A former attorney general who served in the Labour administration has labeled Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit a dictator, over his announcement about the selection of parliamentary representatives for the next general election.
“I always thought that selection of candidates was a matter for the local constituency,” attorney Bernard Wiltshire told Dominica News Online.
“I intend to deal with non-performing or poorly performing parliamentary representatives. No parl rep is bigger than the party, no parl rep is guaranteed automatic endorsement as a candidate in the next general election,” PM Skerrit said in his capacity as political leader of the Dominica Labour Party (DLP).
He was at the time addressing the party’s delegates’ conference in the West Coast village of St Joseph on Sunday.
“I intend to declare all constituencies vacant, and persons will have to make a case as to why they should be returned as a candidate for this Dominica Labour Party” the prime minister said to loud applause.
He warned that those who can’t or do not make a satisfactory case “for retention will be replaced as candidates”.
Wilshire says that statement suggests that the prime minister regards selection as “a matter for him”.
“This man is becoming a dictator, he is getting too big for his boots. Dominicans must cut him down to size otherwise he will destroy them,” Wilshire said.
The Skerrit statement drew applause from supporters at the conference.
Wilshire has described that as worrying.
“What has happened to the brains of the Labour Party, what has happened to them?” he queried.
According to Wiltshire “this man will destroy this country”.
Asked whether party leader Skerrit shouldn’t be given the benefit of the doubt, that he possibly intends undertaking the process of assessing parliamentary representatives through a democratic process, Wiltshire was adamant that the party leader’s comment sounded dictatorial.
“He said I Roosevelt Skerrit – this is a Ghaddafi, Chavez, you know, this is what we are seeing actually happening in Dominica. Dominicans must be very careful,” Wiltshire, who is no longer a member of the DLP, told DNO.
He has called on Dominicans “to be vigilant” in the wake of the prime minister’s “parl rep” statement.
The statement was preceded by the prime minister’s advice to the delegates’ conference that the DLP needs to “lay the foundation today for another 25 years in office based on our transformation and adaptability as a 21st century political party”.
“I am not taking anything for granted as it relates to the right of the electorate of this country to judge us harshly and on merit, next time around,” PM Skerrit said while making reference to the demise of some other ruling parties in the region.
No one except Skerrit is bigger than the Party
Now wiltshire want to tell the labour party how they should choose candidates.How does the freedom party and the uwp choose .
How did the uwp end up with three leaders .
Well the DLP has one leader who is also Captain and Coach .He needs to motivate his team the best way he can.
I do not hear any of the people who are directly affected complaining
If the DlP is going to be there for the next 43 years to celebrate its 100 birthday we need strong leaders like the P M
If you are the MAMAGER IN CHARGE you have to be able to TAKE CHARGE
the prime minister is right,he cant afford to lose this election,but while he will have his choice we will have the vote,i think we the electorate should put labour on hold to give them a clean up,we should enjoy the cash ,enjoy the run and party,and when voting comes around chose a new government five years is enough for this guys, give them more than five they don’t function,dominica dose belong to no one party,labour has many unanswered questions and they should be punish at the poles for this reasons.
I agree with the PM totally. He should have a decision in who he is going to work with. Too many times constituents send parliamentarians who are ill equiped to function. Whether it be illness, laziness or laissez faire. Mr. Prime Minister you in the kitchen you know what’s cooking. You lead, we follow.
A former attorney general who served in the Labour administration …..what did he do as Attorney General to advance our cause as a people.
Leaders produce, others create confusion.
Here is a man Rosie Douglas trusted and what did he do…People don’t take unproductive people in society seriuosly.
Wiltshire, when you start producing and start showing results people will listen.
In the mean time you are creating unwanted noise and gabbage.
u have guts calling Rosie name in your ting? lol
Garcon Rosie is our Hero, you all didn’t like him…you all celebrated his demise..be quiet
The same way you all did for Piero…callling him Donkey on a constant basis and now its like these two brave men are y’all best friend…be quiet
Now what has this man Wiltshire done for us in Dominica to advance “we the people of Dominica”
Can Met Yo Not…plese tell me
willie i love you and you principles.. but the PM is absolute right.. the pm is right ,, no pal rep has a key to running for office. there are many people who went and study overseas and have education and the know how to move this country,, we must not just settle for a pal rep ,, just because he or she can buy a rum or friends with your parents .. we need in dominica movers and shakers as pal reps…
Unfortunately, what most people don’t recognize is that the leader of a country does not function by themselves. Most are controlled by the IMF and UN.
Skerrit is being conditioned buy the Chinese, so be careful, China is run buy a dictator. When that MOU is made public, you will see what your so loved PM has done for Dominica. Skerrit is selling the country, where do u think he is getting the money for his Red Clinic. I mean people we really have to put up with all this shit, let us start protesting right now
The man is a dictator Beware!!
Skerrit is not a dictator. .He is just not good at speaking off script.
He was trying to make a point more for effect than substance. And it backfired…just because of his poor choice of words. If he was reading from a speech written by one of his thinkers…sorry advisers…it would’ve come out much differently.
