St. Lucia United Workers Party blasts Senior Counsel

Astaphan

The United Workers Party expresses concern over the conduct of Dominican Lawyer Anthony Astaphan engaged by the St Lucia Labour Party to infect the election campaign with blatant lies calculated to deceive and insult the people of St Lucia.

Astaphan appeared on the Labour Party’s Red Zone TV programme Monday night, hours after party leader Kenny Anthony promised a clean campaign. But Dr Anthony’s imported attack dog wasted no time to plunge headlong into his campaign to malign, denigrate and destroy. The Astaphan chapter of the Labour Party’s election campaign continued today on RCI’s News Spin.

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70 Comments

  1. hmm wat a thing
    November 16, 2011

    tony tony tony remember st. lucia not dominica. over there FAST…hmmmm. watch ur tongue in ur mouth

    • joking
      December 9, 2014

      Dominica is in stone age

  2. patriot
    November 15, 2011

    WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED.

  3. Jamal
    November 15, 2011

    nothing new

  4. doc. love
    November 14, 2011

    DNO ADMIN. HAS REMOVED MY COMMENTS FROM ITS PUBLICATION. IN YOUR OWN WORDS, PLEASE TELL ME AND THE REST OF THE READERS WHICH STATEMENT WAS OFFENSIVE.YOU ARE PROTECTING ASTAPHAN,EVERYTHING I WROTE ABOUT WERE COMMENTS MADE BY TONY HIMSELF.

  5. trini to de bone!!
    November 14, 2011

    I really do not believe that a lucian in his/her right frame of mind would call dominicans idiots, I think the problem is we in the Caribbean do not like regional interference with our local campaigning/politics, if a St. Lucian had to be on Dominican airwaves putting Dominicans down, as patriotic people they would defend they country, and tell St. Lucia no they place..and reading these comments below I see dominicans even agreeing with the slu comments, so I will not be surprise if a Dominican that made that comment.. but we are to small for us to be hating on one another like this..we both need each other they might need you guys for water, you guys might need them for something. and in all these islands you guys are the closest don’t let politics differ u guys. from T&T with luv.

  6. pablo
    November 14, 2011

    GUESS IT DOESN’T MATTER WHERE UWP IS FORMED THEY HAVE THE SAME MIND SET AND PROGRAMS.I SEE NO PROBLEM IN ANY POLITICAL PARTY IMPORTING SOMEONE TO SPEAK ON THIER PLATFORM OR RADIO PROGRAMS.IT IS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE CARIBBEAN.WHY DO THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT.GUESS THEY FEAR ASTAPHAN….

  7. me
    November 14, 2011

    You playing with fire The last part of my comment)…………..sorry

  8. yesah
    November 14, 2011

    Give it to the man. He darn good at what he do!

    You either love him or hate him. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

  9. patriot
    November 14, 2011

    LENNOX IS IN ST.LUCIA TRYING TO GET SPARE PARTS FOR HIS ALLEGATION MACHINE WHICH WAS EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES IN DOMINICA.

    • Anonymous
      November 14, 2011

      so you don’t people like tony and lennox just go up for eletions. they just there feeding on politicians and the citizens of the caribbean.get involved if they know so much and always have an idea as to how to do things better.

    • ....................
      November 14, 2011

      HE IS TRYING TO GET SPARE PARTS FOR YOUR WHITE POWDERED BRAIN. Go to a rehabilitation Center..Paro!

  10. lenovo
    November 14, 2011

    Astaphans is a political GREAT!!! The UWP in St. Lucia is feeling the effects of Astaphans presence in SLU and is certainly fearful.

    • lucian
      November 14, 2011

      I guess we will see the astaphan effect after the elections. I think too many of you are over rating the man’s intelligence. He is not Loved nor liked in SLU so please relax

    • November 16, 2011

      Please note that we in St Lucia are not for sale, this astaphan guy is causing to much destruction in his native island and we will not allow him to come to our beloved St Lucia and cause our people to hate each other as he is doing in Dominica, we have too much to deal with in St Lucia

      We in St Lucia are not for sale. I listened to that guy some times ago and i would like to know if he is a politician and if he an elected member, as far as i can see the Prime Minister of Dominica cannot stand on his own two feet, without that astaphan guy, too much conflict of interest, as i said we in St Lucia will not allow him to come to our island and divide our people he better keep himself away from our politic, also we will mot allow him to come to our island and disrespect our people, i listened to him calling his people all sorts of name, he think that he is above the law maybe in Dominica but not in St Lucia

  11. Wait A Minute
    November 14, 2011

    Take all you blows and shut the blank up!!! Every political party have their attack dogs. We are constantly barraged with Lennox, Matt, Angelo and even the illiterate Blessings on a daily basis, so SHUT UP YOU BLUE HYPOCRITICAL FOOLS!!!!!

