It is a case of he said against he said.
On one hand local journalist, Carlisle Jno Baptiste, is standing behind his story that a poll conducted by regional pollster, Peter Wickham, has shown the Dominica Labour Party will win eight “clear seats” if a general election is called.
On the other hand, Wickham is denying such poll even exists and has basically trashed the story.
The matter has its genesis in a report made by Jno Baptiste on privately-owned Q95 Radio.
“I can confirm to you that a poll was conducted by the Dominica Labour Party and the poll which was conducted by Peter Wickham of CADRES and the poll that was conducted gave the Dominica Labour Party eight sure seats in the upcoming general election,” he said. “The poll was conducted from my information between January and March of 2014.”
Jno Baptiste went on to say that when contacted, Wickham said the results of the poll were not intended for public consumption since it was done “in confidence.”
“From time to time people and political parties do conduct polls, I am not going to discuss the findings of this poll. It was internal purposes strictly,” Jno Baptiste quoted Wickham as saying.
According to Jno Baptiste, when pressed further about the results of the poll, Wickham became very evasive and responded, “whatever you say, and I will deny it totally.”
The matter has created a firestorm of controversy and both Jno Baptiste and Wickham are digging in their heels and showing no signs of backing down.
Wickham described Jno Baptiste’s story as ‘ludicrous’ arguing that only a national poll can show the DLP winning eight seats and the last such poll conducted by CADRES in Dominica was in March 2013.
“It was conducted by the Labour Party and was conducted last year,” he told DNO. “I have not, and I will repeat, I have not conducted a national poll in Dominica in over a year…”
He said he was contacted by Jno Baptiste and there was a conversation with regard to polls by political parties. “I did say to him that often political parties conduct polls and often political parties can choose or not choose to release the poll,” he noted. “I did not have a discussion with him in relation to any specific poll that he talked about.”
He stated when he was contacted he was in “the middle of something” and the conversation was in general terms. “If he has information in relation to a poll, he needs to publish it and I will essentially deny it is anything realistic because there has been no CADRES poll in Dominica in relation to national perspective in the last year,” he noted.
When pressed by DNO as to whether he has conducted any internal or non national poll recently for the DLP, Wickham said he is only prepared to discuss a national poll since only such poll can reflect the results of what is being discussed.
“The only way I can do an assessment of eight seats is if I have polled nationally and I came to a conclusion in relation to eight seats,” he stated. “I have not done anything like that in over a year. If we are having conversation about a poll that he has produced, because the story as I understand it that he said he has the information, the information speaks to a situation in which an election could be called and they could only win eight seats. The only way I can do that is in reference to a national poll and I do not have any such information and that is all I am prepared to speak about.”
But Jno Baptiste is sticking by his story, describing his source as “very very credible” and the poll as “internal.”
“What is the issue?” he asked. “The issue is the poll was conducted and according to them it was not for public consumption and I have not said anything different. I have said that the poll was conducted and they did not want to release the findings of the poll. I never said a national poll was conducted. I never, ever said that.”
You supporters of that uwpwe gang sound so stupid you reminds me of pappy ,you all go claiming seats like wild fire and making noise like empty vessels ,I think uwpwe is going to win 100 seats come election , I have one vote and it will be my way of endorsing the work of the DLP come next election” you blue vex ” Labour ka twavai.
We can jump high and low the only one who knows who is the best person to represent Dominica is God. Lord you know what some of these people are up to please do your will. I had a dream and your all should be be very very careful who you all put in power.
Is he /she voting? Did she /he do so in the pass? If so we know his/her pattern of voting lol Swing and try again Tell.
As it is know: ” past behavior is an indicator of future behavior.”
It is perfectly clear now. When Skerrit got his political chariot he was so cocky he told them to forget about a reverse gear because he was only going forward. Well Mister arrived at the summit but thought he could climb higher still only to find himself on the way down, without that reverse gear. He is going down that slope faster and faster now with brakes overheating and the wheels in danger of coming off, even before he reaches bottom. Some people still have time to jump off, but hurry! Malgraysa!
Nice try( even if I abhor these neo freedomite dressed in DLP clothing. You started by saying there was no reverse gear note U did not state no breaks at the assembling of his chariot one cannot just remove the breaks while the chariot is in motion Malgraysa!
See you lack cohesion, method and process in ur madness. that in all estimation makes you a poor engineer if one can classify you more of buffoon.
ur friend from St.Kitts- Dr,Deceased JA
When I parted ways with the DLP in April 2010, I knew the ship was sinking;but to be honest with you, I did not think it would crumble at the pace that it has been crumbling. Just take a look at the DLP’s report card this week alone, as seen and heard in the news and you will understand why he had to pay the Bishop so much money to make mass for him. But that too will not work though because many true and devoted Catholics can read between the lines. Here is his report card for this week alone:
1. Lennox Linton chastises government ministers for alleged sexual abuse. What an allegation! In another country, the president and PM would call for an independent investigation.
2. Instead of a public investigation, Astaphan threatens lawsuits in Linton allegations
3.The government of Jamaica had to intervene in the matter of the deportation from Dominica of artiste, Tommy Lee Sparta
4. Dominica ranks last in foreign investment in Caribbean
5. Police reject gov’t wage freeze offer
6. Bar Association stands behind ‘Babs’ Dyer IPO nomination
7. Authorities moved into Canefield East
8. Nicholls “Shanks” Esprit to contest Salisbury for DLP
9. Over 2,000 reported cases of Chikungunya in Dominica
10.Peter Wickham gives DLP 8 sure seats and they hiding it from their blind followers.
11. After WICB pulled the third test from Guyana, reports are they wanted to move it to Dominica but were forced to send it to B/dos because WICB has serious concerns about our ability to receive tourists.
12. Stabbing death in Portsmouth; 17-year-old in custody, 27 year old was murdered.
13. BBC rates Dominica as cheapest place to buy citizenship
Just this week alone! So can you not understand what is happening
The 13-8 results came from the 2013 poll. The surge of support for Linton and the UWP was still in the making.
the innocent Dominicans are tired of that crap that is going on. will everybody just shut up and vote???????????????? please for crying out loud……………….
whats the point in the babble if the only way you can be heard is through your vote??????????????/ vote
Well Woodford hill we have 90 people coming down to vote in back our pm five more years we say !
100 of us coming down to vote in Wesley ! If u don’t like it to bad !
YES COME AND VOTE PM BACK IN THEN GET ON ALL YOU PLANE AND GO BACK AND LEAVE US HERE IN THE MESS
too
So what it was an internal poll. Carlise didn’t lie on Peter Wickham. This is the same man who the US Consulate has documented as a rat and he thinks he can deny it all. Skerrit has no confidence in himself and the people around him, because he wouldn’t need so much external influence at every turn to govern an island, yet those sans honte in Dominica who know nothing about Skerrit and his clowns dealings always defend. Peter Wickham is as important as Jack & the Beanstalk
. If Labour had gotten the 20 seats they kept saying they would, then he would be bleating all over the place. If in 21 constituents a poll gave me 8 and I need 11 i’d be feeling really good, but the desire to think he can repeat what happened in Grenada or better it, and the need to have a one party state is why this hoopla is going on. Stupes
I have only one question. I need one answer to
Why must the DLP administration be voted out?
please let the intellectuals and the neutral minded dominicans answer.
the love obsessed political party supporters please refrain from answering
Zuma, all I can say to you is that if you have to ask that question you must have been fast asleep up till now or totally ignorant even of what is published on DNO.
