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Editorials
Remembering May 29, 1979 in 2015
May 30, 2015With the anniversary of the riots of May 29, 1979 approaching, Dominicans will invariably compare the political and economic conditions that confronted the island 36 years ago with the social ...
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Spotlight
A tribute to the Dominica Institute for the Arts
Ian JacksonMay 30, 2015It has been three years since this institution established for honing the talents of Dominicans in the creative, performing and visual arts was established at the Old Mill Cultural Centre ...
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Spotlight on Sport
Avoiding pitfalls as a test batsman
Reginald St. H ShillingfordMay 30, 2015It is now 46 years since Grayson Shillingford became the first Dominican cricketer to play for the West Indies in Test Cricket. Thirty-eight years have gone by since Irving Shillingford, ...
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CommentariesThe Caribbean and Climate Change: An Ocean Runs Through It?
May 24, 2015By Rebecca Theodore
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Our Caribbean
Tourism competition is not a guessing game
Sir Ron SandersMay 22, 2015The performance of only five of the 14 independent Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are recorded in the 2015 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report published by the World Economic Forum.
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Spotlight on Sport
Only as strong as the weakest link
Reginald St. H ShillingfordMay 20, 2015Phil Simmons, newly installed coach of the West Indies cricket team underlined something which has been well known for a long time when he told reporters several days ago that ...
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EditorialsLet the people protest peacefully
May 20, 2015Residents of Salisbury clashed with police last week Monday when dozens of men, women and children blocked the Edward Oliver LeBlanc highway to draw attention to the condition of feeder ...
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Our Caribbean
Fixed or floating exchange rates: which serves the Caribbean better?
Sir Ron SandersMay 20, 2015Is the fixed currency exchange rate between the US and some Caribbean countries affecting the latter's international competitiveness? This is a question that deserves review as Caribbean countries struggle with ...
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Our Caribbean
Guyanese electorate showed maturity despite intense frustration
Sir Ron SandersMay 16, 2015In what turned-out to be a very close general election the twenty-two and a half years reign of the Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) as the government of Guyana has come ...
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Our Caribbean
Youth, unemployment and selling citizenship
Sir Ron SandersMay 13, 2015The economies of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are not doing well. Belize, Guyana and Suriname are the only three economies showing appreciable growth. The major effect of little or no ...
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Letters
The Normalisation of Abuse and the Dehumanisation of Dominican Society
May 13, 2015In Dominica abuse has become normal. Physical and sexual violence against women and children, and abuse of the elderly and the social and physical environments have not only become commonplace ...
