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  • Neita Garvey calls for Smart Municipal Jamaica Initiative

    Neita Garvey calls for Smart Municipal Jamaica Initiative

    KINGSTON, Jamaica — In a bold push to modernize Jamaica’s local governance framework, Shadow Minister of Local Government and Participatory Democracy Natalie Neita Garvey has tabled a proposal for a nationwide Smart Municipal Jamaica Initiative, aimed at reinventing municipal corporations as digitally empowered, citizen-centric public institutions. Neita Garvey laid out her vision this Wednesday while delivering her contribution to the ongoing Sectoral Debate inside Jamaica’s House of Representatives.

    Under the proposed initiative, Jamaican residents would gain access to a full suite of streamlined digital municipal services. Instead of navigating in-person bureaucracy, citizens could submit applications for permits, business licenses and municipal approvals entirely online, monitor the progress of their submissions in real time, and receive clear, fixed timelines for processing. Beyond applications, the platform would also enable digital fee payments, centralize all service requests through a single unified portal, send automatic status updates, and allow residents to rate the quality of municipal services they receive. It would also give residents a direct pathway to escalate cases where applications or requests face unreasonable unresolved delays.

    Neita Garvey, who also serves as the Member of Parliament for St Catherine North Central, told parliament that the digital overhaul would furthermore expand transparency and public participation. Jamaicans would be able to track the development of local infrastructure projects, take part in public policy consultations, and access critical municipal data without unnecessary barriers.

    “This is not a distant dream. These digital systems already exist globally, and we can no longer delay this critical modernization through the adoption of digital technology,” Neita Garvey emphasized. “The Jamaican citizen deserves no less in 2026. This is really about the dignity of being informed — nothing more.”

    A core component of the opposition spokesperson’s plan is the establishment of a National Municipal Digital Platform, a unified digital ecosystem that would connect every municipal corporation across the island. She explained that the shared platform would operate under unified service standards, shared technological infrastructure, interoperable interconnected systems, a single public citizen portal, a national standardized municipal identity framework, and a consistent country-wide benchmark for service responsiveness.

    “Whether a resident lives in urban Kingston, rural St Thomas, Manchester, Portland, or St Elizabeth, the quality of municipal service should be exactly the same,” Neita Garvey noted. “The question is not whether Jamaica can afford to digitize local government. The question is whether Jamaica can afford not to.”

    Beyond core administrative services, Neita Garvey also argued that digital transformation is a critical step toward building smarter cities and strengthening Jamaica’s climate resilience. As one of the countries in the world most vulnerable to climate-driven disasters, Jamaica regularly faces severe challenges including widespread flooding, coastal erosion, failing drainage infrastructure, and slow, uncoordinated disaster response, she pointed out.

    “These are not hypothetical future concerns; they are lived realities for Jamaicans every year,” Neita Garvey said. She contended that a modern, digitally enabled municipal system should be able to identify in real time which gullies are blocked by debris, which emergency shelters lack critical resources, which communities face elevated flood risk, and where illegal dumping is degrading infrastructure and public spaces.

    Neita Garvey stressed that while digital modernization will deliver long-term cost savings for local governments, its most important impact will be protecting vulnerable communities. She also called for the formal introduction of binding service standards and explicit municipal service guarantees, arguing that local residents are owed predictability in how public services are delivered.

    “If a permit normally requires 15 working days to process, publish that timeline publicly. If road repair requests require an on-site inspection within 72 hours, publish that standard. If sanitation complaints demand a response within a set window, publish that rule. If there is a scheduled garbage collection calendar for each community, make that information easily accessible to the public,” she outlined.

    When service targets are not met, Neita Garvey added, public institutions have a responsibility to explain the reasons for delays, noting that transparency around missed targets strengthens public trust in government. She argued that for far too long, Jamaican citizens have been forced to endure indefinite waits for services, with little to no clarity on when their requests will be addressed.

    “No modern public institution should operate indefinitely behind the vague phrase: ‘We are looking into it,’” she said. “At some point, citizens quite reasonably ask: For how long?”

  • Police release composite sketch of Manchester wanted men

    Police release composite sketch of Manchester wanted men

    KINGSTON, Jamaica — Law enforcement authorities in Jamaica’s Manchester parish have launched a public appeal for community assistance, releasing artist composite sketches of two men still sought in connection with a brutal homicide that unfolded in the rural community of Dobson, Coleyville, on Saturday, 14 June 2025.

