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The project Third Phase Disaster Vuln.Reduction APL for Dominica is now in the pipeline.

2013-04-10T04:00:00.000Z

The project Third Phase Disaster Vuln.Reduction APL for Dominica is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project Growth and Social Protection Technical Assistance Credit has changed to Closed

2011-06-15T04:00:00.000Z

The project Growth and Social Protection Technical Assistance Credit has changed to Closed. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The objective of the Growth and Social Protection Technical Assistance Project for Dominica is to support the Government of the commonwealth of Dominica in the implementation of a focused policy reform agenda to facilitate private sector-led growth in keeping with the Government's strategy for growth and social protection. The objectives of the project are fully achievable. To date all planned activities have been contracted and work has been completed for some components. Amongst the achievements to date are the implementation of new system for customs, draft procurement legislation completed, the development of a national investment strategy and action plan, the establishment of the National Regulatory Commission and the drafting of alternative energy legislation, the design and implementation of a software system for registering companies and public lands and a manpower needs assessment for the public sector. The disbursement rate for the credit is currently 77 percent. The extension is necessary because the project experienced delays in contracting activities to support public sector reform and improving social protection. One of the reasons for the delay in project implementation was government's focus on the election, held on December 18, 2009. Prior to this, the project lost the project coordinator and there were delays in hiring the new coordinator. These events had definite impact on the pace of execution of the project.

The project Basic Education Reform Project is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Basic Education Reform Project is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The Basic Education Reform Project has the overall objective of accelerating human resource development to ensure that the requisite manpower exists to attain the desired economic transition in Dominica. The project is intended to: 1) strengthen the planning and institutional capacity of the Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports (MOE) to guide and carry out the long-term development of the sector, while enabling it to initiate significant, urgent measures to address system-wide qualitative problems and expansion needs at the secondary level; and 2) serve as a catalyst for a major adjustment process, focused on revision to more reasonable levels of primary and secondary teacher to student ratios, in line with ratios of countries of comparable economic and social development. The project comprises three major components: 1) a strengthening management and planning component; 2) a qualitative improvement of basic education component, which will enhance the quality of teaching and learning; and 3) an expansion and conservation of school places component, which will assist MOE to provide more secondary school places in the most under-served districts to reduce long distance travel and facilitate access to educational opportunities.

The project Power Project (01) is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Power Project (01) is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The Power Project which is DOMLEC's 1988-1993 investment program will provide about 4 megawatts (MW) of additional hydro generation capacity. This will largely be accomplished by expanding the existing hdryoplant in Trafalgar and building a new one at Laudat. The project will also include expansion and improvements to the transmission and distribution facilities; the acquisition of equipment, tools and vehicles for operation and maintenance; training and technical assistance; expansion planning studies and a feasibility study for a dispatch center; and, engineering services for project implementation.

The project Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Project is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Project is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project consists of: (i) rehabilitation on 3 sections of road totalling 36 km; (ii) an intensive pavement patching and drainage restoration program over 320 km of main roads; (iii) procurement of about 22 units of road maintenance equipment; (iv) about 160 man-months of consultancy services to staff a Project Management Unit and provide technical assistance to MCWT for engineering and supervision of rehabilitation works, preparing and executing a four-year road maintenance program, establishing an appropriate cost accounting system, coordinating the works in the road program and training in road maintenance techniques.

The project Structural Adjustment Credit Project is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Structural Adjustment Credit Project is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project Dominica Economic Recovery Support Operation is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Dominica Economic Recovery Support Operation is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The proposed Economic Recovery Support Operation (ERSO) would support the Government's program and reform agenda described in Part III and in the Letter or Development Policy. The main objective of the proposed operation is to support Dominica's efforts to regain fiscal sustainability and to restart growth, while protecting past social gains. In helping to fill the current financing gap, the operation will provide the Government with the needed space to complete the formulation of a medium-term reform program, which is to be embodied in a Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, and to protect investments in social and human capital. The proposed (ERSO) is a single-tranche structural adjustment credit in the amount of US$3 million equivalent. The operation will support the authorities' efforts to: (a) improve public expenditure management, through reforms in financial and debt management and a restructuring of the public sector investment program; (b) strengthen the financial sector reforms by commercializing the state-owned banks and improving supervision of the credit union sub-sector; and (c) reduce the cost of doing business through reforms in the petroleum, electricity and transport sectors. The operation focuses on the most urgent measures required for fiscal consolidation and a resumption or growth and on areas of the Bank's comparative advantage. The operation's concessional terms will reduce the government's borrowing costs and lengthen debt maturities at the margin. The credit is based on structural reform measures that have been implemented by the Government prior to Board presentation.

The project Dominica Emergency Recovery & Disaster Management Project is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Dominica Emergency Recovery & Disaster Management Project is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

The project Emergency Recovery Project is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Emergency Recovery Project is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database

This report combines five emergency recovery programs for five member states of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States--Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The development objectives of these five Bank operations are: 1) to help safeguard and maintain the productive capacity of the countries' tourism sectors, notably by securing the industry's emergency needs in the aftermath of the September 11 events; 2) to enhance security at key airport and seaport facilities in line with international standards, with the aim of preventing further acts of terrorism and safeguarding the sub-region's image as a safe tourist destination; and 3) to strengthen the countries' institutional capacity to develop and implement security plans, procedures, and measures as mandated by the international civil aviation and marine transport regulatory agencies. There are two main project components. The first finances one critical import, low sulfur diesel fuel for electricity generation, which is critical to the maintenance of economic activity in the tourism industry by ensuring that the energy-intensive tourism facilities are kept operational during the recovery period. The second component finances the physical and technical resources needed for national port and aviation authorities, as well as individual airports and seaports, to upgrade security arrangements at key facilities and meet international regulations.

The project Growth and Social Protection Technical Assistance Credit is now in the pipeline.

2007-10-25T04:00:00.000Z

The project Growth and Social Protection Technical Assistance Credit is now in the pipeline. To see more information, see the project information in the World Bank project database