Dominica

Dominica Eyes "Community Tourism"

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This Tiny Caribbean Island Has a Colorful Bungalow Hotel, Electric-Blue Water, and Swimming Pigs Nearby

You leave your bungalow and walk a few steps to the dock. The harbor water is already glowing a deep turquoise. A small skiff (one that came with your room) idles beside the marina, ready to push out into the channel. Within minutes the shoreline slips behind you. The engine hums across water so clear […]

Dominica

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 IDA recently led a stakeholders’ forum on the idea, under the theme of “Enabling the […]

Dominica

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 will “result in the upgrade and expansion of the infrastructure to attract new investment,” Skerrit […]

Dominica

In Dominica, Helping Small Businesses Go Green

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica’s Agricultural Industrial and Development Bank will soon be implementing a pilot project to finance energy efficiency investments by micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in the country. The project is being supported by the Caribbean Development Bank in the amount of $500,000, the CDB announced this […]

Dominica to Begin Rehabilitation Projects in Roseau, Portsmouth

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The governments of Dominica and Brazil have signed a pair of cooperation agreements. The deals include an agreement first proposed at the Brazil-CARICOM summit in 2010 and a $100,000 pact between the two countries’ water utilities. “We signed an agreement in water resource development in September […]

Dominica, Chile Sign Visa Exemption Agreement

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica and Chile have signed a new visa exemption agreement, the two sides announced. The agreement covers holders of diplomatic and official passports; it was first submitted as a draft agreement in October of last year. The official signing took place on Monday at the Ministry […]

Dominica's Parliament Approves Bill to Make CCJ Final Court of Appeal

Above: Dominica (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica’s Parliament has approved a bill to make the Caribbean Court of Justice the country’s final court of appeal. Speaking to the House of Assembly this week, Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said the move made this an “historic time.” When completed, Dominica’s decision would […]

The Caribbean's Hottest Destination

Above: Wotten Waven, Dominica (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell WOTTEN WAVEN — It’s hot here. Yes, it’s the Caribbean. And yes, the sun is heavy. But there’s another source of heat; something beneath my shoes. You can see it in the copper-orange pools of boiling water; in the fumes that rise to the […]

Time For Caribbean Region to "Attack" High Energy Costs

Above: geothermal work in Dominica (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s time for a frontal “attack” on high energy costs in the Caribbean region, according to Dr Warren Smith, president of the Caribbean Development Bank. Smith, who was speaking at the 44th Annual Meeting of the of the Board of Governors of […]

China Builds Multimillion-Dollar Agriculture Facility in Dominica

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica will soon be opening a multimillion-dollar Agriculture Centre, the government said this week. The centre, which was funded by the government of China, will officially open during the country’s Agriculture and Forestry Festival, which begins Monday. “During the activity we are going to formally declare […]

Dominica Talking to China About Building International Airport

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica is in talks with China on the possibility of building an international airport in the country. Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has led a three-member team to China to discuss precisely that. The idea, according to a government statement, would be to build an airport […]

"Tourism Is Everybody's Business"

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff With the continued importance of tourism to the regional economy, more and more governments are looking to ensure the industry is valued locally. Accordingly, the Discover Dominica Authority recently launched the “Tourism Awareness Month” in Dominica, aiming to increase awareness of the country’s biggest private economic […]

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