• Bridge built by the few remaining people of Petite Savanne

    Petite Savanne residents speak

    Will dislocated residents of Petite Savanne heed recent advice from Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit to abandon the community?

  • Coulibistrie River after Erika

    Water woes continue

    Salisbury and Morne Rachette residents are still experiencing difficulties accessing potable water in their communities.

  • Petite Savanne, one year after Tropical Storm Erika. The village is virtually abandoned

    Petite Savanne — one year later

    It's a warm, sunny morning in Petite Savanne.

  • PM Skerrit, front and Hector John, second in row, visit Coulibistrie after the storm

    No Urgency

    Nearly a year has passed since TS Erika, but Parliamentary Representative for Salisbury, Hector John, is dissatisfied with recovery efforts in his constituency.

  • Erika damage on Dominica west coast

    Lessons learnt from Erika

    The most important lesson Tropical Storm Erika taught Dominica and the rest of the region is that science and the management of natural and weather-related events must be totally synchronized.

  • Garner Eloi

    'Essential Oils' pinpoints new distillery site

    Dominica Essential Oils and Spices Cooperative (DEOSC) has pinpointed a two-acre site where a new distillery can be built to replace the Petite Savanne plant destroyed by TS Erika.

  • Angela, a victim of Erika and house damaged by the storm

    Erika survivor: "It shocked me, it destroyed me"

    It seemed like just a rainy morning when Angela Laurent got out of bed on August 27, 2015.

  • Petite Savanne, one year after Tropical Storm Erika. The village is virtually abandoned

    Erika's First Anniversary

    Almost one year has passed since Tropical Storm Erika on August 27, 2015, yet its devastating effects still linger and Dominica's recovery efforts appear to be an uphill struggle.