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COMMENTARY: Mr. T. Finrass And The Foreign Calypso Judge
MR T. FINRASS AND THE FOREIGN CALYPSO JUDGE
By Vellie Nicholas-Benta
During any adjudication process (be it legal or otherwise) things can become dicey, very complicated—a...
LETTER: Gaston’s offer of assistance too late
Dear Editor,
I read in full, a statement on your website, where Prime Minister Gaston Browne has offered assistance to Dominica.
I view this as an...
LETTER: Tian did not judge himself
Dear Editor,
I have listened and read a number of comments from members of the public after Tian Winter was crowned jumpy champion.
The comments have...
COMMENTARY: Calamitous Affair Of An Antiguan Billionaire
RAWLSTON POMPEY
As indigent populations seek opportunities to escape the ‘...unceasing miseries; ...frustration and despair, associated with social ills, blamed on poverty,’ people of ‘mega...
LETTER: Where will the students of Holy Trinity School be served in September?
With less than a month to go, the future of the elementary students is yet unsure. I drove pass the Holy Trinity School last...
COMMENTARY: King Fiah-Master of Political Satire
KING FIAH—MASTER OF POLITICAL SATIRE
By Vellie Nicholas-Benta
For the student of English exploring the literary arts, King Fiah’s In Your Face and Labour Win Again...
LETTER: I will “reunite” with my crush at Breakfast fete this weekend
Dear Editor,
When I last wrote you I never expected this thing to blow up as it did. I wanted a quiet meeting with a...
LETTER: Bad Customer Service All Saints Clinic
Dear Health Minister
I have been going to all Saints clinic for over 5 years, the reception the staff at All Saints clinic need some customer...
LETTER: Some business executives have no email courtesy
Dear Editor,
After sending out a few emails a few weeks ago I realize that some people have no email courtesy at all email marketing...
COMMENTARY: Carnival Celebrations – Chaotic Traffic And Woes
CARNIVAL CELEBRATIONS – CHAOTIC TRAFFIC AND WOES
RAWLSTON POMPEY
Though not necessarily celebratory of the‘...end of the wretched slave trade and emancipation from the abhorred inhuman...
LETTER: Very long queues at APUA
Dear Editor,
It took me 1 hour and 45 minutes to pay my electricity bill at APUA yesterday. When I arrived the queue was at the door...
COMMENTARY: Aviation taxes may cause economic strangulation
If an airport in the Caribbean wishes to be an international hub or even a regional hub, it is probably well advised to drop...
POEM: Revelling In Greatness
REVELLING IN GREATNESS (OFFICIAL CARNIVAL SPEECH)
By Vellie Nicholas-Benta
My dear inhabitants:
Citizens and residents
Of the unitary state of Antibuda,
Even those stuck here awaiting visas to Canada,
As...