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DOMINICA

CARIBBEAN-CENTRAL AMERICA PROFILE 2018

Prime Minister Ministry of Housing, Lands and Water Ministry of Trade, Energy and Employment
Roosevelt Skerrit Resource Management 4th Floor, Financial Centre,
Office of the Prime Minister 1st Floor, Government Headquarters, Kennedy Avenue
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6 Floor, Financial Centre Kennedy Avenue Roseau, Dominica
Kennedy Avenue Roseau, Dominica Tel: (767) 266-3276
Roseau, Dominica Tel: (767) 266-3239
Tel: (767) 266-3300 Fax: (767) 448-4807 Fax: (767) 448-5200
Fax: (767) 448-8960 E-mail: housing@dominica.gov.dm Email: foreignaffairs@dominica.gov.dm
Email: opm@dominica.gov.dm Ministry of Information, Science, Ministry of Youth, Sports, Culture and
Telecommunications and Technology
MINISTRIES 3rd Floor, Government Headquarters, Constituency Empowerment
Attorney General Kennedy Avenue 2nd Floor, Government Headquarters,
3rd Floor, Government Headquarters, Roseau, Dominica Kennedy Avenue
Kennedy Avenue Tel: (767) 266-3294 Roseau, Dominica
Roseau, Dominica Fax: (767) 448-0182 Tel: (767) 266-3548
Tel: (767) 266-3006 Email: information@dominica.gov.dm Fax: (767) 448-0644
Fax: (767) 448-6200
Ministry of Justice, Immigration and Email: culture@dominica.gov.dm
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries National Security
2nd Floor, Government Headquarters, 5th Floor, Financial Centre,
Kennedy Avenue Kennedy Avenue EDUCATION
Roseau, Dominica Roseau, Dominica Primary education is compulsory and free in the
Tel: (767) 266-3271 Tel: (767) 266-3289 government-run schools. Dominica has its own
Fax: (767) 448-7999 Fax: (767) 448-5200 state college, formerly named Clifton Dupigny
E-mail: agriculture@dominica.gov.dm Email: nationalsecurity@dominica.gov.dm Community College. Some Dominicans get
Ministry of Commerce, Enterprise and Ministry of Kalinago Affairs scholarships from the Cuban government to
Small Business Development 2nd Floor attend medical school in Cuba. Others go to the
3rd Floor, Government Headquarters 7 King George V St. University of the West Indies or to schools in
Kennedy Avenue Roseau, Dominica the United Kingdom, the United States or other
Roseau, Dominica Tel: (767) 266-3377 countries for higher education. Ross University,
Tel: (767) 266 3965 Fax: (767) 448-6753
E-mail:commerce@dominica.gov.dm Email: caribaffairs@dominica.gov.dm a medical school, is located at Portsmouth.
Ministry of Education and Human Resource Ministry of Planning, Economic In 2006, another medical school, All Saints
University of Medicine was opened.
Development Development and Investment
2nd Floor, Government Headquarters, 5th Floor, Financial Centre The labour force includes skilled tradesmen,
Kennedy Avenue Kennedy Avenue and university graduates in disciplines such
Roseau, Dominica Roseau as medicine, law, engineering, economics,
Tel: (767) 266-3256 Dominica
Fax: (767) 448-0644 Tel: (767) 266 3148 management, and other natural talents.
E-mail: education@dominica.gov.dm
Ministry of Public Works and Ports INFRASTRUCTURE
Ministry of Finance 1st Floor, Government Headquarters,
5th Floor Financial Centre. Kennedy Avenue TRANSPORTATION
Kennedy Avenue Roseau, Dominica LAND
Roseau, Dominica Tel: (767) 266-3524 Railroads: None. Highways: 750 km. (465.8
Tel:: (767) 266 3340 Fax: (767) 440-4799 mi.) total: 500 km. (310.5 mi.) paved; 250 km.
Fax: (767) 448 0054 Email: publicworks@dominica.gov.dm
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Caricom Ministry of Social Services, Family and (155.3 mi.) gravel and earth.
Affairs Gender Affairs SEA
4th Floor, Financial Centre 1st Floor, Government Headquarters, Sea Ports: Two ports (Roseau and Portsmouth);
Kennedy Avenue, Kennedy Avenue Roseau maintains a deep-water harbour. Cruise
Roseau, Dominica Roseau, Dominica
Tel: (767) 266 3276 Tel: (767) 266-3249 ship berths are located at Portsmouth and
Fax: (767) 448 5200 Fax: (767) 449-8220 Roseau, the latter with a ferry jetty.
E-mail: foreignaffairs@dominica.gov.dm Email: socialservices@dominica.gov.dm AIR
Ministry of Health and Environment Ministry of Tourism and Urban Renewal Airports: There is an airport at Melville Hall
4th Floor, Government Headquarters, 3rd Floor, Government Headquarters, with a 4,800-foot runway, located 36 miles
Kennedy Avenue Kennedy Avenue (58 km.) from Roseau. A smaller, 3,000-
Roseau, Dominica Roseau, Dominica
Tel: (767) 266-3437 Tel: (767) 266-3497 foot airstrip is at Canefield, five miles from
Fax: (767) 448-6086 Fax: (767) 448-6200 Roseau. The short airstrips limit the amount of
Email: health@dominica.gov.dm Email: tourism@dominica.gov.dm commercial airline traffic.

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