Why should they be voted back in?
i have one question i wish someone of intelligence to answer. with only one answer
As so many dominicans are asking for a new government.
why must the DLP adminstration should be voted out?
ans please note an adjective is not an answer. political obsessives please rerain from answering. leave the question to the neutral minds and intellects
one question i would like to ask.
please list all the things that the DLP government have not done..
The things which was on thier manifesto to have been done and were not done.. then and only then we as a dominican could vote the DLP administration out.
lets be true to ourselves
Skerro this time there, one strike for you and you are out!
Fifteen years of hardship is too much. Linton needs to take note of that too.
For those of us who studied Statistics and modelling at university know who research are conducted. And with certain level of confidence results are obtained from random sampling.
Note the Wickham didn’t say that a poll was not conducted. He is playing with terms. Any non bias person or one who reads objectively would deduce that. He said no NATIONAL POLL was conducted. One cannot say he is lying, since no NATIONAL POLL was conducted. But, JOhnbaptiste on the other hand didn’t say it was a national poll.
its like this. Ill try to simplify this. IF one man says DLP ate mangoes and The other man says that DLP never eat GREEN mangoes. The common denominator is that DLP ate mangoes whether GREEN or NOT! and therefore both men are then speaking the truth.
Man ! FYI next time you feel the need to show off omit the first line of your contribution who theFire Under Coffee Kettle need to know you went or presently at university studying bull.Look at the idiots on stage and off with PHds making donkeys of selves and u have the C.O Jones to tell us aboutFor those of us who studied Statistics and modelling at university know who research are conducted. And with certain level of confidence results are obtained from random sampling.
I still waiting for the announcement of the UWP candidate to replace Ronnie. UWP is such a joke! They want the PM to set a date for election but their candidate for Mahaut is unknown.
I will be waiting too hear what people going to say on DNO and on Matt when our beloved Prime Minister, the best in the world win the next election. I AM VOTING FOR THE DLP for sure. Count us in sweet PM, we love you for 5+5+5+5+5+5 more years till you get fed up. We behind you our beloved.
Well, this he said and he said, surely makes for conversational pieces, pro and con. Gives fellow D/cans something to state and get it out of their minds, partially for now anyway.
Prod on until the election is called and takes place. Let us see then who will be the winner.
Considering how far away the 2015 election is, it surely stirs up the D/can constituents. Yes! It is really hot stuff with some hot bloods.
This he said and he said, is like a storm in a teapot for the journalist. The pollster must be given the benefit of the doubt since he denied that he conducted a poll.
Much ado about nothing which is what it is. Nevertheless, it is interesting reading the opinions of supporters and non-supporters.
When I parted ways with the DLP in April 2010, I knew the that ship was sinking but to be honest with you, I did not think it would crumble at the pace that it has been crumbling. Just take a look at the DLP’s report card this week alone, as seen and heard in the news:
1. Lennox Linton chastises government ministers for alleged sexual abuse. What an allegation! In another country, the president and PM would call for an independent investigation.
2. Instead of a public investigation, Astaphan threatens lawsuits in Linton allegations
3.The government of Jamaica had to intervene in the matter of the deportation from Dominica of artiste, Tommy Lee Sparta
4. Dominica ranks last in foreign investment in Caribbean
5. Police reject gov’t wage freeze offer
6. Bar Association stands behind ‘Babs’ Dyer IPO nomination
7. Authorities moved into Canefield East
8. Nicholls “Shanks” Esprit to contest Salisbury for DLP
9. Over 2,000 reported cases of Chikungunya in Dominica
10.Peter Wickham gives DLP 8 sure seats and they hiding it from their blind followers.
11. After WICB pulled the third test from Guyana, reports are they wanted to move it to Dominica but were forced to send it to B/dos because WICB has serious concerns about our ability to receive tourists.
12. Stabbing death in Portsmouth; 17-year-old in custody, 27 year old was murdered.
Just this week alone!
Yolanda jno Jules , I expect you to give UWP pressure.
Your two feet soaking in oil and your backside in butter because after transporting school children to school you get your fat cheque at the end of the month and other bus drivers struggling .
What am I missing?
How does a poll saying that the DLP is already sure of 8 seats become a source of comfort for UWP?
Does the same poll say how many if any seats are sure for the SAW?
So DLP has to win 3 of 13 seats being contested.
This really says:
5 more years for the UWP . . . in the wilderness
Carlisle And. Matt. What do you expect. There. Was. So happy. On Monday. ,,,,,, tuesday all. angry when the truth came out wonder why
DNO, what have I said that you did not publish my comment? Looks like you wanted me to say something that will make you and your people happy.Well I have my own opinions.
Polls don’t vote people do wait elections will come if you people don’t lose your mind first.
Talking about sure seats I only see 5 sure seats for Skerrit. and they are: Vieille case, Paix Bouche, Portsmouth, Cottage, and Grandbay. Although they have a good chance in Colihault, Mahault, Roseau South, Petit Savane and Soufriere, I cannot see them with a fair chance anywhere else. So Although Mr. Wickham gave them 8 sure seats, I can only see 5 sure and 5 contending. On the other hand, I see UWP with 11 sure seats viz. Wesley, Marigot, Salybia, Castle Bruce, La Plaine, Morne Jaune, Roseau Valley, Roseau North, Roseau South, St. Joseph and Salsbury. In addition, I see them contending in Mahault, Colihault, Roseau South, Soufriere, and Pite Savan. I wouldn’t be surprised to hear UWP ending up with 15 seats and DLP 6.
UWP/TeamDominica can never, I reiterate, NEVER, win any Roseau seat. Not Valley, not North, not Central (lucky bastards were happy we did not contest it) and certainly not Ambrose City Roseau South! Be pragmatic in your thinking, stop with the partiality.
Mahaut(<<<<——-correct spelling) is truer to Red more than ever, Colihaut(check your error again) won't change FYI, Soufriere is more ready than ever to put IAN back in, Ti Savanne cannot see them blues, Salybia loves DLP and Morne Jaune will never put a in office! Lastly, St Joseph will never put out Hon. KD!!!!
Parry, I would advise the Prime Minister not to get bent out of shape by the polls. Had the polls revealed that he had three clear seats then he should be concerned. Eight plus three is eleven and that is all he needs to form the next Government. Therefore, he should be more concerned about other matters like the report that Dominica is last in Foreign Investment in the Caribbean.
I do not understand these guys. Carlisle or the polster may be right. I mean if before election is called the Labour Party has 8 sure seats, that must be good news for them. He didn’t mention the two sure seats for UWP. 11 seats up for grabs.
Well just in case:
Labour has 8 sure seats, HOW MANY DOES UWP HAVE????
