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Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA): Situation Report #11

HIGHLIGHTS: Damage and sector assessments are continuing. Preliminary estimates provided as at September 15, 2015 are as follows: Housing EC$236, 420,000 Agriculture Crops – EC$13, 827,000 Livestock – EC$851,000 Infrastructure – EC$66,675,768 Farm housing, equipment and inputs – EC$1,515,700 Fishing Industry – EC$1,7500,000. Tourism EC$51,715,672 . Water EC$28,542,633 Public Works (Roads, Bridge.) EC$612,700,000 Urgent needs as at September 15 are mainly for the following: Housing- materials … Continue reading Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA): Situation Report #11

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Events

Zouk in the Park Set for Mount Rainier Nature Center Sunday, September 27, 2015

Make plans to attend this year’s Zouk in the Park. This free event will be held at Mount Rainier Nature & Recreation Center in Prince Georges County, MD on Sunday, September 27th from 3p.m. to 7p.m. The nature center has live animals, educational displays, a game room, and an outdoor playground. The facility is located near West Hyattsville Metro at 4701 31st Place, Mount Rainier, … Continue reading Zouk in the Park Set for Mount Rainier Nature Center Sunday, September 27, 2015

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Agriculture

A Case for Improved Soil and Land Use Management in Dominica

Dominica’s national motto “Après Bondie C’est La Ter” meaning “after God is the land” highlights the importance of the land (the soil) to Island. The amount of precious top soil eroded by the torrential rains during the Erika disaster may never be quantified or featured among all we have lost. Nonetheless, losses incurred due to landslides and soil erosion and the subsequent impact on communities … Continue reading A Case for Improved Soil and Land Use Management in Dominica

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Agriculture

Rebuild Dominica and the Effort to Combat Black Sigatoka

Black Sigatoka Disease (BSD) is a fungal infection of the banana leaf which has plagued Dominica’s banana and plantain crops. In the wake of the Erika disaster, it is even more important to support the rebuilding of Dominica’s agriculture sector by such projects inspired and directed by collaboration between Dominicans, and friends of Dominica, at home and abroad. BSD first identified in Dominica in 2012 … Continue reading Rebuild Dominica and the Effort to Combat Black Sigatoka

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Donations

Megamart Supermarket Donates $2,000 Plus $3,300 in Non-Perishables

Received for Dominica relief effort through Rebuild Dominica, Megamart International Food Supermarket has contributed with Rebuild Dominca with a $2,000 donation. Additionally, a quantity of non-perishable food items to the value of $3,300 awaits delivery to Rebuild Dominica. ¡Gracias Megamart! Continue reading Megamart Supermarket Donates $2,000 Plus $3,300 in Non-Perishables

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Agriculture

Black Sigatoka Resistant Cultivars: Rebuilding Dominica’s Agriculture Sector

Dominican soil scientist Dr. Davidson Lloyd plants black sigatoka resistant banana cultivars provided by plant pathologist Dr. Clayton Shillingford, President Emeritus of the Dominica Academy of Arts and Sciences. Black sigatoka is a fungal infection of the banana plant which has plagued the island’s banana crop. In the wake of the Erika disaster, it is even more important to support the rebuilding of Dominica’s agriculture … Continue reading Black Sigatoka Resistant Cultivars: Rebuilding Dominica’s Agriculture Sector

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Volunteering

What Can a Volunteer Do to Rebuild Dominica?

A supporter of Dominica’s rebuild efforts called us one day and said: What can I do? I do not know what to do. Will I have the time? My response was that we are all volunteers and that everyone is busy. However, where one chooses to form a committee to work on an area in which they have an interest, or skill, it would be … Continue reading What Can a Volunteer Do to Rebuild Dominica?

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Agriculture, Donations

Rebuild Dominica Agriculture

Rebuild Dominica intends to work with farmers, youth and students to promote agriculture science and increased agriculture production. The application of best practices in agriculture, protection of our soil cover, reforestation and proliferation of fruitful trees such as breadfruit will be our pathway to preservation of our precious top soil, and its beneficial use to boost productivity in our agriculture sector. When you donate $100, … Continue reading Rebuild Dominica Agriculture

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Press Releases

Azan Leads Technical Team to Assist With Dominica’s Recovery

Jamaica’s Junior works minister Richard Azan is leading a technical team to storm-ravaged Dominica as part of Jamaica’s recovery assistance to the neighbouring Caribbean island. In addition to providing US$100,000, two Bailey bridges and technical help in the areas of health and engineering, Azan and a team from the National Works Agency (NWA) left Jamaica today to carry out an assessment of Dominica’s infrastructural damage … Continue reading Azan Leads Technical Team to Assist With Dominica’s Recovery

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Corporate

Seeds of Hope: Reforestation, Bamboo Cultivation & Land Slide Control

Dominica is mountainous, seismically active and subject to frequent torrential rains. As a result, we have suffered from many landslides over the years. In Hurricane Dean of 2007, we lost a mother and son at Campbell. In 1976, the huge Bagatelle Land Slide left 8 dead and many more wounded. In 1997, a huge land slide in the heights of the Layou Valley blocked the … Continue reading Seeds of Hope: Reforestation, Bamboo Cultivation & Land Slide Control

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