President of Dominica, His Excellency, Charles A. Savarin, has responded to a letter from Opposition Leader, Lennox Linton, asking him (Linton) to provide Constitutional provisions for his call for the dismissal of Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit and his cabinet of ministers, among other things.
In a letter dated March 9, 2017 Linton had called on the President to dismiss Skerrit and his cabinet, appoint a government of national unity, criminalize the sale of diplomatic passports and set up and commission of inquiry into Dominica’s Citizenship by Investment Program (CBI). (Linton’s full letter is below).
In a response dated March 27, the President acknowledged the receipt of the letter and he asked Linton to bring to his attention any Constitutional provision which would allow him to act in a legal manner to what Linton proposing.
“You may wish to bring to my attention the provisions of the Constitution or any law on which you rely to make such a call on the President and more particularly, which would allow the President lawfully to act as you propose,” the President wrote.
He stated as President, he is “available to receive and have an exchange of views with any and all Members of Parliament in a civil manner on matters affecting the governance of the State and/or of public interest.”
He also said Linton’s letter was “replete with accusations and allegations against the Honourable Prime Minister…”
See the President’s full letter below.
Linton’s letter
% my dearest! you creating all the problems with your stress. Here is a solution. The pm will pay for a drink for Mr.Lin but he will never drink with him because his is not certificated. He will tell Mr.Lin but he won’t discuss with him. So you see to get the pm out is to win the next election, and only then Mr.Skerrit will resign because he will never discuss or ask questions in parliament with Linton because he does not know. Here is the difference. The PM IS GOOD FROM the shoulder up. We all are the same below. Relieve your stress and enjoy all the good labor provide for the country. I hope you never use my new bridge. Big Apple of the Caribbean
For 15 plus years you have been taking the fight to Skerrit and it doesn’t work. The power is in the people take the fight to them, tell them why you are the better man for the job. I remember Rosie Douglas was once a opposition leader to. And he use that power to go out there and look for better opportunities to help his people. Why can’t you do the same. First you have to so seeds and then you rip. Last option you have now is call the pope and tell him to tell Skerrit go.
Skerrit must go….forward with the development of the people’s nation. One love!
What Linton think it is nuh?
So the great patriots and guards of the constitution is asking the president to act contrary to the constitution…. This man is really full of himself and have lost it all. MAD MAN
Yes in 2037.
Watch Charles face. Is power he love he is not young anymore. His time soon come for God to judge him so let him go on. He may as well die in power that he love so much.
Hope u reach his age. LENNOX LINTON NOT FAR FROM HIS AGE. AND EDISON ABOUT HIS AGE AND U SUPPORTING THEM BOTH. WATCH EDISON WEN HE TALKING. He must hold on to something. Check out his hand. I am not discriminating nor making morcky of them. But just showing u how those u support is worse off and they both want power.
Only UWP must love power. They desperate for power!!
Some of you can make foolish, idle and wicked comments. As if your time will not come for God to judge you. It may be sooner than you expect; sooner than the President.
Everyone, young or old have a lifespan known to God and God alone.
Be careful of words/stones that you throw.
Lennox knows that even if a large majority of the people asks the President for his removal as Opposition Leader, the President cannot act contrary to law. Lennox control the majority of the elected members who does not support the government. He must be the one to be appointed Leader of the Opposition under our constitution. The President has no choice unless Lennox advise otherwise. Any half trained lawyer, even with acute desire to get Skerrit out of the Prime Ministership, even by any means necessary, would know that. This demonstrate in so many ways the arrogance of the gentlemen.
The constitution needs to be amended that a person can only hold the office of the prime minister two terms in a row. That means two elected terms in a row in, then the next election not qualified to run, then the next election able to run. When a person gets elected, they can become prime minister for that term and the next elected term in a row again; then out. That is two elected term in a row, then out, then two elected term in a row then out, and so forth. The opposition meanwhile can have their two elected terms in a row, then out also. But I can understand that if every elections the people elect one leader for the person’s life, I can understand that too.
My Two Cents In : That is not the system we have. We have the West Minister System. What the US has is different from ours. Since we have the West Minister System, why should we change because another party cannot find favour with the electorate? Be honest, if the UWP was in power for 3 terms and they were doing well for the people and by the people, do you believe supporters of the UWP would want them removed?
The UWP served 4 1/2 years as the Government of Dominica I cannot recall they ever put forward a proposal that the constitution be amended that a person can only hold the Office of Prime Minister for two terms in a row. Why do you think they did not? After all the Freedom Party under Dame Eugenia Charles held the Office of Prime Minister for three consecutive terms until her retirement. Our current Prime Minister is a very young man.
The system works.
Every country has its own constitution. A place as the USA, being a President. Obama said even though he was allowed to run again, he would not. I suppose eight years was enough for him.
he will be re-elected.
In Canada, the Prime Minister could campaign over and over again. If he is loved, if the majority of nationals are satisfied with him – male so far,
Canada once had a female PM. She did not last long. If I recall, only nine months. She was booted out. This country is still a male-dominated nation, even though some women are elected as Premier, Mayor and in other positions.
Some people especially friends of Alireza Monfared, would want some of us who don’t read to believe that all is well and the US has no interest in them. But all I want them to do is read this article from the New York Post because I am sure the Turkish banker thought everything was well with him http://nypost.com/2017/03/28/top-turkish-bank-official-charged-for-conspiring-with-gold-trader/
Keep on hoping that something bad will happen to people u don’t like, it might just happen to you.
… only these few comments? Is this one too complicated for the usual rant? Hmmm.
