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Coted Focused On Food Security
The Twenty-Seventh Special Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) on Agricult...
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Calgary Mayor Offers Support To OECS
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OECS promotes investment and business partnership
OECS Secretariat, Castries St. Lucia June 2nd, 2008:The OECS was promoted as a region ope...
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Caribbean Pavilion at Summer Fancy Food
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DEXIA Recent Blogs

DEXIA announced in July that with immediate effect, consumers would have to pay slightly higher prices for Brown Sugar. The new wholesale price is set at EC$92.00 per 110lb bag, an increase of EC$4.0...
 By: David Vital 12/3/2009
Plans for Dominica’s participation in World Expo 2010-Shanghai are moving full steam ahead. Expected to attract over 160 countries and more than seventy million visitors (95% are from Chinese m...
 By: David Vital 12/3/2009
Staff at DEXIA as well as a few of its client companies are now better informed and more proficient in the understanding and application of the quality management system following a two-day ISO worksh...
 By: Sharon Rolle 11/1/2009
I visited the Carib Territory sometime ago for a photo shoot.While there, I took the opportunity to shop around for a few craft pieces.And God must have been smiling upon me because I also got the ...
 By: David Vital 03/19/2008
Dominicans can now brief a sigh of relief.Six months after the passage of Hurricane Dean and near total ruin of agriculture, the sector (and particularly the non-banana sector) is beginning to boun...
 By: David Vital 03/19/2008

DEXIA Market News: Featured Articles

On:  01/11/2010
Contract Title: Preparation of a Business Plan for the Management and Operations of the National Centre for Testing Excellence (NCTE)

Publication Reference: DOM/SFA 04/BG/GC-1/BUSINESS PLAN FOR NCTE/SER/12

The Business Gateway, an EU- funded programme intends to award a Service Contract for:
  • The development of a detailed Business Plan inclusive of an appropriate management structure to enable the effective and efficient management of the National Centre for Testing Excellence (NCTE).
On:  12/13/2009
Contract Title: MICRO, SMALL & MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (MSMEs) WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT

Publication Reference: DOM/SFA 04/BG/GC-1/ WEBSITES DEVELOPMENT/ SER/15

The Business Gateway an EU funded programme with DEXIA as the beneficiary together with its partners, WHITCO Development Institute, the Dominica Bureau of Standards and the Dominica Huckster Association intends to award a service contract to:
On:  11/25/2009
Vending of marketable commodities along the city streets and sidewalks of Roseau remains a perennial problem. Notwithstanding the joint actions of the New Roseau Market Authority, and the Police to clear the streets of the illegal activity, the voluntary wholesale return of vendors to the Roseau Market has not happened.
On:  10/21/2009
The DEXIA Act of 1986 made a radical move towards government's intervention in facilitating the development of the agricultural sector. At that time banana was king and the non-traditional agricultural sector was making significant contributions to the national economy. There were justifiable concerns regarding output and the disposal of that output in regional and international markets. DEXIA in those early days performed the role of facilitator and did not take title to goods.
On:  05/15/2008
The Dominica Export Import Agency (DEXIA) in collaboration with the North-South Institute (NSI), USAID, the Caribbean Trade Expansion Project and the Global Strategy Group Inc. will host a two-day Agri-Enterprise Investment Profiles and Export Opportunities Workshop for Small Farmers on Monday 19th May and Tuesday 20th May 2008 at the St Gerard’s Hall.

DEXIA Market News: Recent Articles

On:  03/9/2010
CANCELLATION
OF A SERVICE TENDER PROCEDURE
WEBSITES DEVELOPMENT, COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA

1. Publication reference
DOM/SFA 04/BG/GC-1/ WEBSITES DEVELOPMENT/SER/15

2. Date of publication
14th December 2009
On:  11/25/2009
Under the European Union’s Special Framework of Assistance (SFA) 2004 and in collaboration with the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica, DEXIA was awarded a Grant Contract amounting to EC$3.8 Million to implement a Private Sector Development Programme referred to as the Business Gateway Over a 36 month period.

This Programme is aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of the Private Sector in Dominica, through an innovative programme of business support services.
On:  11/25/2009
Dasheen and hot pepper farmers, since 2007, have been given the opportunity to export container loads of dasheen and hot peppers to the US under DEXIA’s USAID-sponsored Caribbean Trade and Expansion Programme (CTEP).
On:  11/25/2009
Dominica can now boast of having its own National Export Strategy (NES). Consultant Lucilla Lewis completed work on the design and development phase of the NES in June.
On:  11/24/2009
Although DEXIA’s June 2008 cocoa exports fell short of anticipated targets, the development work undertaken set the stage for a revival in the sector.
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