UN launches HireAbility Campaign to advance disability-inclusive employment across the Caribbean
Persons with disabilities across the Caribbean are set to gain greater access to employment opportunities with the recent launch of the United Nations’ ‘HireAbility Campaign’, under the theme “Break Barriers. Embrace Inclusion. Champion Rights”. The regional initiative, which promotes disability-inclusive employment and advances the economic participation of persons with disabilities, has attracted support from leading businesses, with some having committed to equitable hirin
DOMLEC Marks 40 Years of Investing in Education with Four New Scholarship Recipients
Dominica Electricity Services Ltd. (DOMLEC) marks four decades of investing in the educational development of young people in Dominica with the presentation of scholarships to four outstanding students entering secondary school. The awards were presented on Thursday, August 27, 2026, during a ceremony held at DOMLEC’s Conference Room at the Engineering, Transmission and Distribution (ET&D) complex at Fond Colé. The 2026 recipients are Kaley Fabien of Ebenezer SDA Primary
Beyond the Farm: Why Young Farmers Need Markets, Financing and Entrepreneurial Support to Grow
At 28, Julino Cuffy represents a generation of young Dominicans seeing agriculture not simply as a tradition, but as an opportunity to build a livelihood and contribute to the country's food security. Agriculture was not initially the career Juliano had imagined. He had ambitions of becoming an aerospace engineer, but financial circumstances changed his path. Farming, which had been part of his family for generations, became an opportunity. Today, that opportunity is somethin
