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A boat lies washed up on shore after the passing of Hurricane Fiona in Ponce, Puerto Rico September 19, 2022.  REUTERS/Ricardo Ortiz
A boat lies washed up on shore after the passing of Hurricane Fiona in Ponce, Puerto Rico September 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Ortiz

Hurricane Fiona hits Turks and Caicos as Category 3 storm

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico/SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, (Reuters) – Hurricane Fiona bore down on Turks and Caicos Islands today as a powerful Category 3 storm, threatening to devastate the tiny Caribbean archipelago after cutting a path of destruction through the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.

National agro-processing facility being set up in Dominica

With the support of the European Union and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dominica is now working to establish a new national agro-processing facility that will bolster the food value chain, improve quality standards, and broaden access to export markets.

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