It was one of those poignant Olympic stories, an American hedge-fund manager and his Italian-born wife who had visited Dominica, helped build a children’s hospital there, been granted citizenship, taken up cross country skiing and now in their late 40s were the first athletes representing the tiny Caribbean island at the Winter Olympics.
“It did sound like a fairy tale,” Angelica Morrone di Silvestri said.
It’s not.
The di Silvestris, Gary and Angelica, both ended up in Russian hospitals the day after walking in Opening Ceremony. She missed her event, the 10-kilometer classic race held on Feb. 13. Gary managed to start the 15-kilometer classic the following day, then collapsed after one lap in the stadium and never finished.
i wonder if de recent resignations at the Dominica Hotel Association is in anyway related to this story
DOC President, Felix Wilson, is the same guy who was in charge of the Athletes at the 1996 Olympic Games and refused to let Jerome Romain’s coach enter the Olympic Village and be with Jerome to coach him during the Olympic Summer Games in Atlanta. Jerome’s coach paid all his expenses to be in Atlanta, and Felix refused him access to Jerome, at a time when Dominica’s hopes was pinned on Jerome to bring home a medal. Jerome was a World Champion for Dominica, holder of a bronze medal at the World Championships. He also humiliated Hermine Joseph and Dr. Kelsick at the Atlanta Games and made them cry like babies. Hermine Joseph got so sick as a result of his bellicose behavior that she could not perform. Felix totally ruined Dominica’s chances of having an Olympic medal holder on her (Dominica) historic entry into the Olympic arena.
This DOC President is only interested in traveling the world, he has demonstrated that he is not interested in the development of sports in Dominica. For that reason he will do anything and everything to remain as President of DOC for life.
P.S. Where is Dominica’s Athletic track after 18 years of participating in the Olympic Games???
I CONCUR!!!
The subject matter is also for the information of your readers/users. It pertains to which Media outlet receives the News first. Worldwide, there is a lot of competition among the Media to be the first to get the News and to broadcast it.
Thank you for allowing it.
Which country has the most medals? It depends where you get your News – first. How true!
February 10, 2014 6:37:05 PM
While Canada is “winning” the Olympics at the end of its third day in Sochi, with no official Olympic medal count, which country is actually atop at the Games depends on what news outlet you turn to.
Canada ended its third day at the Winter Games in Sochi ahead of every other country with seven medals.
But the Netherlands and Norway also had seven — in the Netherlands’ case, three gold medals too. So why then is Canada “winning” the Olympic Games?
The reality is that medal tables are the creation of media outlets. The International Olympic Committee, in fact, has specifically ruled out keeping its own medal table, saying in its charter that “The IOC and the OCOG (Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games) shall not draw up any global ranking per country.”
This leaves it up to media to decide rankings. And those rankings often depend on what media outlet you turn to for news.
Many outlets appear to be using the gold-first system rather than a total-medals won system. The gold-first system ranks countries based on the number of gold medals that country has. If teams are tied in gold medals, then the number of silver medals is looked at to determine which country is on top, then bronze medals if necessary.
The Canadian Press’s medal count, which CTV News is using on its website, employs the gold-first system, placing Canada on top at the end of Day 3. Canada and the Netherlands each have three gold medals, but Canada has three silver medals, while the Netherlands has just one. Germany sits in fifth place with just two medals, ahead of Russia with six – that’s because both of Germany’s medals are gold, while Russia has just a single gold.
And despite the IOC ruling of not keeping medal tables, the official Sochi 2014 website has a medal table that appears to be using the gold-first system.
The Wall Street Journal and the Associated Press, however, appear to be using a hybrid system based on the gold-first system as well as total medals won. Russia, for example, sits ahead of the U.S. because it has six total medals compared to the U.S.’s five — this despite the fact that U.S. has one more gold than Russia. This suggests that the WSJ and AP medal tables are at least in part determined by overall medals won. But the WSJ and AP are also using the gold-first system to determine rankings when teams are tied in overall medals won. The outlets have Poland, for example, sitting in 12th place with one gold medal, while Slovenia is in 15th place with one silver. When teams are tied, gold reigns supreme.
If you’re confused about how to calculate rankings, just remember that there’s no one official way. And while a huge part of the Olympics is about national pride, it’s also about the individual athletes who take home the gold, silver and bronze.
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Note: This information is also for those who questioned why Dominicans did not receive the News about the plight of the di Silvestris, why the husband failed to complete the race and his wife did not show up for it.
Dominicans were misled about this right from the beginning as some commented negatively without knowing the reason why this situation occurred. Some did not give it a thought that there would be a valid explanation why this occurred.
The intelligent ones, who were few, who utilized their common sense, knew that something was wrong which was not willful.
It pays to know the truth first prior to commenting and negatively so.
As it is stated, in the end it depends which Media outlet gets the News first and broadcasts it.
DNO, I hope you will permit the following. It should be of interest to DNO’s readers/users. I love sharing information specifically such as this. Please take note of this:
The Canadian company that’s bringing snow to Sochi, Russia
CTVNews.ca Staff, February 18, 2014 1:02:19 PM
It’s impossible to host the Winter Olympics without snow, but the sunny skies and rising temperatures in Sochi are causing some problems for Olympic organizers and athletes.
That’s why a Toronto-based company has been working around the clock to help transform sub-tropical Sochi into something that resembles winter.
