Independent candidate for the Portsmouth Constituency in the upcoming general election, Cabral Douglas, has revealed that he is in full support of the One China Policy and intends to deepen Dominica’s relationship with the giant Asian nation if elected.
He however lamented that Dominica’s relationship with China has been conducted ‘under a veil of secrecy’ and there is still no clear policy on the matter.
“I intend to deepen those relations, particularly among the people of Portsmouth, in light of the fact that the very first agreement worth US$1-Million was signed with China in 1984 on behalf of the people of Portsmouth,” he said.
He said there is no clear government policy on China. “Right now we don’t actually have a clear policy on China where we outline what our objectives are and what we want to get out of that relationship,” he told DNO. “So what I am suggesting is that we sit down and look at our priorities….”
He pointed out that although he is an independent candidate with no party affiliations, he has a duty is to align himself with those thinking along the same lines as he does, including his philosophy on China.
“I would like to get my input into that relationship and see how we can work with the government and provide them with ideas, inputs, questions so that we can ensure that we play our rightful role,” Douglas argued. “We as a small nation state need to provide a strategy to ensure we need to be very clear as to what we are trying to get out of the relationship with China and engage them more.”
He said many Dominicans have benefited from the One China Policy, including those who have condemned it in the 80’s and 90’s.
“So I think it would be fitting to be able to let the Chinese understand that we have been in this friendship with you and the struggle for the One China Policy for decades and we have actually signed an agreement and we would like to revisit some of the particulars in that agreement,” Douglas remarked.
According to Douglas there are a number of needs in the Portsmouth area which the Chinese can be engaged in.
“We have a number of needs in the Portsmouth such as a marine facility,” he noted. “There are so many infrastructural projects in Portsmouth that we can explore engaging the Chinese on and also we can explore, establishing markets with the Chinese.”
Douglas said the island needs to look at how the Dominica/China relations can expand over the next ten years, “since we are in a more competitive global environment.”
habbe joke fe gee u…im just de clown ah de douglas family… im habbe no balls… im jis a JA
Anyone who is not suffering under China will believe in the one China policy. Is who in the kitchen that feeling the heat.
All I need Skerritt to do is start repaying China the multiple millions of dollars he took from them as loans because when China come knocking I am not in allu One China policy business, we will see who will support that policy still.
I do not want no more loans from China, with the few months the PM have remaining, he better start repaying China now.
This guy is irrelevant…just another distraction people, be wise.
The almost meteoric economic growth in China asserts itself in various fields. China connects the grip and the world turns a blind eye. They take over in the Caribbean and Africa.
I myself think most of the Caribbean and have seen the articles about what it can provide of disadvantages.
The almost meteoric economic growth in China asserts itself in various fields. China connects the grip and the world turns a blind eye. They take over in the Caribbean and Africa.
I myself think most of the Caribbean and have seen the articles about what it can provide of disadvantages.
winston warrington May 23, 2014
Can’t find your medication today, FET?
You are not only a fool you know Warrington you are also a wimp; you are less than a man!
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Anybody who write their name in all lower case letters; common letters; I imagine need more psychiatric medication than I who are always in complete control of my faculties at all times. I do not know if Griffin Benjamin is in Dominica, but perhaps you need to go and visit with him, tell him I sent you because you have an acute onset which require immediate attention.
I suspect you are 51/50 also; and though I did not tell the other idiot what is 51/50, I will tell you: when a psychiatrist diagnosed you as 51/50 he means that you are so mentality ill that you are a danger to yourself and society, hence, you need to be put away in an asylum. In your case, I think you are also demented. And when I say demented, I do not mean you are suffering from dementia either, nor in terms to what demented mean in Dominica understanding of the term demented.
When I say demented I say it in psychiatric terms; which means you are so mentally ill, that you are unable to help yourself, that is why you need to be committed to an asylum, that place we call the crazy house in Dominica.
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You see what you get for asking me if I can’t my medicationtoday? I think you are more mentally ill than I am! Think about it!
Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
More Cabral look like Rosie more skerrit kicking him, see how Layba party treating Rosie son, afterall the hard work he did for them, SHAME ON ALL U!
The only thing i can say is read what the chines are doing in The republic of Gongo and in other parts of Africa .And those that believe that can pass in Dominica ,So it be they are also slave drivers but read more about their adventure in Africa.
afus mister look like the man in Diary of a mad black woman…just saying
We now understand this geopolitical game. Right here in our front gate the OECS and by extension CARICOM dont have a unified voice on the one china policy. How many Caribbean countries still have diplomatic relations with Taiwan???? It goes to show that foreign policy is still a sovereign state’s personal affair.
I would go further than that and pose the question:”What tangible benefits have we derived from the OECS?”. One may point to the stability of the East Caribbean Dollar against the U.S. Dollar but if we are honest, for that very reason, we may as well switch to the U.S. Dollar altoghether, which any shopkeeper, vendor, hotel or bar in Dominica will accept anyway. We may be better of aligning ourselves somehow with the E.U. and form an alliance with the French Antilles, as suggested by the late Rosie Douglas. That would certainly help lowering our punitive import duties and promote visa-free travel.
I vote for Cabral is a vote for Skerrit. These men are trying all avenues of trickery. Be wise DA Ppl
Agree with u 100%
Very unpopular to be rightist. Who is more rightist (conservative) than Lennox Linton in Dominican politics today. But it is unpopular to so aligned oneself in public.
Cabral, we need unity in Dominica and suggests for any impact join the UWP (united) to help get the Skerrit cabal out of office.
We need change in Dominica, not unnecessary distractions and individual pronouncements.
CHANGE IS A MUST…TEAM DOMINICA
change is a must and not and option so we must take a way yes we care! take away the transportation of students to and from school and let all the old people die from lack of medical attention!……….. nuisance!!
stop spreading lies!
Regardless of the gains the UWP makes in the next elections, they have no chance of winning Portsmouth, but Cabral Douglas , on the other hand can win so strategically it would make more sense for the UWP to put their support behind Cabral in Portsmouth if the goal is to remove Ian and the DLP….
that’s what happens when we think we bigger than God.
Then there is the story of the fly prancing up and down the back of the elephant for attention, only to be ignored. The fly zooms into the elephant’s ear and asks, “didn’t you feel that?” “Didn’t know you were there”, was the reply.
Are we not caught up with an exaggerated sense of self importance when it comes to world opinion? What we need is diplomacy in dealing with the influential nations because our foreign policy is nothing but local policy.
You cannot affect foreign policy as an independent candidate my boy!
You can affect much more than foreign policy as an independent candidate, you can determine which party forms the next government and on what terms – if the election is close – which it will be! What happens if labour wins 10, and workers win 10, and the independent candidate wins Portsmouth?????
Headless body,is dangerous. A sting from a scorpion described as deadly.
Think about The People, For You Can and Should esteem your Brother above you. The selfishness has been stifling the growth. More selfishness will cut off circulation completely. Sir Choose Life and You Will Live.
Consider The People, For They Have What Is Needed For Them to be capable to do the Work. Are you Willing to Care and Share With The People? Especially those in Portsmouth. What has made them incapable, distracted, ignored or sidelined. There can be no good in profit for greed. Drugs , alcohol and entertainment are well know for the damage and destruction sometimes beyond return or repair .Think Restoration for the people of the island.
Why would you choose to deepen a policy that is not clear with a country? From what you are said, is it that you support the Chinese coming and you give them control over your own people? Do you not think if you put your house in order first , that you will be prepared? What if rapid shifting occurs would you like to know the people are stuck with no where to turn? If they are told do what you are told , that is slavery. Have you considered how the Chinese treat Chinese people? Do you see how they work and eat? How many have you seen drunk or buying alcohol in bars in the Island? How many have you heard death announcement of lately and how did they die in the Island?
