The respondents in the election petition matter involving Prime Minister Roosevelt Skeritt and Education Minister Petter St. Jean continued to give evidence in court this afternoon.
Four witnesses took to the stand in the matter concerning St Jean, including Jenner Guiste and two took the stand in the matter concerning Skerritt, with another two expected to give testimony tomorrow.
St. Jean Matter
Taking the stand after Guiste was Chairperson of the Delices Village Council and a DLP supporter by her own admission, Joan Hilaire-Guiste. She stated that she had attended a number of DLP meetings and spoken on the platform at times but couldn’t recall how many times she had done so.
When asked by Douglas Mendes, the petitioners’ attorney, how she knew that St Jean was born in Dominica, she replied “I don’t know,” which contradicted what she had given on the subject in her witness statement. She stated that she had met Ron Green only once during the election campaign and that she first heard of the accusation against St. Jean’s French citizenship after elections and on the streets. She could not recall who had said it, when exactly it was said and where it was said.
Hilaire-Guiste affirmed that such allegations were not being made in Delices and despite Mendes’ suggestion to the contrary, stuck to the belief.
Pentecostal preacher Lawrence DeGallerie also took the stand in defense of St Jean, claiming to have known him for approximately 20 years and that the two were friends. He could not recall anyone making an issue of Green’s US citizenship and he knew that St. Jean was French because of his mother’s French Citizenship.
He said that he was not aware that St Jean had made an application for renunciation of his French citizenship before nomination day, while Mendes suggests that he was not being truthful when he says so, seeing as the two are such close friends.
Davis Thomas was the last witness called in this matter affirmed that he and Green met during the campaign and each time they would exchange greetings, but they had never conversed. In his witness statement, he had said that he and Green never had any conversation about allegations related to St. Jean’s citizenship. Mendes probed into why he had made specific mention of that fact and not just made a general statement instead.
Thomas also contradicted the earlier testimony of Jenner Guiste in testifying that the DLP motorcade had left the bus stop in Laplaine at about 7:30PM on 17 December 2009, returning at around 9PM. Guiste had testified that the motorcade left the same location on the same date at around 5:30PM returning at around 7:30 PM.
Thomas disagreed with Mendes’ suggestion that the UWP had a meeting at the same bus stop on the same date beginning at around 5PM.
Skerrit Matter
First to the witness stand in the matter concerning Skerritt was Theodore Remy who said that he had not made much of talks concerning Skerritt’s French citizenship because he has known Skerritt for much of his life. He said that in reference to the Veille Case constituency, there had been no talk of Skerritt’s French citizenship and alleged passport after an intervention by the PM on a radio show. He said that he did not know that Skerritt was French or that he had written to the embassy for renunciation and that he thought that Edison James’ statements at the time were foolishness.
He claimed to have only heard about the alleged passport in Skerritt’s letter to the electorate dated 17 December, 2009 and that he had heard that press release from the Electoral Commission on the morning of the same date via the radio. He insisted, in spite of Mendes’ suggestions, that he was telling the truth in saying that no copies of the Notice of Disqualification were distributed in the Veille Case Constituency.
Chris Walter also testified in the matter, insisting that the Prime Minister was born in Dominica because he had known him his whole life. Walter was Skerritt’s campaign manager during the 2009 General Elections and said that they had had discussions on various issues but had held no conversation about dual citizenship before election.
He also said that Skerritt was not present at any of the meetings in the Veille Case constituency but that he kept the minutes of the meetings as campaign manager. In his witness statement, he said that he does not believe that there were any UWP meetings in the constituency during election. One of the petitioners Maynard Joseph had already given testimony that he was launched at a meeting in Veille Case.
He also said that he had never met Joseph during the campaign despite the fact that Joseph was his neighbor. His witness statement said that he and Joseph had never had any conversation about Skerritt’s dual citizenship and Mendes probed and prodded as to why he had made specific mention of that issue and not any other, in the statement.
He further claimed that the issue of Skerritt’s French citizenship never arose after 2 December, 2009 and that he had heard no talk on the matter. He had only spoken to Skerritt about the fact that persons were coming to Veille Case to block his nomination.
Walters admitted that he had also heard the Election Commission press release, but had not spoken to anyone about it, because the issues raised had never been of any concern to him.
Adjournment
The court has adjourned its sitting until 9:30AM tomorrow morning, when two more witnesses are expected to give testimony for the respondents.
One of the petitioners’ witnesses, Felix Prosper, is yet to give testimony. Prosper is employed abroad and is set to be back in Dominica to do so by Friday at the earliest.
SHIRLEY ALLAN WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT DOMINICA AND IT PRESENT STATE. YOU ONLY GETTING HEAR SAY NEWS. I WONDER WHY YOU CANNOT COME TO THE LAND WHERE WAS WAS BORN. NOW THAT YOU ARE AN AMERICAN CITIZEN LEAVE US ALONE WE ARE DOMINICA AND WE ARE PROUD OF OUR COUNTRY AND THE DOMINICA LABOUR PARTY FOR MAKING OUR COUNTRY WHAT IT IS TODAY. THANK GOD FOR SKERRIT
Y can’t the courts request from the French government the documents proving that these men of dishonor are indeed French citizens? wouldn’t that be the fastest and simplest way to end this mess?
If neither are holders of French passports, then why were letters sent to French renouncing their citizenships?
