Dominica

Public voting for the Dominica Music Awards 2025 has officially begun: fans across the island and around the globe can support artists, musicians, producers, and creative professionals casting their vote; winners will be announced on 3 January 2026

The National Library Service will hold its symposium “The Future of Libraries: Embracing Technology, Strengthening Community Engagement and Sustaining Development in a Digital Era” for National Year of Reading 2026 and its 180th anniversary in 2027

A large proportion of children and teenagers across the Caribbean are experiencing symptoms of depression or anxiety, as reported in the 2025 Caribbean Child and Youth Mental Health Research Study Report, a collaborative effort of CARICOM and UNICEF

Dominica, with Barbados, Belize, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, will implement full free movement for citizens starting 1 October 2025; CARICOM describes it as a major step towards regional integration

A £292 million new international airport is under construction and will open in 2027; it is expected to boost arrivals with flights from London - for the first time, direct - as well as Paris, New York, Miami and other Caribbean destinations

Start of national voter confirmation campaign has been postponed to October 2025 with amendment passed in Parliament, sparking criticism over effective election reform and over possible manipulation of the process to favour overseas-based voters

Sharon Clifton Kelsick, from Castle Bruce, an experienced, long-serving educator, has been elected as the new president of the Caribbean Union of Teachers; it's the second occasion in the union’s history that a woman has assumed the regional role

Two of Dominica’s celebrated musical ambassadors, Michele Henderson and Carlyn XP, have represent the island at the prestigious Antillian Festival in Belgium, the largest Caribbean music festival in Europe

Construction of Dominica International Airport is 40% complete and its progress ahead of schedule; the much-talked-about project, a national priority according to Finance Minister Dr. Irving McIntyre, has an unprecedented scale and pace of work

Addressing the opening of National Cannabis Symposium at the State House Conference Centre, Parliamentary Representative Melissa Poponne-Skerrit reminded to use cannabis for its healing properties, “not for what we know as a high”

All applicants for a visa to enter the US must now list social media usernames from every platform they’ve used for the past five years and adjust the privacy settings to “public” to facilitate the verification of their identity and eligibility to enter

To actively address mental health challenges among Indigenous youth in the region a new comprehensive program has been established, tackling issues exacerbated by substance use, suicides, environmental degradation and the devastating effects of COVID-19

Ferdison Valmond, a prominent Indigenous environmental advocate from the Kalinago Territory, has been designated a Youth Ambassador for the 2nd Annual Hamburg Sustainability Summit, representing Indigenous and Caribbean youth perspectives