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Spotlight
Ten MMTS talent for Bahamas
Ian JacksonDec. 20, 2014Hi, fans of this Spotlight on the arts Column. Here we go again after a one week pause during the hectic election campaign. One thing for sure it allowed us ...
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Spotlight on Sport
Cricket on life support
Reginald St. H ShillingfordDec. 20, 2014Cricket had largely been associated with the very homely image of a rural sport, typified no less than by the personality of the Gloucestershire country doctor W.G Grace, known to ...
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Spotlight on Sport
A fast five bullet for Dominica
Reginald St. H ShillingfordDec. 20, 2014Last month I suggested the idea of a "fast five" netball competition be introduced in Dominica. At least, this was to be implied in the development sense for the improvement ...
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Our Caribbean
Cutting loose the shackles of the past: Cuba and the ...
Sir Ron SandersDec. 19, 2014The US is cutting loose the shackles of the past by establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba after 53 years. But the first blow in the Western Hemisphere against those shackles ...
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Our Caribbean
Stronger US dollar and lower oil prices: Effects on the ...
Sir Ron SandersDec. 12, 2014Caribbean countries whose value is fixed to the US dollar should benefit, at least in the short term, from the fall in oil prices and the strengthening of the American ...
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Our Caribbean
Drop in fuel prices benefits airlines, not passengers
Sir Ron SandersDec. 7, 2014Oil prices have hit a five-year low of US$67.50 a barrel. This should have been a godsend for the global tourism industry because the cost of air travel should have ...
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Spotlight on Sport
"Performance for pay" rationale for West Indies cricketers
Reginald St. H ShillingfordDec. 3, 2014Often it has been said the players on the West Indies cricket team should be remunerated on a performance basis. This has been offered by the general public that the ...
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Spotlight
Dominica's got talent
Ian JacksonDec. 3, 2014From the word go, I am exhorting Q95 to do everything in their power along with their partners to continue this talents search activity which has culminated into a grand ...
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Living Today
Dirty politics
Clement S. Jolly C.Ss.RDec. 3, 2014O Judgement, thou art fled to brutish beasts
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Our Caribbean
Venezuela in financial difficulty, will Petro Caribe survive?
Sir Ron SandersNov. 29, 2014The government of Venezuela is undoubtedly disappointed with the outcome of the 166th meeting of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) held in Vienna, Austria on 27 November 2014.
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Spotlight
A review of Yohan Henry's "Just 4 U"
Ian JacksonNov. 26, 2014Yohan Henry album debut release calls on all and sundry to worship as he acclaims "Holy is the Lord, is the Lord God Almighty" as he delights in just being ...