In the News, Olympics, Sports
Dominica had two athletes competing in 2012 Summer Games, Luan Gabriel and Erison Hurtault. Luan Gabriel competed in the Women’s 200m sprint. She placed 9th with a time of 24.12 seconds, but did not advance past the first round. What an extraordinary effort for this...
Cricket, In the News, Sports, Windsor Park Stadium
Today is the last day of the 5-Day Test match between the West Indies and Australia at Windsor Park Stadium here in Roseau, Dominica. It has been a great week for cricket in Dominica… wonderful weather, historical benchmarks and record-making Test Cricket ....
Eco-Tourism, Nature & Animals, What To Do
Dominica is a “whale friendly” country that has earned the distinction of “Whale Watch Capital of the Caribbean.” Until recently, little was known about the elusive Sperm Whales that are often seen off of the west coast of Dominica. A Canadian whale biologist from...
Arts & Entertainment, Events, Literary Festival
The Nature Island Literary Festival (NILF) is almost here – mark your calendars for August 5th – 7th at UWI in Roseau. This week… Register your kids by Wednesday July 27th for the Children’s Writing Workshop which will be held on July 30th at...
Cricket, In the News, Sports, Windsor Park Stadium
At long last, Dominica is hosting Test Cricket at Windsor Park Stadium in Roseau. The rain has stopped and it’s game on for cricket in Dominica! From today through July 10th, 2011 West Indies battles India in the final test match between the two teams. Cricket...
In the News, Nature & Animals
On the Nature Island, the ‘Mountain Chicken’ is a source of tremendous pride. The Crapaud, as this big frog is called in Creole, has a place of honour on Dominica’s Coat-of-Arms and was considered the country’s national dish. But these days, it is extremely rare to...