IceGen Inc. is running a 24/7 operation at the Olympic ski jump and cross-country skiing venues, where there hasn’t been a single day of below freezing temperatures since the Games began.
What sets IceGen apart from other snow-making operations in Sochi is that it’s the only company that can produce snow even when temperatures hover around the 20 C mark.
“I would call it spring snow,” says IceGen business developer David Bowden. “It’s not fluffy December snow coming out of the sky, it’s the kind of heavy packing snow that you find in the spring. But it’s a lot nicer than cross-country skiing in mud.”
Bowden told CTV’s Canada AM on Tuesday that IceGen has three truck trailers creating about 30,000 cubic feet of “slurry ice” daily.
“Think of a frozen margarita or Slurpee,” he said. “It’s a mix of really fine crystals of ice floating in water.”
The slurry mixture is put into large separation towers, in which the ice floats to the top and water sinks to the bottom.
The machines differ from snow cannons, often used at ski resorts, in that the cannons can only make snow at 0 C or colder.
IceGen had athletes test out the snow two years ahead of the Sochi Games.
“We did a lot of experimentation in Norway and Finland,” Bowden said. “We had athletes ski on it in August and September and said they said it’s great snow, it’s very skiable.”
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Russia got to host the Winter Olympics. Russia did not have enough snow. Toronto should have hosted the Olympics or some other country where there would be more snow than Russia. We have a lot of snow. There would be no need to make artificial snow.
Angelica complained about the ground not having sufficient snow. This inhibited her progress when she was out there.
Canada, if I am not mistaken, Toronto will be hosting the next Pan Am games.
What an embarrassment for Dominica. Passports for sale; Olympic representation for sale, WTH? The Olympics is not a place to go and practice your hobby – this is an arena for world class athletes. What are these two doing representing Dominica? I am embarrassed for my island.
And can someone please point me to the Children’s Hospital?
It is not only world class athletes that join the olympics= exotic participants get a lot of attencion too- like Vanessa Mae from Thailand, Prince Hohenlohe from Mexico, the guys from Caymen I., Togo, Jamaica,… It`s taking part that counts! Dominica has very skilled athletes according to the trainer of the summer olyimpic team. So who knows…!?
“They also claim to have financed educational and humanitarian projects throughout the Caribbean, including Dominica, although they have been reluctant to provide details.” WHY are they reluctant to give details? SMH….Dominica has no children’s hospital neither. BUT THANKS for representing our island and better luck in your next endeavors.
Apparently, maybe it was implied that the money they paid for the citizenship would contribute to a children’s hospital.
They were obviously sabotaged by the Russians!!!
Please please tell me where is the children’s hospital in Dominica. When was it built? I was in Dominica as of last Summer and was not aware of any children’s hospital.
Mr. Wilson you have guts papa you even smiling, you guys never cease to amaze.
I knew that something went wrong with the di Silvertris. This is why I had stated there is more to this story. One would not complete it and the other was a no-show. This is the impression they got from DNO’s posting. Nevertheless, they never gave it a thought that there must be some explanation to this. Having read it, I can tell you it is much more than anyone of you and I envisioned.
Their experience is now out in the open. Instead of some of you thanking them and wishing them well you prefer dwelling on what was stated about funding for a chlldren’s hospital and the passports.
You depict your limited minds which do not think beyond. It does not even cross your mind that they may have given to the children’s ward.
You never give the benefit of the doubt but lambaste them as you always do with others.
Think prior to writing and commenting. Otherwise you project a narrow-minded, negative and uneducated mind/person. It is what you state which give others a poor impression of you. This also reflects on all D/cans. Think of others and what will be stated about you when you write and what you write about.
Based under the circumstances, the di Silvetris deserve much better, respect, compassion and understanding from Dominicans. This means, ungrateful people. Put yourselves in their position.
Well spoken
I must laugh. For those who think Dominica is not a third world country you are wrong. You fools who think this is putting us on the map its mentality like yours thst is in Dominica which is causing such mockery Dominica is just plain backward always will be until we change our mentality.
What is a “children’s hospital” in YOUR OPINION? Do YOU think that a “children’s hospital” is a building in itself? A “children’s hospital” IS NOT A BUILDING IN ITSELF, it is a wing at the hospital.
I have always said that ANYONE who remains stagnant is INNOCENT. GO FIGURE.
Let us say, for argument sake, that what was stated is inaccurate, how can we get help with so much criticism? I FEEL FOR YOU.
I am reading so many pathetic excuses from Dominicans. No wonder rich people can make all you look like jakabats. From children hospital to children ward? You mean these millionaires are so naive that they do not know the difference.noh Foolish people…. Wake up already.
So that’s the story. I told you she was sick.
But seriously, Where exactly is the Children’s Hospital that they are talking about? can somebody explain to us what this is all about.
Guys this is not good news for DA. When I heard of Gary di Silvestri representing Dominica at the Olympics I was, like most Dominican I would guess, kinda excited, hoping maybe we could get some millage, and who knows a spot in the finals. So I Google Gary di Silvestri to see what chances he and his wife had at medaling at the event but rather came across some tax issues in Turks. To be honest I really assumed that it was a different Gary di Silvestri. I almost post the link to the articles on DNO, but thought it can’t be the same person.
