GEMS Foundation Launches Second Entrepreneurship Challenge Offering $45,000 XCD to Local Businesses
The Phillip Nassief Entrepreneurship Challenge | GEMS Foundation, newly renamed from the GEMS Entrepreneurship Challenge, officially launched its second round of grant funding for local entrepreneurs on September 2, 2024. This initiative aims to provide substantial financial support to entrepreneurs looking to invest in and grow their businesses. This initiative stems from the influence of […]
Embracing Accessibility: Secret Bay Welcomes Open Doors Organization
At Secret Bay, we have always believed that the breathtaking beauty of Dominica should be accessible to all. This commitment led us to partner with Open Doors Organization (ODO), a renowned non-profit dedicated to improving access for people with disabilities in travel and tourism. The Open Doors Journey In April 2024, we had the privilege […]
GEMS Celebrates Dominica’s Art & Culture with the Unveiling of Two Art Galleries
At GEMS Holdings Ltd., we are thrilled to unveil our newest endeavour — a vibrant synergy of creativity and culture through the inauguration of two art galleries in Dominica: The Old Oven Art Gallery located at Fort Young Hotel and the Bwa Denn Art Gallery at Secret Bay. Old Oven Art Gallery: Celebrating Local Talents […]
The Sustainable Hospitality Podcast Sits Down with Gregor Nassief
Gregor Nassief, proprietor of Fort Young Hotel & Dive Resort, Secret Bay and The Residences at Secret Bay, and CEO of GEMS Holdings, sits down with Amy Wald of The Sustainable Hospitality Podcast to share his visionary journey to creating Secret Bay, the first sustainable luxury resort in Dominica. From the resort’s affiliation with Relais […]
GEMS Hospitality School Partners With the Dominica State College
Roseau, Dominica, August 14, 2023 — The GEMS Hospitality School is excited to partner with the Dominica State College through its Division of Tourism and Hospitality Studies Department to host twenty-two (22) students for their six (6) week internship at the Fort Young Hotel & Dive Resort and Secret Bay, through its Internship Program. The students […]
GEMS Foundation Announces the Winners of the First GEMS Entrepreneurship Challenge
Roseau, Dominica, May 5, 2023 — The GEMS Foundation is thrilled to announce the winners of the first GEMS Entrepreneurship Challenge! After careful consideration and evaluation of all the submissions as well as the Ultimate Pitching Challenge hosted on Thursday, May 4th, the following businesses have emerged as the top performers: First Place – Bee […]
GEMS Foundation Extends the Application Deadline for the GEMS Entrepreneurship Challenge
Roseau, Dominica, February 16, 2023 — The GEMS Entrepreneurship Challenge launched by the GEMS Foundation, to empower local entrepreneurs to strengthen and grow their businesses within the hospitality and tourism supply chain has extended the application deadline to March 8th. The winning entrepreneur will be awarded $20,000 EC to invest in, and grow their business. […]
GEMS Foundation Launches GEMS Entrepreneurship Challenge to Empower Entrepreneurs Serving Dominica’s Hospitality & Tourism Sector
Roseau, Dominica, January 12, 2023 — The GEMS Foundation, a Dominica non-profit organization that supports projects that have a positive and sustainable impact in the community, is excited to launch the inaugural GEMS Entrepreneurship Challenge. The initiative aims to empower local entrepreneurs to strengthen and grow their businesses within the hospitality and tourism supply chain. […]
GEMS Holdings Limited, Dominica’s Premier Hospitality Group, Launches Foundation And Hospitality School
GEMS Foundation Will Focus on Four Specific Areas — Environment, Entrepreneurship, Entertainment, Arts & Culture, and Education — And GEMS Hospitality School, Part of the Education Initiative, Will Aid Those Interested in the Tourism & Hospitality Sectors Roseau, Dominica — GEMS Holdings Limited — an impact-driven Caribbean-based company dedicated to owning, managing and developing world […]
Secret Bay Named Travel + Leisure’s #1 Resort Hotel In The Caribbean, Bermuda And The Bahamas
Secret Bay has been named Travel and Leisure’s #1 Resort Hotel in the Caribbean, Bermuda and The Bahamas for 2022. This is the second time in three years the six-star all-villa resort topped the ‘World’s Best Awards’ readers’ survey for the region. Dominica has also earned the #1 Island in the Caribbean, Bermuda and the […]
