Miss MLajan Daina Graneau from Atkinson is Miss Mayfest 2023. Graneau swept the prizes on Saturday evening to capture the coveted North East pageant title.  Graneau captured the awards for Miss Photogenic, Miss Intelligent, Best Spectacular Wear and Best In Spectacular Wear, Best Swimwear and Best In Swimwear, Best Talent and Best In Evening Wear.  […]

Yesterday evening, a graduation ceremony was held at the UWI Open Campus where almost 50 farmers had completed a soil diagnostic training and development of a national soil plan. The training, which was facilitated by Dr. Gaius Eudoxie, Senior Lecturer of Soil Science at the University of West Indies St. Augustine Campus and advocate for […]

On Tuesday, Senator Rayburn Blackmoore, Minister for National Security, spoke on the Maintenance of Children Act, which seeks to strengthen the existing regulations concerning the duties of parents to provide for their child/children. The new act was passed during the second meeting of the first session of the 11th Parliament. “It is important for all […]

LAST WEEK, THE 29TH INAUGURATION OF THE VIEILLE CASE VILLAGE COUNCIL WAS HELD, WITH 6 NEW MEMBERS: CURDESH WILLIAMS, JANELLE BRUMANT, JOSEPH LEBLANC, HEIDA DIDIER, SHERMA FRANCIS-LEE AND CHRISTOPHER ELIZEE BEING INAUGURATED.  MORE THAN EIGHT DECADES AGO, THE TOWN OF VIEILLE CASE WAS THE FIRST TO ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY BOARD, THE PRECURSOR TO THE VILLAGE […]

The Prime Minister of Dominica Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit said that at the sitting of parliament on Tuesday 25, April bills related to issues affecting the family will be tabled.  He said, “On the agenda for this meeting of the House of Assembly are the family bills which seek to improve the circumstances of our women, […]

Three Ministries joined forces to successfully apply for and lunch the ‘Leveraging Eco-Tourism for Biodiversity Protection Project (LETBP) in Dominica. The project which was officially launched on Friday saw the Ministries of Environment, Tourism and Agriculture collaborate on the project which is expected to improve the management of the Morne Trois Piton, Cabrits and the […]

The Paix Pouche Primary School Parent Teacher Association(PTA) hosted its 2nd annual Kweyol Spelling Bee Competition on Saturday 15, April 2023 at the Paix Bouche Primary School.   The five participants comprising of three males and two females, representing a cross section of the population were given a copy of the words prior.   Defending […]