Caribbean opposition parties out of touch says PM Skerrit

Skeritt said opposition parties have a profound sense of ignorance on how government functions

Opposition parties in the Caribbean are out of touch with many of their citizens and the realities of running a country, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has said.

He spoke in relation to the win of Dr. Keith Mitchell in Grenada who trounced the opposition, National Democratic Congress and led his party, the New National Party (NNP) to victory by winning all 15 seats in the March 13, 2018, general election.

“Sometimes oppositions don’t take time to understand how government works and how government functions and how government raises revenue to meet the needs of its citizens,” he said on state-owned DBS Radio on Wednesday morning. “So often times you find opposition parties engage themselves in criticisms that are baseless, that is in many instances devoid of facts, devoid of any truth, devoid of any real understanding and appreciation of the realities.

He said sometimes opposition parties are out of touch with the needs of citizens.

“And in many cases, these criticism are out of touch of reality, they are not consistent with the views and the needs and the aspirations of many of the citizens,” the Prime Minister remarked.

He stated that the being in government and running a country is not an easy task and citizens in the Caribbean, including Dominica, should have a great appreciation of this.

“Just reflect on our own family situation and the challenges which we normally have at this family level, far more for a government that has the responsibility of all of the citizens and to meet the needs of all of the citizens,” he said. “So they engage in generalization and generalities but not with specifics, nothing constructive and a profound sense of ignorance on how government functions.”

Skerrit stated that this is the reason why when opposition parties in the Caribbean sometimes get into government, “they are unable to perform because they had a completely different perspective of what government is.”

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67 Comments

  1. UDOHREADYET
    March 17, 2018

    Good article, people think that hating on others will somehow solve their problems or put them in a better position. Those are the people who don’t realize that as adults we are well aware of the real truth behind criticism and whether that criticism has any benefit to anyone… it generally does not.

  2. Civil servant
    March 16, 2018

    Pm I will only believe you if Ablp wins all 17 seats in antigua on the 21st March..you should retract the statements because all opposition parties in the Caribbean are not the same..the United progressive party (UPP ) cares for antiguans..come Election Day..this born Dominican is going to vote out that corrupt labor party with its dictator.why call an election 1 yr 3 months in advance when they were given a mandate for 5 yrs.Now promising to do all what they promised if they win..more proven promises..ablp is the most corrupt party in the Caribbean

  3. St. Joe
    March 15, 2018

    It seems like no one believes the P.M anymore.
    He had never sat in parliament as an opposition Pal rep , so he does not even know what he is taking about.
    Time to vote the child out !

  4. Blackstarliner
    March 15, 2018

    The prime minister should have given his speech considerable thought before making such a statement. He should first look at the how many district he has lost outright, followed by the recount in a few district , add those together. By doing this he would come to the rightful conclusion of of who is really in touch. And he will truly know, it not the labour party .

  5. Massacre
    March 15, 2018

    This guy is selfish. He was just in his 30 s when he became PM by fraudulent means. Yet he is saying that the UWP DOES NOT HAD EXPERIENCE

    How much did you have when you became PM?

  6. LifeandDeath
    March 15, 2018

    Dominicans just have to wait and see if Skerrit will Run opposition after he loses..it’s Easy to talk and Cowards talk hard too..
    Just look at all the other islands..Dominica is indeed most “needy”, and Skerrit keeps it so because that is how he hopes to maintain power. Shame on Skerrit and Shame on Dominicans who are too blind to see that we’re not going anywhere ..many young professional Dominicans want to leave the country to make a life..the prospects are slow and also low..deal with those needs Skerrit..It’s easy to talk but u will show your real colors when the pressure is being brought to bear if you ever are strong enough to become Opposition Leader. Only then Dominicans will know how much You Genuinely care..

    • St. Joe
      March 15, 2018

      Good point ! I know he will run away because he does not have the people’s best interest at heart . He is a coward and will not wait to face justice. But America will send him back .

  7. LifeandDeath
    March 15, 2018

    Thank you very much..goes to show Skerrit is a myopic linear thinker..That is the quality of a Brain Dominicans have for Prime Minister..What a Joke!!

  8. March 15, 2018

    I can’t help but agree with you. I have lived on several of the OECS islands and it is just the same. Countless criticisms and no solutions, no proper guidance. They can’t even substantiate their claims. You brought forward some strong points there Mr. Skerrit.

