Dominica’s prime minister Roosevelt Skerrit is reporting that the relationship between Dominica and Trinidad and Tobago remains “solid.”

Trinidad and Tobago’s decision to vote against Dominica’s appeal to the Organization of American States (OAS) for a two year waiver on its fees owed to the institution has met with outrage, disbelief and disgust within the country.

Dominica is reeling from the news that its rare and exotic parrots have been illegally smuggled out of the country with the assistance of government workers.

Scientific investigators at the University of Washington Medical Centre have successfully tested a contraceptive pill for men.

On February 28, 2018, Dominican born attorney, Garvin Gauss Ambrose was sworn in as a member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, D.C.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) have granted international status to a charity game between world T20 Champions West Indies versus a Rest of the World XI in a match at Lord’s in England to raise funds for Caribbean cricket grounds damaged ...

The CARICOM countries of Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados and Grenada are scheduled to hold general elections during 2018. While only the date for Grenada has been set

Just over four months after Hurricane Maria with winds in excess of 180 miles an hour ravaged Dominica the country welcomed its first cruise ship visitors.

Dominica’s prime minister, Roosevelt Skerrit has announced the pending formation of a bi-partisan post Maria consultative body to be approved by the country’s parliament

Given the existing contribution of the outsourcing sector to job creation in the Caribbean region, coupled with its potential for expansion, calls are being made for greater levels of priority to be given to the outsourcing sector

Dominica’s Secret Bay Resort is set to reopen later this year after suffering from the ravages of Hurricane Maria in September 2017.

Dominica’s future has never before appeared so bleak and as we move into 2018 there is very little reason to be optimistic. Indeed the main factors which has contributed to the country’s demise in the past has been amplified by the hard hitting H...

January in Dominica is supposed to signal the start of the dry (carême) season but so far this year it has been anything but dry. For the first 13 days of the year it has rained constantly with flood watches been issued for most of that time.

A new report from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Regional Office for the Americas of WHO, and UNAIDS says that expanding access to all HIV prevention options that are now available would reduce the number of new cases of HIV in Latin Am...

In a commitment to agricultural safety, food security, environmental and human health, eleven Caribbean countries are now free from significant quantities of hazardous pesticide waste

Top fisheries scientists from across the Caribbean gathered earlier this month to assess the state of fisheries in the region

Restoring irrigation systems and road access to farming areas in Dominica are disaster response priorities that are vital to reestablishing the country’s food production destroyed by Hurricane Maria.

More than seven weeks after the passage of Hurricane Maria in Dominica Police have released the names of persons confirmed dead and those missing and believed to have died.

A magistrate’s court in St Joseph, Dominica has sentenced a young man to four years in prison for his purported role in the widespread looting that took place following Hurricane Maria.

Sunday, 17th September, 10:00am: Dr. Thomson Fontaine is on his “Lifeline” Program on Q95 FM discussing the imminent passage of Hurricane Maria through the Windward Islands.

A company registered in Dominica in the name of an Indian listed as a sole director and said to belong to a Dominican diplomat has been featured in the Paradise Papers.

The Dominica Parliament have voted to extend the State of Emergency on the island to December 31, 2017 following the destruction wrought by hurricane Maria.

The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres is today visiting Dominica which was devastated by hurricane Maria on September 18, 2017.

During this past two weeks we have heard of harrowing tales of death and survival as men pitted their strengths against the mighty winds of hurricane Maria.

Relief and medical supplies continue to pour into Dominica from all over the Globe more than two weeks after the country was pulverized by 185 mile an hour winds from hurricane Maria

Tropical storm Maria was making its way through the Atlantic today Sunday and is expected to become a hurricane before affecting Dominica and other islands of the Eastern Caribbean.

Hurricane Irma came ashore on the Florida peninsula today as a category 4 storm bringing rain, sea surges and tornados to Miami, Tampa and other cities.

Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 storm continued its trek through the Northern Caribbean leaving a trail of death and destruction in its wake.

They are among the leading lights of Dominica’s music – Cornell Phillip, Michele Henderson, Elijah Benoit, Martindale Olive, Carlyn XP and Webster Marie- and they are combining to form the Mizik A Nou All-Stars

Early Tuesday morning Hurricane Irma strengthened into a category 5 hurricane with winds of 150 miles per hour and took direct aim at Antigua, the British Virgin Islands, St Kitts and Nevis, Montserrat, the United States Virgin Islands, St Maarten an...

Irma continued its journey on a west-southwesterly track, which will ultimately take it closer to the Northern Caribbean Islands by late Tuesday night.

Jamaican Reggae crooner, Romain Virgo is set to light up the stage at the World Creole Music Festival (WCMF) when he performs his lovers’ rock and roots reggae on the middle night of the Festival, Saturday 28th October, 2017

Hurricane Irma intensified Thursday with winds of close to 100 miles per hour as it churned its way through the Atlantic.

Tropical storm Irma was on Wednesday night expected to turn into a major hurricane and threaten islands of the Eastern Caribbean

Ian Douglas Member of Parliament for Portsmouth and Dominica’s Trade Minister has been flown out of Dominica for medical treatment.

The Opposition of the Commonwealth of Dominica, has concluded a ten day visit to China optimistic that more can be achieved under the bi-lateral relations between both countries

Discover Dominica Authority (DDA), is pleased to announce the arrival of Ms. Vicky Emily Chandler to Dominica in the role of Destination Marketing Manager

Less than two weeks after a major traffic accident that left five dead there has been yet another road fatality in Dominica. Dead is Zara Shaw from Canefield who was involved in a single car accident on Saturday.

Francesco Corallo the Italian Casino Kingpin and a man who was appointed by Dominica’s prime minister Roosevelt Skerrit to be the country’s ambassador to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), was yesterday extradited to Italy to face charg...

Dominica national Kenneth James, 51 of Roseau appeared before US Magistrate Judge George W. Cannon on Wednesday August 17 after being arrested and charged for conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute cocaine.

Rescuers in Sierra Leone continue the grim task of pulling bodies from a deadly landslide that some believe could have claimed the lives of several thousand people

The public is advised to be on the alert for counterfeit EC Currency notes, particularly during this time of heightened regional festivities. Vigilance should be exercised when conducting cash transactions to ensure the authenticity of notes.

On 9 August, European Commission spokesperson Mina Andreeva faced a barrage of questions from journalists about the European Commissioners’ travel expenses, after two months of detailed data was disclosed following a three-year campaign by Access I...

More than one year after receiving a grant from the government of the United Kingdom to conduct a feasibility study for road rehabilitation the Dominica has selected a road contractor

Pont Casse Press which was founded by Dr. Irving André and attorney Gabriel Christian in 1992, is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a book launching at the Fort Young Hotel on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at 6:30pm

The Bellevue Chopin modern housing development project in Dominica has now entered an exciting stage where visitors and the intended residents can see real tangible progress being made, with new structures

At this year’s CARIFESTA XIII hosted in Barbados, the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) will be facilitating the participation of designers and artisans from across CARIFORUM within their Design Caribbean and Caribbean Essence ...

Every year, an estimated 2,100 children in Latin America and the Caribbean are born with HIV or contract it from their mothers; 22,400 are infected with syphilis; some 9,000 are born with Chagas disease; and 6,000 contract the hepatitis B virus.

If and when atmospheric scientists can work out how Dominica’s clouds produce so much rainfall so quickly, they’ll be able to use their findings to contribute to a whole bunch of analyses, one of which being more accurate climate-change predictin...

Qatar’s Ministry of Interior (MoI), Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) and Qatar Airways today announced that Qatar will allow visa-free entry for citizens of 80 countries, effective immediately.

The former Chief Prosecutor in Dominica died last month after battling cancer.

