From The Leader’s Office: When a Dominican meets another Dominican, – January 28, 2026
Good evening, my brothers and sisters, across our Mother of Valleys and Volcanoes, from the peaks that touch the clouds to the rivers that carve our land. Tonight, I want to speak to the heart of Dominica, to the spirit that flows through every hill, every village, every home and every person.
When a Dominican meets another Dominican…
When a Dominican meets another Dominican, we are not meeting a stranger – we are meeting family, we are meeting a story we already know, a shared rhythm that carries the soul of our island, shaped by our valleys and volcanoes, our storms and sunshine, our struggles and laughter, and the unbreakable bond.
When a Dominican meets another Dominican, we are meeting someone who already understands us before a single word is spoken. There is a shared rhythm, a shared history, a shared way of seeing the world that doesn’t need explaining.
When a Dominican meets another Dominican, whether we come from the north, the south, the east, or the west, we carry the same island in our spirit. The same rain that falls on our homes, the same mountains that shape our horizon, the same sea that feeds us and humbles us.
When a Dominican meets another Dominican, we recognize each other because our struggles are familiar, our laughter sounds the same, and our pride runs just as deep. We know what it means to survive storms, to rebuild with our own hands, to help a neighbour without being asked, because that is how we were raised.
When a Dominican meets another Dominican, they recognize each other through our resilience. We know what it means to make do with little, yet still give generously, because helping one another has always been our way. We see each other not just as individuals, but as keepers of a shared past and builders of a shared future.
When a Dominican meets another Dominican, even far from home, there is an instant bond, a quiet understanding that no distance can erase and no time can weaken. A smile, a nod, a moment of pride. It is the feeling of finding family in an unexpected place, of being reminded who you are and where you come from.
So no, when a Dominican meets another Dominican, they are not meeting a stranger. They are meeting a brother, a sister, a piece of home. And in that moment, wherever we stand in the world, Dominica stands with us.