I think you are correct.
This is stale news. We new that all along.
We new?
So Bernard what are u crying about? Dictator? Since when u became afraid of dictators? People called u leftist, why, because the leaders u alligned with in the hype of your political career were all dictators. If you have changed your philosophy, please tell the Dominican populace. The PM chose a particular manner (so the whole world can hear)to address the party he leads, so then what is the problem. Bernard! u have particular preferences and peaple pay u no mind. So what is your problem!!!
Shameless; haven’t you heard Skerrit is me Almost Nearly Cousin oui:
so what do you expect?
It is said birds of a feather flocked together eh.
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahh!
You know FET, we may give you a hard time sometimes but we cant deny that you are a principled person and not afraid to tell it like it is. That make you wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy different from our so called politicians.
i think we all need to focus a little bit and stop for a moment to have some fun in all our troubles. just read this to see what has happen throughout our years.
In case you were wondering:
– People born before 1946 were called
The Silent generation.
– People born between 1946 and 1964 are called
The Baby Boomers.
– People born between 1965 and 1979 are called
Generation X.
– And people born between 1980 and 2010 are called Generation Y.
Why do we call the last group Generation Y?
Y should I get a job?
Y should I leave home and find my own place?
Y should I get a car when I can borrow yours?
Y should I clean my room?
Y should I wash and iron my own clothes?
Y should I buy any food?
All I can say is let us put Skerrit out of his misery……Let’s save Roosevelt Skerrit from himslef in the next election by voting his government out. Who does he think he is? More over, lets try to save Dominica our beloved land of our birth from this man. We are heading down the valley…………….. with Skerrit driving fast.
I concur and vote Marley and his government into their misery of taking Dominica up the mountain….with Marley driving slow!
Good for Dominicans, all u have to take that and more from Skerrit, 25 x 25 years of more misery and disrespect
valide point my wiltshire you a correct the way the pm spoke it sure sound like a dictator and that he can only be remove by force and that no one is above him people of dominica please look at it some of us may say oh am not living in dominica let them do what they want but some where some how we have a family in dominica and one day we will go back some alive some dead so let pray to god to give the right leader we do not want to end up like libia or some of the middle eastern countries even cuba or daddy chevez
Dictator? just wait till the state malice finish, then you will see Dictator.
I dont know why some of you are attacking Mr Wiltshire when he had the strenght to stand up and talk about the way which the political system in Dominica is changing. It is obvious to anyone who is aware of the way in which the country is being ruled is based on the agenda of dictatorship. I have had the opportunity to listen to way Skerrit speak to the people of the country and its shamefull, he literally talk down to the people. That have been skerits agenda from the beginning and within a few years the same people who are blindly supporting him will not be able to freely walk the street and have a voice and at that time it will be too late to say ‘if only we knew’. For the future of Dominica and the upcoming generation please take note. I do not support any political party I am just concern for the future of this small island.
All u will huff puff but labour will be there..election people hav to show how bad skerit treatingvd country..day must nt just charge dem ban d boat.ok willy.so Barbados an meet dem not in da..
It’s like the pot calling the kettle black.
But Dominicans need to be wise and pray hard about electing people into power. Not everyone have the country’s interest at hand.
Even you, Mr Wiltshire, can understand what the Pm means. Enough of the political rhetoric.You have nothing to show for your political career Mr former LEFTIST.
wiltshire if you guys had you all way back in the days,you guys would have brought dominica right into arms of russia and its cummunist idealogy’s.you ain’t worth the lost sleep.
In my opinion it’s more like saying the right thing at the wrong place. I believe that it was
disrespectful to the Parliamentary Representatives,(PR). That statement should have been said in private. Not openly to the public. I wonder how did the PRs felt when the PM was making that statement? “Like Children” I guess. So I do agree with you, Mr. Wiltshire.
In my oppinion the right thing was said in the right place.If skerrit had said it in private amoung themselves they would not take him serious but saying it at a time when party delegates are present would make them realize that the leader is proving to the party supporters that he is a leader and concern of their well being,and to me I dont think the parl reps fell no way about that.I beleive is guyes like you all that taking every thing in the wrong context and raise an issue,Mr wiltshire is still angry that he lost his position in the labour party and was beaten badly in the last election so doe except anything good from him as it relates to skerrit.I’m listening
I SUPPORT MR WILTSHIRE THAT SKERRIT SOUNDS LIKE A DICTATOR AND WHETHER YOU PUBLISH IT OR NOT THATS MY BELIEF AND THATS ONE THING YOU CANT TAKE AWAY.
whether you beleive that skerrit is a dictator does not make him a dictator.You can beleive wat u want it will ot kill him, you might more end up killing urself.Im listening
Skerrit stop hanging your dirty laundry in public
i have always said that and its true,this man is just like Patrick John.Dominicans have forgotten the 1970 under John when he thought no one was bigger than he was.Or probably those of us who remember can pass on the history.