    The victim of the attack has been identified as Ceejay Mongal, a 32-year-old day labourer who was also known locally by the nickname “Indian” and was a long-term resident of the Dobson area.

    Detailed police accounts of the incident confirm that at approximately 5:00 a.m. that Saturday, Mongal was ambushed by a group of three men, who inflicted fatal chop wounds on him before fleeing the scene. First responders and local residents who arrived at the location shortly after the attack were unable to save Mongal, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

    In the weeks following the homicide, investigators from the Mandeville Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) worked steadily to pursue leads and identify all persons involved in the attack. Their investigative efforts have already resulted in one suspect turning themselves in to authorities; that individual has been formally charged and is currently awaiting trial before the parish court. However, the two other alleged perpetrators have remained at large, evading police custody since the incident.

    Using detailed witness descriptions of the two remaining suspects, the Manchester police’s criminal imaging unit has created accurate composite sketches to help members of the public recognize the men. Law enforcement is now urgently calling on any person who may have information about the suspects’ current whereabouts, or who has relevant details about the June 14 attack, to come forward to assist with the investigation.

    Members of the public with information can contact the Mandeville CIB directly at 876-962-2832, reach the independent Crime Stop tip line at 311, call the national police emergency line at 119, or visit any nearby police station to share information. All tips can be submitted anonymously, and authorities confirm no person needs to provide their personal details to share relevant information.

  • Chain of Hope celebrates three decades of life-saving cardiac care in Jamaica

    Chain of Hope celebrates three decades of life-saving cardiac care in Jamaica

    KINGSTON, Jamaica — Three decades after launching its first international humanitarian programme in Jamaica, UK-based medical charity Chain of Hope is celebrating its legacy of transforming outcomes for children living with heart disease through a special anniversary surgical mission at Kingston’s Bustamante Hospital for Children, running from June 8 to 15.

    Heading up the volunteer medical team is renowned paediatric cardiac surgeon Professor Victor Tsang. The multidisciplinary group, made up of specialist surgeons, cardiologists, anaesthetists, intensive care clinicians, nurses and perfusionists, will carry out urgent open-heart procedures for between eight and 10 Jamaican children born with complex, life-threatening cardiac conditions.

    This 2026 mission carries unique historical weight: 30 years ago in 1996, Chain of Hope’s founder and president, Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub OM FRS, selected Jamaica as the very first beneficiary country for the young charity’s work. What began as intermittent overseas medical outreach has since evolved into one of the most successful and long-standing international paediatric cardiac care partnerships in the world.

    Over 30 years of collaboration, Chain of Hope and its local and global partners have completed more than 70 medical missions to Jamaica. The programme has delivered direct care to hundreds of children living with both congenital and acquired heart disease, while simultaneously laying the groundwork for a permanent, self-sustaining paediatric cardiac care programme based at Bustamante Hospital for Children.

    The partnership’s crowning achievement came with the launch of the island’s purpose-built Paediatric Cardiac Centre at Bustamante, opened in 2017. The facility, which houses a dedicated cardiac operating theatre, a specialised paediatric intensive care unit and a full cardiac catheterisation laboratory, was the first centre of its kind focused exclusively on children’s heart care across the entire English-speaking Caribbean.

    Creation of the landmark centre was made possible through a broad collaborative funding and delivery effort, bringing together Chain of Hope, telecommunications firm Digicel, the Shaggy Make A Difference Foundation, Gift of Life International, Rotary International, Jamaica’s Ministry of Health and Wellness, the National Health Fund, and dozens of other generous donors and partner organisations.

    In the years since the centre opened, more than 405 life-saving cardiac procedures have been carried out for children through Chain of Hope-supported missions and partnerships, granting hundreds of children a new lease on life. Additional partner organisation Cardiac Kids has also run its own outreach missions out of the facility, extending care to even more young patients.

    “Jamaica has held a special place in my heart since the 1960s, so it felt only natural that it would become the first country where we launched an overseas programme after founding Chain of Hope in 1996,” Professor Yacoub explained. “From our very first mission, our goal was straightforward: to make sure that every child born with heart disease could access the life-saving treatment they need to thrive.”

