From time to time the question of the leadership of the United Workers Party comes up in conversation with ordinary rank and file citizens of Dominica. What do you think? The short answer is that the party has to go with Hector John for now until someone else emerges.
When the party decided to choose a successor to Edison James after the party suffered a second loss at the polls in 2005, pressured by the media, James decided to step aside. The front runner then was Julius Timothy the man next in rank to James. One might say he knew his place and made no bid to supplant James. The team player Timothy had no problem being Robin to Batman, Friday to Crusoe or Tonto to Lone Ranger or indeed Timothy to James.
Early in the public disclosure to step down as political leader, the Member for Salisbury, Earl Williams, who had a strong support base in his community, announced his intention to attempt for the political leadership of the United Workers Party.
The UWP held its caucus meeting at the Public Service Union building one Saturday in 2005. And to the surprise of many Dominicans, maybe not those in the know in the UWP, Williams trumped Timothy to emerge as the front runner. The party’s formal meeting in Marigot was not attended by Timothy and thus Earl Williams claimed the political leadership of UWP.
Timothy after that broke ranks with the party he had helped form, and expended much of his personal resources on. Even by them attorney Julian Prevost and medical practitioner Dr Curvin Ferreira who’d contested the general elections had severed ties with UWP.
Timothy became an independent member of the house of assembly and as expected by some sections of Dominica crossed the floor into the ranks of the Dominica Labour Party government led by Roosevelt Skerrit.
By the time the 2009 general elections came around Williams had departed the shores of Dominica under a cloud with Ronald Green assuming the position of political leader. James along the way became the elected president of the party. Hector John was chosen to replace Williams in Salisbury, and duly won the seat. Edison James and Norris Prevost, the successful UWP candidates for Marigot and Roseau Central respectively, threw their support behind John to be the parliamentary opposition leader.
That party appointment however, has not sat well on him, and maybe his biggest critics might be coming from sections of the party.
In the post 2009 elections, James has enjoyed as much public limelight or more than his co-party leaders, Green and John. Some even believe that John is a spokes piece for James, but the bottom line for some in UWP would be to return James as party leader in and out of parliament.
James and Green and even Prevost continue to throw their support behind John, and The Chronicle concurs with them on that count. Why? Every kind of organisation needs young people for succession’s sake. The departing young members of the UWP prior to and after the 2009 elections did not improve the stock of the party’s young brigade. The younger generation did no think their best interests were being served by their party. And James and company would not take the backward step and indicate a party with no future.
One other way out for UWP is for one or more of those many bright sons and daughters who come across as paragons of virtue and rectitude, and on the side of truth, justice and honesty to take the bull by the horns and declare their will to take charge of the United Workers Party.
But they said everything was honky dori so what happen it backfire then? When there is no representation in Parliament where they were elected to be you must get all kind of roro. A real bunch of idiots a ship without a Rudder.Real Jokers robbing the treasury of funds every month.The longer they stay away the more unpopular they become.
The UWP really needs to resolve this leadership problem. It might be the underlying or real reason behind their absence from Parliament. All these unresolved matters are distractions for the Nation and take away from having a strong and effective opposition.
Why not let all delegates vote for a single leader and whoever emerges as that leader be accepted by all members who decide to stay with the Party?
Having said that, there is no guarantee that UWP would beat DLP if elections were called within one year. However, having one leader would remove the comic factor and place more attention on the important issues.
UWP IS NOT COMING WITH NO CONCRETE IDEA TO
LET THE SUPPORTER SEE THAT THEY ARE READY
WHAT A WASTE. IMAGINE THEY DON’T KNOW WHO
IS THE PARTY LEADER.
The experiment has failed. Dominica is calling for a tried and proven leader. The people is in a worst economic situation than the 60’s and 70’s. we need to select a Mature,educated honest and hard working man to take back Dominica to a path of development.
Did u live during those times?
Let’s vote a former city council man of the 70’s lol!
@ Pedro
I suppose that you lived in the 60’s and ’70’s. What an exaggeration and untruth to state that the people is (should be ‘are’) in a worst economic situation. My further comment is that you must be joking.
Were you too young to know or were you sleeping then?
From what I have seen and what I am reading about Dominica, by no means today could be any worst than those days. Are you sleeping? Wake up! Open your eyes and look around you.
Dominicans today are fortunate than Dominicans in the 60’s and 70’s. The world is progressing and so is Dominica. Dominicans of today should be grateful.
Pedro, you can say that the people of that era have paved the way for what Dominica has become today – its progress. Be honest.
A young person is in charge of the company, yet nothing is being done for the young people.. We have a bunch of educated “bums” in Dominica, trying their best to invest their skills in DA but no jobs to do it at… Dominicans cry now but every election time they sing a different song… I cannot believe how they defend a government that does absolutely nothing for the country, just talk a good game that’s all. You give a party 5 years and took them out without good reasons and now you all giving another party more than 10 years, to grind the country into dust… Soon Dominica will be like Libya because no one will contest elections… Fools and ungrateful… that’s what we are..