Come on present yourself and Serve The People and if you do so Well You can be entrusted to Help Govern The People. Doing All You Do Onto The Honor And Glory OF GOD.
This place has been blocked for too long . The Request For Restoration has been Placed and The Answer Was Affirmed. Change IS ON THE WAY. You can Choose to support CHANGE. However if you don’t CHANGE WILL ALL NEEDED TO BE DONE, With or without you. Watch , Know and Remember pride will cause anyone with it to fall, causing damage like or worse than humpty dumpty.
Help The People and Do Good , For In Doing these Your Blessings and Their Blessings are sure. It is better to Obey than Sacrifice. Be The Brother You Were Created to be, Good and Perfect. Much OF LOVE.
Cabral Douglas is the leading candidate for Portsmouth because we not voting Ian, and we certainly not voting workers!
That is your constitutional right, but for a town who consistently vote for a family who shove their incompetence and arrogance in their faces, your statement is not surprising, so voting for Ian or the other Douglas makes no difference.
One glance and we know, this is a Douglas.
At first I thought I read “One Child Policy” which is the policy of the government of China.
This One China Policy has to be thoroughly thought of and discussed. You should tread very carefully and not make rash decisions.
Cabral you stated, “. . . what we want to get out of that relationship.” Have you asked yourself the question or asked in general: “What does China want to get out of the relationship with Dominica?” After all, the government of China expends exorbitant sums of money in assisting the building-up and enhancement of Dominica. For this, nationals should be appreciative and grateful. However, Dominicans would probably want to know what China hopes to derive from this and in the long term. You may wish to address this at the meeting.
Will I have to follow in the footsteps of the HonWalter Rodney. by taking a leaf from book and write 10 yrs later :How China underdeveloped Dominica & the rest of the Caribbean?
Cabral, UR father named U after Amilka but u are nowhere in his class.
Man if you know what’s good for you go back to Tiwan and chill in their pools.
Take most of the Douglas clan with you leave washway.
All dem fellas against skerrit yet all of dem doing the same thing he doing, what a load of crap? I not voting for none of these people, we boast degrees everyday on DNO just a shame to see the state of Dominica with all this education.
Since when education is a shame and those with education should be ashamed?
Lone wolf looking for sheep
Is we that more foolish? ain’t we know all that already?
Who cares?
“Cabal Douglas, has revealed that he is in full support of the One China Policy and intends to deepen Dominica’s relationship with the giant Asian nation if elected.”(Cabal).
Cabal, the statement above should be the paramount reason why the people of Portsmouth, should reject both you and Ian at the poles on election day; because a vote for you mean a vote for the ruing Labor Party. Not to long ago, I read where our prime Minister said that Dominica is the only island in the Caribbean which honors the one China Policy.
Cabal, the one China Policy simply means complete, and total loyalty to a foreign power which is China. It means being a poppet on a string, which means when the Chines say to someone in Dominica such as the Prime Minister, “jump” the prime minister has no authority to ask why must I jump, but rather ask how high?
Should a nation leaders be subjected to that to that sort of thing? Not even in the colonial days after the abolition of slavery did the British demand such loyalty from nation in the Caribbean, you should be ashamed to display such foolish mentality!
Believing in the this so called one China Policy is less than believing in prostitution, have our country sunk so low that we are beneath the level of prostitutes? The British, relived us from colonialism, they forced independence on us, we had no choice, so now we are supposed to be masters of our destiny, we have decided to once again, and this time volunteered to sell our nation into economic slavery, by pledging complete loyalty to a foreign power, only to get a few handouts from them.
That is binding our nation to economic slavery, and to some extent to traditional Slavery! All those who are proud to accept, and embrace this so called one China policy should be ashamed of themselves, and go to have their head examined.
Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
Yes Mr. who knows it all If someone believes in a policy how can they be a slave to you .You just love to condem anyone who agrees with any policy the Government support’s.Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and what they believe in.So why can’t you have someone express themselve’s without you all over them. That show’s you like to dictitate to people.
