The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) today approved a US$20-million loan for Dominica to help close financing gaps, which have widened due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The country, still reeling from the devastation of Tropical Storm Erika in 2015 and Hurricane Maria in 2017, which caused an estimated loss of 90% […]
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated the Government and People of the Commonwealth of Dominica on the country’s Forty-Second Anniversary as an independent nation. CARICOM Secretary-General Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, in a congratulatory message to Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, pointed to the great fortitude and resilience demonstrated by the Government […]
WASHINGTON, July 6, 2020 – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved US$16.4 million in additional financing for Dominica to support ongoing projects in the areas of agriculture and infrastructure for climate resilience and economic recovery from COVID-19 impacts. “Agricultural livelihoods, food security, and resilience to climate-related shocks are key priorities for Dominica. This financing […]
As Election Day approaches in Dominica, the Chair of the Commonwealth Observer Group (COG), is encouraging ‘peaceful elections.’ Since the Group arrived in Dominica, there have been protests, incidents of civil unrest and threats of violence. The Chairperson of the COG, Zainab Bangura – a former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sierra Leone and former Under-Secretary-General […]
In collaboration with Argentina, a project will be implemented in these countries to generate best practices for the entire beekeeping industry in the Caribbean. San Jose, 8 July 2019 (IICA) – Representatives of the governments of Argentina, Canada and Barbados met in the latter country and pledged to assist Caribbean countries in implementing best practices related […]
Landmark Dominican Case Delivered by the Caribbean Court of Justice- Statement by Attorneys-at-law Representing Mariette Warrington The Commonwealth of Dominica’s first case before the Caribbean Court of Justice, Warrington v Dominica Broadcasting Corporation, was decided in favour of the Appellant Mariette Warrington. Attorney-at-law Cara Shillingford, who was assisted by Attorney-at-law Jonathan Bhagan, represented Ms. Warrington […]
The initiative was endorsed by the Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Manuel Otero, during a meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture as well as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Caribbean country. Roseau, Dominica. 23 August 2018 (IICA). The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) will […]
ROSEAU, Dominica — The innovative project in Dominica to provide affordable houses in Bellevue Chopin to house displaced residents of Petite Savanne following Tropical Storm Erika, which has been financed through the country’s citizenship by investment programme (CIP), is on track for the handover of the first completed units at the end of next month. […]
