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DOMINICA: UWP Calls for Urgent Action to Combat Gun Violence
Antigua.News
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July 15, 2025
In a call to action, the UWP proposed a comprehensive approach to address the root causes of gun violence, urging the government to prioritize the creation of a vibrant economic environment. Fontaine emphasized that empowering young Dominicans is...
Comment on Firearms Task Force to be established to tackle gun violence in Dominica by Ibo France
Dominica News Online
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July 14, 2025
Firearms at the Woodbridge Bay portPrime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has announced the establishment of a dedicated firearms task force within the Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (CDPF), aimed at identifying, apprehending, and prosecuting...
Comment on STATEMENT: UWP on gun violence in Dominica by Pime
Dominica News Online
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July 14, 2025
Thomson Fontaine - Monday, July 14th, 2025 at 2:56 PM The UWP Calls for Measures to Tackle the Rise of Gun Violence in Dominica Fellow Dominicans 1. It is with a heavy heart that I address you today on the alarming rise in gun violence that has...
Dominica announces gun amnesty
The Nation Barbados
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July 14, 2025
Roseau, Dominica – The Dominica government on Monday announced plans for a limited gun amnesty, the establishment of a special unit to deal with firearm offences, as well as the payment to people providing information resulting in the seizure or...
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 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...
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...
Comment on Regional ferry explores cost of less than $US100 per trip by Truth Be Told
Dominica News Online
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July 15, 2025
CARICOM Heads of Government in Jamaica last week where a regional ferry was discussed. Photo: CARICOM CommunicationsA ferry service that will serve islands across the Caribbean appears to be inching closer to reality as CARICOM advances the idea,...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
United Airlines expands nonstop service to Dominica
Travel Daily News
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July 9, 2025
New Wednesday flight from New York/Newark launches October 29, just in time for travelers to enjoy Dominica’s winter campaign. ROSEAU, DOMINICA – The Discover Dominica Authority announced that United Airlines will expand its nonstop service from...
CARICOM Summit|Barbados, Belize, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Dominica to implement full free movement in October
The Gleaner
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July 8, 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...
Nigeria and OECS Strengthen Ties During Presidential Visit to Saint Lucia
Win Media SKN
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July 8, 2025
The Government of Saint Lucia and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) warmly welcomed His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, for an official visit from June 30 to July 2, 2025. The historic...
United Airlines Adds New Direct Flight from Newark to Dominica
Travel Market Report - New York
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United Airlines is expanding its direct service from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Dominica’s Douglas-Charles Airport (DOM) with a second weekly flight. Starting Oct. 29, 2025, there will be a new direct flight from Newark to...
Justice Winston Anderson sworn in as fourth CCJ President
Guyana Chronicle
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July 8, 2025
THE Honourable Mr Justice Winston Anderson was formally sworn in as the fourth President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) during a ceremonial event Sunday held in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The swearing in was conducted by His Excellency, the...
New President of CCJ, Justice Winston Anderson, takes oath of office
News Source Guyana
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July 7, 2025
Justice Winston Anderson has been sworn in as the new President of the Caribbean Court of Justice. Justice Anderson, who joined the regional Court fifteen years ago as its youngest judge, has replaced Justice Adrian Saunders, who retired last...
Vybz Kartel Headlines Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival
Antigua.News
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July 7, 2025
Vybz Kartel, a man referred to as Jamaica’s Dancehall King, is set to headline the 25th edition of the World Creole Music Festival (WCMF) in Dominica. After spending 13 years in prison, Adidja Azim Palmer, better known as Vybz Kartel, is making...