[3] In 2017, Hurricane Maria damaged much infrastructure in Dominica; several parts of the island, including the Kalinago Territory, still lacked wireless internet service in 2020.
[8] Craig Nesty, the Executive Director of the National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC), attributed delays to business considerations of the telecom sector.
[9][10] However, both opposition Senator Ernie Jno Finn[11] and the Minister for Rural Modernization Cozier Frederick voiced support for Mélinard.
In an Inter Press Service interview, she proposed granting land titles for the Kalinago as a means of economic independence, and spoke of the need to consider indigenous viewpoints in international environmental accords.
[15] In January 2021, she founded the Kalinago Ripple Effect Initiative, a social advocacy group with six focus areas: combating child abuse, promoting disability rights, elder care, treating substance and alcohol abuse, increasing vocational training and employment, and promoting self-identity and leadership.
In her letter, Mélinard criticised the NYCD 1st Vice President Phael Lander for leading a youth rally for the ruling Dominica Labour Party.