• FILE PHOTO:Rev. Dr. William Watty
    Local

    Linton an anarchist?

    I was just about dismissing Dr. Aaron's contribution to the Chronicle of April 1 as his way of marking the occasion when a remark struck me as important enough to ...

  • Musician Norman Letang
    Music

    Swinging Stars-- swinging on a thread!

    Think of Dominica's Swinging Stars band and you can't help feeling a wave of nostalgia.

  • Dada Lawrence, music producer
    Music

    There's no local music industry—Dada says

    Outspoken music producer Krishna 'Dada' Lawrence puts it bluntly: Dominica doesn't have a music industry.

  • Benoit Bardouille, CEO, Dominica Port Authority
    Local

    Poor report forces a hard look at tourism

    Now that the cruise ship passengers have spoken and have had little good to say about Dominica; now that they have had their say about the quality of service and ...

  • Cruise Ship at the Roseau port seen from the Fort Young Hotel
    Local

    Numb to numbers

    It won't be smooth sailing for the cruise industry here next season which begins in late October, with the number of scheduled calls likely to sink dramatically.

  • A variety of Dominican jasper from Fitz Shillingford collection
    Local

    Dominican Jasper: Best in the world

    Fitz Shillingford of Fond Mel near Castle Bruce has discovered and collected a significant amount of Jasper, says John D. Charlton of Saint-Lazare Quebec, Canada. Charlton is the director of ...

  • West Indies team celebrate win in the T20 Finals
    Cricket

    Wonderful Windies Win

    With his team needing 19 in the last over of the World T20 Finals Carlos Brathwaite hit the first four balls of the final over for six as West Indies ...

  • Cadencelypso icon Gordon Henderson
    Music

    Hit us with music

    Dominican music pioneer Gordon Henderson believes the Cadence-lypso genre continues to play a vital role in the evolution of Dominica's music culture.

  • members of the Original WCK
    Music

    "We have no idea where we are as an industry…" ...

    Dominica's music industry has been limping along with behind others in the Caribbean.

  • Dada Lawrence, music producer
    Music

    Thoughts on Bouyon…

    Outspoken Dominican music producer, Krishna 'Dada' Lawrence has some frank comments about Bouyon.

  • EmileDepooter, Manager of Triple Kay band
    Music

    Thoughts on Bouyon…

    The high cost of travelling to and from Dominica and lack of tangible support are two of the bugbears restricting the progression of Bouyon music overseas.

  • Musician Cornell Phillip
    Music

    Thoughts on Bouyon…

    Bouyon pioneer, Cornell 'Fingers' Phillip is worried that too many people are unaware that 'Bouyon' originated in Dominica.