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What's in a name? Everything
Dr. Emanuel FinnSept. 23, 2014An internet search of the name Lennox revealed that it is derived from a surname from the name of Leamhnachd district in Scotland which means "place of elms" in Gaelic. ...
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Our vanishing Dominican society as we knew it
Dr. Emanuel FinnAug. 15, 2014Today there is a frightening and ominous transformation of Dominica's small communities due to the problems of political partisanship and polarization. Is It because of the actions, words and behaviors ...
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To win the UWP must employ a bottom-up strategy
Dr. Emanuel FinnJune 3, 2014How does the UWP win the next elections? Does the party have adequate resources, good candidates and a short campaign message that can resonate with the masses? Is there a ...
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The game of Lacrosse
Dr. Emanuel FinnJuly 15, 2013The Game of Lacrosse was born of the North American Indian, christened by the French, and adapted and raised by the Canadians. Lacrosse is a combination of basketball, soccer and ...
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Castle Bruce and its politics
Dr. Emanuel FinnJuly 1, 2013During my short visit to Dominica last month I made a brief stop in Castle Bruce, an agricultural village on the east coast to visit relatives. As I drove slowly ...
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Leaving my Childhood Village
Dr. Emanuel FinnMay 13, 2013On a warm September morning at the tender age of 11 years, my kin gathered around me to bid farewell as I headed west some 30 something miles away to ...
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The Politics of Criminal Justice
Dr. Emanuel FinnMay 6, 2013Politics is the process by which resources are distributed or allocated. Politics is who gets what, when, and how. Political considerations are necessary but sometimes become a problematic part of ...
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The Jubilee Cross in La Plaine Village Square
Dr. Emanuel FinnApril 29, 2013The south eastern rural agricultural community of La Plaine which nestles between Morne Gorverneur and the rugged Windward Atlantic coast (Au Vent) is filled with shock and sadness. A fatal ...
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A Computer Class and Library on Wheels
Dr. Emanuel FinnApril 15, 2013Growing in La Plaine in the 70s the one most essential thing we were missing was a school library. We also did not have electricity and the entire village only ...
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UWP should avoid fighting against itself and the future
Dr. Emanuel FinnApril 8, 2013In spite of Mr. Peter Wickham's (one of Skerrit's 'advisors') shallow survey showing the DLP winning the next elections, the Dominica United Workers Party (UWP) may have a fighting chance ...
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Not an Illegal but an Accidental Prime Minister
Dr. Emanuel FinnMarch 25, 2013Like thousands of fair minded and rational thinking Dominicans at home and abroad, I was disappointed by the ECSC's vindication of Roosevelt Skerrit and Petter St. Jean in the dual ...
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DBS has always been a political football
Dr. Emanuel FinnMarch 11, 2013From its inception in the early 70's, the state's radio station, the Dominica Broadcasting Service (DBS), has experienced constant political meddling and interference in its policy and operational affairs by ...
