Commentary
Commentary: Appreciation for my island
April 11, 2012 | Comments: 18As a more mature individual, appreciation is the word I use to describe how I feel about my homeland. Growing up, I can remember people saying to me and around me ...
Cruising for trouble
April 5, 2012 | Comments: 34Many people seem to want to attribute the incident involving two gay cruise ship passengers to ‘Homophobia’, a label, that like ‘bigotry’, when misapplied ...
COMMENTARY: The history and meaning of Holy Week
April 2, 2012 | Comments: 23What is this thing we call Holy Week and the special days within it? What is the history of the annual celebrations that happen in this leading to Easter? In other ...
Dominica as a health tourism destination
March 30, 2012 | Comments: 24Today the reality is the Banana industry and the entire Agricultural sector are on the brink of collapse in spite of recent efforts to resuscitate that sector. In ...
Commentary: Carnival’s over but the bacchanal now start!
March 26, 2012 | Comments: 17We jumped to soca and waved our flags; we danced to calypso and raised our rags but when The Real Mas was over, the bacchanal began. Despite the many bandanas, rags ...
DGS, school violence and Dominica
March 15, 2012 | Comments: 35On a warm September morning more than three decades ago, I said an emotional good bye to my family and friends, the bucolic rolling hills and moonlight ...
Why the world probably won’t end this year—or for billions to come
March 9, 2012 | Comments: 32We humans have a fascination with disasters, with that which can kill. Even now that we telescopes that can catch natural disasters on other planets within our ...
COMMENTARY: Going beyond universal secondary education
March 8, 2012 | Comments: 7Part one: The central problem There has been a growing debate globally, regionally and locally as to the ways and means of achieving a higher quality of ...
Should Christians eat blood?
March 6, 2012 | Comments: 70The above question is a very serious one for consideration by all who claim to be Christians; even non-Christians would do well to consider it too since we all have ...
African singer Tiken – a reminder of our purpose
March 4, 2012 | Comments: 14Editor’s note: This piece, written by Athie Martin, was inspired by a news story on TV network Aljazeera, about Ivorian reggae singer Tiken Jah Fakoly, as he ...
COMMENTARY: The importance of God-fearing men as educators
February 29, 2012 | Comments: 51In light of the rapid increase in violence at our secondary schools in Dominica, there is need for dialogue among all stake holders on the critical importance of ...
Are the churches really Christ-like
February 28, 2012 | Comments: 53Dear Editor Why do I ask that question? You might wonder. For many years now I have been looking at religions with a constructively critical eye. While I commend ...
COMMENTARY: Our indigenous people and their place in the homeland
February 22, 2012 | Comments: 50Behind a facade of pluralism, democracy in Dominica has always been confined to those who have political power. Others who have benefited from the power systems and ...
The real situation in Morocco
February 16, 2012 | Comments: 78It is our understanding that the Moroccan Scholarship Program has been a heavily debated topic in the media for some time now. Even up to yesterday (15 February, ...
Let us join King Dice in saluting our teachers before it is too late
February 16, 2012 | Comments: 36“I didn’t steal any wine from the President’s party, I didn’t steal any beer from the president’s party, if anybody has that notion I think that’s a ...