• Outside of new wing of hospital
    Local

    Dominica eliminates mother-to-child HIV transmission

    The Dominican government has welcomed the island's certification for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, saying it is a step towards Dominica's achievement of its sustainable development ...

  • Kenita Delsol
    Local

    Professor Sir Hilary Beckles appointed Vice-Chancellor of The UWI for ...

    On Friday, April 30th, Vice-chancellor of the University of the West Indies (The UWI), Professor Sir Hilary Beckles delivered a detailed report of the 2019/2020 academic year in review to ...

  • Elmona Ruth Warrington nee Germaine
    Local

    Magical Moms

    Being a mom doesn't come with a playbook. No matter how many, or how few, preparations one makes, most mothers will tell you that come the delivery day, that sixth ...

  • Newman Collins
    Local

    "We're going to miss you, old man"

    Newman Collins, who died on 20th April 2021 and was interred at the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery on 11 May, was a hero to not only his son but to ...

  • Left to right: Lewis, late girlfriend Riviere and Judge Adrian- Roberts
    Local

    Lewis sentencing postponed again

    The sentencing of convicted murderer Rodman Moses Lewis has been postponed, again

  • Gregory Bellot of Dubique Stars was 1994 Division II MVP. Photo courtesy Gregory's Facebook Page
    Basketball

    Dubique, in Their Little World (Part I)

    There are many from Dominica's "Cultural capital" which has a sporting history involving track & field, cricket and basketball who claim that the tiny village of Dubique, even before its ...

  • Touloulous Carnival Queens
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    Boyhood days and the Touloulous of French Guiana

    As a kid growing up in the Pleasance section of La Plaine, one of my fondest memories was the many trips on foot to the Laronde River accompanying my older ...

  • Kenita Delsol
    Local

    Waitukubuli Dance Company celebrates 50th Anniversary

    Dominica's Waitukubuli Dance Theatre Company (WDTC) celebrated its 50th anniversary last weekend, with a 3- day Dance production at the Old Mill Cultural Centre.

  • Gerard Benjamin
    Local

    Of Pretty Girls and Prime Ministers

    "Me done tell comrade Ralph Gonzalves to send all the young pretty ladies. We need to expand our population".

  • Director of Dominica's NTRC
    Local

    NTRC in battle with FLOW

    The National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC) of the Commonwealth of Dominica on April 20, 2021, issued a commission order, under regulation 41 of the telecommunications (retail tariff) regulation S.R.O no. ...

  • Ivona JnoBaptiste-Lugay leads OB during ceremony at the Kalinago Territory
    Local

    Sell DBS

    The year was 1971. Dominica, having attained associated statehood four years earlier on 1 March, 1967, was trying to determine its identity, with Edward Oliver LeBlanc, the island's first premier, ...

  • Local

    A Note of Caution - don't bully the people into ...

    In last week's article, we noted that it is an unfortunate reality that the COVID-19 pandemic is having a severe adverse impact on the economies of Caribbean countries, many of ...