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“At no time in our history have we seen so much assistance given to students to pursue studies here and abroad,” claims Hon. Henderson   […]

Roseau, Dominica – September 23, 2008……. As Dominicans celebrate Reunion Year this year on the occasion of the country’s 30^th anniversary of the attainment of political independence, Dominica’s Tourism Minister, Hon. Ian Douglas has promised a formidable line-up of artistes for the 12^th edition of the Annual World Creole Music Festival.

Speaking at the Media launch of the event at the Fort Young Hotel, Hon. Douglas expressed confidence that the package put together for this year’s festival by the new Dominica Festivals Committee would appeal to patrons at home and abroad.

“This year’s line-up is a formidable line-up of top quality acts from across a diverse range of music forms and idioms,” Hon. Ian Douglas stated.

Roseau, Dominica – September 1, 2008………Minister for National Security, Immigration and Labour, Hon. Rayburn Blackmoore will participate in the 8^th Conference of the Defence Ministers of the Americas (CDMA), which will be held from September 2^nd to September 6^th 2008 in Banff, Canada.

The theme for the 2008 Conference is “Hemispheric, Regional and Sub-regional Defence and Security Enhancement: Confidence Building through Cooperation and Collaboration”. The agenda  to be developed in consultation with CDMA countries and with regional experts, will focus on the increasing convergence of hemispheric security and defence issues  and the resultant need to cooperate more closely in order to achieve the goals of security, democratic development and prosperity.

“Your duty now is to prepare the populace to embrace the philosophy of community policing

Roseau, Dominica – August 25, 2008………Commissioner of Police, Mr.                   Matthias Lestrade has told granduands of a “Community Policing -Train the Trainers Workshop 2008” of their responsibility to the community following the conclusion of a ten (10) day workshop.

Community Policing is a collaborative effort between the police and the community that seeks to identify and solve community problems.

Back in March of 2003 a young 19-year-old girl entered the race in an attempt to become Dominica’s 2003 Carnival Queen and was not given much of a chance to get that title by them critiques. However, on the night of the queen show the 19-year-old proved here ‘put-downers’ wrong as she outclassed her competitors in every wrong but controversy was the highlight of that night’s show when Michelle Paul did not place in the four top spots and this really upset even here sponsor who then threatened possible court action sighting what he refers to as unfair treatment to the girl that his company had sponsored.

(The crown went Miss Minerve Lewis from Good Hope and sponsored by the AID Bank, the first runner-up Lynthea Augustine from Vieille Case and third place went to Dana Shillingford of Kings Hill.)

Speaking his mind, the Nagico Insurances General Manager, Vibert Williams pointed out that he was not satisfied that the girl that his company sponsored was not given the Crown that she fairly won sighting that he feels Michelle’s size was the reason behind the judges decision not to give here the crown and called on the Dominica Festival Commission to release the score sheet. “This is an injustice to rub Michelle Paul” of a crown he then said.

Paul won Best Talent and Best Intelligence two of the very important areas in this type of pageants, which are key to represent one’s country other such competition outside of her country which further prompted Paul’s sponsor to state that he felt that it was sad that a senior member of the Carnival Committee made derogative remarks to Paul just before making her swimsuit wear appearance. 

“Parents must now ask themselves if they want their daughters to face the devastation and humiliation that seems to have characterize the queen show” William then said and he felt that sponsors should reconsider if they wan to send money down the drain. “We must ensure that this tragedy must not happen again,” he said and suggested that the judging criteria must be looked reviewed and suggested there is the need to require more competent and knowledgeable judges.

Can Michelle Paul five years older now out class 13 other Caribbean beautiful and ambitious girls one of whom is another Dominican to be come the second Miss Queen Of The Islands Canada?

The second Miss Queen Of The Islands Canada Pageant show will be held on Saturday July 5^th at the Rembrandt Banquet Hall, in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada.

ISLAND REPRESENTING: Dominica

AGE: 24

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology & Criminology. Currently pursuing a diploma in Residential Care for Children & Youth.

HOBBIES: Singing and reading.

Roseau, Dominica – March 31, 2008………The Government of Canada, through the Canadian Fund for Local Initiatives, has made a financial contribution of $265,000 ECD towards […]

Roseau, Dominica – January 16, 2008……………….. There is a revolution now taking place in the education sector in Dominica. Prime Minister, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit made the announcement at the twenty-fourth inaugural meeting of the Vieille Case Village Council recently.

In his address the Prime Minister impressed upon the parents in the community of the importance of having education as a major priority for their children. Hon. Skerrit, a former College lecturer recalled how many children from Vieille Case did not attend a secondary school back then, “not because we were not bright, not because we did not pass the Common Entrance but because we were engaged in a competitive environment which allowed for only a few of us to have access to a secondary school”.

” Today, from 2005 through the efforts of the Ministry of Education and the Minister and the Government of Dominica, every single child from this village who goes to grade 6 has a space at the Portsmouth Secondary School,” Hon. Skerrit stated.

Roseau, Dominica – January 15, 2008……………….. Preparations are in high gear for the hosting of the 46^th Meeting of the OECS Authority in Roseau, Dominica from January 17-18, 2008, with deeper economic integration in the sub- region high on the agenda. The Meeting will be chaired by Chairman of the OECS Authority, Dominica’s Prime Minister, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit.

The Meeting will be preceded by an opening ceremony on the evening of Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at the Fort Young Hotel.

The 46^th meeting of the OECS Authority precedes the launch of a major public consultation exercise on the Draft Economic Union Treaty for the OECS. The Meeting will discuss a plan of action for the exercise and confirm the role of the Heads of Government who have indicated their intention to take the lead in mobilizing region-wide commitment to and support for this new phase in the deepening of OECS integration.