Dominica, a member of the Commonwealth, is a small island in the lesser Antilles. Located between the French overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique, it’s one of the poorest countries in the Caribbean. To finance its economy, Dominica offers a Citizenship by Investment programme, or CBI. Investors can buy a Dominican passport, which has two major advantages: it’s one of the cheapest in the world and it grants visa-free access to the EU. Our correspondents report.
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Don’t take these guy’s Lennox Linton word because he was he was caught right handed by Al Jazeera news company in on the cover sting operation to expose people like him that is selling diplomatic passports for cash in return diplomatic positions such as ambassadors etc. don’t listen to him Lennox Linton is
Promise land owing people diplomatic positions.
I've yet to meet someone good from Dominica.
Why not marry your single women off direcrly instead of having them depend on government services indirectly from this? Cut the middle man out.
but the leader of the Opposition should all so said his party were cut selling Diplomatic passport twice in Opposition Hello!
This program is a criminals paradise the report gave a hint no transparency and no bid contracts. Not only that give, away free houses and most people will look the other way and won't see or understands the corruption at the other end, while the country is sold from under them.
My favorite place. And I got beat out of money last year on a piece of land. So hopefully one day I can afford this. It's a beautiful place. But the local economy is not great anymore. The natural citizens are in a bad place and the government doesn't care.
invest on putting better mental health Care in Dominica !
There is an international airport. I flew in ftom Guadeloupe and flew out to Miami last week
I do not trust dem people with their program, they do not answer our question
Sad state of affairs….no industry and any form of employment for the citizens.
Band of thrives are getting fatter. They're destroying our ountry
So patronizing these European media .
one of the top 10 best places in the world to live .
This is a commercial for passports and resorts. Not a news piece.
This is a Disaster find other way to grow your economy
To be clear, many large nations such as the UK, USA, Austria, Germany, Spain and Portugal also monetize their nationality through similar programs. The issue is not so much the program as the manner in which it is being run by relevant parties.
no rent for the apartment. a shanty town in 40 years because of no money to repair the buildings.
Hey thanks for sharing, in all these things you become exposed to the good, the bad and the ugly.
May Abba Yah give us only what is for our highest good as a people, in Yahshua's name. Amen
J’aime Dominica 🇩🇲. France24 anglais est la place seulement où je reçois mon télé journal
I get its going towards good causes and I do feel sympathy for their situation but this is rife for abuse by bad actors.
iLoveDominica!
Stereotype nationalities = Russia, China.
250k is cheap!? Argentina citizenship is WAY cheaper
Sounds really suss no passports should be for sale.