An open response to Gregor’s open letter

Leader of the Opposition, Lennox Linton

EDITOR’S NOTE: Prominent hotelier, Gregor Nassief, has written an open letter to Opposition Leader, Lennox Linton, following his appearance on a CBS 60 Minutes television program. Linton has responded. Below is the full letter from Mr. Linton.

Dear Gregor,

I understand you are the Head of Roosevelt Skerrit’s strategy committee for the assassination of the character of Lennox Linton in the wake of the January 01, 2017 edition of CBS News 60 Minutes and I therefore presume it is in that capacity you asked me the following question in your Open Letter:

“How could you go on a news program watched by over 12+ million American viewers and portray your island – our island – as a rogue nation selling passports “mail order” (suggesting you can buy a passport like you buy a pair of shoes on Amazon.com), and worst, suggesting that we are selling them to criminals”?

For the avoidance of doubt, as a citizen of Dominica by birth, a parliamentarian representing the people of Marigot and Leader of the Parliamentary Opposition, I agreed to be interviewed by CBS News 60 Minutes for a story on Citizenship By Investment in the Caribbean. I did not ask for specifics on viewership to determine whether there was need to have them reduce the numbers from 12 + million Americans to 12 + hundred Dominicans to better suit the tourist and passport selling interests of you and other operatives of the Skerrit regime.

I did not portray Dominica as a “rogue nation”. That description emerged from your perception for which you must accept full responsibility. Note well, I am not asking how you could say or write that about Dominica.

It was Steve Kroft, the CBS News 60 Minutes Correspondent who suggested in a question that since passport purchasers could pay for their passports from wherever they are in the world and did not have to show up in Dominica to receive them, then it was “sorta mail order citizenship”. I said: “Sort of. Something like that”. In the CBI program as is the case in the mail order business, there is no face to face contact between buyer and seller in the exchange of goods and/or services for money. So Gregor, your embarrassment with the inconvenience of this fact doesn’t make it any less true that there are similarities between buying a Dominican passport and buying a pair of shoes on Amazon.com.

I did not merely suggest that we are selling passports to criminals. I stated as truth and fact that “We had a diplomatic passport in the hands of Francesco Corallo, who, at the time, was on INTERPOL’s list of most-wanted criminals”.

Since Roosevelt Skerrit became Prime Minister in 2004, Dominica Diplomatic passports have been traded under the table to scoundrels, fugitives, tax cheats, fraudsters, money launderers and racketeers. You know only too well that this is the gospel truth but you engage your blind eyes and deaf ears as this guild of rogues compromises our international diplomacy to entrench itself as the single biggest threat to the integrity, safety and continuity of the CBI program.

Gregor, take your head out of the sand. Our country is indeed run by a criminal enterprise that has mercilessly abused public office for private multi-million dollar gain. You have decided and remain adamant that you are too blind to see the evidence, but I am sure, in order to justify not writing an Open Letter to Skerrit you will continue to ask for what stares you in the face each and every day.

Under that criminal enterprise, the Citizenship By Investment Program has been mismanaged and corrupted to become primarily a source of funding for Labour Party theft of elections and wealth creation for a chosen few while thousands of young people cannot find jobs; small business owners, farmers, construction workers and service sector employees are catching hell; health care is in decline and students at UWI cannot graduate because their government (swimming in passport millions) has not paid the agreed UWI economic cost.

Dominica cannot be dependent on “tourism as a major pillar of economic development”, it cannot “desperately (need) investment in new projects to create jobs”, it cannot be expecting international assistance because it “was left so fragile after Tropical Storm Erika” and not recognize and accept it has a moral obligation to responsible behavior for the advancement of global civilization. Our country, Gregor, has no absolute right to engage in behaviors (like under the table sale of diplomatic passports) that endanger the security of other nations – the same tourist markets we are relying on – with the excuse that such behavior is driven by economic necessity.

Our country’s reputation has been severely tarnished by the reckless and utterly corrupt behavior of the Skerrit regime. Instead of ridiculing and crucifying me for speaking incontrovertible truths on behalf of the poor people of this country to “the most successful television broadcast in history”, send an Open Letter to Skerrit asking him to follow my example and accept the invitation of CBS News 60 Minutes to tell his wonderful story of CBI truth and fact to a global audience and thereby begin to repair the international image of Dominica that his leadership actions have savagely brutalized.

Good luck with the various battles you claim to be fighting. I have been fighting for some of these very things like “increased competitiveness of our investment framework” since the gentler days of the early 1990’s when we played scrabble at my house sometimes until the wee hours of the morning. You didn’t question my judgment on matters of public interest based on truth and fact at that time; but you are criticizing it now.

