The people of Dominica may soon begin to get more updates about the island's largest infrastructure project to date. In a press conference on March 27, Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit announced that a media site visit will be held soon for the international airport that
Basic learning has been the top priority of education ministers in Latin America and the Caribbean as they gathered in Bogota, Colombia to reaffirm their commitment to "promote urgent educational recovery. The World Bank reported that the meeting aims to discuss and agree on concrete measures
New York-based magazine TIME has released its prestigious list of the world's greatest places for 2023, with a tiny Caribbean island making the cut as a destination that is "keeping the Caribbean beautiful." TIME Magazine included Dominica in its top 50 list for its "rain forests,
As the world's economies face a worsening energy crisis, reducing dependence on fossil fuels is the next most logical step to address the myriad of issues enveloping the beleaguered sector. At the recent celebration of World Consumer Rights Day last week, Dominica's Minister for Foreign
Compensation to affected landowners of Dominica's airport project is ongoing, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit announced. In a press conference Monday, Skerrit revealed that the government has issued full payment to landowners amounting to more than 24 million dollars during the first month of the year. He
Tourism in the Caribbean is now alive and well, according to latest statistics, and is recovering from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) revealed that the Caribbean accounted for 3.1 percent of all arrivals worldwide, with 28.3 million registered tourist visits
Dominica's northeast coast will see busy days ahead following the safe arrival of the heavy equipment for the construction of the island's first international airport. The vessel carrying the machinery reached Dominica's shore Friday, and the offloading is expected to happen in the next few days. In
The equipment for the construction of Dominica's massive airport project is expected to arrive this week, the government of Dominica has announced. Private company China Railway No.5 Engineering Group Co., Ltd. (“CR5”) is bringing the equipment to the island and they are looking for more people
Encouraging entrepreneurship to boost tourism in the Caribbean is key to generational wealth. This is according to the head of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), Nicola Madden-Greig, at last week’s Global Tourism Resilience Conference in Jamaica. Madden-Greig urged to shine the spotlight on the entrepreneurial
Pledges on climate financing continue to pour in the Caribbean. On Tuesday, Dominica's Office of the Prime Minister announced Roosevelt Skerrit's meeting with UK's David Rutley, MP for Macclesfield and Minister of Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office for Americas & Caribbean. "They discussed matters, including innovative climate