As a Googler I am now Googling this guy Gary di Silvestri again, and just read some of what has been posting:
http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/02/report_names_former_staten_isl.html
http://deadspin.com/do-dominicas-adorable-skiers-deserve-a-gold-medal-in-t-1522453318
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/olympics/bondy-olympics-taxing-x-c-couple-article-1.1617111
Dominica has no children hospital
KARMA! that is what it is. You are so right there is no childrens hospital in DA.
I am very surprise to hear that they has helped to built a hospital in Dominica which I have never heard of. I will have to ring my relatives in Da to find out the whereabout of this children hospital. They has also been given citizenship oh my lord.
DNO,
I would appreciate your contacting the two Dominican who intended to participate at the winter Olympic and find out the location of the children hospital they made a contribution.
well let us look on the positive side. Now that an association has been formed for winter olympics, our diaspora now have to get involve so they can take part. They should start practising for whatever games immediately. We tired sliding down mountains, now let us put it into practise on snow.
I’m lost here. I did not know of any children’s hospital in Dominica. I am lost…I am soooo very lost
y are u? do u leave in Dominica?
me too
Maybe they gave the money for the children hospital and the magicians make it disappear
Very very likely if you ask me. But Change Will Come soon..
Assertive, NOT Agressive!
And I wonder who is that magicians? Enquring minds want to know
Ah, hocus pocus, aba cadabra in the country of magicians, masters of the disappearing trick.
They ended up in the hospital because the woman broke her nose, and the man had a stomach bug from contaminated water.
At the commencement of the Olympics did you not hear on the News about that dirty water? Drinking it or even brushing the teeth in it could make anyone sick. Amazing no one died from it. They almost did.
What type of news do you listen to and read? I reside in Toronto and I heard about it via the T.O. Media. I did not know who was affected. Of course, the Media was not (yet) aware who was affected.
There are always problems whereever the Olympics are held. Google it to get relevant information.
She broke her nose? Must have put it where it don’t belong.
Do you realize people this article is online? Outsiders do read what negative attitude. Half a loaf is better than non. When people will stop helping poor countries you will the one crying. And blaming the pass and present governments. Such hostility and ungrateful people.
i wonder what sport wilson taking part in, maybe mouth running
better to try and fail than not try at all!
What did it cost Dominica and what are the rewards to DOMINICA from having been represented at the Olympics . . .
I believe Dominica won.
Thank You De Silvestries!
I wish you both a speedy recovery.
Are you me? What did Dominica win? Thanks for what? For crying out loud, folks we have been prostituted! Stop being so naive for heaven sake. But thaw why Change Must Come soon..
Assertive, NOT Agressive!
You are such a negative person who is never satisfied with anything good or even though something went wrong. No compassion whatsoever.
They could never have done worse to Dominica’s Image and to Dominicans than our travelling campaigners on the opposition side.
To be honest, in my view, they have portrayed Dominica in a better light in recent days. They seem proud to be Dominicans and not ashamed to show the world. They came to the Dominica’s aid when asked!!
Have you been listening to them?
I endorse your comments. We have reasons to thank them. They tried and note what occurred. They are fortunate to be alive. This experience and of brown, dirty water could have a lasting effect on them and their health. Let us applaud them for also their effort to place D/ca on the Map!
This is the best government that DA has ever seen let’s recall some of their achievements
CIT Airline
Reconstruction of the International Airport
Farmers Boat
Children’s Hospital
And the Toilet War
Too Late, you are not easy
If only as a national you would do something good for Dominica instead of sarcastic comments.
Lol. Ehben Dominicans have jokes eh. All u not good
lol
Some time ago I heard the minister of health thanking who and where for donating equipment to the hospital………. di Silvestris were not mentioned as the donors
Our Olympic committee ASKED the couple to represent Dominica……..the very same couple put together a Dominica Ski Federation….they paid their way…….design their own uniform…………..
And I still waiting to get an official comment from Dorsette or Felix Wilson………. I suspect that they just as embarrassed as I am
They are not embarrassed at all. Felix and Thomas have NO shame!
Are you ashamed of your sins? God is taking note.
@sensible. If they contributed towards winston ward shouldn’t that be known by the public? Why are we here trying to figure what the truth is?
where i can buy track suits like that
OMG! As a Dominican I am truly embarrassed by the vast majority of comments here. While I believe there are questions that should be answered the level and category of commentary is pathetic and sad! I too am curious about the ‘children’s hospital’ and citizenship.
The comments need to be focused and not tear down our beloved country. Someone made the valid point of other people wanting to fly our flag. That speaks volumes and makes me proud! The comments from my fellow Dominicans don’t. How many of us would carry the flag of another country? I’d imagine most if not all of ‘those commentators’.
Let us rise up people. Let us educate ourselves. Let us ask questions and seek knowledge when we don’t know. Let us pause and ponder. Let us treat others like we want to be treated.
To the Olympians I say thanks for flying our flag. Sorry it turned out this way and wish you speedy recovery.
i am sorry that you are truly embarrassed but its not the comments by people on DNO that is bring down the country, its the corrupt government that is in power, imagine that these athletes are the first to bring this children hospital to light… corrupt ministers negotiate for the country and put the money in their pockets..
Fellow citizen, I understand your desire to be proud of our country, but realize Dominicans want to be proud of true accomplishments, not fly-by-night show efforts.
Dominica and Dominicans have many great qualities worth celebrating, we do not need foreigners who are already caught up in fraudulent activities flying our flag for us.
