| 2020-08-15 |
Border closure |
The Government announced that the borders will be opened to international travel on August 15... |
Jamaica Gleaner |
| 2020-08-07 |
Border closure |
Dominica’s borders were opened to international travellers on Friday, August 7th.... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-07-27 |
Awareness campaigns |
Returning Dominicans warned to comply with quarantine protocols or face more stringent measures. str... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-07-15 |
Border closure |
returning nationals on July 15... |
Jamaica Gleaner |
| 2020-07-15 |
Additional health/documents requirements upon arrival |
all persons entering Dominica should have a negative PCR Test from a nationally approved or state-re... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-07-06 |
Economic measures |
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved US$16.4 million in additional financing for Dom... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-07-03 |
Economic measures |
Dominicans encouraged to support beleaguered tourism industry by taking Staycations... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-07-03 |
Testing policy |
rapid testing will be done on visitors and nationals entering Dominica once the borders are opened.... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-07-01 |
Curfews |
all curfew restrictions are lifted, physically distancing will now be 3ft.”... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-07-01 |
Limit public gatherings |
Sporting activities have also been allowed to resume, allowing for spectators.... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-07-01 |
Schools closure |
Day Care Centres are allowed to be reopened... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-07-01 |
Closure of businesses and public services |
churches and places of worship open but with a maximum of 250 persons... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-07-01 |
Requirement to wear protective gear in public |
continued adherence to hand hygiene and the wearing of masks also applies to all businesses which we... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-07-01 |
Economic measures |
Borders remain closed, whereas key economic sectors are reopening... |
PR Newswire |
| 2020-06-30 |
State of emergency declared |
the Commonwealth of Dominica lifted its state of emergency.... |
PR Newswire |
| 2020-06-26 |
Economic measures |
the World Bank announced that it will provide Dominica with an additional US$3 million financing. W... |
PR Newswire |
| 2020-06-25 |
International flights suspension |
LIAT‘s commercial passenger services will remain suspended until 15th July 2020, due to the contin... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-06-15 |
Curfews |
current curfew will be changed to the hours of 10pm to 5am from Monday 15th June 2020.... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-06-15 |
Mass population testing |
high risk groups such as cashiers, bus drivers, and those at nursing homes and prisons are being sch... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-06-09 |
Closure of businesses and public services |
Magistrates’ Court now fully functional... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-06-05 |
Closure of businesses and public services |
previously closed businesses are now allowed to open by adhering to strict guidelines... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-06-02 |
Awareness campaigns |
Public urged to pay equal attention to COVID-19 and hurricane season... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-05-30 |
Closure of businesses and public services |
Places of worship in Dominica allowed to open from May 30 with certain restrictions... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-05-30 |
Requirement to wear protective gear in public |
All congregants in churches should wear a face mask or face covering upon entering the facility.... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-05-25 |
Closure of businesses and public services |
As of 25th May, opening hours of business will be Monday to Friday up to 6:00 pm, Saturdays up to 3:... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-05-18 |
Economic measures |
Income support, tax reduction, loans among relief measures announced ... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-05-12 |
State of emergency declared |
Emergency Powers Act Order 2020, which governs the curfew put in place due to Covid-19, will be exte... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-05-12 |
Curfews |
Ministry of Health also advises that the Emergency Powers Act Order 2020 regarding the curfew to be... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-05-05 |
Strengthening the public health system |
Survey to determine extent of COVID-19 infection in Dominica begins next week... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-04-30 |
Awareness campaigns |
PAHO Director calls for continued immunization to avoid risk of other outbreaks during COVID-19 pand... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-04-27 |
Closure of businesses and public services |
the lifting of some restrictions under Emergency Powers SRO; opening of some businesses ... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-04-27 |
Partial lockdown |
the lifting of some restrictions under Emergency Powers SRO; opening of some businesses ... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-04-27 |
Other public health measures enforced |
lifting the ban on liquor licenses but you cannot go in what we call the rum shops and socialize th... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-04-27 |
Requirement to wear protective gear in public |
Bus drivers or their conductors, will be required to sanitize the hands of passengers before they en... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-04-26 |
Strengthening the public health system |
Dominica Red Cross launches Psychosocial Support Line... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-04-23 |
Strengthening the public health system |
Dominica to implement $65 million World Bank-funded food base restoration programme... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-04-20 |
Economic measures |
National Bank of Dominica (NBD), a moratorium on principal and interest repayment for all interested... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-04-20 |
Mass population testing |
implementing of community-level testing through random selections of asymptomatic cases.... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-04-20 |
Awareness campaigns |
PM Skerrit admonishes public not to discriminate against those with COVID-19... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-04-17 |
Awareness campaigns |
encourage the population to consume more local products... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-04-15 |
Economic measures |
National Co-operative Credit Union (NCCU) Limited has formalized a specific package of relief: A thr... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-04-14 |
Awareness campaigns |
UWI Open Campus develops COVID-19 website... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-04-14 |
Other public health measures enforced |
Minister for Education, Human Resource Planning, Vocational Training and National Excellence has put... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-04-13 |
State of emergency declared |
A state of emergency has been extended to Tuesday, June 30... |
GardaWorld |
| 2020-04-13 |
Curfews |
extension of nationwide nightly curfew to May 11 (between 18:00 - 06:00 with a total lockdown is in ... |
GardaWorld |
| 2020-04-13 |
International flights suspension |
