An official at the Regional Security Services (RSS) Headquarters in Barbados, Colonel Ford has informed Dominica News Online (DNO) that all six RSS member countries have, at the request of the Dominican authorities, dispatched law enforcement personnel to Dominica.
The Attorney General and Minister responsible for Public Safety in Antigua and Barbuda, Steadroy Benjamin, has confirmed that he received a request from the President of Dominica Charles Savarin for a contingent of security personnel to be dispatched to this country.
The Government of the twin-island state – like other OECS Governments that are RSS Treaty Members – has honoured the request and dispatched 18 personnel [10 policemen and 8 soldiers].
Cabinet Spokesperson, Dean Jonas told a press briefing this morning that the hope is that these officers can help assist with keeping tomorrow’s (Friday) general election free from fear and free and fair.
“We are just trying to ensure that we don’t have chaos in Dominica because that would affect us all especially Antigua and Barbuda. We are only sending 18 and other countries have sent more,” he said.
Matthew said the government of Antigua believe that residents should go out to vote without being or feeling afraid.
“We have to be our brother’s keeper,” he added.
There have also been media reports confirming that RSS personnel from St. Lucia had been dispatched to st. Lucia.
We asked Colonel Ford about the total number of troops that would be coming to Dominica from the RSS; he said he was unable to provide that information.
OECS, CARICOM or CARIGO you all have disappointed Dominica
OECS, CARICOM or CARIGO did not hear the voices of the Dominican people asking for free and fair election, electoral reform, to remove dead people’s name from the list of electors, to stop the bribing of electors and the list goes on
OECS, CARICOM or CARIGO disregarded the fact that the Dominica Government ignored their request and also that of the OAS to implement electoral reform in Dominica
Instead of hearing the voices of the Dominican people RSS was sent to intimidate the people and could have cause death in the country, wickedness can’t last for ever
SHAME SHAME SHAME ON THE OECS, CARICOM or CARIGO
I firmly believe that Dominica should get out of those boy’s clubs namely OECS, CARICOM or CARIGO
The governing of Dominica is serious business, we have no time for boy’s clubs
OECS, CARICOM or CARIGO might just be a boy’s clubs
Where they get these apes from they so black Dominicans not ugly so skerrit get them to scared us vote uwp wicked wicked devil skerrit need to go
See what happened after the hurricane with our police…people got lawless….we only hotten back to be civilised when the regional police came….great ….i am confident tey will normalize whats going on now…Great….my heart is back in place 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
To all of you people, UWPites or not think of it; just after 5 years that an individual named of Lennox Linton, was selected as Leader of the Opposition Party, we are forced to go into an election, supervised by “international security”
For the past 5 years, the man has done nothing, but to call for civil unrest from the day he was appointed leader of the opposition. In his mind the rewards of Life come through the battlegrounds–and so it must be done.
The News Media, before DNO, introduced me to PM Skerrit in late 2009, and from that time I perceived his love for his country, his Nation, that was what attracted me to love him back; I can see how it happens with the rest of us. We don’t love PM Skerrit for no reason at all–he earned it.
If Mr. Roosevelt Skerrit was a man with the characters of this opposition leader, would he have the majority of Dominicans following him, for the past 20 years? After all! People think about this!
How many houses have you own in 5 years of governance under Skerrit?
How many millions have you saved or spent?
Is your family or yourself better off than five years ago, without begging at the “Red Clinic”.
Do you have or can afford health insurance for you and family?
Please tell us>
God bless Lennox Linton for maintaining democracy, so you could talk gibberish.
He saved Dominica reputation abroad.
To the leaders of the countries sending these troops here to Dominica please hear this message. You say you are against interfering in the internal processes of other countries. You lambaste the OAS, USA, and others about interference, but here you are sending troops into Dominica to interfere in our election process. HYPOCRiTES. You all can’t see the dissatisfaction of the people all over the world, and as you do, so will be done to you. When your people start protesting for whatever reason, we hope you will welcome the foreign troops that will come to your land with open arms. HYPOCRITES.
Your point is foolish. They cannot get involve in your internal politics, but you and your animals were causing mayhem, attacking people and being destructive to the country’s economy and they had to act. Stop following this stupid leader. Go back on the road again and pose a threat to human life and you all we see.
Your fellow Dominican brothers and sisters are not animals. They may behave like hungry hyenas but they are not hyenas. Do not let red and blue bring each other down please despite your difference in opinions.