Furthermore, before they represented our country, our Olympic committee should have informed us and allowed us to meet our Olympic “representatives” before their exposure to the World. We still haven’t received a response or official commentary by our Dominican Olympic committee.
This is not good enough for us. Not anymore. We are not a desperate, third world backwater. We demand transparency, respect and the opportunity to present ourselves to the world in a proper and becoming way. Help us raise our standards not accept BS and lies under the guise of publicity and national pride!
STOP pusing allu head in the sand. Here you are blaming the people of Dominica for speaking out against the country being prostituted. Yes they flew our flag..so what? Matter of fact with all the behind dealings that allowed them to fly our flag there are serious questions to be answered. Again I ask; Where is the hospital? Who paid Mr. Wilson’s trip expenses? Did these folks use us for their own benefit and then lie to cover some big political donation in exchange for the opportunity to become olympians? Those questions need to be answered because Change Must Come ..
Assertive, NOT Agressive!
There are too many narrow-minded, negative, false-seeking and finding people who comment on this Website. They do not contribute to the pleasure of reading their comments. These people and their comments project they contribute absolutely nothing to Dominica and its society. They are not good communicators. I would not want to meet anyone of them.
U know something, all this secret keeping in Dominica is what has people getting on so. If from the start the DOC had come forward and said so and so is going to represnnt DOMINICA and this is why and that we should support them, u know, we might have done just that. With PRIDE.But behold hold we hear about this from the grapevine, no official says anything and lo Wilson is in Russia. Enough with the secrets man for things that concern US as a PEOPLE.
Anyway I pray Di Silvestris that you feel better soon. Officials here has made what might have been such great news for Dominicans, something to revile.
Very well said Anonymous! When a first for Dominica is done under cover and behind the scenes, how can we not expect that something shady is going on?? We seem to get more info from the international press than our officials.
DNO–has your team inquired with the correct gov’t authority or Wilson himself for an interview about this?
Like the old folks say, what is done in darkness, will eventually come out in the light.
I would like to know what would we say if they’d finish the race in a good position…!!!
But… they didn’t! So, instead, we will say what we have been saying!
For God’s sake! Give them credit which they deserve. You have read of their experience. What planet are you residing on? What type of mind do you possess?
You people project to the world that all Dominicans are ignorant, narrow-minded and lack love and compassion; that you are not nice people. This is what your comments portray. You give Dominica and other good and understanding nationals a bad name. You should be ashamed and embarrassed of yourself and your comments. Are you not a practicing Christian?
Tao man if IF. Someone once tell me IF my uncle was a woman she would be my auntie. Daydreaming and wishful thinking never bring anyone a gold medal, never make you number one.
PURPLE PARROT??????? may bon diay what is dat there for us nah??
I hope Angelo reads the linked article because it answers some of his questions and put to rest most of the utterly foolish claims that he made on his Q95 show Sunday evening.
Thumbs down.
Angelo was just reading the facts. Did you listen or were you drunk?
Has anyone stopped to think that the Winston Ward…which is the Children ward, may have been interpreted as a children hopspital?? Have you gone there lately and see how comfortable the children are in there? you people are full of negativity.
These people are millionares…do you think that Dominica was responsible for their Olympic trip??
Oh so now we move from a Hospital to Chidrens Ward? You better stop lying because with their permission I will list the names of the 11 Dominicans past CHS girls who made it possible! This silent work and equipment you are seeing in that hospital, the diapers, anti-bacterial creams etc are part of an even larger donation with down to a CAT scan headed to Dominica made possible by some silent donors, after one took her son to the hospital while on vacation. Shut your lying face! You all are even discrediting Dominicans to give others a pass! A hospital is what they say they’ve built stop lying!
Broward General Hospital will always be Broward General Hospital, but Chris Evert Lloyd added a wing and it is called the Chris Evert “children’s hospital”. Do you think Miami’s children’s hospital is a hospital in itself? No, it is a wing at the hospital. So, if a ward at the PMH is called a “children’s hospital” that is what it is. We should be grateful and appreciative.
SSSH! You should be the one to SHUT UP!
My sentiments exactly. Some of us do not know how to appreciate. Hospital or children’s ward, interpreted as children’s hospital, what is the difference? What EXPLANATION do the people need? I do not get it. When the renovations was in progress I do not think that anyone cared, now there is mention of how it was acquired EVERYONE want EXPLANATION. Oh boy, what next?
So hospital and ward are the same? Explain that to me. Are they synonyms or antonyms. Tell me which dictionary I can find that in. For someone who did A Level English, I know the difference. If they wanted to say the children’s ward then that is different from a children’s hospital.
So DNO puts a check mark on the THUMBS UP when I click on three THUMBS DOWN? Shame!
it look like the hospital invisible…..Dominica is a big joke now
De people said they donated to a Children Hospital…… they never said that they donated to Princess Margaret Hospital
You even make it worst…by saying “A Children Hospital” if it was the one in princess Mag Hospital I would understand… but Dominik Pani chiren L’hopital
Could be to the children’s ward. Why make an issue out of it? Of course, those who are negative always will.
I am eagerly awaiting the full story on the financial contributions that this couple has given to Dominica. I will not be surprised that it was a mis interpretation of wording. I believe that the couple gave financial gifts to the Govt to aide in the betterment of medical needs of children in Dominica. Maybe it was given to the Govt for PMH to be only utilize for children. A lot of philanthropists do that. It could be another media typo or mis interpretation. Instead of us reading into the negative, sit back and be quiet until the facts unfold!
