​Secretary-Treasurer of the Waterfront & Allied Workers’ Union Kertiste Augustus says he is disappointed in the Management of Unicomer Dominica Ltd, otherwise known as Courts.
 
Augustus says the company informed WAWU that their Portsmouth Branch would be closing down, where approximately 7 employees would be affected.
 
However, he says the union was not informed of the exact workers to be impacted like they did with the Labour Commissioner. He is calling for more consultation.

​Meantime, Augustus says the union has been made aware of the lay-off by Fort Young Hotel.
 
He says some discussions were held with certain things being put in place before the lay-off announcement. Close to 43 employees have been laid off.

​Secretary-Treasurer of the Waterfront & Allied Workers’ Union, Kertiste Augustus

​Leader of the United Workers Party says that to really pull Dominica through this difficult period, we would need around $300 Million.
His statement came in response to a question posed to the team leader, ‘if he were the Prime Minister what would he offer the bus drivers?’
 
Mr. Linton in his response says the packages offered to the Bus Drivers will not be a loan, but rather a monthly grant of $1500 - $2000.
 
He further reassured persons that we can afford it, and that he is of the view that, to really pull Dominica forward, some $300 million is needed.

​Leader of the UWP, Lennox Linton

Prominent Dominican Calypso & Sports Enthusiast and Commentator, Ossie Lewis defends Fmr Cricket Fast Bowler & Legendary Commentator Michael Holding, who spoke out on a leaked CWI audit report

​Former Cricket Fast Bowler & Legendary Commentator, Michael Holding
 
Ossie Lewis who is also a former Magistrate says the statements and concerns of Mr. Holding are reasonable.

​Ambassador-at-Large for the Office of Prime Minister and Former Executive Member of the Dominica Cricket Association, Emmanuel Nanthan, who appears to be one of the figures involved in this eye raising audit, gave the following response recently.

​Meantime, Ossie Lewis says the response given by Emmanuel Nanthan, seems to only answer a fraction of the questions raised in the report, and suspects, that after a full investigation into this matter by the authorities, more questions will be raised.

​Prominent Dominican sports and Calypso Commentator and Former Magistrate, Ossie Lewis

​Steven Joseph of Capuchin appeared before a Roseau magistrate on May 27, 2020, where the charge of murder was read to him, after Police arrested and charged him for the murder of female French national, 70-year-old Mireille Emy Pradon.
 
He was not required to enter a plea since the matter is of an indictable nature that has to be tried by a judge and jury. Zena Moore-Dyer is his legal representative in that matter.
 
The case is that on Monday, May 18, 2020, police responded to a report and at about 7:10pm, they went to the home of the female French national who lived at Grange in Portsmouth, where she was found lying on her back in her bedroom in an unresponsive state.
 
The body was examined and officially pronounced dead by the district doctor. The matter has been adjourned to October 1, 2020, and Joseph has been remanded in custody at the Stock Farm Prison.

​Chief Executive Officer of the Dominica Air & Sea Port Authority (DASPA) Benoit Bardouille says he supports the phased approach in the reopening of the Dominican economy.
 
He says Dominica must be cautious in its approach to ensure that the people and country remain protected from COVID-19.

​Chief Executive Officer of the Dominica Air & Sea Port Authority (DASPA), Benoit Bardouille

​Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa Etienne contends that the English-Speaking Caribbean has managed the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic very well.
 
She says, generally they have been able to stop and contain transmission, however; the challenge now is the move to ease up some of the lockdowns and severe social distancing etc.
 
And how they manage that she says is going to be extremely important.
She was speaking on a local radio program.

​PAHO Director, Dr. Carissa Etienne

​Chairperson of the National Emergency Planning Organization Subcommittee for the Ministry of Health Dr Laura Esprit says Dominica is starting off the hurricane season at a disadvantage.
 
She stated that COVID-19 in addition to the hurricane season is a recipe for disaster.
 
She added that persons must be extra careful.
 
Dr Esprit noted that less than 2 months since the last coronavirus case was announced on island, there is a sense of complacency being witnessed daily.

​Chairperson of the National Emergency Planning Organization (NEPO) Subcommittee for the Ministry of Health, Dr Laura Esprit

​The Mahaut Bus Association has reported on its meeting with Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, in efforts to address the concerns of many bus drivers, about the Skerrit Administration’s offer of loans to bus owners as its response to the Covid-19 financial crisis.
 
President of the Mahaut Bus Drivers Association Bernard Coipel, says the meeting was conducted via zoom on Monday, and he deems it o have been successful.

​President of the Mahaut Bus Association, Bernard Coipel

​There is sufficient state money under Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit’s control that can be used to cover the Covid-19 financial gap of the ordinary people of Dominica.
 
UWP Leader Lennox Linton gave a brief analysis of how the monies could be used in a sensible manner, ti help people through this difficult period.
 
He says it will not happen successfully if the Prime Minister refuses to release the people’s money, and at this point it isn’t a Lennox Linton problem, but rather one that affects every Dominican.

​He says it is rather difficult to understand how we as a people, allow the Prime Minister to have so much control over what is theirs, and refuses to give it to them when it is needed now more than ever.

​With the ever concerning issue of financial compensation for the impact of Covid-19 emergency legislation and curfew, Linton says this lack of compensation small businesses and ordinary people, cannot be right by the stretch of anyone’s imagination, and especially during this crisis.

​Leader of the United Workers Party, Lennox Linton

​The Government of Dominica is obligated to compensate people, for loss of income during emergencies imposed by law and not pretend to be granting them favors, says Former Education Officer, Arundel Thomas.
 
Mr Thomas was speaking on the Hotseat Program on Q95 on Wednesday about the growing issue of compensation to bus owners and drivers.
 
His statements came in response to bus drivers who claimed they had meet with Prime Minister to deal with the issue of bus drivers receiving a fair share of Covid-19 economic relief.
 
He advised these bus owners and drivers to have an attorney at hand and represent themselves and their interests within legal frameworks, because essentially their rights and entitlements are being violated.

​Former Education Officer, Arundel Thomas