    The Jamaica programme also occupies a unique place in the charity’s history due to its early connection to Diana, Princess of Wales, one of Chain of Hope’s first royal patrons. In 1998, Princess Diana planned to travel to Jamaica alongside Professor Yacoub to meet young patients awaiting urgent surgery, just months before her untimely passing. Her public commitment to the cause drew global attention to the gap in access to paediatric cardiac care for children in low- and middle-income countries.

    Professor Tsang, who also leads the children’s cardiac programme at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital, noted that the 30th anniversary mission carries extra meaning for the team. “Every trip to Jamaica is special, but this anniversary mission is truly meaningful like no other. We have watched extraordinary progress unfold over the past 30 years. The greatest legacy of this entire programme is not just the hundreds of surgeries we have completed — it is the local expertise, clinical confidence and long-term capability we have built up within Jamaica’s own cardiac care team.”

    Beyond direct surgical intervention, one of the programme’s most transformative and lasting impacts has been its investment in local education and workforce development. Chain of Hope leaders recognised early on that sustainable local cardiac care depends on a skilled, specialised workforce, particularly in nursing. To address this, the charity partnered with Bustamante’s cardiac team to grow Jamaica’s specialist cardiac nursing workforce.

    Working in collaboration with the University of Technology, Jamaica, Chain of Hope helped develop the nation’s first accredited dedicated cardiac nursing training programme. The 13-week credentialed module blends in-person and remote instruction, hands-on practical training, and clinical rotations for critical care nursing students, boosting the country’s pool of specialist cardiac nursing skills and addressing a long-standing national workforce gap in this highly specialised care area.

    Emma Scanlan, Chief Executive Officer of Chain of Hope, said of the milestone: “It has been an enormous privilege for our entire organisation to serve children and their families across Jamaica for more than 30 years. Our volunteer teams have travelled thousands of miles, working side by side with our local and global partners, all united by one simple purpose: to make sure every child born with heart disease can access the specialist care they need to survive and thrive.”

    As the charity marks three decades of work in Jamaica, it remains fully committed to supporting the continued growth and long-term sustainability of the national paediatric cardiac programme through ongoing specialist training, clinical mentoring, equipment investment, and regular medical missions. Working alongside its broad network of partners, Chain of Hope continues working toward its core vision: a future where every child born with heart disease can access the care they need, no matter where in the world they are born.

  • Lutec unlocks smarter home security with Intelligent Door Lock system

    Lutec unlocks smarter home security with Intelligent Door Lock system

    Jamaica’s technology landscape has welcomed a new player in the fast-growing smart home space, as local electronics firm Lutec Electronics has officially launched its cutting-edge Sentinel Intelligent Door Lock system to meet rising regional demand for connected home security solutions.

    Unlike traditional key-based locking systems, the Sentinel line integrates high-end biometric verification and cloud-enabled remote access functionality, delivering both upgraded security and unmatched convenience for homeowners. At a soft launch event hosted Saturday at Creative Building Finishes in St. Andrew, Lutec founder and chairman Duane Lue-Fung framed the new launch as a shift toward a smarter era of home access, noting that conventional physical keys no longer meet modern security needs.

    Among the product’s most talked-about features for the Jamaican market is its remote access capability, which has already drawn significant early interest from consumers. Lue-Fung explained that the system allows homeowners to grant temporary entry access to guests, housekeepers or contractors from any location around the globe. When a visitor presses the doorbell, the system automatically places a call to the homeowner’s mobile device, letting them verify the visitor’s identity via live video and remotely unlock the door if they choose. “We’re not really selling locks, we’re selling control,” Lue-Fung emphasized, adding that the product delivers a new level of day-to-day convenience and peace of mind for users.

    To roll out the product across Jamaica, Lutec has already established distribution partnerships with three local firms: Creative Building Finishes, Home Up Jamaica and Quantum Concepts. Lue-Fung noted that the company is taking a deliberate approach to partner selection, prioritizing quality customer service and post-purchase support over rapid, broad expansion in the local market.

    The new smart lock has already earned endorsement from a leading local real estate and architecture firm, Virtuoso Architect Limited, which completed rigorous testing of the Sentinel system before becoming an early adopter. Principal and co-founder Hugo Matthews shared that his team put all core features — including automatic unlocking, fingerprint recognition and facial scanning — through extensive stress testing to confirm product reliability. For Matthews, the standout safety feature is the product’s manual dead bolt system, which blocks all external access — even from registered biometric profiles — when engaged from inside the home, providing an extra layer of protection for residents while they are inside the property. After completing testing, Virtuoso Architect now officially recommends the Sentinel lock to its clients.

