For all intents and purposes this is the best of times and worst of times for calypso in Dominica. More than fifty calypsonians participated in the eliminations of the Dominica Calypso Association’s (DCA) 2012 Calypso Monarch competition. Among them were teachers, police officers, bankers, farmers, accountants, artisans, DJs, students, and evangelicals. Their [...]
Two outstanding Dominicans passed away last month, each evoking a disproportionately different kind of national response.
Pastor Horace John Lewis, evangelist extraordinaire and host of La Voix de Lévangile died with scarcely anyone, except for those most closely intimate with his legacy, shedding a tear or extending condolences to his bereaved family.
Legendary cadencelypso icon Jeff Joseph [...]
The Church’ has long been accused of deafening silence in the face of what some see as rampant government corruption and mismanagement of the economy. Up to this point however, its leaders have stoutly resisted calls to political activism but they may be about to break their code of silence.
If rumors about a [...]
What should we make of the news that Mayor Cecil Joseph stole a few bottles of liquor from the President’s Punch Party in November and was forced to make restitution in the amount of $25.06?
Had it been any other individual, we would not even be discussing the issue. Almost everybody who attends any catered [...]
Regardless of how you look at it, Brian Meade’s scathing denouncement of DBS employees who may not necessarily agree with him terrorists is an unpardonable sin.
The new DBS manager, on his very first official day at work dropped the bomb on staffers at the state-owned-radio a couple Thursdays ago, declaring that he had zero tolerance [...]
I find myself unable to fully digest the news of the past couple of weeks, especially revelations that the government of Dominica has allowed what was a well intentioned economic citizenship program to devolve into a naked and unvarnished huckstering of an important piece of our national identity: Passports of the Commonwealth Of Dominica.
The news [...]
The long, forty two year old nightmare of Colonel Qaddafi’s brutal and chaotic rule appears to be coming to an end in Libya as rebel forces seeking his removal finally entered Tripoli last night amidst widespread jubilation and hope of a new beginning for the North African country.
A rebel representative in London told reporters that [...]
A Concerned Dominican: State of Affairs: On Progress, Transparency, Law and Order, Opposition, Corruption, Douglas Marginalization and Victimization in the Commonwealth of Dominica
Forever tangled in a seemingly elaborate web of political warfare, we are steadily approaching 2 years since the December 2009 general elections were held in Dominica, and yet by listening to the content [...]
I am somewhat puzzled by the efforts of Norris Prevost and his UWP cohorts to re-litigate the matter of the international airport or to revisit the wisdom of upgrading the Melville Hall facility with night landing as opposed to building a brand new international airport.
First of all, I have enormous respect for Mr. Prevost and [...]
What documents do I need to bring to my appointment for a tourist visa? Does my child or elderly parent need to come to the Embassy in person to apply for a visa? How do I apply for an immigrant visa? When is the Embassy going to visit my country for renewal [...]
Temptatious of Natral Vybz Performs at Pepsi Rebel Salute 2011
Miss Dominica 2011:Swim Suit, Evening and Casual Wear
Seven Beauties to Contest for the Miss Dominica 2011 Pageant
Elderly Couple Narrowly Escapes Fire in Pichelin
Shabeau Group New Focus on Caribbean Identity
Naming of Stands in Honour of Dominican Cricketing Icons
Opening Parade of The Real Mass 2010
