Leader of the Dominica Labour Party (DLP), prime minister, Roosevelt Skerrit is confident that this time around DLP candidate for the La Plaine constituency, Petter Saint Jean will win by a huge margin.
Saint Jean won the seat by just two votes the 2009 general elections, beating United Workers Party (UWP) candidate, Ron Green.
In fact, Skerrit told DLP supporters at a rally held in Delices on Monday night that the DLP will win the La Plaine seat by more than 120 votes because the people of that constituency have “seen the light.”
“I am satisfied that Labour is going to win the La Plaine seat on December 8th. The way I see things, lady and gentlemen, we are not going to win by any two votes or five votes or ten votes, we are going to win by more than 120 here in the La Plaine constituency because the people of the La Plaine constituency have seen the light,” he said.
He also welcomed “converts” to the DLP from the UWP.
“So I want to say to all of you who have converted to Labour, welcome to the family of Labour,” he stated. “Because in Labour’s home there are many rooms, we embrace you as brothers and sisters because you are all Dominicans.”
He added, “you recognize that with all the policies we implemented, we never discriminated against you. We never told your children that they won’t get their tuition paid because they were UWP supporters. We did not tell you wouldn’t get housing assistance because you were Workers supporters. We didn’t tell you as a 70-year-old that you won’t get the money because you were not Labour party supporters. We did not tell the senior citizens under the Yes We Care program that we won’t take care of you because you were Workers supporters. We embraced every one of you because you are a Dominican and if there is something to be shared for Dominicans, you should get a part of it.”
Meanwhile, Saint Jean said he is convinced that the La Plaine constituency, “is better off being in a Dominica that is made by the Dominica Labour Party.”
“Not only is the Dominica Labour Party committed to making Dominica a more prosperous and peaceful land during the next five years, but also because the Dominica Labour Party is committed to the poor families of Delices, the poor families of Boetica and the poor families of La Plaine,” he sad. “In this case my beloved people La Plaine will get a fairer share of the goods it might otherwise not have got.”
It is really sad for the bribery that is going on with this government. We’ve got so many natural resources, which we are blessed with in this beautiful country, Y can’t we import our natural fruits, WATER etc,to places like UK.What is happening to our agriculture. We’ve got the best among the rest when comes to our natural fruits, PLP we should be looking at the bigger picture. Other countries do it, why can’t we???, no wonder we are called sml (small island).Our economy can do much better than that. The money that is being spent for so called DA’ns to come down and vote, this is pure madness, this is tax payers money. Yet, the locals, can’t find jobs to do!!!DA needs a good reshuffle in Government. Yes we all ask for change, and hope it is for something better. DA’s we are going down. The PLP, (DA’s) leaving oversees, that come down to cast their votes, should b ashamed of themselves. Talk about illeterate PLP. Being away from DA for so long, and yet, is still so shallow in thinking.
People of Dominica the paid Dominicans in the diaspora are coming from Antigua, Tortola, St.Maarten, BVI , Jersey and other areas in the USA and they will be spread out in places like St.Joseph, Castle Bruce, La Plaine, Soufriera, Salibia and others so we have to stop them. I support the group that gathered the names and other detail information and forward it to the State department ( USA) Who can’t hear will feel let them pay.
A good leader brings people together they do not destroy them so somebody have to pay for that, let no man strive against each other we got to speak out we got to speak our minds like it or not Change is a must.
Well since both sides are doing it, who do you suggest we vote for..(btw UWP started this trend and are mad now because they have less money, so they can bring down less voters)
Petter St. Jean if what Skerrit said is true about big win for you in Laplain why is it that you told me that that neither Skerrit nor your cabinet colleagues believe that you are winning this seat this time around. For a matter of fact you went on to say that you do not want a ministry if allu win this time until Mathew Walter told you in a cabinet discussion that you could be a good minister of agriculture. Did you not also tell me that should you win as you think you could that you would only spend one year and resign? We are God fearing individuals so I dare you to challenge me for if you do I am coming back here with the date, time ,place and witness. You guys need to stop trying to fool the people. no body can stop reggae. There is a change coming to this nation and there is absolutely nothing that you all can do about it.
That’s to tell you and the people of La Plaine and Dominica at large how far they will go and I am calling on the people of that village to be more aggressive this time around come out in large numbers and be the eyes and police at the Polling Station be on the look out don’t allow anyone not even our Dominican brothers and sisters who live in the diaspora to come and keep you in hell, let them know enough is enough let them see that you all mean business.
