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United Airlines to add second weekly flight from Newark to Dominica
Loop News
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June 25, 2025
United Airlines has announced that it will introduce a second weekly direct flight from New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport to Douglas-Charles Airport beginning in October, significantly improving air access between Dominica and the...
Dominica’s Parliament approves increase bank guarantee for Air Service Agreement between DDA and United Airlines
Dominica News Online
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June 24, 2025
Finance Minister Dr. Irving McIntyre speaking at Parliament on TuesdayDominica’s Parliament has approved an increase in a bank guarantee of EC$7.3 million obtained from the National Bank of Dominica (NBD) to EC$12.2 million, to secure the existing...
‘Dominica does not support the exit from the CSME’, PM Skerrit says
Dominica News Online
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June 24, 2025
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit addressing press conferencePrime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has made it clear that Dominica does not support the notion of organization of Eastern Caribbean States’ exit from the Caribbean Single Market and...
Dominica Gov’t urges nationals illegally in the United States to return home
Jamaica Observer
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June 23, 2025
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) – Dominica government on Monday said it has not received any official communication from the United States that President Donald Trump is considering imposing a travel ban on 36 countries, including Dominica and three other...
The Parliament of Dominica has approved a motion to facilitate an Air Service Agreement between Discover Dominica Authority and United Airlines
DBS Radio
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June 24, 2025
The Parliament of Dominica has approved a motion for an increase in a bank guarantee to facilitate an Air Service Agreement between Discover Dominica Authority and United Airlines. The bank guarantee of $7.3 million dollars will now increase to...
A Bill for an Act to establish a Sperm Whale Reserve in Dominica will go back to further consultation
DBS Radio
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June 24, 2025
A Bill for an Act to establish a Sperm Whale Reserve in Dominica will go back to further consultation. The legislation was set to be tabled in the Dominica Parliament today. However, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says the Ministry of the Blue...
Dominica PM wants a ‘sincere conversation’ on CARICOM
I Witness News
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June 24, 2025
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC) — Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Monday said that the regional integration movement, CARICOM, needs to have a “sincere conversation” about the present and future state of the grouping, but insisted that Dominica would not...
Economic significance of the region confirmed by BVI and the Dominican Republic
Dominica News Online
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June 23, 2025
Home >> Economy/Development Dominica News Online - Monday, June 23rd, 2025 at 8:21 AM L to R: BVI Special Envoy Benito Wheatley, BVI Premier Hon. Natalio D. Wheatley, DR Vice Minister Hon. Hugo Rivera and DR Amb. H.E. Silvio Herasme Pena. Photo:...
DEXIA reaches a trade milestone with the export of plantains to...
DBS Radio
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June 23, 2025
The Dominica Export Import Agency (DEXIA) has reached a trade milestone with the export of plantains to United States markets. The shipments departed Dominica on June 11 and June 19, 2025. Cleve St Jean is Market Development specialist at DEXIA....
Dominica: PM Skerrit tells citizens no need to panic amid US Visa concerns
Loop News
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Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has told Dominicans there is “no need or cause for panic” as he addressed concerns over reports of a potential US visa ban on Dominicans. Earlier this month, reports of an additional 36 countries including four...
Dominica urges its citizens not to overstay US visas
Caribbean National Weekly
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June 23, 2025
The Dominican government says it has not received any official communication from the United States regarding reports that the Trump administration is considering a travel ban affecting 36 countries, including Dominica and three other Caribbean...
STATEMENT: Dominica Freedom Party sounds the alarm on unsustainable debt levels
Dominica News Online
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June 23, 2025
Dominica Freedom Party - Monday, June 23rd, 2025 at 10:25 AM Disclaimer: The views expressed in this statement do not necessarily reflect the views of Duravision Inc, Dominica News Online, or any of its subsidiary brands. The Dominica Freedom...
A Bill for an Act to establish a sperm whale reserve in Dominica goes to Parliament on Tuesday
Dominica News Online
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June 23, 2025
A Bill for an Act to establish a Sperm whale Reserve in the Commonwealth of Dominica and to make provisions for the management of the reserve and other related matters goes to Parliament for the second and third readings on Tuesday. This was...
Twenty new members welcomed to JCI Dominica
Dominica News Online
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June 23, 2025
New sworn-in members of JCIJunior Chamber International (JCI) Dominica officially welcomed 20 new members during a ceremony held at the Prevost Cinemall Ballroom on June 14, 2025. The event reaffirmed the organization’s dedication to nurturing...
DEXIA reaches a trade milestone with the export of plantains to United States markets
DBS Radio
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June 23, 2025
Home News DEXIA reaches a trade milestone with the export of plantains to United... The Dominica Export Import Agency (DEXIA) has reached a trade milestone with the export of plantains to United States markets. The shipments departed Dominica on...
Kalinago Council launches small business initiative in the Kalinago Territory
Dominica News Online
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June 22, 2025
Dominica News Online - Sunday, June 22nd, 2025 at 1:29 PM Grant recipient, Kemmy ValmondThe Kalinago Council initiated a program for small business owners in the Territory and this initiative was launched on June 18, 2025. The first beneficiary of...
Fort Young Dive Resort Dominica Launches New Dive Boat
Deeper Blue
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June 22, 2025
Fort Young Hotel & Dive Resort announced an exciting addition to its dive fleet: Glorieux. The new vessel is scheduled to enter service by late November 2025. Glorieux represents a massive upgrade to the resort’s diving offerings. The vessel takes...
At 40, She Discovered She Was One of America’s Best Free Divers
Texas Monthly
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June 25, 2025
Sara Burnett had initially planned to spend only a few weeks practicing at Blue Element Freediving, a training center in the Caribbean island nation of Dominica. The area is popular among free divers, who plunge deep into open water without a...
SIDS must hold major banks, rich nations to account on climate finance pledge
Jamaica Observer
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June 22, 2025
Minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for water, environment, climate change and the blue and green economies, Matthew Samuda (left) greets Dr Milton Clarke, environmental specialist at...
Government announces delay of sperm whale reserve parliamentary Bill
Dominica News Online
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June 25, 2025
Dominica News Online - Wednesday, June 25th, 2025 at 7:15 AM Prime Minister Skerrit addressing parliament on TuesdayThe Government of Dominica has announced the delay of a Bill for an Act to establish a sperm whale reserve in Dominica. The...