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Dominica to explore vast potential of cannabis plant for ‘medical cannabis industry’, says AG Prime Minister
Dominica News Online
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July 10, 2025
Acting Prime Minister Dr. Irving McIntyre addressing National Cannabis SymposiumThe Government of Dominica is exploring the vast potential of the cannabis plant to develop a viable, sustainable, and well-regulated medicinal cannabis industry on...
Dominica chess team shows marked progress at CARICOM Classic
Dominica News Online
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July 10, 2025
The Dominica National Chess Team took a significant and confident stride forward at the second edition of the CARICOM Classic 2025, held in Guyana, reporting upgrades in performance across the board. The tournament was hosted at the Pegasus Hotel...
Barbados, Belize, Dominica and SVG to implement Full Free Movement by Oct 2025
SKN News
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July 10, 2025
Barbados, Belize, Dominica and St Vincent and the Grenadines will be implementing the full free movement of nationals by October 1, 2025. Barbados, Belize, Dominica and St Vincent and the Grenadines will be implementing the full free movement of...
COMMENTARY: Time to Rethink Caribbean Tourism
Antigua News Room
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July 10, 2025
By Lilia Burunciuc, World Bank Director for the Caribbean For decades, Caribbean tourism has been synonymous with sun, sea, and sand. These natural assets remain a source of beauty, pride, and economic promise. During my four years in the region,...
CAL announces non-stop service between Dominica & Puerto Rico
St. Vincent Times
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July 10, 2025
Caribbean Airlines announces that effective August 15, 2025, customers will enjoy non-stop service between Dominica and Puerto Rico, up to 3 times weekly. Additionally, the airline has increased non-stop flights between Dominica and Trinidad as...
US based DeVry University expands Caribbean initiative
St. Vincent Times
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July 10, 2025
Residents of the Caribbean can now benefit from a transformative new initiative launched earlier this year by U.S.-based DeVry University. Through the expansion of its Bridge to Brilliance Initiative, DeVry University will offer scholarships and...
Barbados, Belize, SVG, and Dominica to implement full CARICOM free movement
NBC SVG
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July 9, 2025
Four CARICOM member states will implement full free movement of nationals by October 1, 2025, marking a major step forward in regional integration under the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). According to the Jamaica Gleaner newspaper, they...
CAL boosts flights to Dominica
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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Caribbean Airlines (CAL) has announced that effective August 15, 2025, customers would have non-stop service between Dominica and Puerto Rico, up to three times weekly. Additionally, the airline has increased non-stop flights...
Caribbean Airlines Announces Non-Stop Flights To Dominica From Puerto Rico
Antigua News Room
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July 9, 2025
Caribbean Airlines announces that effective August 15, 2025, customers will enjoy non-stop service between Dominica and Puerto Rico, up to 3 times weekly. Additionally, the airline has increased non-stop flights between Dominica and Trinidad as...
Dominica to implement full free movement of CARICOM nationals in October
Dominica News Online
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July 9, 2025
Dominica News Online - Wednesday, July 9th, 2025 at 10:36 AM Dominica is among four CARICOM member states that will implement free movement of nationals, marking a significant step toward Caribbean integration under the grouping’s Single Market...
Caribbean leaders pledge to join forces to fight gang violence and support Haiti
The Guardian
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July 9, 2025
Leaders in the Caribbean have pledged to join forces to tackle crime and violence as they reaffirmed their support for Haiti, which the UN says continues to be “paralysed”by gangs. Taking the reins as chair of the Caribbean Community (Caricom), a...
SHERVON PIERRE ELEVATED TO PARTNER AT DENTONS AS GLOBAL FIRM CELEBRATES 7 YEARS IN THE CARIBBEAN
Times Caribbean
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July 9, 2025
Bridgetown, Barbados — July 9, 2025 | Times Caribbean Global News In a powerful testament to regional legal excellence and strategic expansion, Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, has announced the promotion of Shervon Pierre to the Firm’s...
DUGGINS GONE GREEN (AGAIN): MINISTER OFF ISLAND AT DOMINICA GANJA SYMPOSIUM WHILE ST. KITTS-NEVIS CANNABIS INDUSTRY REMAINS ROOTLESS AND STAGNANT!
Times Caribbean
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July 9, 2025
— Just One Day After His Press Conference Takedown, Minister Samal Duggins Jets Off Again in Search of Spotlight, Not Solutions BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS — July 10, 2025 | SKN Times Just 24 hours after enduring a humiliating on-air verbal demolition...
CRFM appoints two Caribbean leads for regional fisheries sustainability program
Dominica News Online
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July 9, 2025
(L-r) Sherrón Barker, Daintyann Barrett-Smith,The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) is actively progressing with the execution of the STAR-Fish Project, a venture funded by Canada aimed at fostering sustainable technologies to enhance...
Antiguan and Barbudan Journalists Join CETRI Workshop in Dominica on the Future of Clean Energy
Antigua.News
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July 9, 2025
Alison Kentish, another seasoned media professional, provided an in-depth session on the anatomy of a strong story pitch, guiding participants through the process from proposal to publication. The attending journalists from Antigua and Barbuda...
Eastern Caribbean Nations Propose Unified Oversight for CBI Programmes
Antigua News Room
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July 9, 2025
CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHAT’S APP GROUP Antigua and Barbuda, along with Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Saint Lucia, are moving to tighten regulation of their citizenship by investment (CBI) schemes. A draft agreement dated 1 July...
Barbados, Belize, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Dominica to implement full free movement in October
News Room
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July 9, 2025
[Jamaica Gleaner] – Four CARICOM member states will implement full free movement of nationals by October 1, 2025, marking a major step forward in regional integration under the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). They are Barbados, Belize,...
Caribbean bank celebrates 49 years of EC dollar stability
Jamaica Observer
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July 8, 2025
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) — The St Kitts-based Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is commemorating 49 years of the Eastern Caribbean (EC) dollar being pegged to the United States (US) dollar at a fixed rate of EC$2.70 to US$1.00. “This is a...
Belize, Barbados, SVG, Dominica to implement full free movement in October
St. Vincent Times
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July 9, 2025
Four CARICOM member states will implement full free movement of nationals by October 1, 2025, marking a major step forward in regional integration under the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). They are Barbados, Belize, St Vincent and the...
Dominica Is Getting a Second Nonstop Flight From New York — Just in Time for Winter
Caribbean Journal
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July 8, 2025
There are islands where you go to sit still — and then there’s Dominica. This is a place carved by volcanoes, draped in rainforest, and alive with sound: waterfalls tumbling through jungle basins, boiling lakes bubbling in the mountains, the...