THE COVID-VACCINE A WAY OUT OF THE PANDEMIC FOR DOMINICA
by Dr Swinburne Augustine [Disclaimer: The opinions here are my own based on current scientific evidence. I write this in my personal capacity and not as a representative of my employer, the United States Federal Government] The COVID-19 pandemic caused by The Covid-19 response by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome CoronaVirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has taken a terrible […]
The So-Called Dominica International Airport – Sustainable Development and Understanding the Difference between Needs versus Wants
by Gabriel J. Christian It is January 2021 and the government of Dominica, by its pronouncements and actions, seem intent building an “international airport.” That even though we are amid a global economic downturn and no airport in our region is operating at a profit. Indeed, the state has had to subsidize every airport in […]
SERVING DOMINICA, THE CDB, AND ITS MEMBER COUNTRIES: A TRIBUTE TO WENDELL LAWRENCE
by Marius St. Rose Dominica was a rich source of available competent professionals during the Caribbean Development Bank’s first decade of its existence. In fact, in the early days of the Bank, Dominicans constituted the highest per capita share of its OECS professionals. On November 3, 1975 Wendell joined his national compatriots: Crispin Sorhaindo (Management […]
Writers of Dominica: Synopsis
by Alick Lazare It has been observed that in many of our schools and colleges there is critical dearth of information and knowledge about writers of Dominica and their writings. The earliest writings about Dominica that I have been able to find were by Raymond Breton, a French missionary who came to Dominica about 1641, […]
DOMINICA, JAMAICA, CARICOM: ON A SLIPPERY SOAP.
by Swinburne Lestrade I am not sure how many people noticed that it had been felled by Hurricane Maria; or were aware of its existence pre-Maria — but the bust is back. The restored bust of Cecil Rawle (1891-1938) is back in its place at the centre of the Goodwill Roundabout. Dominica-born of Trinidadian parents, […]