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Spotlight'Naftanoon'
Ian JacksonNov. 27, 2020We all felt this was the end but hoped that we were wrong
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SpotlightPhillip 'Chubby' Mark: a living legend
Ian JacksonNov. 19, 2020There is no other artiste that has impacted the common man more than Phillip Cubby Mark of Grand Bay. I would extend this by saying that the three greatest lyricists ...
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The View from EuropePartnerships are always better than hostility
David JessopNov. 2, 2020A few days ago, the US Ambassador in Kingston, Donald Tapia, gave an exclusive interview to the Jamaica Observer. In it he said that the country has to make a ...
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SpotlightTNT say no to Carnival 2021; what does Dominica say?
Ian JacksonOct. 29, 2020Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley made the carnival postponement announcement recently during the Ministry of Finance's Spotlight on Budget 2021 forum, held at Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain.
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SpotlightWhat's Happening to Gospel Music?
Ian JacksonOct. 29, 2020A recently held songwriting workshop hosted by the Deliverance Baptist Church of Canefield was timely and well attended at a time when there seemed to be a dearth of local ...
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Our CaribbeanDemocracy is not guaranteed by elections alone
Sir Ron SandersOct. 29, 2020(The writer is Antigua and Barbuda's Ambassador to the U.S. and the OAS. He is also a senior fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London ...
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SpotlightDocumentaries, anyone?
Ian JacksonOct. 15, 2020For a cast with some of the best paid actors, approximately $24 per hour, Lifetime movies (LMN) presents the most ridiculously repetitive plots ever.
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SpotlightFrom celebration to observance
Ian JacksonOct. 8, 2020People are asking will there be an observance of independence, a national rally or a national parade even after a much-delayed official response on the cancellation of the World Creole ...
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SpotlightArtistes' latest buzz -"I am BLESSED"
Ian JacksonSept. 30, 2020"I am blessed" is probably one of the most used and abused phrases today. Nowadays everyone is blessed: The Christians, the drug man, delinquents, child molesters, thieves and the list ...
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SpotlightWoes of a Carnival Queen Contestant
Ian JacksonSept. 24, 2020I had to prioritize this article when I read that the Tourism Director stated that paying our Carnival queens their deserved prizes is not considered priority after 8 months. Since ...
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SpotlightPost COVID-19 Entertainment
Ian JacksonSept. 24, 2020At one time singing behind a microphone was a man's thing but today in Dominica the job of the vocalist is dominated by the ladies such as Mel C, Stasha, ...
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SpotlightPost COVID-19 Entertainment: Part II
Ian JacksonSept. 10, 2020Carlene XP, one of Dominica's premier solo acts, presented one of the best ' Xpilicious' concerts, post the COVID-19 virus outbreak at the Classified Night Club last month. Carlene and ...
