Leader of the United Workers Party (UWP) Ron Green has accused Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit of brushing aside issues of national interest.
The UWP held its first press conference for the year, aimed at revealing their plans for 2011 and highlight national issues.
According to Green, he wrote the prime minister about the recent increase in violence and crime in Dominica, calling for a national symposium, but it was brushed aside by the PM.
“It was contemptuously dismissed,” Green said.
According to Green, the people of Dominica should never stop at ensuring democracy is alive. “We see all parts on the Dominica Labour Party to disengage with the people but we are prepared to engage,” he said.
The UWP said it is planning to conduct a grand public meeting in Lagoon, Roseau on January 17, 2010. “We will be engaged with our civil society organization and we will seek to implore them to come out of the shadows, to get awake on issues that are so important to our people,” he said.
Meantime, Opposition Leader Hector John said the UWP is recommitting itself this year to fight for electoral reform and heighten the pressure in terms of electoral reform.
“It is in the interest of a thriving country, and every Dominican having the opportunity to vote who they want and not be afraid to do so. We are seeing a heightened form of intimidation that should not be tolerated by any Dominican,” he said.
According to John, Dominicans should not allow any government to use the police force to intimidate the people. John said plain-clothed police officers record every activity that the UWP holds and that’s frightening.
am a uwp supporter and Hector Spagetti making me feel shame at the way he conducting himself.I voted for him because I know he has a degree and felt he was the right choice and a young man.But when i notice he behaving just Like Edison and the others I have second thoughts.He critizing the govt.for everything without having the information.The other day he could not even answer Blackmore properly on the Kairi FM.He is not Informing himself he doing like a jack in the box just jumping without thinking.Spagetti we want better reresentation than that just now u going to make people believe the we from Salisbury are fools when we are not.
We voted for because of your educational background and we expect better from u behaving like Earl,Eddison,Ron,Prevost,Blessings and others call qfm everyday call people names.One thing I would suggest is to leave the uwp and become an Independant in parliment.The leaders of uwp not teaching the correct things in politics.They leading you astray and causing u to make a fool of yourself.I know u and admire u because u are much smatter than the other uwp leaders.Leave up to you intelligence and leave that Party form a new one with new ideas because we the people of Salisbury are behind u.Get away from these guys.U are a young man and has far to go.The other uwp leaders has expired and have nothing to offer than causing division amound a peaceful people.Get away fro them Pleeeeeeeeease.They are all foooooooooooooooooools
Ron, i have never voted labour, but right now u guys are really crazy and i dont think i can support u all anymore, what do u think will happen on the 17 ? another day of wasteing people time ? oh boy alot of jokers- im leaveing your uwp train 4 good now im fedup with these bull s…, sorry byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
I was a strong supporter of uwp now i change too.No new ideas to put the labour party out of power.Is just crying like babies wheh the baby shit or piss or hungry.No sensc coming from them especiall toilet mouth Hector John.All he knows about is computer because computer can’t understand.People can that’s y we understant what comes from his toilet mouth.Do some reading and learn how make people understand and agree with you.U have a degree do better than that u making yourself pass as a fool and making people leave the party.Grow up the labour pain beating uwp they always crying.Making blessing the leader of the party he smarter than Hector toilet mouth John,Trevor Michael shemale Coipel and rest of the uwp
Wonderful responses! LOL
Isn’t it amazing how a few questions can bring out the truth?
I am not sure if I missed something in the news article about the press conference; but what exactly did the UWP representatives present as the plans for 2011? The issues reported here all seem to be related to political campaigning. How does the UWP plan on playing a leadership role in Dominica’s development? No one is denying that electoral reform is important; however, maybe this could be left to one faction of the party while others focus on national development.
What are the plans for addressing the increase in violence? What about UWP leadership convening a peace symposium?
What about the increased number of vagrants not only in Roseau, but throughout the island? What about UWP leading a conference on how to address some of these social problems assailing our island?
What about the high unemployment rate? How does the UWP plan on creating jobs? How will we get our people back to working for honest pay?
