Dominica to make history on Wednesday as the first international destination for Contour Airlines

Dominica is set to make history on Wednesday as the first international destination for Contour Airlines. Tourism Minister Denise Charles Pemberton says the inaugural flight will help position Dominica as a premier Caribbean destination. Tourism...

Dominica Earns Bronze Medal at 2025 ECVA Men’s Final 4

Dominica captured the Bronze Medal in the ECVA Men’s Final 4 tournament, defeating Grenada in straight sets 3-0 (25-19, 28-26, 26-24) at the YMCA, St. John’s Antigua and Barbuda. Dominica came out strong, taking early control of the match by...

Dominica’s Fisheries Sector receives major investment with the presentation of 11 fishing vessels

Finance Minister Dr. Irving McIntyre says Dominica’s Fisheries Sector has received a major investment with the presentation of 11 fishing vessels. 11 fishing vessels valued at almost half a million dollars were handed over to fisher folks in...

Caribbean is a zone of peace, says Dominica’s president

Dominica’s president Sylvanie Burton addresses the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on September 25, 2025. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) September 26, 2025 As tensions rise with the increasing presence of...

President of Dominica pushes for global accord within a dualistic reality at 80th UNGA

Screen grab of H. E. Sylvanie Burton during her speech on Thursday at the UN.Facing her peers at the 80th General Debate of the United Nations’ General Assembly, Her Excellency Sylvanie Burton, President of Dominica, emphasized the importance of...

The first ever Trade Union Congress for Dominica has been formed

Home News The first ever Trade Union Congress for Dominica has been formed Four Trade Unions have come together to form the first ever Trade Union Congress for Dominica. The Public Service Union, Waterfront and Allied Workers Union, Dominica...

President of Dominica pushes for global accord in a dualistic reality at 80th UNGA

Screen grab of H. E. Sylvanie Burton during her speech on Thursday at the UN.In her speech at the 80th General Debate of the United Nations’ General Assembly, Her Excellency Sylvanie Burton, President of Dominica, emphasized the importance of...

Caribbean Sailing Association unveils 2026 rally calendar, including Dominica stop for Salty Dawg Rendezvous

Dominica News Online - Thursday, September 25th, 2025 at 6:07 PM Yachts at Prince Ruperts Bay in 2024The Caribbean Sailing Association (CSA) has announced its rally calendar for 2026, offering cruising sailors an array of organized events designed...

Concerns over full free movement

The Barbados Bar Association (BBA) is seeking clarification on the legal status of the just implemented full free movement initiative between Barbados, Belize, Dominica and St Vincent and the Grenadines. In a media release yesterday, BBA, which is...

A 21 year-old from Grand Bay has been remanded into custody at the Dominica State Prison after being charged with murder

A 21 year-old from Grand Bay Harold Harris Henry has been remanded into custody at the Dominica State Prison after being charged with the murder of Lee Joshua Leslie. Leslie was gunned down earlier this month in Grandbay. Henry surrendered to law...

Dominica records 14 homicides thus far for 2025

Acting Police Chief Lincoln CorbetteDominica has recorded a total of 14 homicides for the year, thus far. According to Acting Police Chief Lincoln Corbette, six of these homicides were committed through the use of firearms. During a recent press...

“Wadix” heads to Anguilla Music Tourism Convention 2025 to present as Dominica’s Cultural Ambassador

Dominica News Online - Thursday, September 25th, 2025 at 3:14 PM Creole Heartbeat has announced that Leroy “Wadix” Charles, Creole and Cultural Ambassador for Dominica, will be a featured speaker at the upcoming Anguilla Music Tourism Convention....

CARIBBEAN-EDUCATION-Dominica PM calls for structural change at CXC

LIVE: Historic First Trade Union Congress aiming to unite all Trade Unions in Dominica

the unions have been compromised,only way to get a reaction from the thin skinned majesty is to protest and if he’s fraid he’ll bring in foreigners to try and scare us with there toys of malice that there just itching to finally use,but still we...

There’s a New Way to Fly Between the US Virgin Islands and Dominica

There’s a new way to get between the US Virgin Islands and Dominica. American carrier Contour Airlines just kicked off its new connection between St Thomas and Dominica, opening up a major new connection for the Nature Island of the Caribbean....

President of Dominica her Excellency Sylvanie Burton says there is no place in the region for war

President of Dominica her Excellency Sylvanie Burton has condemned all acts of violence within the Caribbean, saying there is no place in the region for war. Her Excellency was addressing world leaders at the 80th Session of the United Nations...

Dominica part of recently ratified landmark UN treaty for protection of high seas

Dominica News Online - Saturday, September 20th, 2025 at 2:55 PM Photo credit: Andy Schmid, UN World Oceans Day 2023 photo competition / Andy SchmidThe recent ratification of the United Nations High Seas Treaty, also known as the Biodiversity...

Discussions begins on a way forward to prevent illegal chemicals from entering Dominica and the Caribbean by extension

Discussions have begun on a way forward to prevent illegal chemicals from entering Dominica and the Caribbean by extension. A two-day mission hosted by the Ministry of Environment in collaboration with the Basel Convention Regional Centre for...

MP for the Cottage Constituency Roland Royer says the government of Dominica is committed...

Parliamentary Representative for the Cottage Constituency Roland Royer says the government of Dominica is committed in ensuring that no community is left behind. His remarks came during the official commissioning of the Clifton back road, a...

UNITED NATIONS – POLITICS – Dominica reiterates solidarity with Haiti