The Hon. Minister of Public Works and the Digital Economy, Senator Cassani Laville, addressed a press conference on Monday to inform the public of the ministry’s plans to fully digitize Dominica’s economy. According to the minister, some of the key components of the plan include infrastructure for high speed internet access, building digital platforms, enacting […]

Chairman of the Dominica Reparations committee, Dr. Damien Dublin, has again issued a call for Black History to be taught in Schools. Dr. Dublin says, “It is the hope of the committee that systems will be put in place because we have all the information available, we have the people who have done things,…the base […]

Dominica Cancer Society (DCS) kicked off activities for World Cancer Day with a Eucharistic Mass at the Portsmouth Catholic Church on Sunday. President of the DCS, Ivonne Alexander, said that the society continues to encourage women to do regular self breast examinations and to have a Pap smear done while men should be screened for […]

The former Member of Parliament for the Roseau South Constituency, Attorney Joshua Francis has announced his departure from politics. He says, “I journeyed to make Dominica a better place. All I ever desired…was to help in making Dominicans experience a better life, especially for the bare foot man. I gave my all- sacrificed a lot”. […]

The Speaker of the House of Assembly, Mrs. Alix Boyd Knight has proposed that the Standing Orders be amended to force parliamentarians to spend longer hours in Parliament. Speaking to a local talk show host, the Speaker said that she has seen Parliamentarians come to the House, bow to the speaker, talk to a few […]

Prime Minister, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit has said that landowners in the Wesley and Palm Tree communities will soon receive payments for land which has been identified as the site for the construction of an International Airport. The Prime Minister said that they have begun negotiations, surveying of the lands and among other preparations and that […]

The Child Abuse Prevention Unit has revealed that there was a decline in reported cases of child abuse for Dominica in 2019. Acting Coordinator of the Child Abuse Prevention Unit, Nicole Toussaint Jno Baptiste said that there were less reported cases of all forms of abuse of children. The statistics show just over 100 cases […]

The Ministry of Health, Wellness and New Health Investment held a press briefing on Wednesday to update the general public on the Coronavirus. According to Hon. Irving McIntyre, “The Ministry of Health continues to implement its risk communication strategy as the Ministry monitors the development of the new strain of 2019 novel Corona virus.” As […]