Ambassador Leroy “Wadix” Charles calls for year-round Kwéyòl learning ahead of secondary school spelling bee
Dominica’s Secondary School Kwéyòl Spelling Bee will take place on Friday, 13 November 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at Alliance Française de la Dominique. Ahead of the competition, I am inviting schools, families, cultural organisations and businesses to help create more opportunities for young Dominicans to speak, read, write and use Kwéyòl throughout the year. At the competition’s media launch on 5 November at Cadence Café & Resto in Prevo Mall, the message I wanted to put before ou
DOMINICA TO RECOGNISE SEVENTEEN (17) FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE ATINDEPENDENCE DAY AWARDS 2026
Seventeen (17) Dominicans who have made significant contributions to national development will be recognised during the ceremony to observe Dominica’s 48th anniversary of independence on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Mr. Vivian Trotter, Dr. Rhonda McIntyre, Mrs. Janice Jean-Jacques Thomas and Mr. Francis Stewart Paris will receive the Sisserou Award of Honour for their contributions to engineering, paediatric medicine, social security and construction, respectively. The Meritori
DOMDA’s President Urges Early Diabetes Action and Calls for NationalChronic Disease Registry
The President of the Dominica Diabetes Association (DOMDA), Antonia Samuel, is calling for stronger action on diabetes prevention and management as it joins the international community in observing World Diabetes Awareness Month and World Diabetes Day on November 14. This year’s International Diabetes Federation theme, “Early Action on Diabetes,” places emphasis on prevention, understanding risk factors, timely diagnosis and targeted health education among primary and seconda