@ Anonymous
All talk and nothing else. What are you doing to change such matters in Dominica? You owe something to your country.
The UWP should have one leader — Edison James. He is the most experienced and the best orator among the three. Most of all, James is wonderfully witty and has ‘fire in his belly’ – a necessary quality for Dominican politics. Unless another charismatic leader emerges, Edison James is the best choice. Please note that age should not be the primary factor.
Why all that leader talk.Who needs another leader when one has Roosevelt Skerrit already.All that talk is a waste of time,everybody back to work and stop wasting time
and where my good friend is the work for us to go back to?
Are you sure that Skerrit is the only leader? Maybe in name. Thought the pupet master run things
This is a first for Dominican politics, a party with no clear leadership. Fact; Dominicans are confused as to who is really leading the UWP, when they speak we’re not sure who to listen to or who’s opinions carry the most weight, is it Spaggs, Eddison or Ron? According to political tradition in Dominica, party/political/opposition leader has always been one and the same and it’s that same person at the helm of that party in parliament and that structure has lent to clarity and simplicity where political leadership is concerned in Dominica.
The UWP’s experimenting with this new leadership concept is half their problem. Sincerely, dominicans even UWP supporters are confused, Spaggs holds the party’s parliamentary responsibilities as oppsition leader, Ron is political leader (on standby) but Eddison holds the most authority overall (political and otherwise) so if workers win election who becomes the new face of leadership in our country? Eddison, Ron or Spaggs? but can we trust Spaggs to lead Dominica?
Like it or not, call Skerrtit’s leadership style a “personality cult” if u may but the fact remains that the masses are most likely to throw their full support behind an organization with clear leadership and especially when that is in the form of a competent leader whom they can trust. We hold firm to the belief that without good leadership, any organization regardless of it’s other positive components, cannot be successful.
So workers can try their utmost best to justify their leadership chaos but as far as the masses are concerned, there remains a leadership crisis in their camp. Spaggs just not fit to do it, they need fresh ideas and not precisely those of Eddison and Ron. They need new faces and not another Eddison puppet but WHO???????
WORKERS JUST EHH READY YET.
A red Ants with RED Eyes. LOl
THIS COUNTRY IS NOT HELD HOSTAGE BY SKERRIT OR ASTAPHAN,OR CARRET.
THIS COUNTRY IS HELD HOSTAGE BY THE EVIL AND IGNORANCE, AND HYPOCRACY THAT DWELLS IN EACH AND EVERY DOMINICAN WHO VOTED AGAINST PRINCIPLES, MORALS, INTEGRITY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY. ANYBODY WHO VOTED AGAINST THESE THINGS IS A TRAITOR TO DEMOCRACY AND TO GOD
Bodeay…but I told allou so during election time! Spaghetti was, is, and will always be Earl William’s mouse-boy. True, he manage to scrap a lil degree with plenty help but all he really good at is throw laboo and see if his followers will run with it.
During the last election, I advised Hector to run as an independent and he would have everyone from Watchett, Colbistrie, and Bawi with him. After all, he is a cool guy in de villages. But since Spaghetti male’ hisself with dem UWP (outside his mentor Earl) he just getting worser and worser. Man Spaghetti, come back down to earth and be the cool guy you have been in dem villages and leave UWP alone. If is politics you like then go independent and we in Watchett and Colbistrie will have your back otherwise you will never make it far. You really think that James and Green and Linton will let you lead them? But as an independent in de house, they will be begging you and you can then call your shots. I doh have degree and GCE like you claim you have but I know I have plenty more commonsense than you!
“I doh have degree and GCE like you claim you have but I know I have plenty more commonsense than you!”
from the bull which you wrote above,that clearly is not the case.
At least he scraped a little degree. The fact that you state—-(But since Spaghetti male’ hisself with dem UWP (outside his mentor Earl) he just getting worser and worser.)says that you may need to scrape some degree too.
RIGHT NOW MR JAMES IS THE BEST MAN FOR US NOW AND IF ONLY HE LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF MANY DOMINICAN’S HIS PARTY WILL BE IN POWER SOONER THAN YOU ALL THINK I LIKE HECTOR BUT HE IS NOT READY FOR THAT POST OF P M YET HECTOR KNOWS THAT HE HAVEN’T THE HEAD YET FOR IT LET HIM CONTINUED ON FB EVERYDAY AND HE WILL KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS FOR THE PARTY, PLEASEEEE MR JAMES ANSWER TO YOUR CALL AND TAKE BACK YOUR PARTY ALL WHO TALKING IS JEALOUSE THEY JEALOUSE OF YOU AND AFRAID OF YOU.