You don’t hear that the poll, if it was conducted , was carried out on behalf of the DLP (…I hope they paid for it and not the Govt!). Why should Peter Wickham provide info. on behalf of the UWP. in this regard (…unless, of course he had an “under the table” deal with them at the same time). Too much speculation and too many ifs. I’m waiting till the elections and keeping my powder try till then.
Garcon all you DLP supporters refuse to come out of that constant state of denial eh…. There are some simple sayings that can be used to decipher situations like these….. simple one, where there is smoke there is fire…. so even if is not 8 clear seats they have but is 9 it would appear to me some kind of poll was called. whether it was informal, formal, publicized or not. whether u like Carlisle or not remember there is never any smoke without a fire somewhere.
Poll or no poll, the situation is clear. There are two political parties so far in the race for leadership of Dominica. There may be more. Who knows? One of the two parties will win the next elections and the other will lose. A party needs 11 seats to form the government, – that is all. Eight (8) seats from (11) leaves 3. Any ruling party that has that level of support well in advance of the date of general elections and fails to win three more seats to form the government is not good for anything – period.
As far as Carlisle’s story goes, the ruling DLP has eight. The other thirteen (13) cannot simply evaporate. They have to belong somewhere, obviously the opposition party led by a self profess novice must be smiling away. That is music to the ear. Carlisle did not however say, that the seats will be won by the opposition UWP, preferring rather to stifle his enthusiasm over his findings. Can Carlisle really believe that any right thinking person will believe. After all he is an avowed activist of the UWP just as I am an activist of the DLP. The differences between us is that I do not hide where my political symphaties lie. I support the DLP and Roosevelt Skerrit. Unlike Carlisle I do not have unlimited, unfettered access to gossip talk shows and other mass media organizations. but he is a rabid supporter of the UWP and any news such as what he has propagated this week is a sweet sounding music to his ear.
Well, well, well Team Dominica zor toute FOU POUR POWER. Moi pa tebeh.
In case you don’t understand what is going on if DLP have 8 sure seat that should tell you that the 11 seat remaining going to Team Dominica UWP so not matter what you say your party is going down.
@DANZIGER
But you are DOTISH!
DOTISH DANZIGER!
Skerrit pas fou pour rete an POWER? si ou pas Tebeh
As one who voted for the labor party last year, I believe there is so much truth to Carlisle story. UWP has made so much strides lately. In my constituency, I do not see Mr Stevenson winning, Fontaine.
You joking man! if our state of the art playing facilities is completed, and our water system is flowing like a river, above all if the Government seriously complete the Road From Rosalie to Grand fond, and the Pitie Soufiere Road, also build a proper bus station, and give our youths of the village to built a Gas station with a mini mart at Rosalie junction. Ivor hope you reading this comments and move quickly to finish all those projects there is no way Ivor loosing, he has to remember Grand Fond have more registered voters than River Cyrique and Morne Juane combined therefor they must finish those projects in Grand Fond. A.S.A.P.
I just became a big fan of Carlisle. I believe him 100%. Great reporting sir. I was just a bit disappointed that the Sun did not carry the story. Great job!
I do not have any interest in politics.the way I see various ppl act it comes out as personal attacks which has nothing to do with ecomonic growth and/or development.i will neva vote as long as I am alive nor will I take the step forward to even register to vote! It is like cat and dog fighting over territorial grounds!
That is nonsense. Every responsible citizen needs to exercise their voting right.
U guys can say watever u wish…doesn’t bother me nor will it make a difference in my decision.furthermore it is also my dam right to keep my vote….as I said b4 I hve no interest in those things.so all of all u can fight and b patriotic towards party and even make enemies with ppl who has a difference in opinion over politics! I’ve heard husband and wives arguing,neighbors ,best friends,brothers,sisters,families even dog and cat.all became enemies because of support of either party.u think I want thatt kind of division @my home or Infrnt my door.behave all u self eh.skerrit and linton sittin dwn behind chambers laughin at all u taking dere kix on all u…beat all u self still. I will sit back and take my kix to.
@mini Are you the cat or the dog?
So please shut your mouth.
Mr. Weekham, you need to take consult with senior council Tony and Lennox to see if that is not a good ground for a lawsuit because if you did not tell him and the man saying you otherwise you may want to sue him for $1 million Dollars and force him to retrack his comments within 24 hrs.
Interestingly, in March 2013, Peter Wickham had a Survey done for the DLP and he did not have a problem revealing his findings. Here are some quotes from DNO: “Dominicans are most preoccupied with the issue of unemployment, a recent Dominica Labour Party (DLP)-commissioned CADRES survey has revealed.” “The survey was done as part of the DLP’s mid term review of performance and was conducted in the last two weeks of February 2013, in 13 of the 18 constituencies that the party currently represents in Parliament.” “The survey also showed that Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit was the preferred leader…”
Then they had a poll in Sept. 2013 and had no problems putting out their findings. Here is a quote from that poll: “Regional pollster and analyst, Peter Wickham, has suggested that the Dominica Labour Party (DLP) will win again when the next general election is called.”
If you follow their trend, one will realize that every 6 monts they had a survey / poll and never had a problem revealing their findings. Mr. Peter Wickham, it is now 9 months since the last poll and we all know you had one recently. Why then you cannot reveal this time? have things unfavorably changed? The long rope is coming to an end? Why have you all become a weak -ham all of a sudden?
Does anyone has an idea as to why Skerrit’s fall and demise as Prime Minister is happening at such a rapid pace? The way in which people see the embattled PM now, to how he was looked at a year ago is mind buggling.
The rate at which he is becoming nationally unpopular leaves me to wonder if he will politically survive the next general election. Have his advisers brainstormed what is happening, or are they fast asleep?. THIS IS INDEED A BAD SIGN, but GOOD SIGN for UWP, who is capitalising handsomely on that!
Despite the hatred some may have ofLennox Linton as leader of the UWP, no level headed Dominican can say that he has not been giving it his best shot, and is making serious inroads into Labour Party’s votes.This of course is also attributed to his loyal team. He has a potent team of well trained and qualified candiadates who are working, and they are PUMPED UP ALSO.. THE FIGHT IS NOT FOR THE FAINT HEARTED. Linton has exchanged more blows and seen to have collected with greater accuracy also. How this plays out in the weeks and months ahead IS LEFT TO BE SEEN.
GOOD LUCK BOTH SIDES!
It is a human phenomenon. Nobody wants to be seen on the side of a perceived loser and support dwindles at an ever increasing speed. Expect a lot of labour supporters, who can not bring themselves to vote for the other party, simply not cast their vote.
On Sept. 12, 2013, two weeks after Lennox was made the UWP leader, Peter Wickham conducted a poll for the DLP and had no difficulties in putting out his finding: Here is a quote from DNO back then: “He told The Sun that despite the euphoria surrounding the election of Lennox Linton as political leader of the UWP, the party still faces ‘a challenge’ in catching the attention of voters According to him.” Two weeks on the job and DLP was already concerned about Lennox. Here is another quote from Mr. Wickham back in Sept. 13, 2013: “He opined that in order for any party to defeat the DLP, an 11 percent swing is needed. In my opinion it looks unassailable,” Wickham said. He then identified what he referred to as ‘shaky’ seats: “La Plaine, Morne Jaune and Roseau North constituencies are “most at risk, with each requiring a less than one per cent swing to change hands.” “Wesley (2.4 percent) and Castle Bruce (4.8 percent) are described as ‘shaky’ for the DLP.” Remember at that time LL was only on the job for two weeks.