Douglas-Charles Airport (DOM), Canefield Airport (DCF), and seaports remain closed to all passengers... |
GardaWorld |
| 2020-04-13 |
Border closure |
Douglas-Charles Airport (DOM), Canefield Airport (DCF), and seaports remain closed to all passengers... |
GardaWorld |
| 2020-04-11 |
Awareness campaigns |
Discover Dominica Authority (DDA) releases a four-part series on how the island has dealt with pande... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-04-10 |
Economic measures |
In April, the World Bank assisted Dominica with US$6.6 million to strengthen its response to the pan... |
PR Newswire |
| 2020-04-09 |
State of emergency declared |
extend the State of Emergency to 3 months and the curfew order by an additional 21 days... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-04-09 |
Curfews |
extend the State of Emergency to 3 months and the curfew order by an additional 21 days... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-04-08 |
Awareness campaigns |
Dominicans warned to follow official health guidelines or face total shutdown... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-04-08 |
Strengthening the public health system |
Dominica and 60 other countries are set to benefit from a US$6 million grant that will go towards th... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-04-07 |
Awareness campaigns |
Clients asked to cooperate in facilitating contact-tracing process in Dominica... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-04-07 |
Strengthening the public health system |
In order to effectively assess the situation, CARICOM has launched a COVID-19 Food Security and Live... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-04-06 |
Changes in prison-related policies |
visits suspended indefinitely... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-04-04 |
Awareness campaigns |
Dominica Cancer Society advises cancer patients to be extremely careful... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-04-04 |
Domestic travel restrictions |
Leeward Island Air Transport reported Friday that it is suspending all passenger services for the ne... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-04-02 |
Economic measures |
Deadline extended for filing of income tax returns in Dominica... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-04-01 |
Economic measures |
Republic Bank extends safety net... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-04-01 |
Other public health measures enforced |
Wi-Fi networks have been established in fifty-six (56) primary schools and thirteen (13) secondary ... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-04-01 |
State of emergency declared |
... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-04-01 |
Curfews |
A curfew is now in effect from 6pm to 6am on weekdays, with a total lockdown on weekends, until the ... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-04-01 |
Full lockdown |
6:00 p.m. on Friday to 6:00 a.m. on Monday, there will be a total lockdown and only essential worker... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-04-01 |
Emergency administrative structures activated or established |
COVID-19 task force... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-03-31 |
Partial lockdown |
essential businesses allowed to open, busses to have one passenger per row, liquour licenses suspend... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-03-31 |
Limit public gatherings |
large gatherings of people have been observed at various “rum shops, ” suspending liquor licens... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-03-30 |
Strengthening the public health system |
national contact tracing and sampling committee... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-03-28 |
Curfews |
2-day curfew from 22:00 March 28 to 8:00 March 31 ... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-03-27 |
Closure of businesses and public services |
all public officials except for essential workers expected to work from home ... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-03-27 |
Public services closure |
all public officials except for essential workers expected to work from home ... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-03-26 |
Strengthening the public health system |
a medical brigade from Cuba consisting of 25 nurses, 5 doctors and four lab technicians will arrive ... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-03-26 |
Border closure |
Commonwealth of Dominica shall suspend all commercial air and sea access to all non-Dominicans effec... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-03-25 |
Introduction of isolation and quarantine policies |
All individuals identified during contact tracing will be tested and placed under quarantine... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-03-25 |
Surveillance and monitoring |
The public is further advised to inform health officials in their districts of anyone not adhering t... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-03-25 |
Isolation and quarantine policies |
All individuals identified during contact tracing will be tested and placed under quarantine... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-03-23 |
Emergency administrative structures activated or established |
Dominica puts food security committee in place... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-03-20 |
Strengthening the public health system |
Standpipes being installed in Roseau to facilitate hand washing in view of coronavirus... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-03-16 |
Emergency administrative structures activated or established |
Government appoints national coordinator for Coronavirus pandemic... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-03-13 |
Awareness campaigns |
The Opposition United Workers Party (UWP) has formed a COVID-19 committee to educate the public on p... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-03-06 |
Awareness campaigns |
The prime minister also called on the Dominican public to cease from spreading fake news as it relat... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-03-06 |
Strengthening the public health system |
a separate entrance screening for suspected coronavirus (COVID-19) cases has been put in place at th... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-03-05 |
Surveillance and monitoring |
Advanced Passenger Information System or API has been put in place at all ports of entry in Dominica... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-03-03 |
Emergency administrative structures activated or established |
CARICOM approves regional protocol to deal with COVID-19 virus... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-02-15 |
Strengthening the public health system |
Health practitioners have undergone training on how to prepare for the advent of the deadly coronavi... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-02-11 |
Strengthening the public health system |
prepared laboratory to be only one in carribean capable of testing for virus... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-01-29 |
Strengthening the public health system |
ongoing training to provide updated and standard case definitions to all relevant stakeholders.Also,... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-01-29 |
Economic measures |
the government of Dominica has sent funds to students studying in Wuhan city China – ground zero f... |
Dominica News Online |
| 2020-01-24 |
Awareness campaigns |
The Ministry wishes to advise the public to exercise the usual precautionary measures for prevention... |
Dominica News Online |
| 1970-01-01 |
International flights suspension |
China... |
US Embassy |