Times do change.

With all that you had going for you at the time – excellent entrepreneurial vision and outstanding technology skills and competencies – I never saw you as candidate for membership in the gallery of apologists committed to deifying a corrupt prime minister hell bent on dictatorial control. I never saw you as heartless, selfish and insensitive, but your untenable position in this matter and your attack on the rights of the people of Salisbury to protest for their rights have exposed the extent to which, in protection of your tourism profits and windfall passport money, you are now willing to throw fuel on the misery that is burning away the lives of poor people and their children in Dominica.

Like you “I would never deliberately go onto a world stage and air what I consider to be my perception of our nation’s dirty laundry”. And to be clear, I did no such thing on 60 Minutes. Unlike you though, I will not lie, I will not spin and I will not cover up skullduggery in defense of anyone especially an unapologetically corrupt  head of government who is methodically spreading ignorance and poverty among the powerless to hold their government to ransom indefinitely.

You ask, what do I want?

  • I want an immediate end to the under the table sale of Dominica’s diplomatic passports and/or the assignment of diplomatic rank and privileges to crooks and criminals. Do you?
  • I want full transparency and accountability in the management of Dominica’s CBI program. Do you?
  • I want Dominica to resolve the concerns over breaches to the global security architecture from its CBI program as represented by officials of the US Department of Homeland Security. Do you?
  • I want immediate cancellation of the practice of paying huge, sweetheart commissions to an exclusive marketer when the work of promoting and selling passports is being done by agents. Do you?
  • I want funds from the sale of Dominican passports to benefit all Dominicans and not just the chosen few marketers and agents and those privileged to choose them. Do you?

You conclude your letter with some disturbing statements:

“I hope our CBI program, after being in existence for 23 years, survives this. Now, more than ever, our country needs it… I hope Dominica recovers. I fear you may not”.

Gregor, what exactly is it that Lennox may not recover from and why? Those who do not recover, or fail to recover from whatever, end up dead. Do you have a plan for me? Is this a new, craftier version of the execution threat against Lennox and his family being peddled by supporters of Roosevelt Skerrit?

 

 

Gregor Nassief

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66 Comments

  1. forreal
    January 13, 2017

    well linton finally reveal he of the same stock and breed as gregor,on reading the part,how long he been defending poor people i have to wonder what part of dominica i come from,because i cannot recall people from goodwill and st aroma defending poor people,they where the rich,but anyway when he said about ending his life,i nearly bust,so skerrit has become so much like papa doc that political activist going missing in dominica now,this one was the iceing on the cake,linton ain’t easy,typical political drama,this man leaving in a fantasy world,linton not all of us are dumb,i will tell you exactly what is going on between you and skerrit,i am a sixties generation dominican,and domminica has a tradition of where you come from,you could either be country boukey or jean woseu,you feel because de man come from castle bruce he should not be primeminister,you believe in yourself that the leadership of the country is an entitlement to marigot people,well that work with mamo,sorry not again.

    • viewsexpressed
      January 13, 2017

      rubbish….u not for real/////

  2. KaliBud
    January 12, 2017

    I’ve been reading comments on various cbi related stories and have come to the conclusion that my people are seriously delusional. Dominica has less than 70,000 people, less than the town’s in trinidad and Jamaica. Do u really believe we are that important to the world. Our passports have no additional benefits except in the OECS. Stop making urself important

  3. Bushmaninda
    January 12, 2017

    Hey Lennox, when ever they give you a chance, double down. Show them why the present CBI program is undeserving of support. You must continue to inform the people how the current program operates. When there is an opportunity to write or talk about the program truthfully, I say, go for it. I would love to see a healthy debate, talk or even mapee on the subject. The details of the program need to be exposed.

  4. Pres_Donald_Trump
    January 12, 2017

    Linton how come u looking so old and skerrit get so FAT.

  5. DomiChina
    January 12, 2017

    DNO you are so biased unlike CBS
    You published the letter from Hon. Linton
    Why have you not published the letter from Gregor
    I admire Hon. Linton

    The issue is that Many people focus their attention on the Person Linton and because they may have a personal issue with the Hon. Linton they focus on how he look and dress and talk instead of hearing, listening and understanding the many issues that he is underlining that is affecting the entire COUNTRY DOMINICA.

    DOMINICA is FAILING under this Government.

    ADMIN: Here is the link to Gregor’s story. We don’t know what you are talking about.
    https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/general/gregor-nassief-writes-open-letter-to-lennox-linton-following-cbs-60-minutes-interview/

    • You know if the administration of DNO were not humble and fair people; the rubbish you wrote here would not see daylight!

      You are so dumb; its like you came out of nowhere blowing hot fart from your mouth, accusing DNO as being bias, how often do you read DNO?

