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The OECS Secretariat will next Monday (June 15th) launch a community project valued at US$133,662.20 in the north of Dominica. The launch ceremony will take place at the Cabrits National Park (CNP) Garrison from 3:00 p.m. and will be addressed by local Ministers of government and the OECS Secretariat. The project to be launched is expected to provide a number of income generating opportunities for community persons who live in the vicinity of the Cabrits National Park. As a long-term goal, the project aims to assist in poverty reduction by providing skills and job opportunities that seek to maintain the integrity of the park as a Protected Area. Staff members of the Department of Forestry together with community persons and other stakeholders from the Portsmouth area developed the project, in December 2008, in which they... [read full story]
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