Roseau North By-Election: DLP candidate Ashma McDougall says she chose the Dominica Labour Party “unapologetically,” arguing it’s the right platform to turn community ideas into projects, with a focus on youth, entrepreneurship, education, and job training as PM Roosevelt Skerrit backs her and frames the seat as reflecting “the hopes and aspirations of modern Dominica.” CBI Programme Clash: Skerrit also pushed back on UWP leader Dr Thomson Fontaine’s call to phase out the Citizenship by Investment programme, saying CBI has “rescued” Dominica after Hurricane Maria and warning Fontaine’s comments are ill-advised. Electoral Commission Pressure: A new open letter to the Electoral Commission and Chief Elections Officer demands public answers on how the 2025 electoral legislation is being implemented, while the Dominica Business Forum calls out what it calls the Commission’s “silence” and urges clarity ahead of the by-election. Speaker Neutrality Questioned: Former CSA general secretary Alvin A. Thomas says Speaker Joseph Isaac should remain above partisan politics after introducing McDougall at a DLP meeting, calling it a “lapse in judgement.” Politics Beyond Parties: Independent candidate Sherman Boston says he was approached to rejoin the DLP but declined, entering the Roseau North race on a “street soldier” platform. Governance & Integrity: The week also included a reminder from Dominica’s electoral office on electors list progress and a UWI warning about a fake website using its branding.