    • March 15, 2018

      Sing your song of six pence but that very color purple
      Clothes you wearing will be used to bury you when you
      Lose next election for de sake of de country we will vote
      YOU OUT

    • Channel 1
      March 17, 2018

      @Carton Dumas – There is none so blind as he who will not see and you Carton Dumas are one of those.

  9. March 15, 2018

    Jump high, jump low, he doe lie! Who doe like it, hump it.

  10. It's my damn business
    March 15, 2018

    Pm be a straight shooter and stop beating around the bush. Just attack Linton as usual. To be fair the opposition in Da today has a far more difficult job than any opposition in the Caribbean and any other opposition in our history. I say so because of the following: At no time was the police commissioner and others heads of the force we’re there to protect the prime minister. At no time was DBS radio managed by a politician just to suppress the opposition. At no time was the one responsible for fair election selling passports. That’s conflict of interest. At no time was a police officer, let alone a superintendent allowed to call talk show to protect the PM even when he should be answering some serious questions. In Antigua The chairman of the Police Service Commission is investigating alleged sexual harrassment by senior officers. He is free enough to publicly say that he is being blocked by the prime Minister. Who is Dominica can do that? U are above the law Skerrit

  11. Patrick
    March 15, 2018

    Yes they out of touch with your corruption you damn wortliss man… you have enough jail to take when u leave office … your galvanize and plywood not goin to work this election .. you better come with something else…

  12. Truth Be Told
    March 15, 2018

    Meanwhile Grenada discovers Oil & Gas on its Caribbean Sea boundary with Venezuela, while you PM Skerrit handed over Bird Island and its potential Oil & Gas to Venezuela for a sum of money yet to be disclosed, and without consultation with Parliament or the people of Dominica. So you are very right! You are a one man Government!

  13. Toto
    March 15, 2018

    Roosevelt, is you who is out of touch. Nobody forced you to be Prime Minister and I don’t see any sign of you struggling and making sacrifice like the ordinary citizen. Stop feeling sorry for yourself and come down to earth to face reality.

  14. Hogwash Roosevelt!

    Just because the ruling party retain power does not mean the opposition is out of reality. You are talking nonsense, as if to say only you alone person who knows how to run a country!

    I have news for you, Dominica is not run; it is on  automatic, anything goes. In the first place Dominica is the only place on earth, where the economy is based on the sale of Diplomatic. In Grenada it is not so. The people of Grenada have gainful employment to look forward to in order to make a living!

    In Dominica, people live on handouts from you; no one however, knows the source of the money you give to them. Our country is the poorest in the Caribbean you cried the day after Maria and said “the country is destroyed, and there is no money to fixed it.” How can you run a broke country?

    People who do not throw stones: did you follow the Election and result in Pennsylvania yesterday  and last night?

    Its never certain boy!

  15. Watching
    March 14, 2018

    I wonder who the PM is really talking about… He should just come out straight and call his name… LoL!

  16. Iamanidiot
    March 14, 2018

    That does not make any sense, so you’re saying ALL opposition in the Caribbean is bad?
    What happpens when the opposition of say “St Vincent wins tomorrow. You gonna offer congratulations? will that be sincere? Since you practically “diss” all opposition parties.

  17. Jacob tricked Esau
    March 14, 2018

    Here is a fact I see through out the Caribbean that Skerrit probably needs to address because it speaks of the intelligence of the Dominica people verses that of rest of Caribbean. Mr. Skerrit, apart from Dominica which other Caribbean Island has their first lady and first family permanently residing abroad?

  18. Dowad
    March 14, 2018

    I wonder if this idiot knows what he is talking about. You have turned Dominica into a ….hole country , its people,especially your followers are almost all morons . Examine yourself kid.

  19. Jacob tricked Esau
    March 14, 2018

    We need to compare the nonsense of Skerrit with that of a much wiser Dr. Gonsaves who tricked Skerrit in the
    international airport ://www.google.com/amp/amp.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Gonsalves_not_endorsing_any_party_in_Cbean_elections%3fprofile=1228

    • Remind Roosevelt if I need to travel to Grenada, or St. Vincent, or any island in the Caribbean with the exception of Montserrat, I can stay in my house using a credit card, and book a flight on a commercial Jet Aircraft, and fly all the way to the the islands of the Caribbean.

      Dominica not included; Dominica is not on any International Flight Route marked in red! Roosevelt like to force himself into places and situation where he does not belong, playing big, when in fact he so insignificant. If he call what he is doing running a country, I do not know what would happen if he really knew how to run a country!