      I read it everyday!

      As old as the story is on DNO, if you were reading DNO you would not have embarrassed yourself in this ridiculous way, simply because you are looking for a free ride on Lennox back; who are you; you do not even have a name; you are a nobody from nowhere!

  6. Deb
    January 12, 2017

    Lennox please no more responses to this man. He and his business pas are closing ranks on this issue. A question for Nassief- Do you think you can turn around and tell Skerrit that he should invest that passport money in one of your projects want to show the people that this passport thing is working?
    Well I have my thoughts Sir- You and your types are first and foremost business people and when your type sees opening and they move in hard and fast.—- This one man public protest is probably not about love of country but love of his business plan to make big money–you are dismissed Mr. Nassief. Happy New Year Mr. Linton and stay strong my brother.

  7. UDOHREADYET
    January 12, 2017

    This guy just doesn’t get it!
    You cannot get positive results from negative actions man!
    you degraded your own country because you have an obvious personal vendetta against the prime minister.

    its not everything that can be politicized… its making you toxic!
    These criticisms you got are not wrong, you have to self evaluate or at least state that it wasn’t your intention to degrade your own country publicly. But no, your head too big, you can do no wrong when all you do is wrong! fix something all the focus is on the government but you not doing anything for the people… its actually the very same government you criticizing that helping people and uplifting the island.

  8. Righteous
    January 12, 2017

    In the absence of substance, make noise! “Those who do not recover, or fail to recover from whatever, end up dead. Do you have a plan for me? Is this a new, craftier version of the execution threat against Lennox and his family being peddled by supporters of Roosevelt Skerrit?”

    #OneLoveDominicans!!!

  9. January 12, 2017

    Quite frankly I’ve had my belly full with this passport issue as I see no positive end to the debate. Those who benefit from the CBI Program will continue to defend it despite its shortcomings, and those who see no benefit will continue to highlight these shortcomings hoping that it will create a better program for the benefit of ALL Dominicans. I must say, however, that we in Dominica are dealing with a rogue Government that would rather waste hours of energy and resources trying to castigate one man rather than address an issue that concerns the Global Society in terms of security threats and vulnerabilities. The International Community, especially the U.S. Government, does not find it coincidental that Dominica’s Diplomatic Passports were in the hands of individuals in trouble with the law, not once, not twice, not even three times. All our Government’s attempt to spin this fact about not knowing and timelines when passports were issued is irrelevant at this point.

    • January 12, 2017

      The fact right now is that the United States Government Authorities and Law Enforcement Agencies are VERY concerned about the threat or potential threats that these Citizenship by Investment Programs pose or may pose to their National Security. Dominica, of course, is of keen interest at this point because of what can only be described as some very questionable DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS. We in Dominica can debate until our tongues fall out, the issue is far bigger than any of us. We’re here turning a beef between the United States and the Roosevelt Skerrit Administration into a debate between Linton and a bunch of passport beneficiaries. People Skerrit and his gang knows exactly where their true quarrel lies, they have to convince the U.S. Government (Donald Trump Administration) that they are above board with their program before the U.S. uses it’s massive worldwide influence to squash it. They know and they are afraid! So they blame Linton for their own doing.

      • January 12, 2017

        Oh… here is a little information to tickle your fancy. This debate that the Prime Minister and his minions have started in Dominica re the CBI Program has begun to garner international attention. Now there are more International Media houses beginning to take interest in this story and very soon there will be \”more to come\”. Instead of pouring water on the fire that is the CBI issue and doing some repairs, this brilliant administration under the leadership of \”One Man\” instead continues to add fuel and fan the flames day after day. We all know that it is difficult to defend a lie and to change people\’s perception on things they\’ve seen before their own eyes. We saw the PM with the folks of MyDominicaTradeHouse.com, we saw him cutting the cake with Ng Lap Seng, we witnessed Lap Seng\’s arrest and learned that he possessed a diplomatic passport. then we saw Allison Madueke and Francesco Corallo both with Diplomatic Passports…the United States saw it too!!!

  10. tad
    January 12, 2017

    Ignorance with blue and red purple or green you all speak like these colours matter do u all not understand the damage that Lennox did to dominica. What he did will not affect the pm what pm have he have already. What Lennox did will affect my pocket your pocket and even your jobs who ever have. When u speak of these thing where is the facts not by mouth but have evidence before divulging what u believe is perceive to be true. I strongly believe that if what Linton said is untrue that the government should take immediate legal action against him and cbs

  11. Shereka Anselm
    January 12, 2017

    From what I understand in all of this debate, frankly CASH IS KING. That’s why.

