Around the Caribbean

It is with deep and profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Micheline Filia Bruno, better known as Nana, who departed this life on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at the age of 58. Born in Woodford Hill to Madlene and Randolph Bruno.

The opening of the sacred site at the Salybia Roman Catholic church in the parish of Our Lady of Health begins at 5:30 pm with a procession at the church entrance.  This will be followed by Eucharistic celebration at 6: 00 pm.

The 46th annual Miss Teen Dominica Pageant organised by the Waitukubuli Dance Theatre Company is scheduled to be held at the Stadium Forecourt on Sunday February 23rd 2025 from 5 p.m. The Headline sponsor for the show is A.C. Shillingford & Co. Ltd.

Countries among the worst-affected by climate change warn that a failure to include timely and relevant scientific inputs will thwart essential climate action. New York, 21st February, 2025The 39-member Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) is calling for a global commitment to ensure vital inputs are provided for imminent reports from the world’s leading scientific body. This must be done in time to inform action that can stave off the most catastrophic impacts of climate change. Climate change scientists and experts are currently preparing for the forthcoming 62nd meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Hangzhou, China from February 24th, 2025.Small island developing states, as well as Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are concerned that the Seventh Assessment Report of the IPCC, which will contain essential scientific inputs, may not be ready in time to inform the second round of the Global Stocktake. The Global Stocktake (GST) is a critical tool which tracks progress on international climate action and identifies priority needs.Without the IPCC report informing the next GST, vital analysis on priority areas such as Mitigation, Adaptation, responses to Loss and Damage, and Climate Finance will not be comprehensively addressed. This could lead to a Global Stocktake that lacks the latest science from the IPCC, resulting in a push towards actions which are politically expedient rather than adequately addressing needs identified by extensive scientific analysis.AOSIS Chair, Her Excellency Ilana Seid said:“As global emissions continue to rise, temperatures are soaring and creating uninhabitable conditions. Our islands are enduring the indisputable effects of climate change right now, and data-driven action is absolutely essential if we hope to combat this crisis. The IPCC reports are a cornerstone of international climate understanding and action. At the annual UN climate meetings, our world came together via COP28’s UAE Consensus, pledging to uphold the integrity of climate science. The Global Stocktake is integral to efficiently track our world’s progress towards achieving the 1.5-degree goal of the Paris Agreement. The process of a second Global Stocktake will launch in 2026 and countries must act on their acknowledgment that timely and relevant insights from the IPCC are integral to the Global Stocktake process. To backtrack is to drive our world irrevocably off-track.Wielding the best scientific analysis will improve our collective understanding and bolster our defenses in this fight to address climate change. The Global Stocktake is a vital tool for identifying gaps in global climate action, and inclusive climate science – which takes SIDS’ and LDCS’ unique circumstances into account – will ensure we can build the most robust roadmap to achieve sustainability and resilience for all.  We call on the international community to close ranks and demand access to the highest level of climate science to inform our work. In an age where we are facing dangerous consequences from misinformation, we must elevate our strategies with the most thoroughly analysed facts and complete analysis.  Climate science must remain accessible and actionable for all. Our survival depends on it.” Portrait of Ilana Victorya Seid, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Palau to the United Nations. The post 39 Countries Call for Inclusion of Critical IPCC Inputs to the UN Climate Change Negotiations first appeared on Emonews.

ROSEAU, Dominica, (February 21, 2025) – On Saturday, February 15, Dominica celebrated United Airlines’ inaugural flight from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Dominica’s Douglas-Charles Airport (DOM), marking the second nonstop flight route from the United States to Dominica. The new service operates on Saturdays, departing Newark at 9:10 a.m. EST and arriving in Dominica at 2:39 p.m. AST on a Boeing 737-700 aircraft. The return flight departs Dominica at 3:45 p.m. AST and arrives in Newark at 7:51 p.m. EST.

Marigot, Dominica – February 7, 2025 – Dominica’s cocoa sector is poised for growth thanks to an intensive five-day training program focused on specialty cocoa production, post-harvest processing, quality management, and sensory evaluation. Held from February 3-7, 2025, at the Marigot Fisheries Complex in Marigot, Dominica, the program was a collaborative effort between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Blue and Green Economy of Dominica, and the University of the West Indies Cocoa Research Centre (UWI-CRC).