Prime Minister, Honourable Roosevelt Skerrit is heading a government delegation on an official visit to the Republic of Cuba from April 24-27, 2022.
On Tuesday, April 26, the Dominican leader will receive the Order of José Martí during a ceremony at the Palace of the Revolution (Palacio de la Revolución) in Havana. He will also participate in a ceremony to lay wreaths at the José Martí Memorial at the Plaza de la Revolución.
The Order of José Martí is named after the Cuban National Hero, renowned poet, journalist and writer, who became the symbol of Cuba’s struggle for independence from Spain.
Prime Minister Skerrit will participate in high-level talks with H.E Miguel Dias-Canel Bermudez, President of the Republic of Cuba, and other government ministers. The delegation is scheduled to make appearances at the Latin American School of Medicine, the Fidel Castro Center, the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology; and meet with Dominicans studying in Cuba.
The Prime Minister is accompanied by Hon. Fidel Grant, Minister of the Blue and Green Economy, Agriculture and National Food Security, Hon. Gregory Riviere, Minister of State in the Ministry of the Blue and Green Economy, Agriculture and National Food Security, Hon. Dr. Adis King, Minister of Youth Development and Empowerment, Youth
at Risk, Gender Affairs, Seniors Security and Dominicans with Disabilities, and Mrs. Barbara Dailey, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Business and Diaspora Relations. H.E Matthew Walter, Dominica’s Ambassador to the Republic of Cuba, is also part of the delegation.
Hon. Reginald Austrie, Senior Minister and Minister for Housing and Urban Development, is the Acting Prime Minister.
Very good observation on your part; it’s obvious that Castro was in poor health, the no eye contact is an indication he was not even aware that Roosevelt was in his presence.
If Roosevelt had any commonsense, trying to prove that he is so important, as he was greeted by another mass murderer; whom in the 1950’s march hundreds of soldiers over a precipice to die showing simply to show their loyalty to him, Roosevelt would be ashamed to stand near to Castro!
Roosevelt is so small minded he cannot see the embarrassment in that photograph!
Castro was a racist too; in his regime, there were no black people, if he was in a sound mind he could not help to ignore Roosevelt by looking away!
Francisco Telemaque, you are not intelligent enough to know the history of Cuban, freedom fighters in South Africa, and most African countries against white oppression towards blacks.You are tipical of a idle black sheep being brainwashed by the white man in America or fox fake news.
Francisco, I hope you were taking notes of what PM Skerrit, had to say about Cuba, help towards Africa and the rest of the Caribbean learning is about everything not about biases and prejudice against our country Dominicans!!!!
Let me say this; when we grew up in Wesley, in my day, there were no rich people, although those who could eat a little better than most thought they rich!
Nevertheless, stealing or envying other was not on out agenda; education was emphasized that is why Wesley produced so many educated people, to this day; there are very few illiterate people in our village.
If you remember the Demonstration Center at Londonderry, government owned, long defunct, they grew lots of citrus and a variety of spices. There were Mangoes, and grapefruits hanging over into the Londonderry road, our parents taught us not to touch one of them because that would be thievery, stealing!
These days especially in government, stealing is the order of the day.
The upbringing of children do have to do with what happen in life when we are grown.
The good thing about it, when we discover our home training was warped, we are suppose to change our status quo to more appropriate behavior!
I doubt that Roosevelt grandmother, raised him much different to most of us; Roosevelt seems to have had some good intentions, until he became obsessed with power and wealth (money).
Power corrupts; Roosevelt has reached a point of no return, that has nothing to do with his up bringing, he simply developed into a corrupted scoundrel, his parents even Chichi I suppose did not influence that: the people of Dominica need to stop Roosevelt; otherwise there will be no limit to what he will do.
Roosevelt has no conscience, his sprite is dead!
Francisco you are quick to judge people on their writings. Maybe you have nine fingers pointing at you.
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Roosevelt has no conscience, his sprite is dead! What SPRITE do you mean COKE or Juicy?
No rich people in Wesley? Not even your family? I thought you were wearing that brass crown at the time already. Perhaps they kicked you out of the village because even then you were already an insufferable pain in the back side.
Anyhow,anyhow,anyhow. All of sudden because a head of state has been awarded a country’s highest award that country suddenly is getting the younger lashing that Dominica’s prime minister has been getting from his haters for years.. As a developing nation we have to do better than that or else this will never turn around. It will get worse and we will suffer. We are turning into a nation of haters. We have to stop it or we are doomed to failure in the future.
