• Former political leader of the Dominica Freedom Party Kent Vital
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    Would-be Oligarchs

    In several of our recent articles, we have been talking about the negative economic cultures and how these have been contributing to keeping back our progress as a nation. Over ...

  • Signing of the airport contract with Anthony Haiden
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    Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit: "The Lord will build this airport"

    In the words of Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, "in similar fashion with which Nehemiah built the city, the Lord will send his angels to guide this country while we ...

  • Owner of the NEW DCP Yvor Nassief
    Local

    Soap War

    A long-running row between Dominica Coconut Products Successors Limited, DCPS, and some Jamaican state agencies and Jamaican soap manufacturers and exporters, is headed for the courts in Kingston, and could ...

  • Hikers
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    Hikes during the day are beneficial and fun but at ...

    Hiking is awesome. Hiking at night is, in some cases, even better: it can give you the opportunity to see a stellar sunset from a backwoods viewpoint or get a ...

  • Seabourn Odyssey
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    Coming in July

    Ground tour operator Jonathan Vidal is salivating over the imminent resumption of cruising. After all, it's been 15 months since COVID-19 forced cruise lines to drop anchor, leaving the people ...

  •    Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers speech at the fifth plenary session of the 18th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 13, 2015.
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    Communist Party of China: 100 Years of Achievements and Contributions

    The Communist Party of China (CPC) will mark its 100-year anniversary on July 1. Committed to improving people's well-being, achieving national rejuvenation, and promoting global peace and development, the CPC ...

  • Former political leader of the Dominica Freedom Party Kent Vital
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    Let us Fight the Culture of Corruption – Part II

    Last week we started discussing the culture of corruption. We noted that corruption has become so entrenched in our culture that many people see some corrupt behaviours as normal behaviour. ...

  • Catholic priest Father Elton Letang
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    Priest, KEK, New Nurses, Netball and Vet School

    Certainly, the shock of last week had to be the news from the Roman Catholic Church that one of their parish priests had been placed on an "indefinite leave of ...

  • Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit on the campaign platform in Pointe Michel
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    Most opaque government ever

    Tell Severin McKenzie of prime minister, Roosevelt Skerrit's claims of running a transparent government, and he laughs. A mischievously sarcastic, dismissive sort of laugh.

  • SDM Ambassador Attainea Toulon
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    OECS Welcomes New Cohort of SDM Ambassadors

    Friday, June 4, 2021 — Ahead of the 2021 Sustainable Development Movement (SDM) Summit, scheduled to be held on 22-23 September 2021, the OECS Commission recently welcomed 27 leaders from ...

  • Resident Judge Bernie Stephenson at an official function in 2015
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    Gag

    The latest move by Justice Birnie Stephenson to extend a gag order on members of the press has become the talk of the town.

  • Three clubs each fielded 3 teams in DABA's League
    Basketball

    Dominica's Basketball Trios

    Over the 55 years of our National Basketball League we have witnessed scores of teams enter and exit, a few capturing championships along the way and others not even winning ...