Where do we stand on the increase in childhood sexual abuse? What about a conference to address these issues?
Party politics has its time and place..but national development is everyone’s business, and it is time that we leave party politics behind and work together to build our nation.
It is very disheartening to constantly read about party politics…we need to read about a real plan that addresses how this party plans on leading the country. This lack of leadership is getting us absolutely nowhere. We need to hear how the UWP will work at a grassroots level in every community to take our island to a level beyond where we are currently.
Here goes the Party with three heads.
RON LET IT REST. PLEASE WAIT FOR NEXT ELECTION.
Now Bazil talking about gettin help for the police.When uwp was in power not even a wheel barrow they gave to police.Leaking police stations and not even film and finger printing equipment or uniforms.Ask Edison.Make the arrest Bazil I hope when we do it’s not one of your cronies that would be arrested for the crime because uwp who had the most to gain in the fire.If i was to investigate the fire I would have picked up all the uwp leaders for they look more suspicious to me.Is only them that can do that to put the blame on skerrit and his people.U all so crook u all can do it.Is all u the preaching hatred in dominica troblemakers.The same night Angello and the other toilet mouths on q95 were saying suspicious things about fire.Casting aspersions.Reading document on radio about Isidore this alone made all u suspects.U all have no respect for other people Insulting people who disagree with all u.When will uwp stop that nonesense and grow up.Next elections send Blessings for St.joe am sure he will win.He knows everything about people and who are criminals Ask his and I hope he says the truth and speak garbage like the rest of uwp.Toilet mouths.
Who Voted! Who dare question your intelligence? With comments like the one you just made you have made it clear to all and sundry that you were a straight “A” student at School, whereever that was.
The only sad thing is that your straight “A” was in Recess, that’s the only reason I feel you could write your piece. Please think for your next blog out before writing.
1. Did It not take a coalition to change the results of the Dominican vote?
2. 2005 did not the UWP got more votes in actual numbers than the coalition despite no access to DBS? But more seats for the DLP.
3. 2009 did it not take ‘ illegal’ imported votes, addition of countless Haitians, Spanish and chinese, lack of I’d cards and millions of external $?
Have we been forced to accept an illegitimate PM and Government?
If this is not Treason then what is?
They got more votes in 2005 because they imported them from the dying-as-poorer ppl…now because it didn’t work out for them in 2009 and Skerrit could give more tickets they BLUE VEX! So hole u wif ur imported votes story is all u first that start it.
i refused a uwp ticket to go home to vote. But it would have been against my conscience to accept a ticket knowing that i would not vote for them. i think both of them did the same thing the people just preferred to put their trust in the labour party and i think it is high time you accepted that.
The same babbling nonesense from UWP people like Trevor Johnson and others.Am callenging who voted? to bring out the evidence about chinese,haitians,spanish who voted in the 2009 elections.All so foolish when was the time to bring out the evidence all u faailed all u had agents at the polling stations and all u never complained u expect people to beleive that shit that comes from your toilet now.Clean ur toilet and let sense come from not poo poo.We Dominicans streching a joke too far whe we are defeated we should be adults and accept the defeat than spewing poo poo from toilet mouths.Typical Hector John,Eddison James Trveor Johnson,Lennox Linton Matt Peltier,Angello Alleyne.Blessings,Jerry Brisbane,Michael Coipel and the rest of The toilet party UWP.Get new ideas and come out from the toilet.Be men not poo poo shit
I don’t expect better from Hector John all he know about is computers which doesn’t make him a politician a fly by night one.U know nothing about police work.Y don’t ask questions? U may be too drunk in roseau with the black bag embarassin yourself.James should tell u that when he was PM the same plain clothes police were checking on Labour Party when they were in oppposition.I thought the bigger your head is the smatter u would be but seem it oposite to you shrink that head of yours and u will get smart.I was a member of all u party and I left because of all u foolishnees.Matt linton and angelo putting all u in more troble fools they are cursing everybody when will all get something new.Self distruct the party and start fresh foooooooools
Hector John has a degree in CIS and according to my Computer Science Professor only people that are too stupid or too lazy to take on Computer Science get CIS degrees. CIS majors basically learn how to use Microsoft office in school.