Who do you think you ARE.
Alas! You bore me. You spell badly, write poorly, reason foolishly. At least use a word processor first, capture and correct your spelling error before posting. That might assist with understanding you a little – just a little. Don’t count on it. Been reading you – I should say trying to – since the days of Ca Ka Fete blogging. Didn’t make sense then, certainly not now. Poor Francisco.
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Alas! You bore me. You spell badly, write poorly, reason foolishly.
Well, if you feel that way, why do you continue to read me? You seem to be a disciple of mine, because Cakafet dates back more than twenty years. Being a loyal disciple means you are learning from me what you could not learn while you wasted your time in school.
Don’t worry about the errors I make but where you talk about spelling, I write using American English, I got into that habit because most of my education, I obtained here; I resides in America you see: Going to school out here utilizing Cambridge English in an English class you are doomed to fail since the spelling of most words are different though they mean the same. Fore instance, the word Program; that’s how it is spelt in American English, while in British, or Cambridge English it is spelt “programme;” or programmed.
Be quiet guy, don’t knock it unless you know what you are getting into! If more than twenty years ago, all of you on cakafet could not handle me; could not shut me up, I do not think you can do anything about me in 2014. Twenty years ago you all told Fred White to “band; block him, from your site Cakafet”, he refused!
Eventually, to prove to some of you garbage people that I was not garbage, and a nobody like you all , I went and built my own website, you all became so jealous, you said no Dominican will write anything on my site. I responded by telling you all, I could care less, if I am the only one writing on it. You idiots went on a campaign to damage me by writing to my host, Advanced E-media trying to influence them not to host my site.
The people were horrified over the amount of nasty E-mail they received from Dominicans, they called me in; the first question I was asks; was “what kind of people are Dominicans”? They express they have never experience anything like that before. I kept my site for more than twenty years, and closed it last year November. I do not need anything form you people, I do not want anything from Dominica politics, the Douglas, has nothing that I cannot afford, and they do not have anything I want, so if you are here trying to fight “Cabalist” battles for him; your venom and insults cannot affect me in any way I advise you to stick your comments up some place where the sun don’t shine.
You will be much better off!
Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
Dods you are very bold those days there boy. A Douglas we Dods, you are answering to in that way. What!
The late Roosevelt Rosie Douglas, was my friend, I gave him hell on Cakafet; twenty years ago, some of the party crones, and clowns would take my name to Rosie, and tell him about the things I said about him on Cakafet.
His answer to one of the news mongers was “I do not worry about Francisco Telemaque, because I know what he will say about me.” He told the poppet news monger “I worry about those who are closest to me and say yes to everything I say without having anything to say.”
Now the name Douglas, is just another name to me, there is nothing special about the name, they are simply walking talking humans like anyone else; he or she who wish to honor them as gods’ of Portsmouth, I say more power to them. In my case I look up to God Almighty only, and his Son Jesus Christ. No man on earth is greater than I am. In life people holds different positions, we engage in different profession; some of us has more money than others, some of us are better educated than others; the bottom line is we are one of the same.
Mere humans who shall all die at an appointed time!
The Douglas of Dominica plays petty politics; I however invite you to go on your computer and Goggle Vessy Denmark Telemaque; or Vessy Denmark Telemaque insurrection, and tell me what you discover, and who’s name Telemaque, Douglas which of the two you believe caries more weight. I am not impressed with his name, I do believe though, he is out of reality if he truly believe in this crap “the one China policy.” Read my last submission in response to the idiot who calls themselves intellect, and you will find out if Cabal as I call him understands his own rhetoric.
And by the way if you ever read about Frederick Douglas, be informed he is not related to any Douglas in the Caribbean; he was born a slave and given a slave name, when he fled he change his name to Frederick Douglas.
Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
It brought to my mind, I could view it as a joke from my book of jokes:
Two GI’s were walking down the streets of Paris. One said, ‘Spring’ in the air. The other replied, “Why should I?”
The response to Cabral’s words should be, “Why should Dominica?”