But mr wiltshire is right,already dominica is a police state under Skerrit
well look torie. wiltshire say dominicans mustcut him down to size otherwise he will cut them(not us). bwavo coco, when the going gets tough some of us are non dominicans. oh i forgot. the british accent is a big giveaway. ” i am not dominican. areyou?”
PARL REPS SHOULD stand firm and only give in if their constituents tell them to go, and this should be more than 50% of the constituents.
He holds the purse, so certain parl reps may suffer.LET US NOW SEE WHICH PARL REP HAS BACKBONE.
He has been a dictator for a long time now.
when i heard those comments this morning i was shocked. I said H… no what have we become. So you telling me is the PM that have to select a Parl rep for me! I have not heard anything worst. DA look out. Forget about Party and give this statement some serious thought. In the Meantime we need an Effective Opposition URGENTLY.
@ROCKS
Bro i was about to comment but when i read your comment i realised i would only duplicate.well said.i couldnt agree with you more!Dont worry let them clap in applause when he insults their intelligence or what is left of it..by the time they realise what is being done to them they will put their hands on their heads and BWAL!!!!!!!
A big man like Wiltshire.
I feel so sorrrrrrrry for some of you DUMMY NI cans..never thought I would have said this but sadly it is true. Some of you are so small minded its not funny. We ave had many visitors who have visited the small island and they only laugh at you people……You people are greedy….some of you must be blind in one eye andf cannot see in the next or some of you just plain out dumb…..You worship a man because he give you money… no matter what he does you will worship him…..you people seem hungry…..people theifing codfish, soap, cheese oil…now what does that say….allu so stupid…allu doh even want jobs,,,,,people ome up here baosting that Dominica is deveoping Skerrit doing god…Now what good is he doing…so many of you all are running up here o St. Maarten and the US cause you have no jobs…what de hell I doing with roads and I cannot get a job? Skerrit is smarter than you all…He is just like Wathey who diead in St. Maarten…what he use to do is make sure he give all man hand out..he making contact with every soulo…so after he done give you what he has to give you..in your mind you will feel forever grateful..but the trick is…..he not doing that for you…he doing it for himself..so that he will remain in power…people in DA allu still stupid man? I remember one time I was in his ride..some old lady stopped him to get a lift …you know what he said…..now all of a sudden he cares right?? stupid stupid stupid DUMMY NI CANS…POLITICS…..YOU HAVE BEEN PLAYED
Why are you talking to dummies? Don’t you know they can’t talk, can’t think can’t answer you?
If you are so bright, why are you talking to dummies? Shut up. You are making a fool of yourself.
Isn’t that the way it should be. Persons being employed because if their ability to to what the job entails? What I’d dictatorship about that?
So Long Skeritt is a dictator and single handedly running Dominica. The poeple inside his party knows that but can’t say anything because they are absolutely scared of him. The same hold he has on the labor party is the same hold he is trying to attain on the rest of Dominica as a whole. Really I am not worried about Skeritt because he means nothing to me and will never take my freedom away from me but I am worried about my DOMINICAN PEOPLE who fail to foresee what this man is trying to do and it might be too late by the time they smell the coffee….LAVEZ DOMNICHEN LAVEZ!!!! SMH
I think the PM is misunderstood here. He is not the one going to sellect any candidate to run any constituency. What he is talking about is a model similar to that of Jamaica, where prior to an election all constituencies are re examined. Where it is found that a Parl Rep has done well the constituency association resubmits that individuals name. However, if that person is found wanting, there is a primary held and the winner is placed as the constituency’s candidate. But no constituency representative is guranteed to be nominated next election.
Dr Wiltshire and those men know these things, and know exactly what the PM is talking about. It is just a matter of making political mileage. When a leader is as popular as Mr Skerrit is, petty criticism of that individual only turns more voter to him/her. Use strong points about the economy,jobs,the death of agriculture etc. Not this little dictator talk. Follow the example Romnie when this wealthy super-pack donor wanted to fund anti-Obama adds and it was suggested to bring up the birth certificate issue and Rev wright, Romnie said “NO, lets focus on real issues.” YOU ALL MIGHT JUST LEARN SOMETHING FROM THAT.
In my opinion it’s more like saying the right thing at the wrong place. I believe that it was
disrespectful to the Parliamentary Representatives,(PR). That statement should have been said in private. Not openly to the public. I wonder how did the PRs felt when the PM was making that statement? “Like Children” I guess. So I do agree with you, Mr. Wiltshire.
You know at one point I thought that skeritt was the parliamentary rep for all 18 of the labour party held constituencies. Everytime something of note would happen in any of these constituencies he was always forefront at the ceremonies. Further the parliamentary reps would always utter these word “thanks to the prime minister” or “the prime minister made this possible” or the infamous “thank god for skerrit”. The spotlight has always been on him because of his micro-management style. The par reps have always played second fiddle to skerrit in their respective constituencies something which he revered in as it suits his ego boosting and serves to keep the constituents loyal to him. Have we forgotten statements like “is skerrit we voting” or parliamentary reps being reminded that it is not them but skerrit the people vote. Now how do you expect performance from them when the people did not vote for them but for you? Your style skeritt, has rendered the parliamentary reps useless so don’t expect them to perform now when the pressures are mounting. You should continue being the parliamentary rep for all 18 constituencies. Now let me hear some wuf, wuf and shouting because the truth bites.