And don’t allow any one from the DLP to come back next day and ask for recall and if that have to be done it must be done by independence people that do not have an agenda and it must be done in the present of both parties but they cannot be involved. People of La Plaine don’t allow DLP or Skerrit to destroy your chance of pride and happiness again, stop those from the diaspora the power is in your hand don’t give away your democracy for a piece of silver.
Big win? Let’s not forget peter didn’t win in Laplaine in 2009 he won in no boetica and delices and they people of Victoria are fed up with his broken promises! Peter have a seat and make way for the blue…. U must cry come 8th dec
who is crying now??
Dominicans you know the people from your villages who actually live in Dominica. If you know someone doesn’t live in Dominica and they come just to vote, beat them, give them something to take back to where the come from. If Dominica is doing all that well, why do they have to come for one day to vote when they have not been livingin Dominica for God know how long.
Please don’t allow them to come and seal your fate be it for Red, Blue, Yello,Purple or Green. They did it in 2009, now look at the state of the country. Give them something to remember. Let them come and live in Dominica because they say things are great there not just for a day or 2.
How can you call yourself praying hands and advocate violence? We are Dominicans and not like others who use violence during elections. Repent and ask God for forgiveness!!
Skerrit telling his supporters don’t bathe on the morning of election just go to the polls now speaking to several pastors they have said it is not simple as it looks. When you make certain packs with the devil it includes not bathing for some time. Mr and them will do anything to stay in power so when he talking about big win he knows what he is doing
Ron Green have done northing in the Laplaine community..Peter is a true son of the soil and a man who look out for the community.Some Laplaine people don’t like to see the barefoot man rise anyway..Ron should just lost his deposit…Laplaine open your eyes Ron is finish.
With a dangerous name like Poison you expect to be trusted. You get lost!!!
Labour has been in power for 15 years what have they done? Nothing ! They cripple the banana and plantain industry which the people sooo relied on. Bags and bags of toloma are left at people’s home for months upon months before they are sold. …and when they are sold they are not given their money immediately They have to wait another couple of months b4 they are given cash in their hands .so really what has petter or whatever is his name done ?
Before people are employed in the NEP he has to know which political party they support which is ridiculous ! I thought is on merit persons are Hired .
Oh and it was not under labour party residents started putting water at their homes .
The only thing mister has done is yo walk up and down the community pretending he cares for people whereas he doesn’t
we must stop these people we must stop them when we know that they have not visit the country for the last 5years it is our duty to run them out from the polling statio
Skerrit must say that, because the amount of red candles lighting up on Morne Bruce at midnight, you will swear and say it’s Paris by night.
Di PM is the man to run this place.Again di PM have a psychology degree for di mad people of di land.Olu doe see how di PM inject di (ka twa vai) medicine and all them turn like robot.Mad people in this place and mad people do mad things.LABOUR
Mr. Skerrit you are predicting a big win because you are doing everything and anything possible to stifle the will of the People. You have your agents working overtime in the diaspora bribing people giving them tickets and money to come down and vote. La Plaine is one of your target constituencies because you know that the PEOPLE DO NOT WANT PETER ANY MORE! 2009 was a very very close call and without the outside influence the seat would have been lost.
I appeal to right thinking people out there to do their part in prevent election fraud this time around. If you know something. SAY SOMETHING DO SOMETHING. Go through the electors list in your respective constituencies and report all those who don’t belong.
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Lol… the only way dat gonna happen is if he brings in at least 400 outtside voters… because honestly if a poll was held right now in laplaine, ron wud win landslide…. many people have switched from petter and the majority of the new youth voers are with ron..
Wat petter makin fool him is the young boys who he attach to nep….i guess he counting them as his supporters… lol… and people he pay to come on his platform to say they switch from uwp… or the people he give 1500$ bribes… petter ur time is up…. we doe want uuu!!! goooo!!!
PM? Do we have one at this time?
WICKED People and BEGGARS from my district,that is those who get myet baggai from Peter are those who will vote him….Tout famille ka twavai though.De man looking for his pocket and family.
