​Leader of the Opposition Lennox Linton cautions public servants against being involved in recklessness allegedly displayed by the Prime Minister re the submission of accounts to the Director of Audit. Linton asserts “the rules are clear”.
 
He made his statement on the Workers Voice radio program last night.

​UWP Leader and Leader of the Opposition, Lennox Linton

​Financial Crime Consultant, Kenneth Rijock, provides an update on alleged Russian-Dominica real estate ties. After his recent article asking whether senior politicians in Dominica are stealing land from absentee or deceased property owners, he anonymously received documents from a patriot which allegedly show the sale of land, by a most senior government official to a Russian CBI passport holder.
 
The question raised was “did the seller acquire the land through illegal or fraudulent means? And why is the same lawyer involved in all the similar transactions? Speaking on this morning Hotseat program on Q95, he shared the latest update on the matter.

​He says there has been total silence on this matter and is encouraging Dominicans to come forward with similar situations that they may have experienced.

​Financial Crime Consultant, Kenneth Rijock

Waitukubuli Dance Theater Company gets set to kickstart the 2021 DomFesta Celebration this weekend commemorating 50 years of nostalgia merged with modern dance. Sandra Frances Durand, executive member of the group for over thirty years shares more and encourages persons not to miss the excitement.

Sandra Frances Durand, WDTC Executive Member for over 30 years.

​Speaking on today’s ‘Creole Heartbeat Program’ on Q95fm Radio, Prolific Song Writer Tim Durand delineates the purpose of Calypso, and its importance. Durand added that the role of Calypso in Dominica’s culture transcends music.

​Prolific Song Writer, Tim Durand

​President of the Dominica Public Service Union, Steve Joseph, calls for improved policies to appropriately aid Public Officers pre and post-disaster period.
 
Referencing the advent of Tropical Storm Erika in 2015 and Hurricane Maria in 2017, Joseph explained the added destruction of persons who are still employed, paying a mortgage but cannot go home – this specifically applies to the entire community of Petite Savanne who have been displaced by the passage of Tropical Storm Erika in 2015.

​Steve Joseph adds that measures for storage of healthy food needs to be considered as in most cases, persons develop added health complications after a crisis – due to the amount of infrastructural and crop damage wrought upon a country by storms –persons are left with processed tin-stored items for food, in the first few days post the disaster.

​President of the Dominica Public Service Union, Steve Joseph

Speaking during the afternoon session of the House of Assembly on April 26, 2021, UWP Senator Annette Sanford, called on Education Minister Octavia Alfred to ensure that issues of Human Resource at the TVET Council are solved.
 
TVET or (Technical and Vocational Education and Training) is an education and training program which provides knowledge and skills for employment. TVET uses formal, non-formal, and informal learning. In any country TVET is recognized to be a crucial vehicle for social equity, inclusion, and sustainable development.

​UWP Senator Annette Sanford.

Attorney Gabriel Christian advises the hierarchy of the Dominica Police Service that they must honestly serve the people of Dominica, above themselves and that of the country’s political leaders.
 
He added that integrity and honor must be forefront with Police Officers in their efforts to execute their duties to protect & Serve, maintain order in society and investigate matters of a specific, or of a national nature.

Christian went on to reference some politically motivated actions and decisions made by then police Chief Daniel Carbon, and now Police Chief Lincoln Corbette.
 

​Prolific Author and Attorney Gabriel Christian

​A call has been made for the Men of our Society to step up to their responsibilities and effort to curb the Single parent home statistics that are so prevalent in Caribbean families.
 
This call comes Agro-Preneur and youth activist Nester Phillip, speaking on the youth on Q program on Thursday. Mr. Phillip highlighted the importance of having the father figure as well as proper moral ethics being taught in the homes.
 

​Agro-Preneur and youth activist Nester Phillip

Mother of the late police officer Stanley Toussaint expresses her joy in the court’s decision to have her son buried in his community of San Sauveur. The court matter was between some members of Toussaint’s family and his common-law partner who have been at odds since Toussaint passed away on March 21, 2021, at the Dominica China Friendship Hospital (DCFH).
 
The late marine officer’s family requested to have him laid to rest in the community he was raised, stating that would have been what he wanted, but his partner demanded that it be done in the city of Roseau. Speaking   to Q95 this morning Miss Toussaint said that was the best decision.

She says she knew in heart that if he wasn’t buried home, he would not rest in peace. She says it will take some time for her to get over the fact, because he was her right hand, but ultimately everyone is happy with the decision.

​Mother of late police officer Stanley Toussaint, Ms. Toussaint 

The Dominica Public Service Union (DPSU) has said that recent crisis caused by Hurricane Maria in 2017 and more recently COVID-19 has made it even more urgent for the DPSU to strengthen its efforts to adopt approaches, embrace alternative modes of communicating with its members, and for conducting training and advocacy. DPSU recognizes Information and Communication Technology (ICT) as an absolute mode through which that can be done.
 
To be in tune with the required changes for the future of work, the DPSU is keeping abreast and familiarizing itself with the fast-unfolding digital transformation.  It accepts its role in bringing to members awareness of the massive impact on digitalization and the need to be prepared for its effect through training and retooling.
 
A DPSU ITC project which is being grant funded by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in the sum of US$40,000.00, and the activities to be undertaken therein, are expected to last for 6 months.

​DPSU General Secretary, Thomas Letang