Roosevelt Skerrit News

The Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting begins in Port-of-Spain on November 27 and continues for three days.

Five students from the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business were among 25 Trinidadian students who visited Dominica from August 30 to September 5, for a Student Mission hosted by the CSME Unit of the Caricom Secretariat.

The meeting followed nine days of brainstorming in the form of a boot camp during which officials from member states looked at components of the regions strategic policy response to the global economic and financial crisis.

Prime Minister of Dominica Roosevelt Skerrit has promised his country cheaper gas.

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Dominican News Online: Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said Friday he understood and appreciated the concerns of some Caribbean countries to a move by Venezuela to review the payment options for oil and energy products under the PetroCaribe initiative.

Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa and Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit signed in Caracas on Wednesday an agreement on the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Welcome to Maurice Bishop International Airport By Stephen Millies Published Jun 14, 2009 9:09 PM Grenada's international airport was renamed after Maurice Bishop on May 29.

Mr. Wendell Samuel, head of an International Monetary Fund staff mission to Dominica, issued the following statement on May 23 after the conclusion of the mission: "An IMF mission visited Dominica during May 18-22 for discussions on recent economic developments and macroeconomic policies.

ROSEAU, Dominica - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez unveiled a $35 million oil-storage facility Saturday in the Caribbean island of Dominica, a day after he met with regional leaders about his Petrocaribe program.

The parting group photo of the Fifth Summit of Americas never happened. Why exactly was a mystery, but the collapse followed organizational shortcomings that even the Caribbean host nation acknowledged.

PRIME Minister Patrick Manning yesterday said 'all countries without exception' at the Fifth Summit of the Americas want Cuba to rejoin the region, as praise poured in for the cordiality with which the talks had been held.

US President Barack Obama will meet Caribbean leaders later this year to follow up on bi-lateral discussions at the Fifth Summit of the Americas, as the US renews its strategy of partnership in the region.

Venezuela's Hugo Chavez was greeted like a rock star by onlookers when he arrived at a 34-nation summit - but only because Barack Obama had slipped through a back door.