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Upcoming Caribbean Investment Forum: focus on driving region’s global economic capacity
Dominica News Online
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July 17, 2025
Dominica News Online - Thursday, July 17th, 2025 at 10:07 AM With only two weeks remaining before the Caribbean Investment Forum (CIF) 2025, organizers have revealed an influential lineup of speakers, including Caribbean government leaders, senior...
Virtual women’s gathering aims to heal the ‘sister wound’ and reignite female solidarity
Dominica News Online
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July 17, 2025
Dominica News Online - Thursday, July 17th, 2025 at 1:16 PM Valsina StouteValcina Candy Stoute of San Sauveur has come up with an initiative to rekindle the spirit of sisterhood among women, a virtual Women’s Gathering scheduled for Saturday, July...
Inside the new insurance scheme for banana, plantain farmers
St. Lucia Times
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July 23, 2025
A new insurance programme designed to protect banana and plantain farmers against extreme weather events has been officially launched in Saint Lucia. It will utilise satellite data, government-backed premiums and a phased approach. Launched on...
Global Africa Commission Proposed as ACTIF2025 Opens in Grenada
Antigua.News
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July 28, 2025
“What we have done so far is prove the concept, we now need to institutionalise it,” Oramah said. “We should consider creating a Commission that becomes fully responsible for delivering on the Africa-Caribbean and broader Global Africa initiative…...
Youth Ministry: Summer Day Camp details altered, following successful launch with record enrollment
Dominica News Online
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July 16, 2025
Dominica News Online - Wednesday, July 16th, 2025 at 1:54 PM The Ministry of Youth Development has announced the official start of Summer Day Camp 2025 across communities throughout Dominica, marking a significant milestone with enrollment numbers...
Trump to slap tariffs on Caribbean countries
Dominica News Online
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July 16, 2025
Dominica News Online - Wednesday, July 16th, 2025 at 8:47 AM Official portrait 2025.By Daniel Torok – White HouseFacebook, Public Domain.US President Donald Trump, has plans to impose import tariffs on what he described as “smaller nations”...
Comment on Fourth annual Grenada Dive and Conservation Festival slated for October by acs
Dominica News Online
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July 14, 2025
Dominica News Online - Monday, July 14th, 2025 at 5:30 PM The Grenada Tourism Authority (GTA) has announced the return of the Dive and Conservation Festival, scheduled to take place from October 25 to October 31, 2025. Now in its fourth year, the...
Para athletes shine at transformative GAPS camp in Jamaica
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 29, 2025
KINGSTON, JAMAICA — The recently concluded GAPS (Gather, Adjust, Prepare, Sustain) Camp, held at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus, has been hailed as a groundbreaking milestone in the advancement of para sport across the...
Realizing the Potential of Country Platforms
Project Syndicate
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While there is no silver bullet for development, country platforms can help advance complex investment agendas, particularly where institutional gaps in delivery or coordination are hampering progress. If they are to meet this potential, however,...
List of countries Ghanaians can visit without a visa
GhanaWeb
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July 28, 2025
Ghanaian passport holders will no longer require a visa to visit five countries so far in 2025, following the ratification of new visa waiver agreements. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, announced the development via a...
Government to reform operations at DSWMC to ensure timely garbage collection
Dominica News Online
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July 27, 2025
Fond Cole LandfillDominica Solid Waste Management Corporation (DSWMC) will soon undergo a reform in its operations to better fulfil the corporation’s mandate to ensure the timely collection of garbage across the island. made the remarks during the...
Sixteen Eggleston families receive keys to new homes next month under resilient housing initiative
Dominica News Online
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July 28, 2025
As the government continues to drive the resilient housing agenda through major projects island-wide, sixteen (16) families from the community of Eggleston will receive keys to their new homes next month. Presenting the 2025/26National Budget last...
Caribbean Under Heat Warnings — But Is It Record-Breaking?
Magnetic Media
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July 26, 2025
Georgetown, Guyana, 22 July 2025 (PAHO) – The Joint Subregional Cooperation Strategy that will provide a coordinated framework for technical cooperation to address common public health challenges in the Caribbean was signed today by the Director...
Naitram misses out as national selectors focus on fitness
St. Lucia Times
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July 28, 2025
Two former West Indies Under-19 captains are in the Saint Lucian squad for the Windward Islands Cricket Board Super50 Men’s Tournament bowling off on Monday at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground and Mindoo Phillip Park. But the selectors have found no...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Avoiding misleading eco-claims
Dominica News Online
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July 17, 2025
Home >> Agriculture Dominica News Online - Thursday, July 17th, 2025 at 10:47 AM Coffee berries To the Editor, I write with interest following the recent article “Coffee ads banned for misleading ‘compostable’ claims,” which reports the UK...
CARPHA and the World Bank Convened ...
SKNVibes
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America. July 23, 2025 -- The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA)?in collaboration with the World Bank convened the 12th Meeting of the Regional Project Advisory Committee for the Organisation...
Prime Minister Gaston Browne to Champion Economic Integration at AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum 2025
Antigua News Room
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July 27, 2025
Prime Minister Gaston Browne to Champion Economic Integration at AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum 2025 The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, the Honourable Gaston A. Browne, traveled to Grenada to participate in the AfriCaribbean...
T&T hosts CWI Rising Stars Under-19 Women’s Championship
Dominica News Online
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July 9, 2025
Dominica News Online - Wednesday, July 9th, 2025 at 8:30 AM Cricket West Indies has announced that the 2025 Rising Stars Women’s Under-19 Championship is currently taking place in Trinidad and Tobago from July 8 to 19. The tournament, said a...
LGBTQ+ Rights and Legal Protections in Emerging Democracies
ImpACT International
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Emerging democracies—those nations transitioning from authoritarian rule to more open political systems—face complex challenges in securing and advancing LGBTQ+ rights. While democratic openings can create new opportunities for human rights...
ANNOUNCEMENT: Closure of Portsmouth sub treasury
Dominica News Online
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July 17, 2025
Home >> Announcements MINISTRY OF FINANCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND SOCIAL SECURITY TREASURY DIVISION - Thursday, July 17th, 2025 at 9:56 AM If you are unable to view the file below try refreshing the page or downloading the...