The only way that a Prime Minister can be removed from office, if he does not resign of his own accord, is when he looses his majority support in Parliament. That is the foundation on which his position rests. See CHAPTER IV section 59 of the constitution.
I am not anti-opposition but it is stupid of the opposition to run their mouth not based on facts. It makes them look foolish and the leadership looses ever more credibility. The constitution is clear: Section 59(2) states that in appointing a PM the President “shall appoint an elected member of the House who appears to him likely to command the support of the majority of elected members..”
In 59(6) it is clear that a President can only remove a PM from office if he looses a motion of no confidence in the House and thereby the support of the majority of elected members and does not resign or call new elections. Patrick John never resigned but he lost his majority and the Acting President had to appoint a new PM who did: OJ…
Lennox is so desperate he will try anything and will keep on doing so. Let us see what next he will try.
But wait a minute, didn’t they ask the former president for the same favor a few years ago? He couldn’t, I wonder if they now like Liverpool better.
Linton, you cannot merely go to President Savarin and ask him to dismiss the PM based on all what you assume. You expect the President to as much as consider it? Are you mad or what?
Soon you will be asking for the President’s dismissal. Who else will be next? You are a joker.
Linton, you are the one who should be dismissed from your position. You have created too much trouble, division and lack of peace in Dominica. Time for you to go.
Linton, God is a God of love, justice and peace. Who exactly are you praying to and how well do you pray? You are not a person of love, justice and peace.
Lennox knows very well that he will never win a general election in Dominica by electoral ballots to be prime minister, so he is trying his best to take a short cuts to be commander in chief, but his tactics will not work. What Lennox have not gotten in his brain yet is that the majority of Dominica voters like the SKerrit administration. Lets get this straight. Lennox will never be the Prime Minister of Dominica. He has lost his credibility as a politician. If the UWP want any chance to win an general election, they (MUST) find the party a new leader. Lennox need learn how to build bridges and friendship. In politics, Opposition don’t demand they build friendship to gain small victory. And this is what Lennox has not yet learn.
Are you implying that our electoral process is rigged,corrupt,and our elections are stolen?..Well i knew that already..Thats why there shall be electoral reform before any other general election.
SKERRIT MUST GO,,,SKERRIT MUST GO,,-SKERRIT MUST GO NOW!
Alas%, you are talking to yourself and answering yourself, do you realize that’s the observation test to determine your mental capacity. Why would you ask the President for favor, knowing that he is illegal. Linton in addition of your lust for political power, you are liar and a dreamer.
Beautifully spoken… I’ve been saying the same thing.. In order that the uwp has any miniscule chance of forming the government of the people by the people their first job is to remove Lennox as their party leader… There’s no other way about it. With Lennox at the helm of the party lets just repeat what Patricia Scotland said…” Go suck salt”.and this is exactly what Lennox is doing to his party. He has destroyed every chance that they had. He is simply an egoistic maniac who doesn’t care about the welfare of the country. He is power hungry.
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Linton will do any thing to see if he could become prime minister is like he can smell power and don’t want to wait HE WANT IT NOW but sorry Linton go at the back of the line and wait your turn the man you talking to plaid that part in the 70.s do you think that Dominican really want you as their leader you have just been
fooled
These rambling by lennox shows he has listening to Trump for too long . How the heck can the President removed elected government with the whims and fancy of an opposition. so if that happens, then the next opposition can ask the same.
Lennox is an embarrassment
Alas sor what’s wrong with that man he really thirsty for power
Linton is a problem person. I, too would like to know on what Constitutional grounds Linton really wants the President to dismiss the PM.
Linton is dictating to the President. A real dictator Linton is. You people call the PM a dictator? What of Linton and the man is only in the opposition. He is a bold and brazen person and also desperate.
Well, well, well. I have never seen and read the likes. You’re in such a hurry to oust the PM and for what. You can’t wait for two more years when the election is called? You are a hard-core persecutor. Linton, you will reap what you continue to sow, two-fold.
Some people bold wee:
(1) “The Executive considers the address to be prejudicial and quasi-judicial, calculated to prejudice the minds of the Dominican Citizenry against the Officers and members of the United Workers Party.”
So only the UWP must “prejudice the minds of the Dominican Citizenry against” others? When a letter is filled with words like “might”, “may”, “could have” and apparently, it is not proving anything but prejuducing minds.
(2) “The UWP has publicly and categorically denied any knowledge and or involvement in any such plot.”
So it is only the UWP who can categorically deny doing something? and once they deny something, everyone else must believe them but the same must not be the case for the other party?
Come on guys…respect breeds respect and disrespect will always breed disrespect. All the political parties need to work on their attitude before the next general election.
I disagree,…. with the level of corrupt practices re our passports discovered in the past year, without parliament knowing and have this PM and his surrogates flying here there and everywhere we need an interim government in place to stabilise this country. This was done after 1979 protests by Dominicans and an interim government was in place. So it should happen again. Skerrit must go.
This Skerrit led government is corrupt, immature and is taking s Dominicans for a ride.
Skerrit must go.
@ View, if you think that is immature, think twice. I am not a Skerrit fan. So far to me Immature in that case look more like Lennox who want to be prime minister and have no clue how to get there. Lennox behavior is like a spoiled child who envy someone toy. Lennox need to get some facts to back up allegations and his young career as a politician would be much more respected.
I love that. Well stated.
We know he commenced by asking questions which attacked the PM. Then he commenced protesting.
Lennox does not know how to communicate, and to be diplomatic. He still has much to learn as a politician.
The game is ON. Your move; Linton
Even if there was constitutional basis Charles saverin would come up with some excuse pretty much in the same way the last president found excuse to allow skerritt to violate the constitution.
