Dominica

Five podcasts to listen to while under lockdown
From combating Ebola in the DRC to a family suing Khalifa Haftar in the US – things to listen to in lockdown.
Published On 1 Apr 2020
PODCASTS
Al Jazeera Investigates: Diplomats for Sale
Inside the operation that uncovered the international market for ambassadorships – and the powerful passports that come with them.
Published On 4 Mar 2020
Al Jazeera Investigates podcast: Diplomats for Sale
The first of a four-part series of a new podcast by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit.
Published On 16 Dec 2019
Dominicans head to polls amid protests and legal challenge
The election comes a week after Al Jazeera exposed a corruption scandal implicating the two largest political parties.
Published On 6 Dec 2019

The story of Ali Reza Monfared, the Iranian who tried to buy diplomatic immunity after embezzling millions of dollars.

Al Jazeera exposes politicians in Dominica and Grenada willing to accept money in return for diplomatic passports.

Al Jazeera uncovers how diplomatic passports are being secretly sold to help keep Caribbean politicians in power.

Dominica’s prime minister on the destruction caused by Hurricane Maria, climate change and rebuilding for the future.

Maria is the most powerful hurricane to strike Puerto Rico and Dominica in nearly a century.

At least 80 percent of buildings on the tiny island damaged and most communication lines destroyed in Maria’s wake.

Hundreds of homes destroyed and communication cut off as Category 4 storm devastates small Caribbean island nation.

The Caribbean has been hit by another Category 5 hurricane which now has other islands in its sights.

PM Roosevelt Skerrit says Dominica has ‘lost all what money can buy’ after Hurricane Maria ravages Caribbean island.

Forecasters warn the now Category 5 storm has the potential to be ‘catastrophic’ as it makes landfall on Dominica.

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