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An obvious fact: Dominica's roads are extremely unsafe-what are we ...
Aug. 22, 2017Last week's multi-victim accident at Ambar in Vielle Case is a typical example of how deadly our roads are. The railings on the side of the road which should have ...
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West Indies cricket still in quick sand
Aug. 12, 2017In cricketing terms it's like a screaming yorker skilfully dug out, a searing bouncer expertly evaded, a scorching snorter deftly fended off. In real terms it is Emmanuel Nanthan, the ...
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Mentally enslaved Dominicans can never be "too free"
Aug. 7, 2017Marcus Mosiah Garvey that great Jamaican, that distinguished Pan Africanist, that great black philosopher, admonished us that as descendants of slaves and freedom fighters we must:
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Dominica's diaspora is missing in action in our country's development
July 17, 2017During the many graduation ceremonies of secondary schools that ended last week, students listened to well-meaning advice from keynote speakers on the value of a sound education; they were also ...
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The 2014 Commonwealth Election Mission places electoral reform on top ...
July 9, 2017Dominica's general election of 8 December 2014 was free but it was definitely not fair. That's the conclusion of the four-member Commonwealth Observer Mission who monitored the general election in ...
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Exploring the links between crime, violence and poverty
July 9, 2017It is only the end of June 2017 and already there are 12 homicides in Dominica, a figure that already exceeds the number of killings in 2016. Justifiably, the police ...
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Dominica's "crazy" budget period begins
June 24, 2017"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results". Albert Einstein
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Dominica's ever-flowing brain drain
June 18, 2017If education in a knowledge-based economy is the key to the development of a country, why then is Dominica behaving so lukewarm about the loss of so much of its ...
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Contributing to the debate on the decriminalisation and commercialisation of ...
June 4, 2017Every year in January Dominica's Ministry of Health observe Drug Awareness Month when it urges the public to make greater efforts at curbing the use, sale and abuse of illicit, ...
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Contributing to the debate on the decriminalisation and commercialization of ...
June 4, 2017Every year in January Dominica's Ministry of Health observe Drug Awareness Month when it urges the public to make greater efforts at curbing the use, sale and abuse of illicit, ...
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Will West Indies ever regain winning habit?
May 10, 2017Maybe there's hope after all for the miserable, battle-weary West Indies cricket team. Last week the West Indies fast bowlers blew away the Pakistani's in the second innings of the ...
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A trade union congress? Too much talk already
April 30, 2017At the moment the public service unions, i.e. the Police Welfare Association, the Dominica Association of Teachers and the Dominica Public Service Union are squandering a golden opportunity to force ...