Barbadian prime minister promises to stand with Dominica to fight common challenges

Barbadian prime minister Mottley speaking at the swearing-in ceremony of Cabinet ministers

Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley, has commended the people of Dominica for standing tall and resilient following the many challenges they have been faced with.

Mottley was delivering remarks at the swearing-in ceremony of cabinet ministers held at Windsor Park Sports Stadium on Tuesday.

“I want to say to the people of Dominica – you have been through turmoil; you have been through more than most on this earth can even contemplate – that the people of Dominica stand tall today, stand resilient,” she said. “It is a matter of pride, Prime Minister [Skerrit] not just for you in Dominica, but is a matter of pride for us all.”

Mottley added, “You have borne the brunt of what the world has foisted on us in respect to climate crisis.”

According to her like good Caribbean people and like those who went before, “you have dusted off, you have stood up again and you have said we are ready to continue the battle for our people.”

She said her political party commands of her the pursuit of regional integration and comradeship.

“I, therefore, stand here today conscious, that … the public life of Barbados is not only to make a better life for the people of Barbados but to work in solidarity with the people of the Caribbean and it is for this reason I have come today to share with you in this moment of renewal and reaffirmation,” Mottley stated. “Therefore, it is today, or as we continue to fight the common challenges of the region, you can count on Barbados being there with you.”

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40 Comments

  1. FOR LOVE OF COUNTRY
    December 22, 2019

    *THE CALL TO PRAYER – BY QUEEN VICTORIA*

    Listen to the words of Queen Victoria’s calypso song, calling them out on *bribery* & *corruption*, coupled with *nepotism* & *cronyism*.

    To put into words… the effects from bureaucratic corruption cripples labour productivity growth, affecting the employment structure of Dominica.

    https://youtu.be/CBtPQ8Qym80

  2. Francisco Etinne-Dods Telemaque
    December 21, 2019

    How hypocritical is that woman? If by any chance that lying hypocritical Bajan woman had any form of concern for “the people ” of Dominica, when Roosevelt decided to sit idle by and allow Ross to leave Dominica after forty years I am sure she knew Roos intended to head to Barbados long prior to Roos informing the rat Roosevelt.

    Hence, in the event she wanted to assist any way in Dominica’s interest, she could have told that little boy Roosevelt, because Dominica’s infrastructures are behind modern times, unless there is an Int. Airport built on yor island, kiss Ross good bye.
    That would have been more helpful than the crap she’s spewing now.

    Roosevelt wants appear as a big fish in small pond that that is why he ignored builders and contractors in Dominica, gave the work to Bajans.

    Any wonder she love him?

  3. viewsexpressed
    December 20, 2019

    “Barbadian Prime minister promises to stand with Dominica to fight common challenges”.
    You mean to tell me that Skerrit is now recognised as this little immature, failed Prime Minister who should have never been Prime Minister, that Mia PM Barbados is responsible for changing Skerrit`s dirty diaper, feed him from his baby bottle and bathe him in warm water, when he gets over it.? Odd, isn’t it? After 19 years in government as this Prime “Odd” Minister, you are now calling on Mia to baby sit you whereas you have all these local professionals in Dominica there to support and guide you but you refuse them because you have you click who with you engage in Bin Bobol, Fertilizer Bobol, Red Clinic Bobol. I hope Mia kick out these paid for nothing staff that Skerrit has handed out to our poor people and created his failed 19 incompetent Ministers and weird wasteful advisors. What on earth can Mia say to Skerrit that he is able too comprehend. Mia is a no nonsense politician, Barbados…

  4. Ba yo limiere
    December 20, 2019

    You see how she looking miserable? Dominican’s tears 😢 that beating her up like that.

  5. December 20, 2019

    You are so right Mia, you found one,just ride it.

  6. DAPossieMasse
    December 19, 2019

    But she is so right. She took Ross, she sent the murderous RSS to attack Dominican people so Skeritt could steal the election, sure dat one will help Dominica to fight common problems: To help prevent poor people’s children from running and winning elections.

    But when she brings the fight with their Sir colonialist negro single judge working on election reforms, this time the response should be different because the people of Dominica were surprised that other Caribbean leaders would attempt to murder Dominicans just to help Skeritt to, not win, but to remain in control of the Dominican junta. So she can bring the fight, because we have already had the violent Jamaican like RSS experience she and Charley Manson who called her to bring our shores.