What is your financial contribution to Dominica?
fools so many of all u dieing in war for American greencard,dominicans se really neg sort.
everything for DNO is fairy tale. smh. what is the fair tale part in the story?
Please do not make me laugh. DNO loves fairy tales and loves to incite its readers. This is a Media ploy. Well, this one is not a fairy story.
DNO is a Media outlet. This is what the Media does. Ever heard the US and Canadian news and the manner in which they broadcast it?
In Toronto, for some years, I have stated I would rather not hear even the daily weather forecast for if I listen to it as the Media broadcasts it, I will not want to go out. Since it is winter, I simply dress warmly and forget about the Media broadcast.
This is merely one example of their exaggeration and over broadcasting. They never under-broadcast; always over-broadcast. That is the Media. Just as your Radio Station Q95 Blowing everything out of proportion.
Lol they stole that headline from yahoo!
At least people around the world are now discussing DOMINICA. Publicity at its best.. thanks to the di Silvestris.
doh come back dominica we have to many foolish people there already, jean sort
Well, apparently Yahoo reporting world wide this couple is lucky. They could have been in jail for tax fraud instead of hospital they are saying.
If you calling that publicity at its best God help Dominica.
garcon look things what are these couple up to can someone question this couple.
I question you. Why are you so negative?
Wen u kno nothing u need to jus shut up where in Dominica that hv no children hospital n then you go on to criticize our country calling us undeveloped n we as a ppl horrible that’s sum nerve you have
Do not be angry if people say that Dominica is underdeveloped. If certain previous governments would have developed Dominica, it would have been developed a long time ago. They did not take such an interest in Dominica.
In addition, in this 21st century when some people have no bathroom facilities in their home and no means of obtaining one unless the government assists them, this is one manner of being underdeveloped.
Therefore, do not criticize the government if it builds housing projects and also provides bathroom facilities to those who do not have one in their home.
Hahahahahaha what a fail !
LOOK BOWDELLE! Get em boys!
And another thing. According to Thomas Dorsett of the DOC, Feiix Wilson left Dominica for Russia on wednesday 29 Jan (DNO 30 Jan.), In two days time it will be three weeks since he left to attend the Olympic Games. Does it take all that time take care of two flopped athletes, is he just on a junket or perhaps in negotiations with Putin to contract a Russian athlete, to compete for us next time next Games?Enough Russians already have our citizenship after all.
Bet you Felix will stay till the closing ceremony anyway.
lol lol lol lol
Pertaining to specifically your last statement, “Why not?” The fare is paid and Russia is a long way away. He might as well stay for it. This is another and last highlight of the Olympics. Why miss it?
and cost us lots of dollars to keep him there too. Come on DOC tell the public how much his allowance cheque is, skerrit disclosed his own
This looks like a one-man show, with this Felix fella tagging long. Felix needs to be questioned about his involvement in this situation. I smell something stink, and it,s not a rat
Dominica will forever remain a backward country because we have too many stupid people living in it. Why the hell do we care how these people became citizens? The fact remains that Dominica will get some international exposure. Aren’t we tired of the fact that when we say Dominica everyone thinks it is Dominican Republic? this is because nobody knows the damn country because the government is not doing enough to expose it.
do you read what you write, boss you doh care how people get dominica passport, my god boy you mad
Its funny…when people ask me “where is Dominica” I blurt out all nearby islands and they know them all. Why? B/c they have international airports allowing people to visit and spread the word. That is how we get known, not through shoddy efforts like this that bring about more negative press than anything.
How will they know Dominica now? “Oh, that island that sent those tax fraud billionaires to the Olympics”? “Dominica, the haven for international criminals?” “Oh, that Dominica, the one where anyone can get diplomatic immunity for the right price?”
There are a lot of Countries that I had never heard of or knew existed. There are a lot of Countries that I still do not know of. I was born in Dominica and lived there for 29 years, the very first part of my life, and there are a lot of Villages I never knew existed in my own backyard. So what if people think Dominica is the Dominican Republic. People ask me, all the time, if I am from the Dominican Republic. I tell them I do not speak Spanish. To those who do not know where Dominica is located, I tell them. Thanks to DNO I can see and show my children the many locations in Dominica that I NEVER knew anything about, and I AM DOMINICAN. There should be NO CRITICISM if EVERYONE do not know of Dominica.
Do you know of EVERY piece of land on the Universe?
The government is not to be blamed about Dominica and its name.
On the other matters, you are also over-reacting. The di Silvestris did not take advantage of Dominica and the passports given to them. Bet they travel on their original passport except probably to Russia and I wonder if they did.
I do not know why some of you make such a fuss, in this case about the Dominican passports which they were given some years ago. They probably earned it and deserve it.
Many D/cans who reside abroad do not have a D/can passport or did not bother to apply for one after it expired. Those who are citizens of the country they reside use this passport and do not bother to get a D/can passport. The passport which they hold has their country of birth, etc. Furthermore, it is worthwhile traveling with that passport rather than the D/can one. They are registered as citizens of the resident country. Should problems occur wherever they may be, that government will send help for them to get them out of the country.
Imagine if this occurred while visiting D/ca, their land of birth and they hold a Canadian, US and European passport, those governments will come to their rescue if they contact them. How about that? What is the D/can passport really worth for them?
