• President Savarin and Government Band outside parliament on Wednesday 23 July 2014
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    IPO vs the President: the Battle Continues

    The Integrity in Public Office (IPO) commission is keeping up its battle to earn the right to tell the public that Charles Savarin, in his capacity as a government minister, ...

  • UWI professor Hazel Simmons-McDonald
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    Kwéyòl in danger of lingering death

    Dominica's Kwéyòl language and culture may be facing a lingering death and there should be a concerted national effort to save them.

  • Petite Savanne Cultural Group performs at the 2009 Golden Drum Awards ceremony at the Arawak House of Culture
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    Reflections on the old Petite Savanne

    The old days of Petite Savanne are gone and residents are locked in a struggle to come to terms with the loss of their village and how to get on ...

  • FILE PHOTO:Rev. Dr. William Watty
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    Post–"Erika" politics

    Whatever the motivation, whatever the expectations, both the Prime Minister's initiative in inviting the Parliamentary Opposition to participation in the post-"Erika" recovery programme and the positive response of the Leader ...

  • House built on the bank of a river
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    Lessons from Erika

    Tropical Storm Erika, which dumped heavy rains on the island on August 27, has exposed Dominica's vulnerability to natural hazards.

  • David Vital
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    Back to School:Five Characteristics of a Successful Student

    Individual aptitudes and performance differ widely. Our interests, from the sciences to the arts, also vary. And while not everyone will be an Einstein or Mozart, every student can excel ...

  • Road eaten away  at Hillsborough on  west-central coast
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    Evil Erica

    Four hours. That's all it took tropical storm Erika to unleash 12 inches of high-intensity rainfall on Dominica in the early morning hours August 27, 2015.

  • Diablotin in hand
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    The story of a Diablotin found at Padu, 2007

    Although Dominica is a relatively small island, we currently boast two iconic species of wildlife. Our Mountain Chicken features on our country's coat-of-arms and on the logos of the National ...

  • Janet Azzouz in concert
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    Music: a lifelong passion

    Put her on a stage. Throw her a 'mic'. Give her a band that can crank up the rhythm. And you've caught Janet Azzouz's attention.

  • Yellow and red side by side in Canefield
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    Flaming Flamboyant light up Dominica's landscape

    Nowadays Dominica's hills and valleys and parks are alive with the most beautiful tree in the world-the extraordinary Flamboyant.

  • Wynante Adrien-Roberts
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    Roberts is new Judge

    Former Solicitor General of Dominica Wynante Mary Adrien Roberts has been appointed judge of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, an informed source has disclosed.

  • Dr. Francis Severin
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    Dr. Francis Severin: use social media in the classroom

    Principals of secondary schools may be accused of "academic terrorism" if they fail to diligently take on their responsibility of developing the region's future generation.