News

This is a recording of the Dominica Broadcasting Station Morning News and Sports for Thursday, February 14, 2019. In the headlines: Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit calls for national unity for the construction of an international airport for Dominica; regionally, Caribbean registers second highest record for visitor arrivals in 2018; and internationally, German economy narrowly avoids […]

This is a recording of the Dominica Broadcasting Station Evening News and Sports for Wednesday 13th February, 2019 In the headlines: Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism calls on stakeholders within the Tourism Sector to make use of the loan facilities available; In the region Guyana denies shipping bad rice to Jamaica; And Internationally […]

A new feature has been added to the 2019 Carnival Monday and Tuesday celebrations. Acting Festival and Events Manager Marva Williams says there will now be a pan aspect on the two days of street jump up. Pan players from St Lucia will also form part of this new carnival feature, which was announced during […]

This is a recording of the Dominica Broadcasting Station Lunchtime News and Sports for Wednesday 13th February, 2019 In the headlines: Norwegian airlines pulls out of the Caribbean; In news from the region 78 detainees escape prison in Haiti; and Internationally an elderly Russian woman is suspected of being a serial killer. News was presented […]

Attorney General Levi Peter says plans for electoral reform for Dominica are at a standstill as a result of action taken by Concerned Citizens Movement. In 2018, Government made another move for electoral reform by taking the amendments to the House of Assembly Election Act and Registration of Electors Act to Parliament, but the mattes […]

This is a recording of the Dominica Broadcasting Station Morning News and Sports for Wednesday 13th February, 2019 In the headlines: The Waterfront and Allied Workers Union says a long standing impasse between port workers and the Dominica Air and Sea Port Authority may be about to be resolved; Report of a shooting in Marigot; […]

Secretary General of the Waterfront and Allied Workers Union Kertiste Augustus is optimistic a long standing impasse between port workers and the Dominica Air and Sea Port Authority will be settled. 16 years ago, the salaries of stevedores and longshoremen were cut by 33 percent, affecting about 108 employees. Augustus says the two parties have […]

This is a recording of the Dominica Broadcasting Station Evening News and Sports for Tuesday 12th February, 2019 In the headlines: Dominicans called upon to ensure the sustainability of the Dominica Social Security; In the region Martinique implements a gun amnesty on the heels of two fatal shootings; And Mexican drug lord “El Chapo” found […]

The Dominica Social Security is taking steps to ratify the Minimum Standards Convention 102, which seeks to establish international recognition for Social Security in Dominica. The Dominica Social Security today hosted a one day Consultation in collaboration with the International Labor Organization (ILO) in this regard. A number of stakeholders inclusive of Government representatives, Trade […]

Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Her Ladyship Dame Justice Janice Peirera says the refurbished High Court building will improve the manner in which justice is dispensed in Dominica. The Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST) Project, on behalf of the Government of Canada, made available modern equipment to the High court valued […]