My humble opion in this. The opposition should have written the letter informing the President of the information they are aware of as a form of documentation of corruption in the Government.. You cannot ask him to remove the Prime Minister just like that. Knowing that the Electoral Commission is under his potfolio, you should recommend for Electoral Reform and voters Cards before the next Election.
Remember the President is the one who signs the Rite for Election under the advise of the Prime Minister.
We all know what Lennox has accused the PM of. Did he not go on CBS – 60 minutes? the entire world heard him. His accusations are speculations. They are unfounded. He cannot prove a thing.
Know that most people are not moved by Linton’s ranting and raving against the PM. Who will believe him? He is always on the warpath as if he wants something desperately – the PM’s position. This is what is spurring him.
Lennox would do well to see about the affairs of the constituents who elected him.
President Saverin is singing for his supper, therefore it was expected that he not , because he can’t approach Skerritt who personally put him in his job and at whose pleasure he serves.I’m also wondering what constitutional rights did Charlo have in 1979 when he brought the country to it’s knees.A president who keeps his mouth shut whilst international criminals and crooks with our citizenship,are discovered does not love Dominica,but only loves the power and privilege that comes with the job.
Good rubish, Mr. St. Jean please familiarize yourself with the history of the 1979 uprising before writing such rubish.
Jonathan, get real already! You continue to embarass me with your comments.
uwp just hungry for power 2019 soon come
told us about a “constitutional” coolwosh brigade.
Seconding the bottom two posters (except that I don’t know if the UWP are madmen). Mr. Linton lays out a good case that he might bring to the voters in the next election…then asks the President to make it so WITHOUT an election and form a “unity government” that will not be a unity government because it will omit members of the elected majority. The President responded politely to this demand to renounce the Rule of Law.
In the claws of THE CRAB! That’s where Lennox Linton has found himself and remains! He would need more than Gildon Richards, Josh Francis, Ronald Charles Henry Babs Dyer and Dyer & Dyer to attempt a release!Will they make a try?!
They must be giving him advice which is why he went to the President.
One cannot simply replace the leader of a country willy nilly unless they are living under a dictatorship, that’s what elections are for. It is up to the voters to decide if they want the PM. If they do not want him let them vote him out, not supposed to be a dictatorship.
Mr. President as an independent voter, I have a right to respond, The Letters were written on the behalf of Lennox by the Doctor Huckster, Since Dr. Has found a new gig in Martinique, he isn’t available for the response. Lennox doesn’t have the ability to write a response with substantive facts.
Linton, is that really the best that you can come up with ? I think you have lost the plot. Concentrate on developing policies and becoming an electable opposition party, man ! This foolishness is getting you nowhere.
Lenox why we’re u fired from DCP it was not the PM who did that. Give the man a break to continue the work the Lord has sent him to do.
A member of the governing party would have to table a motion of no confidence, if successful, then the president would be lawfully required to dissolve the parliament, and set a date for fresh elections within 90 days, so until labour MP’s decide that Skerrit’s leadership is no longer tenable, there is no legal mechanism for the President to remove him, except when elections are constitutionally due in 2020!!!
Do you think they would be foolish to do that? If they ever did, they can kiss their salary goodbye. They have a family to support and financial obligations to meet.
In every Legislature and Parliament of the world, there will always be disagreement among confreres. It is to be expected. No one is perfect. They are human and people do not always agree but they could try to get along for the sake of nationals and the country. Therefore, I would say to the DLP Cabinet, continue seeing about the affairs of their constituents, the nation in general and ignore troublemaker Lennox.
Some people are either not praying or not praying enough and fervently so. They, too must pray to God for the PM, for themselves, their family and other Dominican nationals. This would greatly benefit them.
Boy! Linton can talk.
Skerrit must go!
Skerrit must go!
Skerrit must go!
Skerrit must go in 2037 !
Linton must stop!
Linton must stop!
Linton must stop!
Linton must stop spread lies!
Try a vote of no confidence
% This is the markings a woman gave to her man. If the newly graduates for some unfortunate reason see your comments, they will surely give you more stress. You don’t respect the man but the chair. Mr. Skerrit or PM he earned it.Freeness is worriness.Only because this website is free you take full advantage. Talk about level of ignorance.
Charlo you better look out, am not saying you should action because you cannot take food away from the people who make you eating better food and living in luxury. But yet , if you don’t watch yourself, you will be out of there next election if Labour party win (which I doubt it) because the supremo want to come and see how the palace is ,n terms of comfort and to be able to avoid prosecution. If I was you and knowing what you use to stand for I would throw the supremo under the bus big time because he was worst than PJ and brought this country to the lowest ebb.
Dear Anon. The country is in chaos. Do you have ‘balls’….so another country has to tell you that things are not right here in Dominica? I assume that your get your opinion from Kair Fm. Dominicans are smart, hard working and proud pepole. What has changed since 2000? You are mischievous on purpose……I think. We need an independent inquiry on the CBI programme. The Freedom Party is demanding just that.
Larry Grell, I listen and read information from all sides. Unlike you I am able to separate fact from fiction and know what political propaganda is. You however seem to come to conclusions by accepting wholesale everything that is negative towards Dominica and Skeritt. It is your party that is using other people to tell us what what we should do in Dominica, people like Rijock and Copley are the foreigners that dictate to you what your anti Skeritt rhetoric should be. Inquiry into the CBI? That would be good as it would be an opportunity for the DFP and the UWP to explain to Dominicans what happened to 130 million $$$ that was supposed to give us the Layou River Hotel. Money seems to have gone up in smoke and we have no hotel.
