Dominica Prime Minister Dr. Roosevelt Skerrit presented a budget of $993.6 million at a recent meeting. Dominica's fiscal budget for 2021-2022 will be held under the motto "Dynamic Dominica- Building on the past, solidifying our present and securing the future."

On Monday, the Commonwealth of Dominica launched a new e-passport. According to the government, it will protect owners from identity theft and will become an important component of the border management system. The new e-passport book was developed by the Canadian Bank Note (CBN) corporation.

The new hospital in Dominica with an area of ​​3,700 square meters will soon be completed. The building will house 75 beds with basic services, including a trauma center, emergency care, outpatient, laboratory, and radiology services. This will not only be a huge contribution to the development of health care in Dominica, but also an opportunity to organize jobs.

In July 2021, a project will begin to rehabilitate buildings and equipment in the Roseau and Marigot fisheries. It will be allocated 27 million Caribbean dollars by the Japan International Cooperation Agency.

To obtain Dominica citizenship, a foreign investor has several options for investment: in Economic Diversification Fund or Real Estate. Secret Bay, a government-approved resort, has achieved the highest sales in the country.

Recently, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica Roosevelt Skerrit announced an update on the opening of an international airport. Project Manager Collin McIntyre has joined the Prime Minister.

Recently, the Prime Minister of Dominica, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit announced that a contract for the development and construction of an international airport will be signed by the end of May 2021. This agreement will be signed by the government of Dominica and Montreal Management Consultants Establishment Limited (MMCE).

On May 11, Ambassador Loreen Bannis-Roberts and Ambassador Sophia Tesfamariam Yohannes signed a joint communiqué at the Permanent Mission of the Commonwealth of Dominica to the United Nations in New York. A few days later, Ambassador Bannis-Roberts and her Uzbekistan counterpart, Ambassador Bakhtiyor Ibragimov, also established bilateral relations for further mutual cooperation between the two countries.

The Commonwealth of Dominica and the UAE-Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund (UAE-CREF) have announced a deal for a hurricane-resilient clean energy project. This project will manage reserve capacity on an island prone to extreme weather sources. It will support a 5MW/2.5MWh battery storage system that will help meet the island's clean energy goals.

The Commonwealth of Dominica and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan signed a joint communiqué last week in New York. The meeting was attended by Ambassador Loreen Ruth Bannis-Roberts, Permanent Representative of Dominica, and her colleague Ambassador Adela Raz, representing their governments as they agreed to strengthen relations between the two countries.

Dominica is going to attract even more tourists. This time with the help of a special Work In Nature visa program, which will operate in accordance with the following criteria:

Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit led a delegation to meet with the United Nations Subregional Team for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean.

Last week there was a press briefing by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Commonwealth of Dominica. Tourism Minister Denise Charles provided an update on several properties currently under construction on the island.

The Citizenship by Investment Program funds twelve health centers. Three wellness centers that are part of these centers have recently opened. They are:

The six-star Secret Bay Resort in Dominica, despite the pandemic, continued to conduct safe transactions with investors to obtain citizenship by investment. What's particularly interesting is that 27% of deals were made with investors from Africa. Since Nigeria is the fastest growing market in Africa, this number is expected to grow to 35% of the number of applicants for second citizenship in 2021.