The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is inspired by the example of fortitude and resilience the people of Dominica have shown in the face of adversity, CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque said Friday. As Dominica celebrates its 39th Independence Anniversary on 3 November 2017, the Secretary-General, in a congratulatory message stated that…...
Hurricanes Set Back Region’s Bread and Butter Industry
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Wednesday November 1, 2017 – Caribbean Tourism Month opened today on a bittersweet note with Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Secretary General Hugh Riley conceding that recent Hurricanes Irma and Maria has set back the region’s bread and butter industry. In his message to mark the occasion, Riley said…...
Statistics must play vital role in reconstruction of hurricane-hit islands – Dr. Philomen Harrison
Statistics has a vital role to play in the reconstruction of Caribbean islands that were severely damaged by the recent hurricanes that swept through the Region, Project Director, Regional Statistics, Dr. Philomen Harrison said last week. At the opening of several regional Statistics events in the Cayman Islands, Dr. Harrison…...
Joint statement by Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and World Bank Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean Jorge Familiar
ROSEAU, The Commonwealth of Dominica, October 31, 2017 – Prime Minister Skerrit and World Bank Vice President Jorge Familiar met today to discuss the initial findings of the Post Disaster Needs Assessment and the World Bank support for resilient recovery and reconstruction. World Bank Vice President Familiar reaffirmed his deepest…...
Food Security: A Priority in Dominica
Tuesday, October 31, 2017 — It has been just over a month since the Eastern Caribbean’s ‘food bowl’ was left bare following a direct hit from one of the strongest hurricanes to pass through the Caribbean basin – Hurricane Maria. Agricultural stakeholders in the sub-region, both private and public, are actively…...