Dominica’s longstanding ruling political organization, the Dominica Labour Party (DLP), has formally announced plans to host its upcoming national delegates’ conference in the Grandbay constituency on November 22, 2026, a landmark gathering that will see every senior party leadership post open for competitive election. The announcement was delivered publicly by DLP leader and sitting Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, who shared details of the binding decision following a recent official meeting of the party’s National Council in the community of Wesley. Skerrit emphasized that the two key resolutions adopted during the National Council session were passed with full unanimous support from all attending council members, fully complying with every procedural requirement laid out in the DLP’s official party constitution. Under the party’s existing governing rules, the National Council holds exclusive statutory authority to set the date and host location for all national delegates’ conferences, a mandate that was fully exercised during the Wesley gathering. A second unanimous resolution passed during the meeting clarifies that every single executive position within the party will be declared vacant and open to eligible candidates for the 2026 gathering, despite standard constitutional provisions that set three-year tenure terms for elected party officials. Skerrit noted that the previous DLP national delegates’ conference was held in 2024, meaning the standard three-year tenure for the party’s leadership team would not formally expire until 2027, but the party’s governing body opted to open all contests a year ahead of schedule to encourage broad, inclusive participation from party members across all constituencies. The full slate of open positions includes the top post of DLP party leader, deputy political leader, party president, general secretary, and all other core executive committee roles. Prime Minister Skerrit confirmed his own intent to stand as a candidate for re-election to the party leadership position, framing the upcoming conference as an opportunity for grassroots party delegates to voice their democratic preference for the direction of the DLP heading into future national general elections.