  12. Angel
    January 12, 2017

    A well-crafted response by Mr Linton.

  13. Tj
    January 12, 2017

    Lennon is a self made man and he is destined to be great in DA and I cannot say the same for the many passport agents. Continue the fight Lennox just reward is on the horizon.

    • Barbara Saunders
      January 12, 2017

      Boy, do we like say things about which we haven’t got a clue!

      Ask Gregor or some other Dominican observers old enough to have seen and heard enough to give you some history lessons.

      Let us please stick to what we know about and stop repeating everything we are hearing now as if Dominica was suddenly created and certain people dropped from the sky somewhere about the year 2000 almost claiming a monopoly on information and knowledge.

      You know, silence is golden, but in my view only “sometimes”.

  14. January 12, 2017

    (1) ” Dominica Diplomatic passports have been traded under the table to scoundrels, fugitives, tax cheats, fraudsters, money launderers and racketeers”.

    (2) “This guild of rogues compromises our international diplomacy to entrench itself as the single biggest threat to the integrity, safety and continuity of the CBI program”

    (3) “the Citizenship By Investment Program has been mismanaged and corrupted to become primarily a source of funding for Labour Party theft of elections and wealth creation for a chosen few”

    Mr. Linton Sir, you would have been better off remaining quiet about those grievances against you, because you continue to have no defense for yourself–“Gospel Truth” to whom, if not you and your counterparts.

    You continue to reveal that you are on a quest or mission to destroy the Prime Minister of Dominica, but through that vengeful and disgusting mission you are destroying you own home country; you should be ashamed of yourself.

    • viewsexpressed
      January 12, 2017

      It is not about Hon Linton, it is about the country, the poor people of Dominica, who know nothing of the schemes this corrupt Labour government continue to be engaged in . You will fool the people, but not all the time.. The people will be educated and enlightened with the truth from Hon Linton and the UWP and the stalwarts like Athie Martin, Angelo Alleyne etc. to talk on behalf of Dominica’s poor.
      This is what the issue is, poverty, poor people in Dominica has risen 50% in past five years. Gregor, Skerrit, Tony Astaphan, etc. etc., take the challenge and take we Dominicans out of poverty. We need jobs to work not handouts to fleece on. So get rid of inept Skerrit, Tony, Simeon and this corrupt Labour government.
      Astaphan, get lost, take your write up bogus letter and Go to Hell, got to hell. Disgusting you are.

    • Elizabeth, I personally know you cannot hear properly, and I know for a fact you did not sit in your house and listen to CBS. I did, and nothing you wrote here was ever spoken about threw out the entire program. For you to write something like this after the matter is a counfounded lie.

      How can you who profess to be a preacher indulging in such lies!

      The very night of the broadcast ” Peter Karam” disseminated a transcript of the entire interview of Lennox to me, and everybody in the other forum, in you are involved, Lennox also got a copy.

      You got a copy of that transcript, in written words, and audio. I know you are hearing impaired, but you are a master at reading; and boy you can sure read. Go back and reopen that mail from Peter, and read the written transcript, and you will find not even one single word you wrote here came out of Lennox mouth!

      I know you hate Lennox with a passion; but, being a liar can cause you more physically and mental pain than the person you…

      • Silver fox
        January 13, 2017

        Francisco, is this why Linton, has physical and mental pain for being the world biggest lier?

    • Finally:

      I know you hate Lennox with a passion; but, being a liar can cause you more physically and mental pain than the person you are trying to hurt. What about you spirituality Elizabeth? You flush it down the toilet whenever you feel like chopping up Lennox; assassinating his character!

  15. Tera Gaylor, BSc., M.Litt (econ)
    January 12, 2017

    Mr. Linton,

    The powers of corruption are too great against you. They exist not only in Dominica, but all around it and because of that, as Mr. Emanuel found out to his dismay, there is no way of changing anything.

    Dr. Skerrit is there to stay. When he gets out, there will be someone just like him in replacement. Our last two PM’s died of heart attacks – have you ever wondered how strange an event that is in a ‘nature island’?

    Mr. Linton, strings are being pulled from outside. Consider the Caribbean Central Bank – an institution that decides on the monetary policy of its member states. THIS BANK IS 100% PRIVATELY OWNED – FOREIGN OWNED. Why?

    Join the dots, get a life, retire from politics, leave this horrible game to scoundrels and thieves, repent your sins and find your salvation through Jesus Christ.