Where do we go from here ?. if skerro go what is the oppositions plan to take us forward ? lay down your plan , don’t just say he has to go , we the people need to know , are we gonna continue the building of the Hospitals P.M.H ,and Marigot ?, the new airport, our relationship with China, or is it gonna be Taiwan? Linton what is your future plan for Dominica ? what about our relationship with Venezuela , the U.S.A. those are critical questions we the Diasporas , and our people at home need to know.
I tell you, if they want the PM to go and Lennox ever gets in, Dominica will cave in. They talk about the country is in chaos? It would be worst.
Anyway Dominica is not in chaos. It is all this politics which make it appear to be so. Lennox is at the helm of it. If only he would cease going about trying to set up Dominicans against the PM, nationals would be living a happy, united and peaceful life.
Well Mr President… you’ve used the Constitution as the basis for condemning The Rt Hon Lennox Linton’s appeal to you when the PM disregards the Consitution with impunity. I guess you’ll ask me for evidence to justify my assertion. Who’s responsible for tarnishing D/ca’s image in the public domain?
As a D/ca l resident, In recent time I’ve realised that the establishment of policies, and continuous monitoring of their proper implementation is disjointed (at best) or virtually non existent (at worst). Why are you ignoring Mr President the mechanisms required to balance the powers of the PM with the Constitution’s associated accountability, and it’s primary duty of echoing the enhancement of prosperity and the viability of Dominica?
But if is letter we writing, my response would be: the same contitutional provision the Ayatollah used in 1979!!
That is why, from a political tactics point of view, I would never have wtitten to Charles Savarin. I knew it would turn into a letter writting competition that Charles Savarin would relish!
My suggestion to Linton is to step back, take a back seat and go into oblivion.
You are not a peaceful man. There is not one good thing you have done and can do for Dominica. We already know what you are capable of doing. We would think by now you would cease your persecution of the PM and allow him to perform his elected duty in peace.
Linton, you hate to see that the PM is performing his duties as he should. You are envious of the PM and his position. You cannot stand the good works he is doing for Dominica. Based on this, on what basis do you want his dismissal?
Linton, you are out of place. You have done much harm to Dominica and the PM’s name. You are not one who has any credibility. You are up to no good and should not be trusted. You are not fit to be a leader of this Party. You troublemaker, nationals should call for your dismissal.
After all the PM did for you in the past, is this how you repay him? Ungrateful! You should be ashamed of yourself.
I do believe that the only chance that we have to win the next election is to replace Linton with Joshua as our new UWP Leader . This letter which our embattled leader wrote lacked the requisite input of a trained legal mind. There is no judicious basis to advance such demands. My learned background suggests that he without authority acts not. This legal dictum is ably applicable via many jurisprudential schools .
Joshua’s Sabbatical gave birth to a new found drive and focus. Francis is working the media very well. The man is our true voice , new hope and best chance for real meaningful change .He stands head & shoulders above all within our Team Dominica both in education , wisdom, humility , political acumen , organisation, strategic planning , charisma and popularity. He thinks before acting and he is fully focused on his great obligatory intent of leading UWP for the next General Elections. He is working assiduously to be our Party’s 2nd PM.
Josh reply to Savarin’s…
He may be but you do know he has a case pending.
What we want from President Savarin(aka protest specialist), is for him to point us to the relevant section of that same Constitution, that empowered him and his band of blood-thirsty hooligans to stone a legitimately elected government out of office. We want to know, since he shamelessly proclaimed it the “Constitutional Koul-Woch Brigade”.
But y can’t Mr Linton wait for election..Wait your turn my brother..The way u sounding like
Dominica is the worst country in the world.
that was the reason why skerrit placed saverin as president s.especially in times like now when we need him to act. if I was saverin I would do the same because skerrit signed agreement with him as head to always keep him in power u think skerrit stuopi he set up a solid foundation.commissioner of police came from his word president came from his word what again . Dominicans take what alu vote for I doe want skerrit to go no where I like to see all you so take alu blose
Mr President, as a former General Secretary of a really powerful trade Union on island in the 70’s, you were no push over I heard. Your negotiations with government i was told, were for astronomical salary increases. I conjecture that you loved your public officers? Maybe! I am now calling upon you sir to please use your high office and instruct our PM to remember that public Servants are Dominicans too, and that they deserve a share of what SANTA CLAUS has distributing ($$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$) all over the place….Is it our CBI money sir? Why with such callous recklessness sir! Is it to purchase sympathy sir!
SKERRIT MUST GO!!!!!!
SKERRIT MUST GO!!!!!
SKERRIT MUST GO NOW!!!!
Sir I know that you studied Geography, and therefore you ought to have a good knowledge of ROCKS…Can you please describe for me the meaning of “”CONSTITUTIONAL KOOL WORSH BRIGADE”””. Did that happen in Dominica? Which organization/body/group of people did that sir? I wonder who was the leader of that…
%% and % again, My PM is lovable than a bunny. You on the other HAND is playing sincere, unbearable, pompous and extremely difficult to get along with. You% is reading the response of the people can’t you take cover. Skerro Must be LOVED BY MANY.
I admire Mr. Linton, at least he wrote seeking the dismissal of Skeritt. In 1979, I cannot remember you asking for a similar provision, before the cool wash brigade. I guess using the so-called constitutional cool wash was sufficient.
I THINK ON ETHICAL GROUNDS ALONE, if Skerrit had any love for country he would have resigned, bow his head in shame and apologies to the nation for dragging Dominica1s name so low…..I can1t see Dominica and Dominicans settling down politically with Skerrit as PM…He has disgraced this office,he has disgraced his country and people in an unprecedented way…May I say SHAME ON HIM, but I did warn Dominicans! In the meantime my boots are well polished for my participation in the next event.