Sir, now that LL is on cruse control with 8 months on the job, things have changed drastically to the point that those 5 seats you identified as shaky, are now in the UWP bag and you need to add Salybia, Roseau Valley, St. Joseph as sure UWP seats, along with Marigot, Roseau Central, and BAWI, which leaves UWP with a sure 11 seats, while seats like Roseau South, Soufriere, Petit Savane, Mahault, and Colihault are the new shaky seats. No wonder you, Skerrit and DLP CANNOT reveal your findings. But we know what is happening in Dominica and no wonder Skerrit is now promising to transform everywhere and lie about airport. His days are numbered and you know that.
DLP will win again, pollster suggests
Dominica News Online – Thursday, September 12th, 2013 at 9:01 AM
COLIHAUT ?????REALLY???? eh ben zor par feb…..desperate people say desperate things
Excitement, over nothing. Let us say Mr. Jno Baptiste is correct and there was in fact a poll, a poll which states that the DLP has 8 seats in the bag, the poll says sure seats, it also does not say that the remaining 13 seats will go to the UWP, that is left to speculation and comfort for anxious party political supporters. Putting aside the controversy of he said or who did what, if the poll was conducted and the results are accurate, the opposition should be very worried as they would have an uphill task picking up 11 seats from 13.
Well said !!
You have a point here, Tom. How many seats are ”cleared” for the UWP? That’s a significant question.
i think a poll was conducted…the results, i think was less than convincing…lol
no doubt about it! a poll was conducted. not very sure for who or by whom, but it was conducted. Some people were asking political questions in Kalinago along with other straying ones based on household population and economics. It was simply a disguise to hide the purpose. So the journalist knows what he is talking about.
some people were saying probably it was a survey to determine the popularity of the present pal. rep. because some questions were based on him.
But seriously!! who give a rats about polls? The facts remains as an individual voter when the time comes to cast my vote I take various things into consideration such as weather the present Government did what we the People elected them to do and are we better off than we were 15 years. Is the Government fair to every body Red,Green,Black And Blue? Did they waste our tax money, are they corrupt ? and the list goes on, after all factors are considered then I will cast my vote accordingly, for or against, once my conscience is clear and I am prepared to live with my decision, Win , Loose, or Draw, after the election is over and the people will have spoken we all should accept the people decision and come together to move Dominica forward. In my opinion once persons are allegedly paid to cook the books or paint a different picture, or any other coco-makak, is the people votes that count. the last I checked we are still supposedly a democratic country where one man one vote. but clearly with our Dominican people one never Know. we go see. I am Dominican, Are You?!
“whether”
You fell short of completing your comments. You should go on to state, what are UWP plans for Dominica, to make it more economical and progressive, much better than it presently is. Then list the – your questions for this Party.
Jon Baptiste . How can you claim that you had a conversation with Wickham about results of DLP polls and its results yet the very person you claim you got the information from clearly states that he did not have a conversation about results of DLP polls and in fact there has not been a poll conducted since 2013! Jon Baptiste went on to state on Q95fm that he can never get a minister to communicate with him. Now why should he be surprised ? Jon Baptiste know as a mouthpiece who gives erroneous information why would anyone of the ministers give him the time of day for him to report statements contrary to what was said!
one thing i can we are a family of 6 live in NYC and will be home to vote for kelvar in st joe!
Is people like you that have this country in the Mess that it is. St. Joe is poorer than it was five years ago. Consider the national development of St. Joe and Dominica before you make rash decisions.
@ lier I hope you and the family of 6 all buy you’ll tickets to come vote for allu peee peep parlrep …. is ple like allu that hv st.joe in poverty like that..allu ny with nothing working like slaves and all you ple care about is putting a government on the backs of Dominicans back home and leave next day …why dont you and the six stay and work for your country? OH I FORGOT THERE’S NO JOBS…Why dont you all come home and help develope ST. JOE. Quess u’ll can’t cause your too busy working two three jobs..
Yes go and vote to put the people in more mizer and then go back to your life in NYC. Wonder if u sending home one barrel to help your people.
No they want when they come back home and will bring a used pants or shoe and give it to them. they will be in glory. change is a must.
Maybe if you too were doing 2 OR 3 jobs your village would not be classified as the poorest in Dominica.SMDH @these silly comments
You have more money than sense but perhaps P.M. paying for your tickets?
Hard work for all you to get to do and a proper place to live wi, in the middle of Brooklyn you on DNO about family of six coming to vote. Buy the ticket and come or else shut up. You all have no shame. Coming to vote for Kelvar on freeness and going back NY like ti chien larchay coupay, with hardly a pot to piss in.
I know, allu cannot afford to come Dominica on your own pockets right? Lol So if Dominicans tax money doh buy u a ticket u not never seeing the nature isle. Lol. Woy, wicked set of people, no wonder even in NYC allu still can’t afford a plane ticket.
@liers – Ummmmmmmm, why are you still in a foreign country? After all if the country is so good, come home to reside under the government you want to vote for nuh.
That’s what is so mischievous about some of all you. Y’all will vote to keep Dominicans in misery but all you will make sure to avoid residing in Dominica under this DLP government y’all claim to love and vote for.
You all come down on Skerrit ticket and then go back to NY to live on wellfare. Well, we don’t need rats like that in Dominica. We have enough vermin already.
Good, proud of my people, u start thinking positive. This labour party government must get out of power. I will not beleve Wickhams or weak rotten ham, we are in an election year and a poll must have been done by him as the one who has been carrying out polls for Skeritt. It does not show good and favorable for labour party, this is why they are hiding. the results. In times when it looked good for them, the result would be out and election would be announced. Labour party government lost and this is good for Waitukubuli.
best all yu give matt and carlise to run uwp all you might stand a chance .ha ha dream on
@blue to red Don’t confuse yourself. The incoming Prime Minister is Lennox Linton.
Probably Joshua Francis for prime minister but not Lennox. Mister would be worse than Skerrit. Why don’ t you people face the facts. Lennox is not prime minister material and will never be.
If only you could see and foresee the future and you are a fortune teller.
You hear lie…
@ FAST N IDIOT
To see the lie in what Wickham is saying proves that you are not an IDIOT after all.
LENNOX LINTON for PM.
He is the better of the two vying for this position.!
well I was interviewed in February this year by a young gentleman who ask a lot of crap and then who i think will win and how I feel the labour party doing. I told him “election coming man” He said No. Then he asked if I was employed? that question was to make me think otherwise. I tell him If LABOUR WIN AGAIN IS NOT WITH MY VOTE AND NOBODY DOH COME AND ASK ME FOR NOTHING BECAUSE ONLY LAZY WICKED PEOPLE THAT WILL VOTE FOR THAT PARTY ESPECIALLY IF THEY LIVE IN A FARMING COMMUNITY. Then I try to take a picture of the man writing and he say PICTURE NOT Allowed, SO i tell him COME OUT IN MY YARD. Is true self.
