S.H.A.P.E revived, elects new board
S.H.A.P.E. (Society for Heritage, Architectural, Preservation and Enhancement), which was ...
NASA hails success of SpaceX’s 1st astronaut mission: ‘This is just the beginning’
The success of SpaceX’s first-ever crewed mission has NASA very optimistic about the ...
Whither August Monday? A reflection on our British heritage, Pan-Africanism & development
As the summer of 2007 advances another August Monday[1] – Emancipation Day – ...
FROM THE ARCHIVES: An old soldier, World War II veteran, Wendell Christian remembers the Hurricane of 1930
Wendell McKenzie Christian was born at Delices, Dominica on March 5, 1921, to Leeward Islands ...
DOMINICA: Then and now (T’was a colony, not a country)
The 21st century contemporary Dominica is perhaps not unlike any other Caribbean island today. ...
Emancipation Day address by Minister for Sports, Culture and Community Development
Emancipation Day is being observed in Dominica, today, August 1, 2020. The Emancipation ...
Emancipation Day Message – CARICOM Chairman
THE 186th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN THE CARICOM MEMBER-COUNTRIES WHICH WERE ...
THROWBACK PHOTO: Dame Eugenia being sworn in as Dominica’s 3rd prime minister
Today (23 July 2020) marks the 40th anniversary of the swearing-in of Dame Mary Eugenia Charles ...
Dominican-born pioneering black train guard in UK ‘omitted’ from history lessons
The family of a black train guard who overturned a racist recruitment policy at Euston railway ...
UPDATE: Statue of slave trader replaced by sculpture of Black Lives Matter activist
A figure of a Black Lives Matter protester has appeared on the plinth previously occupied by ...
Attorney reiterates call for transformation of Old Market Square into Jacko monument
Founder of the 12th of July Movement, Bernard Wiltshire, has again voiced an appeal for the Old ...
PIX & NOTES 2: Seaplane Service
Since 1940, the influential West Indies Commission, chaired by Lord Moyne, thereby known as The ...
Tribute to the Maroons and their contribution to Dominica’s history
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was first published in 2018. Today is the 12th of ...
LIAT: 62 years of service – The beginning
Sixty-two years ago, in July 1958, the first airplane to land at Melville Hall touched down on ...
COMMENTARY: Celebrating July 4th – statement by US Ambassador Linda S. Taglialatela
Over the last five years, I have had the great honor to celebrate July 4th, the United ...
FROM THE ARCHIVES (Video): Dame Eugenia Charles, being interviewed in 1996
Dame Mary Eugenia Charles was the prime minister of Dominica in a Dominica Freedom Party (DFP) ...
COMMENTARY: A house and a mango tree
What’s so significant about a house and a mango tree? Absolutely nothing one may say and ...
FEATURED PHOTO: Can you identify it?
As you begin the weekend, lets’ see how well your brain still works after a week on the ...
Beckles calls on Britain to implement the Lewis Development Model for the Caribbean
Chairman of the CARICOM Reparations Commission and Vice Chancellor of the University of the ...
Ex-police officer Derek Chauvin charged with second-degree murder in George Floyd’s killing, three other officers involved also charged
All four officers involved in the police killing of George Floyd on May 25 will face criminal ...
COMMENTARY: Caribbean leaders and people must condemn the murder of George Floyd
George Floyd was murdered on May 25, 2020 – African Liberation Day. Since then, good men, ...
Marcus, Martin, and Minneapolis – statement by UWI Vice Chancellor, Sir Hilary Beckles
The following statement is issued by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of The UWI, ...