So why is it that de PM is the one who chooses who will represent me and my constituency. Who stole my right to decide who will represent me?
you still have to vote my friend. selection and election are two different things
Attention! serious name theft going on! I have been the oringinal “AS I see it” and today I noticed someone took my name. Since my original name was taken, I have decided to add #1 at the end of my original name.
You had it first? I apologise. I am now going back t the drawing board for a new name.
Thats nothing new. It started last election. There are some people in the cabinet that the PM would love to get rid of such as ……….
Seriously…..
WHAT ARE YOUR COMMENTS ON THE OBAMA STATEMENT MR WILTSHIRE?????THAT IS YOUR FORTE. WHAT PM SKERRT SAYS TO HIS DELEGATES IS FOR THEM TO DEAL WTH IT DOES NOT INVOLVE YOU UNLESS YOU ARE A DELEGATE, ITS AN INTERNAL PARTY ISSUE.
NONESENSE!!
Good stuff
Come on. I am a labourite, and you are the kinds of people who cause the opposition to call labour party supporters foolish. If you do not have a reasonable defense just treat them with silence. So you are considering something that happened in Dominica not to be his business but at the same time asking to comment on something in America?
Thank you. you are so right.
too many foolish and ignorant lobourites.
They need to do some reading and listen to intelligent discussions.
It’s internal party even after the corrupt party dump some retards in various ministries just because they were able to cheat the electoral process with illegal voters?
You sound really ignorant.
Originalstupes,STOP YOUR FOOLISHNESS!
you people just sick to your bones with this politics. so now it has become a case where we cannot say anything in this land of ours, that god created for us eh. MR WILTSHIRE YOU ARE 100% TRUE DOMINICAN AND YOU LIVED FOR YOUR COUNTRY. THAT IS WHY YOU SPEND SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, WENT ALL OVER THE WORLD RAISING FUNDS, TOOK YOUR OWN PERSONAL POCKET FUNDS TO GIVE US DOMINICAN A TREASURY WE CAN NEVER FORGET IN OUR LIVES.{ THE WAITIKUBULI TRAIL} YOU ARE THE FOUNDER WHO GOT THIS BABY ON THE ROAD TO SUCCESS FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE NOW REAPING AND ENJOYING THE BENFITS. Thumbs up to you MR. WILTSHIRE AND GOD WILL CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU.
A question to Mr. Wiltshire.
If my boss-man observing my poor performance, taking heed of the complains of customers about my work ethics, tell me that I should not think that I am not replaceable…I need to give a good account of my performance if I am to ensure that I maintain my job..as there are many other ‘qualified’ people who can capably fill my position and that I need to pull up my socks if I am to keep working in the capacity that i now hold….is he being a dictator? Doesn’t he as my boss have the right to be candid with me and tell me as it is? What is so dissimilar to this scenario and the PM’s statement?
I have heard you complain about some parl reps who in your opinion are not doing their jobs effectively…..so why are you so uneasy about the PM’s comment?
YOUR BOSSMAN HIRED YOU, THE CONSTITUENTS HIRED YOU.
NOT THE PM, FOR THAT MATTER THE PM’S POSITION ONLY COMES AFTER YOU HAVE BEEN HIRED BY THE PEOPLE.
BS…BS..
MAYBE THE PM MEANT SELECTION TO BE MEMBERS OF THE CABINET SELECTION FOR PARL REP ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONSTITUENT AGENCY
skerrit is not their boss!!! the PEOPLE are!!!
and the people have been complaining that their reps not working…
Dominicans need to assess their PM.
look out people. If we are not careful he will choose and we wont be able to choose anymore.
don’t ask me. Wiltshire any question nah. you need to ask yourself this question DO I LIKE WHAT SKEERIT IS DOING TO OUR FUTURE (children)
So this former leftist Wiltshire is anti Chavez now I see. This guys will rush to make thougthless statements that oppose progressive thought and action just for opposing sake.
Ha ha…told you so!
Mr. Whiltshire needs to shut up. He’s said the same thing over and over again. Mr wiltshire plz come with something new, or rather be quiet!!!
When u got a group and people aren’t performing as they should, its the responsibility of the leader to send the packing…
#thatisall
I think you missed the whole picture. The Pm has his hands tied, he is the only one working. He is on a one man show, ppl voted for him and not the party, the ministers are over shadowed and they have all been politically ostracised by the PM, so what should the Pm do?? Use the intimidating technique. some of these ministers should really be replaced. But there will be repercussions for his actions.
I foresee a lot of thing within that party.
PEOPLE ARE AWAITING FOR A BIG TOWN HALL DLP MEETING IN NEWTOWN FOR US TO SPEAK OUR MIND ON POOR REPRESENTAION
COME ON SKERRO/DLP TOP BRASS COME LISTEN TO US
I am not a supporter of Mr. Skeritte, but this time I mus tip my hat to the man. The man is a captain, and as captain,he does not depend on selectors to pick a team and then ask him to lead it. He wants to be at the forefront and pick his team (canditates). As captain, he knows some of his players are not contributing and is letting them no very early that if they don’t change, they will not make the team next year. I do not see any dictatorship in that.
