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The View from EuropeChina: a tourism opportunity for the Caribbean?
David JessopDec. 9, 2016At the end of last month, China published a detailed 16-page document, 'China's Policy Paper on Latin America and the Caribbean', which sets out a new approach to relations between ...
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The View from EuropeNew uncertainties ahead for Cuba
David JessopDec. 4, 2016On November 28, the US President-elect, Donald Trump said that 'if Cuba is unwilling to make a better deal for the Cuban people, the Cuban/American people and the US as ...
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LettersWhat's in a name, in Dr. Skerrit?
Dec. 3, 2016I note that Mr. Skerrit uses the title Dr. on his invitation. He is ill advised doing so less he wants to be seen as a parvenu, be accused of ...
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Rebuilding Dominica BetterHow best to deal with LIAT
Parry BellotDec. 3, 2016Recently LIAT announced it was cutting off Nevis from its serviced routes, presumably to reduce LOSSES based on low passenger haul. Good move, but much more needs to be done ...
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Spotlight on SportUnending confusion
Reginald St. H ShillingfordDec. 3, 2016There is a saying sometimes applied in sports to the effect that a high quality official is little noticed. He or she does the
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SpotlightCadence Innovations of Angel
Ian JacksonDec. 3, 2016"Can you feel the beat, beat" of her heart? In recent times as Dominica's first female Cadence artiste Janet " Angel" Azzous- Shillingford, who brought you several hit songs in ...
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Our CaribbeanThe dignity of the Obamas
Sir Ron SandersNov. 26, 2016As Barack Obama's Presidency of the United States of America enters its final weeks, there are tens of millions of people in America and across the world who already feel ...
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The View from EuropeThe trajectory of history is changing
David JessopNov. 26, 2016Being able to identify the policy changes that will transform the future is normally far from easy. Arguably, however, in the week past, the remarks of two world leaders make ...
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In RetrospectRoad traffic accidents as a public health problem
Dr. Emanuel FinnNov. 26, 2016In 1963, President John F. Kennedy told the Congress and the American people, 'Traffic accidents are one of the greatest, perhaps the greatest of the nation's public health problems." In ...
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Spotlight on SportFencing in embryo
Reginald St. H ShillingfordNov. 22, 2016A potentially fruitful connection has arisen between embryonic fencers in Dominica and Barbados, giving rise to a group of fencers from the latter territory participating in Dominica's second national competition ...
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SpotlightSnapshot: Independence Showcase
Ian JacksonNov. 21, 2016The 38th Anniversary of Independence and the 19th edition of the WCMF will go down in history as one of the best ever in terms of organization, participation and execution ...
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EditorialsHow much do Dominicans care about road safety?
Nov. 21, 2016Dominicans were shocked when the news broke of the death of 17 year-old Lhana Honore of Thibaud on October 26, 2016 in a traffic accident at Hillsborough. They were also ...
