By JERRY BRISBANE
Lord Owen retired politician and physician in his book “The Hubris Syndrome, Bush, Blair and the Intoxication of Power” defines power as a privileged opportunity to influence and sometimes determine, the turn of events. It is a heady drug which not every political leader has the necessary rooted character to counteract.
The Greeks developed the notion of Hubris to explore this aspect of the powerful. A hubristic act was one in which a powerful figure, puffed up with overweening pride and self-confidence, treated others with insolence and contempt. They seemed to get kicks from using their power to treat others in this way, but such dishonouring behaviour was strongly condemned in ancient Greece.
In Greek drama, according to Lord Owen, a hubristic career developed somewhat like this. The hero wins glory and acclamation by achieving unwonted success against the odds. The experience then goes to their head: they begin to treat others, mere ordinary mortals, with contempt and disdain and they develop such confidence in their own ability that they begin to think themselves capable of anything. This excessive self-confidence leads them into misinterpreting the reality around them and into making mistakes. Eventually they get their just deserts and meet their nemesis, which destroys them.
Nemesis is the name of the goddess of retribution and often in Greek drama the gods arrange nemesis because a hubristic act is one in which the perpetrator tries to defy the reality ordained by them. The hero committing the hubristic act seeks to transgress the human condition, imagining themselves to be superior and to have powers more like the gods. But the Gods will have none of that so it is they who destroy them. The moral is that we should be aware of allowing power to go to our heads. The Greeks knew that the gods whom we might refer to as reality do not stand for Hubris and demand humility.
In its modern usage, hubris denotes overconfident pride and arrogance; it is often associated with a lack of humility, not always with the lack of knowledge. An accusation of hubris often implies that suffering or punishment will follow, similar to the occasional pairing of hubris and nemesis in the Greek world. The proverb “pride goes before a fall” is thought to sum up the modern definition of hubris.
Owen says that Hubris Syndrome is almost an occupational hazard for leading politicians and is associated with key external factors such as holding substantial power, minimal constraint on the leader exercising such personal authority; and the length of time they stay in power. Furthermore the havoc which hubristic heads of government can wreck is usually suffered by the people in whose name they govern.
He gives examples of two different forms of Hubristic syndrome in the manner and conduct of former US President George W Bush and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair during and after the war in Iraq.
Owen claims that the behavioral symptoms in a head of government which might trigger the diagnosis of Hubris Syndrome typically grow in strength and are represented by three or four symptoms from the following tentative list.
1. A narcissistic propensity to see their world primarily as an arena in which to exercise power and seek glory;
2. A predisposition to take actions which seem likely to cast the individual in a good light—i.e. in order to enhance image;
3. A disproportionate concern with image and presentation;
4. A messianic manner of talking about current activities and a tendency to exaltation;
5. An identification with the nation, or organization to the extent that the individual regards his/her outlook and interests as identical;
6. A tendency to speak in the third person or use the royal ‘we’;
7. Excessive confidence in the individual’s own judgement and contempt for the advice or criticism of others;
8. Exaggerated self-belief, bordering on a sense of omnipotence, in what they personally can achieve;
9. A belief that rather than being accountable to the mundane court of colleagues or public opinion, the court to which they answer is: History or God;
10. An unshakable belief that in that court they will be vindicated;
11. Loss of contact with reality; often associated with progressive isolation;
12. Restlessness, recklessness and impulsiveness;
13. A tendency to allow their ‘broad vision’, about the moral rectitude of a proposed course, to obviate the need to consider practicality, cost or outcomes;
14. Hubristic incompetence, where things go wrong because too much self-confidence has led the leader not to worry about the nuts and bolts of policy;
Decisive leadership is an asset in politics but Owen says that the decisive leaders who are most likely to avoid succumbing to Hubris Syndrome are usually those who are careful to retain a personal modesty as they stay in power, to keep their previous lifestyle and to eschew the trappings of power. They try to consult carefully even if during that process they may not alter their opinions. Above all in a democracy, they accept that the in built institutional checks and balances should be scrupulously respected and make little or no attempt to circumvent them, whether in Cabinet or Parliament.
Finally the easiest surest way to cure Hubris Syndrome in a political leader is to leave office. Hubris disappears overnight. A respect and adherence to the democratic process also assist substantially.
I ask the question of all Dominicans especially those closest to and who say they care so much for the Prime Minister whether he should seek treatment for Hubris Syndrome before it is too late for all of us.
Jerry Brisbane is Chairman of OD Brisbane and Sons Dominica Ltd.
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all people like jerry hungry for power and would not mind being in skerrit position so give skerrit a break…if we had a problem with him being our leader we would not have put him back there for another five years…oh and by the way remember its majority that counts….and we are the majority….
People, I’m a Trinidadian. I don’t know if the author has an agenda and or is being fair to your PM. Nevertheless, I urge you to take a look at what has happened in T&T to one Patrick Manning. Every point on Mr Owen’s checklist can be ticked and this man was leading a 54 year old party that lost (or gave up) the ability to manage their leader. He bacame the party. And the party became the opposition 30 months before an election was due on account of Mr Manning’s perceived infalibility.
So don’t get emotional about this commentary even if the commentator may have ulterior motives. Don’t throw out the baby with the bath water, dr
skerritt is the grapes and jerry the little fox.jerry has more money than skerritt,so what is he trying.intelligent dominicans see right through jerry.ah-vierge not paying.
Interesting comment by Jerry. I don’t live in D/ca – so his comment has provided some insight to the PM. I will keep reading. Thank you.
when all will be revealed, many will be stuned!
what they think they know, will not be so.
shame and dispair will creep in.
what they once believed in all these years will fall apart.
forty-thousand brothers, regrets will not make up their sum….
all will happen in time to come. literal devices will run things.
there will be a lot of oxymorons, sacasms and ironies… which the masses may not understand.
and so they will basked in a false utopia.. thinking all is well… only to realised the predicarment they
would eventually find themselves in.
some will hold their heads and bawl- but to late shall be thy cry. if only they new…
(the fire, the fire that coming after, we can feel it in the wind)…
the heat is on…
Pray for your Prim Minister instead of beating him down, he is a young man. He needs our support, the bible teaches us to pray for our leaders. Take the example of David and Solomon. God will not bless Dominica if we are disresprectfull to those who are over us.
The leadership of Skeritt has taken Dominica to a new advanced and Developed level and i’m happy for that, let us work to build our country rather than giving visitors a bad impression about our people and our government. At the end of the day, we will not profit from our bad mouthing.
We are the ones who are sinking Dominica not the PM.
god bless skeritt
Tell us more about this next level…please? We want to know where, how, what…in what area…..Tell us..
Man please!…What new advanced and developed level has Skerritt taken Dominica to?..Can you please answer me?….or are you in dreamland?….Think as a Dominican and not as a Tribalist!..
Paradigm, instead you bless our Country, you continue to Curse it, I come to bring BLESSINGS TO DOMINICA, THAT ALTHOUGH WE MAY GO THROUGH BAD TIMES, GOD WILL BRING US OUT. GOD WILL CONTINUE TO PLACE NEW INSIGHTS TO OUR GOVERNMENT AND STEAR THEM IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
I cant help but wonder about our people and their sanity.
Right?!…..
JERRY YOU REALLY NEED COUNSELING! LOL!!!
