OTB News (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
ROSEAU, Dominica (AP) — The leader of the last remaining pre-Columbian tribe in the eastern Caribbean says outlawing marriage to outsiders can save Dominica’s dwindling indigenous population, but legislators are balking at deciding who can marry whom…. Share This
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
ROSEAU, Dominica -- The leader of the last remaining pre-Columbian tribe in the eastern Caribbean says outlawing marriage to outsiders can save Dominica's dwindling indigenous population, but legislators are balking at deciding who can marry whom.
Down With Everybody (Free subscription) | 04/28/2008
WINNIPEG — An outspoken Canadian native leader is urging Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to throw his weight behind an attempt to block two multibillion-dollar pipelines that will transport oil from Alberta to the United States. Terrance Nelson, chief of the Roseau First Nation in Manitoba, met last week with officials at the Venezuelan embassy in Ottawa [...]
The Fight And The Future » Native N (Free subscription) | 04/20/2008
People on the Roseau River First Nation who have frozen sewage in their yards may have to hold their noses indefinitely, according to the band’s chief. Raw sewage has been pooling on the ground near more than 40 homes in the Roseau River Rapids area since the weekend. Local resident Tom Henry told CBC News on the [...]
The Fight And The Future » Native N (Free subscription) | 04/17/2008
A Manitoba chief is appealing to Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez for support in his fight to squeeze royalties out of two companies building oil pipelines through the province. Terrance Nelson, chief of the Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation, has sent a letter to Chavez asking for a $1 million donation or loan, which he says he [...]
Democratic Underground (Free subscription) | 04/17/2008
Source: [b]Globe and Mail[/b] WINNIPEG An outspoken Canadian native leader is urging Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to throw his weight behind an attempt to block two multibillion-dollar pipelines that will transport oil from Alberta to the United States. Terrance Nelson, chief of the Roseau...
My Random Earth Log (Free subscription) | 04/16/2008
Jamaica Gleaner :: Business (Free subscription) | 04/14/2008
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC):Agriculture Minister Matthew Walter says he is confident that a high level meeting of three Caribbean leaders this week will bring a resolution to the banana impasse in the Windward Islands. Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit...
Daimnation! (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Talk about provocative legal aid. What will the cement head do in response? [...] Chief Terry Nelson of Manitoba's Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation had a meeting scheduled yesterday [April 8] with the Venezuelan embassy in Ottawa. Mr. Nelson said...
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
A day after confirming the loss of one player, the Gophers men's hockey team signed another, Roseau defenseman Aaron Ness, for next season.Leaving is junior goalie Jeff Frazee. He recently signed with the New Jersey Devils, who had taken him with the No. 38 pick in the 2005 NHL draft."Jeff went through his ups and downs," Gophers coach Don Lucia said. "He had his low moments and he had his ups,...
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
On Wednesday, the Gophers also signed defenseman Aaron Ness of Roseau. Ness is with a U.S. team playing in Kazan, Russia, but he faxed his national letter of intent. Ness, a 5-foot-10 defenseman, led the rams to the state Class AA tournament this season and had 28 goals and 44 assists. He was the winner of the Minnesota Mr. Hockey Award.-- ROMAN AUGUSTOVIZ
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 03/26/2008
Jump to the full entry & travel map Roseau, Dominica Is vakaro pavakarieniavau neblogai. Restorane buvo dar vokieciu pora kurie jau metus keliauja su savo jachta. Pavakarieniave su valtele plauks atgal miegoti. Ju kelione 'open ended' kaip jie sako. Viesbutis tipo jactklubas. Is vakaro juron isplauke didelis katamaras su daug vietiniu pramogautoju. Muzika skambejo garsiai ir sprendziant is alkoholio...
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Roseau's Aaron Ness joked that his speech Sunday wouldn't be as good as that of Joe Phillippi because the Hill-Murray goalie found out well in advance that he was the winner of the Frank Brimsek Award as the state's top senior netminder.While that is technically true, and Ness earns points for modesty, those in the hockey know figured that Ness being named the 2008 Mr. Hockey winner -- a distinction...
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
Many teams questioned the Rams' gaudy win-loss mark, but their rout of Blaine shows the competition they played was tough enough to prepare them for state.
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 03/05/2008
Hockey players dream big growing up in tiny Roseau, yet boys' hockey coach Scott Oliver insists there are no pie-in-the-sky ambitions tied to competing in the state tournament.Backed by a school enrollment barely over 400 kids, the Rams nonetheless are committed to competing in Class 2A, accepting the realities that go with their decision."We're not going to be able to compete for a state title...
