Dominican Rianna Patterson to receive an award for Alzheimer’s in the United States
The Alzheimer’s Association will present four awards at the Alzheimer’s Association ...
Daniel James replaces Ainsworth Irish as president of Grotto Home
After more than three decades, the Grotto Home for the Homeless, operated by Community Hostels ...
UPDATE (with videos): Meet founder of local support network, ‘The Eagle Has Risen’
Kasmon Thomas, who comes from the village of Grandbay, never thought for a moment that she ...
Happy Centenarians Day from the Dominica Council on Ageing
Happy Centenarians Day from the Dominica Council on Ageing
William Wilberforce Watty: Discursive Points of Entrance Traces
Editor’s note: Former Superintendent of the Methodist Church, Reverend Dr. ...
Dominica Social Security Director: the more you contribute the more you benefit
Director of the Dominica Social Security (DSS) Janice Jean-Jacques Thomas has announced that ...
Month of the Elderly kicks off with theme ‘We are older, not over’
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Social Services, with special ...
Rianna Patterson to participate at Global Ageing Conference in Scotland, Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting in London
Rianna Patterson, the founder of the Dominica Dementia Foundation, will attend the Global ...
National advisory board formed to improve elder affairs
The government of Dominica has announced a national advisory board to handle matters concerning ...
[Press Release] Two Young Entrepreneurs Give Back to Community
Mark Lewis CEO/Founder of The Green Houses and Philanthropist and Paul Baron CEO/Founder ...
ILO: 34.5 per cent of over 65s in Latin America and the Caribbean, have no income
The ILO has warned that old age-related social protection coverage is deteriorating, leaving ...
COMMENTARY: Senior citizens in the face of the climate change crisis
The adverse effects of climate change have been recorded as having a range of negative human ...
Family in search of James Joseph who’s been missing for a week
The family of James Joseph is soliciting the public’s assistance in locating the ...
Rianna Patterson to be given citizenship award by African Caribbean organization in England this Saturday
Rianna Patterson is the film director of an upcoming documentary called Dementia: The Island ...
Construction of world’s longest cable car ongoing in the Roseau Valley
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has announced that the construction of the world’s ...
VIDEOS: DCOA visits Dominica’s centenarians on Centenarian Day 2022
Centenarian Day was observed in Dominica on Friday 23rd September 2022. As part of its ...
LIVE TODAY: Happy 100 – celebrating our centenarians on Centenarians Day 2022
Centenarians Day is being observed today in Dominica and the Dominica Council on Ageing (DCOA) ...
DCOA to award members and individuals who contributed to Dominica’s seniors
Later this week, several members and individuals who contributed positively to the advancement ...
Elder financial abuse is an ongoing pandemic, and is on the rise says DCOA
The COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating a growing problem for seniors in Dominica: elder ...
2021 was ‘filled with many challenges’ for Dominican seniors – DCOA (with photos of the AGM)
The Dominica Council on Ageing (DCOA) has described 2021 as a year filled with many challenges ...
Dominica Association of Tampa Bay donates to House of Hope
The Dominica Association of Tampa Bay has donated two wheelchairs and a hospital bed to the ...