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		<title>Judgement reserved in Lennox Linton matter</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 12:50:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Lennox Linton Judgement has been reserved in the appeals court matter of broadcaster Lennox Linton versus chartered accountant Kieron Pinard-Byrne. The OECS Supreme Court heard an entire day of legal arguments on Wednesday, before taking its decision to defer its judgement, a ruling the appeals court says will be delivered in due time. Linton’s lawyer, Guyanese-born Stephen Fraser told the court that the comments made by his client were “fair comments” especially since that matter has been a “hot topic in Dominica since 1991.” “Everything stated by Linton was factual and was as a result of extensive research, he was also responding to a written article published in the local newspaper (The Chronicle) penned by Pinard-Byrne,” Fraser stated. He argued that all the evidence points to “web of intrigue” by Pinard-Byrne who was the one responsible for attracting comments of allegations “of criminal wrongdoing.” “Our position is and still remains that the gentleman (Pinard-Byrne) always benefitted and we are not alleging criminal misconduct,” he said. ]]></description>
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		<title>Jeff Joseph: the man, the music, the legend</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 11:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ At the end of the 1960s and into the early 1970s there was a sudden emergence of new young bands in Dominica. They were experimenting with novel forms of vibrant music based on the French Antillean beat rather than the more Anglo Caribbean oriented calypso and early reggae that was coming out of Trinidad and Jamaica respectively. The beat that emerged was Cadance (or as it was written later, Kadans) and the market for this new form of Dominican music was greatest in the French Antilles. Bands such as Grammacks led by Jeff Joseph and Midnight Groovers led by Phillip ‘Chubby’ Mark responded to the demand with one creative hit after the other]]></description>
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		<title>AID Bank celebrates 40 years</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 10:53:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Ambrose Sylvester, chairman of AID Bank Dominica Agricultural, Industrial and Development Bank (AID Bank) has begun observing celebrations marking the 40th Anniversary of the it&#8217;s existence. The bank was created by an act of parliament in 1971 and several activities will mark this milestone in which staff and board members of the bank along with customers, government officials and other dignitaries attending church services, a dinner and awards ceremony and Customer Appreciation Day. Chairman Ambrose Sylvester stated that the bank has been able to weather a number of significant challenges and this is a testimony to its determination to preserve its place in the development of Dominica. ]]></description>
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		<title>Report: More than 250 Gaddafi supporters found dead in Sirte</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Anti-Gaddafi fighters SIRTE (BNO NEWS) &#8212; The bodies of more than 250 people who are believed to have been supporters of ousted Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi have been found in Sirte, a local newspaper reported on Wednesday. The 267 bodies were found in recent days in the city of Sirte and its suburbs, according to the Quryna newspaper which cited Red Cross sources. It said most of the victims were people loyal to the regime of Gaddafi, who was captured and killed near Sirte last week. The sources told the newspaper that the bodies were counted and photographed by transitional authorities before they were buried in mass graves near Sirte. ]]></description>
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		<title>Astaphan attacks credibilty of UWP’s allegation, witnesses</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Astaphan Attorney for the petitioners, Senior Counsel Anthony Astaphan continued with submissions as the election petition matters involving Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and Education Minister Petter St Jean headed to a conclusion. Astaphan first responded to the submissions of the petitioners’ attorney Douglas Mendes and asserted that Mendes’ assumption that in the event that there is lack of evidence of French law, Dominican Law automatically applies is conceptually wrong. He stated that acknowledgement of citizenship (acquiescence as Mendes said it) has to be proven by French law and absence of evidence of that cannot mean that Dominican law automatically applies. Astaphan then stated that the court would have to decide what the allegations were, posing the questions, “What were the allegations?” He cited authorities that said the petitioners must prove specific acts of misconduct and that mere status [being French] does not provide enough proof of that]]></description>
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		<title>Mendes asks court for bi-election in La Plaine and declare UWP candidate winner in Veille Case</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:48:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Mendes makes his way through supporters yesterday Oral submissions in the election petition matters involving Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerritt and Education Minister Petter St Jean concluded yesterday afternoon bringing an end to the presentations by the lawyers from both sides of the matter. Justice Gertel Thom has promised a ruling at the earliest possible date, as she will be away from home for a week after yesterday’s presentations. The judge granted each attorney two hours for their submissions, each and Douglas Mendes for the petitioners presented first. ]]></description>
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		<title>Man wins dumpling eating contest, then dies</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ KIEV (Reuters) &#8211; A 77-year-old Ukrainian man won a jar full of sour cream for coming first in a dumpling eating contest and then promptly died, local media reported on Wednesday. Ivan Mendel ate 10 dumplings in half a minute to win first place and a one-liter jar of sour cream in the contest held in the town of Tokmak in the southeastern Zaporizhya region on September 18, Fakty I Kommentarii newspaper said. Shortly afterwards, Mendel became unwell and died, according to local news websites. Dumplings, called &#8220;vareniki&#8221; in the former Soviet republic, are a staple of Ukrainian cuisine and are often stuffed with a range of fillings from mushrooms to cherries. ]]></description>
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		<title>Man wins dumpling eating contest, then dies</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ KIEV (Reuters) &#8211; A 77-year-old Ukrainian man won a jar full of sour cream for coming first in a dumpling eating contest and then promptly died, local media reported on Wednesday. Ivan Mendel ate 10 dumplings in half a minute to win first place and a one-liter jar of sour cream in the contest held in the town of Tokmak in the southeastern Zaporizhya region on September 18, Fakty I Kommentarii newspaper said. Shortly afterwards, Mendel became unwell and died, according to local news websites. ]]></description>
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		<title>Policewoman offered US$185,000 to drop rape charge against St Vincent PM, says leaked US cable</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:35:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Gonsalves KINGSTOWN, St Vincent &#8212; If US diplomatic cables published by WikiLeaks are to be believed, the policewoman, who in 2008 accused St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves of rape, was offered US$185,000 in cash, a low-income house, and an opportunity to study abroad to drop the charge. However, a source close to the alleged victim said, “She is vehement that she never got paid off.” “Further, I know of a regional attorney who works with the officer who says that she swears not to have received money,” said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity. “I know that this officer is still harassed by police high command. Recently she won a scholarship to go to a university to study and was turned down]]></description>
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		<title>St. Lucian charged for murder of Dominican</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 17:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ A 25-year-old man has been charged in St. Lucia for the murder of 29-year-old, Corniel John Bastien a.k.a “DA” originally of Dominica but residing in that island. Dwight Elibox a.k.a “Coolie” of Mayfield of Castries, has been charged for the crime according to local newspapers there. The newspapers reported that the incident occurred about 12:30 am on Saturday the August 13, 2011 at Fond Assau where the deceased was reportedly having a drink at a bar with Elibox]]></description>
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