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SpotlightLast Chapter, Book Close!
Ian JacksonDec. 22, 2018A country with only one bookstore; two weekly newspapers; where panel discussions and socio-political debates are almost non- existent; where Jaycees, Kiwanis and Lions Clubs can't get leaders in one ...
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EditorialsDelays in the acceptance of the Caribbean Court of Justice ...
Dec. 22, 2018With the ruling in the case Warrington vs the Dominica Broadcasting Corporation, Dominica directly felt the impact of the court for the first time since the nation became the fourth ...
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SpotlightVideo games: not always a game
Ian JacksonDec. 22, 2018Undoubtedly, we have been appalled at the spate of killings, shooting and general violence that has gripped our island home Dominica. We have heard about escalating crime, for decades now, ...
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EditorialsNo, AIDS has not died: It just kills less efficiently
Dec. 5, 2018As Dominica and the rest of the world observe World AIDS Day (WAD), on 1st December, we were reminded that our Government has backed itself into a corner by bull-headedly ...
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SpotlightSuccession planning in the arts
Ian JacksonDec. 5, 2018When our forefathers taught us various dances, to play the drums, relayed stories via the oral traditions or even to hunt, it was their way of preserving our traditions. I ...
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EditorialsGo ahead, Dominicans. Make diabetes a family affair
Nov. 29, 2018One of the major challenges to the attainment of Dominica's goal of being the world's first climate change resilient country is the impending tsunami of non-communicable diseases that Dr. Carrisa ...
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SpotlightMusic and Technology: Soon machines will replace musicians
Ian JacksonNov. 29, 2018Will technology replace human's musicians or will musicians just become obsolete? This might not have been considered a few decades ago but with the advances in technology in every facet ...
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EditorialsLet's talk marijuana. Then let's act before we miss the ...
Nov. 29, 2018Having left the station, the marijuana reform train cannot turn around, cannot stop and cannot slow down. All we can do in Dominica is to guide it as it speeds ...
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Letters
Chuckle: Quiet Laugh
Nov. 29, 2018Forty years ago, in 1978, I remember Dr. Kay Polydore saw the following ode on my 'fridge' in Cornwall Street and chuckled. I reproduce it here in the hope that ...
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SpotlightIn search of international recognition
Ian JacksonNov. 29, 2018Now that Independence is over I can truly reflect on an area that I am commissioned to contribute to as a free-lance writer of the arts. I sometimes wonder why ...
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LettersShould same sex marriage be legalized?
Nov. 29, 2018The above question is being debated strongly by the population. Some say "Yes".
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EditorialsLet's get party politics out of the National Awards process
Nov. 12, 2018National awards issued by the State during the Parade of Uniformed Groups on Independence Day, 3rd November every year has, unfortunately, become a political party affair as far as the ...
