• Damaged by Hurricane Maria in 2017, the Goodwill Secondary School

    Dominica last week: Top five stories you may have missed

    In a batting performance that lit up the Kensington Oval in Barbados on Thursday evening, Dominican cricketer Alick Athanaze led the Barbados Royals to a stunning victory over the Jamaica ...

  • Herve Nizard

    Hervé Nizard: It was a real country

    Dominica is a land of uniquely mesmerizing attributes that gently whisper to visitors and, slowly but surely, entice them to relocate and call the island home.

  • Momordica charantia or pomkooli

    Health in Nature: Dominica, an Oasis of Natural Wellness

    Dominica remains one of the most natural health areas worldwide, but residents suffer from diseases that impair their quality of life. Natural and conventional health practitioners report that diabetes, hypertension ...

  • Arrested and charged for drug offences and photo of ingested drugs

    Belly of drugs

    Ten Venezuelans, who claim that they were abducted and coerced into ingesting nearly 800 cocaine pellets with an estimated value exceeding EC$300,000, have been sentenced to serve terms of seven ...

  • New Head of State Sylnanie Burton

    Kalinago President

    One notable figure voicing scepticism over the recent announcement of Mrs Sylvanie Burton as the Government nominee for the post of President of Dominica is a former Kalinago Chief, who ...

  • At an Independence Day parade, the late Alix Boyd-Knights

    Goodbye, Alix Boyd-Knights

    In a life marked by unwavering dedication to her family, her country, and her culinary passions, one family member of the late former Speaker of the House of Assembly, Alix ...

  • Philomen Claire Williams

    The Passing of a Kalinago Queen: The Last Participant in ...

    When Calvin Edwards of Antigua called me on the afternoon of April 13, 2022, it was to announce the passing of his mother-in-law, Philomen Clair Williams of the Kalinago Territory. ...

  • Judy Pierre

    Judy Pierre: Using the traditions passed down from my grandmother

    A mother of five and an agricultural science and math teacher with a keen knowledge of the health benefits of Dominica's plants, she has made it her life's mission to ...

  • Karel Noiron

    Karel Noiron: My childhood was amazing in Dominica

    Karel Noiron, from France, has lived in Dominica since the age of six and has grown to call the island home.

  • Biting midges

    Biting Midges: The New Menace

    For months, Rena Caines says that she's been looking forward to her vacation to Dominica; however, what she thought would have been a time of relaxation was quickly turned into ...

  • Dr. William "Billy" Green and his wife Daisy Green

    Remembering the Dominica Dispensary, Early Medical Care & Roseau in ...

    One of the images of my childhood revolved around the old stores in Roseau. Roseau then was far different than it is today. Indeed, coming into Roseau at night, one ...

  • Woman holds up a sign during electoral reform march in Roseau in August 2023

    Dominica Christian Council re Electoral Reform: The Church has spoken

    The series of consultations to review the electoral reform report submitted by Sir Dennis Byron wrapped up on Monday, 28th August, with a meeting between state officials and Dominicans residing ...