Please allow me to correct your ignorance. The One China Policy is simply, in layman terms that any fool should be able to understand that there is only one China i.e. The People’s Republic of China (PRC). This means agreement that there is recognition Republic of China on Taiwan (usually referred to as Taiwan).
The status of China and Taiwan is an internal matter that does not have anything to do with people who ar not Chinese. If people of Grandbay wanted to call it a country and Dominica Decides that it will not allow Grandbay to be a country of its own, that is a matter for the people of Dominica and Grandbay to deal with. Its just that Dominica can ask that diplmatic friends acknowledge that grandbay is not a country of its own, but part of Dominica.
That is what the ONE China Policy means. Th recognition that the Only China is the People’s Republic of China.
I think you people should use the computer for its many educational uses and stop just reading and writing s on DNO blog, touring facebook and playing games.
You see intellect, the most dangerous fool of all fools, is the one who sees himself/herself smart in his own, or her sight. You are so stupid, and ignorant, you are an menace to yourself; if I was a psychiatrist I would declare you 51/50.
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That I will not explain, hopefully you will find out when the time comes along. Consider this the term policy means: A prudence, or wisdom in the management of affairs, management, or procedure based primarily on material interest. Indeed China, have an interest in Dominica, but red the following and try to understand what you read, and draw a different conclusion to the crap you wrote above.
The word Policy also implies; a definite course, or method of action selected from among alternatives, and in light of given conditions to guide, and determine the general goals, and acceptable procedures especially of a governmental body.
Sir/ Madam, intellect, I am not as smart as you are, however, the second paragraph below my long amusing laugh which you gave me, anybody with commonsense who reads that will realize if our Government believes in the one China Policy!
That is an indication that our government has submitted our people and government of China, hence they are in control of the Dominica’s government, and are dictating what the government must, and cannot do. You wish to contradict me, find something worthwhile, which makes sense before you come with such talking out of your mind without any direction or knowledge of what you are talking about.
Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
Interesting. This means Taiwan is out of it. Its name should not be mentioned. Dominica must not do business with Taiwan. China does not recognize Taiwan as having its own identity and outside of China.
Why China does not let Taiwan go? Well, when the Lord comes it will happen. This is a long wait for the future generations of Taiwan. Patience! It will happen if not in our time!
Cabrall Douglas is an irrelevance. Coming here to try and make hay on the back of his family’s reputation.
Absolute nonsense. During the by-election of 2000 the election slogan was “remember Rosie vote Ian” In 2009 it was a vote for Ian is a vote for Skerrit so if anything Ian Douglas as not only exploited his family name but he has destroyed it after 15 years in Government and NO development plans….Cabral has done more for Portsmouth in one year then Ian and the DLP have done in 15 years in Government!
You ungrateful person
Give him a break!
I believe in a One caribbean and one Africa policy.
You see sir you said that it is most important to allign yourself with those who share your views as it relates to the one China Policy. What should be most important is to do what is right and in the best interest of the people and their future.
Who says you have to agree with the One China policy to have economic cooperation with China. Tell me who is China’ biggest trading and investment padner. The US. Kissing up to China about their One China policy is Disrespecting the right of the people of Tibet and Taiwan who want there own independence and in my own view taking political sides. There is no moral value in the one china policy except to build a chinese empire just like the british french and europeans did.
Lets focus on creating relationships that can foster trade and tourism so we can get money pumped into peoples pockets. When i begin to see chinese tourist arrivals to fill the empty hotels and export of comodities to china i will be satisfied with the relationship. Right now it looks like charitable work with money going right back to china just to say we support a One China Policy.
I am Dominican
“One China policy is Disrespecting the right of the people of Tibet and Taiwan who want there own independence and in my own view taking political sides.”
You are correct; the China Government intends to annex Taiwan, and destroy that nation and its people as they have done to Tibet, when they invade Taiwan, they will rely on poppet governments in the Caribbean to support them in the United Nations with their wrong doings, and that is the reason for the “one China Policy” to which our government has pledged allegiance.
