• A section of the front cover of Hopscotch

    Ophelia publishes first book

    Dominica's Lady of Song, Ophelia Olivacce Marie, has published her first book, HOPSCOTCH: Dominican Youth in Focus.

  • Dalip Ragoobirsingh, professor of Medical Biochemistry and Diabetology and Director, Diabetes Education Programme in the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the University of the West Indies (UWI)

    Obesity: a Caribbean Dilemma

    The Caribbean has now become the amputation capital of the world. We lose lower limbs because of diabetes in the Caribbean than any other region in the world and again ...

  • Martin Roos, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of LIME Caribbean

    LIME invests more

    Leading telecommunications provider LIME Dominica has received a major investment of US$6 million towards the upgrading of its services.

  • Bottles of Virgin Coconut oil

    Students produce Virgin Coconut Oil

    Most students spend their summer vacation at home or travel abroad. However, this was not the case for these young inspiring entrepreneurs from the Portsmouth Secondary School (PSS).

  • Bishop Bill Daniel,right, received award from President Eliud Williams in 2012

    Bishop Bill Daniel to have official funeral

    Roseau, Dominica – Monday, September 1, 2014 – The Government of Dominica has afforded the late Bishop Michael Bill Daniel an Official Funeral on Monday, September 8, 2014, Press Attaché ...

  • Swanston Carbon, right, and Johnson Boston at a Dominica Freedom  Party meeting

    Swanston Carbon dies

    Swanston Carbon, the former senator and deputy speaker in the Dominica Freedom Party (DFP) Administration has died. Carbon passed away at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Sunday where he recently ...

  • Aaron Dalrymple

    Credit Unions call for a director of the FSU

    They are the watchdogs but apparently they have left the chickens unguarded because there is no "head watch dog."

  • A LIAT aircraft in flight

    Fly at Night

    They fly in by night, these travellers to this country. They come in after dark in their numbers, they land after sunset. They arrive when the Lighting Is All Tenebrous. ...

  • Land taken by Government without compensation

    Daughter wants share

    It took many years of sweat and tears and appeals in the courts. But there is more trouble ahead for Jacqueline Theodore, the personal representative of the Estate of Ferdinand ...

  • A relative of the deceased man speaks to the press

    Justice Thomas rules in police officers murder charge case

    Justice Errol Thomas has granted leave for judicial review in the case of five police officers who have been charged with the murder of a prisoner. Full details of Justice ...

  • Left, cover of book; right, Lazare

    Lazare's Kalinago Blood released at Nature Island Literary Festival

    As part of the activities for the seventh annual Nature Island Literacy Festival and Book Fair local author Alick Lazare launched his new novel 'Kalinago Blood' on August 7 2014 ...

  • All Saints Dominican student receives white coat

    Labour Pains for All Saints

    All Saints University School of Medicine has had many years of labour pains but both mom and baby seem to be healthy.