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EditorialsWill there be another 29th May 1979? Not in a ...
June 7, 2018The events that occurred exactly 39 years ago today, on 29 May 1979, was unique in the history of Dominican politics.
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SpotlightEchoing canon, exploding songs
Ian JacksonJune 7, 2018Some 3,000 patrons congregated at the 9th Jazz 'n Creole musical festival that has grown over time to be a spectacular event. The groups of Pan in Harmony, Stars Combo ...
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LettersThe Dominican Private Sector: A Bunch of Cowards!
June 7, 2018A few days after Hurricane Maria, a select few private sector operators were invited to meet the Prime Minister et al to "dialogue." The private sector requested the commissioning of ...
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LettersDéjà vu: The spirits of Dame Eugenia and Alleyne Carbon ...
May 29, 2018The nation listened as Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit addressed the Dominican tribe in March 2018 on some matters of nation resilience-branding and post-Maria recovery considered critical for the rebuilding process. ...
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EditorialsUnfortunately the 2018 hurricane season catches us woefully unprepared
May 29, 2018Next week Friday the 2018 hurricane season officially begins and if predictions are accurate the new season could be as terrible as the 2017 period during which Hurricane Maria's destruction ...
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EditorialsNext general election: Should the United Workers Party boycott it ...
May 23, 2018To boycott or not to boycott the next general election must be the major question on the minds of the leadership of the opposition United Workers Party (UWP) as it ...
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SpotlightTalking Jazz
Ian JacksonMay 23, 2018Yes, the Jazz 'n Creole Festival would have taken place yesterday; but the event has indeed grown over the few years of its existence to an activity that many look ...
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LettersMight, might be right
May 19, 2018The SUN newspaper front page of Tuesday April 10, 2018 had a strap "International pressure mounts for Dominica:" followed by the headline "Same sex marriage". The piece quotes some groups, ...
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EditorialsDangerous Complacency about Freedom of the Press
May 19, 2018"A free press is essential for peace, justice and human rights for all. It is crucial to building transparent and democratic societies and keeping those in power accountable. It is ...
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LettersCaribbean Examination Council (CXC) illegal copyright policy
May 10, 2018As we (Caribbean students) across the Caribbean Basin prepare for our CXC exams – we are unaware that CXC holds copyright ownership of all our works- written or practical. What ...
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SpotlightCulture and Tourism: The merger
Ian JacksonMay 10, 2018Culture and tourism are now a married couple; obvious and good matches, soul mates. It is, therefore, incumbent on me, as a cultural activist and former administrator, to compliment the ...
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EditorialsElectoral Reform will be Dominica's perfect storm
May 10, 2018Comments last week from Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit following a consultation on electoral reform organised by a group of concerned citizens and the ensuing response to Mr. Skerrit's statements from ...