THE LABOUR PARTY KNOWS THAT THE COUNTRY IS BEHIND MR. JAMES. THEY KNOW THAT HE IS AN EFFECTIVE AND POWERFULL LEADER. THATS WHY THEY ATTACK HIOM EVEN WHEN HE IS NOT AT THE HELM.
IMAGINE THE CHURCH THAT ASKS FOR MY MONEY ON SUNDAY HAS NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT THAT
go and learn to spell please before you start commenting!!!!!!
The problem with UWP is the same problem that labour have they put party before country and they have forgotten to cry and talk for the people that cannot talk for themselves. People see them as just self serving politicians focus only on their own interest. If the really cared for Dominica then all three would step down from the fake position let go of the party is their own and right and open it up to Dominicans with brighter ideas who focus on Dominica and not party. Also UWP need to know that if they want people to be with them they need to fight the cause of the people and not ask people to fight for UWP CAUSE.
And why all of a sudden the Chronicle coming up with this article? They were singing Sankey for UWP during their reign and early into that of Labour by continuing with their weekly “Nabes and I”, calling them blue mealy bugs and what not? All of a sudden, according to the article, “the Chronicle concurs with them on that point”? Because they have fallen out with the present regime, they have started all kinds of columns in their paper “Josh Shaw”, “Musings of Ma Ti Pam” (which is “Nabes and I” in another form). Then there is “As I see it” by COJONES – all kinds of ways and means to discredit the ruling party and its leader; the same thing they sought to do with UWP. Tell the Chronicle thanks but no thanks, leave our UWP alone; in time to come we will sort ourselves out. According to the saying: “That too shall pass”. The End.
Dominica is a Christian country. May it remain so. God first. Consider, “United we stand, divided we fall.”
Religious divisions with various religions, political in-fighting and disagreements among Parties, all these contribute to lack of unity and peace. If such exists even in one Party, nothing will be achieved.
In the past few years Our Blessed Lord Jesus Christ has shown me a better way and so I like to think God and what will Jesus say and pass it on to others which all Christians are obligated to do. This mandate generates from no other but God Himself and which He expects from us who claim Him as our own and who say that we love and worship Him.
Our Lord Jesus Christ said: “A house divided by itself cannot stand.”
If Dominican politicians think that they can change anything and make a country perfect and by consistent bickering and their critic of others as the PM, they are sadly mistaken. This also pertains to nationals -the public.
Our Lord Jesus Christ further said, “Apart from Me you can do nothing.”
This goes for every politician around the world, no exception Dominica politicians.
Those who think that even while worshipping God they can live an ungodly life, they will never be able to govern appropriately and to lead the people accordingly. There will always be a mass of confusion among them and among the people.
Conform your will to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus and His Holy Will then He will change your heart and mind. You may just be successful in your undertakings.
God bless Dominica, Dominican politicians and its residents.
Have a blessed, happy and peaceful day!
get out of here with this foolishness
@ Papa Dom
Whose side are you on? God or the devil?
No godly words of wisdom? And what are you doing for your country to make it a better, happy, peaceful and safe place to live?
Those labourites
why them labourites so concerned about UWP and leadership.you all voted 18-3 which is an indication that the plann ( if any ) put forward by the DLP is acceptable by the majority to transform dominica economy.
People get real – you all say no to international airport , no to new hotels ( 4 star and five star), new markets for agricultural products, no to increase manufacturing, Export of fish to EU countries , duty free shoping complex to.. Those are the foundation on which the UWP intends to transformed the economy of dominica.
what have you all chose instead, beg , beg beg and more beg. Most importantly this government don’t solicit for projects that creates sustainable jobs not even the temporary jobs are done by dominicans.
Lowest wages in oecs, highest groceries price in the oecs ( $3 ec for a pound of back& neck), highest price cooking gas , etc, highest rate of poverty in the oces, lowest GdP, etc
Imagine whats gowing to hapen to the economy ( with respect to GDP) after the chineese finish the 4 pillar project which is almost completed.
What is the current government medium term strategy like and what key projects are envisage to be the catalyst of growth going forward. Those are question we should be asking NOW and come election time the UWP will place its plann before you all.
In the mean time we need the UWP to be our watch dog , conducting the necessary checks and balances to ensure the government of the day is not embezzling, misallocating our tax payers money , or passing laws that will affect our democracy or creating a legal framework which is not conducive to investment.
we must understand , that unlike the US system – its difficult for the opposition to play a major role in formulating policies when the decision is made by the majority in paliament whiCH is the ruling governmnet. Eg for the UWP to effect a policy change its need 8 members on the government side to support them – where in the caribbean is this ever going to hapen.
what we need is a constitutional change where individuals from all political instituton can run seperatley to be a senator , or some other way but a method that will create a level playing field at least in the upper house.