      It is not Ralph Gonzales alone who made a fool out of him; is everybody he cross path with. Now he is in the Bosom of the Russians, who has recently declared terrorists war on the British People, using nerve agents to murder people in the streets in England 23 Russian diplomats was deported (expelled) from England today!

  20. Mike
    March 14, 2018

    This guy is talking about himself.

  21. My little take
    March 14, 2018

    Skerrit wants to talk about Dominica opposition so I don’t know why he talking about Caribbean. But Skerrit must consider the following. 1. We don’t play on a level playing field. In Dominica the media is one sided. DBS is being managed by a DLP politician, Cecil Joseph, whose objective is to cutoff the opposition. They are probably Skerrit with their reporting and as a result, the people are left in the dark.2. operatives of the DLP including police superintendent are allowed to call talk show in defense of the government no matter the subject whereas supporters of the opposition cannot call.. 2.Without imported and purchased votes Skerrit cannot win an election 3. Skerrit needs to tell us which Caribbean island has its chief election committee selling passports. I mean the election chief is like the umpire of a cricket game. Who can win a match when the umpire is a member of the team he playing for? Is that not why ICC implemented neutral umpires?

  22. Ray
    March 14, 2018

    Out of touch…the people.of dominica have been demanding electoral reform. Get in touch, fall in line and give the people what they have been asking for.
    God bless Domimica.

  23. dee
    March 14, 2018

    an stop saying that stupid
    an so ann, an so ann
    and say what you mean or what you want to say .
    even when you go to Foreign , i hear you saying that same stupid an so ann, an so ann .

    • viewsexpressed
      March 15, 2018

      Some people are politically, grammatically illiterate putting on show of ignoramous. This mans is not international in his demeanour, let alone Dominican, let alone Vielle Case -an.
      this Pm is a disgrace t his country and his village. He is a failed PM.

  24. zandoli
    March 14, 2018

    By his reckoning, we should have a one party state. We would certainly not want an opposition to form the government because only the party in power knows how the machinery of government works.

    Mr. Skerrit, we have a public service to guide the party that forms the government.

    This man thinks he can fool everybody when he utters that garbage.

    • Gary
      March 16, 2018

      Wow, why do you have things backwards.Do you know how silly you are to make the statement quote “we have a public service to guide the party that forms the government”.Why display such gross ignorance. The Party that forms the Government sets the policy and the public service follows and implements the policy of the Government. Why don’t you take time to understand how Government functions before writing such nonsense.

  25. dee
    March 14, 2018

    The Dominicans who think they know so much, should ask the Prime Minister , to sponsor a likkle visit to Grenada for a few of them , but they have to make sure they come back and enlighten those at home with their experience .
    I went to St.Lucia 35 years ago, and again recently, and I am impressed .
    I went to Grenada 35 years ago, and again recently, and I am more impressed .
    The same applies with St.Kitts , I so jealous .
    Dominica ???????????????????????????
    No comment , before somebody hit me a kool wosh tan .

  26. dee
    March 14, 2018

    Comrade
    you see what i mean , you opening doors for people to sarlay you .
    I sure somebody will tell you Keith would never tell his people ”dont ask him where he get his money from ”
    Now ,would he ever tolerate an official from Henglan telling his people soosay sel ,as she goes back to her country to drink Champagne ?
    When he out of Grenada on Official Grenada business ,his Cabinet knows and he gives full report on his return .
    I sure he presents figures to his people of all the funds the country receives and what he does with it for his people,.
    Now you see why i tell you you opening your back door .
    Do you think Keith would ever have the Commissioner of his Police Force still sitting there at the helm after that looting debacle and other failures ?
    I’m only asking you man .
    Be careful now , an so ann, an so ann .

    • Gary
      March 15, 2018

      The references you have made in regards to Dr. Keith Mitchell in Grenada with his style of governance vs PM Skerrit is such nonsense and stupidity on your part. Why concoct things which are not factual regarding PM Skerrit. Did PM Skerrit ever say quote “don’t ask him where he gets his money from”. How can you say PM Skerrit goes on official business and never gives a full report on his return, can you substantiate such thing. It is sad what your political partisan beliefs have done to your mind.

      • viewsexpressed
        March 15, 2018

        Gary, yes we need to know. Can you substantiate the Bin Bobol and the Fertilizer Bobol, which he denied and call Hon Linton names etc etc. It is when Hon Linton exposed the facts, purchase sourced, conflict of interest involving a minister`s brother that he and lying scouts come out and finally say that “It was mistake and will be repaid.”
        It was paid but it was a kangaroo repayment with money originated out ofAntigua, wired to Barbados and came to Dominica. You know what, this corrupt PM etc were trying o hide their forgery and thievery, but Hob Linton caught them in the act. I still believe that these guys who abused states funds still owes Dominica pay back money. They cannot be trusted

        thanks much Hon Linton for your on going watch over states funs for us.