Mr. Wilshire knows very well that apart from the late Rosie Douglas, who would drive from north to south to hear from constituence before he selected a canditate, all other parties in Dominica stay in their Roseau office and just pick a candidate of their choice and expect people to vote for them whether they were electable or not.
I remember for the 1995 and 2000 elections, Rosie Douglas pass from village to village, on a one and one basis, to help select their candidate. He always had a list of about five potenticial candidates but he would let constituence tell him 5 reasons why they would or would not vote for all on his list. That’s how he won the elections in 2000 when he took Skeritt from the DFP and made him the candidate. If the incubent UWP had listened to their constituence they wouls still be in power today.
So although I am a strong critic of Mr.Skeritte, I give it to him at this time and tell Wilshire to hush his mouth because is because UWP failed to listen to their supporters and chose to listen to people like Wilshire, Don Christopher, artherton Martin, who all played a significant role in the victorious DLP in 2000, and all of a sudden, they brought these old foes on board and kicked out the grass root supporters of the UWP.
We have 18 of the 21 seats….Dominicans have spoken. The 3 seats mean what?
Lord please continue to bless Dominica. You are the ones who set kings up and put them down. We need to feel your presence Lord….Bless our leaders, including those who are being put under the microscope…
in our time it is we the people who set kings up not God
One man for PM skerro skerro, Put that in all you pipe and smoke it Gemini RULESSSSSSSSS
Fool Mr Wiltshire’s statement is directed at Skerrit’s policies. A man’s personality affects his policies. A dictator has dictatorial policies. A dictator seek to blame others even when the gasoline , match and the flame is found in his/her hands. The poverty, level of crime, unemployment , dysfunctional economy and corruption is a direct result of the PM’s attitude and policies.
It is quite obvious that no one within the DLP base has any say in constituent representation; Did the constituent assembly give Skerrit the green light to make such a statement? This is crazy- Dominica is in the hands of a reckless individual showing Kadaffi and Chavez like behavior.
You were never a Labourite…There is no Ex-Labourite….
Go bury your head somewhere else ex-laborite
Skerrit is an Ex Freedomite; Charles Saverin too. Tim Tim Ex UWPite; Ambrose Ex – you know what. I am an Ex Laborite , proud Porssie resident who refuse to call a bunch of hijackers of the labor party comrades.My head is above yours since so far you have been the laughing bride and prostitute for the current Skerrit party
ah force allu think is everybody in Dominica that have empty heads like allu to remain with a party no matter how much nonesense they do.
who are you to determine that? Is not everybody that is you. Labour will go down to the ground and u will be here talking smack…LOL
The leader of every political party reserve the write to decide who will be selected from a constituency to represent the people of that constituency. Sometimes the selection is made based on the popularity of the individual in such constituency.
In the first place one may be very popular, among their people; their villagers, however, that might not be totally the criteria on which the representative must me selected.
The educational background of the selected must be considered.
As we all know every village man, woman and child in our villages are self ordained politicians, they pack a good punch where it pertains to talking trash, and hallowing party slogans they attract followers which might well vote for them.
On the other hand some are selected based on how much free rum, and a few pennies they can give to that poor unfortunate uneducated people in the villages, sometimes some of these same uneducated get elected, they enter parliament, and become useless, or actually redundant before they get started.
Whereas I do not consider the leader of the party who helps, or ultimately decides who he/she wants to represent a particular section or village of the community we should not assume that the leader is a dictator, the leader must elect someone he/she believes will be a winner!
After all winning is the name of the game in politics.
What is the point of running an who may never win, that will only defeat the purpose.
I know Dominicans villagers, this very day who walk and talk politics, convincingly at that, and given a chance to run they might win: however, knowing their background and speaking with such persons, though I may say I love them dearly, I personally would not vote for such people.
Why?
A politician elected to represent a constituency may have to represent the nation at some point and time on an international level, what’s the point of voting for someone if they are sent abroad to represent the nation, and they find themselves in a situation where they have to deal with the supper educated, people of academic standard; how is someone who did not even attend high school going to deal with people who are collage and university graduates?
We may find someone ask our representative a question, regarding a telephone, however, because of a lack of understanding our representative might start talking about a river in Dominica.
And trust me that has happened in the past okay!
I think the leader of the party, be it UWP, DLP, DFP, have the right to refuses any candidate which he or she will not be able to cut the mustard
By the way guys, Midnight Grover’s put on a good show, last Friday night the crowed could be larger if only the show was promoted properly.
Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
The leader of every political party reserve the write to decide who will be selected from
Note: that should read ” reserve the right.”
The reason I correct that is because there is a certain person who monitors everything I write, and id one error is found, be it my spelling or diction, I usually get some heat from that person, either via telephone, or E-mail, and because I am unable to deal with that tongue lashing I thought I would make the correction before I get clabbered in me head oui!
