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Spotlight
Home: Michele's 6th Album
Ian JacksonFeb. 11, 2014Dominica can boast of four 'Ladies of Song' in its history; two are of the folk era of the Sixties in Cissy Caudeiron and Jean Lawrence- Mathurine. Then Ophelia Marie ...
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Health Wealth
Benefits of kissing
Dr. Janet TaylorFeb. 11, 2014As Valentine's Day approaches it may be wonderful to know the nine benefits of kissing. The average person spends more than 20,000 minutes, that 333 and a third hours of ...
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Editorials
Carnival: Doing the same thing expecting different results.
Feb. 11, 2014Last Saturday, Dominica opened its carnival season with the annual street parade; the season will, as usual, include Calypso tents and competitions as well as a variety of pageants for ...
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Fine PointFormer national footballer passes on
Phillip AlleyneFeb. 4, 2014It would be remiss of me if I didn't pay tribute, though belated, on the passing of a former national footballer, the late Winston Wilkins who passed away recently.
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Spotlight
Kaiso's alive and well
Ian JacksonFeb. 4, 2014Yes fans of this column, I just want to start off by supporting Dice on his questioning the consistency of the Dominica Calypso Association (DCA) in allowing a runner-up to ...
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Spotlight on Sport
Relegation for West Indies?
Reginald St. H ShillingfordFeb. 4, 2014At last it has finally threatened as a likely reality. The stark realization that those in the seats of power are flexing their muscles to consolidate their positions of ascendancy ...
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Editorials
Major step forward for Caribbean Court of Justice
Feb. 4, 2014Almost everyone expected the British government's positive response to Dominica's recent decision to make the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) the country's final court. Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit happily announced ...
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You and the Law
Altering Our C onstitution
Dr. William Para RiviereFeb. 4, 2014By Dr. William Para Rivière
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Our Caribbean
Canada-CARICOM Trade Talks Shrouded in Doubt
Sir Ron SandersFeb. 1, 2014Negotiations on a trade agreement between Canada and Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have limped along for over five years. Unless political will and energy is now put into the process, ...
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Spotlight
From Old Year to New
Ian JacksonJan. 29, 2014Hi, I hope it is not too late to say Happy New Year to all readers of this column. Since we were out of commission for a few weeks during ...
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You and the Law
The Georges Commission
Dr. William Para RiviereJan. 29, 2014Rather than take action on the 1981 Review Commission's recommendations the new two-year old Government chose to re-invent the wheel. On September 10, 1997 it appointed another Commission to once ...
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Living Today
Drug addiction
Clement S. Jolly C.Ss.RJan. 29, 2014The problem of narcotics is a much deeper problem than our politicians, our psychiatrists, our journalists and our religious leaders seem to make it. The manner in which they deal ...
