The Examiner: Dominica

11/06/2025

Puerto Rico Joins Dominican Republic, , Bermuda, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Barbados and Others in Skyrocketing Caribbean Tourism Growth in 2025: Everything You Need to Know 👇🏾

09/10/2024

United Nations: Member States finalize a new cybercrime convention

After three years of work, the committee established by the UN General Assembly to negotiate a new convention on cybercrime agreed today on a draft convention text.

The draft convention is expected to be adopted by the General Assembly later this year, thus becoming the first global legally binding instrument on cybercrime.

This achievement represents the culmination of a five-year effort by UN Member States, with the input of civil society, academic institutions, and the private sector. UNODC served as the substantive secretariat for the negotiations.

“The finalization of this Convention is a landmark step as the first multilateral anti-crime treaty in over 20 years and the first UN Convention against Cybercrime at a time when threats in cyberspace are growing rapidly,” said UNODC Executive Director Ghada Waly. “I congratulate Member States and the Ad Hoc Committee, under the leadership of Ambassador Faouzia Boumaiza-Mebarki as Chair and a strong representative of women diplomats, for guiding negotiations and reaching consensus on the final text. UNODC is immensely proud to have supported the negotiation process and to serve as the Secretariat of the Convention. We will continue to play a central role in assisting in the implementation and ratification of the Convention, once adopted by the General Assembly, as well as providing technical assistance to Member States, as we work with all countries and partners to safeguard digital spaces.”

As noted in the draft convention, technology has created opportunities for a greater scale, speed, and scope of crimes, from terrorism to drug trafficking to trafficking in persons, migrant smuggling, fi****ms trafficking, and more.
The draft convention provides tools that will enhance international cooperation, law enforcement efforts, technical assistance, and capacity-building relating to cybercrime

Click below to read the draft convention,

04/04/2024

Trump Media saved in 2022 by Russian-American under criminal investigation.

Donald Trump's Truth Social has made its Wall Street debut. Now its valuation wildly fluctuates. In exclusive reporting today from The Guardian, we learned that the company was allegedly, "kept afloat in 2022 by emergency loans in part, from a Russian-American businessman under scrutiny in a federal...

10/31/2023

The US FDA warns consumers not to purchase or use certain eye drops from several major brands in stores and online due to the risk of eye infection

Eye Drop Recall

10/19/2023

Dominica’s Journey to become the World’s First Climate-Resilient Country

On September 23, 2017, when Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, stood before the UN General Assembly, he declared that The Commonwealth of Dominica would become the world’s first climate resilient nation. Now, in 2023, Dominica has capabilities they’ve never had before including functioning hydrom...

10/19/2023

Latin America & The Caribbean Weekly Situation Update (As of 10 October 2023)

04/04/2023

Top Banks in Dominica.
DYK There are over 15 banks in Dominica including one development bank and one indigenous bank?

1. EQIBank
This global bank launched in 2015. The bank has a physical address in Roseau, the capital and largest city of Dominica. However, EQIBank is an offshore bank with clients in over 180 countries.

2. Ferz Global Bank
Another offshore bank with a Roseau zip code, Ferz Global Bank offers a range of personal and business accounts. They also offer credit cards and private banking services.

3. National Bank of Dominica Ltd.
The National Bank of Dominica NBD operates four branches on the island, a wide network of ATMs, a website, and mobile banking and insurance activities. This national bank has been recognized by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) as an outstanding corporate body.

3. Dominica Agricultural Industrial & Development Bank. A subsidiary of NBD, the Dominica Agricultural Industrial & Development Bank, aka AID, provides loans for start-ups and energy-efficient and development-related funding.

4. CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank
CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank has a Canadian origin story but with Bahaman headquarters. This offshore bank offers a variety of financial products across the English-speaking Caribbean, including corporate and investment banking services, investment portfolio customization and management, and premium personal and business accounts.

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04/04/2023

Huobi Launches the Dominica Metaverse Bound Token (DMBT)

Huobi, the virtual asset trading platform, has announced the launch of the Dominica Metaverse Bound Token (DMBT). The launch of DMBT is part of the rollout of the Dominica Metaverse Digital Citizen...

04/04/2023

The Dominica Ministry of Tourism announced an expanded flight schedule to service Dominica and the rest of the Caribbean.

On March 15, InterCaribbean held its maiden voyage with its ATR aircraft to Dominica. Read more here👇🏾

The Dominica Ministry of Tourism announced expanded flight schedule to service Dominica and the rest of the Caribbean.

04/04/2023

, The Caribbean’s Newest, Super-Sustainable, Off-the-Grid Resort. By Coulibri Ridge

Coulibri Ridge, in southern Dominica, is not only deeply environmentally friendly but positively impacts islanders, too.

04/04/2023

Procurement in the pipeline for Dominica geothermal dispatch infra

The announcement of the project's commercial partner is expected in the coming weeks.