When the bill is debated in the upper house the senators could effect change, reject it ,make recommendation if neccessary ,then send it back to the lower house for the ministers to debate again . ( under normal circumstances the senators normally supports their party)
WE JUST NEED A FRAMEWORK WHERE THE OPOSSITION CAN CONTRIBUTE. jUST PUTTING FORWARD ALTERNATIVE WILL NOT HELP. ALTERNATIVE ARE GIVEN EVERYDAY ON DNO, RADIO PROGRAMs, ETC AND THEN WHAT NOTHING HAPENS.
YES MINISTER DO READ AND LISTEN TO SOME OF THE PROGRAMS. EVEN ON THE STREET OR IN RUM SHOPS THEY ARE GIVEN ALTERNATIVE.
Let objectivity me the modus operandi on DNO.
Shut the door
Also, as a way foward, not only should the UWP dissolve their paty but the DFP as well. Unless we are prepared to sacrifice parties in the interest of rescuing our country, Skerrit will remain in power until death and that would not be good news for Dominica because whenever this young man dies, he will take the country with him. So let’s sacrifice our party to save our country NOW!
In the interst of Dominica, what I would like to see is something like A New Dominica United Workers Party, where all those who oppose the corrupt practices of this DLP, come together to save our country before it is too late. I give respect to Mr. James, Green, John, and Prevost for the manner in which they have served the party and country but the way our politics is moving today, I would like to see Mr. James as president, leader of the Freedom Party as the vice president, Ron Green as Secretary but Tyani as political leader. I believe we need to trash out our political differeces and come together as one united opposition party if we are going to prevent our beloved country from becomining another Lybia.
tyani as political leader?you are a real littleboy
For a Party that seems to have lost its way and appears to be so ineffective……..UWP does cause this DLP goverment some serious gripe boy.
So what does 18-3 mean anyway? Why beat your chest about it when it appears u still scared of UWP. any and everything they say seems to hurt and scare de red party. I don’t get it. i thought u said they were ineffective?
Why is it they causing u so much deep reflection. U not satisfied that u will get de other 3 seats and put ur name in Guiness Book of World Records? To be honest u know dam well u can only get them seats if u come like a TIEFFFF IN DE NIGHT.
DLP CANNOT even win a BUY-ELECTION.
DLP doesnt know how to reach hearts and minds…..UWP can. Thus ur reason for writing this piece. The DLP is only concerned with peoples pockets.
DEEP POCKETS CANT FOOL A REAL HEART!!!!
honestly speaking..Mr Edison James should be the leader of the party. The UWP was way too stupid to listen to those who stated he should not be the leader of the party. most, if not all of the person who are real supporters of workers want Edison as the leader of the party. Those who cry out for him to leave are those who affiliate themselves with other parties. Now why do you think this is so? Mr. James is an educated and well rounded leader, not to conclude that he is perfect because no one is. In growing up one of the things that I admired about this man is his ability to deal with critisism or questions when he was the prime minister. He would never be rough, hauty, curse those wo inquired of him or even say to his critiques is non of your damn business. Well Mr. James I think that you have listened to the wrong set of people. As Eugenia Charles stated-by any mean possible get them out–And ya they have gotten rid of you. You do have a lot of people who do not want you in leadership because you are very independent and will not be on any string and have a master. you are not like others who from the moment they hear CHI-CHING or see $$$, drop all guard and run.
I must say that there needs to be a constant and independent leader in the UWP. no leader of the opposition, leader of the party and leader of this and that. If this circus continues I am not sure if I will be voting in the next election. I CERTAINLY WILL NOT VOTE LABOUR OR FREEDOM.
I love my party but if they can’t get their acts together I AM OUT. I think it is time that they stop talking especially when it comes to skerrit and focus on ways they can revive the party and better Dominica.
BE QUIET, OBSERVE, TAKE NOTES AND PLAN TO ARISE FROM YOUR SLUMBER
The Nursery Rhyme 3 Blind Mice comes to mind
Ronnie Isidore .. clear as the sky
You people criticize Hector for God knows what, tell me what kind of experience did Skerrit have before running for office. The guy could hardly speak to save his ife, up to this day he speaks like English is his second language.
The yardstick keep changing with personality, how unfair and bias.
Instead of masturbating about Edison, Hector and Green, let’s come together and do something to save our country!!!
GOOD POINT
This is not a good point. What you guys and all those who sing the praises of skerritt fail to acknowledge, is that other people, even bajans, determine what happens in Dominica and the “policies”,( and I use this word loosely) of the government of Dominica. Skerritt knows nothing and just says and does what he is told by those “advisors”
@ Trudy
Only God saves! Pray to God for it and to save it. Live a godly life with genuine worship and acts of love that He will answer your prayers.