MY POLL, SINCE I AM PLENTY BETTER THAT WICKHAM!!!!!!!
DLP does NOT have 8 sure seats at all. That’s a farce!…………………DLP may win 8 seats for sure. I wonh’t argue over that! DLP has at the most 5 sure seats, UWP (TEAM DOMINICA) has 7 sure seats. Then among the 9 remaining seats, UWP will capture 5 and the lazy, wicked, corrupt, Dunce and INSULTIVE Labour Party will 4.
RESULT WORKERS 12
THE CORRUPT AND INSULTIVE LABOUR PATY 9.
Kick the wickeds out! Let the advocate for our women be our PM.
HOW LONG
NOT LONG!
sure seats
dlp.1 portsmouth,2 cottage,3 paix bouche ,4 viele case,5 grand bay,6 petite savanne
uwp,,1salisbury, 2 marigot, 3 the valley,4 wesley,5 grand fond,6 la plaine,7castle bruce,8 st.joe,9 roseau central,10 roseau north
undicided… 1mahaut,2 salybia,3 roseau south,4 soufriere,
5 colihaut,
thats if the labor party do not bring down people to vote
@arturu/coulibistrie My friend i live in the Petite Savanne constituency and this is NOT a sure DLP seat. TRUST ME ON THAT!
That’s why i respect Urban so much.!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU WILL HEAR LATER!!!!!!!!!!!
Not Soufriere. Ian Pinardbwinning big time
I feel sorry for you and the repercussions. Purchase a lot of face tissues.
In matters such as this there is always a certain amount of truth and denial or plain untruths whenever someone desperately wants to guard his “information”. Such information can be beneficial or detrimental to the intended audience. Mr. Wick ham has a responsibility to secure confidential information for his client which is the DLP. On the other hand, Mr. Jno. Baptiste as a journalist has the journalistic responsibility to get information and correctly present it to his audience which is the general public. Of course, the gist of the story is political. And the apparent sensitivity of the matter has both audiences gasping for breath. One thing we all can contend is that the imminent election results will substitute the truth of the story one way or the other.
The result of the poll was not suppose to have been made public, it was an internal poll and should not be made public let us not forget that we all have friends in different circles. Sue told Lou and Lou told Carl mouth open and torry jump out I know for a fact that the poll was done. This was discussed in my presence with one of the dropout of the labour rep that is why he she is not contesting in the up coming election because that seat was declared a uwp seat.Why tella lie when there is proof and truth.
oooook all logical thinkers, let give this some thought here……Lets deduce who might be selling us a fib here…..
Now looking at the situation….. Mr W is stating and holding to his story that no poll was conducted hence no results indicating Labour has only 8 secure sits.
Mr J is saying, he never said national poll, but some sort of poll was conducted resulting with data that puts Labour as having only 8 secure sits.
Now here is my logical conclusion here….I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT SUCH POLL WAS CONDUCTED, IN WHICH LABOUR HAS ONLY 8 secure sit…..
why……we have alllllll seen the recent rush of the DLP to start projects in certain constituencies…..YES or NO????? Take for example, majorrrrrr projects he had the parl rep present for st Joe…….Give Roseau a major face lift, making possie something more than the broken down, with roads so damaged….)some can be best described as run down sidewalks)….. town it is, all after how many years….. ALMOST 15
He has started to give some impression of transparency ‘letting out press releases saying where he is going and purpose of travels’ …..even if he came back and have yet to hear a peep from him.
It looks like he is grasp at straws, trying not to sink……SO YES I BELIEVE THERE IS SOME VALUE TO THIS STORY. SOME SORT OF POLL WAS CONDUCTED SHOWING DLP MAY NOT WIN THIS ELECTION!
your analysis is very good
Well if Labour losing votes so quickly, UWP should be happy to delay the elections because the longer the elections are delayed the more seats allyou will win.. So why hurry Skerrit for elections…
Nous sha la we staying right there.. We will ride out the full term of five years and will still come back again….
We not going to see no sun rise before time…. Five years is five years… let us reign our full term Labourrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Powerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Doh worry, u doh feel it yet? Another five years of labour u must change your story. I can even help u vote them back in if is blind u blind or just tebeh. But I feeling enough pain under that LABOUR PARTY GOVERNMENT so not even the dust of my vote they will see.
Just to help you a bit, evaluate what Mamo did in 15 years, health centres, schools, roads, housing and much more, UWP did secondary schools roads, housing, secured fisheries complex, financial centre, free text book scheme, scholarships for study overseas and much more in 4 1/2 years, tell me what labour has done in the past 4 years?
Tebeh and the uninformed that will vote Labour. I would even shame for people to hear me shout labour.
Scream while you can just don,t burst a blood vessel I would hate to see you on the ground gasping for air
Hey, all of us are on the ground and we all know that since September in Londonderry the political landscape has changed. Labour is no longer comfortable in the Roseau Valley, Roseau North, St. Joseph, Colihaut, Wesley, Carib Territory, Castle Bruce, Grand Fond, La Plaine, Pte Michel, Roseau South, and when Roseau Central, Salisbury and Marigot are added Carlisle’s story makes sense.
Who would believe that the last poll of Peter wickham was more than a year ago?
We are not daft to believe that since Lennox Linton came on the scene Skerrit would not have conducted a poll.
Come on Dominicans, the Bajan can deny from now till he enters the gate of Hell but the truth is he conducted a POLL can the news is not good for LABAH.
They better put it in their pipe and smoke it. Skerrit raised hopes when he announced the St Joe rally but his performance at the rally fell flat. The crowd left totally disappointed with this nonsense about buying an international airport, indoor sports stadium and a new Roseau.
What the man could not do in 14 years he want to do in 11 months, even Goo Goo Ga Ga say de man mad. He allow the young UWP to come and outdo his St Joe rally. Now no airport, no arena and the Photoshop Roseau presentation ended up being a hoax.
Imagine the man go and buy an international airport with an insurance salesman!
Carlyisle stand firm, you have them goo goo gaa gaaing.
Great analysis except for the fact you left out one seat and is The DNO seat which would make 14.
One is trying to wonder why that wasn’t published in “The Sun”. That was understood to have been one of the BIG stories to look for.
Maybe the SUN was warned off Fast and Furious, that if they went ahead with this story they could wistle for future advertising revenue from certain important punters. That would not be unusual you know. I think the SUN took the road of caution. Who can blame them? But Carlisle deserves a bonus from the publishers because his report yesterday morning made everyone run for their copy of the SUN, which was sold out by afternoon.
What can I say? Peter Wickham did say that he would DENY whatever Carlise reports.
Indeed!
If there is a controversy brewing about the poll, I suggest UWP conduct their own poll and publish the result.
That would put the matter to rest very quickly.
Very good point. UWP do your own POLL and publish the results. In the POLL ask the People:
Who do you think will be the leader of the UWP when the bell rings? Will the UWP have a new leader?
