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LocalThanks, but no thanks
Dec. 18, 2015Thomas Letang can't believe it. It would seem all the talk about people coming together to help rebuild after Tropical Storm Erika, all the pleading with Dominicans, all the imploring, ...
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LocalCarnival 2016 programme kicks off
Dec. 18, 2015Well, since Tropical Storm Erika cancelled almost every activity after 27 August, many people are hoping carnival 2016 will be good enough to compensate.
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LocalStrength Training Workout: A beginner's exercise programme
Dec. 14, 2015Please consult your doctor before beginning any exercise programme. This is particularly important if you smoke, have never exercised before, or have a serious health condition.
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LocalLiving with diabetes
Dec. 14, 2015No one wants to get diabetes. It changes lives dramatically and permanently—and it can kill. Yet more and more persons in Dominica are getting diabetes.
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Hypertension: A personal account
Dec. 14, 2015Many people are hypertensive but do not know it because sometimes there are no symptoms of this disease. That is why it is often called the "silent killer".
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LocalWhat 'pressure' is and why it kills
Dec. 14, 2015What is 'high blood pressure'? What causes it? And why is having normal blood pressure so important?
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LocalAn erupting volcano
Dec. 14, 2015Pan American Health Organisation Director Dr Carissa Etienne recently issued a terse warning: Dominica is sitting on an erupting volcano of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs). She urged the authorities to ...
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LocalDominican priest to re-apply for citizenship
Dec. 14, 2015Incredulous as it sounds when Dominican priest Father Franklyn Cuffy went to the relevant authorities recently to renew his Dominican passport which was about to expire he was asked to ...
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WorldIMF chief Lagarde hails new climate accord as critical step ...
Dec. 12, 2015WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde acclaimed the Paris climate agreement adopted Saturday, urging different governments to honor commitments.
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LocalJudge sends clear message to child sexual abusers
Dec. 11, 2015A 51-year old man of a north-eastern community will spend the next 35 years at the Stock Farm Prison after appearing before trial judge Justice Errol Thomas at the Roseau ...
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LocalLowest gas prices in 2015 recorded this week
Dec. 11, 2015The price of petrol dropped again this week making prices in December the lowest in 2015.
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LocalDr. Grenade: We need to build resilience as the people's ...
Dec. 10, 2015Storms, political tribalism, drug trafficking, crime and violence are some of the demons that threaten to fracture Caribbean civilization, a regional intellectual has stated.
