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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...
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...
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...
Empowering SVG: DeVry’s Online Education Expansion
St. Vincent Times
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July 10, 2025
DeVry University Expands “Bridge to Brilliance” Initiative to St Vincent and the Grenadines Residents of St Vincent and the Grenadines can now benefit from a transformative new initiative launched earlier this year by U.S.-based DeVry University....
US immigration crackdown shows it’s time for Caricom free movement of people
Jamaica Observer
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July 10, 2025
With the inevitable passage of time, and the tumultuous events of today, we can see clearly that the visionaries behind the West Indies Federation and Parliament — which lasted from 1958 to 1962 — were well ahead of their time. The Federation...
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...
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...
All 65 countries where it’s illegal to be LGBTQ+ in 2025, including the UAE and Mali
Pink News
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July 9, 2025
How many countries is it still illegal to be gay in 2025? More than you’d think, probably. Since we last updated this list, Mali has criminalised LGBTQ+ activity and Trinidad and Tobago have re-criminalised it, although more positively, Namibia...
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...
Dominica launches 25th World Creole Music Festival with star-studded lineup
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 8, 2025
Dominica is turning up the volume for the silver anniversary of its signature cultural event. The Discover Dominica Authority (DDA) has officially launched the 25th edition of the World Creole Music Festival (WCMF), set to take place from October...
Reo’s ‘La Vie Doux’ now #1 in Dominica
Dominica News Online
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July 8, 2025
Dominica News Online - Tuesday, July 8th, 2025 at 1:22 PM Screen grab of Reo, TehilahReo, widely regarded as one of Bouyon’s prominent artists and often referred to as ‘The Fresh Prince of Bouyon,’ has set a summer tone with his latest single, “La...
Dominica’s 25th world creole festival launched
St. Vincent Times
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July 7, 2025
The Ministry of Tourism and the Discover Dominica Authority (DDA) have officially launched the 25th edition of the World Creole Music Festival (WCMF), unveiling a dynamic artist lineup and commemorative theme for the highly anticipated cultural...
$8000 grant available for climate justice storytelling by CARICOM nationals (link inside)
Dominica News Online
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July 10, 2025
Home >> News Dominica News Online - Thursday, July 10th, 2025 at 10:52 AM Emerald Pool in Dominica. Photo by Elton LetangThe GAYAP Effect: A Caribbean Visual Storytelling Initiative, is now accepting proposals for visual arts projects championing...
DeVry University launches Caribbean initiative to expand access to higher education
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 8, 2025
Citizens across the English-speaking Caribbean are now benefiting from a transformative new initiative launched earlier this year by U.S.-based DeVry University, designed to expand access to higher education in 16 countries throughout the region....
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...
This 115-Mile Trail Through Dominica Is the Caribbean’s Longest (And Most Epic)
Caribbean Journal
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July 7, 2025
The path twists upward through fern forests, crosses rivers lined with boulders the size of small boats, and opens onto vistas that seem carved from a fantasy novel. This isn’t Costa Rica or the Andes — this is Dominica, and you’re hiking the...
Vybz Kartel to headline Dominica’s World Creole Music Festival
Antigua News Room
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July 7, 2025
The Ministry of Tourism and the Discover Dominica Authority (DDA) have officially launched the 25th edition of the World Creole Music Festival (WCMF), unveiling a dynamic artist lineup and commemorative theme for the highly anticipated cultural...
Former World Creole Music Festival Executive Director, Jeffrey Brisbane, remembered for his dedication to Creole culture and music
Dominica News Online
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July 6, 2025
Jeffrey Brisbane in Florida where resided. Facebook photo.Musical icon Gordon Henderson has paid tribute to Jeffrey Brisbane, a former Executive Director of the World Creole Music Festival (WCMF), who passed away on Saturday July 5, 2025, just one...
T&T sweeps 10K CARICOM Road Race, nabbing both gender categories
Dominica News Online
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July 5, 2025
Dominica News Online - Saturday, July 5th, 2025 at 7:13 PM Dr The Most Honourable Andrew Holness, ON, PC, MP, CARICOM Chairman and Prime Minister, Jamaica; CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett (second, right, standing), Senator The...