      • Gary
        March 16, 2018

        To viewsexpressed

        Why are you asking me to substantiate something I did not comment on or expressed an opinion. Why can’t you comment on the subject at hand. To suggest that Linton is watching over our state funds is somewhat laughable. Linton is the head of The Public finance committee when last has he summoned a meeting to ascertain accountability of state funds being spent.

  27. John Jay
    March 14, 2018

    You right because the party or opposition party in Grenada was your bon jean and now you crying for them. You was never a support of Dr.Keith Mitchell. Your members of your Dominca Labour party once went down there to campaign against him and he lost and their was trouble during their at election when it came around they got a beating which is there second one like this so stop running your mouth like you was good with Mitchell in Grenada. Come soon you will be getting yours like how your boys got two beating back to back because your labour party is not for the POOR & SUFFERING but the Bougeya. Your is coming to an end.

  28. da for real
    March 14, 2018

    I think you very right on this one Sir

    • Enough is enough
      March 15, 2018

      Just want to know when you receive a cheque from them the last time ? This week ? Last month ?

  29. viewsexpressed
    March 14, 2018

    Skerrit has never been in Opposition and came into government on a paved road. Skerrit knows nothing of the value and role of the opposition. He feels as PM that he knows it all, at the same time the people of Dominica have seen him and his government as corrupt, the worse government ever in Dominica.

    This immature politician who has no respect for parliament or the constitution has robbed Dominica of its development. As a form of guilt and ignorance this is what Skerrit says: “Sometimes oppositions don’t take time to understand how government works and how government functions and how government raises revenue to meet the needs of its citizens,” he said on state-owned DBS Radio on Wednesday morning.
    Who is Skerrit to lecture to any opposition on how government works. If one is a corrupt leader of a corrupt government how on earth can they talk of the role of Opposition when you have broken every Protocal and engaged in Bin Bobol, meaning some level of thievery of states…

    • Ray
      March 15, 2018

      He has no idea of the value and role of opposition, so much so that he head yet to call a real parliament since Maria. He failed to give CREAD real meaning even when instructed by the opposition that there is only one way to make it lawful, than to debate it in the house. He has yet to truly involve the opposition in the recovery process since Maria. Skerrit treats the opposition party like the constitution, he ignores it completely.
      He may ignore the opposition party but when the people who oppose him all stand together he can’t ignore that. Mr Skerrit will learn very soon to respect the opposition, cause it’s more than just a party
      God bless Dominica

  30. Plato
    March 14, 2018

    I don’t support most of what is done by the prime minister and his regimen. However, I am a form believer in the premises made in his argument. I have tried on numerous occasions to tell Dominicans that the opposition strategy is not working. This silly idea of criticizing everything under the guise of keeping the pressure on is silly. It alienates reasonable people. I am begging you all of you want a better change and the necessary develop in our nation, please change the strategy.

    • viewsexpressed
      March 15, 2018

      Plato, read this nonsense again,,….and try again to stay focus on the issue at hand. “This silly idea of criticizing everything under the guise of keeping the pressure on is silly.

      There is a big difference between one being a “Critic” and one “Criticising”. Try to differentiate between the two please.
      Hon Linton and his UWP team are highly professionals and are aware of what they say when they “critic” this corrupt Labour government to account to we the people, and that includes you. It is their duty to o so on our behalf. We do not trust Skerrit and hi corrupt Labour Governnment

      • Plato
        March 15, 2018

        I know exactly what I am saying. It your kind with this aggressive unproductive behavioural is keeping the party in opposition. Listen to Joshau Francis and Joseph Isaac recently. They agree with me and I know you all are hearing the same from others within. This behaviour which is perceived as bitterness and in some cases hatred for the prime minister drives people away.
        To win you need to bring people in. Swallow your pride.

  31. Pamala
    March 14, 2018

    Pot telling pot it button black

  32. Truth Be Told
    March 14, 2018

    Says the man who came into Government with all the necessary knowledge, skills, training and know how of how to Govern! This man constantly makes a fool of himself with his ignorance and self-proclaimed wisdom! As the saying goes, “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.” Mais PM sa la tama amay parlay!

