Since the story broke on DNO on “ The More Sewo” case between Arturo Bellot and Linton Joseph many persons have been calling me to get my opinion on the case. ...

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COMMENTARY: Another month of May

I had hoped that today May 29th the 34th anniversary of the events of May 29th 1979 I would have been able to place a book titled May 29th on the shelves but ...

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In the race to the bottom in Dominican politics the plight of the people has become an inconvenient afterthought. When I speak of the people of Dominica, I am ...

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News surfaced recently that the Mayor of Portsmouth, Mr. Cleve St Jean, is worried that the Portsmouth Town Council is at risk of slipping into irrelevance through ...

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In response to the claim of the advocacy group, Minority Rights Dominica (MiriDom) that the Catholic Church in Dominica is not reflecting the Vatican’s ...

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The emblematic symbol of the Knowledge economy is the electronic computer and its various offshoots like the mobile telephone and the internet. Knowledge was always ...

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The month of May has been designated as “Blindness Awareness Month”. This means that during the month of May there will be a number of programs geared towards ...

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Desired Will is a tricky bag of promises that could lead you down several directions. The play Desired Will proved to be a staging that chose one direction though. ...

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The south eastern rural agricultural community of La Plaine which nestles between the foothills Morne Gorverneur and the rugged Windward Atlantic coast (Au Vent) is ...

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Editor’s note: This column provides the opportunity for political parties on the island to provide comprehensive, unaltered expression of their positions on ...

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Golf is, to me, the only sport that is not entirely a game, but more a science.  It is also quite unforgiving! I love golf, but do not play it; yet.  Who knows?  ...

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Quite a Life!

Persons have been telling me that Star Lestrade must have been quite a character, and they wanted to learn more about him. Not one for panegyrics or eulogies, I ...

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Greetings in the name of my Master, Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. A former west Indies batsman and I were discussing about cricket. When I mentioned Shane, he then ...

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Juvenile crime is big news! In recent times, our local media has been saturated by accounts of youthful wrongdoings, with acts committed in Portsmouth or by ...

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I have been  moved to write this short paper by two news items appearing in DNO. The first one is entitled “ Dominica Tackles Non Communicable Diseases” and ...

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Editor’s note: The following is a statement by Energy Minister, Rayburn Blackmoore, in response to a call made by UWP Senator, Norris Prevost, to Government, ...

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Author’s note: Elements of this article were first published in 1984. Not much has changed in attitudes since then, except perhaps for becoming worse. – PRB ...

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THE MUSINGS OF AN IDIOSYNCRATIC ECONOMIS...

Today we will cover the final part of the series but before we get into the discussion I want to answer a question which more than one reader has asked me. The ...

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REVIEW: Calypso Final 2013

It’s all over. As the calypso curtains came to a close on Saturday night, Dice and Caressah stood neck to neck wondering who would take the crown. I felt relaxed ...

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THE MUSINGS OF AN IDIOSYNCRATIC ECONOMIS...

Answer to last week’s question.  Last week “Producer’ asked a question as to whether or not a local collective management organization could be formed in ...

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