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Leather sector players urged to adopt technologies
Judith Phiri, Zimpapers Business Hub Zimbabwe’s leather sector players have been urged to embrace modern technologies to produce products of high quality that can compete on a global scale. Officially opening the Computer-Aided Design (CAD)...

These are the Caribbean’s most amazing hotels, according to our experts
The good news is that all 30 island states and territories scattered across this balmy region have superb hotels aplenty. It doesn’t matter whether you’re seeking beach bliss, family fun, rainforest adventures or sublime slumber in a four-poster...

Dominican beekeepers lead the region with ten awards at 2025 OECS Honey Show
Home >> Agriculture Dominica News Online - Saturday, October 4th, 2025 at 12:47 PM Dominican beekeepers have once again demonstrated their regional dominance by securing ten awards at the 2025 OECS Honey Show, held in St. Kitts on October 2 as...

Small islands seek big changes; AOSIS urges legal application of SIDS’ special circumstances
Dominica News Online - Friday, September 26th, 2025 at 12:34 PM Heads of state, government, and high-level representatives at the 2025 AOSIS leaders meeting. Photo; AOSISLeaders of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) made a historic...

Budget Alert 5 .8 (2) – Is GDP an Appropriate indicator of production and comparative economic growth
The GDP, Real GDP at Market Prices using the production approach, is a common indicator for assessing economic growth. In utilising the production approach to calculating GDP, the two components of GDP are identifiable and pronounced, namely (i)....

Comment on Kalinago Council highlights destruction of Concord River from airport works; demands change by Gary
Home >> Environment Dominica News Online - Thursday, October 2nd, 2025 at 7:03 PM Excavation works near Concord River. Photo credit: Kalinago CouncilThe Kalinago Council recently voiced grave concerns over the ongoing environmental damage caused...

ST. KITTS & NEVIS HOLDS BACK AS REGIONAL UNITY SURGES FORWARD: FEDERATION REFUSES TO SIGN OECS–CARICOM FREE MOVEMENT PACT
— Drew’s “Cautionary Pause” Sparks Fierce Debate Over Missed Opportunities, Sovereignty, and Regional Progress BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS — October 11, 2025 (SKN Times) — While the winds of Caribbean integration sweep across the region, St. Kitts and...

Twelfth Annual E.O. LeBlanc Memorial Lecture to discuss traditional cultural livelihoods
Home >> Education/Youth UWI Global Campus press release - Friday, October 3rd, 2025 at 4:32 PM (l-r) Derrick Theophile, Gwenneth Frederick, Miranda Stephenson, Micah WalterDiscussions of community livelihoods in Dominica will be take centre stage...

PM Skerrit states fervour for education reform, to his regional counterparts
Dominica News Online - Friday, September 26th, 2025 at 11:05 AM PM Skerrit addressing OECS Council of Ministers for Education meetingPrime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit is flying the banner for education reform in the Caribbean, going so far as to...

Caribbean initiates first shelter coordination team to enhance disaster readiness
Dominica News Online - Friday, September 26th, 2025 at 1:24 PM Informal shelter – Carriacou. Photo: IOMAhead of the Atlantic Hurricane Season’s most intense window, over 47 disaster management specialists from across the Caribbean and surrounding...

Kalinago Council highlights destruction of Concord River from airport works; demands change
Home >> Environment Dominica News Online - Thursday, October 2nd, 2025 at 7:03 PM Escavation works near Concord River. Photo credit: Annie EdwardsThe Kalinago Council recently voiced grave concerns over the ongoing environmental damage caused by...

Pass-portals Unlocked: Why high net-worth Indians are leaving for foreign passports
As India ascends, many are choosing to stay or return home. Yet, a slice of HNIs are still chasing opportunities and alternate realities abroad, reports Kanika Saxena. From billionaires hedging for mobility and tax, to professionals seeking career...

Dominicans cautioned of the offenses which may be faced during the hunting season
Forest Engineer in the Forestry, Wildlife and Parks Division Felix Eugene has issued a warning about the offenses people may face during the hunting season. The 2025 hunting season in Dominica has officially opened and will run from September 22,...

Skerrit on new Contour flights: You asked, we delivered, now fill those seats
Dominica recently welcomed its much-anticipated first nonstop service to and from St Thomas. Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said, while addressing the official welcome ceremony for American carrier Contour Airlines on Wednesday, that he recalled...

Hurricane season brings financial fears in the Caribbean
Gemma HandyBusiness reporter, St Johns, Antigua ShareSave Homes in Barbuda were flattened by 2017's Hurricane Irma For some Barbudans, thunderstorms still trigger flashbacks of the night in September 2017 when they lost everything they owned to...
CRFM inks new accords with OECS, The UWI
The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) sealed its first bilateral accord with the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. The signing was executed during the Sixteenth Special Meeting of the CRFM...

The Caribbean’s Migration Milestone
Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: Four Caribbean countries launch a free movement regime, Washington lifts sanctions on a former Paraguayan president, and the U.N. demands answers on Nicaragua’s...

OECS Secretary-General and French Senate promote discussion on interregional collaboration
Dominica News Online - Monday, September 22nd, 2025 at 10:59 AM H.E. Dr. Didacus JulesOn September 17, 2025, the Director General of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), H.E. Dr. Didacus Jules, participated in a virtual dialogue...

IICA launches free AgriSTEAM course geared towards youth and women
Dominica News Online - Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025 at 4:28 PM The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) is urging youth across the Eastern Caribbean states to take advantage of a new educational opportunity—AgriSTEAM....

CRFM Inks New Accords With OECS and UWI to Strengthen Regional Fisheries Collaboration
CRFM Inks New Accords With OECS and UWI to Strengthen Regional Fisheries Collaboration BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS — October 9, 2025 | Times Caribbean Online The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) has deepened its regional partnerships with...