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DETAILS: Contour Airlines new flight routes in Dominica start tomorrow
Beginning tomorrow, September 24, 2025, Dominica is poised to enter a new era of regional accessibility as Contour Airlines inaugurates its first nonstop service connecting Cyril E. King Airport in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, with...

Caribbean joins worldwide “¡Draw the Line!” week urging change to sustainable energy solutions
Dominica News Online - Monday, September 22nd, 2025 at 8:51 AM The worldwide week of activism known as ¡Draw the Line! saw participation from individuals across 97 nations, uniting in their call to end reliance on fossil fuels and advocate for an...

President of Dominica Her Excellency Sylvanie Burton to address the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly this week
President of Dominica Her Excellency Sylvanie Burton will join world leaders in New York for the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly this week. The Session is being held under the theme “Better Together: 80 years and more for...

President of Dominica joins leaders on world stage at 80th UN General Assembly
Dominica News Online - Monday, September 22nd, 2025 at 5:11 PM Official Potrait of Her Excellency Sylvanie Burton. Photo: OPM DominicaHer Excellency Sylvanie Burton D.A.H, President of the Commonwealth of Dominica, is scheduled to participate in...

Little Go Getters Dominica crafts school tour to teach students Sustainable Development Goals
Home >> Education/Youth Dominica News Online - Monday, September 22nd, 2025 at 1:51 PM Following the June 2025 launch of The Little Go Getter Dominica Movement by recruitment and Human resource firm, Outsource Development, the “Little Go Getters –...

Byron Blake | The United States armada and climate change
Unprovoked military actions and the unrelenting consequences of global climate change present immediate, existential challenges to the member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The crucial question now facing the region is whether it...

Talking the Tropics w/Mike: Tropical wave reaches Caribbean by late in the weekend
Jacksonville, Fl. — THE TROPICS: ***** ALWAYS CHECK & RE-CHECK THE LATEST FORECAST & UPDATES! **** Tropics threats/impacts for Jacksonville/NE Florida/SE Georgia: None The Atlantic Basin Overview: The Atlantic hurricane season is June 1st through...

Preparation continues and work steadily progresses for the World Creole Music Festival(WCMF) 2025
Ayodele AndrewPreparation works are ongoing and steadily progressing for the 25th Edition of the World Creole Music Festival (WCMF). This was according to Festivals and Events Manager at Discover Dominica Authority (DDA) Ayodele Andrew while...

Criminal Networks and Insiders Drive Maritime Cocaine Trafficking in Latin America
According to the World Customs Organization’s (WCO) 2025 report, criminal networks are increasingly infiltrating maritime logistics chains. The report details how corrupt port and logistics workers facilitate the massive movement of cocaine...

President Burton meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping
President of Dominica. H.E. Sylvanie Burton meets with President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of ChinaDominican President Sylvanie Burton met with her counterpart...

Caribbean Development Bank and youth agency support mushroom agri-business for young men in St Lucia
Dominica News Online - Wednesday, October 15th, 2025 at 9:23 AM The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), in collaboration with Saint Lucia’s Youth Economy Agency (YEA) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security, and Rural Development,...

Global Gateway Forum: EU Collab to develop value chains, create employment opportunities in region with Sargassum
Dominica News Online - Tuesday, October 14th, 2025 at 9:16 AM Photo: OECS CommunicationsFor more than ten years, large-scale blooms of sargassum seaweed have plagued the Caribbean coastlines, causing significant disruptions to fishing industries,...

Comment on World Food Day address by Minister of Agriculture by Ibo France
Hon. Roland RoyerOn October 16, 2025, Dominica joins the global community in celebrating World Food Day under the inspiring theme, “Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future.” This year’s observance is particularly meaningful as it marks...

OECS installs free movement billboards in Grenada’s capital
Dominica News Online - Tuesday, October 14th, 2025 at 8:28 PM Residents of St. George’s, Grenada, are now privy to a dynamic reminder that they are free to move and work within the OECS, with the installation of two billboards disseminating the...

The DHTA has called for a review of the recent hike in Tourism site fees
The Dominica Hotel and Tourism Association (DHTA) has called for a review of the recent hike in Tourism site fees. In a press release, the DHTA said while it welcomes the government’s ongoing dialogue on the need for sustainable funding for...

Belize Embraces CARICOM Free Movement Pact to Boost Regional Unity and Jobs
The House of Representatives met today to consider several bills. In today’s sitting of the House of Representatives, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Francis Fonseca, shed light on Belize’s participation in the Free Movement of...

Talking the Tropics w/Mike: Active tropical wave headed for the Caribbean
Jacksonville, Fl. — THE TROPICS: ***** ALWAYS CHECK & RE-CHECK THE LATEST FORECAST & UPDATES! **** Tropics threats/impacts for Jacksonville/NE Florida/SE Georgia: None The Atlantic Basin Overview: The Atlantic hurricane season is June 1st through...

President Xi underscores shared global duty to advance women’s development
President Xi Jinping of China. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday underscored the international community’s shared responsibility and called for more practical actions to promote women’s advancement. Xi hailed women for “playing an important...

Vice-Chancellor’s Forum: “Promises, Passports, and Possibilities: Free Movement, the CSME, and the Caribbean Regionalisation Project.”
The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica, W.I. Thursday, October 16, 2025—On October 21, The University of the West Indies (The UWI) will tackle one of the Caribbean’s most pressing issues in an upcoming Vice-Chancellor’s Forum. Titled “Promises,...

Housing minister: Over half of homes promised have been delivered to Dominicans
Minister of Housing and Urban Development Melissa Poponne-Skerrit has revealed that the Government of Dominica has surpassed the halfway mark of delivering 5,000 hurricane-resilient homes for the people of Dominica. She made the remarks during her...