    • viewsexpressed
      January 12, 2017

      Tera Gaylor, that’s an easy way out, don`t you think? I am disappointed in you, you could really do better. Who is gonna take care and represent the voice of the voiceless in Dominica, the poor people, the elderly, the farmers, the dysfunctional families, the homeless, the unemployed, the poor insanitary housing? Those living in poverty, in shanty towns, the abuse of our young people. Tera, You wanna step up to it? You may mean well, but in desperation we tend to do and say things as a quick fix. What would you say to those who sacrifice for us being here today who fought slavery? What would you say to Martin Luther King, Mary Seacole, Julius Nyerere, Dam Eugenia Charles, Nelson Mandela, Union Leaders, social workers and many more. There is a reason for this fight and we all must step up to it, especially people like you and I, educated at the highest level of university to support Lennox, the UWP and others in the fight, the struggle to take back Dominica. Let`s move on in…

      • Barbara Saunders
        January 12, 2017

        Views expressed

        I think I have heard representation on both sides of the categories of voiceless Dominicans that you just listed. I’m sure you that you have heard also, if you live in Dominica. I thought that those voiceless people just listed have been described by one side as prostitutes, beggars, “greedy not needy” and more.

        Perhaps the other side may be doing it out of political expedience but they certainly speak and act differently in terms of standing with those categories.

        I also thought that there is a person within the ranks of the same team that is supposed to do all that you are saying who is awaiting a court process for the alleged abuse of a young person included in the categories that you just named above. Within should be the first and easiest place to start taking care
        shouldn’t it?

        Sometimes, I wonder if we really believe some of the things we write/say and unfortunately we actually cause some other people to accept what we are saying as…

      • January 12, 2017

        @viewsexpressed January 12, 2017 “Who is gonna take care and represent the voice of the voiceless in Dominica”?

        And you really think that your UWP is doing that? If he was doing that why is he so much against everything that the government initiates–what does he think those initiatives are for, if not to help the so-called voiceless which you mentioned above.

        You people need to stop the this darkness of exaggeration–let our God fearing people in Dominica get hold of His Light and to keep it.

    • Deb
      January 12, 2017

      Dr. Skerrit–Dr. you fool.

  16. Tera Gaylor
    January 12, 2017

    Let’s hope he doesn’t because if he does, he will realise that Dr. Skerrit is just a puppet. His strings and the strings of every other PM before him are being pulled by greater forces.

    As PM of any Caribbean country, you either go with the flow, or drown resisting it. Dr. Skerrit knows this well.

    You think I joke? Consider the GON case when not even the highest court in the Caribbean was there to help him against the regime. Why’s that? Think and understand that Dominica will always be what it is, that is its destiny and there is NO way out whatsoever.

    Linton, please give up. Emigrate, enjoy your life and forget this cursed country.

    • viewsexpressed
      January 12, 2017

      Tera, who is going to be the voice of the voiceless, the poor, deprived, the children coming up. they all cant migrate to bigger pastures like you and I. We have to find a way to build up the struggle, come on board, lets rally on, keep up the fight. any battles have been with patience, preparedness and determination. I believe you , Tera, have a lot to contribute. Thanks

      • Tera Gaylor
        January 12, 2017

        Sadly, the reality is that there are dark, dark, satanic forces at work here and CBI represents the merest tip of the iceberg. The only salvation, the only hope of release from this is through Jesus Christ (I am deadly serious). Read the Bible, learn from it that what is happening in the world and Dominica is just as it predicted and find salvation through it and it only and not via false prophets.

        My suggestion is that for some immediate relief, all resident Dominicans should DEMAND (possibly by peaceful non-cooperation/ strike) the end of the CBI program as while it continues, residents will be slowly, but surely culled out. CBI citizens currently amount to more than 40% of voting Dominicans and guess what, they don’t live on the island and have no interest in what its like to live there for residents. Think about that?

  17. Dominginy
    January 12, 2017

    There will never be price control in this country since these guys who run the market have fully infiltrated the government. The only way is for a change of government, I am telling you people! Astaphans and Nassief don’t want price control so Skerrit will not fight for PRICE CONTROL FOR Dominicans.

  18. JUSTICE
    January 11, 2017

    Perfect response to this massa boy!!! They enslaved the people of Grandbay, but the people of Grandbay continue giving support to a rogue government that is controlled by the Nassief family in the name of labor!!!

  19. leroy shillingfordl
    January 11, 2017

    pressure on LL don’t ease up

  20. January 11, 2017

    Well put my brother. I admire your courage and tenacity.

  21. The Truth Be Told
    January 11, 2017

    Lennox Linton, a question for you. How did you get yourself involved in this? Did the authorities of 60 Minutes approach you or did you approach them to do this interview?
    Someone approached someone. Who was it?
    CBS had to learn about it from someone in Dominica. Is it through you?
    You be transparent and tell the truth to the Dominican people.

