Range Developments, an award-winning local property developer, has taken the initiative to support the fishing sector in Dominica by donating a vehicle to Dublanc Fishing Group, Inc. (DFG), an organization that seeks to develop the fishing community by bringing fishermen together as a structured body.
Fishing is the primary occupation for the community of Dublanc, and, by extension, more than half the population benefits in some way from the sale of fish. DFG was founded in 1980 and is currently operating as a non-profit group that works to uphold fishermen’s interests. The group not only assists the fishing community in organizing their business but also donates fish to hospitals, infirmaries, and nursing homes.
This year, they plan to extend the service to schools with meal programs that offer lunch to students. The donated vehicle will be key to the smooth delivery of fish from the fishing communities to the healthcare institutions, schools, and marketplace. This, in turn, will allow fishermen to see better distribution of their products and higher returns for their hard work.
Range Developments is filled with admiration for DFG after witnessing their dedication to the fishing community’s welfare. We are elated to be of assistance to this exemplary initiative, and the vehicle is our token of respect for their efforts. This is what George James, the President of DFG, had to say about the donation: “I am delighted that Range Developments took an interest in our project. The vehicle will help us materialize our plans of supplying fish to medical institutes and schools. It will also facilitate quicker transportation of produce, leading to better income for the fishermen. I want to thank Range Developments from the bottom of my heart for their firm and consistent support.”
Kamal Shehada, Managing Director at Range Developments, shared his thoughts on the initiative: “It is an honor for us to be a part of DFG’s project, which aims to benefit the fishing community by organizing them and boosting their earnings. We give them our warmest wishes and hope that they succeed in their endeavors.”
A similar venture, linked to a medical outreach program, was conducted last year where RD donated a 4×4 vehicle to Dr. Taura Breedy in order to facilitate reaching patients living in the remote communities of the north.
Range Developments is committed to furthering their social responsibility efforts by supporting valuable projects and initiatives aimed at tackling existing challenges in the Caribbean and accelerating its development. If you wish to inform us regarding projects that might interest us, please contact us at [email protected].
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Range Developments is the leading Citizenship-by-Investment developer in the Caribbean. The company specializes in the development of ultra-luxury high-end resorts under Citizenship-by-Investment Programs in the Caribbean. Since 2012, Range Developments has developed an unrivalled reputation for delivering on its promises and is the only developer to have completed two 5-stat resorts under Citizenship-by-Investment Programs – Park Hyatt St. Kitts and the Cabrits Resort & Spa Kempinski, Dominica. Park Hyatt St. Kitts has received multiple awards and has been widely recognized in the international media. CNN has singled it out as “the Best Hotel in the Caribbean” with Forbes naming it “a grand Caribbean debut that was well worth the wait”. It has been included in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2018 hot list “Best New Hotels in the world”. Our second development is the Cabrits Resort & Spa Kempinski, Dominica – the first government approved real estate project in Dominica under the country’s Citizenship-by-Investment Program. The hotel has opened its doors to guests in October 2019 and has already been listed among “The hottest new hotel openings of fall 2019” by Condé Nast Traveler and named by Forbes “The most anticipated new Caribbean hotels for 2019 and beyond”. Construction of the third Citizenship-by-Investment project, Six Senses La Sagesse, Grenada, voted the world’s best hotel brand by Travel + Leisure for the past three years, has commenced with an estimated 30-month completion time frame. A minimum investment of US$ 220,000 in the Six Senses La Sagesse, Grenada development entitles investors and their families to apply for citizenship of Grenada (subject to due diligence) and enjoy multiple benefits including an E-2 visa to the USA.
you know what would really help a lot? allow the fishermen to import engines above 100 horse power. and give them duty free on big fishing boats. in that sense they could spend a week out at sea, collecting their catch, and then coming to shore once, instead of going out to sea everyday and wasting fuel, and charging exorbitant prices for a pound of fish. So by one stroke of the pen, you would have just lessened the burdens of all Dominicans living in Dominica.
Dominica’s to dotish
Stupse. Granted they didnt have to do it, thank them for the gift. but that not news. Fisheries division not doing nothing to allow me to get any kind of fish easily. I still have to go and haggle by the roadside in fond cole or newtown in deplorable conditions for fish.
These guys are clever, they earn millions and millions on our passports courtesy of our PM and then they donate a vehicle worth EC$140,000 (tax free of course). I feel short changed.
As far as the Kempinski is concerned, I hold my tongue. Suffice to say that the rats run riot already in there and the electricity was supposed to be cut of due to non-payment of bills. De ja vue, oh yes. The Moroccan hotel springs to mind… Our PM is a genius and Range Developments have been granted a ‘license to print money’ by this genius. The genius gets plenty out of it, poor Dominica gets a few left overs, a little vehicle here a few scholarships there and a few blunt pencils… What a great place our island is (for some).
Nothing to shout about.
The millions billions being amassed from the sales of our passports has made those foreigners and their Cos. extremely RICH, on our backs. Fooling the rural folks and Dominicans with tokens to garner their support as those agents continue to reap off the country.