The Dominican government is on a determined path to construct 5,000 resilient homes by 2030, demonstrating their unwavering commitment to the establishment of resilient communities. At the budget hearing for the 2023/24 fiscal year, Dominica's Ministry of Housing and Development revealed that it has completed the
Work continues at Dominica's international airport as facilities to support the main construction are being built at the site. In an interview quoted by the Associate Times, the CEO of International Airport Development Company Samuel Johnson said that as soon as the equipment from China arrived
UN NEWS—Truck drivers in southern Africa who have been recruited to traffic or smuggle people illegally are learning about the risks involved thanks to the UN drugs and crime agency, UNODC. “I used to transport sugar from Malawi,” said an anonymous driver, who was arrested for
The Caribbean islands are essentially a microcosm of the challenges we’re all facing. This is according to the founding director of Northeastern University’s Global Resilience Institute, Stephen E. Flynn—as cited by a recent report by The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)—and therefore, world leaders must begin paying
Dominica has partnered with a full-scale engineering, construction, and management firm to reduce the coastal vulnerability of its citizens. Smith Warner International (SWI) will spearheaded this project for coastal communities called the Coastal Hazard Vulnerability Project (CHVP). SWI is a company headquartered in Jamaica and has satellite
Dominica is the next Caribbean country slated for a rapid special assessment by a U.S. think tank, which aims to identify climate vulnerability and risks in coastal communities. The think tank, Stimson Center, along with the Commonwealth Secretariat have started conducting the groundbreaking project in a
ASSOCIATED PRESS (BY MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA AND DÁNICA COTO) —Dominican authorities announced late Friday that they are pursuing a criminal case against a plastics company based on evidence found during an investigation into a powerful explosion this week that killed at least 31 people. Police and the Public Ministry issued a
The school year for Dominica's newest private medical school has officially begun as it welcomed students from all over the world this week. A total of nine students enrolled at the American Canadian School of Medicine (ACSOM), a premier institution that replaced the Ross University School
As world leaders prepare for the upcoming COP28, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is slated to rally for more support on the Lost and Damage Fun designed to assist countries most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. The Lost and Damage Fund came to fruition
Dominica aims to attract diasporans and visitors via a new initiative that focuses on the island's top land resources. Called the The Best of Both Worlds “Luxe Land Link”- Land Offer Programme, this land link initiative will "strategically leverage the abundant land resources across three crucial