Jamaica had a bobsled team and a movie after this called KOOL RUNING – Well Dominica is going to have a movie name “KOOL RUNING FROM TAXES” or it could be “KOOL SKIING FOR IMMUNITIES or SKIIING FOR I’ll LICK DE ARSE AND SCARE IT.
DNO largais Lang Mwen sil vous plai. I doh call nobody name. If Jamaica had a movie Kool Runings why not Dominica
lol
Lang Mamma…..One thing I know for sure, I can always come to this site for jokes. You guys are not easy. I feel sorry for that man when he returns from Russia. With these comment, that man will have to defect from this country…..lol lol lol
They should make a movie about their experience and after they drank and/or used that dirty water. I would love to see it and encourage others to do likewise. This would be some movie about that brown, dirty water, exposing the Russian poor health and housing conditions. It would help to convince some negative D/cans. This movie should be a classic. Who knows? It may be in the offing.
LMBOOOOOO!!!!
The shear magnitude of ignorance never ceases to amaze me. Proud Dominican who is never ashamed of where I come from. I can only express my disgust at the low level of intelligence lack of imagination, ambition and just plain old negative. There is no patriotism. How can you tear down your own, or someone who chooses to fly your country’s flag as their own, and to do so publicly. I am proud of my country and will always be. Some of you who are stuck in the dark ages need to educate and enlighten yourselves. I place emphasis on educate. Some of you are nothing more than societies rejects looking to degrade others to feel better about yourselves. Get out of the slavery mentality. Get out of the crabs in a barrel mentality. Together we must uplift each other for a stronger more united Dominica. I call it as I see it.
BTW I attended the DGS under the leadership of Mr Felix Wilson
Pay chou with your flamboyant self and lack of understanding. Which parrot in Dominica is PURPLE? Where is the Childrens Hospital they built? The likes of you will support anything wrong because criminals like you are waiting in the slips for crumbs or the opportunity to defraud people and mis-represent the truth.
The body of the parrot on our flag, the sisserou is really purple and has green wings….but it still can not ski and that is why you are a butterfly and not a bird.
The children hospital is a fable though.
Randy Boatswain…You’ll be called a fool for pointing out the truth…
Small minds….some of us only see what is in front of us…never make an effort to look outside the box….Fear makes us weak stupid, ignorant and uninformed…
“Get out of the slavery mentality. Get out of the crabs in a barrel mentality.”
I share your anguish, Randy.
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Only Dominicans living abroad speak so passionately about his love of country while in the same breath call it’s citizens uneducated.
Come back home Randy, come back home.
I only speak for those who publicly oppose actions of a positive nature. It takes all types of people to make the world go round and we are all entitled to our own opinion. However, you should never portray your country in a negative light simply because the credit doesn’t go to your preferred political party or allegiance. This is the internet, isn’t it? why join those who speak ill of our country because of a difference in opinion. when others see how we speak of our own, how can they look at us any differently?
According to their comments, this is what some of them project.
Whats wrong with just doing things the right way? So much unnecessary back and forth could be avoided if our Olympics committee did! Do citizens have to beg to be informed of something that should be celebrated such as participating in the Winter Olympics?
Is it really being negative and uneducated to demand to know what folks are talking about when they say they built a Children’s Hospital that we would love to have but certainly do not?
Randy, are you asking that educated, patriotic citizens just sit and nod and refrain from asking questions, when it is clear that matters of national important are done sloppily at best? Is that what Dominican patriotism has become…sitting silent and celebrating anything with a Dominican flag slapped to it?
Mind your Mind….I think what Randy is saying is that we are all entitled to our opinion but one can be opinionated without degrading the country. Also, we should not call our own countrymen/women names such as stupid, backward and all other names. Remember, this is the internet and Dominicans are not the only ones that visit these sites.
no dignified Dominican would be proud of the likes of liars and con artists representing Dominica any event. i couldnt care less if these people are millionairs, i have pride! where’s yours Randy savage?
well if it is integrity we are questioning here, then how did their personal and financial records become a subject of debate; when these subjects are completely unrealted to their sporting/ athletic abilities? Clearly there is overlap of priority in distinguishing and enforcement of where the scope of your suspicions should be placed. Are you worried about thier financial history or their ability to compete at the olympics and fly Dominica’s flag proudly? Then you ask where’s my pride. I was proud to see my countrys flag being flown at the olympics and to point out to friends and co-workers there’s my countrys flag. I was even proud of the Jamaicans from our sister island, simply because we share the waters of caribbean sea.
No wonder you are unable to write English
calling on the FBI to investigate these two people and get to the bottom of that story….. OMG..WHERE DE HOSPITAL LOCATED I HAVE A SICK CHILD
Don’t pray for a sick child you idiot. Under the citizenship program people donate money for a developmental project in the country. If the project is not yet in development the money goes into an escrow account the project takes off. Under this condition the government grant economic citizenship. Get your info straight before you start embarrassing by writing this sort of ignorant crap.
jwcw…. At least you are willing to clarify matters pertaining to the citizenship program. As we all know, man’s greatest fear is the fear of the unknown which eventually displays ignorance. I am sure that the information that you have, the general public is not aware of what is going on. With that said, for the ones who knows what is going on, why not inform or educate the majority so that their comments maybe different.