YEP!..He sure does!…Those are not even his words…..That was based on Greek mytheology…just myth man,myth…Tell us in your own words,thoughts and ideas,what you really think……
I cannot believe that instead of focusing on developing our country, Dominica, that others use their time to tarnish the imagine of our PM and our country. I believe that Mr. Brisbane is delusional and grandiose, which suggests that Mr. Brisbane needs the psychological treatment and not Mr. Skerrit. The pattern of behaviour which was stated does not pertain to PM Skerrit and in fact, the only one that is portrayed by PM Skerrit is a high self-confidence, which I think is a positive attribute of his personality. I say this because it means that PM Skerrit is competent as a result of his self-confidence.
Additionally, how can a PM, who is so humble, spiritual, caring and dedicated to D/ca’s development, be diagnosed with Hubris Syndrome? How can a PM who mingles with his fellow D/cans, young and old, sick and poor, be diagnosed with this syndrome? How can Pm Skerrit be diagosed with this syndrome and he hardly has the time to be on the media? How can Pm Skerrit be accused of having such a syndrome and he is selfless? Mr. Brisbane I think you need to focus on more positive things in your spare time instead of damaging the image of our dear PM. I think you have personal issues with yourself and you need to direct your energy into building up yourself and Dominica instead of spreading this bogus information and negativity among our people.
I cannot believe that instead of focusing on developing our country, Dominica, that others use their time to tarnish the imagine of our PM and our country. I believe that Mr. Brisbane is delusional and grandiose, which suggests that Mr. Brisbane needs the psychological treatment and not Mr. Skerrit. The pattern of behaviour which was stated does not pertain to PM Skerrit and in fact, the only one that is portrayed by PM Skerrit is a high self-confidence, which I think is a positive attribute of his personality. I say this because it means that PM Skerrit is competent as a result of his self-confidence.
Additionally, how can a PM, who is so humble, spiritual, caring and dedicated to D/ca’s development, be diagnosed with Hubris Syndrome? How can a PM who mingles with his fellow D/cans, young and old, sick and poor, be diagnosed with this syndrome? How can Pm Skerrit be diagosed with this syndrome and he hardly has the time to be on the media? How can Pm Skerrit be accused of having such a syndrome and he is selfless? Mr. Brisbane I think you need to focus on more positive things in your spare time instead of damaging the image of our dear PM. I think you have personal issues with yourself and you need to direct your energy into building up yourself and Dominica instead of spreading this bogus information and negativity among our people.
Hey!…you mr. what ever you call yourself….I noticed you like to tell people about their spelling and so on…But you should examin yourself first before you criticize others…..”to tarnish the imagine of our Pm and our Country””?..shouldn’t the word be “image”?…You kno wat?..yes I PUT YOU KNO WAT!…You should remove the log from your eyes before trying to remove the beam from someone else’s…catch my drift?…Good!…….
I read this article looking for substance but found none. Quotations and quotes and inferences do not move a country forward. As a “leader” Mr brisbane I do not not think you would accept an attack on any of your employees like this without some more substance, or at least I hope you would not. Show me one leader, yourself included who does not have hubris. It is an occupational hazzard. For you to stand up as Jerry Brisbane and what I say matters more than john public who voted overwhelmingly for the government is a case study in Hubris. So after all is said and done, I ask…..Where is the beef Jerry?
I think Mr. Brisbane needs the support and prayers of all Dominican now. We can’t say were not warned people. Yes Jerry may be from the Merchant class but I am concentrating on what he wrote and the reality on the ground. They match!!!!!!
With Skerrit in power and likely to remain there for a while- folks we are heading in the direction of Haiti and Somali quickly. ‘Might will equal right”. One thing Sherrit and his goons should know is that if anything happens to Jerry then they will go down quickly. So their tactics is to try to beat him down psychologically.
Jerry appears to be giving them a run for their money and in turn this ‘Honorable’ Skerrit is using our noble house of Assemble to take out Mepeis. If this is not frightening to Dominican then maybe we all deserve what we are getting—the worst id yet to come.
Folks Da is in trouble. Mr. Brisbane has sounded the alarm bells loud and clear. Don’t say you did not hear them. Don’t say you never realized or know.
Thanks Mr. Brisbane for your courage and God bless you Sir.
let’s face the reality, if, the head is rotten, CUT it OFF.
What happen to Mr. JB? He still pondering on his post dramatic syndrome? I never get them fellas timing. You always hear this so called upper class people talking when things not in their favour. Jeri just like Sam. Jeri looking for a seasoning. Them fellas playing like they want to help poor people so much but reality check….. ask a random set of people that working for his inheireted company. You have a hand full of Dominicans employed. Praise God for that. His workers need justice too. Think of how Mr. J would be if had the power to run the country. According to my nigga, ‘ that man suffering from issues from his past’. It have a certain set of people in DA that think black people will stay down and dumb forever. Poor people have poteintial too. Sorry J… Mayb next time. If you have somethng you think the masses should know, bring it out proper. Stop playing ‘cat chasing mouse’ on the early morning show with your other troubbled dude.
I ahve read all 98 commments o far from Mr. Brisbane’s posting. Nearly all point to one thing-Dominicans are still illeterate and naive. Except a few inteeligent tesponses, every one else seem to attack mr. Brisbane himself and not his writing- when are we going to be analytical, smart, common sense laiden? The Pm is harboring all the hallarks of an aspiring dictator- the guy wen to parliament 3 times in 3 months to squeeze out the opposition voices in parliament, he hates people who are indepent thinkers, can opening disaagree with his policy. Only hungary dominica can remain obediient to to.
Anys, thats Dominica for you.
wow dude u’ve got so many typos in there i can’t believe u’re calling peeps illiterate!! didn’t you see all the red underlines while u were typing?? lmao!!!
u are so full of S…
SERIOUSLY YOU NEED TO LEARN SOME SERIOUS SPELLING AND GRAMMAR ….. FOOL AMONGST FOOLS …. ALWAYS TRY TO SEEM WISE !!
The fact that there are grammatical errors in some ones writings does not make that person a fool, it does not take away the substance from their contribution. It sounds like you really got the message, and that’s really what burns you. Most writers of great books, some of them are your favorite, just can’t spell (even me can’t spell too good). Next time, correct —-don’t condemn—-because it makes you look real low and backward….by the way!! this forum is not for intellectual muscle flexing—Its for ordinary folks like me who was absent when they were handing out brains, to make a contribution. If that individual was on the attack, attacking Mr Brisbane, you would not have even noticed the errors…..REST MY CASE
Dr. Pop, I trust that you do not refer to yourself as a Dominican because that would put you in the same illiterate and naive pool. Individuals like you and JERRY BRISBANE would rather see a leader being lead and not the opposite.
Imaging OBAMA allowing congress to dictate every decision he has to make. Where would America be? Are you asking that the Prime Minister let his guards down and forfeit his vision for Dominica and allow some bias individuals with their own political agenda to tell what to do? What you would say then?
…………and no, that is not Dominica for you. That may just be you.
So true
WE NOT EASY IN DOMINICA, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, WHAT NEXT, THE MAN HAVE BLOOD RUNNING THROUGH HIS VEINS. TAKE IT EASY. EVERY ONE WANT TO LEAD, WHO GOING TO FOLLOW.
Oh boy, I think Brisbane knew the reaction he was going to get, and he had to come up with owens on writtings, I mean I guess Brisbane could not come- up with his own, so he had to recycle someone else’s..