FET.
Cool down FET. Stop thinking that the world revolves around you
. We admire your eloquence and general knowledge so stop behaving like Skerro now.
Yeah Francisco, my professor tells me is an affliction called “verbal diarrhea” you may be suffering from. Apparently you mean well but you all over the place. For a start check your punctuation, plural v. singular and spelling. I’m not as clever as you so he prepared a list with examples to help you for next time.
– “reserves the right” instead of “reserve the write”, “followers, who vote” instead of followers, which vote”, “supper educated”, maybe you mean “dinner educated?”, and what is a collage graduate? Someone with a degree, who is “glued together” perhaps? These are just a few and I hope you find this as helpful as I did. And next time, try spellcheck for a start. Don’t worry, I still learning too. Good luck.
Check again Sir, there are severals misspelled words or typo’s. Also, you train of thought is not consistence, not thought out properly and you use to many words to make a point or say something/nothing meaningful.Just saying.
Also “The Leader” is only “one” person and so a singular “noun” is followed by a singular “verb” therefore, your idea should read: The Leader “reserves” the right–not “reserve”
Did that person ever tell you that the word is “college” and not “collage”?
Punctuation needs upgrading as well.
Sorry! I did not read those two comments here–especially that one of “malgraysah”, before I posted I just repeated what that person said–I am not wrong anyway! But oh well!
FET the word is not Clabbered it is clobbered. This Fransico Dude is so full of himself that it is sickening to the stomach. The man can’t even get on a plane to come see his family or to his mother’s funeral but he think he knows what is best for the people of Dominica. Come home and spend some monbey , show Wesley people that you care .
Leaders lead others follow and post nonsensical stuff on blogs
I don’t usually pay give support to what politicians say but this time I have to say something.
I sincerely do not believe that people should go for elections based on popularity, community involvement and the other characteristics we hold near and dear. When politicians run for office, they are not running to represent the community alone. They represent Dominica locally, regionally and internationally. They have to make critical and crucial decisions on our development and our involvement in the world.
I am all for politicians who are part and parcel of the community but this cannot be the deciding factor. This is what got us farmers, messengers and shopkeepers getting placed as Ministers of government. Do you want this to continue? Do you honestly want a high school graduate with no experience on a regional and international scale representing you at all those conferences and discussing projects and other development aspects?
Things have to change. We cannot keep doing things the same way and expect a different result. Dominica is being left back because we are afraid to change some basic things. Working hard, working productively, efficiently and effectively does not make you a slave. It just makes you better. Forget the politics, people. If we are serious about progress and development we need to remove our focus on the messenger and start examining the message.
I want qualified, hard working, disciplined, eloquent, articulate, confident and capable politicians who can be effective leaders of government in Dominica. What do you want?
I want this administration out because they have no ethics, no sincerity, they are stupid, corrupt and dirty. We want to change the dirty diapers because they stink, filthy and discomforting(unproductive)
Maybe i’m just naive or have poor comprehension skills. I listened on DBS this morning. What I got from what the PM was saying sounded quite reasonable.
He was saying that some of the parl reps were ignoring the people who had elected them. That some were getting complacent. It is human nature to get complacent when ur bread is buttered. So he was saying to them that they need to pull up their socks and do their work because failure to do so would negatively affect the party.He even gave an example of the Jamaica Labour Party which lost recently, partially bcuz many Jamaicans felt their parl reps were too aloof. People who follow regional news know this to be a fact.
What exactly is dictatorial about that? He never said that they would automatically be fired, or that he alone would be the one who decides if they are replaced. He said that they would have to make a case as to why they deserved to be kept on. When I heard that I assumed he meant a case to their constituents/constituency board.
I think Wiltshire saw an opportunity to spin the PM’s words and right on cue people are allowing Wiltshire to lead them like sheep.
Leaders make the changes when it is necessary to do so. So far it past gone necessary and desperate changes are required from the top. If out of 18 two Parl Rep s are useless then one may be reasonable in pointing fingers at two lazy Parl Reps but the harsh reality is that more than 70% of the Parl reps are useless – Paix Bouche, Portsmouth , Point Mitchelle, Roseau South, Valley, Colihaut, Cottage, GrandBay, Grand Fond, Castle Bruce, St Joseph. The ministry of health is operating at it’s worse that makes Tim Tim useless too. When the NBA, NFL, Major league Baseball team is underperforming the manager , coach , advisors all go on the chopping board.
The most ridiculous part of this fiasco is that we are paying a minister responsible for constituent affairs. The questions are – are those parliamentarians confused?
Are they operating under the impression that Ambrose is responsible for all the constituencies?
Is it that Ambrose is so busy looking at ALL the constituencies that he has no time for his?
Is it that Skerrit is playing emergency doctor to red clinic patients from all over the country that the individual just sit back enjoy the salary plus constituency allowances whereas the country is going down the toilet pit constituency by constituency?
Maybe you naive garcah?
It have a maybe remaining in that nuh?…
What Hitler had to say sounded more than reasonable to a lot of Germans!
Amen!!!