Rather than criticize PM Skerrit, stating that he cannot speak English properly, pray also for all your politicians.
The problem with some people and critics as yourself is that you think you are so perfect and have all the answers. Those are only your views which do not represent every one, as usual. This goes for each and everyone of us.
Less critic; more praying.
Can you spell without looking at a dictionary or searching for the correct spelling in the dictionary, Thesaurus and Word Search on your computer? In fact, are your English and writing so perfect? Food for thought.
Trudy,
I agree that PM Skerrit is not a great orator. Certainly MP Edison James is a much better speaker than Skerrit – even when he is lying to his back teeth. Eddy will kill Skerro in any one on one debate. That is the truth. Eddo has great cpntorl and use of the English language. Skerro stammers somehow and soemof his words could be muffled. That is how he was born. Buthe is a better leader than Eddo anyway.
But when you compare Spaggs and Skerro. It is really chalk and cheese. After more than 20 months being in the house, Spaggs is yet to give a maiden speech on any issue whatsoever. Not even an acceptance speech after he reluctantly agreed to be sworn in. So what do I have to go by. I am not from Salisbury and does not know the gentleman personally. I have to listen to him in radio interviews, public speeches, statements etc. I have seen him trying to attract attention to himself at public functions, mostly “sewo” and also at the Windsor Park during the West Indies India match. To this date he his public utterances has come across as very pathetic indeed. He could be a very decent, caring gentleman in his community. I do not know. But on a national stage he has no impact whatsoever.
As the defacto Prime Minister, he cannot be compared with Skerro. When the next general elections roll around, the Dominican people will have a choice between Skerro and Spaggs, If we ae to go by today’s realities. What do you think?. Should I vote for soemone who seemingly appears less intelligent than I – even if he has a degree? Spaggs cannot blame Skerro for the doubts that has arisen about his leadership skills. He has not been given the opportunity to demonstrate such in the UWP and he seemingly has also not demanded that he is the one to lead the UWP in parliament. Everything is Eddo – the owner of the party. Yes1 he can look to Eddo for advice and guidance, but it opught not to be Eddo calling the shots and making the decisions. Well Ron Green is spent politically. If the UWP choses him to run at the next general elctions, then the UWP will continue to remian out of the La Plaine seat.
Conversely, Skerro has taken over his party and you see it everyday so much so that he is being criticized for being a dictator.
It would be nice to see how the people of Salisbury will react when Eddo comes back as party leader and leader of the Oposition and to put Spaggs perhaps as second Deputy Political Leader possibly after Ron Green.
I DON’T GET IT! OVER AND OVER AGAIN PEOPLE ARE SUGGESTING THAT IT WAS A “DISORGANIZED” UWP THAT MADE THEM DO WHAT THEY KNEW WAS WRONG AT THE POLLING BOOTH.
ITS LIKE ADAM SAYING EVE MADE HIM EAT THE APPLE EVEN IF HE KNEW IT WAS WRONG TO EAT THE APPLE.
HOW PATHETIC CAN WE GET
WHEN THE PEOPLE ABANDON THE WAY OF MORALITY FOR MATERIAL EXPEDIENCY, WHAT SHOULD ONE EXPECT?
IN MY OWN CHURCH I HAVE HEARD PEOPLE “UP THERE” IN THE CHURCH SAY THINGS LIKE,”…BUT UWP DO IT TOO…” AND THATS THE RELIGIOUS PEOPLE EH
Magweh sa….And people wonder what is going on in Dominica
IMAGINE THE ABOMINATION. THE CHURCHES SIT THERE AND ALLOW THE PEOPLE TO BE USED AND MISLEAD BY THE WICKED.
IF THE SCRIPTURE ARE TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY, I TELL YOU SOLEMNLY THAT THEY WILL ALL BE JUDGED AND FOUND GUILTY AND PUNISHED PERPETUALLY
Dominicans are full of contempt and resentment, they vex and they don’t know the only people to blame are ourselves…. until we learn to BE AND ACT as ONE PEOPLE, ONE NATION this will not change…
I AGREE WITH YOU 1979, BUT WHEN WE UNITE IT MUST BE UNDER THE RIGHT UMBRELLA, MOTIVE, ETHOS.
WE CANNOT UNITE UNDER CURROPTION AND DECEPTION, AND A PHILOSOPHY OF GREED AND MATERIALISM
Was that the Pastor’s Rod????
HAHA NO SIR/MAM. IT WASN’T PASTOR ROD.. IT WAS A LEADER IN THE CHURCH THOUGH, BUT NOT ONE OF THOSE IN THE LIMELIGHT.
