Commentary

DOMLEC, Enough Is Enough, You Are Destroying Our Appliances

I do not think Dominicans are asking for miracles anymore. Most people have accepted that maintaining an electrical grid on a small island is expensive, complicated, and filled with challenges that th

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Joshua Francis Needs Gregor Nassief, and Deep Down, Dominica Knows It

There is a difficult conversation that many opposition supporters in Dominica keep dancing around, and the longer they avoid it, the more obvious the political reality becomes. Joshua Francis himself

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Roseau is Burning People, Wake up! Whose Match? Whose Wire? Whose Fault?

I woke up at 3:00 AM again last night, but it wasn’t the heat. It was the silence. In Roseau, silence doesn’t feel like peace anymore; it feels like the breath the city takes right before

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iShowSpeed’s Dominica Visit Turned Buzz Into Real Support

iShowSpeed’s visit to Dominica did what few carefully planned campaigns manage to do. It made people stop, watch, laugh, argue, share, and feel proud all at once. Across the Caribbean, his tour had al

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When Investors Find Their Voice on Electoral Reform: CBI, Loyalty, and Timing

There is a growing conversation in Dominica that is not being addressed directly, but it is being felt. It centres around individuals who have benefited significantly from the Citizenship by Investmen

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IMF Growth Numbers Sound Good, But Something Not Adding Up

The recent positive assessment from the International Monetary Fund has been presented as confirmation that Dominica is on a stable and improving economic path. On the surface, the indicators appear e

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From Olympic Glory to Copyright Conflict

What should have been a moment of national pride has somehow turned into one of those uncomfortable Dominican quarrels that leave people shaking their heads and wondering how we manage to complicate o

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Why a Fee to Enter the Kalinago Territory Is the Wrong Answer

I understand the instinct behind it. People hear the word ‘permit‘ and immediately think of control, protection, order, and some kind of leverage. The Kalinago Council is saying plainly th

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What Our Calypso Controversy Says About Us

I keep coming back to this calypso thing, not because of who win or who lose, but because of how hard it seems for us to deal with something so small and rooted in who we are. Calypso is not some kind

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