As Alison Madueke awaits her October court date in London, authorities in Nigeria moved to seize property belonging to her worth tens of millions of dollars.

Roosevelt Skerrit in a last desperate bid to save face from outrageous charges of coup attempts against the Dominica Opposition has ordered his Police minions to issue summons for the leader of the UWP Lennox Linton, former Deputy Leader Joshua Franc...

Seven members of the Dominica opposition United Workers Party (UWP) are on their way to China at the official invitation of the Ruling Chinese Communist Party.

Dominica is reeling from the tragic accident, which occurred in the early hours of Sunday August 6, 2017 resulting in the deaths of five young men from the tiny village of Penville.

The brutal slaying of Andy Carbon by an unknown assailant(s) has once again forcefully brought into the forefront the horrendous and barbaric treatment meted out to the less fortunate and vulnerable in Dominican society.

Two Dominicans are among the scores of persons missing and feared dead from the massive fire that ravaged Grenfell Tower in London over a week ago. Marjorie Vital age 67 and her son Ernie Vital, 43 have not been seen since the fire broke out in the e...

A man who once paid millions of dollars for the protection of a Dominican diplomatic passport has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights in Strassbourg, France, complaining of “inhuman conditions” under which he is detained.

Dominica’s prime minister Roosevelt Skerrit is calling for the firing of the Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General Luis Almagro saying "the OAS has lost its way and in my opinion the Secretary General should be fired.”

Thousands of protestors took to the streets of Roseau, Dominica’s capital last night demanding the resignation of prime minister Roosevelt Skerrit. Two protest meetings organized by the opposition United Workers Party (UWP) realized scores of prote...

Following massive protest action on the streets of Roseau on Tuesday 7 February 2016, Dominica Police have stepped up their harassment of the senior leadership of the opposition United Workers Party (UWP).

Just days after the arrest of Alireza Monfared by Iranian authorities on embezzlement charges surrounding the siphoning of funds from the illegal sale of oil to Iran, prime minister Roosevelt Skerrit accompanied by Lennox Lawrence made a hastety trip...

In the wake of the recent arrest and extradition to Iran of Dominican diplomat Alireza Ziba Halat Monfared, questions are being raised about the role of the Dominica government in protecting the fugitive

(TDN) Dominican diplomat and close friend of Skerrit arrested on charges of billions of dollars embezzlement scheme. He was chairman of the My Dominica Trade House.

In my opinion the global community has established a very effective global security infrastructure to prevent terrorist attacks. I see these cash for citizenship programs as a gaping hole in that security architecture.

(TDN) Fire officials in Dominica have moved hastily to claim that investigations into arguably the most destructive house fire in Dominica have been concluded.

Residents of the Silver lake community in Dominica are reeling from the effects of a massive blaze which razed several dwellings to the ground and left an estimated sixty residents homeless.

From November 21st to 25th, government representatives from 22 countries and members of civil society will participate in the fifth Meeting of the Negotiating Committee for the "Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and En...

The Dominica Association of Industry and Commerce (DAIC) empathizes with the Citizens and Governments of Haiti, Cuba and the Bahamas as they work to recover after the effects of Hurricane Matthew.

The Executive Director of the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) Pamela Coke-Hamilton called on the Region’s private sector to drive forward with the adoption of renewable energy solutions at the EU-Caribbean Sustainable Energy ...

Representatives from 11 Caribbean countries and development agency partners will meet in Grenada’s capital of St. George’s this week to discuss strategies to prepare for the impact of climate change.

Local residents in Dominica have called into question Police action following what many considered to be a botched investigation into the illegal importation of firearms into the country.

Andreea Folasade Akerele, a daughter of Dr. Corina Dutcus of Wyckoff, N.J., and Dr. Evaristo Akerele of Mahwah, N.J., was married Sept. 24 to Khary Dexter Francis, a son of Dr. Rhonda McIntyre-Francis and Dexter Francis of Roseau, Dominica.

