Roseau North By-election: UWP candidate Daniel Lugay used the Dominica Business Forum to push a health-and-jobs agenda, calling for the relocation of the Fond Cole “Labass” landfill and tighter garbage management, while pitching a new mall and commercial hub to create work for local vendors and professionals. Unity in politics: Independent candidate Sherman Boston also addressed the forum, listing constituency problems from the landfill to roads and access issues, and arguing that unity—not party division—is key to fixing Roseau North. Justice in the Langlois-Marchand case: Security Minister Rayburn Blackmore praised police and prosecutors after Jonathan Scott Lehrer and Robert Thomas Snider were convicted of murdering Canadian businessman Daniel Langlois and Dominique Marchand, with ballistics and witness work highlighted as central to the guilty verdict. Regional crime training: RSVGPF Corporal Joel Williams trained in firearm trafficking detection at ILEA in El Salvador, part of wider efforts to trace weapons and strengthen investigations. China scholarships and ties: President Sylvanie Burton and Chinese Ambassador Chu Maoming attended scholarship award events, with seven Dominican students receiving full scholarships to study in China. Tourism and infrastructure: Tourism Minister Denise Charles-Pemberton said the Dominica Cable Car is on track for completion later this year and framed it as a jobs boost, while reaffirming Roseau Cruise Village and Waterfront as a national priority. Sports: Thea LaFond won Dominica’s first-ever Commonwealth Games gold in the women’s triple jump, completing her Commonwealth medal set.