World Creole Music Festival 2026: Dominica’s WCMF returns Oct 23–25 at Windsor Park Sports Stadium, themed “Pulsating Rhythms,” with a three-night lineup spanning reggae, dancehall, soca, bouyon, konpa and more—featuring NE-YO, Machel Montano, Maxi Priest, Alkaline, Skillibeng, Uncle Waffles, Capleton and Fridayy, plus major regional and Dominican acts. Tourism Push: Tourism Minister Denise Charles Pemberton says Dominica is on track toward a $1 billion tourism sector, citing about $405 million in revenue for 2024–2025 and pointing to the international airport and marina as key boosts. Education Reform: Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit backs a digital shift in education to cut costs and reduce the heavy daily load of textbooks, while Dominica prepares to launch the four-year WISTLE Education Reform Project on Aug 21 to modernise lower-secondary learning with technology-supported curriculum. Population Plan: Government targets growing the population from 71,946 to 100,000 by 2040 under the NPR/GDEP programme, with a focus on engaging the diaspora and citizenship pathways tied to grandparents. Regional Health Procurement: OECS Pharmaceutical Procurement Service marks 40 years of regional cooperation, managing about 1,100 medicines and essential commodities and generating estimated annual savings of EC$5 million. Public Safety: Police charges continue in the Jerbiah Paul murder case, with a second officer remanded after appearing in court. Energy & Power: DOMLEC apologises for islandwide outages between Aug 14–15, citing plant disconnections and weather-related damage, and says it’s reviewing communications during prolonged outages.