Mr Savarin what a goood catholic you are… You refused to calll Skeerritt to order. You refused to press on for reform
YOU refused to begin an investigation into Skeeritt hooligan behavior.
You refuse to call a state of emergency in Dominica due to widespread choas. caused by Skeeritt.
You refused to call the labourites to order as you did the uwpites.
You were the same one who turned it up on Patrick John….. You forget.. Why did not Patrick John call troops for uuu…
Whatever the election result, be reminded that the people fighting for freedom won.
May I remind you and the labour operatives that God is watching closely.
There is a judgment day and you alll willl answer. When the wrath of God begin to be unleashed upon you alll.. The position, state house, money, won’t save you allllllll…..
Its amazing that you guys profess to be Catholic Christians… It says alot about the mentality of Christians and Catholics in Dominica.. God’s army in stronger
If skerit wins I will destroy my passport If he loses and doesnt go jail, I’m destroying the passport.
How gives two …. if you destroy your passport???? blatant ignorance.
Who cares what you do? Just seeking attention as nobodies.
Destroy it now and bask in your ignorance.
Dominica one day
only after I get out of that unruly country
You all come here to shoot unarmed Dominicans? Sick b*st*rds!
RSS personnel should take heed of what is happening to British Soldiers who were sent to Northern Ireland by the politicians, who have now turned their backs on the soldiers who were just doing their duties, and are now being hounded and charged with murder,while the terrorists, who have maimed and kill mercilessly, are given a free Get out of Jail or Court card.
Stones can be offensive weapons and so can bottles. What changes the classification is how you use it. So if you are throwing stones and bottles with the intent to hurt others you are not unarmed.
Skerrit’s private army to make sure he can carry out his master plan to steal the election tomorrow.
Skerritt plans to take the election by force against the people or the voting system. This is no surprise. An elected official should never be in power more than 8 yrs. This should be a lesson. There will be no electoral reform or changes because there is a dictatorship.
True. There IS a dictatorship, but remember what happens to ALL dictators? Skerrit’s turn is imminent.
But wait this CARICOM business is a joke.
Skerrit and Savarin turned around their recommendations for electoral reform and they turn around and send men and guns::
Wow ; wow.= peace keeping my foot. Hypocrites.
RSS can come to Dominica if there was a state of emergency but what Skerrit and Savarin have done is unleashed violent on Dominicans because all they were asking for is ID CARDS & CLEAN THE VOTERS LIST that was all, but instead the people in Saliebury were bombarded with teargas and bullets, think of all those elders who couldn’t even run to save themselves, so no Dominican can tell that the people deserved that treatment, and Skerrit have the audacity asking for peace without any justice, but those two men will pay a heavy price for the ill treatment of the people and to those who believe that they deserve to return to power they u will be crying because you will be in the very same mess. But Skerrit, Carbon, Savarin have to go so Dominicans Vote UWP party.
The smell of the tyres, the smoke, wasn’t that affecting the elderly before
the tear gas? So these people should just be allowed to behave as they want and not stop them. They should continue……
all you Caricom and OECS leaders are TRAITORS to de people of Dominica.
we need assistance with ur electoral reform and they sending guns instead.
that brings a nasty taste to my mouth and as far as i am concerned ALL caribbean are suspect in a brutal attack on we de people of Dominica.
we accept that our police commissioner and national security ministers are waste of time boom boom flies
all you would never accept a foreign military replacing your police force during a general election
all i see is Skerrit hire you all to help him get a victory at de polls
you all are traitors!!!!!!
i wouldn’t even give any of you a glass of water!!!!!!!!
I have identified some startling similarities between Skerrit supporters and Trump supporters,
Their leaders are corrupt and deceptive
Their leaders surround themselves with dictators
Their leaders ignore the constitution and rule of law
Their leaders refuse to disclose their financial entanglement
Their leaders tell lies all the time
Their leaders change their cabinet whenever they feel like
Their leaders’ staunch supporters will defend them at any cost
RED is their party color
Battle of Mogadishu (1993)
If RSS were to pull the trigger on any civilian, I would pray that Trump send some of our boys down. Now I’ll see how good you all are.
Why do Dominicans believe that America give a Sh*t about this stupid little island full of black people. Are you retarded. Trump would love to see all you black people kill each other over politics. Take the money and go vote labour. What difference do you think the corrupt UWP will do? They were more than corrupt in 1995-1999.
