​Dominica Association of Industry & Commerce (DAIC), Kenneth Green, is arguing that “…. People don’t know how to talk to each other, they only know how to talk at each other, and that’s a problem in Dominica.”
 
Green made this statement in relation to the need for proper dialogue between average persons in society and the higher levels of society.
 
He said, this inability to properly communicate with each other places us in an “echo chamber” of similar views which don’t aid in our progress.
 
Greene says civil dialogue is always better than a shouting match as It relates to communications.

Green says the DAIC is Politicly Agnostic and works with whichever political party is government is in power.
 
He made this remark in response to the question posed to him, “would you ever meet with the leader of the opposition?”

Mr. Kenneth Green, President of the DAIC

​Speaking on the subject of electoral reform, Pastor Randy Rodney says whatever moves are being made to see one set of persons registered, should be done all across the board.
 
Pastor Rodney who is a firm believer in fairness and equality added that the laws do not provide for members of the electoral commission to register persons ‘outside’ of Dominica.
 
For this to be the practice, he says. laws need to be changed because that is the main intention behind the idea of ‘out of state’ registration.

​Pastor Randy Rodney

​Police PRO, Inspector Simon Edwards reveals Eight (8) foreign persons have been arrested for illegal entry into Dominica.
 
He was speaking in relation to police operations that were taking place in Coulibistrie on February 22, 2019.  One white and green Open Keel vessel named “MELANY’S was intercepted. Its registration number is “ARSI-3939.” It is powered by three 75 HP Yamaha engines.
 
One man was arrested on the vessel and charged with Illegal entry. Seven others were found on shore and were also arrested and charged with illegal entry. The 8 arrested are Venezuelan nationals

​Leader of the United Workers Party (UWP), Lennox Linton, has vowed that the UWP will grow Dominica’s economy by 7% every year for its first term in Office.
 
Speaking to Media at a UWP Press Conference, held at the DPSU building in Roseau recently, Linton went on to give some detail as to how his executive would accomplish this for the Dominican people.

​He continued further:

Leader of the United Workers Party (UWP), Lennox Linton

​Engineer and Managing Director for Jars sales and Services, Steven Astaphan, is encouraging all owners of construction firms in Dominica, to insure their employees, as there are many dangers within the construction sector.
 
Astaphan told Q95 news on Tuesday, that his employees are insured through his company, up to a million dollars, at any given time. Astaphan says the owner of a construction firm, its better to be safe than sorry.

Meantime, Astaphan wants to see more technical and vocational training courses made available to train skilled and unskilled construction workers, to significantly enhance the Construction sector in Dominica.
 
Astaphan told Q95 news on Tuesday, such training needs to be brought back to secondary school level, into tertiary level.

​Engineer and Managing Director for Jars sales and Services, Steven Astaphan

Parl Rep for the Salybia Constituency and Minister for Kalinago Affairs Cassius Darroux says  it is unfortunate that Dr Theodore Thomas - Dominican surgeon was viciously attacked in the community by their own people.
He has condemned the act, stating that violence against one is violence against all.
He has made an appeal for peace during this year's Carnival activities and moving forward.

​Parl Rep for the Salybia Constituency and Minister for Kalinago Affairs Cassius Darroux.

Manager of the Fond Cole Landfill Jeno Jacob says Saturday's Fire was a learning curve for them at the Dominica Solid Waste Management Corporation.
He says the organization will now be putting more security measures in place, and enforcing the appropriate separation of waste material.
Saturday's fire posed a serious challenge for fire officers, who struggled to get things under control.

​Manager of the Fond Cole Landfill Jeno Jacob

Government Senator Jahisiah Benoit has been commended on the effort that he has put forward in ensuring that the constituency association and  party groups remain functioning.
He was honoured Monday night in the Newtown community.
Felix Thomas of the Roseau South Constituency Association says with the functioning constituency association, tasks at hand will be made easier.

Felix Thomas of the Roseau South Constituency Association
Labour party candidate for Roseau South Chekira Lockhart-Hypolite says Jahisiah Benoit and herself will be working together to build up the Roseau South Constituency.

​Roseau South Hopeful Chekira Lockart Hypolite
Benoit says he remains focused, as there is an important goal to achieve.

​Government Senator Jahisiah Benoit

Attorney Anthony Astaphan has called dishonest, a statement made by OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro allegedly stating that Dominica was the only country in the Caribbean that has had less than a 10% rate of implementation of the OAS recommendations.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Francine Baron recently wrote a letter to the OAS Secretary General requesting that he retract his statements  and offer an apology due to certain statements made publicly via twitter after meeting with former Ambassador to Dominica Crispin Gregoire.

Astaphan says if Dominica is being pointed out for shortfalls, so too should other Caribbean islands take the spotlight for their shortcomings.

​Attorney Anthony Astaphan.

The main opposition Democratic Labour Party (DLP) is calling on the ruling Barbados Labour Party (BLP) to get down to business in administering the affairs of the island instead of engaging in a blame game, nine months after the general election.
The BLP won all the 30 seats in the May 24, 2018 general election and Prime Minister Mia Mottley became the first woman to head a government in this Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country.
The DLP said in a statement, "After nine months in office, it is time for the Mottley administration to get on with the job they were elected to do instead of apportioning blame to the former government whenever solutions evade them."
The government has blamed the former DLP administration for the economic woes confronting the island. It has since had to enter into a US$290 million Extended Fund Facility (EEF) with the international monetary fund (IMF) and has significantly cut down expenditure within the public service by retrenching many works.