    Darn wanna be a man, kinda like Purple turtle BEACH.

  7. SMH
    December 19, 2019

    Everyone of these crab-in-the-bucket Caribbean leaders are securing their countries’ development agenda at the expense of the people of Dominica… thanks to the prime hyena in charge. Nonetheless, it doesn’t bother him, because while Dominicans getting their pittance coolout from him, he’s getting millions in passport coolouts from his hyena cohorts. So Skerrit can care less if others take advantage of Dominicans, he just makes sure he has first dibs on that carnivorous/’hyenal’ act. In the end he’ll secure his million dollar exit and on the crown to the next hyena in charge. This man has no morals and will use anything to stay in power.

  8. dee
    December 19, 2019

    And you know I really thought Mia was going to say she is instructing Ross to return to Dominica as her friend Skerrit needs them to return, saving Dominica’s economy .
    I sure she came to see if he will honour her with a likkle piece of land where she can spend week ends breathing fresh mountain air and drinking the best quality spring water.

    • gwada nan
      December 21, 2019

      Yes because she is Ross mother, ….

  9. Child of Itassi
    December 19, 2019

    By “common challenges” does she mean the defenseless people of Salisbury, or the people of Vieille Case who voted against Skerrit? So that’s what he meant when he said “I remember faces… I will deal with them with my Army.”

    Gohblainyuh an yuh sweetbread Skerrit!

  10. greshman
    December 19, 2019

    Of course PM Motley…..si ou ta norway sa ou ta kay faire. Of course a man hand you over the treasure of his damn land. You should take a drive down picard.

  11. WK
    December 19, 2019

    This woman is so fake, you could see the fake all over her face, she is laughing at Dominicans right now, oh boy oh boy oh boy.

    • dee
      December 19, 2019

      In a REAL country that woman would not have been allowed to set foot there safely to be sarcastic , more so at the expense of its people . Dominica is really the laughing stock of the Caribbean . Good fing I not Dominican again tan .
      I sure bet those very same words would not have been uttered had the UWP won the election . she would have sure kept her distance . Skerrit has taken everything away from Dominicans , NOT EVEN PRIDE THEY CAN STAND FOR AGAIN .
      aaalllaaas.
      BUT IS SO THEY LIKE IT , LET THEM SQUEAL 5 MORE YEARS , THEY HAVE PLENTY ROCK SALT TO SUCK .

  12. December 19, 2019

    In Skerit,Mortley found a perfect jacka..,so ride Mortley, ride.

  13. Hon Hyenas
    December 19, 2019

    These Hon hyenas are friends of Roosevelt Skerrit who is yet to clear his name from the hyenas name given to him by Al-Jazeera. Those that are supporting our Hon. Hyenas and are friends of his are enemies of Dominica

  14. Met Boda Yo
    December 19, 2019

    If it’s not THEIR(UWP) way, then it’s no way!
    They have it ALL
    They know it ALL and
    They can DO IT ALL.
    The VIRGIN PARTY and it’s SO CALLED LEADERS that do no wrong.
    OH,boy!What a calamity!

  15. Stupes
    December 19, 2019

    Was that before or after you stole Ross from us, then helped reinstall this lunatic as our Prime Minister?

  16. Lin clown
    December 19, 2019

    Why would they,Channel 1 when you and % keep on repeating the same BS,and losing election every 5 years.

    • %
      December 19, 2019

      Your Jack azzzzz..I have never contested, and will never contest national election.
      I gave 100% support to the U W P, which was the better of the two parties, but I am not a politician.
      Your clown,!
      Skerrit
      Whey is di money?
      Whey is di money?
      Whey is di money?

      • Forkit
        December 19, 2019

        Well actually Mia it’s not the dumbinican people you intent to stand by, it’s the man who gave you a piece of our economy in exchange for a piece in Ross student housing. It is so sad that. Most of those picard apartment owners were driving with they red flag hanging high .. it cannot be dotish people dotish like that, it have to be some high science working on them.

        • Dora George
          December 20, 2019

          Of cause they under a spell

    • Braindamage
      December 19, 2019

      @ Clown, one day King Lion Linton will eat up all those stray hyenas, respect will be given to him.

