AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoRoseau North By-Election: Dominica’s Roseau North race heats up as PM Roosevelt Skerrit urges voters to back DLP candidate Ashma McDougall, while UWP’s Danny Lugay pushes tourism-led youth jobs and the DFP throws its support behind Lugay. Campaign Focus: McDougall outlines delivery priorities for Gutter—footpaths, drainage, sanitation, community facilities and housing—while Skerrit and party supporters frame the vote as a choice on governance and accountability. Polling & Logistics: An Only Polls online survey shows McDougall leading among respondents, and the Chief Elections Officer says the electoral office is ready, with voting set for 7am across 27 polling stations. Electoral Integrity Row: Businessman Gregor Nassief escalates his dispute over alleged monitoring of a private meeting, seeking legal advice, as the Electoral Reform Coalition and Dominica Business Forum raise concerns. Governance Beyond Politics: Government updates protected-area management plans for Morne Trois Pitons and Morne Diablotin, and announces the commissioning/renaming of the Nurses’ Parillon and Peter Health Centre. Local Economy & Security: A US$75m cruise village deal is advancing for Roseau North, while police report nine homicides so far this year and a record cocaine seizure.
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