Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit met with residents of Marigot on Thursday evening as part of a community social gathering aimed at fostering dialogue and strengthening engagement between residents and government representatives.
The Prime Minister was accompanied by other government officials for the meeting, which provided an opportunity for residents to raise community priorities directly with the government.
The gathering in Marigot, a community on Dominica's north-east coast, is part of a broader effort by the government to engage residents at the village level and hear their concerns firsthand.
Community meetings of this kind allow residents to discuss local needs and priorities with ministers and officials, and give the government a direct account of conditions in communities outside Roseau and Portsmouth.
Marigot is home to Douglas-Charles Airport, the island's main international gateway, and the surrounding area has been the focus of infrastructure and development discussions in recent years.
Details of the specific priorities raised by residents were not immediately available, but the meeting was described as an opportunity for open dialogue between the community and government representatives.
The Prime Minister has held similar community engagements across Dominica, presenting them as a way to keep government in touch with residents and to ensure that national programmes reflect local needs.
Such gatherings also serve as a channel for residents to raise concerns about roads, water, health services, education and other public services directly with the officials responsible for them.
The government has said it values these exchanges as a means of strengthening the relationship between the state and the communities it serves.
No further announcements were made following the Marigot meeting, and it was not immediately clear whether specific commitments or follow-up actions were agreed.
Dominica 1 will report further details if they are released.
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