WHEN OUR RELIGIOUS LEADER BEHAVE THAT WAY, IT ONLY DRAWS ME AWAY FROM THEM AND CLOSER TO GOD
If they did not crook Timothy they would be in power today!!!
Ou toe sort. If Timothy did not leave he would have sold us over.
i support u 100%
i support u 110%
Well if UWP needs CPR, what happen to all those people who express their opinions continuously? It makes no sense to stay on the fence and sing like a rooster. Make yourselves available to represent. UWP needs new and improved candidates if they are to be taken seriously. I just want the very vocal ones to step forward. Stop sending everyone else but yourself. We are tired of hearing people say they have others back. No! We want you to have our front too! If they need help, then go help. Everyone knows what is best then go and do the best.
My opinion is that UWP will get no respect unless fresh, serious people decide to step out from behind the curtains and do something. You have talked the talk now walk the walk!!
Here is my Advice to UWP and their followers..hold on to Eddo and Ronno and you will soon be extiquishedooo…The people of Dominica wants progression not regression and thats what seem to be leading in right now…Get back to the drawing board and groom young blood, even it means been out of Government for a while but soon once you have built up your base and established yourselves as a credible alternative to the Labour Party, Forget about been in Government…A house is built from its foundation….A Gaarn!!!!!!!!
Hold on to Skewo and soon you will be wishing for some freedom oh.
dat is what we doing for the next twenty years,SOT!!
No problem if you want twenty years. You and your family that will be there. haha. God has made a way of escape for me.
It’s reasons like this that make the Labour party so dominant.
UWP needs to go back to de drawing board and develop a new strategy. Folks like James and Green should be totally removed from the management of the party, and could perhaps serve a consultative role… I am not voting for Labour again, but now i’m lost because I have no alternative option!
Here are my choices for leader of the UWP..
1. Lennox Linton
2. Angelo Allen
3. Ronnie Isidore
Exactly, choices for UWP…NOT FOR DOMINICA…YOU DAMN RIGHT
To the writer… Your ascertion that young people are disenfranchised and have been leaving the party as a result i believe is nothing but erroneous. Just look back at the last election at the candidates presented by the UWP. Can you tell me of any other party who had more youthful candidates than the UWP? Isidore, Bazil,John,Lugay,Sanford, Ettiene. Who did the labour party have? Skerrit,Darroux,Darroux, Douglas and Toulon. These parties were just about the same with young candidates so your point about youth holds no water. Further your point about James, Green and Prevost supporting John as party leader is wrong. They support him as leader of the OPPOSITION not party leader which is the position held by Green. Further leadership of the party going foward is not dictated by the three you mentioned but by the party’s executive and general body.
The UWP definitely needs new blood i.e fresh leadership. James, Green and John (sound like disciples) have all failed and so if the party desires a future, it needs fresh talent. Eddison’s days are over, Green has been repeatedly rejected by the Dominican populace, He has been around since the 70’s, but unlike wine he has not improved with age and so his time has not and will not come! John, on the other hand lacks leadership pedigree. He has been given an opportunity to show his credentials and he has failed. He continues with old campaign politics and has been unable to enter representational politics. I say, let us groom Mr E. Bazil. Mr Griffin St.Hillaire, the opportunist, history does not encourage confidence, so though he may have considered the opportunity, he has an unpleasant under belly.
If the UWP is to survive they most definitely require new leadership,a new approach and cessation of this foolishness about the people’s parliament.
3 LEADERS? WHAT ABOUT LENOX? I NEVER HEAR HIM READ HIS RESIGNATION LETTER. WHAT HAPPEN HE BOYCOT THEM WITHOUT TELL THEM? ALAH……….THEY NEED TO GIVE EDDO HIS PARTY, BUT CAN HE PERFORM CPR ON A SKELETON?….ALAH U-W-PWI
This party has definitely lost its way. Hector John is wayyyy too green for that role. They should never have just thrust him in the open like that without first letting him gain experience from behind.
That was another calculated mistake by the UWP. These guys totally refuse to accept any responsibility for the demise of their party. I heard them make excuses after excuses on the radio but refuse to acknowledge that they can do better.
This is a party that has totally lost its way. They have much more than leadership woes to figure out.
Lol! It was no mistake! It was a strategy. These guys brought about their own demise and they need to face reality. “All the king’s horses and all the king’s men, cannot put humpty dumpty together again”
I am one of those young persons who supported them, but now, have lost favor in them, since they are not sure whether they are cominng or going, and no, I am not supporting the ruling party.
It is very difficult to tell whether or not u are in support of the ruling party……u only refer to UWP?
Question: Why don’t u support the ruling party?
but on another note wasn’t Roosevelt Skerit “thrust into the open like that without first letting him gain experience from behind” and now arent he the one playing the dictatorship role now? isnt he playing the role of gaddafi now with no remorse ? didnt he gain respect from cowards like u who fail to adhere to truth to power and allowing wrong to be right those days because person like u keep silent when wrong is being widespread over innocent minds like mine n others.