Javelin ,back when Ian accused Cousin Skerrit of being two face mrs douglas came out and said Skerrit & Ian are two of the most inteligent young men in DA and they are both her sons.Remember?
The EU rep who is a Gov’t advisor & his wife who is sister to Washway and aunty to the magistrate supported Skerrit over Washaway’s real DLP even the press sec and the other Douglas Esienhower supported skerrit over Washawy too. this came to mind as you mentioned they go for your family to critize.A friend of mine gave me this family secret years ago he from Possie too. It a family affair .Skerro carrying Skerrit but the question is who is is daddy.Ask the douglas family.
That was d man when Pierre Charles was alive said to all of Dominica that you must eat dry bread and water and accept the austerity measures.
Why then does he not accept his own medicine?
Thing is Skerrit doh need them man like mister and dat burning people like him.
Once he had close to a monopoly in Canefield and despite all the wolf cry poor people children bite the bullet and transform Canefield. Today Canefield people can do business in shops late at nights now. Fire them and they now have other avenues for employment.
When mighty and big man business start going down they like to blame d government especially if d leader was a poor boy growing up.
Education and connections can make any poor man get to the top and create a new reality for other poor man .
What Skerrit has achieved in his young life has now become the Dominican dream for all poor man to aspire towards. Rich man now crying foul and want to say is corruption, nepotism, bribery!! Only to prevent other poor people from aspiring. For they know once poor people aspire they become the new captains of wealth, trade, commerce and industry in the land. And that is d big threat.
The statuesque is shifting and these old bosses are quickly being replaced and so there is no longer the fear of having to beg for a job from these people and they are no longer the saviors of the infirmary – other new business people are doing their share too.
I tend to think that Real Estate may just have a point.
It might be better to cut your losses and have economic resources like land transfer to the highest bidder with a realistic vision as outlined by Real Estate.
lol..pure rubbish you talk there fada…
you does talk more rubbish than the person everything that you type on this site is pure bull
good to know that you’ve been reading my posts….keep it up. We never too old to learn from others.
LET US PRAY AMENNNNNNN. PRAY THAT GOD SEND US ANOTHER LEADER LIKE MAMO OR LEBLANC – EVERY BODY SAY AMENNNNN
LET US PRAY THAT A KNEW POLITICAL PARTY EVOLVE WITH GENUINE PEOPLE – EVERYBODY SAY AMEN
LET US PRAY THAT COUNTRY REMAIN DOMINICAN NOT ANOTHER TIBET – LET THE CHURCH SAY AMEN
LET US PRAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PRISON FOR ALL THOSE VOLEZ DLP AND UWP JUST THE SAME – LET THE CHURCH SAY AMEN
LET US PRAY THAT THEY ALL STOP LOOKING FOR THEIR POCKET WHILE OUR POCKET EMPTY-EVRYBODY AMENN
BOW YOUR HEADS AND SAY TIWAY YO YO TOUT VOLER
u make no sense do u take God and Prayer 4 a joke God ave mercy on ur poor soul
And More.., what is your point. Are you adding any value to this discussion? I hope you are a productive Dominincan.
Oh my beloved country. When will all the bitterness stop.Should it take an earthquake or some major disaster to make us unite. God forbid .
maybe …just maybe for when the wicked in high places deceive the people with lies and illusions to fatten their own pockets then just maybe…..just maybe
Eddison James and Ron Greene needs to be diagnosed with HUBRIS SYNDROME . Power hungry make them stay out of parliament and disrespect authority.
GOD BLESS THE RIGHT HONOURABLE ROOSEVELT SKERITT.
how does staying out of the house equate to disrespect of authority? What nonesense I hearing there nuh…hahahahaha
but stay tuned a man can kill a man and you saying that is the next level you doesent shut up you does make some real a.. comments and you want to tell people their own not relavant to the situation
you yourself even worse….you coming here playing most informed on Dominica’s political affairs..hahaha. I did not say anything about not being “relevant to the situation”. You just using some kinda phrases there that out of context.
Relax papa…Don’t over do yourself…lol
you think i am you man you are skerritts biggest fan wii pal they can talk about a pig that die you small brain the size of a red bean will always come and comment about a next level a next level
also God bless those who follow “all” laws of the land ..even those dual citizenship and taxes owed laws!!
Remember people, UWP is the party of oreo cookie eating, … They and their supporters are known for saying outlandish and crazy things. They don’t attack policies, they attack people. Think back before UWP came about, politics in Dominica was much more honorable and civil.
sacway may-shas-tay…..boy allu does lie eh…wicked set of people in that country…
i agree with you JOHN BROWN. Is ALWAYS A TORY WITH THEM PEOPLE YOU NOT SEEING STAY TUNED IS A HUNGRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY PERSON SKERRITT BELLY WELL FULL KA MEM AND IS YOURS THAT DOES BE EMPTY
I hope yours full…lol
but OFCOURSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE MY BELLY FULL DARLING IT FULLING EVERYDAYYYYYYYYY UNLIKE YOU YOU HUNGRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
There are some people who can never see the good that others do, they feel that their job is to find fault, hate, demonize and call people names. why can’t we as a people allow people to lead? people do it to preachers, teachers and politicians. they find fault with everyone except themselves. this is done out of hatred and jealousy, spurred by the devil. these guys have nothing to offer the country but bitterness and hatred. their hatred will consume them. since the election, they have been on a hatred crusade to destroy all those who do not share their ungodly views. Greater is God who is leading the government that he has put in place than the devil who has filled the hearts of his enemies with bitterness and hatred.
Mr. Brisbane’s recycling of David Owen’s psychitric manisfesto; on how absolute power corrupts, may be just a reminder of how necessary it is to have a political system anchored by checks and balances.
Leaders who have been schooled in the Machiavellian method of political thought tend to exibit what David Owen has described. Do you know one political leader, or aspiring leader, who has not read “The Prince” or Tzu’s ” The Art of War”? I see that Mr. Brisbane may have read the “The Art of War”, because his motives may have been driven by a hidden agenda. His hidden agenda, however, becomes food for thought.
Is the PM ruling with political discord, or is he ruling with bipartisanship, accountability, and transparency? These are questions we should occasionally ask – whether we are UWP or Labour.
Hey man..how have you been?….Didn’t expect to find you in this colloquial conundrum of colossal proportions.(l o l)…..Phew! ..Thanks for the breath of fresh air….finally some sense. I will abstain from this mess………All the best to you………..
Peace Profound!!!!!!!
Well Jerry. have your cake and eat it. Not too long ago on “Kubuli Country” with the self same Matt on Kairi FM radio, Jerry dared anyone to take his picture. He was not even prepared to have his photograph taken. he left the program soon thereafter citing a busy schedule and remained off the air for six or so years.
Jerry Brisbane has been attacking the PM for months now since his rebirth post 2009 general election. jerry has consistently and wihtout giving up calls him or makes reference to him as the biggest thief and liar that has ever lived. That desription of the Prime Minister by Jerry has continued for months now every Tuesday and repeated for emphasis on Sundays, this tiemon on two radio strations at that. .The Pm responded and simply ask Jerry to continue worshipping his trees before exhaling. Jerry and the UWP journalist apologist has taken the PM to task. What is worst. calling soemone a thief with no evidence or referring to someone as a worshipper of trees?