    • viewsexpressed
      January 12, 2017

      The truth is, really, what is your point, what are you alluding. How did the Prime Minister of Antigua and other people got involved. ????
      With all the Bobol and burning issues, that’s the question you can come up with

      • The Truth Be Told
        January 12, 2017

        @viewsexpressed,
        Do not make me laugh. I shake my head too at your response which has nothing to do with the question I asked.
        I asked a question. It was not answered. If you know the answer why do you not answer it? Why beat about the bush and elude the question I asked?
        This goes to show your insincerity. You cannot answer it. I got Lennox and yourself in a situation which none of you want to answer or do not want nationals to know.
        Who approached Lennox? Did he volunteer to give CBS information against the PM, Dominica? That is the question. I want a reply. If you cannot answer it, keep quiet.

    • Multiple name: Tell The Facts; Tell The Truth; Kid ON Block; and et, al. Lennox will not respond to your trash, so let me answer your question!

      Here it is ole lady: If you were not an idiot, as long as the program 60 minutes been broadcast for over sixty years, or let’s say fifty years. I came into the knowledge of sixty-minuets in 1962, during the Vietnam war, in which the United States of America was engaged.

      I first saw a Black man in the person of the late Bradley, I do not recall his first name; but he died about eight years ago; he reported from the jungles of Vietnam. I doubt a Vietcong invited him to risk his life in the middle of the war to report to the world what he saw in Vietnam.

      If you were not ignorant you would realize that there are news organization such as CBS who does investigative reporting, and a scandal such as Dominica sale of passports is not a secrete to the world, so Lennox did not have to go to them, you can bet your miserable life they found…

      • Dear Madam/Miss; Barbara Saunders, I thought of simply disregarding your response to me as simply unsolicited smartness. Nevertheless; on second thoughts I chose not to ignore you.

        And so I must draw to your attention that I feel much safer in America, than when I go to Dominica on a five day visit. Now be informed since 911, there has not been a successful outside terrorist attack on the United States! The security system of the United has disrupted many attempts.

        The few incidents you mentioned were conducted by American born! In spite of that soon after they commit their act of violence, they are either captured immediately alive; or killed in the pursuit to capture them. What about Dominica, of approximately 305 square miles with a population of perhaps less than fifty thousand people?

        There are countless unsolved murders in Dominica, everyday people are reported missing, or found dead, their throat slashed, including my nephew. How do you account for that in comparison…

      • Finally:

        There are countless unsolved murders in Dominica, everyday people are reported missing, or found dead, their throat slashed, including my nephew. How do you account for that in comparison to a population of almost four hundred million people? You see how we like to pick the mot (the beam) out of America’s eye, and leave Dominica’s blind mote, preventing it from seeing we are worst off, since there are more crimes in Dominica, per capita than in the United States.

        If you look at Dominica high court roster for this year, how many murder, and rap case have you seen on the docket. Hope my response suits you my dear lady!

      • The Truth Be Told
        January 12, 2017

        You are such an old bloke. Who asked you? You respond to what you were not asked.
        I am much more brilliant than you are. I know about Media investigations. There is nothing you can teach me that I do not know. You should have saved your time.
        :twisted: :mrgreen: :twisted: :mrgreen: :twisted: :mrgreen: :twisted: :mrgreen:

      • viewsexpressed
        January 13, 2017

        The Truth…..what makes a difference if he was asked or he volunteered, same interest in talking for Dominica.
        I agree with Fet above
        It could have been anyone who cares for Dominica appearing CBS, what’s your point? Please do nt distract us, stay focus on the issue and the message

      • Barbara Saunders
        January 13, 2017

        Good for you Francisco

        I feel much safer here in Dominica than when I visit the US.

        I’m always afraid I will get bombed down on American Airlines; I’m afraid to open a door where I live; I’m afraid to use my credit & debit cards, so many con people around; I’m afraid of road rage drivers hitting the vehicle I’m driving in; I’m afraid to eat the food with so much msg and transfat; I’m afraid to be in the wrong place at the wrong time for some white person to use the “stand your ground law” on me; I’m afraid the police stop my friends and shoot them.
        Do you want me to go on?

        In my view it is a worse indictment not to be able to pick up home-grown terrorists right under your nose than those who may come in. All the hacking of private e-mails and other media by individuals and countries and so many other things to occupy America, plus their incoming Trump international disaster.

        My last word Francisco, I usually ignore your silly rants anyway!

    • Continue:

      You can bet your miserable life Lennox did not call CBS, and I am sure they gave Skerrit the same opportunity as they gave Gaston Brown Prime Minister of Antigua to explain his nations sale of passports.