Skerrit invited the poor people to the Red Clinic to give them ‘chicken feed’. Tell him to keep his 50 Dollars. That is not going to feed you for long. Think! What you all need is permanent jobs or a secure income from agriculture. Labour can not and will not give you that. Let’s get rid of this arrogant man and his corropt cabal.
who ever u are IRITATED u are no labourite u are a jealous uwp supporter.all u see the number of voters who have joined the labour train.they have realized that uwp is a waste of time
LL have you ever sit and ask yourself which Laborite a you if you know anything about the party you will know what is going on is not what Le Blanc, Douglas, Charles stood for those were true men of the Labor Party so wake up and smell the coffee.
Let me tell you none of these guys would never get into power in north America or Canada because we have very strong guidelines and procedures they could never live up too and high on the list are corruption, bribery only in Dominica this nonsense goes on a party in power 15yrs and it’s people in poverty where only some can eat others are beggars .
CHANGE IS NOW!
La Plaine we are waiting for you to make history and be counted as # 1 on December 8
But of course, you get what you pay for… After dishing out so much money and importing voters from all over. Of course you can brag. This is a disgrace. Such coward. afraid to let the people who live there vote for who they want. COWARD!
Petter Saint Jean what happen to u your crying that’s not the last election
I guess that 120 includes the 150 who are booked for the visit from SXM, NJ, GUADA and FL…
HMMMMM..
It’s amazing how labour calculates. time for change people…..
vote this corrupt inept government out. Make them know how it feels to sit on the opposition side of parliament.
That is going to be cool… and see Skerrit stands up to disrupt and Mr Speaker says to sit down.
Yes all I can say is yes. Yes to peace yes to progress and yes to Labour! What has Ron Green done for laplaine lately? Laplaine people just in love with Ron Green Ron Green, Ron had his run already, since I know myself he has been affiliated with the village in some capacity or the other… he is running on his name not his deeds!
He used to be green now he’s blue when he should be red. Don’t vote for a party simply because the man running is running on his name and not his deeds.
Hmmm I wonder how much La Plaine constituency has improved. The last I checked the roads there were so bad
that comment is so stupid. what has ron done? is ron in power now? can he access treasury to do anything. get some brains on
Labourites not easy mama.What they afraid of like that noh? but they say they winning so why are they crying?
If the ppl take u up on that labour will be swept out of office cuz they have certainly failed…if one is to take ur advice only Roosevelt skerrit deserves his seat….have u realize that almost 70% of port security comes from the viellecase constituency???the man takes care of his constituents….what has labour done to be re elected in ,paix Bouche,Wesley,Portsmouth,colihaut,st Joseph,cottage,mahaut,Roseau north,south and valley,grand bay,petite savage,gran fond,castle Bruce???? Absolutely nothing that warrants them another term in office yet u are one of them shouting 5 more years….u need to educate the labour supporters..being born in a family that supported is not a good reason to vote labour…a lot of persons were born into poverty, do they say I born poor so I will try to die poor????
the days of the unclean labour party is over they are fighting against what they cannot prevent. CHANGE!!!!
Who beat Peter he crying??? You start crying already? Later will be greater!!
Hello and good afternoon my people. Well my mother is from LaPlaine and I was just there during the Fest and Independence. I can’t see what can Mr Saint Jean can say that he’s doing for the people. He has nice concrete road infront of his home but just a hundred feet away the road is full of pot holes(Real Pot Holes) so I can’t understand how can Mr Saint Jean can leave his home and don’t see the condition of the roads. I also asked my aunt about the agriculture center in LaPlaine but she told me its empty and nothing is happening there. So I am asking Mr Saint Jean what have you done for the people in LaPlaine to think they should vote for you.
I think you need to take a walk around La Plaine and take a better look at the place and then you will be able to answer your own question.
To LaPlaine.
Hello and good evening my people. I spent one week in LaPlaine and I walked from Telemaque shop all the way down to Eco Mart so I saw the condition of the road. I also drove All around LaPlaine and I thought the wheel of my rented SUV would fall off. So how can you say Mr Saint Jean provide a basic need as a pave or concrete roads for the people. I born in Grand Bay and I am an American citizen therefore I don’t vote and I have no intention of voting so I don’t take sides. I just call it as I see it.
So how many people he bringing in this time around? I guess two hundred of the five hundred people coming from NJ going to LaPlaine! Say it aint so! Change is a must. One cannot win an election by two votes after ten recounts.
