Dominica

Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit announced that his government will bestow Dominica's second highest award, the Sisserou Award of Honour

Opposition Senator Delbert Paris called for a 'free and liberated Dominica' while addressing hundreds of opposition supporters at a peaceful rally held in Roseau

PM Roosevelt Skerrit said the meeting held recently at Intercontinental Dominica Cabrits Resort with a EU delegation "went very well"; EU reportedly expressed concern about the low cost/high volume model of Dominica's citizenship-by-investment programme

Heavy waves have been pounding the coasts of Dominica, with yachts grounded because of high surf and the Express Des Îles forced to dock because of the severity of the waves; Meteorological Service warns of above-normal seas and breaking wave action

Energy Minister Dr. Vince Henderson said the government is ready to start construction of a 10-kilowatt geothermal power plant to supplement the Dominica Electricity Company's power supply

The White Potato Cooperative is holding a meeting today at the Fisheries Complex in Roseau to which all white potato growers have been invited to discuss the planting season

The unparalleled benefits of the 'Citizenship by Investment' programme was recently emphasised by the Prime Minister; at a press conference he stressed that it provided citizens with exceptional advantages, superior to those of any other country

Davidson Valerie has been appointed Acting Chief of Police, National Security Minister Rayburn Blackmoore announced

Representatives from the communities of Grand Bay, Bagatelle, Fond St Jean and Pichelin improved their knowledge of how to respond to an earthquake through a table-top simulation exercise

The Dominica Chess Federation held its first Queens Gala, a women-only chess tournament, at the UWI Open Campus, with 10 women participating in six rounds of chess matches

Work has begun on the new Goodwill Secondary School, which, once completed, will be designated as a centre of excellence for technical vocational education and training

School bus drivers in the Eastern District, who had been on strike, resumed transport services for pupils at Castle Bruce Secondary School and several primary schools, after reaching an agreement with the Dominican government

Natasha Jervier-Carbon has been appointed as the new Executive Director of the Dominica Planned Parenthood Association