Moves to ban smoking in all public places such as bars, pubs, trains and the like are in full gear … More
Month: October 2020
DOMINICA GOVERNMENT LIBERALISES THE HERB
Dominica House of Assembly debates theDrugs (prevention of Misuse) (Amendment) Act 2020 Updated: 08:15 pm, 27 October, 2020 Parliament approves … More
READING ALLFREY, NAPIER AND RHYS
However, the future of the legacy of Allfrey, Napier, and Rhys in Dominica remains to be seen. Dominica finds itself between a wall and a hard place. In the era of Black lives matter which has seen the memory of slave traders and slave owners face retribution: statues being torn down all over the world. You may have heard that the insurance agency Lloyd’s of London and Greene King other institutions have also come forward with offers of reparations of a sort for their role in the slave trade. The question is: will Dominica shun, Alfred Napier and Rhys, or will they embrace the literature they have left behind? Only Time will tell.
Honourable Natty Dread
Haunted Heritage and Other Stories | Book review by Tempie
His Poems and Stories are Mesmerizing!!! Reading this author/poet’s collection of mystifying stories and sensual poems immediately took me to … More
TEMPIE | Tomorrow’s author today
From July 11, 2011 Every once in a while, there comes along an author who captures in real-time the spirit … More
VISIONS OF ZION | A BOOK REVIEW
From 20 August 2014 Visions of Zion-Ethiopians and Rastafari in the search for the promised land (ISBN: 978-1-4798-8224-3,) New York … More
DREAD RASTAFARI AND ETHIOPIA: The definitive historical report of the beginning and the rise of the Rastafari Movement in the Commonwealth of Dominica
Ras Albert Williams accelerated the rehabilitation of dreadlocked persons within the community. IRVING W. ANDRE – AUTHOR OF DISTANT VOICES … More