Roseau North By-Election Politics: Dominica Labour Party (DLP) has launched economist/entrepreneur Ashma McDougall as its Roseau North candidate, with PM Roosevelt Skerrit pitching her as a youth-and-entrepreneurship focused “bread-and-butter” choice and promising a by-election before mid-September; McDougall says she chose Labour “unapologetically” to turn community ideas into projects. Electoral Process Scrutiny: The Dominica Business Forum is pressing the Electoral Commission for clarity ahead of the Roseau North vote, warning that the new electoral legislation is being tested under unusual conditions and questioning the Commission’s silence on key issues. Speaker Under Fire: A former CSA general secretary has written an open letter urging Speaker Joseph Isaac to stay above partisan politics after he endorsed McDougall at a DLP meeting. Opposition Campaign Watch: The UWP’s Wesley public meeting drew a small crowd, with observers saying attendance was mostly party insiders while leaders repeated attacks on power outages, water, garbage collection and the Roseau hospital. Citizenship by Investment Debate: PM Skerrit defended Dominica’s Citizenship by Investment programme after UWP leader Dr Thomson Fontaine suggested phasing it out, while an exclusive academic study raises fresh questions about security vetting in CBI schemes across the region. Community & Environment: UNDP-backed training saw 16 new certified tour guides graduate in Kalinago Territory; and the new Sperm Whale Reserve Board has started consultations with watersports operators to support the reserve’s rollout.