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Dominica to be featured in French film

Dominica to be featured in French film

March 20, 2023 | Comments: 3

Dominica, among other Caribbean countries, will be featured in a documentary created by famous ...

A historic reparative apology guided by The UWI and the Caricom Reparations Commission

A historic reparative apology guided by The UWI and the Caricom Reparations Commission

March 8, 2023 | Comments: 13

  The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica W.I. Monday, March 06, 2023—The first point in ...

Biography of Dominica’s pioneering Pan-Africanist, Garveyite and poet JR  Ralph Casimir by his granddaughter to be launched November 8

Biography of Dominica’s pioneering Pan-Africanist, Garveyite and poet JR Ralph Casimir by his granddaughter to be launched November 8

November 7, 2022 | Comments: 2

“I wanted to write Black Man Listen to honour my grandfather and to tell his story as until ...

Digicel Chairman joins CARICOM Reparations Movement

Digicel Chairman joins CARICOM Reparations Movement

October 31, 2022 | Comments: 25

(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Thursday, 27 ...

US President Biden’s proclamation on National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, 2022

US President Biden’s proclamation on National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, 2022

June 2, 2022 | Comments: 7

America’s strength has always been rooted in our diversity. Since our Nation’s founding, ...

Essi Matilda Forster, a woman of Dominican descent who became Ghana’s first female attorney

Essi Matilda Forster, a woman of Dominican descent who became Ghana’s first female attorney

March 13, 2022 | Comments: 1

Dominica News Online (DNO) is pleased to publish this interesting historical piece on Essi ...

Dominican author makes learning fun with latest release, twinning history with colouring

Dominican author makes learning fun with latest release, twinning history with colouring

February 22, 2022 | Comments: 2

Jeffers Joseph a native of Wesley, has published his 4th book, but this time he decided to ...

Sidney Poitier, Hollywood trail blazer, dies at 94.

Sidney Poitier, Hollywood trail blazer, dies at 94.

January 7, 2022 | Comments: 5

Sidney Poitier, the first black man to win a best actor Oscar, has died at 94.The Bahamian ...

COMMENTARY: Dr. Kay Polydore – Nation Builder

COMMENTARY: Dr. Kay Polydore – Nation Builder

January 6, 2022 | Comments: 13

I first became acquainted with Dr. Kay Polydore in 1972 when I  entered the Dominica Grammar ...

Colin Powell retired four star general and former US secretary of state dies from COVID complications

Colin Powell retired four star general and former US secretary of state dies from COVID complications

October 18, 2021 | Comments: 48

Colin Powell, the retired four-star general who became the country’s first Black ...

CARICOM – Africa Summit to become annual event

CARICOM – Africa Summit to become annual event

September 16, 2021 | Comments: 6

The historic Caribbean Community (CARICOM)-Africa Summit which was held recently will become an ...

Dominican opens art gallery in US; says there’s room for other Dominican artists (with photos)

Dominican opens art gallery in US; says there’s room for other Dominican artists (with photos)

September 15, 2021 | Comments: 7

Nyeusi, an art gallery, a product of a burning passion to depict his African legacy is the ...

VIDEO: Convict Leasing, Forced Labor, Theft of Black Wealth: The Case of the Chattahoochee Brick Company

VIDEO: Convict Leasing, Forced Labor, Theft of Black Wealth: The Case of the Chattahoochee Brick Company

September 5, 2021 | Comments: 6

Below is a Special IBW (The Institute of the Black World 21st Century) Labor Day weekend video ...

Statement by US Secretary of State on inaugural International Day for People of African Descent

Statement by US Secretary of State on inaugural International Day for People of African Descent

August 31, 2021 | Comments: 3

The United States joins others around the world in commemorating the first International Day ...

UK philanthropist donates US$500,000 to UWI Global Giving as personal reparation  

UK philanthropist donates US$500,000 to UWI Global Giving as personal reparation  

August 23, 2021 | Comments: 3

It was a series about the Atlantic slave trade on the BBC that shocked Bridget Freeman.  Up ...

EMANCIPATION DAY 2021(video): Stones of Blood

EMANCIPATION DAY 2021(video): Stones of Blood

August 2, 2021 | Comments: 3

In observance of Emancipation Day 2021, Dominica News Online (DNO) through its DTV channel, ...

Statement from Vice Chancellor of The UWI: The assassination of President Jovenel Moïse of Haiti

Statement from Vice Chancellor of The UWI: The assassination of President Jovenel Moïse of Haiti

July 14, 2021 | Comments: 12

  The assassination of President Moïse of Haiti is the latest dramatic reflection of the ...

National Youth Council of Dominica launches campaign to celebrate Black History Month

National Youth Council of Dominica launches campaign to celebrate Black History Month

February 21, 2021 | Comments: 6

The National Youth Council of Dominica (NYCD) has launched its new “I am BAE” (Black and ...

COMMENTARY: Bay oil distillation in Dominica

COMMENTARY: Bay oil distillation in Dominica

February 4, 2021 | Comments: 11

As a teenager during the summer holidays, my cousin Bernard Allan and I use to work for at ...

Dominican said to be first black newspaper editor in UK, honoured in that country

Dominican said to be first black newspaper editor in UK, honoured in that country

October 25, 2020 | Comments: 4

A blue plaque has been unveiled in the city of Sunderland, England, to honour Dominican ...

Remembering Rosie Douglas – Gabriel J Christian & Dr. Dorothy Wills-Green

Remembering Rosie Douglas – Gabriel J Christian & Dr. Dorothy Wills-Green

October 1, 2020 | Comments: 32

Today October 1st, 2020 is the 20th anniversary of the death of Dominica’s fifth prime ...

Whither August Monday? A reflection on our British heritage, Pan-Africanism & development

Whither August Monday? A reflection on our British heritage, Pan-Africanism & development

August 2, 2020 | Comments: 6

As the summer of 2007 advances another August Monday[1] – Emancipation Day – ...

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