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Who said Goodbye in 2017
Dec. 31, 2017These are the photos of some of the Dominicans who said farewell in 2017
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Who 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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Politics 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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Law 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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Business 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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2017: 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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Cameraman 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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Lifeline 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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Goodbye, Kurt
Dec. 24, 2017Hundreds turned out from across Dominica to bid farewell to Kurt Matthew, the Chief Engineer of DBS Radio who died on November 27, 2017 following a road traffic accident in ...
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Maria songs dominate Calypso Eliminations
Dec. 24, 2017Calypso being what it is there was no escaping a barrage of songs at the Eliminations round of the 2017-2018 calypso season about Hurricane Maria, the category five storm that ...
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Desiree John: With God on my side I survived Hurricane ...
Dec. 24, 2017Desiree John, the wife of former Prime Minister Patrick John had a "terrifying and horrible" Hurricane Maria as she battled the category five storm at her home at upper Canefield. ...