News Rum Journal: Dominica’s Seaside Magic
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor From the Caribbean’s “nature island,” of Dominica we’re sharing Rosalie Bay resort’s signature cocktail, a rum-vodka combo guaranteed to transport you to where the Rosalie River meets black-sand beaches in a single sip. The […]
Dominica Renames Main Airport
Above: the new Douglas-Charles Airport By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica has officially renamed its main airport. The former Melville Hall International Airport has been renamed the Douglas-Charles Airport. It honour former Prime Ministers Roosevelt Douglas and Pierre Charles for […]
Dominica to Begin Roseau, Portsmouth Facelifts in Early 2015
Above: Roseau (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica’s government will begin work on “facelift” projects in the urban areas of Roseau and Portsmouth in early 2015, it said this week. The island’s government signed a memorandum of understanding […]
News OECS, UN World Tourism Organization Sign Memorandum of Understanding
Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States and the United Nations World Tourism Organization have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at enhancing their cooperation. The memorandum was approved by Caribbean Ministers […]
Dominica Lowering Corporate Tax
Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica’s government is planning a reduction in the country’s corporate tax, it announced this week. Dominica will be lowering the corporate tax rate to 25 percent from 30 percent, according to […]
Dominica Eyes "Community Tourism"
Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff More and more often, Caribbean countries speak of the need for “sustainable tourism.” While that term has come to mean many different things, for Dominica, it’s a bit more specific: tourism […]
News New Ecuador Ambassador to Dominica
Above: Dominica (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Ecuador has named its new Ambassador to Dominica. The country’s new envoy is Ambassador Dr Galo Yepez Holguin, who presented his credentials to Dominica President Charles Savarin at a ceremony […]
A Venture Capital Fund in Dominica?
Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Invest Dominica Authority is exploring the possibility of establishing a national venture capital fund in the country. The IDA’s proposed project would augment the government’s current structural reform programme. The […]
Dominica to Begin Rehabilitation Projects in Roseau, Portsmouth
Above: Roseau, Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Rehabilitation and enhancement projects of the city of Roseau and the town of Portsmouth, Dominica will begin in the 2014/2015 fiscal year, according to Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit. The projects […]