What riding will the leader of the UWP be rolling in? If a Leader cannot decide where he will be running at this late stage, can you feel secure in he deciding your future and your children future or the future of your country? Take a POLL UWP
I listen to them man this morning on Mat (another instigator) and all them man saying is “he say they say i say,.. i never said” sounding like little girls in a beff ponging tie up. GROWN MEN!!!! at the end of the day we will never know until all the votes (minus mine) are counted.
It is clear that this Peter guy is not telling the truth ,,
My local poles show that UWP will regain it’s 3 seats and win La Plain, Morne Jaune /RC, CastleBruce, Carib Teritoy, Roseau valley , Roseau North, Wesley ,St Joseph, and still have a few others that look close, it’s confirmed ,,,
that’s the reason y we stand firm and continue to do the ground work that is needed ,,, team Dominica all the way ,,,
Well JB say the eight nuh.
Eh Eh..But I thought is a two thirds majority UWP getting….That is 14 seats…All you sure that poll is right?
Poll or no Poll, the wicked, inept, lazy, INSULTIVE, greedy, and DUNCE Labour will lose the next general election. Check this::::
a. with all the money spent to stage this rally in St Joseph on the 5th of May, the impact was zero, the highlight was the insulting on Monnel. This turned off many people even the Dominica National Council of Women (DNCW)
b. unemployment is at a peak, ESPECIALLY AMONG THE YOUTHS.
c. hopelesness among the youths in particular is alarming.
d. Skerrit and his 17 other little boys/girls are not lovers of their country or their country’s people, particularly the poor, dispossessed and indigent..
e. Linton of Team Dominica is miles ahead in terms of vision for a prosperous Dominica.
f. Linton is a POWERFUL ADVOCATE for women in DOMINICA AND THE CARIBBEAN.
g. Linton believes in empowering women
h. Team Dominica consists of visionaries.
A bogus poll paid for by the DLP will come out soon telling us that DLP is in the lead. I WILL REJECT IT. I live in Dominica, and travel all the villages. I believe by large measure, the majority of the people are FED UP with this crooked DLP regime and will vote them out.
HOW LONG?
NOT LONG!
wat caused workers to lose the election is because the dlp bring in overseas voters to vote where they no they were losing this time around its deferent because team U W P is meeting the diaspora and educating them and giving them the facts change is a must not an option
the overseas voters is going to vote them out 
that is true that happen, cause I remember coming home to vote, after coming out of the room going home along side me was a hatian that wasn’t nationalized as yet and his finger was purple like mine, I couldn’t believe my eyes
I’m telling you, when team Dominica gets into office all those holding Dominican passport, not born here will be re-examined and those found to be bogus will be cancelled without refund. Only that way we can clean up our tarnished image.
I truly believe Carlisle, none of the eight constituencies mentioned have an impending change of candidates for the next General Elections.
Well observed Doc.
I think Carlisle and Matt should stop the pretense. Even a preschooler can read between the lines and realize that these two journalists are die-hard UWP supporters. It is even more obvious in Matt than Carlisle. Once or twice Carlisle tried to create a balance but Matt, he consistently shows his true colors. Dream on brother change is right there in your party where leadership is concerned. Joshua Francis is the man for that. Why don’ t you run with this?
that poll can not be right cause the soufriere constituency belong to the DLP no doubt about it…………..
I follow politics all around the world. I never saw a political team who has no vision, no idea or a plan for them to come out victory. All the UWP doing is creat propaganda news. First is was cow meat, prostitution, rape, now is a stupid story about 8 seats. The world is watching and STFH. Dominica has become the laughing stock of the world. With those politicians and their Q 95 . Its like listen to Saturday night live a bunch of wannabes
U have that wrong.if dominica has become the laughing stock it’s because of the animal show and kairi fm..q95 is educating the ppl..where did we learn about the bin and fertilizer bobol?
Q95 is educating who? People like you maybe. If you want to be educated you better get to your books. No educated person spends hours upon hours listening to peoples OPINION on a radio. What most people are calling to give on the shows are their opinions about things. Some have absolutely no facts to validate what they say. On Kairi facts are read sometimes, actual statements are replayed, people can hear the culprits saying what was told they said in their OWN voices. So those of us smart ones are not fooled by all the propaganda being broadcasted by people who are desperate to hold high office in this our beautiful country. After they dirty its name all over the world, I wonder how they would feel IF they win the election. What would they really do to CLEAN the dirty image they have placed our country in?
Dominica why all u beating all u selves like this skerrit there to Strasbourg powerrrrrrrrrr
Let them continue spreading propaganda. This is surely helping the labour party. In any case, they know that UWP will lose the elections. As a result, they will do and say anything. Labourites, just remain vigilante and when the time comes let your votes speak. You can beat them without touching them.
Mr. Wickham was an internal poll conducted?
If so what was the results of the internal poll?
Two simple questions that require two simple answers……Demitri can even answer.
Better you say “Go to Hell is None of your Damn Business”.
dat is someting to stress about?
My questionis is Peter Wickman inserting himslef in the internal affairs of Dominica? As a Dominican you should reject that probable fact.
Can anyone of you do that in Barbados or Trinidad before. being run out of town?
The fact stands that a poll was conducted a few months ago. Whatever it revealed is up to interpretation.
We should support Mr. Jno. Baptiste because he did his work.
Pollsters go all over the world to conduct polls. This is not internal meddling in a country. British polling companies do polls all over Europe etc, etc, etc. Now hear your reasoning: Carlyle should be surported because he is a Dominican. Lord!! Save me from my people.
Isnt it Carlisle that insert the man nah?
How biased can Mat be listening to the hot seat today when the guy tries to put things in perspective he cuts him off. Someone is lieing either Carlisle or Peter why doesn’t he say he will investigate? Really bias Mat.
I do not like the Skerrit regime but what you are saying is nonsense. Polling companies do this work all the time and do not really care, who their clients are, as long as they are paid.
WICKHAM is clearly telling lies.
Welder and weider. I would advice labour to call elections now before further damage is done. Everyday they’re losing support.
So that should make you happy. Imagine if the PM waits until mid May 2015, when elections are constitutionally due, UWP could win all seats. LMAO!!!!
No Election Call before 2013 let the UWP self destruct. They are doing a wonderful job all by themselves. They have sufficient time just like the DLP to prepare for an election. You would think that would make them tremendously happy.
While the Government has been very busy working running the country, the UWP had all the time in the world to prepare for an election. They obviously had nothing else to do. They stayed out of Parliament. Never did the people business for what they had been elected and sworn to do for a very long time; Therefore, they had and have plenty time on their hands. I really cannot understand their obsession with elections.
Seems as though they rather the campaign and election rather than the work that goes with it after the election. They have already prove they cannot manage the country but they love elections.
Dominica does not have the time and money to spend on an unnecessary elections for the same results. Elections will be called when the PM is satisfied Dominica is ready for an election and only then.
That should be no election before 2015.
The fact is that the longer the P.M. waits the smaller his window of opportunity gets. The opposition knows that too but they can safeguard their war chest and release some real fireworks by means of more damaging disclosures when the real action starts, giving Roosevelt Skerrit little time for mitigation. The P.M. is playing a dangerous game and I’m sure there are those close to him that are frustrated he did not act when the outlook was better.
