The police are reporting that one of two bodies which they recovered from the sea in the north east of the island on Tuesday, has been identified as that of Anthony Junior Robin of Woodford Hill.
According to a police statement issued this morning, the Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (CDPF) recovered two lifeless human bodies from the sea in the North East of the island on Tuesday 23rd April, 2019 while conducting a Search and Rescue mission.
“One of the bodies was identified by a family member as that of Anthony Junior Robin male juvenile who was reported missing on Sunday 21st April,2019 by family who mentioned that he went on a fishing expedition on Saturday 20th April in the Marigot area and had not returned since,” the statement added. “The other body has not yet been identified. Both were officially pronounced dead by a medical doctor and transported to the Lyndhurst Funeral Parlour.”
DNO reported on Wednesday, based on information broadcast on state-owned DBS, that a body had been found during the search and rescue operation. The latest police report confirms that two bodies had in fact been recovered.
It was reported as early as Tuesday that one body had been recovered in the police search and rescue effort, aided by the Martinique Maritime Rescue Service (MMRS) in the sea in the north east he island. However, the police did not release an official statement on that discovery.
The latest recoveries bring to three, the number of lifeless bodies that have been found during the police operation.
Another person, Davy Rodney, who it is believed was on board a missing vessel, which prompted the police search and rescue operation, was found alive on Sunday 21st April, 2019 on the shore at Marigot Bay.
The police did not indicate in this latest report, whether the search was continuing.
After almost 20 years of labour rule we have witnessed an increased in these incidents over the years leaves one to wonder why are people voting for a party which is not solving our societal issues? They’ve not even addressed this, what is the alternative to those activities? What is this government doing for us people? Governments are responsible for managing the overall livelihoods of everyone on it’s jurisdiction so what’s the plan?
I lol because its the same thing they say when they asking you for money to buy any drugs they always tell you is bread they want to buy
Wow another young boy is gone a sad death and this time no doubt he was hired to work in the new tourism our government brought here. I am referring to Haitians.
I remember before when parents use to get so excited when their woman gave birth to a baby boy. So sad that’s not the case here today as our boys seem to be under a serious spell. They die in car crash sometimes in groups of five; they die at sea, die in bike accidents, die tropical storm and hurricane, die by gun shot, by being stabbed, by natural death and so on and so forth. To every two girls that die in Dominica the last 5yrs, at least 10 boys dying. Mothers especially protect your boys because they are under a spell. We might have to start hiding them like the mother of Moses hid him from Pharoah. People one worse than Pharoah is here, just so that they survive the attack because if we don’t, we might not have another male PM or president for a long time
Another one of ours gone way too soon. May God comfort his loved ones.
A juvenile’s life has gone to a watery grave without proper explanation. In any other well-run country, this would have been a national scandal. A comprehensive and proper report would have been demanded from the police. This is an opportune moment for the police to show their worth. What we have gotten from the police, to use Man Bites Dog’s favorite word, is crap. Stop suffocating the truth. Let it out the bag.
So sad… Deepest condolences to the family of the bereaved & the relatives of the poor souls allegedly lost at sea.
In some ways this incident speaks for itself & is a warning to all concerned. Yet another sign of what happens when one disrespects the Holy days of the Easter Triduum especially from Good Friday to Easter Sunday. Seek the Lord Jesus Christ while He may be found one & All. See Rom 14:11. Be Blessed Dominica!
Heart-felt condolences to the families of the victims especially the juvenile. The survivor should be thoroughly questioned as to what transpired out at sea. The truth must be told so others would not meet the same fate if this were an incident of human trafficking. Secrecy in government leads to wild speculations. Minister of National Security, Police Commissioner, the public hereby demands the truth about this most unfortunate incident. We want full public disclosure.
The question I want to ask mister is, why our young boys always have to perish in his Jumbee thing you? Nobody not telling you to stop entering into covenant with your Jumbee if that’s how you getting yourself set up. But my problem is why is the blood of our poor young men that always have to be sacrificed? Yes we know you will throw a big money on the family for his his and sometimes their funeral. But do you realize the funeral the people will be devastated by the loss of life caused by your Jumbee money man? Let him that have ears to hear and a brain to comprehend, understand what time it is. Look people I didn’t call anybody’s name. I simply said is mister. So if you want to give a name to the mister then don’t blame it on me
So what’s the reason for the drowning? Is it because he went fishing or because someone used him in a smuggling expedition? But sadly he is a juvenile, which means he is younger than 19 years and was not even born when Skerrit and the DLP came in power. Imagine that and it even gets sadder when we realize is because of Haitians that our government bringing in legally that played such a significant role in the young boys death. Man I am afraid for the future of our young children with the damage our government has done. No doubt he will get a big funeral but he is gone, while those evil ones enjoying life and planning a happy future abroad for their children.
We need to have a national panel discussion on the sharp rise in drownings at sea.
My dear brothers and sisters let me bye first say thank to the most high . what a man sow that what he going to get back we can do say what we want we are going to pay for everything That we say and do . My name is Freddie Joseph from Dominica i am your brother and see what the most high has sent for us on a baking pan to let us know that they care for ue take a look at this website.site panraglyphicexhibit.com . this is not a joke. So we need to start loving another
The people of the country are required in that decision. A government can not just stop the intake of people from Haiti (which is apart of Caricom), that would be an authoritarian move. If you feel that this is a problem which I will neither agree or disagree request a meeting and bring people who share your opinion, then surely you will get your point across. Sitting and bombarding the government makes no difference. You want something to be don’t you share your views directly with a supporting audience. Remember we are Democratic, we the people determine where our country goes. Don’t blame a politician for not hearing a view you did not represent.