Wow, you know so much. Are you in government? Thanks for the information. I wonder how long the project will take before it becomes reality. We just need a good wing or section for the children with all the modern amenities and I’ll be happy. Thank God I have no sick children. I’m not Labor, Not UWP, just Dominican.
Is all you can do is being abuse and want us to believe in Santa Claus? You sounding like a man with dimples.
Yes, exactly where is this hospital they helped build? first time I’ve heard of it? I thought the Chinese were supposed to be helping build, renovate the hospital?
What nonsense. We must be the joke of the world. Pure greed. Travel expenses etc. Guy with big ego. Selfish. I agree the IOC committee in Da must account for dat. What a fiasco. And by the way where is the hospital? The government should look into the matter. But on the other hand they are all the same. Looking on.
Did these people have the necessary training to undertake the race?
Yes, they did. No one can get into the Olympics without being pre-qualified.
Why don’t some of you wait to get the facts straight instead of relying on DNO. So ignorant, negative, and ungrateful. Who’d want to help such a people-no one. You all seem to not consider, not only Dominicans read this site!
Grateful for what Maria? I admit wrong if you can tell us exactly what the benefits from from this fiasco hmmm.
I am not Dominican, but came as a tourist to the Nature Island. My country is very much into winter sports since it is in the middle of the Alps. After the opening ceremony friends called me telling me that they saw the Dominican team/flag. Small steps with great effect- one day!
Can you teach us how to yodel Tina and tell Dominican fellers that wearing short leather pants does not make you gay but happy, especially when you smack your own legs.
Do your research, this couple has donated a lot to the country!
Can`t jodel- sorry Jo- only juchiceee! Much more effective because very loud. But I am a skilled skieer- interessed in a lesson? You can wear my Grandads leather pants- about 80 years old and a very good protection in case you fall on the steep sloap. I hope you have nice well shaped shanks- the girls in their “Dirndl” dress might laugh at you if you have chicken legs. But after about 10 years of intense ski training, you`ll have the legs to wear a leather shorts and you might ski well enough to represent Dominica at the winter olympics. Are you ready for snow and ice?
so MARIA you saying DNO is not a news media agency with experience journalist. are you also implying that the stories extracted from international press in a lie or fictitious.
by the way is not only Dominicans listening to international news..
WHERE DE DAMN HOSPITAL IS..
Recall that a few days ago there was no mention of what occurred to the di Silvertris. Therefore, DNO had not yet obtained the information. Many made negative comments without knowing what happened.
This is what Maria meant. She has a point. She did not mean to demean DNO. You must read between the lines.
Well, someone or some bodies surely got paid under the table for this pair to represent Dominica! How is it that no one knows where this Children hospital is built if it is being claimed that these people paid for one to be built. Maybe they meant they built that architect model that is sitting on someones desk!
You all are just horrible. No wonder no one cares to invest in Dominica, as they do in other countries in the Caribbean. Sheer ignorance. You all keep that attitude up and Dominica will always be a “developing country”, far from development.
I agree! Some of our people can never seem to focus on the positive! That’s why Dominica is the way it is, poor and under developed!
it is sad we Dominicians don’t look outside the box while we criticize Dominica so much and say it is so under developed and poor we are speaking mnore curse on our island, there are many countries who would like to have the richness and beauty Dominca possess,but rather than boost our country we criticize it and make people believe DA is the worst, no wander Haitians taking it from us because we don’t know what we have !!!
they just ask for the hospital that was built
You need to wake up and smell the coffee cuz these people are taking Dominicans for a ride
Did you learn any thing migrating to New York that you can teach/pass on to those who have not?…Will educate your children, teach them to appreciate, while you train them to representing Dominica in, lets say a marathon. Maybe a walkathon…what you know you cannot do….America giving green card..
Guess they taking US for a ride…and there is a sit for you on the train…from Manhattan…
My friend, people don’t choose to invest in a country based on citizens comments to a national issue. They make their decision based on their potential gain…clearly Dominica has LOTS of investors…our economic citizenship program seems to be bringing in many new Dominicans that we do not know about. They are getting there perks…question is…is Dominica getting the fair share of the investment?
Be careful you do not think that attracting investors mean tacitly agreeing to everything. If you know the history of the many African descendants in Dominica, you’ll know that our forefathers engaged in many shoddy deals and allowed “investors” to make a killing on the backs of their people.
It would behoove us all to ask as many questions as possible, thats what smart people do!
No one spoke negative about Dominica. We just want to know where is the Children’s Hospital? Is this too much to ask? Every Dominican knows a Dominican. We understand the people and the way of thinking. We are not all fools as you may think. The people have a right to know. Is this a democracy? Freedom of speech…All for each and each for all.
Is not only that. You think outside people want to invest their money in a country that supports the likes of Gadaffi and now Maduro? Be honest.
Eerr Can somebody, anybody tell me please – Where in Dominica, is this children’s hospital, I would really like know.
That’s beyond DLP. Ask the Olympic committe about this. The PM cannot monitor all this as he has enemies in every sector.
But why would the PM have enemies in every sector if we all love him so? That does not make sense does it.
does the Olympic Committee issue passports? stop your excuses
can anyone tell me whr is the children’S hospital located? I need to kno so i can take my children to that hospital in an event/he or she is sick looks like it has better medical facilities and medicines compared to PMH. LOL LOL
Even if the hospital is right there in our faces we will net see it…because most of us are blind by negativity….unsupported fools…
But Anonymous how, come then we can see the State Palace for Skerrit? Maybe, you right, only unsupported fools don’t see that.
