• Political activist Athie Martin

    Soil scientist assesses Erika's impact

    As the nation struggles to come to terms with the incalculable loss of lives and property, troubling questions arise.

  • House built on the bank of a river

    Lessons from Erika

    Tropical Storm Erika, which dumped heavy rains on the island on August 27, has exposed Dominica's vulnerability to natural hazards.

  • Reggae singer Nelly Stharre apparently dies in strange circumstances

    Nelly Stharre: Not Forgotten

    Talk to Emile Raffoul about his sister Nelly Stharre and even with the hardest of hearts you cannot help but shed a tear, even with the coldest ice running through ...

  • Thomas Letang, General Secretay of the Public Service Union

    Erika may impact DPSU salary negotiations

    It was the storm that wreaked havoc in the country, taking lives, killing dreams and wiping out the island's entire budget. It suppressed ambitions and tempered expectations.

  • Robert Tonge, Tourism Minister ,left , and McCarthy Marie, AMP president

    Concert cancelled too

    Erika not only washed away the main event, the World Creole Music Festival (WCMF), she has cancelled the Dominica Relief Concert, the show that was expected to replace the 2015 ...

  • Roseau River after TS Erika

    Contaminated

    Part of the Roseau River below the Bath Estate Bridge has been contaminated, the Environmental Health Department has warned.

  • Joseph Isaac, MP Roseau Central

    Isaac challenges WCMF cancellation

    Economist Joseph Isaac has expressed dismay at the cancellation of the World Creole Music Festival (WCMF), stating that doing so contradicts the nation's image of resilience.

  • SMA students at the funeral at the Roseau Cemetary of Principal Cuthbert Elwin

    To Sir Elwin with Love

    They came to bury 'Sir Elwin' and to praise him.

  • Clarence Christian, Director of Audit

    Director of Audit Clarence Christian to retire

    The search for a new Director of Audit may have already begun and Clarence Christian, the incumbent, if he hasn't started yet, will soon begin counting the months, then days, ...

  • Three massive slides on the edge of a mountain in Petite Savanne

    New Petite Savanne

    Petite Savanne evacuees have been offered a choice of alternative locations for resettlement.

  • President Maduro and PM Skerrit share a laugh

    Venezuelan President Maduro: count on us, Dominica

    Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrived at the Douglas Charles airport in Dominica this afternoon where he officially presented 300 houses to Dominica after the battering of Tropical Storm Erika on ...

  • David Vital

    Back to School:Five Characteristics of a Successful Student

    Individual aptitudes and performance differ widely. Our interests, from the sciences to the arts, also vary. And while not everyone will be an Einstein or Mozart, every student can excel ...