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Peterson Laville of Penville, is now dead from what villagers believe are injuries sustained from a fall off a wall on August 15 during Fete Penville.

He reportedly died from a broken spine and internal bleeding.

An eyewitness report of the incident says the 54-year-old man, who died at the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) eight days after the incident, was supposedly intoxicated when he fell asleep on the ledge of a wall, about 9:30 p.m. on the evening in question.

The eyewitness report says the man was unconscious after the fall near “Giant’s” shop/bar, and while waiting on the ambulance to arrive, he was aided by a female Roseau firefighter and another individual.

Villagers later joined in assisting them.
Laville was initially taken to the Reginald F. Armour Hospital in Portsmouth and later transferred to the PMH.

Minister of National Security and member of the Dominica labor party Charles Saverin is describing the Court’s decision on Wednesday to throw out a number of petitions submitted by the UWP as an historic and momentous day in the political Evolution of Dominica.

The petitions pointed to irregularities during the December 18, 2009 general elections.

Saverin was a guest on kairi’s Heng Thursday.

He says the UWP fails to accept the court’s decision to throw out a number of petitions submitted by the party.
Saverin says the court’s decision is victory for the electoral process in Dominica.

Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Public Works, Energy and Ports Lucian Blackmoore is refuting claims that LIAT had many concerns regarding nigh landing in Dominica.

The Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority has approved night landing in Dominica.

Blackmoore says government is currently awaiting an inaugural flight, followed by scheduled flights.

He says the technical concerns that LIAT spoke about did not pertain to any issue at the Melville Hall Airport.

The government of Anguilla says it will borrow ten million EC dollars from Dominica to pay civil servants at the end of this month.

Anguilla’s Chief Minister Herbert Hughes said the money is coming from the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB)-the Dominica credit.
He said the previous administration was doing the same thing and that they went to borrow money from the Dominica credit at the ECCB.

According to him, Dominica has built up a big credit in the ECCB because the country is prudently managing its finances.
He said government this week has been negotiating successfully with the Dominica government through the ECCB

According to him, Dominica has agreed that Anguilla can use EC$10 million from their credit to pay wages in August.
The previous administration borrowed a similar amount from the ECCB last year using the Dominica credit arrangement with the financial institution.

Hughes noted that Anguillans only found out about the use of the Dominica credit when Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit spoke about it during his election campaign

The Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority has confirmed that it has approved night landing at the Melville Hall Airport.

The approval follows a series of test flights at the airport.
Here’s the BBC’s Marie-Claire Williams.

The Eastern Caribbean Supreme high Court has struck out a number of petitions submitted by the United Workers Party which pointed to irregularities during the December 18, 2009 general elections.

Justice Brian Cottle read out a 65 page verdict, outlining the analysis of each of the petitions in detail.

While submissions of bribery, fraud and denial to the state owned radio station DBS were struck out, the petition addressing the Legality of Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and Peter St Jean’s eligibility for nomination as candidates for parliamentary office will stand trial at a later date to be announced by the court.

Leader of the UWP Ron Green told the media that he was disappointed.

Two of the six election petitions filed by the United Workers Party challenging the results of the December 18, 2009 general elections will be heard before a court.

The issue of bribery and access to the state owned media has been thrown out.

Green says he is happy that the matter regarding dual citizenship is going forward.

Lawyer representing the UWP council Joffery Letang says he did not agree with how the judge applied the law but his judgment will be scrutinized to determine whether an appeal is necessary.

Meantime Attorney General Francine Baron Royer says the ruling is an indication that evidence must be submitted when allegations are made

Carib Chief Garnet Joseph is calling on Dominicans to refrain from discriminating against the indigenous people.

Joseph said while several persons have been educated on the history of the Caribs in Dominica, they are still being stigmatized.

He says making the Kalinago history a permanent part of the school’s curriculum could help curb the problem.

The Ministry of Health is calling on the general public to maintain vigilance in the fight against the aedes Egypti mosquito which transmits the Dengue fever.

Chief environmental health officer Anthony Scotland says so far there are one hundred and eighty three (183) reported cases of Dengue Fever for the period July to August 2010.

Scotland says residents too have to take precautionary measure to prevent the spread of Dengue.

He says the ministry is expected to conduct a fogging expedition in the Roseau area soon.

Meantime Mayor of the city of Roseau Cecil Joseph says the figures of confirmed cases of the Dengue fever in the city are frightening.

He says the council is expected to meet with health officials this week to discuss the way forward.

The Mayor is also calling on residents to take all necessary action to prevent the spread of Dengue.