    Looking ahead, Lutec has outlined ambitious expansion plans, with the goal of rolling out the Sentinel system to additional regional and international markets. The company aims to establish itself as a leading global smart home technology brand, with a mission to bring cutting-edge connected home innovation to Caribbean and global consumers alike. “We wanted to be the first to lead the market because that’s what we do as Lutec,” Lue-Fung said. “We wanted to bring cutting-edge technology to the region and the world as a global brand.”

  • Tharp breaks 110m hurdles world record in NCAA prelims

    Tharp breaks 110m hurdles world record in NCAA prelims

    In a stunning upset that has sent shockwaves through the global track and field community, 19-year-old Auburn University athlete Ja’Kobe Tharp delivered a history-making performance on Wednesday at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships held in Eugene, Oregon. Competing in the preliminary round of the men’s 110m hurdles — a stage where many athletes hold back to conserve energy for the later, high-stakes final — Tharp defied all expectations and crossed the finish line in a wind-legal 12.75 seconds, with a tailwind reading of +1.0m/s that meets international track and field standards for record validation.

    This blistering time lowers the previous men’s 110m hurdles world record, marking one of the most unexpected record-breaking feats in recent NCAA athletics history. Prior to this race, Tharp was not widely ranked as the favorite to claim a world record, making his preliminary round achievement even more surprising to fans and analysts alike.

    By securing his spot in the event’s final with his historic run, Tharp now has a rare opportunity to cap off his already groundbreaking achievement with an NCAA national title. Track and field fans around the world are already turning their attention to the upcoming final, waiting to see if Tharp can repeat his dominant performance and further cement his place in athletics history.

  • VS plaatst Chinese techreuzen Alibaba, BYD en Baidu op zwarte lijst

    VS plaatst Chinese techreuzen Alibaba, BYD en Baidu op zwarte lijst

    Less than a month after U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met for a high-profile summit in Beijing aimed at de-escalating ongoing trade and technology disputes, Washington has taken a provocative new step that threatens to upend the fragile detente between the two global powers. On June 9, the U.S. officially added three of China’s most prominent commercial and technology giants—e-commerce leader Alibaba, search engine and AI pioneer Baidu, and electric vehicle manufacturer BYD—to its annual updated blacklist labeled as “Chinese military companies.”

    The expansion brings the total number of Chinese firms on the list to 188, a major jump from the 134 entries recorded in 2025. The Pentagon, which maintains the registry, defines blacklisted Chinese military companies as entities either owned or controlled by the People’s Liberation Army of China, or those that contribute to Beijing’s civil-military fusion strategy—a policy that integrates civilian and defense-oriented technological research and development. To qualify for inclusion, firms must also maintain some level of business operations within U.S. jurisdiction.

    This latest round of additions marks a notable expansion of the blacklist’s scope, as all three firms are leading players in mainstream civilian industries that have little public association with China’s defense sector. They are not the first major Chinese technology brands to face this designation; industry giant Tencent was added to the list in a previous update.

    Chinese officials have swiftly pushed back against the move. The Chinese Embassy in Washington issued a strong condemnation, labeling the new designations as discriminatory. A spokesperson accused the U.S. of overstretching the definition of national security risks to target legitimate Chinese businesses, emphasizing that all Chinese companies operating globally comply with the laws and regulations of their host countries. The statement called on the U.S. to abandon discriminatory practices and create a fair, unbiased operating environment for Chinese enterprises operating in the country. As of the report’s publication, none of the three added companies have issued an official response to their inclusion on the blacklist.

    Under existing U.S. regulations, firms placed on the list are barred from eligibility for contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense, a restriction that could significantly limit their commercial opportunities within the U.S. market. However, some national security experts question the practical effectiveness of this broad approach to blacklisting.

    Dennis Wilder, a veteran national security analyst with previous experience at the Central Intelligence Agency and the U.S. National Security Council, argues that the broad brush designation is unlikely to deliver meaningful results. He points out that many U.S. firms already have deep, intertwined commercial partnerships with the three Chinese companies, and these businesses are unlikely to sever ties voluntarily without the imposition of harsh, mandatory sanctions. According to Wilder, such broad restrictive measures will only have limited impact unless the U.S. fully decouples its economy from China or convinces other major global economies to join the sanctions regime.

