Former Dominica Public Works Minister Roslyn Paul was honoured as Cultural Elder during Heritage Day 2026 celebrations in Paix Bouche on October 18.
Dominica’s current Public Works Minister Fidel Grant during the Dominica Heritage Day 2026 lauded the previous Public Works Minister Roslyn Paul as the Cultural Elder before the onset of the country’s 48th independence celebrations. The Dominica Heritage Day was hosted in the village of Paix Bouche which is located in the region of Northern Dominica. The official ceremony was held on Sunday, October 18, 2026 marking the milestone historic return of National Heritage Day to its home in Paix Bouche after 37 years.
The present in office serving Public Works Minister Fidel Grant brought limelight to the importance of official sashing and honouring the former Public Works Minister Roslyn Paul. This sashing and honouring of the previous Public Works Minister has helped to establish a powerful example in front of younger generations of the country to actively participate, safeguard, nurture and honour their culture.
The recent sashing ceremony and the honour showered on the previous Public Works Minister has also helped to make the younger generations of the country to realise the importance of cultural identity in one’s lives and be proud of it while simultaneously taking pride in their heritage which has been passed from one generation to another over the past decades.
Roslyn Paul previously served as Dominica’s Public Works Minister, in addition to being an active member of the National Cultural Council of Dominica. The citizens of Dominica recognize her as an individual who is a passionate community development advocate along with being an ardent cultural enthusiast.
The Heritage Day 2026 celebrations began with a ceremonial 10:00 am Morning Mass which was organized at Saint Matthew Catholic Church in Paix Bouche. The morning mass stressed on the importance of spiritual gratitude, community unity in addition to preservation of local Creole language and traditions.
Following the Morning Mass, The Heritage Day Exhibition was hosted at the Paix Bouche Resource Centre at 2:30 pm in the afternoon where Dominican history, photographs, artisan craft and local agricultural produce was showcased to the public.
Shortly after The Heritage Day Exhibition, at 3:00 pm, the star event of the day, The Cultural Gala was scheduled during which the sashing ceremony took place followed by the star studded line up of live entertainment performed by the local artists of the country.