DOMINICA CELEBRATES 43RD ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE WITH NATIONAL DAY OBSERVANCE CEREMONY

DOMINICA CELEBRATES 43RD ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE WITH NATIONAL DAY OBSERVANCE CEREMONY

(OPM)- Dominica will celebrate 43 years of Independence with the National Day Observance Ceremony on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at 3p.m. at the State House Conference Center. This year’s Independence is being observed under the theme,’ United in Purpose, Our Health, Our Heritage, Our Future.’ Prime Minister, Honourable Roosevelt Skerrit will deliver the Address to […]

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 GOVERNMENT OF DOMINICA TO PRESENT MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARDS AS PART OF INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATIONS 2021

GOVERNMENT OF DOMINICA TO PRESENT MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARDS AS PART OF INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATIONS 2021

(OPM) – The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica will present Meritorious Service Awards to individuals and groups on 3rd November, as part of activities to mark Dominica’s 43rd Anniversary of Independence. This year, the United Nations Development Programme will receive the country’s highest award, the Dominica Award of Honour. Her Excellency Loreen Bannis Roberts, […]

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 RESTRICTIONS LIFTED ON OPENING HOURS FOR BUSINESSES, INCREASED NUMBERS ALLOWED FOR CHURCH SERVICES AND OTHER NON-SOCIAL GATHERINGS

RESTRICTIONS LIFTED ON OPENING HOURS FOR BUSINESSES, INCREASED NUMBERS ALLOWED FOR CHURCH SERVICES AND OTHER NON-SOCIAL GATHERINGS

Roseau, Dominica- October 29, 2021: Cabinet has approved further amendments to the Environmental Health Services (COVID-19) Regulations S.R. & O 26 of 2021 to take effect from Friday, October 29, 2021. Churches are allowed to accommodate congregants for services, weddings, and funerals based on the ability to maintain physical distancing of no less than six […]

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 GRAND BAY BY-ELECTION SET FOR NOVEMBER 25TH

GRAND BAY BY-ELECTION SET FOR NOVEMBER 25TH

The by-election for the Grand Bay Constituency will be held on Thursday, November 25, 2021, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit announced Thursday. Nomination day is Tuesday, November 9, 2021. “Today, 28th October, 2021, I advised His Excellency, the President to issue a writ under the Public Seal of the State, declaring that a by-election be held […]

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 STATE FUNERAL FOR THE LATE JOHN FITZGERALD EDWARD REGISTE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND DIASPORA RELATIONS

STATE FUNERAL FOR THE LATE JOHN FITZGERALD EDWARD REGISTE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND DIASPORA RELATIONS

Roseau, Dominica-September 30, 2021 – The Government of Dominica wishes to inform that the late Honourable John Fitzgerald Edward Registe will be laid to rest on Wednesday, October 20, 2021. Honourable Registe served as Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Business and Diaspora Relations, with special responsibility for Diaspora Relations, from […]

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 Businesses are allowed to remain open until 11pm daily

Businesses are allowed to remain open until 11pm daily

Roseau, Dominica- September 29, 2021: Cabinet has approved further amendments to the Environmental Health Services (COVID-19) Regulations S.R. & O 26 of 2021 to take effect from Wednesday, September 29, 2021. Businesses, currently allowed to operate, are allowed to remain open from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. daily. Proprietors of gyms, bars, gaming establishments, and […]

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 Protocols for the Viewing and Funeral  for the Late Patrick Roland John, Former Prime Minister of Dominica have been set

Protocols for the Viewing and Funeral for the Late Patrick Roland John, Former Prime Minister of Dominica have been set

The State Funeral for the late Patrick Roland John, former Prime Minister of Dominica, will be held on Wednesday, September 29, 2021. The State Funeral is in keeping with the Cabinet Decision of July 31, 2001, which accords a state funeral to a former Prime Minister. Mr. Patrick Roland John served as Dominica’s first Prime […]

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