    Analysts widely note that the timing of the blacklist expansion, coming just weeks after the leaders of the two countries met to cool tensions, puts the fragile post-summit balance of bilateral relations under new strain, with potential ripple effects across trade, technology, and diplomatic engagement between Washington and Beijing.

  • Ministry of Works Announces Overnight Detour on All Saints Road

    Ministry of Works Announces Overnight Detour on All Saints Road

    The Ministry of Works of Antigua and Barbuda has issued a public advisory announcing upcoming major infrastructure improvements along a key stretch of All Saints Road, running between the Buckley Line Roundabout and Herberts Junction.

    As part of the national All Saints Road Project led by the government, a fully managed traffic detour will go into effect starting at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, and will remain in place until 7:00 a.m. the following morning. The detour plan has been designed for both outbound and inbound commuters, with clearly marked directional signage posted along the entire route to guide drivers to rejoin All Saints Road after navigating the work zone. Notably, some segments of the detour route are designated as temporary one-way traffic zones, with these boundaries clearly marked on official project maps available for download.

    Trained flag persons will be stationed at key points throughout the detour to facilitate steady traffic flow and assist drivers with navigation. Local residents living adjacent to the work site will retain full access to their properties, and all commercial businesses operating along the affected stretch of road will remain open for normal business during the works.

    Officials have reminded all motorists to exercise extra caution when traveling near the work zone, as heavy construction equipment will be operating in close proximity to active traffic lanes. As delays are expected during the overnight work window, community stakeholders and daily commuters are encouraged to adjust their travel itineraries in advance to account for the temporary route changes.

    Members of the public with questions about the roadwork or detour plan can direct inquiries to the Project Implementation Management Unit by phone at 562-9173.

  • New Concrete Trucks Tackle Roadworks in Every Nook and Cranny

    New Concrete Trucks Tackle Roadworks in Every Nook and Cranny

    Infrastructure development across Antigua and Barbuda is getting a targeted upgrade, as the country’s Ministry of Works has rolled out a fleet of smaller concrete trucks to solve a long-standing logistical challenge: accessing tight, confined roadwork sites that larger delivery vehicles cannot navigate.

    Works Minister Maria Vanessa Browne confirmed that the compact trucks have already entered active service, delivering pre-mixed concrete to project sites that were previously inaccessible to standard-sized vehicles due to severe space constraints. Unlike their larger counterparts, these downsized trucks can easily maneuver through narrow pathways and cramped work zones, opening up new possibilities for public infrastructure upgrades that were stalled by access barriers.

    To date, the new fleet has been deployed primarily to civil works projects focused on pedestrian and drainage infrastructure, including new sidewalk construction, curb installation, and storm drain upgrades. In these types of projects, work is often carried out along narrow existing right-of-ways or densely developed residential areas, where large vehicles simply cannot position themselves to unload materials. The smaller footprint of the new trucks eliminates this bottleneck, allowing construction crews to work more consistently and cut down on delays caused by the need to manually transport concrete over long distances from drop-off points further away.

    Ministry officials noted that the addition of these specialized trucks will bring greater flexibility to infrastructure works across the twin-island nation, supporting the government’s ongoing national infrastructure improvement agenda. By removing access limitations that previously slowed or prevented work on tight-access sites, the new fleet is expected to speed up project delivery, expand the scope of public works that can be completed, and ultimately deliver better connected, more functional public infrastructure to communities across Antigua and Barbuda.