A Doubting Thomas Did you read over your piece of trash? Are you a DESPERATE Labourite? Take care your pressure burst a blood vessel in you ugly, big and bumpy head brother.
UWP TEAM DOMINICA is definitely smelling victory, and trust me they are going for it.
So you want to to win then? since you want them to call it as they losing support what a pathetic statement, wait till may 2015 what happen the money finish?
If wishes were horses Workers would ride!!! Lol!! Espoir mal papay!! Garcon enjoy you all days in opposition for another 15 years eh and stop all of that nonsense!!
@Anonymous Is not 15 years at all, your master Skerrit told you is for another 60 years. Yet still i cannot sense happiness in you. WHAT’S WRONG? You obviously thought that your greediness and inconscionable grabbing from tohe poor would last forever!. You obviously thought that you would continue on you merry way insulting our women? Linton of Team Dominica (the incoming PM) has put a stop to that. You obviously thought that stealing, lying and cheating would last forever. Team Domninica is not for that!. You obviously thought that our passports being in the hands of crooks and criminals would last forever. How have you benefited fron that?
LINTON AND TEAM DOMINICA, has finally come to our rescue.
Tell your masters start packing, because the day of reckoning is RAPIDLY APPROACHING! GANG OF NO GOODS!
HOW LONG?
NOT LONG!
Amen !you can Say that again .
I smell a stinking rat and a big one too… this is capital bogus. If a poll was conducted a year ago, how could UWP be winning 13 seat when the party didn’t have that amount of proposed candidates… Can a party win an election without candidates??? Please give me break!!!!!!!
They said 8 clear seats….it doesnt mean DLP will win only 8 and UWP will win 13. DLP could win 8 clear seats and still win an additional 10 seats marginally.
idiot
That lie of Cralie making no sense, a party has 18 seats in parliament, an opposition has 3 that party would be very foolish to loose so badly those baby boys on Q95 don’t know what they talking about my polls show me LABOUR ALL 21 because the UWP (trim Dominica) has lost directions and YO GAWAY, 12 years they there quarreling and fighting with them selves they lost every court battle, never represent the people of Roseau Marigot and Salisbury and you mean they have the guts to come back to those same people to ask for vote I would kick them out of parliament for ever Change is a must in Marigot Roseau and Salisbury not an option. this is the end of the UWP. LABOUR ALL 21
Yoland
shut your senseless trap. You make perfect senseless noise and your opinion has no weight
“I AM FOR CHANGE; ARE U?”
Assertive, NOT Agressive!
Ah Boy, Carlisle! You and Matt think all you can fool people;but we know what’s going on. Can’t blame you. You are paid to do a job so you got to do what you have to do.
The public have been following Matt too regarding the letter that is to be issued to Lennox Linton. Observation has been made that Matt reads the letter partially. He only reads the first have of the letter to his audience and the other half he refrains from reading(the part that refers where Linton is accusing the ministers of Government as rapists). Matt, please read the letter in it’s entirety; the same applies to the statement made by Lennox when he said the people are prostituting themselves for favors. Q95 keeps playing the clip of the statement made at the rally in St. Joseph, but what about the(same) one Lennox made when he was on his Caribbean tour in St Croix? If you all say you are fair and unbiased do the right thing. People are listening and watching.
Who cares.
I singing sanky, I singing sanky, I singing sanky song.
I singing sanky for skeritt and Reggie
I singing sanky for labour time fini
I singing sanky all over town
No matter how much poll you run
I singing sanky song
@Anonymous And this song is so true. Skerrit will go down as Dominicas worst Prime Minister since its independence.
one question i would like to ask.
please list all the things that the DLP government have not done..
The things which was on thier manifesto to have been done and were not done.. then and only then we as a dominican could vote the DLP administration out.
lets be true to ourselves
So if no poll was conducted…who then was interviewed? Goats?
The saga continues of putting out bulletins that cannot be substantiated… Carlise says The Sun would carry the story.. Carlise where is that story.. Garcon allyou to like roro and cow meat…
If Labour is certain of 8, are you saying Workers is sure of 13, and if so where… Carlise people not dummy… Playing on people psych not working again… Go on the ground now and tell me which political party is more stable.. definetly not Team Dominica…. For real…
In times gone by when politics was between Freedom And Lobour things was not so. We use to campaign against each other and still remain friends, I can remember in motorcade times Labour Going one way Freedom the other we would wave our flags at each other we shout Viva Mama Eugenia, Hooked on Freedom ,Freedom train etc. Labour would respond Rise again, All shall eat, they would respond viva mama murderer. But we would stop on either sides of the road to share our drinks and food and laughing together, that’s why it was easier for any Freedomite to support and join the labour party. But since that wicked demonic party came from HELL into our politics those BABY BRAIN Politicians change every thing into violence, gossip, hog wash, and installed hatred in the hearts of our peaceful people, every thing for those political boys and girls is a confusion, a dabar that is the worst thing that ever happen to Dominica is the UWP those people are outrageous and savage, brutal and violent Dominicans should not take a chance with that TRIM Dominica party they should be totally vanished come next election DON all you have a habit cutting off my comments I will stop visiting that site if that happen again.
@ yoland.
Your words are filled with hate and venom you are
Talking of days gone by, it is people like you who
Have change the way politics use to be.
You are basically saying uwp supporters are savages violent
This is your neighbor your co worker your family
Every body have a right to support what they believe in.
I don’t eat meat do I call you a cannibal. If I say I don’t believe in marriage who gonna call me names come on
Man you sound like a fool.
I don’t support any party but this is going to far.
@yoland better to be taught of as a fool than
To open your mouth and rmove all doubt.
I’m ashame to call you family!
@Yoland Jno Jules You are so right. The wicked demonic party with the greedy cluelsess set of incompetent ministers have even told the peple ‘Go To Hell’ ‘Go To Hell’ ‘Go To Hell’. It’s none of your dam business wher Labour Party is getting money. Tell the people that Dominica is too free. ‘Man to Man we will Marsh tehm Up’, etc. Insulted Monnel in St Joseph. It is time that this wicked, demonic, evil LABOUR PARTY IS KICKJED OUT OF OFFICE. I can clerly see the signs, that they will go, and no demonic blogger can keep them in!
The ruling party knows he likes ‘bef’ so they just give him a big stone to carry…and this isn’t the first time.
You think the ruling party don’t know who his ‘reliable source’ is? They are the one’s that are probably feeding Carlisle’s contact all these bogus info and in the event that they were unsure, well, they definitely know who it is now.
Now everybody should understand why Matt and Lennox tend to have a patronizing tone of voice when they’re talking to Carlisle Jno.Baptiste.
Thanks DNO for a wonderful piece of journalism. It is obvious that a Poll was conducted. Peter knows very well a series of local polls can paint a national picture. So while a national poll may not have been conducted the same or similar results could be obtained from a series of local polls. I’m not a political scientist, but got up to statistics 401 so that much I do understand. This is politics and politicians are great at skirting around the truth.
Peter has yet to deny that a poll was conducted “When pressed by DNO whether he has conducted any internal or non national poll recently for the DLP, Wickham said he is only prepared to discuss a national poll since only such poll can reflect the results of what is being discussed.” Peter knows that’s not totally accurate and should have been challenged to define a national poll and other polling methods which are used is similar situations.
