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Our Caribbean
Trump's Mississippi miscalculation
Sir Ron SandersAug. 27, 2016Five years ago, on June 26, 2011, a 47-year-old man, Craig Anderson, was on his way to celebrate his birthday when he was attacked and murdered by ten white teenagers ...
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The View from Europe
A new regional context for tourism
David JessopAug. 27, 2016A few days ago, Karolin Troubetzkoy, the President of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), spoke to the media about some of the challenges that she believes now face ...
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Spotlight on Sport
The Olympic dream – more than wishful thinking
Reginald St. H ShillingfordAug. 27, 2016Olympic Games 2016 highlighted a number of stellar performances by career professionals like swimmer Michael Phelps (USA), Usain Bolt, the world's fastest man (Jamaica), Andy Murray, tennis superstar (Britain) and ...
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Rebuilding Dominica Better
A Proposal: CARICOM Development Goals ?
Parry BellotAug. 27, 2016Similar to the UN's SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS, (and, prior to that, its MILLENIUM DEVELOPENT GOALS …), I believe that it is time the Caribbean Community come up with its own ...
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Spotlight
Shelly responds to Bouyon at the Crossroads
Ian JacksonAug. 27, 2016This week I feature an article from Signal Band member and calypsonian Sheldon "De Professor" Alfred aka "Shelly", who took time from his studies in the USA, to write this ...
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Living Today
Sermons in stones
Clement S. Jolly C.Ss.RAug. 27, 2016These days, we marvel at the remarkable skill of athletes throughout the world—even by West Indians. The truth is that deep within all of us there is a certain power ...
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Spotlight on Sport
The Swim Theme
Reginald St. H ShillingfordAug. 17, 2016Rio Olympic Games are well underway and all the ill omens of possible disaster and disruption to the event have seemingly been thrust aside and given way to a grand ...
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Rebuilding Dominica Better
Botanic Gardens should become a full-fledged Municipal Park
Parry BellotAug. 17, 2016'The Botanic Gardens in the Capital City is the last remaining significant green space in Roseau. Over the years it has been used for a multitude of purposes including entertainment, ...
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Spotlight
"Love of Money" provides money's worth
Ian JacksonAug. 17, 2016Part II of "Love of Money" started a bit late and shakily on night two but when it did it was thrilling.
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The View from Europe
It is time for a new CARICOM policy on marijuana
David JessopAug. 13, 2016At the end of July eleven individuals received jail sentences in Havana of between 15 to 30 years for attempting to traffic narcotics into Cuba from Jamaica. The convictions followed ...
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Our Caribbean
Where has fight in developing countries gone?
Sir Ron SandersAug. 13, 2016The ease with which developed countries appoint heads of international and multi-national organisations (sometimes in the guise of an election) is not their achievement alone; it is also the fault ...
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Spotlight on Sport
Pélé nameplate to the Rio games
Reginald St. H ShillingfordAug. 9, 2016As I write, one Edson Arantes do nascimento was due to fulfil the honour of lighting the flame to the Olympic Games at the opening ceremony in Rio de Janeiro. ...