CRITIC, you should be ashame for making should a malicious observation. If SKERRIT has friends like you he does not need enemies like you. What a BLOODY SHAME Mate!!!
Over 2 hours I post my comment hmmm. here goes again DNO
Anyways Skerrit was the one who had Jerry & his family name in his tie in PARLIAMENT. He wanted to take a swipe at Jerry so he used parliament where he can’t be sued (COWARD) to claim Jerry suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder because he Skerrit has learned that Jerry father used to phyically abuse him.
When you have glass windows you don’t pelt stones.On what authority does Skerrit stand to do that? Anytime somebody doesn’t agree with him, he tries to get personal, so when people turn the tables on him he should man up too and not expect kid gloves. He lucky that’s all Jerry said, because he will mess with the wrong person who will saleh him and tear his family history to shreds. Skerrit too out of place and petty. Respect is earned, when you attack people fand their family expect you and yours to come under the same tongue whipping.
damn malcassay
MR Skerrit you clame that you were a friend of Mr E O Lebance and you spend time tolking to him MR SKERRIT what did you learn , from E O LEBLANE go and ask his wife why he run from roseau the same people who couse leblance to leave roseau . not leave run for his life P M THEY ARE ALL INSIDE UF YUO SIR PLEASE CHANGE YOUR FRIEND put the people busines frist and the country Lerry you have been there all your life jerry do you see your self in skerrit you greedy war mounga you people teach skerrit to be like you OH YES YOU HAVE ALL THE INFO you Mr skerrit you are disapointed your people , what are you doing with all does men of liw drgree around you skirrit turn please turn away from this men god is looking at you sir SKIRRIT YOU CAN NOT LIE TO GOD . IAM PRAYING THAT GOD WILL HELP YOU MAKE THAT CHANGE
greed doesn’t change it just gets greedier
YOU DISAPPOINTING AND EMBARASSING YOUR OWN SELF BY EVEN TALKING
NOW LETS HAVE A SPELLING LESSON OKAY;
WRONG RIGHT
CLAME CLAIM
LEBANCE LEBLANC
TOLKING TALKING
COUSE CAUSE
BUSINES BUSINESS
FRIST FIRST
LIW LAW
DRGREE DEGREE
AND HE IS A BLESSED MAN HE DOES NOT LIE TO GOD YOU CLAIM HE EMBRASSING PEOPLE AND YOU COMING AND TYPE ALL THEM BULLLLL YOU COULDNT DO A SPELL CHECK BEFORE YOU SEND THAT
but it seems you yourself need to do a spell check because its EMBARRASSING and not EMBRASSING…
Here you are trying to diss somebody…and see what happen…lol
Those labourites does give it to me we…hahahahaha
darling you does give it to me more your hungryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy dog
and if you noticed i spelt it right the first time your jackass:P:P
take it easy man…. I know embarrassment is not an easy thing to handle. We don’t even know who you are so its ok man. Don’t raise de pressure.
Just know next time, before you attempt to tell people about spelling, check yourself first and your grammar too.
And see how you sell out yourself…you posting as LABOUR POWERR..and Anonymous…I wonder what other name you have here..polluting DNO..letting people believe is different individual comments..
Oh boy…
girl you can upset somebody spirit to wii
Don’t you think you need prayer as well?…..
Jerry Boy!! that cult is no easy one–its well guarded by some powerful local and international strongholds ….You going too need a lot of urgent prayers—because i can see them getting their pit bulls ready to LET GO on you….remember the tagged team that charged after Frank Baron?
IF he get people to pray for him it wil be better for him!
you that need prayers!
Hey Jeffrey.
I hope you follow Caribbean politics, in particular, T&T politics, given their upcoming May 24th election. If you do you will realize that the Caribbean politician most befitting of your Hubris Honour is Patrick Manning, a little tin-god, all covered up with hubris and cockiness. Truly, Patrick is the one to which your analysis should be applied — if you truly wish to be scientific, relevant and credible, and not merely intellectually dishonest and politically vindictive.
Let mhe with no fault cast the first stone. I want mr Brisbane whois not suffering from anything cast the first stone. Hypocritice people. Treat your workers well.
WE D/CANS NEED TO UNDERSTAND ONE THING- POLITICIANS ARE LIKE DIAPERS WE NEED TO CHANGE THEM VERY OFTEN ELSE THEY BECOME MESSY, FILTHY AND THEY STINK.
OH ONE MORE THING – SCUM RISE TO THE TOP
“whether he should seek treatment for Hubris Syndrome before it is too late for all of us.” No Jeffrey. The PM needs no such treatment. You have misdiagnosed. Nice job with those extended quotes from Lord Owen, but Skerrit is not who he had in mind. You are Nemesis in search of Hubris. You are busy knocking an Aunt Sally of your own creation. Bitterness will get you, and those others like you, very far indeed. Keep on hating. How about working on ensuring a viable, credible Opposition Party to serve our country’s interests? Again, keep on hating !
Personally I think the PM should look at Jerry as a friend. Most of you people who clime to support the PM don’t care a shit about him. I am sure if he is honest with him self, he will see some of the things that Jerry highlighted are applicable to his behavior. Mr. PM you have more enemies inside than what you think is on the outside
Nike if you read Weber I would expect you to remain on the high road and not be sucked into this parochial level of discussion. You response to Brisbane’s contribution is clearly a personal attack . This type of behavior should not be coming from someone like you. You are yet to deal with the subject at hand. We all will agree that in order for D/ca to progress our people need a mentality and attitude adjustment. Feel free to disagree with Brisbane’s assessment of the PM but do so in a respectful manner in other words – Why throw pawol or mepwis. Your behavior is a sign of weakness – weakness in that you seem empty handed and unable to present a counter argument solely on the facts presented by Mr Brisbane.
This article dealt with the public sector and those who head government. I merely asked for one on private sector and those who head organisations. whats wrong with that? why attack me? One thing is for sure, you could never be and employee.
I DO HOPE THAT THERE IS NO HIDDEN AGENDA BY MR.BRISBANE. I DO HOPE THAT YOU ARE NOT POLITICALLY AFFILIATED TO THOSE WORKASS AND DEM EH. I HOPE YOU ARE REALLY OPERATING WITH YOU,YOURSELF AND I THEORY
i scrolling down and saying to myself…good discussion so far….but then I came across your post….jah boy..
TRUST YOU WII STAY TUNED TRUST UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
all you acting as if Jerry Brisbane just stay so and say something to Skerrit. Dominicans Didn’t Skerrit use the parliament to ridicule and slander Jerry and his dead parents? Isn’t he the one who started saying , he studied Jerry and Jerry suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder because he was told Jerrys’ father physically abused him?” where was the out cry ?
When Skerrit put himself in a situation like that, he has to take what he gets, he not above or under anybody simply because he is a PM. He can’t insult people and their families and not expect them to dole out his maypuis too. Skerrit too damn pompous and out of place.
Javeline wrote: “Dominicans Didn’t Skerrit use the parliament to ridicule and slander Jerry and his dead parents? Isn’t he the one who started saying , he studied Jerry and Jerry suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder because he was told Jerrys’ father physically abused him?” where was the out cry ? ”
So obviously Jerry is using this forum to get back at Skerrit for what is being alleged by Javelin which I quoted above.
There was an ulterior motive to writing this and a whole bunch of people jumping up as if this was the best piece of work on psychoanalysis since Freud. Look a bunch of tehbeh people eh.