If the results of 8 safe seats for the DLP are based on a series of local or constituency level polls; I say checkmate! These local or constituency level polls would provide a much clearer picture than a national poll and would suggest DLP has a lot of work to do.
I could also see the DLP requesting a local or constituency level poll which will help them determine where most energy, funds and last minute projects should be spent. If the plan is to bring in voters or participate in any form of gerrymandering (heaven forbids) then this method is of greater value to them.
But history has shown 6 months is a lifetime in politics, particularly in light of what is at stake if the DLP is defeated.
897…I read on another site that Peter Wickham did say that he conducted a pole which wasn’t a national pole, using 13 of the 18 seats which DLP now holds. DNO chose to put which pieces of the story they want. DNO put the entire story
Did the poll Carlisle mentioned gave any information about the number of SURE seats held by the UWP? If according to him the DLP has eight sure seats, then there are thirteen seats up in the air. Does he think that the UWP can secure all the thirteen and by so doing win the election? He needs to do his analysis by first establishing the number of sure seats being held by the UWP as well and then proceed from there. Eight is a big lead from twenty-one. I am sure that the UWP will not secure the thirteen seats Carlisle did not account for. Even with the eight seats Carlisle gives the DLP the race is like a local runner from a little village down the coast running against Bolt at the Olympics. Carlisle must come again and use at least his commonsense a bit more.
Mr Carlisle there are two main political parties in Dominica. If the Labour Party has eight sure seats, how many sure seats does UWP have? And how many undecided seats are there? Should’nt the results of the Poll mention all that? Your story is incomplete Mr. Jno Baptiste. Just another Political Propoganda to distract the people…….
You obviously have NOT understood the report, Ma Dominique. Carlysle was reporting on a DLP internal poll, not a national poll to include other parties.
However, as you observed, there are really only 2 parties involved. Therefore, one can deduce out of 21 seats, the remaining 13 would go to the UWP. We can forget independents.
Independents are there any? If so history have shown independents are 9.9 out of 10 losers.
You cannot decide that the other thirteen would go to the independents. If it were so, a properly conducted poll would indicate this. A poll is not analyzed just by adding and subtracting numbers. Tell me about it.
Ask 007 of Barbados
Why do ja%%<~~~~ like you insist on inserting yourselves into intelligent conversations ?
Which eight seats?
Portsmouth, Cottage, Mahaut, Grand Bay, Petite Savanne, Roseau South, Vieille Case, Paix Bouche, and …….
Colihaut, Roseau Central, Soufriere, Morne Jaune, Salybia, St. Joseph………….
and we can continue….. so tell me which election UWPwe winning.
Good questions!
More and more those so call journalist in Dominica are making themselves such a laughing stock. If you have evidence that the information exist then just produce it otherwise shut ….Stop treating people like dummies. As if Dominicans don’t got no sense. And this goes for both parties involve.
no one was threatened. He does not have to reveal his source either…….
And that guy never denied an internal poll either……
Well of the 8 seats the internal poll say that is ‘sure’ for Labour, remove Petite Savanne and Mahaut from that eight and hand them over to Workers.
15-6 in favour of the UWP is more where things could go…….
so Channel 1 u really think uwp can win in Petite Savanne and Mahaut? wake up u sleeping
Who is the candidate for uwp in Mahaut again?? I cannot understand how uwp will win a seat without a candidate, what happen they change the election procedures man? LMAO
Channel are you a ja…..ss or what…smh
@Madame Dominique – Nope, but what are you?
Well if Mahaut and Petite Savanne in the UWP sets then you all are in for a licking. Mark my words.
ARE U SERIOUS..MAHAUT to workers!!!!!! where, how when..what planet are u living on sir or miss? you are really being unrealistic now.
Who is the UWP candidate for Mahaut?
NOT MAHAUT for sure!!!!!! Do you live in Mahaut? You forgot that on their 21 in 25 they could not even hold a little street corner meeting in Mahaut? When they saw the sea of red by the Credit Union area the took off to Jimmit to get away? Man behave yourself.
Don’t tell me that Carlisle sucked all that out of this thumb. he simply does not have the gumption for that. Thomson Fontaine called Matt’s programme to say that such a poll was conducted and that he has the hard evidence to prove it. I will keep my judgement till he does present that evidence but obviously if it is true the DLP would not want to disclose it and the UWP would prefer to keep it to themselves to plan their strategy. Whatever it is it is clear that more and more Skerrit’s inner circle is a leaking baskett and people are ready to jump ship.
Thomson Fontaine did not say he had “hard evidence.” What I heard Thomson told Matt on Tuesday morning is that he has a copy of the questions/questionnaire; not the results.
well if there are questions there is answers, y have the question, just to sit around?
You beleiving Thompson? More than two months ago, in March 2014 he promised that his lawyer (Checko’s lawyer too) based in Roseau was writing letters to those he said libelled him and threatening to sue. The letter has not surfaced. How can I therefore believe anything Thompson has to say?
@Watcher Yes the esteemed Doctor Fontaine, the soon to be Parl Rep for Grand Ford deserves believing, and loved too.I wish i could say the same to at least one clown from the DLP, BUT ALAS I CAN’T!!!!
First of all, no right thinking person including me, believe anything that comes out of Thomson Fontaine’s mouth. And secondly, the only person who could have a VALID result of the poll is the PERSON who conducted the poll. Thomson can only have the hard evidence if he was in some way involved in the action, and was given the documents from someone involved. In any case the POLL shows that the DLP has some sure seats. How many sure seats does it show the UWP has? 1, 2, 3 ————-13? Tell us.
By now if our people have common sense,they should know that Labour is not going to win a majority.St.Joe for sure is going to the uwp.
grell hahahah you really on the dream team. You all leaving in a dream world just like last election uwp was winning hands up and what happen. food for thought
Let me tell you what happened, they strengthened where they would have lost by bringing the overseas voters to strengthen these areas,that is why they won the election.
Who is going to win it for St. Joe? You must tell us.
Surely not Kelver. That boy is still wet behind his ears.
carlisle i beleive u 100000000000000000000%
they so dumb , by even accepting 8 sure seats they would be saying they are leading
what they have to do now is win the election without voter importation
i dare dlp , i dare you guys
I dear them
Read your sentence again. Is this what you really mean? LOL
I believe carlisle….. #changeisamust
Oh please, what controversy???? Even if the story is true (and only the blue fools would believe anything Carlisle say anyway) even if true, what is being said is that the dlp has 8 SURE seats. Which mean clearly seats that cannot and will not go anywhere. How many SURE seats can the UWP count? Certainly not more than 1 (maybe 2, although I doubt it). Then it goeas to say that around 11 are in play. Now one doesn’t have to be a rocket scientist to do the math to see who has the best chance of getting to 11 seats from there. The DLP with 8 SURE or UWP with 1? So although I RUBBISH Carlisle and his nonsense poll, EVEN IF it was true, all you Blue fellas have NOTHING to shout about, but ALOT to be concerned about!!!!!