Itis doubtful that Jose Mari, a white man of Spanish descent and admirer of Abram Lincoln, would have approved of the actions of Roosevelt Skerrit, who has enslaved his people into a one-;party state, that brooks no opposition and all but discarded human rights. Like Lincoln he was vehemently opposed to slavery and would not have approved of Cuba’s casting its vote for Russia in the oppression and illegal invasion of a foreign, sovereign country, Ukraine. Unfortunately this freedom fighter died before Cuba could abolish slavery itself.
The Order of José Martí is named after the Cuban National Hero, renowned poet, journalist and writer, who became the symbol of Cuba’s struggle for independence from Spain.
And we now are slaves to Chinese imperialism and expansion. This is not a man that has championed freedom and independence. Dictators are the new form of imperialism and isn’t it ironic that he is given that award. On a macro level countries fight for independence from the imperialism of Europe at the time. So to on a micro level individuals fight for independence from Authoritarianism and dictatorship. Millions of talented cubans flee Cuba to realize thier full potential.
Very well stated.
Again, Roosevelt is receiving an award for what? All this man and his Dominica Labour Party have done for Dominicans is to give them twenty two consecutive years of excruciating Labour pain.
Indeed, excruciating labour pain to give birth to a Hydra. Dr.Fontaine is our Hercules.
Plastic dictator loves the company and recognition of other dictators. Should go hang with D.T next. Two of u can exchange notes on disinformation and feeding on foolish people.
Birds of a feather flocked together. That is a old picture, of the wimp Roosevelt when he was indoctrinated into Castro’s communism!
Castro is long dead, so too is c certain fellow; we know the economy of Dominica, is long dead, the other fellow is now a walking dead!
Cuba is a country with no economy, so is Dominica.
“On Tuesday, April 26, the Dominican leader will receive the Order of José Martí d.”
What the hell is that and what does that have to do with the poor and miserable life Dominicans are living?
That might be representing a pile of hot fart the same as the knighthood, and the bought Ph.D’s the that Dominica Mountain Chicken Crapo Mentality Roosevelt Skerrit has in his hip pocket!
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So, for those of us Dominicans, who don’t know might believe this Jose Marti has significance in the life of Dominicans; here is what this crap is all about!
“José Julián Martí Pérez was a Cuban nationalist, poet, philosopher, essayist, journalist, translator, professor, and publisher, who is considered a Cuban national hero because of his role in the liberation of his country from Spain. He was also an important figure in Latin American literature.”
What the hell does that have to do Dominica, and the clown Roosevelt Skerrit!
Anybody can make a fool out of that by!
Posing with a dead man, while he himself looks like a standing dead!
Copied and pasted straight from Google. Once again, thank you Mr. Knowitall. What would we do without you?
I not wasting any more of my time on you, because you are a thief eh!
No matter how I insult you; you just take it and come right back for more: fictitious names can’t help you, you are a dog, a liar, and a thief oui!
You are sick!
Hahahahahahahahahah!
I have to get involved now, Dods. I are a very unsavoury character and an embarrassment to your country and it’s people. You suffer from a massive chip on your shoulder or in other words from an inferiority complex.
He spoke the truth you copied on GOOGLE acting like you know S..T with all your degrees and you insulting Tsar for speaking the truth. Get a life old man.
Francisco, please keep your backside quite when Cuba came helping Dominica,in time of crisis where the hell were you Ugly Lenny, Ibo, and the rest of so-called UWP scumbags hidding under ground till the Hurricane long gone PM Skerrit, Cuba, Venezuela,were the first to help us keep your big S**to yourselves.
Man Dog, name me what sort of help has Cuba given to Dominica and when?
Dog, the only thing Cuba has done is try to influence communism in Dominica via Roosevelt Rosie Douglas; by giving free scholarship to students who Rosie Douglas hand selected to participate.
Even if their degrees served no purpose in the more developed world, some Caribbean islands did accept their credentials.
But show me one street, or road in Dominica that Cuba built, show me any job they created in Dominica.
I must admit I have a nephew who studied in Cuba, he became a computer engineer, and very successful in that profession, I have family who studied medicine, and accounting in Cuba and a successful in their profession, but apart from that I cannot give Cuba credit for much!
So, shut up Man Dog you and river rat Roosevelt are two damn communists!
Hahahahahahahahahahah!
The two worst communists are a dog, and a wetback river rat!
No eye contact poor leadership. The way he held PM hands he is saying that he is in authority. SON FU MA JOHN what do you think. I miss my comic !!!!!!!!!
