Dominica Airport Project suspension of construction possible by August – September — MMC warns
By Special contributor ROSEAU, Dominica – In an exclusive follow-up interview with Cal Murad, Project Director of MMC Development Ltd., June 17, 2026 — confirmed that recent negotiations and agreements with the Government of Dominica have ‘hitherto to be honoured’ and that ‘arbitration was reactivated’ added: “We are looking at August or September of this […] The post Dominica Airport Project suspension of construction possible by August – September — MMC warns appeared first on Caribbean News Global.
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ROSEAU, Dominica – In an exclusive follow-up interview with Cal Murad, Project Director of MMC Development Ltd., June 17, 2026 — confirmed that recent negotiations and agreements with the Government of Dominica have ‘hitherto to be honoured’ and that ‘arbitration was reactivated’ added: “We are looking at August or September of this year as the likely window for that suspension (of construction) to take effect.”
Murad emphasised in the CNG interview that: “ The fact that we are now in formal legal proceedings is not due to MMC Development Ltd., choosing confrontation. It is because the alternative we offered — the generous, conciliatory alternative that we ourselves put forward and agreed to by the other party — was not honored.”
The project director of MMC Development Ltd., continued:
” I’m not going to sugarcoat it! We are preparing for possible demobilisation. Our legal team will advise us on the precise timing and conditions, and we are also subject to the court’s discretion regarding the formal suspension of the contract. Based on where those processes currently stand, we are looking at August or September of this year as the likely window for that suspension to take effect.”
Caribbean News Global (CNG) previously published, “ Dominica Airport project and government faces renewed arbitration and injunctions, sources say” — and — “MMCD — Government of Dominica at loggerheads over Airport Project.”
Demobilisation of construction at the Dominica International Airport project means:
“Withdrawing the equipment, personnel, and logistical infrastructure assembled on that site at enormous cost! It means work stops! It means that the airport project — this transformational project that Dominica has been building towards — goes quiet! And that, every day that passes without resolution makes the eventual cost of resumption higher and the timeline longer. The clock is running, and it is running against everybody’s interests, warns Murad, project director of MMC Development.”
Reaction in Dominica
Dominican commentators vary in their interpretation, as noted:
Alexis Rogers writes: “Hy is cr5 the main contributor to the airport project? When the prime minister told us it is funded by our own CBI money? Is someone lying to Dominicans? Who’s airport is this really? And is it really an airport in the making, or an army base?”
Noxi Waldron comments: “Wah, las ma ti. I’m not even privy to inside information, but common sense alone can dissect this article as fabricated. If CR5, is building and advancing the funding, why is MMCD and the government at loggerheads? What’s causing the loggerhead … disinformation!”
In the understanding of Dominica News Online – Saturday, May 23, 2026, the headline read: MMC Development says reported legal dispute with Dominica gov’t false, determined to see airport complete.
Q95FM Caribbean Radio, also headlined: MMCD denied reports alleging legal action or arbitration against the Government of Dominica.
Project Director of MMC Development Ltd., Cal Murad, advised:
“We were willing to work outside the strict letter of the agreement to find a human solution to a commercial problem. However, that door was closed when the Government of Dominica walked away from what had been discussed.
“This is a time of great uncertainty, and I’m not going to sugarcoat it! We are preparing for possible demobilisation.
“The arbitration was reactivated. It is a deeply frustrating place to be.
“What is sad — and I use that word deliberately, because it is the honest one — is that the Government of Dominica is not honouring the legalities of the agreement that underpins everything. Not just the financial terms, but the framework of trust and accountability that makes any large infrastructure project possible.”
“MMC Development Ltd., has made its position clear: it will fulfil every contractual obligation it has made. It will not walk away by choice. But it cannot stay where a contract is not honoured, where a verbal agreement is not kept, and where the legal framework that protects both parties — is treated as optional.”
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