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Draft legislation for establishment of Eastern Caribbean CBI/CIP regulator now available for public comment
Dominica News Online
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July 4, 2025
ECCB press release - Friday, July 4th, 2025 at 9:00 AM The Interim Regulatory Commission (IRC) has published the draft legislation for the establishment of a regional regulator for Citizenship by Investment Programmes (CBI/CIP) – the Eastern...
Dominica government contributes $13.4 million towards staging of 25th edition of WCMF
Dominica News Online
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June 27, 2025
Home >> News Dominica News Online - Friday, June 27th, 2025 at 2:15 PM A section of the crowd during the staging of WCMF last yearThe Government of Dominica has contributed 13.4 million dollars towards the staging of the 25th edition of the World...
Canarsie bursts with Caribbean pride at epic Heritage Month celebration
Caribbean Life - New York
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July 3, 2025
Sen. Roxaane Persaud, left, displays Guyana flag, flanked by Betty Dyal, Anthony Rhone and Karen Wharton. Photo by Nelson A. King Food, music, dancing, and pageantry were on full display on Saturday, June 28, during the Annual Caribbean-American...
Dominica today joined in the observance of the International MSME Day 2025
DBS Radio
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June 27, 2025
Home News Dominica today joined in the observance of the International MSME Day 2025 Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Small Business Development Gloria Joseph says Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises are the heartbeat of a country’s economy....
Dominica today joined in the observance of the International MSME Day...
DBS Radio
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June 27, 2025
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Small Business Development Gloria Joseph says Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises are the heartbeat of a country’s economy. Dominica is today joining in the observance of the International Micro, Small and...
Making the Greater Caribbean viable: Geopolitics of a region in transformation
Latinoamerica21
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July 3, 2025
In a world in crisis, like the one we live in today, the first to undergo transformation are dependent, heterogeneous, and vulnerable geopolitical spaces, such as the Greater Caribbean — a diverse and strategic region that includes not only the...
The global fallout of Trump’s travel bans
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 3, 2025
President Donald Trump’s sweeping orders banning citizens of 12 countries, international students, and his threats to ban Nigeria and 35 other countries from travelling to the United States—whether anchored under the guise of national security,...
LIVE: Dominica State College’s 23rd Commencement Ceremony
Dominica News Online
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July 3, 2025
Home >> Education/Youth Government Information Service of Dominica - Thursday, July 3rd, 2025 at 9:51 AM https://www.youtube.com/live/rvqpCxH-qyE Related Articles Copyright 2012 Dominica News Online, DURAVISION INC. All Rights Reserved. This...
US travel ban alarms all
Caymanian Times
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July 3, 2025
Four Eastern Caribbean nations are under new scrutiny from a recently leaked United States State Department memo raising concerns over the future mobility of their citizens and the broader implications for their citizenship-by-investment (CBI)...
A few of Dominica’s watering holes make a splash among regional beach bars
Dominica News Online
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July 2, 2025
Dominica News Online - Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025 at 11:17 AM David L. Hyman, marine journalist and self-proclaimed ’20-year beach bar researcher,’ has reportedly spent decades exploring Caribbean watering holes, and his findings include that...
Caribbean Export and Canada launch GRIT to empower women entrepreneurs
Now Grenada
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June 25, 2025
The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export), in partnership with the Government of Canada, is proud to announce the launch of GRIT — Caribbean Women Entrepreneurs Generating Resilient and Inclusive Trade — a transformative...
The Dreamiest Rainforest Resorts in the Caribbean, From Dominica to Belize
Caribbean Journal
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July 3, 2025
The Caribbean is often imagined as a string of sun-drenched beaches — white sand, turquoise water, and endless horizon. And while that version of the Caribbean is very real, it’s only part of the story. Move beyond the shoreline, and the islands...
Dominica delays sperm whale reserve bill amid stakeholder concerns
Caribbean National Weekly
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June 26, 2025
The Dominica government has postponed the passage of legislation to formally establish a sperm whale reserve off the country’s west coast, citing the need for further consultation with local stakeholders. The decision was announced by Prime...
Caribbean Export and Canada launch GRIT to empower female entrepreneurs in the region
Jamaica Observer
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June 26, 2025
Launching GRIT are (from left) Wayne Elliott, manager, technical programmes, Caribbean Export Development Agency; Abebech Assefa, counsellor (development) and head of cooperation at the Canadian High Commission to Barbados; Emma Hippolyte,...
Fontaine says ‘no reason given’ for Linton’s resignation as UWP President
Dominica News Online
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July 2, 2025
Dominica News Online - Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025 at 9:12 AM Then president of the UWP Lennox Linton and political leader, Dr. Thomson Fontaine at a press conference in June 2024Dr. Thomson Fontaine, Political Leader of the United Workers’ Party...
Fond Cole and Stockfarm residents demand action by authorities after landfill fire
Dominica News Online
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July 15, 2025
Section of the Fond Cole Sanitary Landfill“Enough is enough, for too long we have been treated like the same garbage that is affecting us. It’s time to relocate the landfill.” Those were the words of one female resident from the community of Fond...
Local Man who Founded Pair of Businesses, Earned Hall of Fame Status, Peter John Bonasso, Passes
Connect Bridgeport - West Virginia
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July 4, 2025
Peter John Bonasso, 96, of Fairmont, passed away on Sunday, June 29, 2025 peacefully surrounded by his family. He was the son of Franklin Samuel Bonasso and Josephine Audia Bonasso. He was born in Wyatt, WV on August 5, 1928. Peter Bonasso, is...
Travelers Are Looking for Adventure, and This Caribbean Island Is The Place for It
Caribbean Journal
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June 25, 2025
There’s a feeling in Dominica right now — a quiet surge, a subtle hum of momentum that you can sense in the air as soon as you arrive at Douglas-Charles Airport. The first three months of 2025 tell the story: Dominica welcomed 24,321 stayover...
Mayor pays tribute to five at Gracie Mansion Caribbean-American Heritage event
Caribbean Life - New York
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July 2, 2025
On Monday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams honored four Caribbean nationals during his annual grand Caribbean-American Heritage Month Celebration at Gracie Mansion, the mayor’s official residence on East 88th St., Upper East Side, Manhattan. The...
OP-ED: Cooperatives in the Caribbean, a proven path to decent work and sustainable development
Dominica News Online
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July 2, 2025
The Caribbean is at a critical juncture. Climate change is battering our shores, global economic shocks are testing our resilience, and social inequalities continue to leave too many behind. Amid these challenges, a powerful and time-tested...