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Tinubu: Nigeria open to visa waiver for diplomats, government officials from Eastern Carribean states
The Cable
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June 30, 2025
President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria is open to exploring a visa waiver arrangement for holders of diplomatic and official passports from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The OECS comprises Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth...
COMMENTARY: Reforestation, stormwater management, and the role of diaspora organizations in Dominica’s environmental recovery
Dominica News Online
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June 30, 2025
Flooding in Coulibistrie on Saturday, June 28, 2025Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of Duravision Inc, Dominica News Online, or any of its subsidiary brands. On June 28, 2025, I received...
New Flights Are Coming to the Caribbean – And They’re Game-Changers for Winter and Beyond
St. Kitts Gazette
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July 18, 2025
By NAN Travel News Editor News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. July 18, 2025: Caribbean-bound travelers, rejoice. A wave of new flight routes and expanded service is transforming how tourists and diaspora alike can access some of the region’s most...
Logos Hope to return to Dominica after 15 years
Dominica News Online
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June 30, 2025
Logos Hope- Photo: gbaships.orgLogos Hope, the world’s largest floating book fair will make its return to Dominica from July 1 – 14, 2025. The ship, which offers over 5,000 titles and provides many visitors the opportunity to purchase quality...
We’re Africans, Most Of Us From Nigeria – Saint Lucia Senate President Tells Tinubu
The Will
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June 30, 2025
June 30, (THEWILL) — President of the Senate in Saint Lucia, Alvina Reynolds, has reaffirmed the deep ancestral and cultural ties between Nigeria and Saint Lucia, stating that most Saint Lucians have Nigerian roots. Speaking on Monday during a...
Saint Lucia’s Senate President: Majority of enslaved ancestors were Nigerians
The Sun Nigeria
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June 30, 2025
From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja Senate President of Saint Lucia, Alvina Reynolds has revealed that most of the formerly enslaved people in the country traced their origins to Nigeria. According to a statement issued by Special Adviser on...
‘Welcome home’: Soldier laid to rest in Georgia 75 years after going missing in action in Korea
WSBTV - Georgia
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July 18, 2025
CANTON, Ga. — The remains of Army Cpl. Anthony Konze, missing in action for 75 years, were laid to rest at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton on Friday. Channel 2’s Berndt Petersen was there for the solemn occasion. Born in Brooklyn in 1930,...
DOMINICA: Amelia Stephen Tops 2025 Grade 6 National Assessment
Antigua News Room
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June 21, 2025
St Martin Primary’s Amelia Stephen Tops 2025 Grade 6 National Assessment Twelve-year-old Amelia Stephen of St Martin Primary School has emerged as the top performer in Dominica’s 2025 Grade 6 National Assessment Examinations. The results were...
Representatives of cultural groups told they need to preserve Dominica’s cultural...
DBS Radio
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June 30, 2025
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has told representatives of cultural groups that they need to preserve Dominica’s cultural identity. The Dominican leader’s call came during a pre-budget consultation with cultural groups. Prime Minister Roosevelt...
United Airlines to launch new flight to Dominica in October 2025
Caribbean National Weekly
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June 30, 2025
The Dominica Hotel and Tourism Association (DHTA) has announced a major development in the island’s tourism sector: United Airlines will introduce a new flight to Dominica beginning in October 2025. The move is being hailed as a “significant...
Korean War soldier identified after 75 years laid to rest Canton
FOX 5 Atlanta - Georgia
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Seventy-five years after his death a Korean War veteran is finally laid to rest. Corporal Anthony Konze died in 1950 while serving in South Korea. But his remains were not identified until last December. CANTON, Ga. - After more than seven decades...
The Dominica Hotel and Tourism Association announces new United Airlines flight and increased American Airlines service
Dominica News Online
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June 28, 2025
Dominica News Online - Saturday, June 28th, 2025 at 8:00 AM United and American AirlinesThe Dominica Hotel and Tourism Association has announced what it calls “a significant enhancement to the island’s growing airlift capacity”: the upcoming...
Gujarat High Court Closes PIL After Efforts Fail To Trace 9 Indians Who Went Missing On Way From Dominica To USA In 2023
Live Law
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June 27, 2025
The Gujarat High Court on Friday (June 27) closed proceedings in a PIL concerning the disappearance of nine Indians who left Dominica for USA in December 2022, after it was informed that despite best efforts of Indian Embassies and Central...
UWI Five Islands Campus OECS budget watch: “Beyond the numbers: What the 2025 Budgets reveal about priorities and politics in...
The New Today Grenada
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June 28, 2025
Budgets aren’t just financial plans—they’re political statements. In 2025, Eastern Caribbean governments will reveal what they value and where they believe the future lies. From climate resilience to youth savings accounts, mega-infrastructure to...
A new event to boost the Tourism Sector comes to Dominica in July
DBS Radio
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June 27, 2025
An event to boost the Tourism Sector comes to Dominica in July. Traditour, a regional boating event, is set for July 2nd to the 4th at Purple Turtle Beach in Portsmouth. Minister for Tourism Denise Charles Pemberton
Mapa: ¿en qué países es legal el matrimonio homosexual? ¿Dónde fue legal primero?
KVIA - Texas
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June 27, 2025
Por CNN Español El matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo es una realidad en al menos 39 países, según un reporte de la Asociación Internacional de Lesbianas, Gays, Bisexuales, Trans e Intersex (ILGA, por sus siglas en inglés) y la suma de...
Comment on Government announces delay of sperm whale reserve parliamentary Bill by Lucas
Dominica News Online
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June 25, 2025
Dominica News Online - Wednesday, June 25th, 2025 at 7:15 AM Prime Minister Skerrit addressing parliament on TuesdayThe Government of Dominica has announced the delay of a Bill for an Act to establish a sperm whale reserve in Dominica. The...
Thea LaFond-Gadson among 10 candidates for World Athletics Athletes’ Commission
Dominica News Online
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July 17, 2025
Dominica News Online - Thursday, July 17th, 2025 at 8:41 AM Thea Lafond-GadsonDominican athlete and Olympian, Thea Lafond-Gadson, is among ten candidates vying for six available seats on the World Athletics Athletes’ Commission. Voting is expected...
Inside Bouyon: How a Fusion of Local Folk Music & Digitized Instruments Gave Way to Dominica’s Fast-Spreading Homegrown Genre
Billboard
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June 27, 2025
Last summer — and, for what it’s worth, this summer as well — Quan, Litleboy and Trilla G’s “Someone Else” was inescapable across the Windward Islands of the Caribbean. Whether you were feting pon di road, out with friends, or humming along to...
US government explains inclusion of Ghana on 36 country visa ban
Ghana Business News
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June 26, 2025
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa – Minister of Foreign Affairs The United States authorities have given in detail reasons for including Ghana on a list of additional 36 countries banned from travelling to the US. A report by the Washington Post citing an...