Dominica celebrated Market Day with a Difference in Roseau, showcasing local produce, traditional food, crafts and awards for farmers and vendors.
Dominica: With Independence Day being just a day ahead, Dominica is in complete celebratory moods enjoying the spirit of its independence. On Saturday, October 31,2026 Dominica celebrated its Market Day with a Difference organized by the Dominica Export Import Agency (DEXIA) at the New Roseau Market as an ode to the country’s agriculture and trade.
The event is hosted by the Dominica Export Import Agency (DEXIA) along with the collaboration of Roseau Market Authority. The Market Day with a Difference is a limited special edition of the weekly market organized at the Roseau Market showcasing the traditional and authentic Dominica through the means of its food, local music and dance and artisanal crafts.
The Market Day with a Difference is usually celebrated on the last Saturday of October every year as a cultural and economic event of the country. In his recent social media posts, Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit depicted the Market Day with a Difference event and Roseau Markets as “full of life, vibrant colours and incredible local talent” hailing the different different types and varieties of homegrown agricultural crops like local natural fruits and vegetables along with other domestic produce.
The most important highlight of the event was the formal awards ceremony organized in the morning wherein the Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit himself presented the awards titled as DEXIA Awards to the meritorious farmers, fishers, vendors and all the supporting staff working with Dominica Export Import Agency. The awards were given to a few selected people on the basis of their consistency, food quality, crop quality, yield quality and for their role and contribution in sustaining and reviving the local agricultural chain.
The Prime Minister of the nation, Roosevelt Skerrit in his address focused on the importance and impact of agriculture on the Dominican economy, He also stressed on the reinforcement of policies in the agricultural domain in order to become a Lifeblood Economy, ensuring food security and sufficiency along with the National Infrastructure Development.