I’ll always remember Mrs. Baptiste as the face of the public library until she retired. From as far as I can remember, as a frequent user of the public library, a practice that stayed with me all the years I lived in Dominica, I recall Mrs. Baptiste as a very warm and cheerful Library Assistant of that venerable institution.
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PLEASE SURRENDER | Authorities plead with kidnapper to return child
Kian Alexander, an adult male from the village of Belles in Dominica, and who has been on the run from … More
DAY 4 | Prime Minister, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit to hold a press briefing at the Command Centre in Warner at 11: 30 a.m today
Day 3 of the search for 12-year-old, Kernisha Etienne of Warner found possible sighting of clothes that may have belonged … More
Bob Marley and Me
A 40TH ANNIVERSARY RELEASE In 1982, when I and I published I first book of poetry, Honourable Natty Dread, the … More
DEVELOPING STORY | No permission to initiate claim – Arbeedee Limited
[Photo] Hampstead Beach, one of the beaches where Pirates of the Caribbean II & III were filmed, Dominica, W.I.Hampstead, Dominica … More
DOMINICA | Remembrance Day – 2021
[Cover] BWIR troops were engaged in numerous support roles on the Western Front, including digging trenches, building roads and gun and gun emplacements, acting as stretcher bearers, loading ships and trains, and working in ammunition dumps., acting as stretcher bearers, loading ships and trains, and working in ammunition dumps. This work was often carried out within range of German artillery and snipers. In July 1917, 13 men from the BWIR were killed by shell fire and aerial bombardment.
THESIS JEAN RHYS Rediscovered | 41 years later
Today marks the 41st anniversary of the death of internationally acclaimed British author of Dominican origin, Jean Rhys. The celebrated … More