Our allegiance in this case entails the fidelity owed by a subject, or citizen to a sovereign government; under such allegiance our obligation to China, is no different to an alien to the government under which the alien resides, that alien must be devoted, and express total loyalty.
So, it seems after hundreds of years in bondage under the British, and released: in the twenty-first century, our people have voluntarily returned to bondage, only this time we are in bondage of economic slavery, with the Chines as our new colonial masters.
I have absolutely no problems with our people and government associating with China and the people, and government of China, although communism is not yet totally dead in that country. The United States we know borrows money from China, we can bowwow from them also, as a business, nothing is wrong with that. However, this thing, where we have lowered our humanity, and dignity to kiss up to the Chines by accepting and bowing to their one China Policy is an insult to our people, and a blatant disgrace!
Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
Can’t find your medication today, FET?
Mr. Telemaque,
Well said-could not have agreed with you
any more.
Tell our fellow Dominicans to inform themselves
of the type of development they brought and left in Jamaica. Exploitation of the country’s people
and resources, then move on to the next.
Also be mindful of the fact that the saying
quote “that all Chinese are Chinese” is been
use to literally kill us.
They are using a few passports from the economic
program to bring hundreds of them into Dominica .
All there monies are returned to China or they save it and migrate to the US-then talk about racist, they are worse than the Europeans.
Dominica have too many Marxists in politics, where are our right wing candidates?
Chicken Fart. Petez Poule
It is frightening just how many educated people throw their hat into this political ring just so they can cuddle up to the one China policy. I remember when I was a little boy ,everything was made in Taiwan now its made in China.
We use to have diplomatic ties with Taiwan now China is our new girlfriend/boyfriend.
Every candidate wants to now be singing the one China policy song, effective not recognising Dominica ex girlfriend/boyfriend, Taiwan as a Democratic state.
Before such people like you sir embrace the One China Policy it would be nice to explain to your people what the policy is really about. Let them make their mind up and let us see if you would be so comfortable cuddling the One China Policy.
The politicians of our country are quick to sing for their supper and you know what, it doesn’t matter who they cuddle up to, as long as there is self preservation nothing else matters.
I am not saying that we should not do business with China but why are we quick to openly support what is effectively the bullying of Taiwan by China.
I think we are getting a rough deal from the much coveted one China policy anyway. Just look at the amount of Chinese businesses in the country selling sub standard goods. Dominica has now become the dumping ground for the sub standard products. I bloody hope you politicians do have a policy on integration but if not you best be prepared to deal with xenophobia on a level Dominica has never seen before.
Dominica is sleepwalking to a segregated society, one of rich and the rest of proletariat. Egalitarianism will only be a distant dream and never be achieved .
We need to start embracing pluralism and stop feeding the masses nonsense
lol, but he doesn’t have a choice…..DNO, why don’t you grow a pair and pose that question directly to Lennox? Cabral is politically irrelevant at this point in time.
His reference to friendship with China reminds me of something Henry Kissinger said, that “America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests.” This is true of all countries, and we’d be wise to remember it.
Kissinger was correct. It still holds true. In business do we really have friends? I have also stated that, when it comes to doing business with others, they are really not our friends. They want our money. We want their goods and this is as far as it goes.
Because a vote for Cabral Douglas is a vote for LABOUR!
We didn’t benefit from China’s One Child Policy…. It didn’t affect us in the slightest.
I’m so confused as to why Mr. Douglas is even bringing this up. It just seems like a random comment intended to show your approval for China? There are a thousand better reasons for our cooperation with China and you go with the One Child Policy? Do you support the policy for us (when our population needs to increase rather than decrease) considering we are in a completely different situation than China.
If this is an attempt at pulling votes you are going to have to come up with some more valid points……..
What are you talking about ‘Rolling My Eyes’? Where did you see One Child Policy???
Finally someone that actually speaks with rational thought.
Woy all zandoli outside