A Digression on Civility and Incivility in Politics
by Swinburne Lestrade The silliness, mischief and shenanigans that characterised the last few weeks, indeed the entire four-year term, of a certain Donald J. Trump have me reflecting on the issue of civility and incivility in politics. There were huge incivilities on display in the USA, as there were in nature Isle of Dominica. Incivility […]
An Island Divide — Part III (Final)
by Kenny Green To understand the dynamics of the importance of social protection and the working class we can refer to a particular case. India is a superpower. One of the BRICS and a country teeming with wealth. It also features close to 350 million people with no access to modern sanitation, or in other […]
ARE WE TAKING MONEY LAUNDERING SERIOUSLY? PART III
Money Laundering and Its Effects by Annette Severin-Lestrade Consequences of Money Laundering According to Marcus Pleyer in his article Lead by Example, “Money laundering is not a victimless crime, and the ramifications of ineffective action are real”. In previous articles, we discussed the meaning and process of Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Proliferation Financing (ML/TF/PF) […]
When Defiance Is All That’s Left
by Adrian Augier Many people wonder why we love to flout rules; why we hate to line up; why we treat authority with such scant regard. In this environment of lock up and crackdown, most explanations presume indifference, indiscipline, or both. But easy answers do not describe the root of the problem; or if the […]
CHINA INCOMING (Part II)
by Kenneth Green The biggest challenge to the organic growth of Caribbean entrepreneurs is the WTO-driven reliance on free trade. This is the biggest factor in the distrust of China in many countries where Chinese influence has started competing with American advertising and brands. Free trade is not fair trade, and the Caribbean is a […]
China Incoming
by Kenneth Green The need for serious Caribbean originated policy discussions on how the region and its countries should be engaging with the Chinese Government and Chinese business, is testament to the growing importance of that relationship. China is the world’s fastest growing economy and carded to become the world’s biggest economy by 2030, according […]
Discipline, Organization & Production – Remembering the Days of Dominica Grammar School Technical Wing
by Gabriel J. Christian The Dominica Technical Wing of the Dominica Grammar School was opened in 1962, in part a gift of the United States. The Technical Wing taught welding, metallurgy, wood working, technical drawing, and other linked vocational skills. The titans of technical instruction I remember included Mr. Severin, Mr. Robinson, and Mr. Leatham. […]
CORRUPTION
by Alick Lazare Corruption exists in all walks of life – in personal relations, private business and in public administration. In more advanced societies, in most cases, there are established codes of business and professional ethics that to some extent manage the incidence of corruption in the private sector. In the public service, there have […]
MEASURING OUR PROGRESS: DOMINICA’S NATIONAL POVERTY ASSESSMENT IS OVERDUE
by Swinburne Lestrade A lot of us were brought up on the concepts of economic growth and economic development. The idea was that economies had to grow and keep growing in order to satisfy the needs of their populations. By growth was meant, essentially, the increasing production of economic goods and services for the population. […]
REFLECTIONS ON CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM COMMONWEALTH OF DOMINICA
PART 1 Introduction The constitution has identified principles that are fundamental to the welfare, safety, and good governance of the citizens of Dominica. These include fundamental human rights and freedoms, ,social justice, including individual opportunity based on merit and integrity, democratic participation and respect for moral and spiritual values and the rule of law. All […]