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La conexión con Chicago: Cómo la Unión Teológica Católica moldeó al Papa León
A pocas horas después de la elección del Papa León XIV, los medios de comunicación ya hablaban mucho de sus raíces en Chicago, incluso discutían el equipo deportivo que apoyaba y a dónde va a comer pizza. Pero las conexiones con Chicago del Papa...

DEXIA completes first trial shipment of plantains to U.S
Plantains being packaged to be exportedThe Dominica Export Import Agency (DEXIA) has successfully completed the second of two trial shipments of plantains to the United States (U.S.). The shipments departed Dominica on June 11 and June 19...

RayAsta Foundation wraps first-of-its-kind training of supervisory-level care givers
Dominica News Online - Friday, June 13th, 2025 at 3:57 PM The RayAsta Foundation has announced the upcoming graduation ceremony for their Supervisors’ Caregiver Training program. A press statement from the organization shared that the event is...

IMF report on regional CBI: Outlook is ‘uncertain’, greater transparency and contingency needed
Dominica E-passportsThe recent IMF report on the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union highlights the critical role of Citizenship-by-Investment programs in the region’s economic landscape. When closely examined, the trajectory is dodgy, yet the...

Hike Fest 2025 a success, reports DHTA
Dominica News Online - Thursday, June 12th, 2025 at 8:00 AM The Dominica Hotel and Tourism Association (DHTA) reported that Hike Fest 2025, an event celebrated for its focus on nature, adventure, and community engagement, was a success. This...

Wisconsin’s 20 Most Influential Asian American Leaders for 2025
Just months after we published our first news stories in August 2015, we tried something new: we listed and published brief biographies of the state’s 28 Most Influential Black Leaders. People really liked it, shared it on social media, told us...

$1.45 million Amberley Village home sale among the week's top property transfers
Each week we compile local real estate records so you can find out what property is selling for in your neighborhood. Need more information about these sales? Check out each county's site: We also have a local database page with restaurant...

SJSM launches next phase of expansion in SVG
Saint James School of Medicine Announces New Phase of Campus Development in SVG Saint James School of Medicine (SJSM), a premier institution for medical education in the Caribbean, is pleased to announce the next phase in the expansion of its St....

Comment on One passenger survives Air India crash, over 200 confirmed dead by Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
Dominica News Online - Thursday, June 12th, 2025 at 11:30 AM A single passenger survived the Air India flight that crashed shortly after takeoff, claiming the lives of at least 200 people, according to media reports. The crash occurred Thursday...

Twenty three Dominican students awarded degrees at Radio City Music Hall in NYC
Twenty-three students from Dominica received their degrees from Monroe University, a New York-based institution recognized for its focus on educating first-generation and international students. The ceremony took place on June 12, at Radio City...

HIV services in the Caribbean face critical crisis amid funding disruption
Dominica News Online - Wednesday, June 11th, 2025 at 10:58 AM The Caribbean region is confronting a severe crisis in its HIV response, as a recent rapid assessment highlights widespread disruptions in essential services. According to an Asberth...

Investigation Launched into Missing American Tourist on Providenciales
New York, NY – The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) honored outstanding journalists and media professionals at its annual Caribbean Media Awards, held during Caribbean Week in New York (CWNY 2025) last week. Sponsored by the Bermuda Tourism...

CARICOM Deputy SG outlines regional benefits of global pandemic agreement
Dominica News Online - Wednesday, June 11th, 2025 at 12:33 PM Dr Armstrong Alexis. Photo credit: CARICOM SecretariatFollowing the formal adoption of the Pandemic Agreement by the World Health Assembly (WHA) in May 2025, the Caribbean Community...

Eastern Caribbean launches Pandemic Preparedness Project
Ministers of Health and Agriculture; Permanent Secretaries; Chief Medical Officers and Chief Veterinary Officers of the six countries; senior representatives from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) A landmark initiative to boost...

Comment on CARICOM Heads of Government to focus on security, food systems, climate change, geopolitics by Ibo France
Home >> News Dominica News Online - Thursday, June 19th, 2025 at 1:16 PM The upcoming Forty-Ninth Meeting of the CARICOM Heads of Government will prioritize strengthening regional security, boosting food and nutrition security, and addressing...

Hiram "El Pavo" Remón, vocal master of the Latin American Songbook, dies at 93
Hiram Remón, renowned for his encyclopedic knowledge of the vocal traditions of Latin America, passed at Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, NY Saturday June 14 of natural causes. His death was confirmed by his daughter Malena Remón, he was 93 years old....

UWI Five Islands Campus OECS budget watch: “Beyond the numbers: What the 2025 Budgets reveal about priorities and politics in...
Budgets aren’t just financial plans—they’re political statements. In 2025, Eastern Caribbean governments will reveal what they value and where they believe the future lies. From climate resilience to youth savings accounts, mega-infrastructure to...

Full list of the countries where rabies is 'high risk' after UK tourist dies
A woman has tragically died in the UK after becoming infected with rabies in Morocco. She is said to have contracted the fatal viral disease while coming into contact with a stray dog during a visit to Morocco, the UK Health and Security Agency...

The Most Surprising Mother and Son Bonding Trip
Courtesy of Explora Journeys The cave swim clinched it. After two nights at sea, my 17-year-old son, Ben, and I stood in a downpour in the rainforest of Dominica, an impossibly lush volcanic island in the Caribbean’s Lesser Antilles. Drenched and...

Trump gives 36 countries Wednesday deadline to avoid travel ban
FILE-President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House on April 25, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) President Donald Trump has given 36 countries a Wednesday deadline to commit to improve its...