Roseau, Dominica-May 20, 2022: Preparatory works are ongoing in the Roseau Valley for the drilling of two geothermal wells to advance Dominica’s Geothermal Energy Project.A Dominican firm, ACE Engineering Ltd. is contracted to construct two well pads, access roads to the sites and a temporary water supply for the drilling operations. The well pads include […]

Minister for the Environment, Rural Modernisation and Kalinago Upliftment, Honourable Cozier Frederick, last week, attended the fifteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertificaton (UNCCD) being held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire from May 9-20. The conference is held under the theme, ‘ Land. Life. Legacy: From […]

Edgar Hunter was elected Vice President for the Latin America-Caribbean grouping at the 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 15) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) on May 11, 2022 in Côte d’Ivoire . Mr. Hunter, the Senior Technical Advisor in Dominica’s Ministry of Environment, Rural Modernisation and Kalinago […]

Prime Minister, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit will depart the island on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 to attend the Agri-Investment Forum & Expo in Guyana, hosted by the Government of Guyana and the CARICOM Secretariat. The forum runs from May 19-21 at the Arthur Chung Convention Center in Georgetown, Guyana, under the theme “Investing in Vision 25 […]

The Government of Dominica has commissioned three newly rehabilitated primary schools as part of the US$7, 563,000 million (EC$20, 420, 000) Dominica Climate Resilience and Restoration Project. The Delices and Morne Jaune Primary Schools were formally handed over on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 and the W.S Stevens Primary School in Marigot was commissioned on Friday, […]

The Government of Dominica is implementing measures to keep fuel prices under control as the global price of oil continues to rise.Taking into account the current global market prices, Government has decided to subsidize the cost of petroleum to reduce the impact on residents and avert a possible slow-down in economic growth prospects.A Ministry of […]

Hermanos y Hermanas de Cuba, I greet you today as a brother; a brother in the human family, a brother of the Caribbean family and a brother in the struggle for dignity for all people, particularly the poor and the oppressed. I greet you as a brother of Cuba. Today, you honour me; but today, […]

Prime Minister, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit participated in the Caribbean Financial Access Roundtable on Wednesday in Barbados. The meeting was co-hosted by the Prime Minister of Barbados, Hon. Mia Amor Mottley and the Hon. Maxine Waters, Chair of the US House of Representatives Financial Services Committee. The meeting addressed matters related to de-risking and correspondent banking, […]