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Editorials
Who's killing Carnival
Feb. 3, 2016As Carnival activities go into the final week this week we can already anticipate the many calls for a complete revamping of that pre-Lenten festival when it all ends with ...
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Rebuilding Dominica Better
The UN's new SDG's, climate change – and Dominica!
Parry BellotFeb. 3, 2016For developing countries like Dominica, the New Year ushered in some good and promising news: the coming into effect of the much talked about Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) adopted by ...
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Spotlight
My view of the 2016 Calypso Finals
Ian JacksonFeb. 3, 2016What a wonderful jobs the judges di when they selected what I thought was the best nine competitors for the calypso finals this weekend. I will not comment on songs ...
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The View from Europe
Being realistic about Cuba US relations
David JessopJan. 31, 2016On February 1 President Castro will begin an official visit to France. Apart from confirming the historic, philosophical and cultural affinities between the French and Cuban revolutions, the visit is ...
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Our Caribbean
De-risking or destruction? Neither is fair
Sir Ron SandersJan. 31, 2016"If there were any scheme designed to destroy the economies of several countries without a military war, then this is such a scheme. It is erroneous; it is pernicious; and ...
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In Retrospect
The Layou River Hotel Project is a failure of governing ...
Dr. Emanuel FinnJan. 31, 2016The latest developments in the Layou River saga and the back and forth between the Opposition leader, Mr. Lennox Linton and one the litigants have been disheartening and distracting. But ...
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Spotlight on Sport
FIFA election promises far reaching for Caribbean football
Reginald St. H ShillingfordJan. 27, 2016More than heartening it is for football in the Caribbean that prospective candidates for FIFA's presidential elections have actually presented themselves at the recent Caribbean Football Union gathering in Antigua ...
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Letters
Open letter to former police officers
Jan. 27, 2016As a former member of the Dominica Police Service, it is my humble opinion that the service is undergoing challenges that are not unique just to this period. I have ...
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Editorials
Crime and tourism are everybody's business
Jan. 27, 2016The 16 January 2016 killing of Rose Wyatt, a native of Brazil who lived at the Sunshine Gardens in Calibishie has again raised the issue of the fragility of tourism ...
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Letters
About the new Dominican abattoir
Jan. 27, 2016I was watching a television interview with a Lucilla Lewis (Consultant), reporting on the great idea of the new Dominican abattoir. Ms Lewis was addressing the cost of animal feed ...
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Our Caribbean
The OAS ship has to be righted
Sir Ron SandersJan. 24, 2016It is little known outside of the Organisation of American States (OAS) and even among its member Governments that it has been in a financial crisis for several years.
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The View from Europe
Europe's changing priorities
David JessopJan. 24, 2016In Europe a far-reaching and multi-faceted policy review is underway that is likely to result in a significant change in European priorities.