    • Truth Be Told
      March 14, 2018

      Skerrit stated that this is the reason why when opposition parties in the Caribbean sometimes get into government, “they are unable to perform because they had a completely different perspective of what government is.” What a very foolish statement. May I inform the Prime Minister that unless you are running a Monarchy or Dictatorship that all Governments come from being in Opposition at some point!

  33. Shaka Zulu
    March 14, 2018

    That is an old argument. I heard that from Eugenia Charles and UWP when they were in gov. They both performed better than this current gov. Tbe carribbean politics is about who like who cause the amount of crap Austri talk on a platform not even to run my pig pen i would elect him. We dont have core values to which we hold ourselves such as conservatism; where you believe in work hard, less government leave wothin your means, invested spending and so on. The electorate is generally ill informed ignorant of the process and constitution. I bet 90% of Dominica does not know anything in the constitution. The opposition has a hard time because the previous gov screwed things up so bad that it takes more than t years get things right and population mindset is polluted. Term limits should be mandatory. The Caribbean leaders like thier african counterparts. They suck.

    • Gary
      March 16, 2018

      Why write such nonsense that the FreedomParty and the UWP did better than the present Government.Why did the UWP last only one term in office, that’s why I have always told you got a knack for writing foolishness What do you know about conservatism you sound like a parrot just repeating things you do not understand. You should be the last person to say that the electorate in Dominica does not know anything and are ill-informed. Knowing the constitution does not make you are an informed electorate.

  34. Jonathan Y St Jean
    March 14, 2018

    Truth be told that Skerritt is the one who is out of touch.To Skerritt the measurement for remaining in power is based on popularity and the number of handouts given to the supporters to remain entrenched in power and not developmental and economic indicators,Under his government which has been in office for 18 years the result is high unemployment falling exports and manufacturing and an increase in government involvement from being the father and providing pampers for babies to being the biggest and only job creator in town.Is this what Skerritt calls the opposition not understanding how government works? Well this is not what successful goverñment is supposed to be but be the facilitator through programs to enable that the majority can pull themselves up by their own boot straps.To Skerritt government is about keeping the productive populace dependent on government as much as possible and government being a beggar extraordinaire.Although he is in government he doesn’t get it

  35. Ibo France
    March 14, 2018

    Let’s take serious assessment of Skerrit’s eighteen years at the helm of government. The economy does not create good paying jobs for most citizens to carve out a decent standard of living for themselves and their families. Is this disputable? Dominica is still without an international airport, a modern track and field stadium, decent medical facilities, police stations, roadways and bridges and a proper functioning seaport. The Police Force, nurses and most public servants are severely demotivated and demoralized. The country is more fragmented than ever before in its long history. Many of the educational facilities are in a deplorable state. I’m trying hard to think of something good but nothing is readily coming to mind. If I were to grade the PM on his performance thus far from 1 – 10 with 1 being the lowest, Mr. Skerrit would land himself in a negative category. His vast experience has made him supremely arrogant and extremely recalcitrant ‘

  36. Alex Bruno
    March 14, 2018

    Okay, upon listening to the entire interview, the PM actually said sometimes and often time when referring to Caribbean opposition parties. This makes his statement a bit more on point as he makes a valid point.

    • March 15, 2018

      It makes perfect sense. Agreed.

    • Toto
      March 15, 2018

      Listen pal, the real Alex Bruno would not use poor English like you, trust me.

  37. marie-claire R Skerrit
    March 14, 2018

    So please let the general public know how the government raise money Mr. PM and please show how they spending it and whose pocket it going in since there can’t be now evidence of the use of the money on the Country as we speak. Thanks and your welcome

  38. Daryl joseph
    March 14, 2018

    Wow taking Grenada result to take shots at every one esle when he was not prime minister was he then the only one who knew how to run the Island?
    Congrats sir i guess Dominica was nothing before you. Just take a look around the results speaks for itself.
    I hope all the opposition parties do waste there time with this petty stuf.

    • March 15, 2018

      This is the perfect time to highlight this topic. It’s not about using the elections to take shots. You may be fully aware that quite a few Caribbean islands are in election mode, no better time for the PM to share his views on their functionality. He should even pinpoint the UWP of Dominica for the terrible job done over the years. I say well done PM, keep pressure on them!

