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  • Large house, deep slide: Petite Savanne disaster
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    Relocation

    Oct. 22, 2015

    In the chaos, tragedy and trauma following Tropical Storm Erika, Petite Savanne was deemed unsafe and an emergency evacuation ensued.

  • Pensive faces of Petite Savanne residents on a boat as they leave their village
    Local

    More questions than answers: evacuees' patience wears thin

    Oct. 22, 2015

    Some Petite Savanne evacuees are thinking of returning to the devastated village because their patience has worn thin with what they see as undue delays in the relocation process.

  • Petite Savanne resident Fabien Fontaine
    Local

    To lose a family

    Oct. 22, 2015

    Imagine standing with your brother one moment and the next second a mountain comes tumbling down on him. No last words; no final good-bye— nothing.

  •  A road and houses on the edge of the cliff in Petite Savanne
    Local

    Don't abandon Petite Savanne

    Oct. 22, 2015

    The name Petite Savanne has become synonymous with Tropical Storm Erika.

  • Dr Kenneth Darroux on the shore of Petite Savanne where residents were being evacuated
    Local

    The first three days:seen through the eyes of the 'Parl ...

    Oct. 22, 2015

    Day One: 'Parl Rep' for Petit Savanne Dr. Kenneth Darroux wakes up early at his home in Grand Bay with no idea that the day's events will turn his constituency ...

  • A traditional bayoil distillery
    Local

    A brief history of Petite Savanne

    Oct. 22, 2015

    Petite Savanne ('Little Savannah') is undoubtedly rugged terrain.

  • Petite Savanne Cultural Group performs at the 2009 Golden Drum Awards ceremony at the Arawak House of Culture
    Local

    Reflections on the old Petite Savanne

    Oct. 22, 2015

    The old days of Petite Savanne are gone and residents are locked in a struggle to come to terms with the loss of their village and how to get on ...

  • Petite Savanne Evacuation: Coast Guard take residents to safety
    Local

    Petite Savanne: A disaster unfolds

    Oct. 22, 2015

    Petite Savanne's early risers blink into wakefulness in murky pre-dawn light on August 27, 2015.

  • Tourists and tour guide at the Roseau Cruise Ship Berth
    Local

    Tourism's poor report card

    Oct. 22, 2015

    Dominica is a destination of unfriendly people, discourteous store employees and with little to see or do, a recent survey among cruise passengers and crew has found.

  • Attorney General Levi Peter, left, and Drigo, Chairman of the Police Welfare Association
    Local

    Unhappy Police to chart way forward

    Oct. 21, 2015

    Police officers say they are "not happy at all" with the way the State is dealing with a matter involving four police officers charged with the murder of Joshua Etienne ...

  • Davidson "Jericho" Benoit
    Local

    Don't just ask for bread, ask for Jericho's bread instead!

    Oct. 21, 2015

    As you pass along Steber Street, in Pottersville, Goodwill, you smell the enticing scent of fresh bread emanating from this yard. It lures the curious passerby, causes him to salivate ...

  • Staff of Scotiabank pose with persons who recieved donations
    Local

    Scotiabank gives relief supplies

    Oct. 21, 2015

    A large group of Scotiabankers journeyed to the communities of Good Hope, Petite Soufriere and San Sauveur to distribute relief supplies to those affected by Tropical Storm Erika. The items ...

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