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You and the Law
The public purse
Dr. William Para RiviereDec. 20, 2013The national revenue is held in trust for the citizens of our nation. Further, of all our institutions of governance, the House of Assembly is the only one directly elected ...
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You and the Law
Parliament
Dr. William Para RiviereDec. 3, 2013Parliament in our country consists of the President and the House of Assembly. So says Section 29 of the Constitution. Its main purpose is to make laws for the peace, ...
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You and the Law
Winners and Losers
Dr. William Para RiviereNov. 26, 2013At the preliminary count, candidates and their agents are accorded some measure of participation. The count takes place at each polling station and is done under the supervision of the ...
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Elections
Making your [X ]
Dr. William Para RiviereNov. 19, 2013Under our law no one is entitled to vote in elections to Parliament unless his or her name, with address and occupation, appears in the Register of Electors or the ...
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You and the Law
Who can vote
Dr. William Para RiviereNov. 12, 2013The holding of elections to elect representatives to Parliament involves two related processes. In the first process, persons who are entitled to vote are registered to do so. This is ...
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You and the Law
The "Sovereign Rights" of Kalinagos - 2
Dr. William Para RiviereOct. 29, 2013Dr. William Rivière
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You and the Law
The Sovereign Rights of Kalinagos
Dr. William Para RiviereOct. 15, 2013Dr. William Riviere
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You and the Law
The Carib Reserve Act
Dr. William Para RiviereOct. 8, 2013The affairs of residents of the Kalinago Territory are governed by the Carib Reserve Act, Chap 25:90. Every Dominican should know the contents of this piece of legislation. In particular, ...
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You and the Law
The Salybia Riot of 1930, Part 2
Dr. William Para RiviereOct. 1, 2013The version of the disturbances, as told by residents of the Territory differed drastically from that of the Police. Residents painted a picture of terror unleashed against them by the ...
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You and the Law
The Salibia riots of 1930, Part 1
Dr. William Para RiviereSept. 24, 2013On 19th September 1930 a major confrontation occurred at the Kalinago Territory between residents and a detachment of five police officers sent out from Roseau under the command of Corporal ...
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You and the Law
Gun Control - 2
Dr. William Para RiviereSept. 17, 2013It is an offence, attracting a fine of $1,500.00, for a person to discharge any firearm or ammunition in a public place or within (40) forty yards of a public ...
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Gun Control - 1
Dr. William Para RiviereSept. 9, 2013The buying, selling and possession of firearms and ammunition, their use, carriage and discharge in public and their manufacture, importation and exportation are governed by the Firearms Act, Chap. 15:31 ...