Trump is more like to send guns and ammunition to both sides in this brewing conflict.
@ Unknown, such a petty comment; you come across like a juvenile.
AA Charles Savarin around nuh
These regional countries are thigh lipped on the stubborn refusal of their bosom buddy, Skerrit, to give way to democratic norms. No fire that is started in the bellies of a people for a just society can be extinguished by firearms. As long as there is injustice there will be disquiet and instability. The entire Caribbean population is bewildered and in disbelief by the ear shattering silence of their leaders on the election shenanigans and the international scandals of the present Dominica government. These hypocrites were so willing to get involved in the Venezuelan affairs but have failed to sound off on the massive corruption in Dominica in order to eek out a win for their pathetic buddy, Skerrit. It will fail as God does not like ugly.
What warranted you all coming to Dominica? All the member states have electoral reform except Dominica.That’s what we concerned citizens are fighting for, without guns,or knives,or cutlasses. Do not pull trigger on unarmed citizens because you all are not above the law. You all have invaded Dominica to protect Skerrit, a very corrupt leader that was recently exposed by Al Jazeera, and clearly one whose crooked work shows that in any other country he would have to resign from office.
I have already condemned you all barbarism, brutality and intimidation in Salisbury, and you all should answer questions.
Wicked..Has Caricom ganged up against Dominica?
We shall continue fighting for electoral reform!
Skerrit
Whey is di money?
Whey is di money?
Whey is di money?
Your foolishness and blatant disrespect for the law warranted their presence. You all are not the only ones with rights. We have a right to go about our daily lives without fear of being stoned. Now try that nonsense with RSS in the ground then claim police brutality when they respond. Damn fool.
@friendlyelse
Buffoon and scatterbrain, I have always been law abiding. I am 55years old, and I don’t know how inside a court house looks like.
So go dump your garbage at la bass!
I stand for justice.Your unadulterated misfit and accomplice of evil.
Skerrit
Whey is di money?
Whey is di money?
Whey is di money?
Go ask Edison James, Doreen Paul, Earl Williams and the rest what happened from 1995-1999 “Whey is di money?”,”Whey is di money?”, “Whey is di money?” and why was the treasury empty. You people pretending like you have amnesia. Ignorance is a bliss.
Or ask Skerrit where is Ross, where is the tourism industry, the banana industry, where is Monfarred, where is Lapseng, where is our $1.2 billion.
Your doggone hypocrite.
Skerrit
Whey be is di money?
@ Unknown, such a petty comment; you come across like a juvenile.
Now I see business!
Enough is enough.
We runs things.
What business you seeing there?
This is always the movement of the tides when any Rouge leader gonna come tumbling down…
Skerritt might steal the election, like Mugabe and others his very own supporters willll turn one day….
So sing for your supper. Dance for your food. Get rich with passport funds……. With Coool outs.
That to shallll passsss. No wonder you guys willl be on record for being the poorest, most backward, laid back, underdevoped and clue lezss nation on earth…..
Don’t forget, don’t shower n go n vote….
Brothers, I understand you cannot disobey orders given to you. Just remember you need to exercise restraint, because you have to go back home to your families.
But gang of thieves and regime of corrupt devils called leaders must be reminded of the debacle in Vietnam. The ramifications of deployment, is only what generated political repercussion against deployments in the US.
You cannot keep an oppressive government in power if the people do not want that oppression imposed on them.
Charles did not call for implementation of election reforms, but he called on goons to kill our people in Dominica. But he too will run when freedom loving people of Dominica have prevailed.
CHARLES AND SKERITT WILL NOT OVERCOME THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE.
Isn’t it an election by ballot? Wait tommorrow for the results. 1 to win 1 t0 lose. Your comments not making sense. It seems that u want the result to go a particular way. Again isn’t this an election where persons vote for the party of their choice Labour or UWP? Was there enough time to implement election reform? Now tell me in your own words what u understand by Electoral Reform? Most of you cannot understand but you are the one making the most noise. Go educate yourself on this matter. Things have to go through a process. Bills have to be passed. There is an injunction – someone ( one who wants Electoral Reform)put a caveat on what has to go through in the house> Malgre sah – he want then he put stop to proceed. Isn’t this confusing? Just like all the foolish things happenning. Protesting even if UWP getting 14 seats. No ID , No Election. No reform no election yet they all went to get nominated. Isn’t this crazy? Confusion too! Think for yourself…
I fail to comprehend the trajectory of your thought process. You claim that I want a particular result, but your entire response seems to suggest that you do in fact want the same! Well I downloaded the report.
