Two witnesses for the petitioners and four witnesses for the respondents took the stand during this morning’s session as the election petition matter involving Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerritt and Education Minister Petter St. Jean continued.
Fredrickson Sylvain claimed that he had distributed part of the 1,000-1,200 copies of the Notice of Disqualification that were circulated in the Vielle Case constituency, despite the assertion of Senior Counsel Anthony Astaphan to the contrary.
Also taking the stand for the petitioners was Desmond Thomas before the two sides agreed that the remaining witness statements would be admitted into evidence as they were. All that except for that of Felix Prosper, who is expected to be in court on Friday to be cross-examined, since he is coming from abroad to do so.
Like a riveting hour of cricket in an otherwise quiet test match morning, the cross-examination of Jenner Guiste, a witness for the respondents, by Douglas Mendes, the petitioners’ attorney, breathed some entertainment into the proceedings. Mendes delivered inquiries that probed and tested but Guiste was defensive and managed to navigate them with some success.
Guiste admitted to the court that he had only attended two United Workers Party meetings but his witness statement said he had attended “a number” of them. Mendes suggested that he had exaggerated this statement.
Guiste testified to having received a leaflet from a Dominica Labor Party supporter, outlining reasons that the La Plaine public should not vote for St. Jean. The document itself never mentioned St. Jean by name and Mendes inquired as to which part of the document would have led Guiste to believe that it had spoken about St. Jean. He responded that there had only been two candidates in the election of 2009 in that constituency.
Mendes then sought to find out if Guiste thought that any information therein pertaining to St Jean was true and when Guiste responded no, he probed to find why did he believe it was about St Jean if they were not true. Guiste had previously claimed that he and St. Jean were friends.
The other witnesses for the respondents were Joan Hilaire-Guiste, Lawrence DeGallerie and Davis Thomas.
Court resumed at 1:30 pm.
DNO why isn’t these articles in the entertainment section of your website? plz call a spade , spade ok?
Lawrence DeGallerie and Davis Thomas lol look jokes Lawrence DeGallerie said that he kno peter for 20 yrs hahahha Davis Thomas you really goin mad
People why can’t you guys finish with this?
I am so tired of reading stories about this issue. If we all love Dominica, why can’t we put our heads together and work for the betterment of this country? UWP re-group and fight your case next election. Labour continue to work hard to help and make DA better. The whole world is reading this stuff. Let’s move forward!
Patit square, hahahahaha, i cannot stop laughing, preach it brother, that is so so true..
The evangelical churches used to have big Dominica for Jesus crusade since labour party came to office the evangelical pastors are so deeply involved in politics as a result they have no time to pray for the country. Pride in country and it’s constitution.
WAY PAPA SOME OF THESE WITNESSES WERE NEVER INVOLVE IN WHAT THEY WENT ON THE STAND AND
SAY. LOOK LIES MAYNARD YOU COULD HAVE DONE
BETTER WITH THE CHOICE OF WITNESSES. WHAT
YOU TEACH THEM WHAT TO SAY. WHAT A DISASTER.
IS FERDERICKSON SYLVAIN FROM THIBAUD? THAT’S
WHY HE WAS ASKING MAYNARD MONEY AND HE DID
NOT HESITATED TO GIVE HIM. DESMOND THOMAS IS
WITNESS ALL THESE PEOPLE DID NOT WENT THERE
FOR NOTHING. WAY PAPA ME DAYBA
I must laugh at ron green, dont you see the caliber of peter peppers witnesses compared to that of ron green, the witness he had can’t barely spell their names, they only repeated what ron told them to say…..what marjeee that, the lapline constituents and even supporters of ronin laplaine esp the lime employee in balizier, the big black man on highs treet, Baghdad bar owner, and his so called other followers are even ashamed and embarrassed of such humiliation…hahaha..alas, poor zorrr……pepper in all you eyes…saka veglay zorrrrr….LABOURRRRRR<LABOURRRRR…WHO JAH BLESS NO MAN CURSE…PRAISES TO THE MOST HIGH!!!!!
YOur entire brain is a mess..Wonder in what grade you left primary school.
patit square i agree with you 100%, i checking why he did not take Benette Matthew, BY D BAY, and Ashton to serve him witness instead of these people. I even ashame myself.
when labour will finish with you you will not even be able to say the word laour.
you people seem to have no understanding.
you all need to read and listen to intelligent discussions
so..if i had testified against green for bein an American whilst in parliament…we would nt have come to this…that is really a chip shot..workers ..no ethics no morals, Satan cannot correct sin.if whilst in power u had fixed all these little issues…like voter id cards..IPO.duel citizen..put tools in the hospital and not be too greedy this government would be straight upfront..so UWP sins haunting themself now..
wat is a sin mr or mss legit
Nohogwash I think you need the prayer, so I’m advising u need to pray for your self and your family then pray for Dominica. you need it more….
Good for you holy one, you and your family already have all you table set in heaven, Yahoo!
I am going to church now. I will light a candle for my country Dominica. I know the difference between my country and the Government of the day.. Do you?
Tell Lenox to go and testify as his the lawyer judge and jury….. Lenox Linton will be on the stand tomorrow…lol
Dont wear your ignorance as a badge of honor,its your leader “Roosevelt Skeritt thats before the court.
@ BOZO, let us at least agree that we are looking at it from a different vantage point!! Can we at least agree on that? Maybe you are seeing some direct and personal benefits. Are you? You assume I am hiding, I must be doing a poor job it at.You are entitled to your opinion and I am entitled to mine.. It is time you Yahoos understand this basic, basic, basic concept!
LOL LOL.
OK OK, you trying a thing.
But I going to stop respond eh before people say we acting like married people. Only married people are at each other’s neck like that.
