Dominica News

Miss OECS Pageant serves as the exclusive platform for talented girls to showcase their talents and intelligence, enhancing their skills on the stage.

PM Roosevelt Skerrit calls Cabrits Marina project a major investment in Dominica’s tourism sector.

Thea Lafond Gadson won Dominica’s first ever Gold Medal in Olympics at Paris held in August 2024 and glorify the reputation of the country in Triple Jump event at the global stage.

PM Skerrit added that the talks focused on the topics such as disaster management, aiming to enhance the efforts of Dominica in mitigating their impacts.

The few showers can become tough for low-lying and flood-prone areas as the advisory has also been issued for the operators and sea crafters.

The Teen Pageant is known as the platform to promote youth’s talents and their dreams in the pageantry, allowing them to explore new possibilities in their career and life.

PM Skerrit said the government had been saving money in a special account from the Citizenship by Investment funds over the years and when Maria happened, it had EC$389 million in its accounts.

Dominica and Germany have a bilateral investment protection and promotion pact since the mid-1980s.

The Emergency Agriculture Livelihoods and Climate Resilience Project aims to restore agricultural livelihoods and enhance climate resilience of farmers and fishers who were affected by Hurricane Maria in Dominica in 2017.

The tournament is sponsored by Joma and Creole Heartbeat who are known for their competitive action and corporate camaraderie.

East Coast Road Project is funded by the government of Dominica and the World Bank under the Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project

Minister of Agriculture, Roland Royer said that the DECRP is the transformative initiative that embodied different sectors and enhanced the agriculture sector in Dominica.

PM Roosevelt Skerrit, who completed 21 years in office the same day, said he took charge at a challenging time.

The event saw the presence of some top representatives of the government, including Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, Finance Minister Irving McIntyre and Agriculture Minister Roland Royer.

The project is expected to upgrade the main road which is the primary link between Roseau and Southern Communities of Bellevue Chopin, Grand Bay, and Bagatelle.

PM Skerrit shared her photo and said that is the profound loss for everyone in Dominica as she is known for her excellence.

Dominica welcomes flights from the major regional airlines such as WINAir, interCaribbean Airways, Caribbean Airlines, LIAT 2020 and Sunrise Airways.

The National Authorizing Officer for the European Development Fund Carie Roberts also gave an update on the project and noted that initially it was the smallest road and when the rehabilitation started the works on the road have been increased.

Arawak House of Culture was damaged after Hurricane Maria struck the island nation in September 2017.

Numerous events have been scheduled for this year’s Mas Dominik starting with the official opening parade on Sunday, January 18, 2025.