Jerry’s conscience must be jooking him.
Skerrit is supreme above all! come on man.Nothing skerrit does or say is not wrong,really?lol
all you people need help.
Have you ever wonder what would make a person who is educated and can suceed in the private sector, choose rather to serve within the reigns of politics? In a democracy like ours where the freedom to exercise your constitutional duty reflected by the electorate, during an election, it is always a problem when a party has to absorb defeat, although there are no guarantees during the campaign, yet the results goes from accepting the public result to an ugly smear rhetoric that chips away at the exquisites of the person who was successful in the campaign.
It is visious to validate that because a person vision might conflict with yours to implicate them with such malicious and corrupt theory.
Life does have seasons, and no one person can fix the Dominican economy to please all, therefore in the light of the overall progresss that the counrty has made it will require strong men and women who are both in and out of government, with long term goals and some who have to pass the vision to others to make a project viable, in some situations it will take a goverment to end it’s tenure and to pass the banton for capital projects to be realized. Working together might be the cure for a better tomorrow. Let us keep an upbeat spirit about our future for the next generation.
ssv
THIS NEXT LEVEL PERSON NEVER REALLY SAY ANYTHING THAT MAKES SENSE. WHAT THE HECK IS THAT PERSON SAYING? TO EACH HIS OWN AND CERTAIN LEVEL OF DISCUSSION IS JUST NOT SOME PEOPLES COFFEE. I WOULD HATE TO SAY TO NEXT LEVEL STAY AWAY FROM INTELLIGENT CONVERSATION BUT THEN THAT WOULD BE DISCRIMINATORY. SO NEXT LEVEL IT IS A VERY GOOD THING TO LISTEN AND IF YOU CAN’T SAY SOMETHING MEANINGFUL IT IS WORTHWIHILE TO SHUT UP.
Sounds like you’re describing my good friend StayTuned.
Intellectually limited persons with an agenda and now a platform that’s what they are…
I am not your good friend..I am your greatest desire. You dream of me all night and think of me all day…hahahahaa
but stay tuned you come out who want to dream of of rubbishhhhhh like you, a hungryyyyyyyyyyy dog like you, a haterrrrrrr like you i hope you does watch what you say because the day you make a mistake and say something i will be the first one in the DNO office to track down that IP address of yours and i will laugh you eh your damn*** female dog hungry
hahahaha..somebody needs anger management.
I cya believe you allow your pressure to go up over some anonymous person commenting on a blog.
something is drastically wrong with you…lol…go and track the IP by DNO..LOL!
WE D/CANS NEED TO UNDERSTAND ONE THING- POLITICIANS ARE LIKE DIAPERS WE NEED TO CHANGE THEM VERY OFTEN ELSE THEY BECOME MESSY, FILTHY AND THEY STINK.
OH ONE MORE THING – SCUM RISE TO THE TOP
As a matter of fact, I think that the opposition-party needs much, much, more help than the Prime Minter.
The word by-election alone will give them down-syndrome.
u mean buyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy-election!
JERRY BRISBANE REMINDS ME OF THOSE SO-CALLED SCHOLARS / THEOLOGIANS WHO QUOTE AND MIS-INTERPRETE BIBLE TEACHINGS AND TRY TO INSTALL FEAR IN THE IGNORANT.
WHILE I FOUND THIS ARTICLE TO BE INFORMATIVE…I CAN CONFIDENTLY SAY THAT MR. BRISBANE HAS AGAIN ATTACHED HIS OWN SPIN AND MEANING TO THE MATERIAL IN AND EFFORT TO POSTULATE HIS OWN AGENDA.
I DO AGREE WITH ONE THING THAT WAS STATED AND IMPLIED……MR. SKERRITT SHOULD LEAVE OFFICE FORTHWITH…..IF ONLY TO SHUT UP PERSONS LIKE MR. BRISBANE.
I have been looking at the property of this man in Canefield and I want Skerrit to start acting like Chavez to take that lovely property of this man and let positive investors like the young man that was big manager in d bank make a shopping mall and movie house with four screens with elevated car park , arcade and disco for all young people of canefiled and Morne Daniel .
The little that you have wasting in Dominica should and must be taken away from you and go back st.vincent or st kitts.
Waste of people time.
Hurry up leave and close down for we want that land to transform Canefield
the very reason why skerrit will continue to do what he does…..the existence of persons like you
STAY TUNED YOU ARE THE PRIME MINISTERS BIGGEST FAN I MUST COMMENT YOU
you must “comment” me?….or you must COMMEND me?..which one?…lol
and here you were telling people about their spelling….
typical stupid Domincans always attacking people, get your own and stop watch what Mr Brisbane has, that why progress will never come to Dominica. JEALOUS PEOPLE RESIDED THERE. GO EARN SO YOU CAN BE LIKE THE MAN STUPES.
OH MY GOD!!! I just can’t believe some of the things I read on here. This country needs lots of prayer. PERSONALLY I think something has gone wrong with my people and its going to take god intervention to bring that change.
PEOPLE, from what I am seeing it is impossible for that to be a sign of progress and nation building. I don’t know, but for any nation to build it must start with the people and there state of mind. BOY SOMETHING REALLY HAPPENING AND IT’S NOT NICE.
Nothing is happening, my people are always like that, except now they have a platform to voice their crap.
While reading this article i am left to wonder why indeed the PM hastely proceeded with 3 sittings of parliament in such short time??
– is it that he tried to remove some people in order to divert from the fact that he will soon be out of office because of his own doing ….
– or was he trying to change the constitution to save himself???
I do hope that the AG will come out and articulate the constitution as she did last night…
Dear All
i am sorry about that but Mr brisbane has joined the ranks of all the other freaks, sorry sir but u have stooped a little too low right now, if u have a problem with the PM there is a diplomatic way of doing it dont be the 2010 angelo allen or linton Guy, no offence but i have given your names lower caps because u all have stooped too low, stop being crabs in a barrel.
Your article was well written however i think we spend too much time bringing down our country man and not even singing our national Anthem in our hearts, whoever wrote that put some Strong words in there and most of us just sing it in our mouths not our hearts.
People help out the country man if he is doing something wrong point it out to him in a different way, dont make this broke young man see your faults. u are better than that.
Hey dont forget the lord puts puts up the leaders and he removes them so in his time he will do what he has to do just have patience and pray for the best.
ME
There’s no such thing as “lower caps” or even upper caps for that matter. There is Upper Case and lower case characters or if you’re referring to your keyboard in front of you, there’s Caps Lock.
hahahahahaha….LOW BLOW!….trying to diss Lennox eh….tell that person challenge lennox to a debate live on between you and me nuh…..for them to run out of Q 95 and go straight psychiatric unit..lol
diplomatic what! skerrit just ever be diplomatic?
he saying things abt ppple and wen pple answer him you all have a prpoblem with it!
what a joke, haha
The same manner in which the supporters of Skerrit are entitled to their opinions then Brisbane is entitled to his. Since when it has become unpatriotic to express one’s political views. What the heck!
Everyone does not have to be allignec to one party.
Based on this article, the reader should investigate the facts and form a decision based on facts! Not inclinations..
That said, I do not know the history of the two and if Brisbane
is being vindictive then he too is wrong!
No one is above the law and beyond reproach!! Isn’t this the Democratic way????
