Three Dominican students earned degrees at Midwestern State University’s Commencement Ceremony over the weekend.
They were among 44 Caribbean students who also walked the stage.
Kyle Francis earned magna cum laude honors and a bachelor of science in computer science.
Allisa Matthew earned cum laude honors with a bachelor of business administration in accounting.
Annaton Nesty earned her bachelor of science in respiratory care.
Over 100Dominican students have earned degrees from Midwestern since 1995.
Fifteen new students from Dominica will be accepted to Midwestern State University in August 2012, and will be part of the over 1000 who have been recruited in the 19year history of the program.
The Government of Dominica provides support to individual students and to the program in general.
Dominica Labour Party Parliamentarians have been told that they are about to be placed under the microscope for serious scrutiny.
That stern warning has come from the Leader of the incumbent DLP-Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit.
He told delegates of the DLP’s convention in St Joseph on Sunday, that they would have to step up their game ahead of the next election or run the risk of being replaced.
He says whenever elections are called; the DLP should have 21 stronger candidates.
Prime Minister Skerrit says he is not getting enough from those who benefit from the DLP.
The DLP currently holds 18 of the country’s 21 parliamentary seats.
Meantime Regional Pollster Peter Wickham says the DLP government must use its parliamentary strength to change “outdated” laws in the country.
He was speaking on the heels of a recent dual citizenship issue recently landed Prime Minister Skerrit and his education minister Peter St Jean in court with the Opposition.
Management at the Public works Corporation says efforts are ongoing to address the cash flow problem at the company.
Recently appointed general manager of the corporation Eddie Henry says a draft five year business plan will be finalized at a management retreat later this month.
A system for road maintenance and the implementation of budget cycle for the corporation will be given priority.
Head of the Drug Abuse Prevention Unit Jacinta Bannis says her department wants to be advised whether government should change the consent age for the purchase of alcohol.
Only persons 18 years and older are eligible to purchase alcohol, although the substance is being consumed by those under the consented age.
Over fifty employees from a fast food franchise will from next week be in search of new jobs as the company closes its northern branch.
According to information reaching kairi news, Staff at the KFC Portsmouth branch were told on Monday that the company will be shutting down operations next week due to financial reasons.
According to a close source employees have not yet received any written letters of closure and how they will be compensated for the short notice is still unknown.
KFC Portsmouth opened its doors close to three years ago.
When kairi news contacted Management on the news of closure the general manager indicated that the company will soon release a statement on the matter.
Fine Foods Inc, the company responsible for KFC also shut down its ritual franchises in Roseau and Portsmouth for similar reasons.