      You all are blaming and looking down on Lennox, but the problem is at the feet of one and only; the one man government Roosevelt Skerrit. You can continue to blame Lennox; Nevertheless, reputable organization such as CBS has a system of finding the wrong the corrupt dealings wherever they are taking place.

      If a crook who was on INTERPOL criminal list, was caught and arrested in Rome Italy, and on the day of his arrest, he claimed diplomatic immunity, and when he was asks which country he represented; he told them “Dominica” and presented a Dominica diplomatic passport, how long do you believe it would take before CBS investigate a scandal of that magnitude?

      Focus your attention on Skerrit the lion, rather on the lamb Lennox! Get some commonsense!

      • Barbara Saunders
        January 12, 2017

        Francisco
        Maybe you should drop a hint to CBS to go and ferret out those terrorists right in the USA under everyone’s noses – FBI; CIA, etc. etc. so that they can stop shooting up night clubs, driving trucks into people; shooting up people in baggage claim areas of high security airports in broad daylight etc.

        Soon you might not even be able to leave your 600,000 dollar house that you boast about!

        Perhaps these need more attention than people carrying Dominican passports who then must apply and be granted visas by US officials to enter the US. Diplomatic passport holders also have specific procedures which apply to them when entering other countries!

        Not that the CBIP/economic citizenship programme (whatever) would win my vote for a favourite means of raising funds for the country and I have been concerned about this from the days of Christopher Skase and Al Massari between 1995 and 2000 and before that, but for Pete’s sake stop all this misleading rhetoric.

    • Ashamed Dominican
      January 13, 2017

      you dum as rocks lol

  22. %
    January 11, 2017

    I fully endorsed your appearance on the CBS programme,and if you ask me whether you should return,my response will be a resounding YES…Remember you represent thousands of poor,oppressed,struggling,marginalised Dominicans,who look up to you as a voice for the voiceless..Nassief does not fall into this category..These THOUSANDS are seeing and feeling $0.00NOTHING!NADA!,from this CBI programme..You should have even mention that!Every attacker of yor,mr patriot,Honourable leader Lennox Linton has a vested interest in this CBI passport selling.Why not all Dominicans?.The sale of our passport Nassief should note is akin to mail order business..Walk with your head high Honourable dignified PATRIOT.So proud of you.Why so many others went hiding like crabs scurrying into their holes?I don’t Know!I never know that false,indian doctors could hide so well..Trust me honourable Linton,YOU HAVE WON THE FIRST ROUND OVERWHELMINGLY!!Refuel and continue being our voice,our Mandella!

    • viewsexpressed
      January 12, 2017

      I concur fully, well said. thanks

    • Barbara Saunders
      January 12, 2017

      %
      Far be it from me to try to defend Mr. Nassief and other entrepreneurs like him, I am sure he can do that for himself more ably than I ever could.

      However, I fully endorse your assertion that Nassief does not fall into the category of the VOICE for the voiceless poor, oppressed, marginalised Dominicans. The category into which he and people like Sam Raphael fall is the one which actually provides jobs for themselves and a good number of the poor voiceless, oppressed Dominican people rather than the “talk in and out of season one”. They actually DO something to earn their living!

      I believe all people of all societal strata have faults and weaknesses but I just detect an animosity toward people who are successful in this society whether they toiled to build themselves from nothing or they had a head start from parents who were a little better off than average.

      As soon as we get an opportunity all the suppressed resentment, jealousy and hatred just come roaring out.

      • Yes, Barbara, they do something for a living, drinking the blood of the people while they labor as modern day slaves!

        They pay them just enough to keep them on the brink of starvation, while they the blood suckers and their family lives in luxury, and want of nothing! How can you Barbara tolerate scum’s like that?

        Take a good look and see if the people Sam and Gregor employ, drives a decent motor car, or own a halfway decent house. Ask one of them how much money they have in a bank, when you find out tell me how much good are they doing for the people who work for them.

        Oh, one more thing find out how many of the people who work for them has medical benefits, such as medical insurance to take care of them when they get sick!

      • Barbara Saunders
        January 13, 2017

        Francisco,

        I have been inviting you to come to Dominica for a vacation because the days of donkey carts at Wesley are over. You still seem to have a perception of Dominica from your memory of those days.

        Health insurance is now almost a standard benefit in Dominican organisations sir, so unlike you I will make no assumptions or innuendo about these two gentlemen who in my view have contributed significantly to Dominica’s development through their investments.

        Sam Raphael’s establishment employed numerous people from the Petite Savanne and neighbouring villages. His hotel’s menus comprised mainly local stuff bought from the local farmers and fishermen. Even after Erika’s destruction of his hotel, his humane handling of the welfare of the employees was very impressive. I have personally visited and eaten there a number of times.