  17. Kalinago Justice
    December 19, 2019

    I want to join other comments on here in condemning the trickery and hypocrisy of mia(missing in actions)! Hear someone who collaborated with the one-man rogue regime prime mistake in helping moved Ross University to her country because of their personal interest,while bajans control our elections and economy,with most infrastructural development going to her colleagues,but spewing words of flattery to bewitch a people who are already blindfolded with head closed!!! From what I can see,the islands of the Caribbean are becoming another failed dictatorial States with Dominica at the forefront!!!

    • Views Exposed
      December 20, 2019

      Kalinago Juice, where you are overseas still living with your uncle and cannot buy your ticket to come back. Tell your Governor to fix the ditches and potholes. Your problem is the priesthood, not Skerrit. Dominica 🇩🇲 nice 👍🏾 Boy!

  18. viewsexpressed
    December 19, 2019

    “Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley, has commended the people of Dominica for standing tall and resilient following the many challenges they have been faced with.”
    I welcome this statement from distinguished PM of Barbados is Mottley. Mia, we know that the nonsense around election time Dominica under Skerrit in the past 19years has always been questionable and of concern. Skerrit is a failure, exceedingly immature and lacks the knowledge political science in administering and managing a political party let alone th country Dominica. We are suffering under Skerrit, He lack vison, planning and foresight. Skerrit is a failure, and has failed us with no more obvious agricultural work going on and being shipped overseas. Skerrit focus is selling passports and we have not yet receive an honest transparent account of our sales over these past over five years. We need an account of the sales of our passports. Skerrit has killed our agriculture nd farmers are suffering. Damn…

    • December 19, 2019

      @Viewsexpress, with all that you said against PM Skerrit, why do you welcome the statement of the Prime Minister of Barbados? She wholesomely commended the mentality of the majority of Dominicans, through the leadership PM Skerrit, of which you and your gang do not belong? What is your point?

      “The nonsense around election time Dominica under Skerrit in the past 19 years has always been questionable and of concern” because of the mentality of your followers, who continues to reject the voice of the people, by the Will of God.

      From whom did the nonsense come during the days into the 2019 general election?

      I will answer my own question. It was from the hooligans of yours and your followers, a portrait to the World, telling & showing them who are the nonsense persons of Dominica.

      You have every right to accepts the statement of the Prime Minister of Barbados, but you are foolish to think that she spoke about you and your followers.

      • Francisco Etinne-Dods Telemaque
        December 21, 2019

        You know Elizabeth, I think it is high time you get Adam life.

        It might be too late for you to learn a new occupation, but rather than an you keep defending Roosevelt that damn t…., since you told me even if you return to Dominica you can never go broke.

        I would like to suggest you get on a plane and come and spend Christmas, and all the holiday season with me, and me girl Rendy.

        Sit around with me children and grandchildren, let me take you to Reno, Lake Tahoe, Las Vegas, and Palm Springs.

        If don’t wish to include, you can sleep all day, when it is time for us to feed you I will wheel your meals in to you on food cart.
        There is more to life than defending one you know is corrupted ctook!

        You told days ago Roosevelt won because he gave himself to Dominicans in love. If you believe he loves you, with all the money he gives to even foreigners to build so called hotels.

        Describe to him your personal environment, and beg your love boy to buy, or give you a home…

      • Francisco Etinne-Dods Telemaque
        December 21, 2019

        I must finish:
        So yes, ask rat to buy you a house in Toronto, or Dominica see what happens, only then you will find out how much he love you.

        If anybody believes that election of Dccember 6th was free and fair, they have to be crazy or stupid.

        Is it not strange that Ian Douglas predicted that this past election would be the easiest to win ever, while Roosevelt boast the same assurance?

        What gave them that assurance unless they knew the election was rigged.
        It’s my belief the ballet boxes were stacked with bogus votes the night before one legitimate voter went to the poles.

        If that not be the cast and it was fair then I must conclude that Dominans are undoubtedly the most stupid people on the planet and deserve Roosevelt rule over them.

  19. Chica
    December 19, 2019

    Mia nice to have you in Dominica. Hopefully I believe this fake doctor might want a piece of the pie you recieved from Ross but remind him he had every opportunity to keep Ross in Dominica but he didn’t take them seriously. Maybe you might want to help those who are looking for greener pastures by offering job opportunities. I had an opportunity to vacation in Barbados, good job my girl. Lovely island 👍🏄‍♀️🏊‍♀️

    • December 19, 2019

      How is your comment in harmony with what Mia said? She promised to stand with us, Dominicans, through our Prime Minister. She ended her promise statement with “all for each and each for all”. But you come here with your foolish rebuke. What is your point?