One word- Please, Please
This dubious award is being given to decorate Roosevelt’s over-inflated ego. Hardly any one outside Cuba knows anything about this obscure figure, Jose Marti.
This man, Roosevelt, has resumed his globe trotting ways, seeking accolades and titles to soothe his insatiable appetite for recognition.
History will frown on this man’s corrupt and diabolical reign. He is already ranked among the worst scoundrels – evil doers of the earth -Vladimir Putin, Xi Jing Ping and Kim Jong-un.
On March 3 Cuba was only one of five countries in the world to vote against the U.N. proposal to expel Russia from the human rights council for atrocities committed by its army during the invasion of Ukraine. Was Cuba right and the rest of the world wrong or because Cuba owing Russia big time. Only asking.
Cuba was right and the rest of the world was wrong
And you must be the pope who is infallible I presume and even that Holy man spoke against Putin and his wickedness.
I know you have to use a file photo to show our man in the best possible light but this is ridiculous showing him with a photo that is 17 years old. That is ridiculous. Mister looking more like a pot belly coushon these days to be honest.
Dominicans take a careful note as to the large entourage Roosevelt is taking to Cuba with him. Tax payers again have to foot this humongous bill. This is at a time when inflation is on a steep upward trajectory. Tens of thousands of citizens and residents are unable to pay their utility bills and buy food. Financial assistance and stimulus packages have been denied to these hapless citizens.
What will the country get in return? A bogus award for an evil doer. The media, instead of condemning this massive squandering of public funds, they just tag along, tow the line.
Dominicans, the media is the most powerful instrument to rid any country of corrupt leadership. Let us collectively condemn all the media entities, in Dominica, that are only conduits for disseminating Roosevelt’s foolish propaganda. You know who they are, there’s no need to mention names.
Stop being jealous and get on with your life, brother. You are too cynical and too critical and too empirical. More accolades and kudos pouring in to the Supreme Leader. Long live Skerrit. Forward Ever! Backward Never!
The man looks like the late Maurice Bishop without the beard welcoming the late General, Fidel Castro, with such an endearing and magnetic smile. Come on Ibo – give Jack his jacket, please? Another jacket to don on.
ds, you are full of crap!
Roosevelt should kick your behind for saying he look like Maurice Bishop!
For a long time now I discover you are pulling irrelevant issues out of thin air, making comments that are not relevant to the discussion.
You perhaps never seen the face of Bishop; if you had; and in your some healthy frame of mind, you might recall, that Maurice Bishop was not as half as dark (black) as Roosevelt Skerrit!
Maurice completion, was very light, almost to a yellow-man; the man is from a tribe of people in Grenada similar to a Carib Indian.
Bishop is a light completion black man!
Roosevelt is completely black.
Scientifically, Roosevelt Skerrit possesses more melanin in his skin than Bishop!
If you did not take biology, and anatomy in college you will not even understand the concept of melanin in the human epidermis, and how it works scientifically!
Bishop inherited the repressive gene, while Roosevelt gene is dominant, which decides who has long or short…
Well, at least Skerrit can sleep good tonight that I did not say he bears a resemblance to ugly Lenny. His smile, his stance, his posture, all of that approximates those of Maurice Bishop. I know Bishop, brother. I attended the court hearings when he defended Desmond Trotter in Roseau on Victoria Street. A very eloquent and charismatic young man he was. Skerrit is almost there, not ugly Lenny.
Yes, but still you said Roosevelt look like Maurice Bishop without the beard.
Roosevelt cannot look like Bishop, he is not as smart as the late Maurice Bishop, Roosevelt might be a want to be Bishop, who cannot be!
Roosevelt does not have any class, he lack academics, all he is good doing is screw up Dominica, and sell Dominica passports!
Here is a bit of history ds, I was there also focus on this:
Bernard Coard was a key member of the New Jewel Movement who together with Maurice Bishop, planned and lead the Grenada Revolution.
A rigid Marxist-Leninist who favored a tight central government, Coard became the Deputy Prime Minister of Grenada from 1979 until 1983.
Bernard Coard attended Grenada Boys’ Secondary School (GBSS). After graduating from GBSS, in 1963 he began teaching at his alma mater.
Together with Maurice Bishop, Coard formed the Grenada Assembly of Youth after Truth, an organization of approximately 60 members designed to enable students from GBSS,…
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So, you remember Bernard murdered Bishop, and siege power!
Together with Maurice Bishop, Coard formed the Grenada Assembly of Youth after Truth, an organization of approximately 60 members designed to enable students from GBSS, Presentation College and other schools in the town of St. George to address the important questions of the day.
