The Discover Dominica Authority(DDA) has begun promoting the fetes and activities for the 2023 carnival season. According to promoters, revelers can expect the unexpected at Sunrise and Ole Mas. Events Assistant at the DDA, Kerwin Jno. Baptiste described Sunrise as ‘the most anticipated fete for the season’ and as ‘the ultimate daybreak breakfast fete which […]

The Prime Minister of Dominica, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit announced that his government is taking measures to deal with the recent fuel shortage experienced on island. He said, “We’ve decided as a government to order a large quantity of petroleum products in addition to what Venezuela supplied us. So Venezuela supplied us with over six thousand […]

The Portsmouth Secondary School(PSS) successfully opposed the topic, “There is inherent discrimination against fathers in our social, financial, and religious Systems” against the Convent High School(CHS) in the Inter-Secondary School Debating Competition.  The PSS represented by Rowain Christopher and Tirjhai Larocque won the debate with a total score of 552 points out of a possible […]

The Dominica Huckster Association 1995 Ltd, on Wednesday held a special meeting to show appreciation to Cecil Joseph who has served with the Association for thirty-eight(38) years and who is retiring. President of the Hucksters Association, Jennifer Sharplis said that Mr. Joseph has toiled with them for many hard years and was instrumental in the […]

The Discover Dominica Authority(DDA) kicked off its weekly press conference on Wednesday.   Project Officer at the DDA, Daphne Vidal said that carnival 2023 dubbed ‘Mas An Lawi’ will be an “opportunity to make up for the two years we have not been on the streets”. She said, “We are going to have an exciting Mas […]

On Wednesday, Republic Bank Dominica joined the Discover Dominica Authority(DDA) in its weekly press conference ahead of Carnival celebrations in February, to officially announce its sponsorship of one of the contestants in the Miss Dominica pageant. Republic Bank EC Ltd is the official sponsor of Miss Tarnia Eugene, 22 year old, of Grandbay. Service and […]

The Marigot Health District held a special awards ceremony Dinner and Dance to honor those who served in the district over the years. The activity was well received and brought together many retirees who had not seen in each other in a long time. The honorees were not limited to nurses but included those who […]

The Contestants in the 2023 Miss Teen Dominica were sashed on Wednesday at the official launch at the Old Mill Cultural Center.  The Contestants representing five secondary schools on the island gave a short speech after receiving their sashes from the reigning Miss Teen Dominica 2020, Lytleen Julie n. They encouraged the public to come […]

A non-profit organisation, RayAsta Foundation, handed over science materials and laboratory experiments to the St. Marys Primary School in memory of the late Raymond Astaphan.   Raymond was a young medical student, who was eighteen months away from graduating. He had completed his first degree in Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Toronto in 2012. […]