ROSEAU, Dominica -- In the grip of the worst financial and economic crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s, the Dominican economy seems to be faring better than most. A Mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was in Dominica recently for the Annual Article IV Consultation. read more...

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Amidst the excitement following the December 18th, 2009 Dominica General Elections, and the flurry of congratulatory messages received by the new government was an unusual note from the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, as reported, which demands some comment. read more...

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ROSEAU, Dominica -- Minister for Tourism and Legal Affairs, Ian Douglas has spoken about the unique nature of Dominica’s carnival, The Real Mas. In his address, Dominica’s Tourism Minister also called on all Dominicans to play their part to ensure the continued success of the world’s only truly original carnival. read more...

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ROSEAU, Dominica -- Officials from the Carnival Development Committee have promised an extravagant display of originality, colour and pageantry for the opening parade and official ceremony for Dominica’s carnival, ‘The Real Mas’ 2010. The opening ceremony will begin Saturday at 6:30pm. read more...

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ROSEAU, Dominica -- Minister for National Security Labour and Immigration, Charles Savarin has announced that Haitian nationals currently residing in Dominica will be given a six month extension to their stay in Dominica. Savarin has been appointed the Head of the National Task Force. read more...

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ROSEAU, Dominica -- Very early in its new term in office the Roosevelt Skerrit-led Labour Party Government is seeking to honour one of the central commitments it made in its 2009 General Election campaign- reducing the cost of living in Dominica. Skerrit said the cost of living is of major concern in Dominica. read more...

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ROSEAU, Dominica -- The women who contested the General Elections in Dominica were the perfect image of bipartisanship, as they gathered with other female leaders from across the region on 30th December, under the theme, “Strengthening the Regional Network of Women in Leadership”. read more...

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ROSEAU, Dominica -– The internationally famous MV Queen Mary II docked alongside the Roseau Cruise Ship Berth in Dominica on Wednesday, December 30, 2009, one of the few ports in the Caribbean region that can accommodate this vessel. The passenger capacity of the MV Queen Mary II is 2,444. read more...

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LaPlaine, the rural southeastern agricultural constituency, which has been represented by the UWP opposition leader, Mr Ron Green, for past fifteen years, was ‘ground zero’ in the recent Dominican elections. The Prime Minister pumped undisclosed huge sums of money into the constituency and gave handouts to voters. read more...

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I have been reading with much disgust your articles written here and elsewhere. It would appear to me that in those articles you seem to be insinuating that all Dominicans are fools for having allowed the incumbent to remain in office for yet another term. If we are such great fools, then dare I say that you are the biggest? read more...

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In 1513 Niccolo Machiavelli wrote one of the most read and influential books on politics: The Prince. Machiavelli’s observations continue to resonate with politicians, students, and scholars today. The Prince deals with the acquisition, perpetuation, and use of political power in the western world. read more...

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While the first casualty of a failed state is integrity in office, it is preceded by the weakness of its judiciary, its system of laws and those practitioners who complement that system. In Dominica, the Chief Magistrate is Prime Minister Skerritt. His disrespect for his role as chief enabler of our laws... read more...

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No Christmas carol captures the spirit of Christmas as this wonderful poem written by a German priest, Father Joseph Moln, in 1816. The words in the first verse captures the serenity and spirituality of Christmas and the reverence in which Dominicans have long celebrated the birth of Christ: read more...

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ROSEAU, Dominica -- It seems as if there may be a photo finish in Friday's elections in Dominica. Although two polls predict that Roosevelt Skerrit's Dominica Labour Party (DLP) will return to power with a wide margin, for a third consecutive term, there are indications that the poll might be wrong. read more...

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At the risk of again offending those who believe it is their ‘divine right’ to think and speak on my behalf, especially when I express critical judgement about social and political issues, I submit that certain aspects of this election can best be described as ‘Bought and Foul’ as opposed to ‘Free and Fair’. read more...

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ROSEAU, Dominica -- Following written requests by Dominica’s Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit to the OAS and the CARICOM Secretariat for election observers to observe the December 18 General Election in Dominica, officials from the two organisations have begun arriving in the country. read more...

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Nothing is as sacred to the preservation of a democracy as the sacred right of a citizen to choose his or her government through recourse to voting by secret ballot. The essence of this form of voting is that it preserves the confidentiality of the voter’s choice of a candidate. It forecloses the possibility of the voter... read more...

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Over the last ten years I have learnt more about politics than in my 30 years of involvement. I am no longer disappointed in people for their actions because I have finally learnt that principles no longer exist in Dominican politics, but treachery, deception, opportunism and blatant corruption is acceptable. read more...

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I pay compliments to you, Mrs Liverpool and your office at this Christmas Season; an important season in our Christian heritage as a nation which speaks to peace and goodwill among all men and women. I wish that the season brings forth all that is good for you, your family and our beloved Commonwealth... read more...

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Christians revere the cross as an instrument of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The cross is also a symbol of sacred fire and of the sun, a representation of lightening and a symbol of the Aryan civilization. The Cross had tremendous significance to ancient Egyptians and to members of the early Christian church. read more...