Wat crap that sounds like amost everybody i know.
The you must know alot of sick people…
Exactly what is the comparison between George Bush and Skerrit? For one thing, humility comes from top not bottom. You have catapulted a tiny community onto a global stage, transformed a young regional politician into a megalomanic Hitler and poured a world view into a vial of myopic insularity. Skerrit is not in a position to “grandstand” or set himself above the people; please accept his successes as representative of bold decision making and awareness of his location in the global scheme of things.
what are u saying, sorry i cannot use words like u, my vocabulary isn’t that broad, but i still managed to get an a in my college english class.
i don’t understand why he is not in a position, please explain to me.
why is he not in the positon to……………………
By “grandstanding”, I mean that Skerrit is not in a position to perform merely for showmanship; he is not full of poppycock as Jerry would have one believe. The condition of Dominica demands result-oriented actions and policies, otherwise, he would be judged even more cruelly than he is at present.
WOW!!! that sounds like an ad on tv where they come up with some can of disease that you never heard of to sell thier product but the side effects are worst than the so called illness itself.
Who is this Jerry guy? This guy is unbelievable. You are on a radio program every morning acting the PM. The PM ignores you and you think that by attacking him you will succeed in your little trapped world.
From the moment the PM said he would like the port charges reduced by 25% Jerry Brisbane has gone bunkers and is on every opposition talk show.
Jerry , jump high jump low, you will see a reduction in prices and if you don’t there will be new blood entering the food retail business.
I think you are the one who needs meds
total garbage..
“The PM ignores you”….completely false…Jerry has been attacked by the PM on 3 occasions, including during the last seating of parliament.
“the PM said he would like the port charges reduced by 25%”…completely false…the PM said port charges would be decreased by 20%. Do you which charges he referring to? Why don’t you find out the average port charge on a 20 foot container for example. After this analyze and do the math for yourself and come back and tell us how would prices on the shelf decrease as a result?
“you will see a reduction in prices and if you don’t there will be new blood entering the food retail business.”….hahahaha…if you ever have to go into the business that Jerry is involved in..you might come on DNO and write bigger and longer articles complaining about the very same things and much more….you know not what you speak of.
“I think you are the one who needs meds”..I am sure by now around the house looking for a mirror.
Stay Tuned, you and the likes of Jerry Brisbane and those radio junkies that are in need of help.
Why is Jerry so scared of port reduction.
Why is Jerry Brisbane so infatuated with a wall
Why is Jerry Brisbane so ticked off by construction around D/Ca
Is Jerry tied to any of these projects
Why is Jerry talking without Tom?
Jerry there are alot of questions
Staytuned you are just as stupid as the UWP so I don’t expect anything better from you.
Why is Jerry so scared of port reduction. — Who said Jerry is scared of any reduction, Jerry has said that the reduction does not lead to a drop in prices and that a reduction in duty for example would lead to a decrease in prices. I told you to find a calculator and do some maths. Educate yourself fada.
Why is Jerry Brisbane so infatuated with a wall. — The question you should be asking yourself is why after Jerry Brisbane come out and expose the corruption related to the expenditure against the finished product, they run and try to fix it and make changes? AH? why they run and put Backo in river digging? So long project finish, hahaha.
Why is Jerry Brisbane so ticked off by construction around D/Ca. — Ticked off at construction? Or ticked off at the blatant abuse of the country’s money which goes back into certain people’s hand through kick backs? You as a Dominican should be ticked off too, but you don’t understand these things and the long term effects it will have on your country, so accept my sympathy.
Is Jerry tied to any of these projects.—HUH? What are you trying to say fada?
Why is Jerry talking without Tom?—??
Jerry there are alot of questions— Alot of follow up questions to your rubbish you letting off here…alot alot of follow up questions
And then you ended by calling MEEEE stupid?….hahahaha. Good luck finding that mirror. oh and the calculator too. It’s basic math, you did that at cxc level right?
Yes Fada
RICK ROSS I AGREE WITH YOU STAY TUNED IS JUST A DAMN*** I HOPE YOUR LIFE SWEET YOU LIKE TO THROW STONES HOPE YOUR HOUSE NOT GLASS
Eh bien JERRY u not east papa! Jus so??
I really wish Jerr Brisbane would use the profit from the high reap off of all imported goods and create something that we can export.
Jerry, the time for government handout is over. Please invest your time and money into something useful like creating a real product that can be used for export.
And BTW, that is not the government responsibility….that is the private sector. Stop wasting your time on the Matt and Jerry Show.
Early days of motorbike riding accident must have mess up Jerry brain..concentrate on that supermarket bro..driving in the wrong lane.
Brisbane needs the treatment himself or maybe he has already been treated for that sickness. He treat his staff badly and should reflect on his own behavior.
They sit on radio stations and say what they want about the Prime Minister but the minute he responds (just a little bit) they vex.
Get real brisbane.
I’m confused. Brisbane you’re asking if the PM should seek treatment for a syndrome that nowhere in the article you saying he have or seems to have. If you think he have it say it. Or maybe it’s me that need to go back to reading and comprehension.
The little I know about abnormal psychology, impressed on me that Jerry Brisbane might be a little warped!
We find the more educated people are plagued with chemical imbalances; when we do some probing, via analytically observation, we usually find that mostly all exceptionally smart people are also mentally ill.
In that case not mentally ill to a point where they are demented ( cannot function,) however, a sudden outburst is an example of that trait. Someone said he is a medical doctor, that does not mean he cannot be filled with medical problems also.
When I was a premed student, I sat in class with people who are mentally ill.
At least, two of them completed medical school, and are now practicing in the field of psychiatry!
Reading Jerry’s comment’s is like reading an angry man mind, he is throwing a tantrum, an example of an un-warranted outburst
Anyway, all of the crap this guy is talking, came stright out of someone’s book.
Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
What does your respond have to do with my question “Mr Doctor”. Is me that mentally disturbed not Brisbane, and I not exceptionally smart like you, but all that psychological babble have nothing to do with the question I asked. What are you going on about?
Most people can read, however in order for someone to understand what the other person has written depends on how the person reading interprets what they read.
I see you have a problem understanding what I said, and that is because of the way in which you interpret what I wrote.
If we are unable to think cognitively, and respond accordingly, our understand of what we read will be minimal.
Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
Francisco Etienne Dods Telemaque, you’re trying to appear too intelligent on these message boards. I’m pretty sure everybody reading your comments get the same impression of you. Pardna slow you rolls and try to make your logic simple and direct.
The problem is not me understanding what you wrote, because I did, my problem is you responding to something I wrote with some psychological analysis that have nothing to do with the question I asked, so in essence you’re just trying to show off how smart you supposed to be, and it seems like most ppl are not impressed.
This is ridiculous.
Based on this, any person who is in the position of power actually suffers from Hubris Syndrome and needs treatment.