      Right now it doesn’t matter who has ROSS since there is a good relationship between the two. It means that there is a bond of sharing the benefits; why is that so hard to understand?

      Please stop with you all’s negative prey on your own Nation; it is only working for your negative minds, producing the negatives fruits which you possess, just keep it to yourselves, the rest of us do not need it.

      In other words, if anyone is underprivileged in Dominica, it is you, people, not the majority of us, who are the God-fearing people, walking by His Will from day to day; as our minds remain satisfied with blessings of peace. Amen!

  20. J.John-Charles
    December 19, 2019

    Yes madame Mottly,Dominica can really count on Barbados being there with us,and you proved your sincerity by pulling the rug under Dominica’s feet.That is Ross University, after hurricane Maria

    • Go to Hell
      December 19, 2019

      When it was time for Mia Mottly to help Dominica, she worked with Skerrit and Stoke Ross from us and now she talking her nonsense about helping us with climate change? The climate change that is hurting Dominican is the one caused by Skerrit, Mia Motley, Peter Wickham, Hartley Henry, Gaston Brown, Ralph Gonzales and all the rest of CARICOM leaders that are Benton helping Skerrit destroy Dominica. Like Skerrit I say to all of them ” Go to hell”

    • Man bites dogs
      December 19, 2019

      @JJ Charles, We Dominicans are not stupid as you may think that’s the reason we gave Dr Skerrit Pm a massive Christmas present. Charlie boy you only have two friends Linton, and Trump held them both take Linton, with you in America, and save Trump from further punishment you voted for him people like you have a nerve staying in America writing all sorts of rubbish about Dr Skerrit and Dominica. Ross Uni is now history we have moved on from that so Pxxxoff.

  21. %
    December 19, 2019

    Yeah..
    Hot air from a CARICOM leader who stands alongside Skerrit, a lunatic, muttonhead and despot, who is denying his people electoral reform, and who steals elections every five years.
    What a Disgrace,!
    Skerrit
    Whey is di money?
    Whey is di money?
    Whey is di money?

    • Alibaba and his forty thieves
      December 19, 2019

      But what the hell these Bajans and CARICOM want Dominica nou? Can they not see we have nothing left for them to grab from because they took all we had already? Our rivers they want man stupes

  22. LifeandDeath
    December 19, 2019

    If is one thing Skerrit has been super successful at is the perpetuation of the mentality that among Caribbean countries Dominica is the Epitome of a Basket case.
    To be courteous I’d say Thank you Mia, but we can’t forget how Mia and Skerrit undermined Dominica with Ross. Skerrit has been touting replacements since, still nothing.
    Either Dominicans really sot or Skerrit got a strong Obeah on All you.

    • Man bites dogs
      December 19, 2019

      @LifeandDeath, from your comments you should be careful it looks as if you are the one that should be in a Mad house :oops:” there is a saying don’t look back in anger” some of you so-called Workers followers are a waste of time and effort in yourselves on the other hand i have some lovely friends workers supporters it’s amazing!!!

      • LifeandDeath
        December 20, 2019

        @Man bites Dogs, take it easy there now. Some free Advise if you can absorb that into your dense brain.
        Make sure you stock up on that rabies medicine. I’m not sure you can find it at the Hospital though. While you at it have your eye prescription checked, see if they can get you some stronger glasses to see well.
        Typical Dominican! if you not a DLP dunce you’re a disgruntled workers..hahahaha.
        I want Skerrit to get another 20 years and see if you yourself will have a dedicated hospital bed. All Dominicans with half a brain knows that the man is a failure, and it’s not because he’s the leader of the DLP, neither is there any guarantee that LL would do better under the UWP, what’s important is for Dominicans to get their heads out of the sand and educate themselves such that they are capable of asking competent questions of any Government.

  23. Channel 1
    December 19, 2019

    Don’t these Prime Ministers & their speech writers get tired off these worn-out meaningless yadda yadda speeches? 8-O 8-O 8-O

    Aye Mia, can you shed any light on the mystery surrounding Ross University’s relocation from Dominica to Barbados? :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink:

    • Not Me Alone
      December 19, 2019

      I really wish I could curse on DNO because I for sure do not like these CARICOM gangsters and I sure would like to give them my piece of mind

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