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Editorials
It's all Over, Skerrit Wins Twice
March 18, 2013Last week, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) ruled that Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and Education Minister Petter St. Jean were legally elected to the Dominica parliament. While that is ...
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In Retrospect
DBS has always been a political football
Dr. Emanuel FinnMarch 11, 2013From its inception in the early 70's, the state's radio station, the Dominica Broadcasting Service (DBS), has experienced constant political meddling and interference in its policy and operational affairs by ...
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Columns
Learning about Us …
Dr. Francis O. SeverinMarch 11, 2013Somewhere in the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America is a commanding and robust statement on human rights and human dignity. President Barack Obama quoted it during ...
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Health Wealth
Mammograms
Dr. Janet TaylorMarch 11, 2013In the U.S., women are urged to get annual mammograms at age 40. This, despite the fact that updated guidelines set forth by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force in ...
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Smart Living
Will celibacy for priests become optional with new Pope?
Jayson Grell FMIMarch 11, 2013Many young people have asked me over and over again: Will celibacy for priest become optional with this new Pope to lead the Catholic Church? Although some young people have ...
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Spotlight
Dominica's Best Calypsos and Calypsonians… Ever
Ian JacksonMarch 11, 2013We have had, literally, thousands of calypsos over the past 54 years of calypso competitions in Dominica and as a writer of the Arts for two decades I feel it's ...
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Letters
A Case of not Caring Enough for our Senior Citizens
March 11, 2013It is highly commendable that the local sports officials, who will be hosting the second Test Match between Zimbabwe and the West Indies in Dominica later this month, thought of ...
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Letters
Don't always eat what we grow
March 11, 2013This is a call to people buying ground provisions and to a certain extent green vegetables at the Roseau Market. Don't forget to buy your rice, corn-mill, macaroni, and your ...
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You and the Law
Getting Married
Dr. William Para RiviereMarch 11, 2013The institution of marriage here in Dominica is governed by two main statutes as well as by the common law, that is to say, decisions laid down by Judges in ...
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Editorials
Hugo Chavez dies: What will Dominica do now?
March 11, 2013Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit can be excused for shedding tears when he addressed the nation live on television last week on the death of his mentor President Hugo Chavez of ...
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You and the Law
Our Psychiatric Ward
Dr. William Para RiviereMarch 6, 2013The Consultant Psychiatrist has full authority to discharge a mental patient from detention at the Psychiatric Ward of the Princess Margaret Hospital. Or, on the initiative of the patient, he ...
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Editorials
Hurricanes 2013: Hope Alone is not Enough
March 6, 2013Last week was the official start of the six-month Atlantic hurricane season and already storm activity is heating up in the region. As the Sun goes to press, Tropical Storm ...
