Millicent Thomas, a resident of the village of Bense, was brought before Chief JusticeMagistrate Candia Carrette-George at the Magistrate’s Court in Roseau on May 23th, 2023, for breaching a protection order. Millicent Thomas and Esther Drigo were in a relationship which eventually turned sour, but not before they had one baby girl, who is currently […]

Earlier this year, a collaborative and evidence-based evaluation was carried out to determine the developmental potential of 15 commodities. Upon the conclusion of the assessment, it was determined that sea moss is a commodity with a great market and supply potential. Subsequently, the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries, Blue and Green Economy and the Food and […]

On Wednesday 10 May, the Lupus Foundation of Dominica held a press conference at  UWI with the aim to raise awareness of the disease. The event started at 10am at the UWI’s Auditorium, under the theme, “Make Lupus Visible Support a Purple Butterfly.” President, founder of the Lupus Foundation of Dominica and Lupus survivor, Glorine […]

On May 11, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank conducted a country outreach conference with the media in Dominica under the theme, “Building Resilience for High and Sustainable Growth.” Governor of the ECCB, Timothy Antoine spoke on the key action points that could accelerate economic growth and build resilience in Dominica. Antoine stated that Dominica could […]

At the Hon Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit bi-weekly press conference, he was asked to give an update on the reconstruction of the Goodwill Secondary School. He took time to publicly give thanks to the Principal of the Goodwill Secondary School for her devotion.  “This Principal is exceptional, and she has an intrinsic commitment to students […]

The Hon. Roland Royer, Minister for Agriculture, concluded his tour of the island’s agricultural regions on Wednesday May 10th 2023, with a visit to the South Agricultural Region. Accompanying him are Minister of State Jullan Defoe, Parliamentary Secretary Lakeyia Joseph, and technical staff from the Ministry of Agriculture. During the visit, the group will meet […]

The Prime Minister explained that the new domestic violence and child abuse acts are seeking to improve the reporting, investigation, enforcing and sensitivity towards the needs of victims. He spoke at the second meeting of the first session of the 11th Parliament. He said that the law was created “To ensure that actions that the […]