    • %
      November 14, 2011

      Listen to them you will be less ignorant. You seem to be an ignoramus.

  12. Free Thinker
    November 13, 2011

    This is typical of Tony Astaphan! He has to continue to expose himself not just locally, but regionally and internationally. I have stated before that Anthony Astaphan has to be the downfall of Roosevelt Skerrit and the DLP government. He is seducing Skerrit and we will see in due time. Time is longer than Twine!!

  13. Born Free
    November 13, 2011

    I find nothing wrong with someone being brought in (not “imported attack dog”) from outside a country to assist with an election campaign once the individual can be constructive and responsible with his/her words and actions.

    If Mr. Astaphan is telling blatant lies as the article asserts, then only St. Lucians can be held responsible if Mr. Anthony is voted into office. St. Lucians have a responsibility to do their homework and uncover the truth. Also, the UWP should be able to provide evidence to refute any allegation.

    A national election is a great opportunity and even privilege given to nationals of any nation to exercise their right to select who governs the affairs of that nation. This is a privilege that cannot be taken lightly.

    May St Lucia be blessed with the best men and women to govern its affairs.

    • bmonrose
      November 21, 2011

      point of righteousness: evidence should be provided to prove allegation; Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour’s. Exodus 20:16.

  14. mouth of the south
    November 13, 2011

    @ anonymous…….even if i don’t agree with tony n that regime in power… there is no way as a dominican i’m gonna support someone saying 90% of us are fools…. we have produced some of the best minds in the o.e.c.s and the caribbean by extension… our leaders have more clout than any other o.e.c.s leader… like mamo… rosie… james… and even skerro to some extent… is more known and respected than there leaders…. this election in st lucia we see two dominicans at war over the waters… lennox and astaphan…. so we influence there politics one way or the other… oh and st lucian women loooovveee dominican men…. even in the states.. i don’t think our women can leave us for any other so…. lol… let’s not start this into a slu vs dom seen…. cause we like twins… all but love here… i think some people are in the election vibes so emotions are high… we love st lucia and st lucia love dominica the same…. i’d like that bond to last forever… oh and i can’t forget b/dos… for some reason bajans identify with us alot… i think it’s cause many of us live at some bajans home when we go for visa or greencard.. u know having to stay in b/dos for 2 weeks…. u can’t afford hotel after 3 days lol

  15. waiting and see
    November 13, 2011

    TO ALL YOU DOMINICAN. I WAS IN ST LUCIA FOR THE PAST THREE WEEKS WORK RELATED. I MUST SAY TONY IS A GOD SENT TO ST LUCIA . THE INFORMATION HE IS GIVING TO THE PEOPLE IS RIGHT ON THE BALL. THIS MAN IS EMBRACE BY ST LUCIANS AND OTHER OECS/CARICOM STATES.
    WE MUST CHERRISH WHAT WE HAVE.IS ONLY A FEW DOMINICANS THAT HAVE NO RESPECT FOR HIM.

    • Looking in
      November 13, 2011

      dam idiot

    • REALLY?
      November 14, 2011

      Tony is that you? Only you would say those things about you.

      • Looking in
        November 14, 2011

        Hey “Really” I did not say Tony is an idiot. The idiot is “waiting and see” for the comment that was made.Duh

    • Papa Dom
      November 14, 2011

      Admin, I do not share this person’s view, however I do not see anything in there which justifies hiding it.
      That said,I would like to say to this person that he/she must be living in a mars not Dominica, to sat that only a few Dominicans have no respect for tony. In fact people all over the caribbean view this man as poison. Even those who engage his services do so for the self same reason.

  16. Sout Man
    November 13, 2011

    According to Oswald Augustin, “The facts don’t lie; neither should Astaphan”. He stated that , “Astaphan cannot deny that under the UWP, St. Lucia has:
    – surpassed Antigua and Barbuda as the largest economy in the OECS;
    -exported more products in 2010 than the rest of the OECS combined; and
    -tourist business increased from 696 000 spending $768 million to 1 000 000 spending $i.5 billion”.

    According to the IMF’s, The World Bank’s and the CIA Fact Book’s estimated GDP for St. Lucia in 2010 lies between $932 million and $1198 million (1.198 billion). All 3 organizations rank Antigua ahead of St. Lucia. Mr Augustin may be correct since the IMF and World Bank figures are estimates and he probably has actual figures. But is he comparing his actual figures with the estimates for other OECS countries?

    But $1.5 billion for tourism alone and he exported more products than the rest of the OECS combined!! What was his GDP, then? Give us the figures and not the rhetoric.