I will admit Hector John is not surrounded by advisors….foreign and otherwise with all of their own personal objectives and agendas which will bring chips and change in our economy but make the politicians pockets a whole lot deeper.
Our Min. Public Works says the first pillar to a country’s development is a road network…..i beg to differ……i will say the first pillar is EDUCATION!
In my humble opinion, our nation state would be far along the road to positive development if half of the Budget allocation for the Ministry of Public Works in any one budget year could be spent towards educating our young minds……u notice they not calling the radio to express neither dissent nor approval of current state of affairs.
Is there room for their honest criticism?
Dominica is too free….everybody can call the radio today and say what they want about the Government….yet……
THAT SAME GOVERNMENT FROWNS ON PERSONAL AND PUBLIC OPINION?
If i voted red and come out and oppose any government initiative i would be taken to the cleaners because automatically i would be considered a DISSIDENT, TALIBAN, COCKROACH,PIG,CACADOR……I WOULD NOT BE REFERRED TO AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN.
in 2000 the strategy was to put out UWP at all costs. members of the freedom party crossed the floor to give DLP the mandate to lead the government. These members ceased to be Freedomites at that time….selling their flags to become official Laborites.
DLP did not win in 2000. They did not defeat UWP. I doubt Mamo wanted the DFP to be disbanded….she only wanted the UWP out.
Mr Charles Savarin and Charles Maynard were too proud to drive nails in the DFP casket. And re-invent new souls with their former political enemies……..Savarin and maynard stone DLP out of office then they come back 2 decades later and ask for forgiveness.
As for Julius Timothy…. he was never a UWP-ite he knows where he came from and how he got there. It is nice to see that he will never get to where he thought he could have gotten with the UWP…..there is no way in HELL Timothy can make Finance Minster or Prime Minister…….Good riddance.
MY COUNTRY DOES NOT BELONG TO ANY ONE POLITICAL PARTY. THERE IS NO MONETARY VALUE TO MY VOTE. IT DID NOT COST ME A PENNY. MY VOTE IS NOT FOR SALE!!!!
DAMN ur comment sud have a page of its own
I’m confused. What was all that about?
What a load of rubbish.
The UWP criticizes the government on every issue but its leaders have failed to put forward a comprehensive plan for the development of the country. How are they going to create jobs and eradicate poverty? How are they going to advance education, housing development and infrastructure? How will they finance the rhetoric? They better “take the bull by the horns” or else the bull-shit will go down the toilet.
Despite an 18-3 margin in parliament, the opposition represents about 40% of the population. It’s time they show some maturity and present the populace with an alternative development plan if they are to gain the respect and support of the populace. Bashing people as being dumb, ignorant Labourites will not get it done.
After all, these were the same folks who voted for the UWP in 1995 and are the same ones they count on to vote them in. Statesmen must step forward in the interest of the country; not for self or party.
AS I WAS SAYING: Guess you are living somewhere in Mars, or maybe you have a convenient memory… To further expose your ignorance, the government must first have a plan of how to develop all the aforementioned sectors of the economy, then the opposition can present their counter plan…Does the government have a plan for the advancement of any of the sectors you mentioned? THE ANSWER IS NO ! And stop talking crap about going to parliament if at the same time you can’t mention about that old speaker, who is trying desperately to muzzle the opposition whenever they open their mouths…IS OBJECTIVITY FOREIGN TO YOUR PSYCHE???
“To further expose your ignorance….”. Is it my ignorance or yours? Why should they wait for a government plan first. And if you are not on your way to Mars, be reminded that the DLP had a manifesto for the last election and I continue to search the internet to find UWP’s. Furthermore, the House of Assembly passed a budget for the current year. What was UWP’s response and alternative?
Finally, where in my comment did you see any reference made to going to parliament? Take your blue shades off and take your cheap shot at the Speaker. The House has protocol that must be followed. Hon. Mike Douglas and Hon. Urban Baron stood up to a 19-2 DFP dominated Parliament with no Opposition Leader nor Opposition Senators since Dame Eugenia technically blocked them. Dame Eugenia, Hon. Anthony Moise and Hon. Avon Casimir stood up to the DLP government of Premier/Prime Minister Patrick Roland John with young, vibrant and dynamic orators like Hons. Mike Douglas, Victor Reviere, Oliver James Seraphin, Eustace Francis, among others. They represented their constituencies in the House of Assembly. Now grown men cry like babies. Follow protocol and use the House to your advantage.
So, one more time; is it my ignorance or yours?
U must be carrying baby brains.
If “I was Parry B” I would start doing some real work for Dominica instead of writing such crap.