        If that qualifies him as a blood sucker, so be it! You and your choir will continue to sing that tune no matter what Same or Gregor do.

      • Barbara Saunders
        January 13, 2017

        Francisco to continue…

        In addition to what the private sector establishments may have in place for medical benefits, there is a national social security programme which pays benefits during medical leave and disability benefits if employees become disabled.

        If you are expecting a hotel maid with a family to be paid a salary which allows her to have the same bank account as Mr. Nassief or Sam Raphael then more power to you, and by that logic why don’t the American bar attendants and janitors have $600,000 houses like yours that you are always boasting about.

        Francisco, by all means criticise wherever criticism is justified be it government , opposition or civil society, but I really wish you and your “destruction crew” on this site and elsewhere think long and hard about what you are doing because we all ultimately give an account you know!

  23. Greene
    January 11, 2017

    Forget about the whole CBI thing Mr. Nassif, I was also wondering what you meant by your statement ” I fear you may not.” Sorry I am not sure if you spoke to that on local radio/tv, but I don’t live at home and DNO is my only source of news, so it would be great to get some explanation on DNO. Thanks

  24. dayandnight vision
    January 9, 2017

    Lennox, You may not recover means you WILL NEVER hold the reins of leadership in this country

    • leakfreak
      January 11, 2017

      Boy boy boyyyyyyyyyyy, I tell you, that man Lennox Linton can make written words TALKKKKKKKKK!!

      I lie??

      When you’re singing for your supper, if your neighbor is blasting music, the fear of you going to bed hungry and waking up hungry, will cause you to make a lot of wrong moves!!

      I lie?

      Some of them you may NEVER recover from!!

      Is you you come?? Well GOOD NIGHT

    • Easther
      January 11, 2017

      Are you saying that Lennox could be worse than Roosevelt? I guess you don’t see the number of people who went to beg today.

    • Naturally Dominican.
      January 11, 2017

      Just wait and see the time is coming, the sea is getting rough Can’t you see? TIME WILL TELL.

    • “How could you go on a news program watched by over 12+ million American viewers and portray your island – our island – as a rogue nation selling passports “mail order” (suggesting you can buy a passport like you buy a pair of shoes on Amazon.com), and worst, suggesting that we are selling them to criminals”(Gregor Nassief).

      For accuracy only, let it be known that I saw the total CBS 60 Minuets program, in which Lennox was interviewed, and spoke for less than five minuets. Let it be understood at no time in the broadcast I heard Lennox spoke a single word, as stated by Gregor, in the quote above.

      And for your information Gregor, you are liar, as of 2015, there were 321.42 million of us born Americans, and immigrants, even this Wesley boy. (That is three hundred twenty one million, forty-two thousand people, how you arrived at 12+ million Americans, proves you are a confounded liar Gregor!

      And perhaps one of the worst things Lennox has done in his entire life is to dignify…

      • Continue:

        And perhaps one of the worst things Lennox has done in his entire life is to dignify your lying crap with a response. Maybe a barking dog deserves more respect from Lennox than you; you bourgeoisies “back raw,” in slavery that’s what they call the massa!

        Birds of a feather flocked together, as long as you are in Skerrit’s Cabal, you must be a liar like him!

      • Man bites Dog
        January 12, 2017

        Francisco, you are a joker coming straight out of a comic book, with your birds of a feather always flocked together, how about you lieing dirty rat holes writing rubbish all over the place with no substance get a life stupid liers.

      • Francisco, you are a joker coming straight out of a comic book, with your birds of a feather always flocked together.( A Dog without a tail).

        Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!

        At lease you learnt something from me: You see this here: “straight out of a comic book,” I dropped that in a submission on DNO, where you picked it up and run with it; so who is the idiot joker; an uneducated fool like you, or one who is academically educated: at both College, and University level?

        I am both college and university educated you se; all of my comments are intellectual you see Mr./Miss dog!

      • Man bites Dog
        January 13, 2017

        Francisco, you are a lier trying to be what you are not but a dreamer, the line straight out of a comic book, came from one of Bruce Lee Film stop lieing and making a jackass out of yourself.

      • Well Mr dog, I did not say I am the originator of the quote; I simply said I dropped that on DNO, and you picked it up and run with it. So my question to is how you never quoted that before, I threw it I believe in your very face.

        Since you and El Dog, are one of the same idiot! You think I do not know! You are a dog, and you eat dog meat eh!

        Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!

    • jonathan st jean
      January 12, 2017

      Since Gregor wrote the letter to Lennox,since when you are Gregor’s brain and want to interpret what Gregor meant.

    • viewsexpressed
      January 12, 2017

      Really….really…???????

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