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It's all Over, Skerrit Wins Twice
March 18, 2013Last week, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) ruled that Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and Education Minister Petter St. Jean were legally elected to the Dominica parliament. While that is ...
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Hugo Chavez dies: What will Dominica do now?
March 11, 2013Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit can be excused for shedding tears when he addressed the nation live on television last week on the death of his mentor President Hugo Chavez of ...
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Hurricanes 2013: Hope Alone is not Enough
March 6, 2013Last week was the official start of the six-month Atlantic hurricane season and already storm activity is heating up in the region. As the Sun goes to press, Tropical Storm ...
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Madame Chief Justice, it is Three Years
March 4, 2013"Laws are like cobwebs," said Anacharsis (c 600 BC), "for any trifling or powerless thing falls into them, they hold fast; but if a thing of any size falls into ...
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Government's plans for universal health insurance: where are we now?
Feb. 18, 2013One of the major successes of United States President Barack Obama's first term was the implementation of the historic $938 billion health care overhaul that guaranteed coverage for 32 million ...
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Carnival: Same thing, different year
Feb. 11, 2013About three weeks ago, Dominica opened its carnival season with the annual parade followed by the usual calypso tents and competitions as well as a variety of pageants, including a ...
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Crime and Development: the Impact on Tourism
Feb. 4, 2013Last week the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) revealed that crime and violence have had a dramatic effect on the economic and social development of the Caribbean. The Washington-based financial institution ...
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Geothermal project debate: the issue of trust
Jan. 28, 2013Over the past few weeks Dominicans at home and abroad have joined the debate about the geothermal project currently being implemented in the Roseau Valley. This sometimes noisy debate began ...
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The War on Drugs: "See it deh now"
Jan. 21, 2013While Dominica's Ministry of Health observed its 11th Drug Awareness Month in January and officials called on the general public to make greater efforts at curbing the use, sale and ...