Any baby can use Microsort Office in Dominica so that’s why that big headed drunkard fool so foolinlish he doesn’t know current affairs.He saying all bad things about police officer because he doesn’t know the role of police.I wonder if he his dreams he becomes PM what would he do with police fire all of them what a fool.Ask questions instead of drinking alchol in Salisbury and Roseau and learn about the workings of police.During the reign of the UWP police was covering the labour party nobody said it was frightening foolish Hactor John shame on u.
Do you have to lie to prove a point???
these guys are living in dreamland,i wish they would wake up before they stifle in their sleep
When is the UWP party gonna get it? I mean after 3 elections the people have not voted ya’ll in yet still Ron Green and his puppets are still there talking talking talking… The only party that can remove the labor party is maybe a new party made up of young, dedicated, intelligent, focused, and experienced individuals who are really in it to move dominica forward, not a bunch of power hungry fools who are just in it for the money and to boost there career. Most of these guys on both sides don’t have degrees, can’t speak properly and are just going around in the same damn circle, i mean give it up already.. How many folks showed up today for the conference? how many are u expecting on feb 17th huh? Dominicans want change but UWP is not the change the country needs right now, they had there chance and they F-ed it up so moveee on already and stop blowing hot smoke, it’s annoying.
How many people showed up for the conference? kisa?
When will Ron Green Edison James and the rest of those carton characters get it up in their grainy head that Dominicans rejected the U W Pwie.in December 2010 what is wrong with those 72 70 75 years old baby’s people are relay fed up with you now Skerrit you do right don’t respond to their letters until they come and sit their lazy tails in parliament that’s the only place and time to answer those big baby’s.i have a resolution. Be it resolved that the Government of the common wealth of Dominica stop the salary payments to members of the U W P opposition.And be it further resolved that until the opposition takes their seat in the parliament that no tax payers money should be used for any payment of any kind and and be it further resolved that they should be suspended from the Parliament of Dominica with e mediate effect until they understand that the people has rejected them and never again will they come back in power not even in their dreams. In my opinion they should be arrested on the 17th of January because all they are doing is instigating the hand full of lazy supporters to do violence in the country Ron you still doe change from the seven tie’s you are a Communist and a trouble maker remember the black power movement how much trouble u Arthie Para Wilchair and others cause when all u burnt the flag on the Royal Bank u want to bring that back but over our dead bodies all you not doing to Skerrit what all u did to Mr Leblanc he is there to stay put that in all you pipe and smoke it.
When will you get it in your grainy head that Dominicans rejected labour from 1980 to 2009? You Know is Freedom that helped you all out in 2000 and 2005? So what happen then did the labour party supporters just dry up?
How many Labouritttes are planted on this board to just spill pro Skerrit stuff? I suspect a lot of them -paid and unpaid.
here we go again.
I suspect that too
…………so if government does not respond to the request why does the opposition not go ahead and plan and execute the symposium on the recent upsurge of violence on the island……where is the initiative and what is the contribution of opposition to civil society? i believe that the UWP should get up off their laurels and start working to convince dominicans that they deserve a second chance in office…the constant complaining and blaming government for their failings is by no means validating their position nor their bid for government.
skerrit’s been doing that for a longgg time now!!too bad his supporters didn’t look at the BIGGER picture like Ron Green is,,,
The UWP is planning another “grand public meeting” I hope a few dozen people show up this time. They just don’t seem to get it – the vast majority of people in Dominica are happy with our government – that’s why they won the election!
Focusing on the few negatives in Dominica, constantly attacking the Prime Minister and always complaining is not going to change the fact that the majority of Dominican’s do not want the failed policies of the past as represented by the UWP!
Democracy is alive and well in Dominica. The fact that the UWP has lost three consecutive elections does not indicate a problem with our democracy… it indicates a serious problem with the UWP. Sorry but it’s as simple as that.