Is there anything wrong with what the man said? Certainly not.Whena business evaluates their employees,it’s in an effort to determine who’s performing and who’s not.Those non performers are given notice that they have to improve/perform/produce or to make serious efforts to do so.No satisfactory evaluation no raise.Next evaluation, no improvement, find another job.You’re not suited for this job.If it’s all about dressing and showing off,twavaille sa la pas sa ou.This job is a performance based job.Popularity is a plus, but produce/perform/deliver.No ifs nor buts about it.This DOES NOT look like a dictatorship to me. It says one thing get your acts together,or else.
That’s the way it should be. Persons being employed because if their ability to to what the job entails. Period. No dictatorship there.
And so, Mr. Wiltshire has finally found his voice…to once again attack his favorite target in his usual manner.
Mr. Wiltshre’s claims that the PM is a dictator are as ridiculous as the claim that it snows in Roseau. Well, unless, of course, he can present evidence to corroborate his screams.
Bernard you are so right. 95% of Dominicans have a PHD in IGNORANCE. They never take their time to listen to what Skerrit says. Since he talk is yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh and he right. Listen to what is said before all you bla
One day he will tell them to do or say something and after the do the action then they will realise waht they say or do
Bernard he forgot he too is a PARL REP. So I hope he knows that goes for him as well.
This just shows the level of desperation that Wiltshire has gravitated to. When you cannot attack a man’s policies, you go directly after his character. Ahh…. magway sa !
This man is becoming a dictator, he is getting too big for his boots.
THANK GOD HE IS WEARING WORK BOOTS.
THIS IS A MAN READY TO WORK HARD FOR HIS COUNTRY.
WE LOVE YOU SKERRIT
COME AGAIN???!!!! WORKING FOR WHOM EXACTLY? I DON’T SEE HOW HAVING A “MASA” AGAIN AS WORKING FOR THE PEOPLE. REMEMBER JUST RECENTLY HENRY SHILLINGFORD WAS ASKING FOR AFRICA DAY. MWEN MEM VLE DOMINICA DAY EH. BRAVO
As my granny use to say:” No point to argue with your child in love. They hear but are deaf.They see but are blind”
Dictator =” a ruler with total power over a country” (Oxford English Dictionary). Does Roosevelt Skerrit fit this definition?
Yes he does. From his own actions and attitude, his word is law.
Are dictators elected or appointed ?
When Patric John was overthtown and then accused of trying to overthrow and jailed ,was the D F P a DICTATORSHIP?
No the P M does not have power over the whole country and is not a DICTATOR.
The polotical system we have give the P M or the lesder of the party a lot of influence in party decisions .The fortune of the party depends on him ond on his vision.To win ,loose or draw is his main responsibility.
If the party needs to SHAKE UP ,WAKE UP and STAY UP he needs to do what it takes.
He is a successful coach who has lead his team
in an 18 3 0 victory and intends to do better next time
Poor u Bernard…… another desperate attempt to stay in the news!
Cant believe what i’m reading
Well Bernard Wiltshire said the same things about Dame Mary Eugenia Charles over and over again when she was in power. And now look how Dame Eugenia is seen by many as a hero of Dominica.
Bernard, you are free to keep going up as a candidate for Castle Bruce for the rest of your life. But its the people who vote. Because only a few ever vote for you does not mean that Dominica is a dictatorship.
YOU CANNOT COMPARE DAME EUGENIA CHARLES DECEASED WITH SKERRIT. SHE WAS THE IRON WOMAN OF THE CARIBBEAN AND DID VERY WELL FOR OUR COUNTRY. SHE WAS RESPECTED WHEREVER SHE WENT. SHE NEVER WAS BOUNDED WITH CORRUPTION, STEALING AND LIES LEAVE HER SOUL CONTINUE TO REST IN PEACE.
whats your problem missier ?
JUst review exactly what d pm says and tel me what sense you are making did he say he will select or not select anybody he said the PARTY WILL
wELL TELL ME WHERE IS shawnaburton ITS QUITE Q WHILE i HAVENT HEARD FROM THAT EXODUS LABOURITE AND HER/HIS BIG HEAD COUSIN
wiltshire has more important things to look into rather than studing our PM
he said no candidate or parl rep is bigger dan d party whats dictatorial about it ????????
There are none performing parl reps who should nt be returned and all parl reps or would be candidates have to provve their case
WE DONT WANT AMBROSE GEORGE again
i agree to dat for sure cause we doe want blackmoore again..
Isn’t that for the constituents to decide? In a democracy they owe thelr allegiance first and foremost to the country and the people they represent at local level, secondly to their family and the party leadership only comes third. As the calypso goes: Everything upside down, back to front”
You are only confirming what Mr. Wiltshire said!
Mr Wilshire,i heard that same thing about you and Roosie and Mike.
Doesn’t the UWP and DFP select their candidates pretty much the same way? I am almost one hundred percent sure.
Maybe our poto friend Met Yo can enlighten us on how his party selects its candidates. lol
I thinking of giving you a long answer, but that will be too much for your little brain.