What Children’s Hospital they talking about, Does Dominica have a Children’s Hospital… if so where is it located..
Well dominica is those boys play ground now papa maybe that hospital is downstairs of the PM house or maybe in some place where I don’t know
I had a lot of respect for Felix Wilson, until now. Shame on you man.
The money for the Children hospital was sent to Dominica. But all the cash went to the pockets of the people who organized that trip.
Let us follow the trail to see where it leads to.
I hope Skerro will comment on this one too.
WHAT…….You think skeritt will put his time and effort into your CACA talk….
An interesting way of entering the world’s stage. Is it good or bad for Dominica?
I need to know where that hospital is I cannot believe that one pass me by. Helppppp please
It is clear they were not fit to participate, leave alone represent Dominica. Period!
What a story. Thank You to the di Silvestris; with this story, do we see why we should always have a complete story before making wild accusations of what we know nothing about. The woman was in a hospital bed with a broken nose. Ma Gwa Sa!!
Dominica has tens of thousands of young Dominicans born and living in the snow covered countries, mine included; none of us have the courage to do what these people have done to represent Dominica in a Winter Olympics but we can stay behind our computers and be anything but kind for the no show and the unfinished race.
How many countries who did not make the finished line in their sport. We Dominicans must do better than that.
Once again I thank the di Silvestris for carrying our flag up high for all to see from a country who has no winters but have people leaving in countries who have winters and yet have never thought of representing Dominica.
Now that we see Dominica can compete in the Winter Olympics maybe our children can join a winter games club and prepare for the next Winter Olympics.
Thanks DNO for the update on our Olympians. I wish them a speedy recovery and Thanks again.
Thanks for not having on to the ignorance off the rest. We’ve come a long way. Kudos to them for taking interest and using their own funds. Ask yourselves what have I done for my country?
“none of us have the courage to do what these people have done” by courage do you mean billions, connections and the ability to claim “unknown” charitable works in a country with no clearing up by gov’t officials?
The DiSilvestri’s can do whatever our government allows them to get away with, they don’t owe Dominicans the truth…but our government who we pay every month and who serves us need to clear the air on this. This was a national embarrassment and as it relates to economic citizenship, issues of legality come into play here. Are they lying, or is charitable works a part of the economic citizenship program?
How she broke her nose now? Maybe she did but only now we hearing that? We have GIS and they would be the first ones to come with an explanation to savage our reputation bhut no, not a word from them so far.
chilren’s hospital hmm , maybe its the building opposite fort Young.
Dominica Children’s Hospital.. nice but location please.. this will help. Children you are being taken to PMH will no longer have to be taken there.. they have their own hospital. SMH
Dominica have a children’s hospital na? Hahahhaha look story. Did they mean to say the children’s ward at PMH? Smfh
See the Wilson face!! I want Felix Wilson to tell Dominica and the world where is this state of the art children’s hospital located. Currently we are trying to assist 3 children ages 4-8 to seek medical care in the US, Barbados and Martinique, so enlighten me and the worried parents. Some people will stoop too damn low for their own publicity. This is one issue I will not let die. Where in Dominica is the Childrens’ Hospital located? Then you have a set of sick, twisted, all for myself folks, who defend this evil and abhorrent lie and attack Dominicans as being ungrateful. Nobody knew of this sham. All these tired, self serving people wanted is a shot at something on their bucket list. All their money couldn’t buy them a spot in Olympics, so they found a set of greedy, dishonest liars, rubbed their palms and now they are carrying this lie about hospital, abusing the most vulnerable citizens to get fame is just downright low. This is sickening to the core. Heartless!!!!
I get the impression that they may have been asked to contribute to the fund aired for the construction of a children’s hospital in order to get citizenship. However, I have never heard any Government Minister spoke about plans for the construction of a children’s hospital; not even during the Budget Debate.
If the Government was transparent and accountable all of these un-palatable discussions would have been avoided. Some of us are angry with the bloggers but we a fedup of Dominica always being in some muddy discussion. Have you seen the list of court matters which are surrounding these people?
Who pay for Felix to go?
Good question! If the DOC I am saying we need a refund…you see what you associate your name with when you too happy for a few crumbs?
tax payers mooney of cuss
it can not be the DOC because last time our athletes had to beg for their expenses to take part in regional competition
Does anyone know where this children’s hospital is located in Dominica?
Is it in Vielle Case or Savanne Paille or Trafalgar or Pond Casse?
We need to know. DNO, can you help us out in finding out where this children’s hospital in Dominica is based? Thanks.
lol lol lol lol
crazy, crazy, crazy he he he he he he he he he he he. boy look joke. cartoon Dominican
lol Joke fo real… can’t stop laughing. .lol
To laugh over somebodies injurie/sickness!? I invite every Dominican with that a attitude to travel North, try cross country skiing just to get the idea how difficult that sport is- specially going down hill. Shame on you!
That is what Felix Wilson had in mind,to go to this expedition,why he refused to stept down in the last AGM of the DOC.But when he return he must be place on the hotseat,to ansewer questions.
I want to see how this gonna play out.
They both had “pumping” problems, simple as that!
where was the children hospital built?
in de sky, you have to take a shuttle to get there
So we’re still waiting for the children hospital or we already have it dlp stalwarts tell me or u just love up ure pm so these things dont matter