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Tropical Storm Erika - An Opportunity to Lea

On 27th August 2015, Tropical Storm Erika struck the island of Dominica causing major changes to the physical landscape and social make-up of the country. Angry storm waters and huge landslides ravaged homes and property and caused severe devastation to the country’s infrastructure. Social media was rife with images of the destruction and this evoked a spontaneous and overwhelming response from the international community. This display of solidarity and brotherly love has been truly touching and there are many lessons to be learned from the experience, but what have we learned?

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Cooperative Enterprise – For Economic Advancement in Developing Countries.

Definition of Cooperatives from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia “A cooperative ("coop") or co-operative ("co-op") is an autonomous association of people who voluntarily cooperate for their mutual social, economic, and cultural benefit.”

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Child Abuse and Child Violence - Menacing Societies Worldwide

“Children are a gift from the Lord, they are a blessing” (Psalms 127:3). The Holy Bible calls upon us to love, cherish and protect children for they are blessings to their families and to society. Despite this biblical call, child abuse and child violence continue to plague world societies and children continue to be victims of abuse in its various forms.

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Permissive Parenting

"Children are a gift from the Lord;a real Blessing". The Holy Bible calls upon parents to love their children. Not only must parents execute this noble duty, but they must, in so doing, protect, feed and nurture their children throughout their childhood and provide them with sound values which will equip them to take up responsible positions in society.

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A Mother's Anguish

Extract From the Story Steffie in the Book Four Strong Women by Joyette H Fabien

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Tropical Storm Erika - Nature Turned Against the Nature Isle

I am from the island of Dominica, the Nature Island of the Caribbean. One of the first things that every Dominican child learns is that we have 365 rivers; one for every day of the year. This has always been one of our richest blessings. We speak proudly of our rivers in poems, songs and travel magazines and to every stranger that we meet for we know that God has blessed our country like no other with these glorious bodies of abundant, fresh, clean water originating from the pristine, green mountains.

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Funerals - Highly Social Events

From being mou ful occasions funerals have evolved into highly social events. When I grew up in the sixties and seventies anything associated with death was dreaded and dreadful. Today, a person no longer dies; he passes on and families no longer mou the death of loved ones. Instead, they celebrate the life of the one who has passed on. Funerals are no longer mou ful and solemn occasions and people attending the ceremonies are now encouraged to be joyful. How things have changed!

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Experience - The Greatest Teacher

There is no greater teacher than experience and as we grow older we learn(or ought to)valuable lessons about life. Important among these are: 1. Appreciation- We become more appreciative of the things and persons we once took for granted. We begin to see the efforts behind the things that are done by others for our comfort and happiness; the loving and selfless acts of caring relatives, co-workers and friends.

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Dominica’s Persons with Disabilities

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The Responsibility of Children towards Elderly and Ailing Parents

It is, without a doubt, the duty of parents to look after their children; likewise, it is the responsibility of adult offspring to look after their aged or ailing parents. Some elderly parents are financially able or even affluent and are actually in a position to assist their adult offspring while there are many who are dependent on their offspring for their daily needs. Even more important; however, is the need of elderly and/or ailing parents for love and care befitting of their age and years of service to family and society.

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Some Important Facts About Failure

Generally, failure is viewed as something negative. For those experiencing it, it may become the end of the road and therein lies the monster for simply, fear of failing again may cause a reluctance to move on. It is said that success is failure turned inside out. Thus, far from being negative, failure can be just the spur that is needed to point you in the right direction when you are off track. It can therefore have some very positive outcomes. SOME FACTS ABOUT FAILURE:

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Parenting : Today's Fathers

Are fathers playing a greater role in parenting today? Today’s fathers appear to be playing a more active role in parenting than their predecessors. Traditionally, in my culture, raising the child has been viewed as the responsibility of the mother. The father’s role was more in the domain of provider, supporter and disciplinarian. Hence, the father would provide the needs of the family, support the mother in decisions with respect to the welfare of the children and administer punishment when necessary.

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