AS I WAS SAYING: Mr South man it’s quite obvious that you are a boofoon of the highest order… The fact is the government does not have a plan to grow the country…Hope you understand simple English… Are you satisfied that agriculture, manufacturing,tourism, the offshore financial sector, even education has any plan to propell this country?… If you are representing the south, the south should be ashamed of you low intellect as to what a developmental plan is,and you must stop hiding behind a computer convincing yourself that you are defending this rogue regimne that is leading us to hell..Baron, Moise, Mike and others were free to ask their questions…No old speaker was there to emasculate their questions…. Get your facts straight…And if you are a fawning parasite of Skerrit say so and stop being a defender of the undefendable…. See you next time to dispell from you the myth that that is ingrained in your headthat this government has a plan to advance this country.
@ “DONT CUT ME OFF”
It is obvious that you cannot maintain a credible line of reasoning. You resort to mapuis to attempt to make a point. If I were you I would simply check the thumbs down to guage how well you are doing. Not even UWP supports your attempt to make sense. You put them to shame.
You fail to address the points I raised; Re: manifesto vs no manifesto; budget vs no budget; opposition that contributes and represent vs opposition that only criticizes and missing in action. It takes all the political parties, their supporters, you and I to develop this country. We can’t wait on anyone. Sow a seed; plant a tree; protect the environment; do not commit crime; vote, when given the opportunity; give an honest day’s work for an honest day’s pay; stop the mapuis and the put down.
Finally, I am not “The Mouth of the South”. There’s only one, and I respect that. But I do understand simple English like buffoon and indefensible. When you complicate Her Majesty’s language with “boofoon” and “undefendable”, it confuses me. “A fawning parasite” …..ouch,that hurts !! That’s a low blow; but, that, I’m not. I am not on government payroll nor any DLP member’s payroll. I have been critical of the DLP as well but that’s another story. Have you followed my comments? Obviously not, since in the above comment you accused me of asking UWP to return to Parliament. Simple English, my friend.
Anyway, I love the fight in you.But avoid making yourself look foolish by calling another “boofoon”, boohoo !!
Peace and Love !!
hector just need to take himself out of that jooboom!
SPAGZ IS MY BOY I WISH HE DIDNT GET INVOLVED IN THE LEADERSHIP ATLEAST SO EARLY, I THINK HE NEEDED ATLEAST ONE TERM AS A PAL REP.
How many years did you give to skerrit?
Behanzin will be the leader of the party and when he does he will have a selection of men of honour from all sides ….
that is not going to happen frend. tht jus ur fantasy
The best thing for the UWP is too leave Hector John as leader…
First-Earl Williams RAN AWAY from Dominica because of the impending arrest.
Second – The younger people cant stay in UWP because Eddison and Ron are STIFILING their ideas and recommendations. These old heads want to control everyone and they are stuck and stubborn in their old idealogies.
Third – Hector is a dismal failure as a politician and a leader! The man has no initiative, no fresh ideas, no energy. Ask yourselves; what has Hector done for the party lately or for the enhancement of politics in DOminica in general? The man just CANNOT walk in Skerrits shoes!
Youu maybe clearer than you realize Re: different Ideologies.James was a former DFP-ite whobroke ranks with the dame over money/salary increase. Then ,he may be pretending he was out of his class.What did he do ? Breakaway. Ron Green Alias(run) Green is a planter class name unlike James so naturally class suiside was committed when he became revolutionary real or imagined.
So, their idealogies are totally incompatible. You are so correct indicating they have more than leadership woes.
lookat who left themin a pack,three mercenaries all of deprived up bringing even the M.D despite last name.These guys have axes to grin too. Smell the coffee.I guess most are asleep hence not even aware there is a stove or perculator in the kitchen.
U.W.P I JUST FEEL SORRY FOR THEM,NO SENSE OF IDENTITY.
PUT EDDISON OUT HE MAY BE THE BEST POLITIAN BUT HE’S TIME HAS EXPIRED IF HE SO CARES FOR THE PEOPLE HE SHOULD STAND BACK AND BE AN ADVISOR TO THE PARTY BUT NOT AN UP FRONT, HE HAS HAD HE CHANCES
I hear you but why are you afraid of Mr. Edison James? The supporters of UWP will decide who emerges as leader not you.
Mr. James is the best well spoken person in the UWP at present if they get rid of him i dont see the party going no where anytime soon
wicked soul SEMA. He may be the best politician but put him out. Is that the reason why you settle for the leadership that we have now, no matter the cost. He did not get a chance since people like you was always crying fowl
EDDISON JAMES SHOULD BE A SENIOR ADVISOR TO THE PARTY,ALLOW YOUNGER AND MORE VIBRANT PEOPLE ON THE FRONT STAGE….
And what does all that saying have to do with the price of fish?
PRICE OF FISH?