SKERRIT MUST GO!!!!!
SKERRIT MUST GO!!!!!
SKERRIT MUST GO NOW!!!!
Pure political rubbish, the UWP is asking the President to violate the Constitution to satisfy their selfish political ambition. You are so drunk from drinking political cool aid that you fail to see the truth. Repeating Skeritt must go as instructed by your leader is pathetic. Many people I know who will vote for the UWP is not buying this garbage about Skeritt must go. What is amazing is the gutlessness of the leadership of the UWP, they want to force the Government out of office but they don’t want to dirty their hands so they are asking the President to do their dirty work.
All of YOU are LOOSERS! Skerrit have YOU ALL like a yoyo. Skerrit will go when his son starts having grand children.
Resign over what, because Linton wants it and you supporters agree?
You know the saying, “One fool makes many fools.” This is how I feel about you people.
This Linton rhetoric will not convert Labourites to our cause and to win an election this conversion is required . BALLOTS or NOTHING. The removal of an elected government otherwise will not work. We never judicially challenged the election results because in so doing the Roseau South victory couldn’t be explained .Linton has to rethink strategy and a good starting point is to fill in the void in leadership by restoring Josh as Deputy or recommending him as leader . This will bring many Labour people to us. They will not come to us under Linton . However there are many Blues who understandably don’t completely trust Joshua. He is not really liked in the Ancestral capital of our Team Dominica .Many are suspicious of his new desperate and highly frenetic approach to politics . Its a dangerous gamble. We will have to throw caution to the wind. If not JOSHUA then Who ? Linton is a liability.He doesn’t appeal to our intellectual middle class base, neither women or youths but Josh does.
apologise, can’t
There is no provision in the constitution for removal of the PM from office if he were found abandoned in a gutter In a drunken stupor. Ethics is not law. Caricom has asked for evidence of legal contravention that UWP is unable to provide. This is not about ethics. If one wishes to discuss ethics, then the incivility of LL’s letter to the President should point to his unprofessional and disrespectful behavior toward the highest authority and the people of the land. There is no provision in the Constitution of Dominica to invoke popular recall. And even if that were true, only the PM’s constituency can call for his resignation based on nonfeasance or malfeasance. But that code does not exist; so LL insults the President and then asks for a favor. This is crass!
% again you are running a wrecking train. Mr. Skerro is a beloved person with character and divinity. % on the other hand, you have displayed hatred, animosity, vengeance, unethical behavior and the list goes on
You have the tendency to bully people and it’s not going to work. Tell us about your successful accomplishment. NO NO NO NO, we will reject you. LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE My P.M. No@%
your head good you all are just hungry for power 2019 soon come
You will have to buy a lot of polish.
none sense..u just repeating the words of an idiot.
@%
You have been and are so committed to the movement of Skeritt Must Go: why don’t you just use your real name to garner more support for the cause? This would be the greatest action you could take to make the next event more successful. There should be no one hiding behind handles or pen names at this point on this subject.
In life no one is perfectjust pray to God and he will give you all the right person for Dominica. linton is too desperate mister is just looking for the title. If god wants him for PM he should wat for the next election., If he forces his way in Dominica will be sorry this man is for himself not for the love of the country. If you put a pig in palace it stil remains a pig.
No, this isn’t enough to destabilize the gov’t over, they will have to earn it. They couldn’t have sold DOMLEC and now want to be the gov’t again. It clear Dominicans are not behind them.
Since the day Linton get caught with crab backs and it contents he has never relaxed ,He made promises he could not keep. This is the wrong time for revolt ,THE BRIDGE IS BEAUTIFUL and everybody is going to love it.Mr. PM ,YOU ,Mr Peters and myself are having a good laugh. Be sure to secure all vulnerable outlets. man them properly and the opposition failed again. We have yet to receive details of all the farmers who gave goods to the senator to Martinique. Look it
You have a learning defect
Dear Eel,
Your comments are laughable, cause when all wrongs will be made right such as the Fire on Christmas morning 2010 at St. Aromant, the Fire on the 28th of December 2016, the smuggling of the Haitians to the neighbouring Island, the sale of Diplomatic Pasport etc. then Mr, linton my self and the rest of the supporters of the uwp will have a good laugh cause who laugh last LAUGH the BEST, don’t hert your head it will happen it will take some time but it will happen
Unfortunately, this will be a lost cause because the president was placed in this position by Skeritt. Therefore, it is impossible for the President to be impartial.
You supporters are too stupid to allow Linton to deceive you and create problems in Dominica and lack of peace. Linton is a dangerous man. He is the one who should go.
ignorance cannot see the non ignorant, ignorant people always think that other people will act and think as they do. there is no legal basis for UWP accusations and finger pointing. That letter is written as if Linton is acting on behalf of a foreign country who does not want to see DA develop!
The president asking for constitutional provision is being partial kmal… you and That mad wanna be pm needs to be educated smh
Linton, I appreciate you, but we are not Venezuela. Okay bro. Let’s rely on free and fair elections to choose our leaders.
I am happy that you stressed FREE and FAIR elections, because whenever a general election is called again, for the first time in almost 20 years concerned Dominicans SHALL demand that it is FREE and FAIR…What HAS ME SO HAPPY IS THE fact that Dominicans have now decided that they have taken enough under a brutish and brutal rogue regime, and are willing to stand up for what is right…WELL DONE CONCERNED DOMINICANS…
Can you tell me in which village SANTA CLAUS will be distributing goodies tonight? What about the public servants?