In 1963 Coard left Grenada to attend Brandeis University in Massachusetts where he earned a degree in Economics.
So, ds I do this to inform you the only thing that Roosevelt have in common with Bishop, and to an extent Bernard Cord is his communist mentality!
That is why he plays up to rebels in Cuba, and the murderer Putin!
Roosevelt is a dictator who wants to introduce communism in Dominica oui!
Hahahahahahahahahah!
And that’s the latest news eh!
What a genius you are, Dods. Did you take a blood sample from any of them to substantiate your verbal diarrhoea? Or are you so crazy now to tell us, that you don’t need to, because you are Dr. Quackquak from Wesley? So shut it! Only BS you are talking.
I am happy you know your history and remembered the demise of the Grenada Revolution and the New Jewel Movement and how it all happened. Nobody cares about Bernard Coard today, not even Grenadians give a damn about Bernard Coard. He currently lives in Jamaica, the birth place of his late wife and, that is where he needs to be. He said he had nothing to do with the killing of Bishop and, he was able to say so freely with impunity because both George Louison and Kendrik Radix, supporters of the late Bishop, are both dead today.
All these materials you keep posting on DNO, are you copying and pasting all that stuff on DNO? I don’t believe you remember everything to say and write verbatim. I would be a fool to believe that.
Maurice Bishop complexion was more like Melissa. Frankly my PM is much better looking.
No glory in being decorated by a dictatorship !
Any award Roosevelt obtains is tainted with skepticism and controversy. Don’t ever forget his two fictitious doctorates for his work on making Dominica the first complete ‘ climate resilient’ country on earth. Language indeed!
His partner in self enrichment, Gaston, is also being rewarded in New York for having been the best prime minister in the Caribbean for the last eight years. You hear stupidness! This man has run his country’s economy to the ground. Government employees, in every ministry, department and sector are owed hundreds of milions.
One can only ask if these awards are nothing more than publicity stunts. This is deception at it’s best.
Another Spanish voodoo ritual bestowed upon the notorious king of voodoo recipient. Boy, boy all hell break loose in the this already voodoo Dominica. It’s getting worst. Those who have legs to run please run. Leave this place for this man and all his goblins. Opportunities lost cannot be regained. It’s too late to stop him now.
We must get Anthony As. to show us how to welcome him with a constitutional kool wosh brigade on that day
Let’s play a game:
If one doesn’t know his mother, never fed breast milk, never received motherly love, and can’t call his mother on Mother’s Day to wish her happy Mother’s Day; then that same man doesn’t know his father and never received got a hug from his father, then what kind of person do you expect? The man so damn bad that his wife is on record saying she doesn’t want their children to be like him. Some say the man is like Satan and has all the characteristics of Satan. He is a deceiver like Satan and some really wonder if Satan is not his biological father . Here is Jn 8:44 and tell me who you see:
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
Who do you see in this passage?
What does not having a father or mother have to do with his character?
Roosevelt Skerrit!
Please are you judging the PM because of his upbringing if so he deserves to be praised. He lacked good parenting and yet still turned out so darn good and intelligent. Lots of us growing up never had a mother and b father around. I for sure did not know my dad he left went overseas never came back. DOES that make me a bad person. COME ON. PM Is very competent and a strong leader. If you are going to crush him look for something else. Dominic has come a long long way. We may not have money but very developed. Ask the older people to be honest like Feancisco Dods.
Wesley, I recommend you familiarise yourself with much of the scientific work that has been done, which shows that early child neglect manifests itself in personality disorders, such as exhibited by our P.M. Of course, he is not to blame for that but it is irreversible and unfortunately negatively effects those who are subject to his whims and moods. A paediatrist could enlighten you.
Well, Chichi could not hug him when he Chichi was very busy playing magic man!
He cane to Wesley, when I was a little boy took our money, told us he Chichi was going to turn a young girl into a monster Gorilla.
When the night came he brought her in chicken wire cage, he made some stupid sign with his magic stick, and pull off the white sheet from the chicken shed, and the girl climb on a side of the wires growling like a gorilla.
His next act was to break his magic wand in two and then put it back together.
He covered the piece of metal that was connected together into male and female threads; under a white handkerchief, twisted it until they disconnected, bend his hand about 80 degrees, never removing his hand from under the cover.
End of show, took the few pinnies and ran.
I here he he gave his magic wand to his son, that’s what he waves to turn fart into money to run Dominica!
I know a man name Chichi Royer, like father like son, a crook!
Mama doh give me him…
Is best you don’t have a hug of a mother and a father than hunted by the sins of the father.