TDN - September 21, 2016. Reports out of St Joseph indicate that teachers at the Issiah Thomas Secondary School have embarked on protest action. Teachers are protesting deplorable conditions at the school where there have been no supplies since schoo...

Dominica’s leading female calypsonian Leandra Cuffy has died. The young calypsonian who was a health worker by profession died at approximately 8:00 A.M on Tuesday September 20, 2016.

The Dominica Association of Industry & Commerce (DAIC) partnered with the Cave Hill School of Business, University of the West Indies to offer Leadership training

The US$2.6 billion investment project titled “Pearl of the Caribbean” framework agreement signed between the government of Saint Lucia and Desert Star Holdings (DSH) for a horse racing track, high end hotel and residences, a casino, free trade zo...

In August 2005 the then Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez dramatically announced his plan for strengthening his country’s sovereignty claim over the disputed Bird Island or Isla de Aves. According to Chavez a pregnant lady would be sent there to giv...

Dominica’s prime minister Roosevelt Skerrit has appointed Loreen Bannis Roberts as his country’s United Nations Ambassador. The appointment comes after the last UN ambassador Vince Henderson was appointed ambassador to the United States and the O...

National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) from across the Caribbean are now better equipped and trained to monitor climate in the region, thanks to a series of training workshops

Details are still sketchy but information reaching TDN indicate that at least one person is missing and another was taken to the Princess Margaret Hospital after they were swept away by a wave in the area of the Glass Pool (Glasci) on the South Easte...

Discover Dominica Authority is currently hosting four marketing agencies representing Dominica in the United States, United Kingdom, France, and Canada, as well as the new creative agency.

Immediately after the Tropical Storm Erika, the Dominica Hotel & Tourism Association (DHTA) partnered with our regional umbrella organization the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association to run the ‘Caribbean Hotels

The invest Dominica authority, I warn. Do not put my company PBCH Ltd in debt again. Contrary to the concessions granted by the government of Dominica, since 2004 when Portsmouth Beach Hotel sold its reception building, entrance and parking lot

Authorities in Dominica are looking into aircraft debris, which washed up on the shores of La Plaine a community on the South Eastern end of Dominica.

Chelsey Linton who was awarded a sports scholarship in 2014 by the Marigot Development Committee (MDC), placed 2nd in the Women Heptathlon at the NJCAA Division I Championship, in Texas USA.

John Ashe, a former United Nations General Assembly president who was scheduled to appear in a New York court on Monday June 27, 2016 on bribery charges, has died, his lawyer said on Wednesday.

The Government of Dominica provided concessions valued at over US$60,000 for the filming of the Discovery Channel’s American Tarzan , an endurance adventure show which premieres at 10 pm on July 6, 2016. Locally, the Discovery Channel can be viewed...

On the eve of planned protest action in Marigot, Dominica scores of Police officers have been deployed across the North East farming community. Organizers of the protest action, which has been called to voice concerns over the shutdown of the lone ar...

There is growing concern in Dominica as the number of persons who have gone missing without any trace rose to four. Over the course of less than one month 21- year-old Sherian Joseph who resided in Castle Bruce, 77-year-old Marcellin Williams of Souf...

The revealed incompetence of the Roosevelt Skerrit regime and its inability to adequately address these issues are wreaking havoc across the Dominican landscape.

For several years now Stephen Isidore has been one of the key architects of Dominica’s offshore sector involved heavily in the registration of shell companies, which allow their formation in the protected enclaves of the Caribbean offshore tax have...

On May 9, 2016 the Investigative Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) will publish what will likely be the largest-ever release of information about secret offshore companies and the people behind them, based on data from the Panama Papers...

For years the Dominica government has been painted as among the most corrupt regimes in the Eastern Caribbean and they continue to live up to that billing. In the past few days it was revealed that the largest public works project to be issued post- ...