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- Venezuela eyes 49 pct stake in Dominican refinery
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - The Dominican Republic is selling a large share of its oil refinery to Venezuela. Diario Libre newspaper says Venezuela will pay $130 million for a 49 percent stake in Refineria Dominicana de Petroleo SA. Dominican
- Dominican, Panama leaders meet prior to inaugural
Print Email Bookmark Save to my profile 3 Comments - last on Jul 1 at 10:39 PM Ricardo Martinelli. PANAMA. - President Leonel Fernandez met briefly with Ricardo Martinelli, who?ll assume Panama?s Presidency from Martin Torrijos today Wednesday. The
- [$] HOSTAGES AND HIJACKERS: PRECAUTIONS FOR MILITARY TRAVELERS; DOMINICA'S FINALLY GETS U.N.'S ATTENTION
When the Prime Minister of the Caribbean island nation of Dominica addressed the General Assembly this morning, she startled many listeners because she did exactly what the organizers of the 40th anniversary celebrations had asked of world leaders. The speaker, Eugenia Charles, avoided references to the regional crises of the world, made specific recommendations on how to improve the world body and kept to a fifteen-minute limit. ''I am not an expert in the affairs of the United Nations,'' Mrs....
- AROUND THE WORLD; Ex-Commander Hanged For Dominica Coup Role
The former commander of this tiny Caribbean island's military force was hanged this morning at the state prison for his role in a failed attempt to overthrow the Government of Prime Minister Eugenia Charles. It was the first execution in 13 years on Dominica, and the first since the island attained independence from Britain in 1978.
- 4 Caribbean Islands Quicken Pace Toward Union
Inspired by moves toward integration among the world's industrialized countries, four eastern Caribbean islands have accelerated efforts at total political and economic union. Faced with limited access to credit and little bargaining power in international forums, leaders of the islands, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Dominica, which form part of the Windward Islands chain, recently began a series of public assemblies that they hope will lead as early as next year to the creation of a sing...
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Dominica was the last of the Caribbean islands to be colonized by Europeans due chiefly to the fierce resistance of the native Caribs. France ceded possession to Great Britain in 1763, which made the island a colony in 1805. In 1980, two years after independence, Dominica's fortunes improved when a corrupt and tyrannical administration was replaced by that of Mary Eugenia CHARLES, the first female prime minister in the Caribbean, who remained in office for 15 years. Some 3,000 Carib Indians still living on Dominica are the only pre-Columbian population remaining in the eastern Caribbean.
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