Mr skerrit we the ppl of Delices is not daft . Mr. Petter where were you when we worte to ur . gov’e to fix the bridge over the white river . What did u say ? I don’t know mr, tell some ppl ,or tell dominica what was said . Let’s look at the playing field , the roads , oh you & ur gov’e have not pay some of the buss drives . I can go on & on petter . Remember when u came to Victoria, & curse some ppl when they ask u about work , & why do spent so much on things that is not needed . Look at our school petter . Please don’t let me open my mouth . Think again Mr.
@ Knows better, did you say Petter “CURSED” some people at Victoria? Speak the truth please. How could Petter curse worse again, in public. Petter is a Christian/ preacher and Christians don’t curse. You mean Petter’s God allows him to curse now? He must have changed gods man? Oh yes! I forgot his new god and new jesus is Skerrit and that god/jesus curses in public too and the works of their god will they do. Maybe he might be doing some other things his new god and jesus approves too
Well I guess he knows how many people he bringing down to steal the La Plaine seat like he did last time.
Whatever was given to any member of the public should not be a *sound out* because its goverment funds which belong to all of us no matter what party we are from ..Labour too low!!
Lol lol big win eh skero dream on!!
Laplaine People and the entire constituency should remember the good old days, of lots of money and LA looking like a town……
Laplaine was indeed one of the top villages in Dominica. Remember the vast agricultural development and the massive agricultural station in Laplaine…
Laplaine had things going for them, and so many young men and women were on top of the world.. Things were happening…………….. Right now Laplaine, is like a massive ghost town with nothing happening and idle people looking for work but cant find because Banana done, Agriculture done…..
One is left to wonder, what has happened to the beautiful eastern district as a whole……
The labour party is responsible for killing everything in the eastern district and should i say Dominica.
The labour party is responsible for the high rate of unemployment and crime in Dominica
Youths in Dominica, graduate year after year and they have no jobs…. The people have noooooooooo money to spendddddddd….. But sadly Skerritt and his supporters are working, eating, drinking and travelling overseas.. not so with the majority of Dominicans….
All around the streets in Laplaine, Delice and environ is grass and set of nastiness caused by overgrown vegetation….
Oh……………….. It is alleged that the Labour party and the kabal would make magic to fine jobs, in every and any sector for their supporters, thats corruption and mal- practice to the highest degree………
Laplaine and the entire Dominican public should ask Skerritt, where has this sudden bolow of money come from… for 14 yrs people starving and in poverty yet they have millions campaigning…….. Even in the campaigning they using corruption techniques to help themselves and their friends and family…………..
UWP may not and dont have the answers to all the questions, but a vote for Labour with a clear conscience is a vote for 5 more years of hardship, poverty, no jobs, crime, violence, drug abuse and a greater sense of hopelessness and surrender to defeat as is so visible in Dominica……..
Dominicans need hope in such a hopeless time with labour.
This Labour government needs to gooooooooooo, vote them out with a passion…………….
They doh goooooooood, Yo pa bon
Skerrit is right, converts- Dominiicans need to convert from this oppressive and hypocritical governementttttttttt………….. Even skerritt is saying convert to changeeeeeeee….
Oh Last thing: Mr Petter or whatever your name is,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, doesnot your conscience eat you whilst driving on Your fancy SUV on these nasty, dirty and dangerous roads in the South East……….. You, the one from Rivierre Cyrique , Castle Bruce and The Carib Territory deserve some pressure for not doing nothing about the roadsssssssssss………… You all are right, You guys dont pay for vehicle maintenance and so forthhh…… Pm Predicts big win for UWP,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Not for labour, enough hard labour for 14 years
When Peter was transferred to Boetica as a teacher he said Boetica was behind god’s back. What is Boetica’s cardinal location now?
The only contribution that has been made is the buying of votes. the people of that constituency could open a shop and sell votes for this election. this would be a viable and lucrative economic activity.
Votes for Sale. Plywood, blocks, galvanize but what about the human development aspect of the south east development? What has happened to the production of plantains, yams, Tania and the others. What has happened to the population of Laplaine, Delices and Boetica. They have left because the rural economy under this government has collapsed.
laplaine has turned into ghetto since labour . Time for change .
Wait Skerrit, If you are talking about the La Plaine Constituency you need to be examined. Now there is a rumor that a Pastor in Delices is dishing out $$$ to Labour supporters. St. Jean told La Plaine folks at a meeting in La Plaine Village last week that he will win by 120 something votes and Skerrit said the same thing last night.
