Una Gordon: 98 this week and still batting!
Mrs. Una Gordon of Concord celebrated her 98th birthday this week. Just two short of a century, ...
Dominica Council on Ageing to hold 29th AGM under the theme ‘Honouring the Past, Shaping Tomorrow’
The Dominica Council on Ageing Inc. (DCOA) has announced plans to host its 29th Annual General ...
Dominica’s oldest citizen set to celebrate upcoming 108th birthday
Mr. Asher Timothy, the eldest resident of Dominica, is set to reach the remarkable age of 108 ...
The Dominica Infirmary rolls out Residents Awareness Week
The Dominica Infirmary is celebrating a week of exciting activities as they celebrate Residents ...
Wrapping up the month of June with another centenarian in Dominica
DNO joins the general community, and loved ones of Mrs. Pearly Eusebe, as well as the Dominica ...
VIDEO: 68 Years in the Fountain of Love
This video interview which was set to premiere last night was temporarily postponed. We are now ...
Family desperately searches for missing La Plaine resident Anthonely Nelly Prosper
A family from La Plaine is desperately searching for their missing relative, Anthonely Nelly ...
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 ...
Rianna Patterson’s ‘Dementia: The Island’ documentary premieres at film festivals in Grenada and Guyana
Rianna Patterson, the founder of the Dominica Dementia Foundation, has created a documentary ...
PM visits elderly support facilities with focus on improved care
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said his government is continuing in its efforts ...
Dominicans owe senior person’s security and a sense of dignity, says minister
Parliamentary Representative for Roseau North Constituency, Hon. Miriam Blanchard has ...
Waitufit-360 celebrates one-year anniversary
Waitufit 360 celebrates one year since its official launch in 2022. A simple gathering that ...
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 ...
PM Skerrit calls for better systems to care for elderly
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says his government plans to put better systems in place to ...
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 ...
ECLAC expert group meeting discusses new study on ageing
Experts from government, academia, non-governmental and civil society organizations met ...
Police investigate body found under Canefield cliff; PHARCS devastated by incident
The Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (CDPF) has launched an investigation into the ...
Upcoming film by Rianna Patterson will focus on dementia in Dominica and the Caribbean
Founder of the Dominica Dementia Foundation, Rianna Patterson will direct a film ...
Minister responsible for Senior Security, Dr. Adis King, “putting policy in place” to address elderly abuse
Minister responsible for Senior Security, Dr. Adis King, has announced that her ministry is in ...
Young Dominicans urged to spend quality time with senior citizens
President of the Dominica Council on Ageing (DCOA), Ophelia Marie, has called on young people ...
Dominicans commended for minimizing the toll of COVID-19 on the elderly and centenarians
As Dominica observes the “Month of the Elder” for the year 2022, the government is ...