• Dominica Labour Party stalwart, Mrs Flossie Joseph, 90, died 18 March 2023
    Local

    The lives we lost in 2023

    Flossie Bernadine Ducreay Joseph, businesswoman, staunch Catholic and a strong supporter of the Dominica Labour Party (DLP) died on 18 March 2023. She was 90.

  • Playwright and cultural enthusiast Alwin Bully,74, died 10 March 2023
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    The lives we lost in 2023

    Alwin was remarkably unassuming for someone with a long career of stellar achievements on many levels. Yet, he exuded incredible power from studio to stage and beyond through his ideas, ...

  • Left to right Dr. Thompson Fontaine and Clem Marcellin
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    Dr. Thompson Fontaine reclaims UWP leadership amidst internal rifts

    "Dr. Fontaine not being based in Dominica allows him to establish strong international connections for the party," explained one delegate, emphasizing Fontaine's advantage in forging global ties as a reason ...

  • Guyana president, Dr Irfaan Ali (left) and Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro
    World

    Cautious Optimism in Guyana

    Despite Guyana's lingering fear, defiance, and uncertainty over Venezuela's territorial threats, a glimmer of hope emerged with the signing of the Declaration of Argyle on December 14 in St. Vincent ...

  • Commissioner for Electoral Reform Sir Charles Michael Dennis Byron
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    Sir Charles Michael Dennis Byron is The Sun's Person of ...

    It took three long years. It generated thousands of words delivered in black and white text, thousands of bitter words shouted online and at face–to–face meetings held all over Dominica ...

  • Carnival Queen contestants 2023
    Local

    Queen Quest Begins

    With platforms ranging from women's empowerment, environmental and cultural preservation, women's health and self-acceptability, six exceptional women have emerged, each wielding a tale, a cause, and a fierce determination to ...

  • Law and order art
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    Case discontinued for long delay

    Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Sherma Dalrymple discontinued a matter when a man charged with three sex-related offences appeared for his trial at the Roseau High Court presided over by ...

  • DOMLEC lines in the Roseau Valley
    Local

    DOMLEC customers brace for a dark Christmas

    Ma Netty, as she is known in the Roseau area, who has been adorning her home with Christmas lights for the past two decades, revealed to The Sun her intention ...

  • Photo of a pile of gabbage in a Dominican community
    Local

    Grappling with hills of garbage

    In pockets across our island, a disquieting scenario has been unfolding, infuriating residents and plunging businesses into chaos, as towering heaps of garbage loom more extensive by the day. The ...

  • Agouti
    Local

    Hunting Season 2023: Don't take more than you need

    With the 2023 Hunting Season ending in less than two weeks, officials from the Forestry, Wildlife, and Parks Division are warning the public to refrain from overhunting the species approved ...

  • Housing Minister Melissa Skerrit
    Local

    Dominica Last Week: Top Five Stories You May Have Missed

    In a significant move for marine conservation, Dominica's Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, Blue and Green Economy, Roland Royer, has announced the establishment of the world's first sperm whale reserve. The ...

  • Josiah Russell
    Local

    Josiah Russell: it is self-fulfilling to achieve a dream

    Desirous of putting Dominica on the map with a high-end, top-tier product rooted in the island's indigenous heritage is Josiah Russell, owner of Wooty Creed Enterprises.