RODEAU – Marie Davis Pierre, the first Dominican female to have been appointed Speaker of the Dominica House of Assembly, has died. Pierre served as Speaker from August 1980 to December 1988. She was appointed to that position by Dame…
Nelson Mandela has died, South African President Jacob Zuma has said. South Africa’s anti-apartheid icon died peacefully at his Johannesburg home on Thursday after a prolonged lung infection, Zuma announced in a nationally-televised address. “Fellow South Africans, our beloved Nelson…
Special Advisor to former Prime Minister, Edison James, has died. Edward Alexander died on Tuesday morning in St. Lucia where he had gone to seek medical attention. Reports indicate he had been ailing for some time. During his life time,…
The Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, leads Ontarians in mourning the death of Ontario’s 24th Lieutenant Governor (1985–1991), the Honourable Lincoln Alexander. He is survived by his son, Keith, and second wife, Mrs. Marni Alexander. Biography When Lincoln Alexander…
Dominica and the sporting fraternity mourned the death of businessman and sports enthusiast Ninian Marie. Known to most Dominicans as the little man with a big heart, he was a man of all seasons a man of many reasons. Mr.…
