(OPM)- Cabinet has approved the Disaster Risk Financing (DRF) Strategy to assess, reduce and manage fiscal risk associated with disasters. The Strategy aims to improve Dominica’s response capacity to natural hazards, climate impacts, pandemics, endemic health concerns and other economic shocks. The DRF Strategy aligns with the Disaster Resilience Strategy (DRS) approved by Cabinet in […]

(OPM)- The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica, with funding provided by the European Union under the 11th EDF B-Envelope State Building Contract, has embarked on the rehabilitation of key feeder/farm access roads. This programme is seen, in part, as the successor to the BAM (Banana Accompanying Measures) programme and addresses an underlying weakness in […]

OPM- Dominican, K. Lisana Dyer has been selected by the Alliance of Small Island Developing States (AOSIS) for the 2022 AOSIS Fellowship Programme. Ms. Dyer, who was engaged as an intern under the National Employment Programme as an Environmental Officer for Climate Change Coordination in the Ministry of Environment, Rural Modernisation and Kalinago Upliftment, is […]

The Cabinet of Dominica has approved the implementation of the National Emergency Telecommunications Plan (NETP) to establish a cohesive and harmonized structure for emergency communications in Dominica. The NETP was developed to ensure efficiency in emergency communication in the immediate aftermath of any natural disaster. Government conducted a multi-sectoral consultation in April, 2021 to consider […]

Earlier this week, I received official confirmation from the Minister of Foreign Affairs that a signing ceremony had taken place, effectively establishing diplomatic relations between the Governments of the Commonwealth of Dominica and the Arab Republic of Syria. The Minister himself made clear in the correspondence to me that he was not party to the […]

Roseau, Dominica, March 17, 2022: The Government of Dominica, on Wednesday March 16, signed a new United Nations Multi-Country Sustainable Development Framework (MSDCF) for the Caribbean for the period 2022 -2026. The Framework focuses on four areas: economic resilience and shared prosperity; equality and wellbeing; resilience to climate change shocks and sustainable natural resource management; […]

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL SELECTION) COUNTRY – Commonwealth of DominicaNAME OF PROJECT – Emergency Agricultural Livelihoods & Climate Resilience Project (EALCRP) P166328 Credit No. 62310-DM/ 67340-DM/Grant No.: D3060-DM Assignment Title: Agriculture Information Technology Officer Reference No.: DM-MAF-269398-CS-INDV The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica has received financing from the World […]

Barbados Prime Minister, Hon. Mia Amor Mottley joined Prime Minister Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit for a preparatory session on Saturday, March 12, 2022 for thirty-one youth leaders who will participate in the National Youth Parliament later this month. The session was held at the Cabrits Resort & Spa Kempinski. In a virtual presentation, the Barbadian Prime […]