HUMAN TRAFFICKING is a CRIME. But that activity has been going on in Dominica and some BIG Boys are alleged to be deeply involved. There are those in ‘High places’ who know about the ill;egal acts, until the supremo revealed that “racketeering” was going on. However, the police was not allowed to investigate those horrendous, illegal acts.
The situation of trafficking ,esp. of Haitians has gotten worse. It is claimed that Dominican passports are being distributed like peas to them. some people in Haiti and Dominica are facilitating that Human Trafficking Big time. They making plenty money and do not care two hoots who drown or die. Inhumane people doing those things right in our eyes. The money mean much more than lives.
Human Trafficking is an abomination taking place right here in Dominica. Martinique and Guadeloupe immigration and Nationals are expressing concerns.
There is a deafening silence, a hush-hush in all what is going on. Wickedness.
Well they went to put fishes in the sea. cuz they had some real big fishes on board smh.. You see the young men how they want to live these day fish fish fish..
And every time somebody go missing ta sea, it’s always “fishing.” The people reporting the missing person always say they went “fishing.” Even illegal activities on the sea is now classified as “FISHING.”
how the news saying is fishing???
Alah another young boy has lost his life and all we hearing is he was on a fishing expedition. But My God he is so young that they don’t even want to tell us his age so instead they refer to him as a juvenile. A juvenile is a young child that is not old enough to take decisions. So who sent him on that so called expedition? Shouldn’t the police have some people answering questions now? That’s the religious and political hypocrisy I cannot take you know. If a known pregnant woman committed abortion they would be all over her for something inside of her that nobody knows what that child looks like. But our young people, especially our boys are dying and no one seems to care to hold anyone responsible. For the life of me I cannot understand how the police would report that a family member reported that a juvenile went fishing and is missing then we hearing one of the persons on that boat made it alive and then the same family member identified the body but no one in police custody
Exactly! Why is everything that should be public knowledge is always shrouded in secrecy? Truth, crushed to the ground, will rise again; no matter how long it is buried.
So many lies and coverups over the last series of accidents man. All they give is a little bit of news here and there and trust me, the only reason we even getting a little bit of new is because the can’t hide. How you going to hide a plane load of Haitians that crash landed at our airport though no fatalities? How you going to hide a small plane that went down in the syndicate area? Yes you can lie and tell us it was flying from Martinique to Guada and somehow crashed at Syndicate. So why up to this day they have not released the name and nationality of the pilot, though his body was found? How can they hide a boat that sank from us? They will lie and hide the amount of passengers and their nationality but we know. Why did they have a poor man’s child involved in their crap and the poor people got a body to bury while nothing is done to those responsible for his death? So they keep saying is a Juvenile. Why they not giving his age so we could see the madness? It’s another young…
What was this child doing on a fishing expedition? Something is fishy about this story. Someone should be responsible for this child death.
Day by day those lies are getting worse and worse as bodies are being fished out. We are not even sure if is two or three bodies because the intention of the authorities is to complicate this thing as much as possible. Based on all previous police reports, one got the impression that one adult man by the name of Davy Rodney and one Juvenile went fishing. According to them the boat encountered difficulties on sea and Davy Rodney, the adult was found alive. So that would mean only one person missing and that would be the juvenile. So the Juvenile was found dead so why two more bodies that CANNOT be identified? So were there more than two persons on the boat? If yes, were there foreigners on board? Was Davy Rodney the captain of the boat? If yes, why was he treated and released instead of helping the police with the investigation so we could know who were the passengers, how many and their nationality? The police covering somebody, DBS is misleading us . What a crisis
Pertinent questions! This is very worrisome. The lone survivor should be intensively interrogated in an effort to get to the truth. Some get upset when it is said that the police are an extension of Sherrit’s Cabinet of Ministers. Look at the incomplete and shabby information the public is fed on this particular incident! Unacceptable!!!!
@Haitian EX, That’s why I stopped listening to their news. I find them to be very unprofessional.
Oh no. Praying for the family and friends of this young man. It hearts when someone passes away so senselessly. I do not know the circumstances of this matter but I will say this about the matter of the “Back Door” issue that has been going on for several decades between our country and the French islands There have been too many fatalities because of this and I usually have ideas on how we, especially the French and local authorities can go about solving this but sadly this issue, I am certainly unable to figure out how this issue can be curbed without breaking some humanitarian or globalization laws or even to avoid from sounding hypocritical given that a lot of my Caribbean people reside in other countries without residency documentation or even that of entry. I’ve looked at it from the perspective of several other countries who face this issue and I honestly do not know the solution for this.
Dominica is doomed,and unless the corrupt government that is in place removed from office this will continue,may your soul rest in peace,this was no fishing expedition,part of the human trafficking that is going on,while Blackmoore and Skerrit pockets continue to be filled with jumbie monies.
Fishing expedition? I HOPE is not somebody that fool the person child to come in their nonsense by the time they well alive and the person child in casket. smh. Poor child drowned what a terrible way to die.