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LocalWho celebrated in 2017
Dec. 31, 2017Lemar 'De Irish Kid' Irish of the St John's Academy in Portsmouth made winning crowns a habit by winning his 4th crown in four years. And guess what- the title ...
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LocalPolitics in 2017
Dec. 31, 2017The year began with 60 Minutes, the top level American television programme that featured the sale of passports as a major economic activity for cash strapped countries like Dominica.
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LocalLaw and Disorder in 2017
Dec. 31, 2017A few hours after the opposition United Workers Party (UWP) ended a passport-protest meeting in Roseau on 7 February, police used teargas to disperse roaming young persons who were sporadically ...
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BasketballBASKETBALL IN THE FAMILY
Dec. 31, 2017Segment C of Basketball in The Family featured the following "Basketball Families": Raphael Carbon and 2 sons; Henry Hilaire and 2 sons; Curtis John and 2 daughters; John Joseph and ...
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LocalBusiness Unusual in 2017
Dec. 31, 2017A new era in telecommunications began in Dominica in 2017 when FLOW purchased MARPIN 2K4 in May. MARPIN, a cash-strapped telecoms company, had been up for sale for many years ...
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SportsSprinter is Dominica's best in Sports in 2017
Dec. 31, 2017Dominica's stand out sports performer for 2017, according to SUN Sports would be student sprinter Danelson Mahautiere who flew the country's flag with distinction at the International Amateur Athletics Federation ...
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Local2017: Maria's Mercilessness
Dec. 31, 2017Before Hurricane Maria barreled across the Caribbean and hit Dominica flush on its forehead, we were drifting along like in any other year, in any other decade. Then Maria changed ...
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LocalCameraman Albert Toussaint: "I've seen it all"
Dec. 24, 2017There are many people behind the scenes ensuring that the news reaches the viewers on time, factually and accurately. They are camera operators, sometimes informally called "cameramen". Albert Toussaint, attached ...
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BasketballBASKETBALL IN THE FAMILY
Dec. 24, 2017Segment B of Basketball in The Family featured the following "Basketball Families": Levi Baron and son; Derrick Birmingham, his daughter and 3 sons; Curtis Bruno, his son and grandson; and ...
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LocalLifeline Ministries renew activism against gender based violence
Dec. 24, 2017Across the globe from 25th of November for sixteen days, activists are busy raising awareness about gender based violence. This includes child sexual abuse, domestic violence and any sort of ...
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WorldKidney disease increases risk of diabetes: study
Dec. 24, 2017CHICAGO, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Diabetes is known to increase a person's risk of kidney disease. Now, the converse is also true: Kidney dysfunction increases the risk of diabetes, according ...
