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EditorialsHaitians living in Dominica should have been our #FoodHeroes on ...
Oct. 29, 2020With just a speech, and a few other minor events, from the Minister for Agriculture-now identified with the exotic-sounding name, the Minister of Blue and Green Economy- Dominica joined the ...
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Our CaribbeanDemocracy is not guaranteed by elections alone
Sir Ron SandersOct. 29, 2020(The writer is Antigua and Barbuda's Ambassador to the U.S. and the OAS. He is also a senior fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London ...
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SpotlightDocumentaries, anyone?
Ian JacksonOct. 15, 2020For a cast with some of the best paid actors, approximately $24 per hour, Lifetime movies (LMN) presents the most ridiculously repetitive plots ever.
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EditorialsTeachers are still our most undervalued, underappreciated resource
Oct. 15, 2020We repeat ad infinitum. Teachers are Dominica's most valuable resource yet they are undervalued, under paid and seriously underappreciated. And the on-going COVID-19 pandemic has seriously underscored that fact, here ...
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SpotlightFrom celebration to observance
Ian JacksonOct. 8, 2020People are asking will there be an observance of independence, a national rally or a national parade even after a much-delayed official response on the cancellation of the World Creole ...
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EditorialsHere's the naked truth: Dominicans can't be shamed into taking ...
Oct. 8, 2020Here we go again! World Rivers Day (WRD) is here, actually-was here, and the vast majority of Dominicans couldn't have cared less.
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SpotlightArtistes' latest buzz -"I am BLESSED"
Ian JacksonSept. 30, 2020"I am blessed" is probably one of the most used and abused phrases today. Nowadays everyone is blessed: The Christians, the drug man, delinquents, child molesters, thieves and the list ...
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EditorialsNo, not really: Dominica has not "recovered" from the devastation ...
Sept. 30, 2020Dominicans were counting their blessings, giving thanks and remembering, and more than a few were thumping their chests with pride, last week Thursday, September 17, the anniversary of the pounding ...
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SpotlightWoes of a Carnival Queen Contestant
Ian JacksonSept. 24, 2020I had to prioritize this article when I read that the Tourism Director stated that paying our Carnival queens their deserved prizes is not considered priority after 8 months. Since ...
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EditorialsDominicans, are we waiting for a major accident before we ...
Sept. 24, 2020There's no more avoidable, and more common practice that is more dangerous, than driving a vehicle while the driver uses a phone to text or to talk. Yet that recklessness ...
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SpotlightPost COVID-19 Entertainment
Ian JacksonSept. 24, 2020At one time singing behind a microphone was a man's thing but today in Dominica the job of the vocalist is dominated by the ladies such as Mel C, Stasha, ...
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SpotlightPost COVID-19 Entertainment: Part II
Ian JacksonSept. 10, 2020Carlene XP, one of Dominica's premier solo acts, presented one of the best ' Xpilicious' concerts, post the COVID-19 virus outbreak at the Classified Night Club last month. Carlene and ...