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Like most enlightened Dominicans, I would much rather engage in serious debate re: electoral reform and the preservation of our democracy, than reading silly attacks on Gabriel Christian by Anthony Astaphan - a noted defender of the corrupt practices of the Dominica Labour Party. read more...

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I have read with consternation and enormous disbelief an article allegedly penned by you which, also allegedly, you sent to Gabriel Christian to circulate on your behalf. I have carefully noted your reference to yourself as a "Wounded Knight", which said reference puts your entire article in perspective for me. read more...

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Dominica is a very beautiful country. It shares many similarities with my homeland, St Vincent, plus that little extra that makes it so unique; lush mountain forests, dramatic coastline, photographic landscapes, fertile soil and sea, an abundance of rivers and most of all, lovely people and a nice Creole flair to its culture. read more...

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ROSEAU, Dominica -- The ground breaking ceremony for the construction of a modern Fisheries Centre in the Town of Portsmouth, funded by the government of Japan will take place on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 in Portsmouth. The US$7.2 million Fisheries Centre is to be completed in February 2011. read more...

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WASHINGTON, USA -- Responding to a request from Prime Minister Roosavelt Skerrit, the Organization of American States (OAS) is sending an electoral observation mission for the general elections in Dominica, scheduled for December 18, 2009. The first observers will arrive on Wednesday, December 9. read more...

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My first and second reaction to Mr Baron's rather emotional statement was one of astonishment. Mr Baron writes, or had written for him, a statement of several paragraphs on his remarkable achievements and fights and of derisive allegations of corruption but writes one single paragraph setting out the... read more...

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I have read Gabriel's epistle. It is yet another emotion attack devoid completely of fact or any objective evidential basis. It was always my understanding that corruption had to be established by fact and evidence, not emotion or fiction. I will respond briefly to each of the allegations pontificated on by Gabriel. read more...

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I agree that we should not allow politics to divide us and we should spread the Christmas cheer. But, it was not me who called an election during Christmas season, it was Mr Skeritt. Christmas is a time for family and friends getting together and celebrating. It is not a good time to call an election. read more...

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The Dominica Labour Party has faced many internal crises in its nearly 55-year history. The struggle between Edward LeBlanc and Phyllis Shand Allfrey in the early 1960s, LeBlanc’s dismissal of NAN Ducreay, Wills Stevens and Mable James in 1970, the struggle between Patrick John and ROP Armour... read more...

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ROSEAU, Dominica -- The government of Dominica has reached an important stage in its quest to harness and exploit the country’s geothermal resource in the Wotten Waven area. Comprehensive geological, geochemical and geophysical and related environmental and feasibility studies revealed... read more...

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Pat Aaron, the brilliant Dominican singer and songwriter, has surpassed himself by penning a song “Vowas yo Vowas” about corruption in Dominica. The names mentioned in his calypso read or sound like a veritable rogue’s gallery. I take no comfort or delight in hearing Aaron’s song. read more...

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“Tis an unweeded garden that grows to seed. Things rank and gross in nature possess it merely.” Ever the master of political statement, William Shakespeare’s words capture the terrible state in which Dominica now languishes. “An unweeded garden.” The phrase conspires up images of zebgwa, zebgwa everywhere. read more...

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Earlier this year, I took the Roosevelt Skerrit government to task for its blatant lack of transparency in governance. I did so knowing full well that I would be criticized, my integrity impugned, and my motives questioned. I was told that my concerns were merely a matter of sour grapes, that I was being mean-spirited. read more...

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As a Dominican, I also, like L James, would like to see more coverage of Dominica news on this website. That is as far I would agree with this individual. What he/she fails to realise is a reputable website like caribbeannetnews.com can not publish articles based on allegations and innuendo. read more...

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I am a Dominican living in the Diaspora and have been an avid and consistent reader of Caribbean Net News. Let me say right up front that I am concerned that there seems to be a "deafening silence" with regards to what has been & is currently going on in the Island of Dominica as far as your publication is concerned. read more...

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ROSEAU, Dominica -- A reconfigured and reenergised Agricultural Industrial and Development Bank of Dominica (AID Bank) will become the financial engine for driving the country's growth strategy. That disclosure was made by Prime Minister and Minister for Finance and Social Security, Roosevelt Skerrit. read more...

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BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) -- Efforts continue in St Kitts and Nevis next week to grapple with the problem of trafficking in arms and drugs in the Caribbean. Participants are expected from Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines. read more...

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In your issue of Caribbean Net News of October 24, 2009, you carried important information concerning the growth and development of the Dominica State College. It is indeed amazing to see how Dominica is making such great strides in tertiary education and in making it available to more of its citizens. read more...

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A study produced this year by group of independent economists located in Australia confirms that whale watching has become a boon to tourism in Central America and the Caribbean over the last ten years and is set to make a bigger contribution to the industry’s earnings. read more...

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ROSEAU, Dominica -- Representatives from OECS member states will gather in Dominica from October 26-27, for a regional seminar on Intellectual Property Rights . The event is being facilitated by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Intellectual Property comprises creations of the human... read more...

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