Mr. Brisbane himself should seek treatment because of his position of power within his business and how they have been underpaying Dominicans who work for them.
and another thing…you trying to give people Spelling lessons…but I think you need grammar lessons eh…with your kinda run-on sentences..lol
It is obvious Jeffery that Skerrit or the labour party didn’t give you something you wanted, i am not a political person but that looking for you pocket song much have been for you and uncle Gabriel. Dominicans are a lazy bunch of people who choose to rely on the government for everything. We don’t what a asphalt plant in layou but we willing to go to the states, st. Thomas and England and work in those same plants, something is seriously wrong with us as a people. wake up and smell the dam coffee, times are hard everywhere
smh @ the idol worshippers. 1st commandment of the bible: thou shalt have no other “gods” before me. all of those skerritt worshippers are guilty of breaking the 1st commandment.
ain’t no one worshiping skerrit, liking the personality of a man has nothing to do with worship, i know it have people that like you or maybe not, i have tons of people who just love dont meant they worship me, pick up that bible , Palms 59 is for you
i do agree that the prime minister fits into the suit just tailored there, but i see others in the political arena that would look well in it aswell. that is why i keep saying why is the prime minister the only one dat appears to us or rather some of us as having problems. 90% of our representatives are lost in the game and all need to be bench. (i hope by next election a new young virgin party is form and contest the election and do well enough to start the revolution…
All of the riches countries in the world are rich from their natural resources why can,t we.
‘NATURE ISLE OF THE CARIBBEAN’
In 1965 Leblanc DLP won 10-1 when there were just 11 constituencies. In 1975 Patrick John DLP with the increase to 21 seats won 16seats to 5. In 1980 Eugenia Charles DFP won 17 – 4. In 2009 Skerrit DLP won 18-3. The difference is that there was no calls for a re-eelecion because of fraud as in the case of Skerrit.. The method of his win can cause him to feel invincible since he now thinks that it is just a matter of money which he can get from his backers in larger and larger amounts. That is what brings about hubris. The feeling of invincibility. The record of the first person to suffer from hubris is in the Bible and his name is Lucifer, the brightest and best looking angel in heaven..
Jerry Brisbane need psychiatric help! His obsession with the PM is one that should be of concern to Dominicans. He need to get a life and allow the country to move forward. If and when the UWP wins some time in the future, he will be rewarded with those rediculous bids that he submits on government contracts. Be real Jerry and behave yourself.
The PM and the speaker in the same Hubris Boat. The PM accused Jerry in the House and the Speaker aided him by advising him not to call names but just say the man on the radio….
One of these days our eyes will be opened, the veil will be removed and we will see past Skerrit dimples.
One of these days……. Something will really happen!
Wayyyy!!!! We need to pray for our country we!!!
Jerry Brisbane, you need to cut your ramblings out. You people are never satisfied with anything, or anyone.
In the day’s of Edison James, your family are one of the many who opposed the UWP, criticize and vehemently opposed the construction of the International Airport.
I remember listening to one of your brothers, the one who drove a delivery truck for Raffoul, selling groceries on the north. He was in the Village of Wesley selling grocery’s to a relative of mine, and in the process tells us how expensive the project ( the international airport) would be.
He was very intimidating, like a fire dragon his intention was to breath fear into those who’s attention he commanded, until the I, the kid intervened, and had him confounded since he had no idea of what he was babbling about, that was just prior to the election which the UWP lost to the late Rosie Douglas, and the coalition.
His demeanor that day, was indeed like one drunken on the ” hubris syndrome .” He was talking a lot of crap, just as you are doing here right now, you speak as if you are an authority based on some nonscientific information, copying words you believe will impress the reading audience.
I am here to let you know that there is nothing impressive in what you are say, a bunch of junk that’s all that is!
And if you believe that Skerrit has caught the ” hubris syndrome, ” I think you need to examine your personal self, because you are indeed a product of the ” hubris syndrome.”
How do I know that?
Well, the hubris syndrome is what caused you to be born in Dominica, since it was that syndrome that took your grandfather out of St. Vincent, craving wealth, by opening his wholesale business in Dominica, where he planted your father, and your uncle on the island of St. Kitts, and on the Island of Antigua.
I personally knows how greatly the hubris syndrome has dominated and control your family, it caused your uncle to pay his workers starvation salary, it cause your uncle Ivan to pay one particular lady worked for him in St. Kitts, for more that twenty years, in the 1972, a meager $96.00 per month.
Think about that?
Could you or any of your siblings survive on $96.00 dollars per month in 1972, or any given month in the 1970’s?
He is past on now, however I will mentioned his name ” James Harris” Montserrat, worked for your uncle in St. Kitts, as his yard boy, sales man, and everything else. If your uncle is yet alive, ask him why he treated him like a dog?
Ask him why he drove James Harris as a slave selling Carnation Milk, demanding him to sell a certain amount before he could make him the manager of his store on the island of Antigua. I will give you the answer to the question:
It was due to the same ” hubris syndrome” that you and your entire family seems to be under it influence!
And let me take you back to your grandfather. Your uncle if he is yet alive ask what transpired in a Restaurant in the city of St. John’s Antigua owned and then operated by a man now dead named Alfred Thoefelous Telemaque?
I am sure that he is aware that the bill was never paid, even to the day, and it will never be paid by your grandfather from St. Vincent, since he too must have already met his demise.
Your grandfather, was operating under the same ” Hubris Syndrome ” when he acted the way in which he did and walked our of the restaurant, the details you can obtain from your father, and uncle if they are kicking.
I am Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque, I worked with you uncle, in your business on the island of Antigua. I sold his pharmaceutical products, his rise & shine, his Carib beer, toilet paper, the man never had a large stock of anything, yet he demanded James Harris, my self, and to other emplouees to produce blood out of stone.
The man paid me $225.00 per month, my duties involved Salesman, Tariff Clerk, picking up the goods from the custom after I clear the goods from, and mind you I had on many occasion load the goods into the van, what caused your people, grandfather, and uncles, and even your own father to operate in the way in which they did?
Shall we say it is all due to the hubris Syndrome?
How did my employment end with your Uncle?
My grand mother was 96 years old, she thought she was about to die, so she had some called me and told me that my grandmother want me to come and visit with her because she believe that it was near the time for her to check out of this world.
I ask James Harris for some time out, he informed me that he had to talk to your Uncle Charles Brisbane about it. Though James was the Manager, he could not make a any decision without Charles interference, so what’s the point of having a manager. In any event, Charles decided I could not go and visit with my grandmother.
Big mistake man, because nobody dictates to Francisco Telemaque what he can or cannot do. So, I left Charles, Rise & Shine ( and that a product as cool aid) anyway and went to Dominica. I stayed ten days visiting with beloved grandmother, when I returned to Antigua, and stop by a my electronic business I was setting up, I met my son, and mother there, and my son informed me:
” Daddy you are fired”!
Then his mother explained to be that Charles Brisbane had fired me.
Tell you what that’s the best thing that had ever happened to me; nonetheless Jerry, it was the hubris Syndrome that caused Charles Brisbane to show no mercy, he cared nothing about my grandmother who thought she was about to die, and simply wonted to visit with me before her demise.
Any my grandmother lived to 103 years old and simply died from old age.
She was born on the first day of January 1890, and expired in 1993.
You are doing what you do best, and that is talking crap, Skerrit is a politician, and is doing what is expected of a politician, I advise you take the mort out of your eye, and let Skerrit deal with his own mort!
Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
CAN YOU PLEASE TAKE YOUR ARICEPT PILL THIS MAN IS SUFFERING FROM KNOW TO DAMN MUCH . BUT TRUST A TELEMAQUE THEY CAN LIE PRETTY GOOD EH! MAN GET OVER YOUR PASS AND MOVE TO THE FUTURE, STOP HATING ON THE MAN , YOU KNOW HE IS TALKING THE TRUTH. PLEASE GO WRITE A BOOK ABOUT YOUR FAMILY HISTORY , I BET IT WON,T BE A PLEASANT ONE . CANADIAN MOO-MOO. STOP BITTING THE HAND THAT FED YOU
Donna whosoever you are, you are an idiot, uneducated, and fictitious!
