostering closer ties between us.” President Tinubu said this...

At 40, She Discovered She Was One of America’s Best Free Divers
Sara Burnett had initially planned to spend only a few weeks practicing at Blue Element Freediving, a training center in the Caribbean island nation of Dominica. The area is popular among free divers, who plunge deep into open water without a...

Nigeria Is In Our DNA, Says Lucian PM
President of the Saint Lucian Senate, Alvina Reynolds, underscored Nigeria’s and Saint Lucian ancestral links by quoting the result of a British census conducted on the island in 1815, which showed that most of the residents came from Nigeria. “Of...

Many formerly enslaved people in Saint Lucia were Nigerians – Official
President of the Saint Lucian Senate, Alvina Reynolds, underscored Nigeria’s and Saint Lucian ancestral links by quoting the result of a British census conducted on the island in 1815, which showed that most of the residents came from Nigeria. “Of...

STATEMENT: ERC response to gov’t statement on DGS roof collapse
Dominica News Online - Thursday, June 19th, 2025 at 8:49 AM The Electoral Reform Coalition (ERC) acknowledges the government’s recognition of the significance of the collapse of the roof at the Dominica Grammar School construction project site. We...

34% of enslaved people in Saint Lucia were from Nigeria – Alvina Reynolds
Alvina Reynolds, President of the Saint Lucian Senate has underscored Nigeria’s and Saint Lucian ancestral links by quoting the result of a British census conducted on the island in 1815, which showed that most of the residents came from Nigeria....

Tinubu’s Historic Visit Rekindles Africa-Caribbean Ties in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia’s Senate President Alvina Reynolds on Monday highlighted deep ancestral links with Nigeria, citing an 1815 British census showing a majority of enslaved Africans on the island traced their roots to Nigeria and surrounding regions....