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The result was delete. Sandstein 10:39, 22 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The Independent (Dominica)[edit]

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Contested PROD. I cannot find any reliable sources that would indicate that this newspaper meets any of the criteria listed at WP:NNEWSPAPER. Existence is not sufficient to maintain an article: there must be reliable sources that have written commentary about the newspaper, and none exist as far as I have been able to find.

I checked Google, GBooks, GNews, GScholar, Highbeam, JSTOR, Newspapers.com, and WorldCat and came up with nothing. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 02:08, 15 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy delete 4 Years is not enough for a newspaper to become notable.--Biografer (talk) 02:19, 15 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Journalism-related deletion discussions. MT Train^Talk 05:16, 15 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Caribbean-related deletion discussions. MT Train^Talk 05:16, 15 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - this was a newspaper published for four year in a market of 72,000 people. I've witnessed the stark poverty firstand in this country; there are not enough of a middle-class readership to afford to support several newspapers. Bearian (talk) 01:30, 18 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom, can't find any sources beyond mere existence. Biografer, I don't think this qualifies for any CSD options, but four years is certainly enough time for a media organization to become notable. Less likely in the late 90s, given the media environment, but certainly possible. ~ Amory (u • t • c) 18:33, 20 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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