So here goes…the UWP has never selected candidates in that manner, NEVER. N E V E R.
So stop looking for company in allu misery.
Skerrit do right. That good for Walters and them.
Well enlighten us on how it is done?
There is nothing to be afraid of. Just tell us how the UWP selects its candidates..
But I think the way things going for the UWP these days, anybody that comes along, they will just grab. lol lol….no selection process….hehehe
Don’t always have free time on my hands to entertain idiots. You said its done the same way, I said no. Why you want to engage me further? lmao…go speak to those docile people allu taking for weezeeb.
Is this Instruments???
and we sit and talk talk and talk and don’t do one thing to change it *smh*
Mr wilshire who cannot hear must feel, and trust me when the rain falls it falls on all man house top so don’t worry the labourite them in thier egnorrance with Skerrit will feel it also, everyday God showing us who this man is and is time for we the people of this country to get rid of him, but we playing politics and blind mineded about his behaviour but when we will ready to stand up i hope it won’t be to late for many of us, God help us now we need you more than ever
mr.wiltshire any fool should know that if he do not perform progressively in any group he is on his way out.if labour have lazy souls kick them out.
MR.P.M help us to enjoy our beautiful dominica as we know it please, please, please.STOP THAT THING YOU DOING THERE and bring our country back to STABILITY and ORDER. you were are promising young man when you started. WHAT HAPPEN? WHAT SEEMS TO HAVE GONE WRONG EH?
Don’t always blame Skerrit. I honestly don’t blame him 100% for what he has become. Blame some of the supporters who continue to condone wrong. They know wrong when they see it, but wrong becomes OK when their God does it. We see examples of them all the time on here.
When it’s Court or Crime news, they see wrong and speak about it, when its Political news, their brain goes into a special zone.
Dominica continues to pay the ultimate price.
unfortunately that is not a DLP thing sadly ALL political parties do the same it is party over country
Smh. Let’s see how this works out.
It’s the political leader’s decision to place who he wants to represent where he wants
That has nothing to do with the people but the party as internal votes in the party determine this
This is done all the time
At the end of the day the candidate that goes up is assessed by the people in a democratic process so wiltshire is very misleading with his commentary. Why do these guys think the majority of Dominicans lack the sense to see through their political bs. Enough with the sour grapes already
then democracy make no sense. how it should work is based on someones involvement in the community, charisma etc they are approached by a party. they may decide to or not,the delegates of the party then vet for or against the person and the person may be selected as the candidate. as you can see this process involves several persons at the COMMUNITY level. a party leader cannot just say he want this or that person to represent otherwise there are no needs for delegates and delegates conference.
Don,t you think that the residence of the constituent have a say as to who they want to represent them in parliament
Base on what your PM said this is the first time in my lifetime i hear a PM publicly going after the members of his or her party, this is a dictator dictating to his followers, he reminds me of Jim Jones, also his Venezuelan and Chinese and Cuban associates/friends
what make him think that is inferior and the same do not apply to him
ARE YOU SERIOUS!!!! I DON’T THINK YOU ARE FROM ANY KNOWN PLANET. SHAME YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW YOUR HUMAN RIGHTS…I ASSURE YOU THE ANIMALS THEM EVEN KNOW THEY HAVE RIGHTS. EHLASS PAPA
The fact is the people decide when they vote… The PM hasn’t taken away your vote but given you a person to vote for. So many parliamentary representatives don’t do the work. They just sit collecting a salary. Party’s internal politics are that of the party. The PM will work on advise of his advisors in whatever process they go through. Democracy dictates YOU VOTE on the people going up. The whole process of PARTY is already a veil of control so that the wealthy will always rule. Why should you vote based on “Labour” or “Workers” “Democrat” or “Republican”? We should vote based on people however People vote based on a party perspective rather than on the individual far too often and this is part of the problem. However Skerrit choosing to tell the people in his administration “If you not working you will be replaced” IS GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE. The people will cry if he removes someone they deem worthy and they will hail him for removing dead weight
Mind your busines, how DLP select candidates is none of your business…..
He is more than a dictator, as the saying goes show me your company and i will tell you who you are
To those of you saying that the way the DLP selects it’s candidates is none of our business, to all i say yes, as Dominicans it is our business
As Dominicans it is our democratic rights to talk and express our views regarding things affecting us on the island and the way skerrit is running the country we are not yet even though not too far under communist China
You are entitle to your opinion and so is Mr Wiltshire
Alas poor you,put down your red boots and start to fight for your country befor it’s to late, dont attack the messenger attact the messger which is very true, help us lord.
and thats why things are going the way that they are! its people like you! smh!
What I understand it was a labour party delegate meeting.that was the pm speaking to his memembers in his party.and why would you want someone to represent you if they can’t provide pepper representation.for instance the people who vote uwp. Their pal Rep do not speak or attend parliament.why would I want someone to represent me like that.so if they do not work for their constituency send them out.and is not the Man he is the Pm.
It is his business, you anonymous fool. Those candidated will be coming to Wiltshire and others to get their votes, so it is Wiltshire’s business.