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IMF: Dominica Economic Recovery Continues, But Losing Momentum

Dominica Looking to Add to Hotel Stock

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica’s government is pushing to improve the hotel stock on the island, according to Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit. Skerrit was speaking to a group of overseas nationals this week. Construction is …

In Dominica, Snorkeling in Champagne

Above: Champagne Reef (CJ Photo) “It’s like being in a giant glass of champagne” By Alexander Britell DOMINICA — Dive and snorkeling sites across the Caribbean offer unique attractions, from marine flora to encounters with dolphins. But how …

Dominica Making Road Upgrades

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica is working to make improvements to the country’s road network, following the residual effects of Tropical Storm Ophelia in 2011. “We have started doing some of the river defence works …

Haiti Looking to Guadeloupe and Martinique for New Tourists

Above: Guadeloupe (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti is eyeing the French departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique as new sources of tourism. On Thursday, Haiti Tourism Minister Stephanie Villedrouin received a group of tourists from Guadeloupe to the …

Tourism: Dominica Pushes Nature Product, Works to Improve Air Access

Above: Dominica By Alexander Britell ST KITTS — Dominica is pushing its nature and ecological tourism product as it looks to improve air access to the country, according Colin Piper, Dominica’s Director of Tourism. Piper was speaking at a briefing …

Caribbean’s Youngest Ministers Offer New Ideas on the Future of Tourism

Above: Junior Ministers at the Tourism Youth Congress in St Kitts (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell ST KITTS — Should Jamaica build a museum to honour sporting heroes like Usain Bolt? Or should Dominica hold an annual “Nature Island Games” …

Haiti’s GDP to Grow 6 Percent, Continue to Lead Region in 2012: ECLAC

Above: construction work on Wharf Jeremy in Haiti’s Port-au-Prince (UN Photo/Logan Abassi) By the Caribbean Journal staff Haiti’s economy is projected to grow 6 percent in 2012, followed by 7.5 percent GDP growth in 2013, according to the Economic Survey …

Grenada, Barbados, Dominica Warn UN on Impact of Climate Change

Above: Grenada’s Permanent UN Representative, Dessima Williams (UN Photo/Rick Bajornas) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dessima Williams and Barbados Foreign Minister Sen. Maxine McClean urged the global body to pay attention to the …

Dominica Swears In New President

Above: Dominica (Photo: Dominica Tourism) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica’s parliament has named Eliud Williams as its seventh president. Williams was officially sworn in Monday by Justice Brian Cottle. The choice was not without controversy, amid charges by the …

Dominica Native Named Director of Pan American Health Organization

Above: Dominica’s Dr Carissa Etienne (Photo: PAHO) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica’s Dr Carissa Etienne has been elected the new director of the Pan American Health Organization. Etienne was chosen by PAHO Member States during the 28th Pan American …

IMF: Weak Demand, Banana Crop Hold Back Dominica’s Economic Recovery

Above: Dominica By the Caribbean Journal staff While Dominica’s authorities’ public investment has helped the country withstand a challenging economic environment, weak demand and the outbreak of the Black Sigatoka banana disease will “continue to hold back” a recovery, according …

Dominica Prime Minister: No Plans to Remove Valued-Added Tax

Above: Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit (UN Photo/Marco Castro) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica has no plans to remove or create an exemption for the country’s value-added tax, according to Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit. To do so, he …

Dominica Seeks Diaspora Investment

By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica is looking abroad for help in nation-building at home. The island nation wants help from the diaspora, according to Minister for Constituency Empowerment Ambrose George. “Dominicans living overseas can participate in the actual development …

Dominica’s Young Entrepreneurs Develop Ideas, With Help from Israel

Above: Dominica By the Caribbean Journal staff Young entrepreneurs in Dominica’s cultural industry are receiving help to develop their business ideas this week through a Cultural Enterprise Business Lab. The lab is being organized by the Dominica Youth Business Trust …

Dominica, Grenada Among Countries Developing Regional Black Sigatoka Plan

Above: a banana plant (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica and Grenada are among a group of countries developing a regional plan to combat the Black Sigatoka disease, which is a growing threat to the Caribbean’s banana crop. …

Dominica Continues Efforts to Control Spread of Black Sigatoka

Above: a banana plant (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica is continuing its efforts to prevent the spread of the Black Sigatoka disease, which targets banana plants. The fungal disease, which was confirmed to have reached the island …

Dominica Stepping Up Crime Fight

By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica’s government says it is committed to its fight on crime, and is ramping up efforts to curtail criminal behaviour on the island. “The police, in particular, have stepped up their action in an effort …

Dominica Growing Small Business Sector

Above: Dominica (Photo: Dominica Tourism) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica’s small business sector is showing signs of growth, according to Tourism Minister Ian Douglas. The improvement comes along with concomitant growth in the tourism industry. Douglas said more than …