With Tarina Simon’s premature exit, Tasha P is the new first lady of calypso in Dominica.
She proved that last Wednesday when she defeated, hands down, the other seven competitors to be crowned the 2011 Calypso Queen.
More importantly however, Tasha P is well on her way to shattering the myth that ‘calypso is big man ting’ [...]
February 28, 2011 | 217 views |
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Marines, coast guard, law enforcement and ground forces from the United States and 21 partner nations will meet in Antigua and Barbuda on March 2 to participate in Tradewinds 2011, a joint exercise intended to improve cooperation and interoperability between partner nations in responding to regional security threats.
Tradewinds 2011 is a joint-combined, interagency exercise and [...]
February 25, 2011 | 35 views |
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Thirty-three (33) year old Clement Labassiere was formally charged with the alleged murder of seventy-four (74) year old Ambrose Leblanc of veille Case.
Labassiere was remanded in custody at the Dominica State Prison pending the preliminary inquiry which is set for 18th may 20111.
It’s alleged that Leblanc was struck with a stone on his forehead [...]
February 24, 2011 | 38 views |
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Sheldon Alfred, a fifteen year old student from the Saint Mary’s Academy who goes by the stage name De Professor, has successful defended his junior Monarch title.
Singing ‘My Exposition’, De Professor was able to triumph over sixteen other competitors earlier this evening at the Harlem Plaza to retain the junior crown for the third [...]
February 24, 2011 | 30 views |
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Tasha P (Tasha Pelteir) was always favoured to win the 2011 Calypso Queen Competition and she did not disappoint her thousands of fans and calypso lovers.
Singing her popular tune “Let the Children be Children”, Tasha P, with her almost unmatched vocal ability, wooed her way into the hearts of the judges to capture the coveted [...]
February 24, 2011 | 203 views |
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The family of fourteen year old Shanice Jemmot who mysteriously disappeared last Thursday and is feared kidnapped, is offering a reward of EC$10,000 to anyone with information leading to her return.
Jemmot, a student of the Isaiah Thomas Secondary School (ITSS) who resided with her grandmother in Layou, was last seen on Thursday when she left [...]
February 24, 2011 | 117 views |
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Nine calypsonians have booked their spot in the grand finals of the 2011 Calypso Monarch Competition schedule for Carnival City in Pottersville on March 5, 2011.
The nine finalists were chosen from a field of twenty at last night’s quarter finals at the Newtown Savannah.
Lat night’s competition was never going to be easy for the judges [...]
February 20, 2011 | 213 views |
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Over 10,000 patrons are expected to pack the Newtown Savannah tonight for what organizers are billing as one of the biggest calypso semi finals ever in Dominica.
Twenty calypsonians will compete in tonight’s blockbuster event but only nine will make it through to the grand finals carded for Carnival City on march 5th 2011.
Among the big [...]
February 19, 2011 | 139 views |
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Wynante Adrien Roberts, Solicitor General in the Chambers of the Attorney General has been elected as the new President of the Dominica Bar Association (DBA). Roberts replaces Levi Peter who presently serves as Dominica’s Attorney General.
Other members on the DBA’s executive include Vice President Celia Delauney, Secretary Kathy Buffong Royer and Treasurer Auriel Mary [...]
February 18, 2011 | 103 views |
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A worried family from Clark Hall in Layou in search of their 14 year old daughter Shanice Jemmot who went missing yesterday, is appealing to anyone with any knowledge of her whereabouts to contact the family or nearest police station.
Dorothy Paul, the child’s grandmother who reported that Jemmot was last seen going to School on [...]
February 18, 2011 | 139 views |
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