  39. Alex Bruno
    March 14, 2018

    I hope the Prime Minister is not applying his own narrow views with a broad brush. I am also not sure what the basis of such statement is, and whether he indeed knows of the circumstances with every opposition party in the Caribbean. If he indeed does have such data to support this very bold claim, I ask that he shares the information as this will surly make my research on ‘The fate of Caribbean Opposition Political Parties in the face of Governing Incumbencies’ a bit easier. He should also be very careful with such claims, especially as his own party, ‘The Dominica FreeLabour Party,’ was/is able to perform in excellently in government – by his own admission. So, his statements undermine his own status as a “successful” incumbent after having served in the opposition (then again he is probably the only exception). This is, however, not the point. I believe that this is a dangerous statement as government leaders, in all democracies, must show appreciation for opposition parties…

    • Gary
      March 14, 2018

      When you say quote “I hope the Prime Minister is not applying his own narrow views with a broad brush” you are making an assumption, which is not a fact, but this can be an opportunity for you to research and test what The PM is saying before making such assumption. The PM Statements are not based on data, it is silly to ask for such thing, The PM statement is based on Knowledge and experience, knowledge always wins its supersedes data or information. Information is free, knowledge is not.

      The statement made by The PM is not in anyway implying a disregard of an opposition party in a
      democratic institution of Governance.If that’s your understanding, it bewilders me how someone like you would arrive at such conclusion and make such statement quote “I believe that this is a dangerous statement as government leaders, in all democracies, must show appreciation for opposition parties” can you provide evidence or argument to support such reckless statement.

      • viewsexpressed
        March 15, 2018

        Gary, are you for real, you wrote or pen this nonsense.??? Shocking
        “The PM statement is based on Knowledge and experience, knowledge always wins its supersedes data or information. Information is free, knowledge is not.”

        PM statement is based on Knowledge and Experience??????/ are you referring to the abuse of states funds…? For eg. The Bin Bobol….The Fertilizer Bobol…….the Red Clinic. Ignorance and knowledge has been the tool used to abuse state funds and manipulate poor people and reduce them to the level of mendicancy and you talking about Knowledge etc. Yes Knowledge of the abuse of states funds and experience for a recurring abuse. Hon Linton had the data, please consult him then advocate for an enquiry into these fraudulent behaviour.
        I hope this clarifies you misleading deeds. My advice to you – please stay away from Skerrit
        Skerrit must Go.

      • marie-claire R Skerrit
        March 15, 2018

        Gary you must be getting something for the PM so you sing for your next meal with the foolish response. grow a brain

      • Ibo France
        March 15, 2018

        Gary , you are trying to play the role of an analyst. Your analysis amounts to nothing more than unadulterated garbage. The PM creates a target rich environment to attacks as I stated previously because of his insensitive and ill-considered remarks. A strong Opposition Party is a plus for democracy. The strong opposition forces the government to work hard to retain power as the opposition is viewed as a viable alternative to the ruling party. Skerrit and his acolytes are only in power this long because of political shenanigans and the many loopholes in the electoral system. That’s the reason he stubbornly refuses to engage in any electoral reforms. No sensible politician talks so disparagingly about people who they might just have to interact with at CRRICOM summits and other meetings. No wonder under Skerrit tenure Dominica is the basket case of the Caribbean.

      • Gary
        March 16, 2018

        To viewsexpressed

        Why can’t you respond to a comment in the context it was written.Why should I take advice from you, wow such a silly idea on your part.

  40. Mahaut
    March 14, 2018

    You are so righte because the people in dominica are fools dominica dont have no over looking of government spending. You alone run the country..people geting money with no farms.poeple can get the help they need unless they are part of your party…………pele need some sense

  41. Walkie Talkie
    March 14, 2018

    I wonder if the walkie talkie Pm remembers that his good friend whom he gave or sold a diplomatic passport to, Dr. Denzil Douglas, is now the leader of the opposition. Somebody needs to remind the walkie Talkie pm that Douglas who was pm for how many years was rejected by the people and he is now opposition leader. So is he included?

  42. Walkie Talkie
    March 14, 2018

    Here is my advice to the walkie talkie pm. Mr. Skerrit, since you seem to know so much I challenge you to go DBS or Kaire for an hour just to take and answer questions from the public. Eddison James did it as PM , Rosie and Pierro did it, so why you not doing it? What you hiding from from?

    • March 15, 2018

      @Walkie Talkie Are you out of your mind . He would never do that. There’s so many questions to ask PM . I believe he would embarrass himself. Everything in this DLP camp is a secret. Monies coming in from all over and Dominican not seeing no progress. The only thing you seeing is these guys getting richer. Keep dreaming, He’ll only take questions from he’s so call journalists . DLP will never make History Grenada ??

  43. jihan
    March 14, 2018

    You are the one out of touch,damn tyrant.

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