Tourism & Training: Discover Dominica Authority has launched a new free Online Travel Training (OTT) destination course for UK and US travel advisers, with a Certificate of Completion for finishers. The self-paced programme highlights Dominica’s seven tourism pillars—Adventure, Health & Wellness, Romance, Aqua, Culture/Events & Entertainment, Agro and Kalinago—plus signature experiences like rainforests, 365 rivers, waterfalls, volcanic landscapes, diving and community-based culture. Parliament & Consumer Protection: The House of Assembly passed the Banking Amendment Bill 2026 to strengthen ECCB oversight, requiring fair treatment of customers, complaint procedures, and creating a central bank office for financial market conduct and inclusion, with penalties and fee oversight for ECCB-licensed banks. Agriculture & Migrant Labour: IOM Dominica, with the Ministry of Agriculture, hosted a technical validation workshop on a policy and action plan to integrate migrant labour into Dominica’s agricultural sector, using a gender-sensitive labour assessment to identify gaps. Culture & Film: Dominican filmmaker Farrah La Ronde-Hutchison’s documentary “Women of Dominica” won Best International Documentary at Miami’s Urban Film Festival, spotlighting 10 Dominican women and their intergenerational stories. Creole Season: Dominica’s 2026 Creole season runs Oct 3–Nov 4, building toward the World Creole Music Festival (Oct 23–25) with events like Belles Combo’s benefit concert, Ti-Vilaj Kwéyòl, and multiple music, food and community days. Sports: DAA will hold its second 2026 road race series event on Oct 11 in Grand Bay, with distances from 1K to 5K by age category. Commemoration: PM Skerrit marked the 9th anniversary of Hurricane Maria in Parliament, recalling 31 deaths and 34 still missing, and describing the scale of damage and homelessness. Youth & Wellness: CARICOM Youth Ambassadors urged stronger focus on young people’s mental and physical well-being, calling for early support, reduced stigma, and more accessible mental health services.