The Cover Page
The Commonwealth CC: CARICOM and OAS: More rights for the people
REPORT OF THE JOINT CARICOM – COMMONWEALTH- OAS SECIAL COMMISSION TO DOMINICA. August 6-9, 2019
Page 1: I highlighted “key regional and international instruments.”
Page 2: These include Universal Declarations of Human Rights.”
At the bottom of Page 2: Election Reform is defined, so there is no need for me to respond to you because apparently you did not read the report, including the bullets on Page 3
Page 4: ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS OT THE JOINT MISSION.
Had you possess the capacity to understand what I wrote, you would have recognized the intellectual foundation upon which the piece stood.
ANNE II: Skeritt 9/8/2019 at 9:00 AM Oswald Walsh, 9/9/2019at 8:00 PM
Now show your…
It is not confusing. All what you suggested and recommended with your Pro Se language could have implemented if the election was not called!
I suppose you can see I have already educated myself, and also educated myself on the matter. So when I post it is not on my own volition, but on the basis of my reading metaphorically referred to as research.
When people act like animals they have to be treated like animals.
Which people are you talking about. The majority of Dominicans support the present administration. Linton on the other hand has tarnished his image for ever. Make way for new leadership in the UWP.
Surely, not the dead people on the voting list.
So Skerrit is importing foreign troops to come and intervene in our internal affairs in Dominica? We are simply exercising our constitutional rights to protest and ask for free and fair elections by giving us electoral reform. You mean this justifies foreign intervention?
If the local police cannot be trusted to maintain law and order the President have every right to call in the RSS. The local police allowing you violent thugs to get away with your civil disorder and intimidation of others not supporting your party because they want Linton to win because he promised them a salary increase. They don’t care even if members of their own family get caught in the cross fire, as long as they get money. I would feel a lot safer with the RSS on the ground to keep you violent thugs in check.
Were you protesting by burning debris in the streets? Were you comfortable with the stench from the tyres and the smoke that gave supporters in your strongholds – Marigot and Salisbury – asthma attacks? That action taxed you all heavily. Mark my words as we wait to hear later.
Skerrit and Savarin you will be sorry for that. You will pay for this!
You threatening? Isn’t tomorrow elections by the ballot? The result will speak for itself.
Lacking in original thought. Tatar
Savarin, you are finished!!
The countries that sending rss it look like they are skerrat puppet to you all head leaders are wicked just like the ones in da truth will prevail God look over us remove us from that Satan government and the wicked empire
Skerrit your a desperate man,you will fail.
“We have to be our brother’s keeper,” …. really? and you treat me this way? Then you must me a “Brother from another mother”…..padna..!
Thou shall Not Hate but in dealing with humans like Skerrit and saverin it’s a tough pill to swallow. Import RSS members to kill Dominicans in what is going to be a rigged election without reform? The fight for what is right will continue after December 6th till we get what we need. The RSS will go back and we will get to business after.
Thou shall Not Hate but in dealing with humans like Skerrit and saverin it’s a tough pill to swallow. Import RSS members to kill Dominicans in what is going to be a rigged election without reform? The fight for what is right will continue after December 6th till we get what we need. The RSS will go back and we will get to business after.
U see Jerry u already say it rigged. you see u want the result to be UWP. U do not see the Labour party has supporters too. What do u understad by Reform? Ask most of you and you do not understand just repeating, You show yourself as violent with no regard for the people of Dominica who will be voting. Are you threatening? Of course Electoral Reform will continue after the election. There were may panel discussions held. Did u listen to understand & learn. This is not something that u wake up one morning & it is done. There is a process & certain bills have to be passed. Note too one of your people put an injunction to prevent it from passing. Yet they are the one misleading the likes of you to protest. Go understand the process etc then you will not threaten but become a part of the process not by violent means though.
de effective word here is “rigged”
grab a dictionary or search wikipedia and educate yourself
????????????????????????? if you understand the process better than Majority of Dominicans wanting the process, why you fail to see that it’not a prompt request? For years now we have been asking for reform. It wasn’t requested a month before the elections nor within the 100 days before the announcement. You are just as wicked as those holding Dominicans in bondage . Who knows ? Maybe you are one of them