    Finally, Mr Augustin, CSME stands for Caribbean Single Market and Economy. Dominica and St Lucia belong to the proposed CSME, CARICOM, OECS and the Windward Islands. A Dominican national is viewed as an IMPORTED attack dog!! Astaphan may deserve what he gets so I am not bothered by the attack dog reference. But, do you, in your narrow nationalistic vision, view us as imports? Mr Astaphan is now the subject of your attack but your mentality leaves a lot to be desired. Should I be surprised that you are a typical politician fanning the flames of nationalism? With guys like you, regional integration is doomed!!

    • Sout Man
      November 14, 2011

      This comment is awaiting moderation since yesterday morning!! Thanks.

      • Sout Man
        November 14, 2011

        The reply to the comment is already cleared but the original comment of 11/13/11 is still awaiting moderation. Is it censored/

  17. Scar face
    November 13, 2011

    TO YOU ST LUCIAN WHO THINKS DOMINICANS ARE IDIOTS!!! I am a very proud dominican and i am not a supporter of Tony Astaphan. However what you have done is to launch an attack on dominicans and their level of intellegence . Wasn’t it recently you all came to the idiots for Water? I guess they were not idiots then. ITS ON :twisted:

    • Anonymous
      November 13, 2011

      They certainly did not launch an attack upon me,since i support what they said
      100 000 000 000 000 000 000%…. They are so smart.

    • DANZIGER
      November 13, 2011

      TO REPROCH PPL THAT BAD. ONE DAY THEY MIGHT GIVE US WATER SO BECAREFUL WHAT YOU SAY OK.

    • Genie
      November 14, 2011

      So you take offense when a St. Lucian say it but it is ok when Tony say it!! You know how many degrading names Tony call Dominicans?

      • 1979
        November 14, 2011

        like the lucians said…90% HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

    • .
      November 14, 2011

      Of course Dominicans are extremely stupid..Which other country in the Caribbean would have Skerrit as their PM.. DOMINICANS ARE VERY STUPID INDEED.

      • Stinky
        November 15, 2011

        That’s so true, we like dam idiots in a red plastic bag

    • plawey
      November 14, 2011

      water is life stop the reproach

  18. Scar face
    November 13, 2011

    THIS IS A COMMENT FROM A ST LUCIAN ON VP SLU ONLINE “The banjo man is just another big clown. No disrespect but sometimes it’s better to remain silent and be thought as a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.Let me remind you all that 90% of Dominicians are idiots including that bat ears Assterfan.He’s a recycle A/H.”

    IS THAT WHAT ST LUCIANS THINK OF WE DOMINICANS ??????

    November 10, 2011 2:38 PM

    • c.bruce
      November 14, 2011

      WHATS YOUR POINT?
      THE 18:3 SAYS IT ALL:

      90% OF D/CANS ARE INDEED IDIOTS
      …LAZY IDIOTS
      …LAZY, HYPOCRITICAL IDIOTS

      • 1979
        November 14, 2011

        LOLOL high 5 on that one c.bruce

    • ZANG
      November 14, 2011

      for years st.lucians have been dissing us calling us country bookies when they them self sound exact;y like us. i’m not surprised.. they are more developed than us so they think they are better with their sky high murder rates and diminishing self Identity. It is no surprise some retard small minded lucian would say some bull crap thing like that.

  19. November 13, 2011

    I am from St.Lucia and the Party blasting Tony is a complete waste of time.He said nothing to cause that alarm…they are just on the loosing side.Intimidated and quick to defame Tony,but he said nothing to cause that uproar.Insecurity is more a word to use here.

    • ?
      November 13, 2011

      It’s still early.

  20. RAS B
    November 13, 2011

    So is this we should aspire to? Granted some may say all work is work and whether you are employed as an attack dog, Lawyer or otherwise, we should be grateful for employment!! But I ask, Can a leopard change his spots?

    Should we, therefore, ascribe the appropriate Title to Tony and treat him as such? Should we not pay attention to his not so intelligent outbursts? Surely an attack dog must be beaten back or he/she will at least bark. Please do not get comfortable with the addage that a barking dog seldom bites!!!!

  21. ineedfree
    November 13, 2011

    time will tell

  22. forreal
    November 13, 2011

    but why is astaphan involve in the political affairs of st lucia,seeing st lucia has prosper’d so greatly far more than dominica,and also seeing the st lucian people has just experience a tragic incident,this is wrong timing,astaphan should allow common sense to take hold,even if he was invited or paid by st lucia labour party,this seem to be something like the case of conrad murray and the michael jackson incident.

    • anonymous
      November 13, 2011

      You should also ask why is a certain investigative Journalist involved in the political affairs of St. Lucia, when the government he is supporting is allegedly very corrupt: ”
      extravagance.