Free and Fair elections have not been held in the island since this rogue obtained power
Linton is a mess and creates one in Dominica. The man is obsessed with his wicked suggestion and demand against the PM.
I hope Linton will be deposed of his position. He is doing nothing good for Dominica. The man has a hatred for the PM. Linton’s heart is as hard as rock. Those who support him are not smart.
Pure Ignorance!!!!!!! your response don’t make sense, are you still a Dominican? Venezuela is still under dictatorship and Dominica soon to be governed under that same principle that’s why the system is not fair and free. You better pay attention to the people cry. Help prevent the influx of vagabonds, warlords and criminals have a free haven in Dominica with not benefits to the founding father’s sons and daughters.
why would a clear thinking person dislike that statement? Waw allu mind deep deep in the sh*t!
Did you listen to yourself speak or think many Governments have been brought down and not during any election, and do you truly believe that Dominica and Dominicans can survive, the supports that like hand outs that too will not last for long . The people need to go back to work so they can care for their families .
Could Mr. Linton and the UWP explain how this can happen. There is no provision in the Constitution that allows the President to dismiss the PM and his Ministers as the opposition wishes him to do. Is the opposition aware that if the President would take such action it would plunge the country into chaos. Mr. Linton and the UWP continue to give the impression to the world that Dominica is a rogue Nation, yet no country has expressed that opinion. Linton and the UWP opposition also give the impression that 99% of Dominica is the UWP and this is far from the truth. The say of how Dominica should be governed is decided by elections not by bullying. The letter from the UWP seems to have been written by mad men hungry and desperate for power.
“There is no provision in the Constitution that allows the President to dismiss the PM”(Anon).
Well Anon, if there is no provision in the Constitution for the President who is head of State in Dominica to fire a rouge and corrupt prime minister, and his government, then we are under a dictatorship, and communism. In that case there should not be a president, the country should be crying out loud that the present constitution should be declared null and void, and a new constitution immediately written.
I hear the head of an academic educational institution said that Dominicans are ignorant, that is true; however, I doubt that the British Government Home Office who had to grant independence to Dominica would have approved a written constitution, without any provision; call it that if you may; under which the president who is the head of State could fire a prime minister. Believe it or not Savarin can call for the dissolution of Skerrit government for reasons based on the…
Finally:
Believe it or not Charles Savarin, although I call him that long street of misery puppet; he can call for the dissolution of Skerrit government for reasons based on the constitution today if he deems it is necessary, and there is nothing Skerrit could do about it.
Do not fool yourself that there is no grounds in the constitution on which the president can dissolve this government, especially if it to prevent chaos, and entropy and hardship on the people of the country!
“There is no provision in the constitution that allows the President to dismiss the PM and his Ministers as the opposition wishes him to do”..that is what I wrote. I wrote that with the full knowledge that the President can only dismiss the PM if the PM loses majority control in the house and that is the only way. If the president goes outside of the dictates of the Constitution to dimiss the government it would be a coup not by Lennox and the UWP but by Charles Savarin. Mr. Linton was not requesting the President to dismiss the government based on a successful no confidence motion brought against the government but on baseless allegations of wrongdoings that is been repeated for the past decade.
Well then Anon, we definitely need a new written constitution!
Unfortunately that’s what we have. An institution hell bent on circumventing the democratic process, based on a series of allegations. Now u telling the president to participate in such folly. Surely these people are not of sound mind
CBI money have them going BAZOODY. l’argen la zort malpalay la bon cuz E KA TOOMENTAY TETE ZOR.
PM, pass the money close to their nose, but doh make them touche it yo toe MAYPRIXANT.
@Anon This is NOT a Linton and UWP thing. It is a Dominica thing…There are many Labourites who are extremely disgusted with Skerrits recklessness in tarnishing Dominica’s name internationally, and I know of many who will reject any DLP candidate that aims to represent them. Stop being disingenuous and mischievous…Level headed people on island knows that Skerrits action are dangerous for the country, and no one even knows when this will end. Don’t think that the spreading of money will wash the mans ineptness away…Skerrit cant give what he does not have. HE IS A BAD LEADER….You mentioned chaos?…. Well let me tell you Dominica can never be in more chaos that it is presently, and it all has to do with the dealings of Skerrit with the Monfareds, the Maduekes, the Corallos and all the other rogues of this world…..How he manages to find them? I dont know!!!!!THATS WHAT YOU CALL A TERRIBLE LEADER!
% YOU cannot talk for DLP, your very name% is the wolf in sheep’s clothing. % YOU ARE A LOOSER.% NO NO NO. DOminica NICE BOY!
Senseless
@Anon March 31, 2017
I salute your comment. The hierarchy of the UWP, whoever they are, has no etiquette pertaining to their fashion of words.
Why would the President even put a thought to this letter from Lennox Linton and his counterparts with all sorts of demands and vocabulary like “rouges” and “vagabonds” etcetera.
The man is practically quarreling against the President at one hand, while on the other hand he is dictating to what he should do, pertaining to the dismissal of PM Skerrit–who in hell’s name does Lennox Linton think he is?
You must salute him because both of you are the same; ignorant of the fact that it is people like you who help encourage the more ignorant to keep voting for Skerrit, causing him to screw up the country.
Have you read Donald Peters comment recently?
Well, you Elizabeth are two of the ignorant Dominicans he is talking about!
What did saverin do in 1979 had constitutional grounds u hypocrites wicked set of peopel on this plantation.greedy wicked people. All u people will rot in jail after skerite is removed!
It just shows what a bunch of power hungry idiots Lennox Linton and his cabal really are. If Dominicans are really smart and sharp, they will see this man and his cabal crew as nothing more than people who are power hungry who simply cannot accept that they are in opposition and the government was elected by the majority of Domincans.
