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 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
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
Dominica's first government-approved real estate project under its Citizenship by Investment Program (CBI), Cabrits Resort & Spa, is undergoing a massive change in its operations and management. Rangel Developments, an investment and hospitality company based that operates across the Eastern Caribbean, has assured that the Dominicans
Some islands in the Caribbean affected by the heavy downpour last week may have to brace themselves for more rainy days ahead. In a recent update by the Eastern Caribbean Weather, moderate to heavy showers have impacted Guadeloupe and Dominica in the last 10 hours. Martinique,
To commemorate and honour the resilience of the "last existing indigenous peoples in the world," Dominica is holding a festive celebration to its first inhabitants—the Kalinago people. This is the 41st edition of the Kalinago Week, a week-long revelry with a variety of activities that highlight
Weather forecasters are monitoring a system in the Atlantic that may enter the Caribbean on Friday, becoming the first storm to visit the region in nearly two months. According to the New York Times, the storm was "strengthening quickly throughout the evening" of Thursday. The National Hurricane
Dominica will see more resilient infrastructure to be completed in the coming year along with more projects to beautify the island, and roads to forge stronger connection and interaction across communities, its prime minister said. During his presentation of the 2022-2023 National Budget this week, Prime
A total of 57 families received the keys to their climate-resilient houses in Dominica, and they come just in time to provide safer shelter for a possibly "above-average" hurricane activity this year. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has predicted a 65 percent chance of
Dominica is confident that it will be able to meet all of its sustainable development goals (SDGs) by 2030. This is according to Vince Henderson, Dominica's Minister for Planning, Economic Development, Climate Resilience, Sustainable Development, and Renewable Energy. Henderson said that while Hurricane Maria placed Dominica "under