I think their count is based on the number of Diapora people who will be airlifted to vote. Well I am telling La Plaine people in NJ, St. Croix, St. Marteen and elsewhere, we know who you are and that is all I will say for now.
Mr. Skerrit, I am a dlp and voted the party in 2000, 2005, & 2009. I now consider myself a backslider from the dlp because I do not like the way things are going in the country and even worse off in my home village of Delices. First of all, Mr. Green did not lose the 2009 election as the entire nation including laborites know it was stolen from him. Secondly, we vote for character and after 15 yrs. of Ron as Parrep, we never had questions about his honesty and morality even if I always voted against him. Furthermore, when I heard how Skerrit and Austrie dinned on Monell Williams for something she had no control over and worse case, for something that ALL of us as love, although unfortunately, we as women are always seen as the bad one, because we carrying the belly, sometimes with no help from the man, our future most time in tinted, and when we do what is wrong to fight our battle, our leaders go on platform and stone us to death. As a woman, I cannot see myself voting this Skerrit DLP again. Based on what is happening in the constituency, even if Skerrit were to bring down a boat load of people to vote for him, he still cannot win anyways.
Unbelievable! The Labourites have so many people booked to come in from overseas to vote its not funny. If their performance was creditable as they say local voters would be sufficient to return them to office, but as is very obvious outside votes are very necessary…..coming from Antigua St Maarten Tortola by the hundreds…many of them for St Joseph and CastleBruce constituencies plus the enormous amount
from the USA………..these guys have lots of money, its no doubt.
Skerrit u need to stop with the reproaching people, u are a Govt who supposed to make people life better not give us things for votes, as a laybarite i am very dissapointed.
What big win that. Last election he won by 2 thief seats after counting and counting and recounting. Huh we shall wait and see. good Luck on that seat Mr.Skerrit.
Peter you look a bit worried last time around Skerrit stole the election for you this time around the overseas people wont be coming,waiting to see what voodoo skerro will work now.
Well ,well, I finally had it with Labour.I am a strong supporter of Labour but after last night listening to all their Lies in my village of Delices I done with Labour.For instance Peter said $25,000 was sent to the village council to repair MR Abraham house under the housing programme and Ron Green stopped it.Peter you are the palrep.you saw to it that your good friends got concret houses under the housing programme,but mr Abraham is not in your circle of friends so his house did not get repaired.Ron was not in Government and we all know he had no accesss to that money you talking about,now you need Abraham vote you trying to blame RON.That meeting was based on lies,i am from the village and I know more than Peter because its only now election is around the corner he comes by,we use to see you more often when you were in church,my you were such a powerful song leader ,what happened Peter,dont answer I know..Skeritt happened.And to top off the cake Reginald that does not know if the village of Delices exsist came as the Last speaker with more lies.MR .Eugene they gave you a mixer, reggie did not forget he called your name on the stage .you may think its a good thing,but he is just reminding you ,you owe him.Dominica did not have to know they help you.Reggie if you give something with your right hand the left hand does not have to know……………….I am not a workers,but I am voting for change.
Well said!!!
You are a workers. That’s how you sound.
You are so right, so much lies in our face like that. And he saying by margin labour winning.. lol
Well do like Bent Boy and show your face
Did we expect to hear anything different? If things are better today than it was fifteen years ago off course a big win is in order but ah las PM the LaPlaine people will tell their story.
Where dat……watch hw many he cheated by last election although they had an influx of voters…..and mr green still won but some ppl had to recount 10 times to cheat him by 1 or 2 votes……….
not around dis time st.jean…….ntn cya help u……jah nt a police remember dat
Yep, we the converts are happy for the things that are done in the South East. PLEASE MR. PM PUT PETTER SAINT JEAN AS MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE IN THE NEW TERM. HE IS A REAL FARMER.
papa met!
To South East.
Hello and good afternoon my people. How can you call Mr Saint Jean a real farmer. I was just in Dominica and we were planting flowers by the street in LaPlaine while Mr Saint Jean stood in front of the Police Station just waving at the passing motorist. What’s happening at the agriculture center in LaPlaine?
Apparently you do not know the definition of real farmer because anybody from La plaine can attest to the fact that teacher Petter is a true farmer.
Zorrrr awa wi. Farmer???????? And he was in government and let the farmers down so. Turned the farming industry into a disgrace. Zorrrr awa awa.
Assertive, NOT Aggressive!
No Sir sa pa sa fet. ce Labour, labour and labour agian.