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Dominica's Energy Minister to Visit Guadeloupe Geothermal Plant

Above: Point-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica Energy Minister Rayburn Blackmoore will be visiting the Bouillant Geothermal Plant in Guadeloupe Thursday. Blackmoore’s team will include residents of Dominica’s Roseau valley, local media and other parties; Dominica […]

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Report Urges Canada to Step Up Efforts on Caribbean Free Trade Pact

Above: Roseau, Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Canada should ramp up efforts to reach a trade deal with the Caribbean Community this year, according to a new report from the Toronto-based CD Howe Institute. The report, “A […]

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At Dominica's Secret Bay, Finding the Hidden Caribbean

Above: Secret Bay in Dominica (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell DOMINICA — There’s mystery here. I arrive, not by airplane, which of course offers its own unique vantage points, but by ferry, from the neighbouring French department of […]

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China-Funded Carib Housing Project Moves Forward in Dominica

Above: the Carib territory in Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica is moving forward with a housing project in the Carib Territory, the government announced. The project has completed 10 of 40 planned homes in the Kalinago […]


Dominica's Police Get Help from China

Above: Roseau, Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica’s police force will soon be getting help from China, which has announced the donation of 90 motorcycles to the force. The motorcycles were handed over at a signing ceremony […]


St Lucia Sees Caribbean's Biggest Increase in Net Foreign Direct Investment

By the Caribbean Journal staff Net foreign direct investment in St Lucia has risen by 81.6 this year percent compared to 2011, the largest increase in the Caribbean this year, according to estimates from the United Nations Economic Commission for […]

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Dominica Signs Contract With Iceland Firm to Begin Drilling Geothermal Wells

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica’s government has signed an $18.1 million contract with the Iceland Drilling Company to begin drilling a pair of full-sized geothermal wells in the Roseau Valley area. One production well will […]


Dominica: 4.6-Magnitude Earthquake Off Country's Eastern Coast

Above: Dominica By the Caribbean Journal staff A 4.6-magnitude earthquake occurred Friday off the eastern coast of Dominica, according to the United States Geological Survey. The epicentre of the quake was about 24 kilometres east of La Plaine, and about […]


CARICOM Team Visiting Antigua, Dominica to Assess Environment Data

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A team of representatives from the CARICOM Secretariat are visiting several Member States to examine their current position regarding statistics on the environment. The team from CARICOM’s Regional Statistics Programme is […]

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Dominica's Rosalie Bay Resort Named Finalist for US State Department Award

Above: the Rosalie Bay Resort in Dominica By the Caribbean Journal staff The Rosalie Bay Resort has been named a finalist for the United States Secretary of State’s Award for Corporate Excellence for 2012. The award, which was established by […]


Dominica Appoints New Commissioner to Organization of Eastern Caribbean States

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Former Dominica Cabinet Secretary Felix Gregoire has been appointed the country’s new Commissioner to the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States. Gregoire succeeds the late Ambassador Charles Maynard. “For a while now, […]


IMF: Dominica Economic Recovery Continues, But Losing Momentum

Above: Roseau (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica’s economic recovery is continues, but it is losing momentum, according to the International Monetary Fund, which last week concluded its 2012 Article IV Consultation with the country. “Over the past […]


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