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Commentaries
De-risking and the future of indigenous banks in CARICOM: the ...
Aug. 7, 2016The case of Belize Bank, published in the August 4, 2016 edition of Caribbean News (See, Belize Bank hit by withdrawals and corresponding banking de-risking) demonstrates the urgency of finding ...
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Commentaries
"Dominica's 2016 National Budget - Of Feathers and Pixie Dust".
Aug. 6, 2016The 2016-2017 national budget has finally been presented to the Commonwealth of Dominican Parliament for scrutiny, discussion and approval. Much to our dismay, after having reviewed that which the Prime ...
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Our Caribbean
IMF: Light up its darker crannies
Sir Ron SandersAug. 6, 2016The International Monetary Fund (IMF), which has tormented small Caribbean economies for five decades with austerity measures and fierce conditionalities, has been exposed as adopting utterly different standards towards Europe, ...
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The View from Europe
Cuba: A momentary darkness?
David JessopAug. 6, 2016As has been widely reported, Cuba has entered a new period of austerity.
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Rebuilding Dominica Better
A social media call to "Revive Agriculture Again"
Parry BellotAug. 5, 2016It was on July 14th 2016, that an anonymous article appeared on DNO 'online news' under the above title. Two weeks later, the subject of agriculture was very relevant as ...
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Editorials
First post-Erika budget-the good, the bad and the ugly
Aug. 5, 2016There are a few aspects of the budget that Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit presented on Tuesday to the nation that gave us some hope.
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Spotlight on Sport
Crux of the Matter with Junior Football
Reginald St. H ShillingfordAug. 5, 2016Our Under 17 Boys National team failed to win a match in the recent CFU Football Tournament. This in itself is not a disgrace. But the matter has to be ...
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Living Today
Church and society
Clement S. Jolly C.Ss.RAug. 5, 2016At the Conclave of Cardinals, following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis delivered a brief address, which had a tremendous influence on the Cardinals. He stated that there ...
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Spotlight
What about busts to immortalize our national heroes.
Ian JacksonAug. 5, 2016A name for the new national hospital is what's being spoken about now, while our stadium is still referred to as Windsor Park, so it begs the question how serious ...
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Our CaribbeanDonald Trump – the lie of 'truthful hyperbole'
Sir Ron SandersAug. 1, 2016For anyone following the US Presidential campaigns, it has been a volatile voyage with great uncertainty about whether Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton will eventually emerge triumphant.
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The View from Europe
A 'President Trump' and the Caribbean
David JessopAug. 1, 2016In the last few years the world has seen the emergence of what has become known as post-factual politics. This is the practice whereby some running for high office speak ...
