The West Indian island of Dominica has published various newspapers and periodicals since 1765.

Background Publishing was introduced to Dominica in the 1760s, shortly after it became a colony of the United Kingdom. The island's first periodical, The Dominica Gazette, was established by English printer William Smith at Charlotte Town (now Newtown) in July 1765.

As Basil E. Cracknell wrote in his 1973 book on the island, "There has been a long succession of newspapers in Dominica, testifying to the keen interest that the islanders, or the educated urban minority, have always taken in affairs." The Dominica Courant, Dominica Tribune, and the Dominica Dial are several of the older titles mentioned in his overview. Cracknell also surmised that an active political scene encouraged competition among four newspapers by publication time. Two of these outlets, the Dominica Herald and The Educator, were edited by politician Star Lestrade.

As of the 2020s, Dominica is served exclusively by weeklies; outside traditional print, local news are provided by Dominica News Online.

Publications

Name Established Notes Official government publication. Early 19th century Conserative. 1839 Liberal. Edited by schoolteacher Charles Gordon Falconer. Late 19th century Covered "local and island interests". New Dominican 1871 "Conducted by the [former] editor of the Dominican." Dominica Guardian 1893 Liberal. Ecclesiastical Bulletin 1907 Official monthly of the national Catholic movement. Founded by Catholic Bishop Schelfhaut as the Dominica Chronicle, a biweekly published on Wednesdays and Saturdays; rebranded in later decades as the New Chronicle, and in 1996 under its current name. For a brief period in the 1950s, it was the only newspaper in the then-British territory.

Listed in as "liberal", but variously described later on as "conservative", "apolitical", and "neutral". reports a shift to "progressive independent" status. Voice of Dominica 1910 Independent. Dominica Tribune-Guardian Liberal. Dominica Herald 1955 Edited by poet and author Edward Scobie, and later on by Star Lestrade. 1965 Edited by Robert and Phyllis Shand Allfrey. 1971 Backed by the Dominica Labour Party. Around 1994 Around 1996 1998

See also Telecommunications in Dominica

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