No matter who in Wesley I asks if you exists, they respond by saying you are not known!
The only Donna from Wesley everybody knows, is now residing in New Jersey , and she is the daughter of Ruth Donstan, I can mention her name because I will not get sued by Ruth, because her late sister Nona, the mother of my brother, and sisters were married to my late father, Hector, the one people like you provoked daily by calling him ” Canadian Moo-moo, ” whatever that means.
And by the way Nona’s brother Kaleb, is also a ” Telemaque ” by birth.
Call me Canadian Moo-moo as much as you like, I shall not be intimidated by your ignorant’s.
Be reminded that I am a highly educated individual, in that I have in my possession an Associate in Science in Electronics, an Associate in Arts in the Liberal Arts, I command a Bachelor in Science in Electronic Engineering, and also a Bachelor in Science in Electrical Engineering.
What are your qualifications?
I am an Electronic/Electrical Engineer by profession, also highly educated in the medical field although I am not practicing medicine, I have a successful Real Estate business here in Los Angeles, tell me what are you doing with your life, and what have you accomplished from the day you were born to this day?
You are ignorant; although I informed you the last time you try to insult me, I told you that people do not write or communicate in writing in all block letters, or upper case letters. Only people who had very little schooling or are not very well informed write in all capital letters.
You do not even have the inelegance to understand that!
What happen, are you stupid or something?
Hahahahahahahaahaha!!!
The other day you claimed that only Arnold, and his father Jones are Telemaque’s you said only they were educated, what about his son Reuben who was the very first Dominican in history to earn a PhD., did you visit my site http://www.yvonnedods.com and try to enlighten your mind as I suggested?
By the way every bit of medical, and scientific information you read on my site came out of my academics, out of my Macadamia, it’s all in my head, what have you got in your head?
I know we have plenty of mud and coconut water in Wesley, perhaps that’s all your small head contains.
Continue to write in block letters, that will make you very smart.
Now, feel free to call me Canadian Moo-moo, I like it.
By the way I have a niece from Wesley, whom the Sr., Canadian Moo-moo raised, just as I the Jr., moomoo, she recently graduated with a Masters in Arts in Biology, what have you, her mother my sister is still Telemaque, so here you have something to talk about.
Call us lie if you care to, however, add behind that insult ” They are very educated, and smart people.”
” I doh arguing wid you again er; you doh worth me time!”
Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
but fadah u self have some form of hubris. u too full of urself. its all good to be proud of ur accomplishments. just stay grounded.
LIAR NOTHING YOU SAY HERE IS TRUE UR BOTHER AND SISTERS WHERE? THEY DOH KNOW U THEY DIS OWN YOU LONG TIME MOO-MOO. FULL OF YOUR IGNORANT SELF BOY YOU ARE A REAL TELEMACQUE FULL OF LIES AND CAN BOAST NOTHING . WAY IT HAVE AN EDUCATED TELEMACQUE? NOT DEM FROM WESLEY oh oh. MAN TAKE YOUR ARICEPT PILL YOU GOING SENILE. YOU TOO SHOW OFF WANTING TO COME ON DON AND BASH PEOPLE RELAX MAN .WESLEY NEED YOUR EXPERTISE COME BACK HOME AND MAKE A CHANGE. I HAVE ACCOMPLISED ALOT UNLIKE YOU I DON’T HAVE TO BOAST.PLEASE DO NOT WRITE ANOTHER COMMENT, WANT TO PLAY SMART MOO-MOO.
yes my brother let them know
One of the most stupid replies ever on an article. Completely gone off on a tangent, missing the point. You don’t want people to start on the Telemaque family and tell you all what you don’t know. Be more careful in your replies.
I read this article and I am really wondering about what Jerry Brisbane has to say. We have been listening to him on particular talk shows, and it is disturbing now! Such lovely big words Mr. Brisbane, but if Dominicans look closer and listen closer, we will see what is truley happening???? Is it something that you did not get or something that did not go your way that you have started this smear campaign??????? UMMMMMMM…….
Mr. G.B hit the nail right on the head. Are you too blind to see SOMETHING’S HAPPENING?
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge?
I think this write up by Mr. Brisbane is very reflective and should also be publish in the papers
Jerry Brisbane is a millionaire ok so UMMMMM…what is that he needs from skerrit that he did not get?
Allu like to talk from allu rear too much..
ofcourse stay tuned does upset me stupz
get well soon…
get well soon on what?? RUBBISHHHHHHHHHH you believe you are gold man laugh people does laugh you wii ahhaha
Next we will be expecting the insane to admit that they are insane, or madly in love persons to admit there lover is not right for them, well then again pigs might grow wings and fly one day.
I think he should seek treatment, since he suffers from most if not all of the Symptoms.
Since when Jerry became a medical doctor to be able to diagnose people symptoms?Jerry has his own symptoms that he need to go and get a diagnosis for.
JERRY,you are just jealous of the Prime Minister,go get your Business together,there are new Supermarkets coming on the scene,go and update yourself.We are tired with your personal attacks on Roosevelt Skerrit.
This is so close to home, OMG, wake up Dominicans…………..
In drawing an analysis to any leader it must be noted that Lord owen was specific in his findings and his publication. He referred to Bush and Blair. He was also thorough in his research and touched on many aspects of modern day America.
The writer of this article appears to be well-read so it is likely he is also knowledgeable on writtings of Max Weber and his organizational Theory. I would like to see another article using local businesses in Dominica as examples of Webers Theory.
Unlike politics, I am sure the writer is well able to prepare a great artilce on that topic since he is a businessman.
Nah!! He sounds like a little girl crying for her doll which means it might be easier for him to produce a Feminist view of the local buisness environment.
Mr. Brisbane what a wonderful write up , hope treatment is sought for that condittion , before another Hitler emerges. The real medicine is a dose of reality, but again what good would that do when you have enablers like , i will call no names .Very good job hope to read more like this.
Did that originate from Jerry you fool? He took what somebody else wrote and reproduced it.
that jerry dude need an injection in his brain.think he got a lose screw..
Well it is rather late. But better late than never. OH YES INDEED. HE NEEDS HELP.
” DO YOU LOVE YOUR PM” ?
“DID YOU VOTE FOR YOUR PM” ?
” DO YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR PM’ ?
” DID YOU GET VEX WITH OTHER PEOPLE FOR YOUR PM” ?
WELL HELP HIM FIGHT HIS Hubris Syndrome . WELL THANK YOU
WELL THANK YOU !!!!!!! LAABBOURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR WOY WOY WOY SOMETHINGS HAPPENING AND ITS SO EXCITING
Careful Jerry, you may have pissed-off many of his cult-personality members.
It’s just a grudge man…..
no grudge just factual reality unfolding right in front of US
Nonsense… what does Jerry Brisbane (an accomplished business man and a positive Dominican contributing to his country from his pocket and not tax payers of Dominica, China and Venezuela pockets) have to grudge Skerrit for? Name one thing Skerrit worked hard to get that he now owns.
He should seek treatment for lying to the people of Layou about the asphalt plant, for short paying the treasury of land transfer funds and many more……