Important Hurricane Season Information

We are once again in the Atlantic hurricane season and given what the islands have experienced in the past we want to help our people prepare for any emergency below is some useful contact information including emergency services, and hurricane shelters. Fire…

World Bank Approves US$25 Million Credit for Dominica’s COVID-19 Response and Recovery

This is Dominica’s first World Bank budget support operation, and it is the first in a series of two quick-disbursing credits.

The Dominica Red Cross supports people in quarantine

Roseau, Dominica – Apr. 21, 2020: The Dominica Red Cross Society continues to provide support in various capacities as the country continues its fight against the Corona virus. The society is extending a helping hand this time around to those persons who…

FAO lauds G20 Agriculture Ministers’ focus on healthy soils

FAO Regional Representative calls for more action to safeguard the world’s soil resources 30 July 2018, Buenos Aires – Improving the health of the world’s soils is essential to produce nutritious and accessible food for all, FAO Regional Representative Julio Berdegué told Agriculture…

Death Virus

Policies in abstinence and fidelity defense have been proposed by those present at the “International AIDS Conference” which closed in the City of Mexico with more than 20,000 doctors, scholars, leaders, journalists and AIDS patients. It has been examined the current state…

“Global care crisis” set to affect 2.3 billion people warns UN Labour agency

A “global care crisis” is looming which could affect 2.3 billion people by 2030, United Nations work experts warned on Thursday, highlighting the potential for greater inequality in a sector where women already perform “more than three-quarters” of all unpaid work. In…

“Global care crisis” set to affect 2.3 billion people warns UN Labour agency

A “global care crisis” is looming which could affect 2.3 billion people by 2030, United Nations work experts warned on Thursday, highlighting the potential for greater inequality in a sector where women already perform “more than three-quarters” of all unpaid work. In…

Nearly 700 people seeking refuge near UN base relocated

This week the United Nations migration agency completed the relocation of 698 internally displaced households from an impromptu camp that formed around the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) following attacks in Kaga Bandoro on 12 October 2016. Over…

UN ‘will walk with Haiti’ on path towards sustainable development, senior official pledges

United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed and UN Special Envoy for Haiti Josette Sheeran wrapped up a three-day visit to the island on Sunday, pledging more help to defeat cholera and assist the Government in achieving the broader aims of the UN 2030…

UN General Assembly again calls for lifting US embargo against Cuba

The resolution enjoyed favorable votes from 191 of the 193 UN Member States. The United States and Israel opposed the text…