Category Archives: News Article

It’s the Diasporan Voters – Stupid!

On November 21st, Peter Wickham released a poll that he conducted on behalf of Roosevelt and the Labor party. He gave a general assumption that Roosevelt will win the election because he claimed 28% of the voters polled on the ground did not answer his question on, they will vote for so he assumed based […]

US Embassy Alert issued

Demonstration Alert for Dominica – Issued by U.S. Embassy Bridgetown, Barbados (19 November, 2019) Location: In the capital of Roseau and possibly near government buildings throughout Dominica. Event: Demonstrations and protests are expected in advance of presidential elections on December 6, 2019.  Recent demonstrations have involved police use of tear gas. U.S. government personnel and others have […]

Conduct of a Dominican Police Officer

Dominica appears to be in a rather dark state, In the video below a police officer pulls over a young man dressed in a blue shirt. Of note, blue is the color of the opposition in Dominica. What is very disturbing is the profanity that this police officer is using on the young civilian. He […]

Ambassador Ward Gives Us Some Food For Thought

Ambassador Ward is the chairman of  Caribbean Research and Policy Center, and former Ambassador to the US from Jamaica, he runs The Ward Post.  Recently he was asked to publish a news release “To Save Dominica’s Democracy” from the opposition leader Honorable Lennox Linton In the interest of objectivity and fair play,Ambassador Ward requested that […]

The Caribbean and Ethiopia Must Be Beacons of Democracy

  A Statement by His Imperial Highness Prince Ermias Sahle–Selassie, President of the Crown Council of Ethiopia The security, stability, and prosperity of much of Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia is presently being challenged, almost as never before, by changes occurring around the world. We must all look beyond the immediate to do what […]

Broken and Haunted: In the Shadows

Sexual exploitation of young woman by powerful men is not a new phenomenon. It has been happening from time immemorial, you can find the roots in the bible with King Solomon and others. But with time and civilization there became a new order, a new set of rules, and guiding principles, a new understanding of […]

THE DECAYING PHYSICAL STATE OF THE DOMINICA STATE COLLEGE.

The Dominica State College (DSC) is the premiere, post-secondary tertiary education institution in Dominica. It is referenced by DLP politicians as the ‘Harvard’ of Dominica, providing a quality education to Dominicans from every strata of society. While the DLP politicians continually boast of thousands of dollars invested in the college over the years, they fail […]

A Shameless Labour Party

Two years plus after Hurricane Maria, The Mahaut Primary School remains in ruins. It was uncovered and badly destroyed by the ferocious winds of Hurricane Maria, and today, sits in ruins. The park next to the school where the children played sports and engaged in extra curricular activities sits abandoned and unattended. Opposite the School […]

Nept Pacquette commends the police for keeping the Black Maroons (Neg Mawon) Spirit Alive in Dominica.

Throughout the history of black people worldwide, the spirit of the Neg Mawon  has not forsaken us. That spirit has enabled our people to stand tall in periods of adversity and oppression. That spirit has informed and driven our conscience , and has enabled our people to stand strong against tyrants and dictators. That spirit […]