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How Sustainable is the "One Tablet per Secondary School Student" ...
Oct. 7, 2015Two issues were at the forefront of the minds of Dominican teachers as they observed World Teachers Day (WTD) on 5th October. These were, firstly, the introduction of tablets to ...
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Serious problems in Dominica's press
Oct. 2, 2015The press in Dominica is coming under increasing pressure; it is accused of being ineffective and inefficient, like a toothless watchdog that has fallen asleep on the job, like a ...
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Respecting the dignity of the elderly in disaster rehabilitation
Sept. 28, 2015As Dominicans struggle to cope with the trauma caused by the devastation of Tropical Storm Erika the issue of the state of the elderly should be on the top of ...
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Make 27Eight the annual Day of the Rivers in Dominica
Sept. 18, 2015This is one of the paradoxes of life in Dominica. Rivers are so important to the economic and social development of the island, it is such an integral part of ...
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Tropical Storm Erika has taught Dominica another lesson in Disaster ...
Sept. 9, 2015It has probably become a cliché to suggest that Dominica can learn many lessons from the numerous storms that has devastated the island over the past three decades.
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Hurricane David: lessons we must never forget
Sept. 4, 2015Saturday, August 29th is the 36th anniversary of Hurricane David. Although it can be said that the physical and psychological scares of this devastating storm have somewhat healed, we also ...
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Good Advice, Madame Speaker- take it
Aug. 19, 2015Reverend Dr. William Watty has offered some profound advice to Honourable Alix Boyd-Knights, the Speaker of the Dominica House of Assembly that, we believe, she should consider accepting.
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The tale of two Dominican economies- one good, one bad
Aug. 6, 2015The 2015- 2016 budget presented by Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit on July 24, 2015 and the response from Lennox Linton, the Leader of the Opposition, two days later starkly illustrate ...
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None but ourselves can free our minds
July 31, 2015On August Monday, August 3rd 2015, Dominicans celebrate the emancipation of slavery with a public holiday and no event of major significance. And very few nationals will care enough about ...
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Waiting for the 2015-2016 budget
July 24, 2015As Prime Minster Roosevelt Skerrit prepares to tell the nation how much he intends to spend for the second half of 2015 up to the middle of next year, and ...
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Getting ready for a tsunami of health problems.
July 15, 2015On an official visit to Dominica last week, Dr Carissa Etienne, the Director of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) used very picturesque language to describe the potentially alarming health ...
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Students, it's a gwayé for jobs
July 7, 2015Over the past few weeks the annual series of secondary school graduation ceremonies, the traditional send-off for graduates of the secondary school system into the world of work has continued. ...