  • BABA Premier League finals postponed again

    BABA Premier League finals postponed again

    One of the Caribbean’s most hotly anticipated domestic basketball championships has hit another roadblock, with organizers confirming a second major postponement of the Barbados Amateur Basketball Association (BABA) Co-Operators General Insurance Premier League finals. In an official public statement issued on June 8, the governing body announced the scheduling shift was explicitly designed to give the country’s senior men’s national squad uninterrupted time to gear up for the FIBA AmeriCup Pre-Qualifiers, a high-stakes regional tournament set to run from July 6 to 13, 2026 in Georgetown, Guyana. The domestic title round will not tip off until the entire national delegation returns to Barbados after the pre-qualifier event. This latest delay marks the third hold-up for the 2026 season, which has been plagued by logistical issues at the island’s only two purpose-built indoor basketball facilities: the Wildey Gymnasium and the Barbados Community College court. After the semi-final matchups wrapped on April 25, two teams punched their tickets to the championship: defending title holders Burger King Clapham Bulls and challengers CAM Smart Assurance City United Celtics. But the first scheduling hold-up came almost immediately, sparked by disputes over the newly installed playing surface at Wildey Gymnasium. Officials at the Celtics organization raised formal objections to the court markings on the new electronic floor, noting that key lines including the three-point arc were aligned to the dimension standards used in the U.S. National Basketball Association rather than the official measurements mandated by FIBA, the global governing body of the sport. Once those issues were partially addressed, organizers shifted the opening finals game to the Barbados Community College venue, but another technical problem derailed plans: a sudden total lighting failure left the court unplayable, crushing the expectations of fans and athletes who had already waited weeks for the championship round. With this latest postponement, the basketball community across Barbados is now left waiting again for a new official start date for the finals, which is expected to be announced once the national team’s pre-qualifier campaign concludes. Sports analysts across the region note that while the delay is frustrating for domestic fans, prioritizing the national team’s international qualifying push aligns with long-term goals for Barbadian basketball, which has been pushing to qualify for its first major FIBA continental tournament in recent years.

  • PRESS RELEASE: Truck drivers and volunteers needed for life-saving animal airlift – June 13–14

    PRESS RELEASE: Truck drivers and volunteers needed for life-saving animal airlift – June 13–14

    As the Atlantic hurricane season gets underway, St. Nicholas Animal Rescue (SNAR), Dominica’s only non-profit animal welfare organization, is issuing an urgent call for island-wide community assistance to pull off a landmark mission: transporting 140 rescued dogs and cats to permanent loving homes overseas next weekend.

    Scheduled for June 13 and 14, the initiative dubbed the “Freedom Flight” has already cleared major hurdles: the dedicated transport aircraft has been secured, and international partner rescue organizations are on standby to receive the animals once they land. What the mission still lacks is on-the-ground local support to get the vulnerable animals from the rescue’s staging area to the airport on time, ready for their journey.

    SNAR is actively recruiting volunteers to fill a range of critical roles between 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, and 6 a.m. on June 14. Tasks include bathing and prepping animals for travel, assembling and labeling transport crates, organizing required travel documentation, and assisting with loading and ground logistics. The organization is particularly in need of truck owners and licensed drivers to move the animals and their equipment from St. Nicholas University in Castle Bruce to Dominica’s Douglas-Charles Airport, the departure point for the flight. Interested helpers can contact the rescue at +1 (767) 245-6000 or sign up in person at the Castle Bruce staging location, and SNAR emphasizes that any amount of donated time is deeply appreciated.

    For the 140 animals set to travel, this flight marks more than just a journey—it marks an escape from a past of trauma and the start of a new life. Every animal on the flight was rescued after experiencing neglect, abandonment, starvation, abuse, or cruelty, many of them spending years in the shelter waiting for a second chance.

    The mission itself is a milestone for SNAR, which has overcome immense adversity over the past eight years to keep serving Dominica’s vulnerable animals. The organization has survived repeated facility relocations, multiple eviction threats, and most recently a catastrophic landslide that wiped out the shelter’s only access road, putting the entire rescue operation at risk of collapse. Even amid these challenges, SNAR has continued to provide daily care for hundreds of animals across its facilities, and the Freedom Flight comes at a critical juncture to ease overstretched resources as hurricane season begins. Moving 140 animals to new overseas homes will not only change those animals’ lives for the better, but will also allow SNAR to continue providing high-quality care for the animals that remain at its Kalinago Rescue sanctuary.

    SNAR has already publicly thanked its international partners for making the mission possible. Special recognition goes to Badass Animal Rescue, which provided organizational leadership and critical funding to get the mission off the ground, and Wings of Rescue, the non-profit that has donated the use of the transport aircraft. Locally, the Dominica Football Association has already pledged its support to the initiative, and SNAR is now calling on other local sports teams, community groups, businesses, service organizations, and individual residents across the island to join the island-wide effort.

    “This is not just a SNAR project,” explained Dr. Golnaz Naderkhani, President of SNAR, in a statement ahead of the flight. “It is a community project. Every volunteer, every truck driver, every donor, and every supporter plays a part in helping these animals reach safety and find loving homes.”

    Founded to serve the island’s unprotected animals, SNAR remains the only non-profit in Dominica dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, and rehoming abused, abandoned, neglected, and vulnerable animals from across the country.