APP to pay homage to the late Rosie Douglas
The Alternative Peoples’ Party (APP) will be paying homage to former Prime Minister of ...
Education Economist among two Dominicans honoured in UN’s list of Most Influential People of African Descent
Dominican, Dahlia A. Ducreay, who resides in China, is among two natives who have created ...
Remembering Rosie Douglas – Gabriel J Christian & Dr. Dorothy Wills-Green
Today October 1st, 2020 is the 20th anniversary of the death of Dominica’s fifth prime ...
History of The Woodford Hill Seniors
The Woodford Hill Seniors group was founded by Sister Maria, a Catholic Nun stationed at Palm ...
THROWBACK PHOTO: Can you tell?
This photo of a major institution in Roseau was taken in the early 1900s. Let’s see how ...
Hurricane David and remembering the generosity of Nations
On August 29, 1979, at about 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, the raging winds of Hurricane ...
Statement from newly-formed Committee of Concerned Lawyers
A group of lawyers has formed a body called Committee of Concerned Lawyers with the mission of ...
BREAKING NEWS: reports of fire and smoke from old library building in Roseau
Reports have reached DNO that smoke has been seen rising from the old library building in ...
Black female senator with Caribbean roots is Biden’s pick for VP
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has named Senator Kamala Harris as his running ...
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 ...