The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has basically told the Dominica Olympic Committee (DOC) that it should put its house in order in the wake of an impasse between the DOC and it’s affiliated members.
In a two-page report on the matter the IOC recommended that the constitution of the Dominica Olympic Committee (DOC) be reviewed.
It also said the composition of affiliated members must also be clarified to make sure only those who are duly affiliated and in good standing with their respected International Federations are included in the DOC’s membership.
The DOC’s consitution is to be reviewed to make sure it is in full compliant with the Olympic Charter “and the basic principles of good governance.”
Then a General Assembly must be held within two months of the completion of the steps mentioned above to confirm members of the local Olympic Committee and to adopt the revised constitution.
The IOC had sent a one man delegation to Dominica to meet with persons involved in the impasse and was to have submitted his findings and report soon after.
The DOC and some of its affiliate members have been at loggerheads since January 24, 2013 when a meeting was held to elect officers to the DOC executive.
The members complained there were irregularities during the elections.
They subsequently wrote to the DOC general secretary instructing that a special meeting be convened “under the powers of Article 18.1 of the Bye-Laws of the Dominica Olympic Committee,” in order to address their concerns.
The meeting, held on on May 16, descended into chaos and a resolution was passed giving the DOC executive 21 days to hold an Annual General Meeting and fresh elections but the DOC questioned whether this was necessary and referred the matter to the IOC.
The affiliate members then wrote to the IOC saying they were ‘aggrieved’ at the manner the matter was being handled by the DOC executive and asked for its intervention.
See the full report below.
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Hopefully, this fiasco can come to an end before the next Olympics!
I will be following this one closely. The right thing for the President to do is to step down after the said changes have been made. I hope that this can be done quickly so that our deserving athletes can begin or continue to get the support which they need from the DOC through the various IOC programs.
One Love Dominicans!
@Righteous i agree that the president should step down but that’s the problem with caribbean ppl dey to hungry for power irrespective of all the turmoil their names bring up.that DOC is a house of horrors and those guys in there are overwhelm by the benefits they receive rather than serving their purpose to protect the different athletes.