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Annisette urges all Caricom states to open doors under CSME programme
Caribbean Congress of Labour general secretary Michael Annisette has welcomed the decision by Barbados, Belize, Dominica and St Vincent to allow full free movement among themselves under Caricom’s Single Market and Economy...


2025’s Freest Caribbean Economies: The Region’s Bright Spots and Challenges
News Americas, TORONTO, Canada, Fri. Oct. 11, 2025: The Caribbean’s 2025 Index of Economic Freedom paints a complex picture of progress and persistence – where fiscal health and innovation are rising, but corruption and weak institutions continue...
Airport expansion ‘idea’ to be explored @ BVI Ideas Fest 2025
TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI- One of the topics to be discussed by thoughtful minds at the upcoming BVI Ideas Festival 2025 on Peter Island will be the proposed expansion of Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport on Beef Island. Minister for...

Twelfth annual E.O. LeBlanc Memorial Lecture to explore traditional cultural livelihoods
Dominica News Online - Wednesday, October 8th, 2025 at 2:35 PM The upcoming 12th Annual E.O. LeBlanc Memorial Lecture, organized jointly by the University of the West Indies (UWI) Global Campus Dominica and the Division of Culture, will spotlight...

PM Roosevelt Skerrit meets Cambodian PM Hun Manet in Phnom Penh
Roseau, Dominica: Prime Minister Dr Roosevelt Skerrit met with Hun Manet, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, during his visit to Phnom Penh. During his working visit, he talked about cooperation and collaboration between the two...

New head of PISLM highlights key soil care resolutions for region at Caribbean Agriculture Week
Dominica News Online - Wednesday, October 8th, 2025 at 9:57 AM Photo: Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land ManagementDr. Ronen C. A. Francis, the newly appointed Executive Director of the Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land...

Prime Minister Unveils New Era for Fort Thomas
BASSETERRE – Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew, this morning led the groundbreaking ceremony for the Symbol of Love Museum and Monuments at Fort Thomas, marking the beginning of a transformative new chapter for the...

The CSME—a slow pace toward integration or a much-needed turbo boost?
At the recently concluded 49th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government, which took place in Jamaica this year, something remarkable happened. Four Caricom member states took the bold step to embrace full, free movement of their citizens...

Golden Visa Due Diligence Requirements
WASHINGTON, DC — The surge of interest in Golden Visa programs across Europe, the Middle East, and the Caribbean has made one principle unavoidable: every legitimate residency- or citizenship-by-investment process now begins and ends with due...

What India can learn from Maldives’ parent-to-child triple elimination of diseases
On October 13, 2025, the World Health Organization announced that the Republic of Maldives had become the first country in the world to eliminate mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of HIV, syphilis, and Hepatitis B virus (HBV). This validation,...

Dominican art takes center stage in upcoming solo exhibitions at Secret Bay and Fort Young Hotel (updated)
Dominica News Online - Monday, October 6th, 2025 at 9:30 AM Two of Dominica’s premier hospitality destinations—Secret Bay and Fort Young Hotel & Dive Resort—are set to host solo exhibitions by celebrated Dominican artists, reaffirming their...

VIDEO: Dominican vessel runs aground in Guadeloupe
Home >> Weather Dominica News Online - Friday, October 10th, 2025 at 10:36 AM The video shows a Dominican vessel that ran aground in Guadeloupe this morning. Information received by Dominica News online (DNO) indicates that Beverly Shipping is the...

DOMLEC crews on standby for repair after storm
Home >> News Dominica News Online - Friday, October 10th, 2025 at 9:20 AM Dominica Electricity Services Limited (DOMLEC) officials have indicated that the company is aware that customers in some parts of the island are without electricity....

Gonsalves urges Dominicans to remain faithful to Labour
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves has praised Dominica’s economic recovery after the island encountered numerous challenges over the years. Delivering a lecture on Thursday night to commemorate...

PM Mottley urges action over polite talk at Commonwealth Conference
41 With growing threats to democracy and the escalating consequences of the climate crisis, Prime Minister Mia Mottley has underscored that the world is demanding more than “polite conversations” from governments to solve these complex issues. She...

Edwidge Danticat on Haiti and Trump, Past and Present
Acclaimed fiction writer and essayist Edwidge Danticat joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to discuss her new essay collection We’re Alone. Danticat reflects on misinformation and xenophobic rhetoric, such as Trump’s false 2024...
Four countries sign CRFM Agreement
Anguilla, The Bahamas, Dominica, and Montserrat have signed on to the Agreement Establishing the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), formalising their membership in the 22-year-old institution, inaugurated in Belize City, Belize, in...
Winning Moments: 76 Photographs From The 2025 Ocean Photographer Of The Year Awards
The Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 has once again brought together some of the world’s most powerful and inspiring ocean imagery. Hosted by Oceanographic Magazine, the competition celebrates the beauty of the sea while also shining a light on...

Caribbean health professionals trained in Smart Hospitals approach
The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Caribbean Sub-Regional Office of the Health Emergencies Department hosted a Smart Hospitals Training in Kingston from September 23-25, aimed at strengthening the capacity of...