Key areas fundamental to the construction of Dominica's international airport are now being prepped, an official said. In a report by Dominica News Online, International Airport Development Company's (IADC) CEO Samuel Johnson said that the constructing company has already been handed out several "initial concept documents"
UN NEWS—Haiti needs “urgent” support from the international community to stop the suffering of people at the hands of violent gangs who have been shooting people at random and burning them alive, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, warned on Tuesday. In the
There is so much the Dominica-China Friendship Hospital has to offer, the prime minister of Dominica said. In recent press conference, Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit shared a number of "high-class and modern services" offered at the premier hospital, including the free medical care offered to
The Caribbean island of Dominica continues to see gradual growth in its economy for 2023, and if this persists, the government's debt may even decrease slightly before the end of the year. This is what Dr. Irving McIntyre, Minister for Finance, Economic Development, Climate Resilience, and
With climate change disproportionately affecting small island developing states (SIDS) like Dominica, experts are calling for a close collaboration between the scientific community and local governments to develop sustainable plans to keep these states "habitable." In a comprehensive report prepared by BBC's Future Planet, experts weighed
Jamaica's cruise sector is rebounding strongly, according to Tourism Minister Hon. Edmund Bartlett, following a slowdown caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. Bartlett said during a destination assurance meeting in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, that Jamaica continues to witness an increase in cruise passenger arrivals, with about
The Guyana Office for Investment, the Government of Guyana's Investment Agency, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will result in the establishment of a Healthcare Call Center in Guyana this year. This is a direct result of His Excellency, Dr Irfaan Ali, President of Guyana,
Release - The Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, has become the first Black woman as well as the first Caribbean, Dominican and British person to receive the University of California (UC) Berkeley’s prestigious Global Leadership Award in recognition
Dominica's prime minister has reiterated the role of the developer in the construction of the island's first international airport, in a bid to be more transparent to his constituents about the project's progress and funding. At the last press conference on Friday, prime minister Roosevelt Skerrit
Release - Grenada, known as the spice island of the Caribbean, is hosting its 10th annual, week-long Grenada Chocolate Festival. The festival, which started in 2014, will take place from May 16 – 21, 2023 and celebrates the rich history and culture of chocolate production