There are plain cothed Police in every part of the world……..lol
lol @ “The UWP said it is planning to conduct a grand public meeting in Lagoon”
Mouth of the South u need to to a better job of organizing turn-out at these events ight?
Singing birds in a closed cage.Same ole song..UWP need to take a break away from politics and the old heads need a permanent vacation.
The UWP held its first press conference for the year, aimed at revealing their plans for 2011 and highlight national issues.
UWP AIM WAS WEAK and it dirty the toilet seat
that can happen when u have STDs like linton and allen around lol.
U forgot Hector John,Edison James Trevor Johnson,Blessings.Jerry Brisbane and so many others.Just a reminder.All have toilet mouths.
Plain clothed police started doing that from 1995 Mr. John!!!! So the tradition continues!!!!!
January 17, 2011 is a Monday,. the first fortnight weekend in Dominica when people have to go by Domlec, Dowasco, Courts, Marpin to pay up on their outstanding bills that they gave themselves an illegal break from paying so that they could play a little Santa for d Christmas that just pass.
You think people going and leave their little job so early in d New Year to say they going and come to public meeting – regardless even though is in d morning or night?
I mean come on. Stardom Tent doh start yet, Mass Camp Tent doh start yet!!! All you want to try and get a crowd before d carnival tent start to give all you competition. hehehehehh!
Well News Flash!!! From d 10th of January Lagoon road going and close for repairs as part of de Roseau road reinstatement project!!!! Skerrit is building and not destroying like all you.
We are the living stones!!!!! And d rest of God fearing Dominicans know d rest of d song so sing along all patriotic Dominicans. We are the living stones!! We are building and not destroying. We finish sing sankey song!! Who dead bury long time ago.
We are building!!!!
what are your plans for the year 2011, i thought thats what the meeting was all about.
You know what i mean!!! I am not one to bash any political party. I wish good for Dominica but these guys are – i think the most ineffective opposition party dominica has ever had…. Boy boy Oh boy.
Fellas start talking about real issue and stop all these silly talk. Do you really think that Dominicans will vote in your party. I waited with great expectation for this and all you guys do is blow hot air? Nothing substantial???
And No i am not totally sold out on Labour. Contrary to some i believe that though the party is making some head ways there are some questions that need to be answered. But trust me most Dominicans aint going to vote in UWP… Trust that
People made thier choice and we must accept it.All of us are Dominicans we knew thier track records all what they did especially thier minister of Communications now a lawyer in exile.I personally expected these guys to come out with new ideas.To put out the Labour Party we want to hear what uwp can do better than them when they get government.Not the same old cry cry baby stuff again u loose try better.Instead u have Hector John a man who spends his time being drunk and opening his toilet speaking bad about police officers.He must remember if in his dreams he becomes pm the same police have to protect him just like they did to Edison.Are The uwp brains in thier rear?When speaking politics leave the police out of it.When i listen to the radio i hear about the threat to democracy a police state.If Dominica was a police state u feel everybody would call q95 and call the pm thief and all kind of dirty names.In a dictatorship the station would have closed down and all the anouncers would be in jail.Instead the government gave the same q95 an additional frequency for them to spread thier hate and division in the country.I ahve benn a police officer from sience the time of Patrick John to now and i have observed that sience the uwp came into being political hatred came into being.U had power u let off try again till u get it back not spreading lies and hatred among a peaceful people.Ron Green Athie and others forgot the Canadian flag and what they did to it.Edison must tell us why he fell out with Miss Charles when he was working with DBMC he forgot what he did to Jeff Scotland and Johnson Jnorose.Uwp has short memory.Edison forgot how he treated the police when he was in power.He wants to get back in power to finish those who oppose him.
Very informative stuff.
I don’t listen to a lot of radio but I’ve listened to Lennox and u can actually hear the hatred in the guy’s voice. It’s scary how much hatred is in this guy’s heart and how personal he takes this stuff.