      November 11, 2011 10:30 AM

      Anonymous said…
      Ossie Boy, man what a shameless bastard you have become over the years, surpassed only by that political DAWG, Peter Josie!!!!!! I quote you: “The United Workers Party calls on Astaphan to be an honest advocate for justice…” YEAH RIGHT Ossie boy, you political PROSTITUTE!!! Justice? What justice? Where was the justice in the way your Cabinet of Ministers (to whom you are the newest glorified poodle and crumbs lapper) connived and illegally tried to hide Minister Mondesir’s TAX EVASION? Where was the justice in the way Minister Richard Frederick, aka ESCOBAR, kicked Ras Bobby Skeete in the teeth and stole away the man’s business at the Castries Market? Where was the justice in the golden handshake of 90 million dollars given away on a platter to Daher, for the Daher Derelict Building, where jombies and dogs now sleep, while Daher is drinking his champagne in New York and “LAFFING” at us St. Lucians? Where was the justice in the way your Prime Minister victimized the Comptroller of Customs? Where was the justice when your Accidental Prime Minister dismissed the Customs and United States-FBI-CIA investigations into the alleged tax evasion by Richard Frederick, aka ESCOBAR? Ossie, after these elections, everywhere will be TOO HOT for your conniving and opportunistic tail. I guess you will join the Labour Party right? YOU SHAMELESS HYPOCRITE AND POLITICAL PROSTITUTE!!!!!!! DONNA BAPTISTE.

    • lucian
      November 14, 2011

      bulsh…it is politics and Tony just mash them up and they cant deal with it…..cant u see the content of information they are giving out? Way to go Tony….Iam Dominica and Proud>>>Are you?

  23. Anonymous
    November 13, 2011

    Credit to all smart St Lucians. You all are good.

  24. way papa
    November 13, 2011

    Is Lennox and Tony taking their fight into St.Lucia’s politics now? When will it end?

    • Anonymous
      November 13, 2011

      Thing is of the two Lennox is the one with all the integrity and credibility. A real patriot. I am afraid i can’t say that about Tony. He has nothing left of his credibility and integrity. Even Lucians know that!

      • Anonymous
        January 6, 2012

        @Anonymous you are so right, you could not have said it better.

    • yout
      November 13, 2011

      you read nothing about lennox here ah fool!!
      Keep the damn man outta your mouth

      • anonymous
        November 13, 2011

        Yout,….The man know wht he talking bout. if you don’t know ask a question or shut your mouth.

      • c.bruce
        November 14, 2011

        I SECOND THE MOTION

    • hmmmmmmmm
      November 13, 2011

      lenox is our next leader of the opposition….who vex toufeh!!!!!

  25. Jayson
    November 13, 2011

    Whether Tony is right or wrong he MUST be doing something RIGHT to have all these high profile clients hiring him.

    We should all strive to be like Tony in that sense: Do your job do and do it WELL! :)

    • Really
      November 13, 2011

      What is so high profile about Kenny Anthony? High Profile where? hahahahahahahaha

      Take a trip to St. Lucia and ask the people on the streets or anywhere else you meet them about Kenny.

      “High Profile” clients, boy I doh does see things on DNO we…my lord

    • soldier
      November 13, 2011

      Evil has many supports too! What’s your point?

    • TARABELL
      November 13, 2011

      TONY “ATTACK DOG” THEM ST LUCIAN WILL MAKE YOU A “TI BOLLOM” GO HEAD WITH YOUR BAD SELF TONY

    • Jespen
      November 13, 2011

      You are right. He is damn good at what he does.

    • Anonymous
      November 13, 2011

      stupez

    • November 13, 2011

      u reader; must be mocking tony!!

    • Hit the floor
      November 13, 2011

      What exactly are you trying to say here? Do you really know the difference between right and wrong?

    • Nac Vibes
      November 13, 2011

      You never heard the term Wolf in sheep clothing?

    • linky
      November 13, 2011

      u a mal cochon man

    • Genie
      November 13, 2011

      You moron!! He must be doing something right? No jackass!! The truth is that people will go to any length to hold on to power. \

    • Dominican gyal
      November 13, 2011

      I really do not like the personality which Tony showcases, but you are right. He must be doing something good for them to spend so much money on him. Unless they are all fascinated with the batman look-a-like face.

    • Jayson
      November 14, 2011

      Don’t get your panties in a twist just because it’s a fact that Tony Astaphan does a ‘good job’ for his employers…

      Here’s an example for those who are a little on the ‘slow’ side:

      You hire a hit-man to kill your mother-in-law. The task is carried out quickly and silently. Every shroud of evidence when they discover her missing, leaves you, the public and the police to believe that she has left the country to start a new life in Siberia with a mongolian pimp…

      A morally unsettling situation but a VERY effective hit-man.

      As Tony would say…’I rest my case’;)

      • Lucy girl
        November 14, 2011

        Hope you will rest yur case in his coffin when it coming from st lucia

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