They keep going on about the government corrupt practices,yet Barbados, St Kitts,the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Austria, Ireland and many more countries engage in this very same legitimate practice. Are these other countries all corrupt as well???
And if Lennox and his cabal were in power, can he tell Dominicans of their better alternative to raise capital to finance projects to enhance the lives of Dominicans?? They should outline to Dominicans how they could make a better government than keep going on about corrupt practices. The man is POWER MAD.
Linton is a mad man hungry for power. Get over urself idiot!!!
“Get over urself idiot!!!”
To the animal Sunshine, one who did not know how to spell sunshine until I told you it is not “sonshine” but Sunshine, to this day you still remains a dunce idiot! Lennox might be a mad man but he is smart. You so stupid, if you were not a fool you would not have written three exclamation marks behind that bit of garbage you wrote.
If is one thing a computer or smart phone will do is bring, out and exposed the dunce idiots like you! In which class and in what educational institution they taught you to put three exclamation behind anything one writes.
I challenge you to tell me and the reading audience what does an exclamation mark represents, what does it mean in the English language.
If Lennox Linton and his so called bunch of UWP executives was politically savi, they would have known beforehand that there are no provisions that enables the president of Dominica to dismiss a democratically elected prime minister and his cabinet.
And this is the same man who wants the entire world to sit up and take note of his political prowess. SAVE YOUR BREATHE LENNOX BOY. YOU NAH READY YET. And on this current performance, you never will be.
Lennox, tell the Dominican people what better alternatives you’ve got to finance projects to create a better living for Dominicans.
As opposition leader you should be telling the people what you can do to make the country better, and stop going on about baseless and unsubstantiated corrupt practices.
Lennox, Dominica does not have an industrial base to generate revenue so how do you intend to raise capital to finance the country’s projects and infrastructure. Come on Lennox I challenge you to tell us???
Just cut the rubbish and wear that red badge of honor
you are so right my bro power hungry people 2019 soon come uwp
Is Dominica under a dictatorship???? Please pray tell!!!!
Continue to blame The Rt Hon Lennox Linton and the UWP for D/ca’s economic woes! Dominica’s constitution doesn’t worth the paper it’s written on.
All good things just must come to an end one day.
Anon, what do you know? Before you jump to conclusion get to know your history, only if you were not yet born. The fall of the last Labour Government on 1979 an interim government was put in place and this so called President Savarin then was head of the CSA union and what Linton is asking for now, it is the samething that is being asked now, that is an interim government. Savarin, with his members on a national strike demanded that the then Labour government must Gol and they did fall. We now have a worse labour government in office now.
You see Hon Linton does his homework and does not speak loosely like Skerrit on serious matters of state. Skerrit must Go ….Skerrit must Go….He has to go, his government is corrupt and he is head of this corrupt government, so what do yo expect.
100%, Lennox is just an impressionist trying to give his misinformed supporters the vision that he knows shit. Lennox has reached the height of desperation right now. he owing whom ever it is that been funding his efforts. time drawing near to pay up. back in the nineties Dominicans fell for his predecessors lies and elected Edison James to power and is utter chaos that befell us in Dominica. those who supported them were in the height of ecstasy as these people who support Linton and Edison are not interested in Dominicans development. to the contrary they only want their tyrannical leaders in place to terrorize and punish the other non UWP populous for defying they god Linton, and rejecting the omnipotent one Edison James. it is time that we realize that these people cannot be convinced that we have a good government in place, not a perfect one but good enough.
For your edification,the Linton supporters now consist of many many Labourites.This is indeed encouraging… THiS HAS BECOME A MOVEMENT!
Dominicans fell for the lies of Asta Phan and company in 2000 and elected labour on the grounds of corruption, accountability and transparency.
Geez. I wonder who wearing that crown now. The lies of 2000 come back and bossing labour ass now.
Anon don’t worry your self he and his cabinet must go., This is no longer a Linton and UWP movement any more my people have open their eyes and they have seen the mountain top and collectively they can reach the top, but they have to remove all obstacles a long the way.. The mad man is who is calling himself PM he lacks the vision to bring prosperity and hope to the people instead he’s a man who rather keep his people in bondage he’s afraid if they are free they will be able to think for themselves..
Skerrit must go and the chorus is heard loud and far.
As if anyone expected something different!
#skerritmustgo
“In a response dated March 27, the President acknowledged the receipt of the letter and he asked Linton to bring to his attention any Constitutional provision which would allow him to act in a legal manner to what Linton proposing.”
So, which “constitution” is Savrin talking bout? And why does he evoke a constitution now to excuse Scare=it, when the same Scare=it who is the PM of Dominica, said, “TO HELL WITH THE CONSTITUTION?” Where was the president then on this blasphemous and disgraceful statement by Scare=it? Mr. president, you are indeed a hypocrite to the core. Scare=it most go. 
If you go to hell you’ll find the constitution; because there is where your pm sent it. Linton is not able to find the constitution to which you referred.
Since we are a religious nation that loves our religion more than God, here is a passage from the Holy Bible that really describes the state of Dominica with Skerrit as PM, Charles Savarin as president, and their blind supporters: Luke 11:14-19 “And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered. 15But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils. 16And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven. 17But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth. 18If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub. 19And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges”
A very wise person once said “The problems we face today cannot be solved by the same minds that created them.”
Mr. President Charlo, Dca is in crisis and the opposition leader is awakening you from your slumber since you are the keeper of our democracy. Your mention of not having such authority under the constitution is a lame attempt at masquerading your support for the cabal. Yes we know that there are issues with our constitution and and hence the very reason for calling for such reforms.