Hahahahahaha
You see that’s how yahoos do it.. They can throw mapius well, but try to engage them in a sensible, reasonable exchange, they running like hell. This is not their forte!
@ BOZO! Thank you for your visit, I am sure you voted and you will come again to check the result of the poll! I don’t care about superficial stuff, I care about the message, did you check the counter, and the number of likes? Not bad for a new website??? What do you think?? It is not commercial it is educational and informative!! Please do come again! You are always welcome! Did you sign my guest book? Yahoo!
BOZO, I checked, how can you make a fair assessment by a 10 second view, Huh? but that typical of Yahoos. In order for you to make an intelligent assessment you need to browse through, take you time and read and digest.I know reading and Yahoos are not friends, but try it, you might like it although my guess is the contents are wayyyyyyyy above your head.. I don’t expect you to understand a thing that s there, but please do read about George Orwell’s animal farm and how it relates to Dominica, bring a friend to explain it to you!
hahahahaha……..check again. I stayed more than ten seconds.
But I don’t think I will go back. It is too anti-Dominica. Despite our problems I don’t think Dominica is that bad as you making it sound. I think we can do constructive criticism but my gosh you make it look like Dominica is in the dark ages.
I have seen better.
Hahahahahaha
Mendes should spend more time in Trinidad Mending the crime problems in Trinidad.
Are you aware that the crime problem in Trinidad is also a result of corrupt politicians? Something to think about
Bull Crap, MR. Shorty. Trinidad full of thugs and hoodlums just like America is. No life, no education, come from the Ghetto.
if the constitution wins agains MR.Skerrit and ST.jean i hope the dpp file charges against those who lied under oath…. let the chips fall where they may….. The law is the law….. When criminials get away they are the ones who will be crying down the justice system when they are the ones who set the prededence….. Follow the rule of law Dominica otherwise we will become a lawless state….
Dominica the truth shall make you free…
HAHAH
If it is as you say that if Skerrit were to loose and that he would be back in power immediately is an odd thing to say as there are severe penañties that accompny such a conviction, fines, possible imprisonment plus the loss of confidence that would ensue, globally we shall see.
let’s put it like that. to avoid all those fantastic comments just get the 2 accused to testify in court!! nobody believes any of the witnesses & think it is pappyshow.show the copy of the passports of both accused & case closed.
We are waiting, but those who violate the law of the land should be punished with the maximum penalty consistent with his crime.
This is an exercise in futility. If Skerrit were to lose, he will be back in power through a general or bi-election immediatly.
The day of reckoning will come.
AND THE DRAMA AND PAPPY SHOW CONTINUES.
Oh my God, another pastor is going to give false testimony? Lord Satan has invaded your house!! Yes the bible spoke about it, it said so, and it is being manifested in Dominica big time!
Hahahahahahahahahaha.
I have to laugh at these yahoos, somebody say hahahahahahhah, and they give it a thousand hands up!! See how silly and ridiculous they are! Hahahahahahhahahha, let me see how many hands down I am going to get for my hahahahahahahha! Silly yahoos!
The laughing at you tehbeh. You that think you know it all…hahahahaha
By the way I was on your site…You think you so big, why you hiding? Why not use your real name? Why call youself Ma Dominique? The site suck big time. It look like a high school project some retarded YAHOO would do. lol lol. it is unattractive, unappealing, no one responds to your blogs, your drive to raise funds to stop spying in Dominica (hahah) is not going anywhere. And the 5,000 hits so far is paltry (I am sure most of the hits are from you yourself. hahaha)
So who is the YAHOO?
Hahahahahahahahah
Buwo use yoor real name on hear nah
hahahahaha i can actuaslly hear u screaming
@ buwo:
what site is this i wanna go check it out myself lol
C.Bruce, my brother or sister, I have never seen such idiocy in all my life time. They can kill me if they want, but I will say it because I believe it to be the truth.. Dominicans have regressed. 75% of them. Boy the things a litte bit of free money can do. In the 1970’s Dominicans were politically, literate, and very conscious when it come to civi matter and pride in their country.. Now it is just a bunch of yahoo cult followers jus repating what they hear on that Dog and Pony Show from a man who called them cacadoes and cockroaches! and from another one who sent them to hell. They come here reading from their RED BOOK.. Gaddafi had a green one they have a read one, and they nt hearing beff! They just like flipping (soule) you know the fish with one eye that seeing only in one durection? That’s it. They leading them to hell and they Yahoos are obidiently following like soe brain dead sheep.. Man what happened to the geeation of the 70s? How did Domininca get into this state of decadance in such a short period of time? Just tie a dollar on a string for them and they will follow you to hell?
And they have to audacity to talk crap about people who do not want to come to Dominica? What for? To interact with whom? Them? Are you kidding me? I am not worried about them, my concern is for the nxt generation of Dominicans. It pains my heart to see what they will inherit!
can u believe this? this pastor (so called) went to court, swear over the bible that he knows so well, an lied to the ppl saying that the downstairs of his church was never used to store building materials? this is sickening mhen. to make it worst, this dude says the pal rep (in question) has never preached in his church after elections. i’m a frequent user of the main road on sundays, i’m always going to church, an i do pass that area. I HAVE HEARD PEPPER PREACHING ON THE ALTAR MANY TIMES. PEPPER IS D HEAD OF THE CHURCH, HE IS THE PAPA, HE’S VOICE IS ALWAYS HEARD BY THE RUM DRINKERS IN THE BARS ON A SUNDAY MORNING! times change. Bavomet has infiltrated that church. who to blind to c it that’s their problem. To that pastor, i wish u well, your debt will be paid for misleading the ppl of GOD!