Now, you sir appoints the PM hence you have the authority to terminate that appointment based on the facts reference Moonfaced, Maduke and NgLapseng. This is NOT gossip. None of that BS about showing nada in the constitution. But when the Dcan Cool-wash brigade shows its ugly head ala 1979 I hope you and others will not blame Lennox and team Dominica. This country is like a darn pressure cooker but you all are sitting there pretending all is well. What a sad state of affairs..
Assertive like the rod of Moses!
Linton you will never be the PM of Dominica because when people do things the way you are going you will fail
Linton is delusional; no need to elaborate.
Charles Savarin makes no sense and I will not respond to his nonsense. I have said many times before and I will say it once again. I have voted all three political parties, though my real party is DFP which I voted for 30 years, until I was mislead by Ms. Charles to vote our enemy, Rosie Douglas and the DLP in 1995, just to get rid of the alleged corrupt UWP. I again voted the DLP in 2005, since I knew Skerrit as a DFPite and would not forgive Edison James for causing the fall of the DFP. However, since I always put country before politics I voted UWP in 2009, when I saw Skerrit was leading the country into disaster and I also voted UWP in 2015. There are three very bad things that happened to DA that we might never recover from, and all of them find roots in Rosie and Euginia, to a lesser extent: 1. It was a bad day when Rosie made Skerrit a DLP candidate. 2. It was a terribly bad thing when he made Alix Knight speaker 3. Very bad day when Charlo was made a minister
By Rosie making a very poor and broke Skerrit a dlp candidate, Rosie did not realize that Skerrit was prepared to do anything to become leader and PM even if he had to go through stalwarts like Rosie, Piero, and Osborne. Both Rosie and Piero died in office within their first term and low and behold Skerrit hijacked the DLP and implemented policies and practices very contrary to that of Mamo or Rosie. Then to make matters worse, since Rosie had gotten all of us to accept Alix as house speaker and no doubt she was the type of person that was prepared to do any dirty thing to keep Skerrit in power, Skerrit knew all he had to do was make her happy and she would give him 1000% support for anything bad or good, as the proverb says “si pani souti weh panie vole.” Now when Skerrit took the enemy of the DLP, the one that hated the party of Leblanc, the man Charles Savarin, and made him president of Dominica, both heaven and hell cried because they knew Dominica was in serious trouble
See where Dominica is now: Charles Savarin- President, Roosevelt Skerrit – Prime Minister, and Alix Boyd Knight-House speaker. I don’t want to add Daniel Carbon here because I feel he is possessed by evil spirits. Think of an earth with the likes of : Satan-as god (not God Almighty ok), Lucifer- as angel and The Devil- as Demons. Which one would ever tell the other let’s not do that because it’s wrong? I think that’s where Dominica is now whether we want to admit it or not
okay TITIWI
“In a letter dated March 9, 2017 Linton had called on the President to dismiss Skerrit and his cabinet,”
Lennox, you should know that such a request even if there could be constitutional grounds to support such a request it would be be futile. Savarin is one of Roosevelt hand pick puppets, if Savarin would ever mention (time for you to go Roosevelt), Savarin would find himself in the street, out of his palace provided for him by his corrupted friend Roosevelt.
I mean Savarin is part of the evil which plagues the nation, he is not going to do what is right in the interest of the country, Dominica is an estate belonging to Skerrit, Savarin and all the corrupted crooks in the labor party. Skerrit will voluntarily resign.
When the people of the country suffer enough they will do something about him. Skerrit talks about God, I wonder if God ever told him to hold fair elections without bribing people for votes? To prove that God is on his side!
Hahaha. Short and sweet.
You attack the president and then request that he supersede the constitution. In short, do your homework. No wonder you dropped out
And I find it grossly disrespectful that you would forward a copy to the media before acknowledgement of receipt. I would have rejected you based on that notion alone, but then again it’s all about sensationalism and a deranged feeling of grandeur.
Honestly, I think Mr. Linton is a serious threat to society… the man has lost his mind! seriously, after all the money he has already paid, plus what is still pending, he is yet to bring forth one proof of all his baseless allegations now he is disrespecting the president intelligence by asking that he ask the PM to resign? On What basis Mr. Linton? and where is the proof, may I ask? Do you expect the president or anyone to pass judgment on someone without proof? Come on man, say is a joke you making or people will really thing you are crazy
Hold your walking stick tight Mr presiden before you fall and burst your bruised scarred face.
I love to see Lennox Linton seek all openings for civil discussion.
Refusing Linton an audience doesn’t make Skerrit any stronger.
It exposes your weakness. ……cheap!
I will take back my vote and give it to UWP!!!!!!!
I beat Skerrit long time.
You can’t buy me with toilet.
There are a few ways to get skerrit out. A vote of no confidence can be brought in the house. We all know that will not go anywhere because it has to go through speaker and those puppet ministers will never vote against thier god. The other option is an overthrow and revolt. That will not happen since the dictator control the police and the money. To do this carbon will have to be handled along with some top henchmen. However that would be bloody and ugly and not the best for Dominica, although I believe if skerrit insist on screwing the country for longer it might lead to this eventually. Lastly after 17 years the only reason skerrit is there is because he enjoys the power came and Fortune he has gained in the position and to give it up he will become a nobody. What else is the poor psychologist going to do. If he really loved Dominica he would realize he has not done anything better people’s life. In fact he has made it worst for our future.
The last thing is for skerrit to do the noble thing and resign, realizing after 16 years they have failed the people. Dominica have smart and capable people out there.