This is so very funny, well it is a good laugh,and that Trinidadian lawyers going home laughing all the way to the bank, and UWP will be broke and unable to fight the next election because they will be broke. I am very disappointed with you guys as educated university graduates, your illiterate grandparents would have, could have should have told you, that you need firm evidence to win a case… All you need to take those legal advisors to court for wrong advice. Assumption is not evidence.
Ok now, this is ridiculous. UWP needs to come better than than. Now they are coming with this. So what if he hasdual nationality? Why do’t they go and get dual nationality also.
Here in St. Maartin, we have a Dominican in Government. Even had Hatian and Chinese running for election. UWP, you had your time.
@ LA city wishful thinking baby, wishful thinking!!!! Oh how you would love that!! Shirley Allan is a ful fledged American CITIZEN!! Eat your heart out! I wonder what your status is? Could you disclouse who you are so I have can them check on you.. You know my name, you know where I am, call them and have them check on me.. Why ae you hiding? Is there a reason? You called me out right, be careful what you wish for me, it might just come knocking on your door!
Hahahahaha, finally you showed your real name eh…..No more ‘hogwash’ or ‘Gulliver in Lilliput.’
Hahahahahahahaha.
Mine is Julius Joseph…born and bred in Dominica. 100 percent Dominican and proud of it. I am Dominican, are you?
Thanks for the introduction Mr. Joseph! Nice to know that you are following me> Are you a fan?? LOL..
Well just like you I am a born and bred Dominican. My navel string is buried under a tree in Plasiance Laplaine… I will always be Dominican by birth. NO one can take this away from me. No one!! When I was taking the oath to become an American citizen I felt that I was betraying my country, that feeling stayed with me for a while, but after really taking in the mentality of Dominicans, I thought I did the right thing.
The first seven years of my stay in American I wrote love letters to my country, you can see some of the on the Dominican, I stayed away from Dominican politics for that long even if I was active in Dominica politics before I left, but when I saw where my country was going, I had to raise my voice for my country, I knew it was my duty to do so.. Dominicans have ravaged and savaged me for doing so because they do not like what I have to say… If by now they don’t understand that they cannot and will not shut me up, they are very hard headed people. First of all there is nothing else that they can come up with about me that they have not come up with. I am immune to their denigration, libel, slander and all, I just let it ride and dump it in the garbage where t belongs…
You asked me if I am a proud Dominica, my answer to that is unequivocally NO!! not at this time, I am not a proud Dominican, I cannot be proud of Dominica in its present state as much as I love, this would not be doing her good. I want her cleaned and sanitized. Then I will be proud of her again, and that is BECAUSE I LOVE HER!!! You got it???
hello shirly, i know u and u know me as well. we both should get this story straight. if i understood whats going here…! i have been in dominica all my life and listen also got in the political thinf once in a while. and i have never expreienced such gabbage and foolishness sinc “UWP” arrived on the political platform. sorry to say “UWP” is going extinct after this court matter. check for eg. what ur previous leader did, “in ur face”
this is embarrasing shamefull and disgusting, who else can have confidence in this “UWP”. all the smart and intellegent dominican wont. so pliz consider ur position on this matter. and good luck to you. i still love you
People, I was listening to Matt in the Morning today, and I heard him talking about Dominica’s health report.There is some astounding inrformation in his report. While you guys are here, accussing everyone who speaks some sense which is not flattering to Skerrit and his regime of being mad or crazy, the report states the 65% of Dominicans are at risk for mental problems, let me repeat that 65%, don’t you think you guys should be asking yourselves why is that? The prcentage of Dominicans on drugs and alchohol is another matter of grave concern; don’t you people realze what is happening to you? When will you snap out it and get realwith your condition in Dominica? When? Do some backyard cleaning nuh man!!!Take some time to think about that. For heavens sake remember the children? What is in store for them? Come on people THINK!!! Go look for the report and study it well. The show that is going on in th courts currently is just a distraction from the real serious issues facing Dominica. It is already decided, even before it began. The constitution will lose!
Another name change again? What you fraid ADMIN will refuse your post and you have to use another name?
Where did Matt get his stats from? I live in Dominica and I doh see the majority of people going crazy. I mean we have problems, yes, but come on.
And what do your propose to change this outlook? Vote in the UWP? And then everyone will live happily ever after? Dream on.
Hahahahahahahaah
You are just toooooooooo Blind to see,I have a suggestion, remove those RED tinted googles and you will see.. You should be able to find the report. Why is it that everbody have to find thing for you guys?? Huh? Why? I know why and I know the results of it to. Go find the report to verify it yourself!
I will not het into this petty partisian nonsensical party politics with you because this is not what I am about.. Go figure!Yes there are some people who are not interested in petty, parisian politics and are not motivated by it.. I am one of those people.
I got you point admin, however,the abuse is mutual, I abuse them in the same level that they abuse me. Maybe I am doing it better than them but there is noinnocent party here, but I take you point, nobody should be abusing anybody here. I agree!
It would seem that is what all the UPWites want. They are the only ones who can run this country????? and everything will be very good in DA and no more mad people and things will be rosy. Well UWPites do your job properly and wait on the next General Election due very soon ( 2011 is there and at the rate that time runs, you all will be caught with pants down). Why do such despicable things like insinuating that you are the only ones who can make this country better???????????? We are already good with so many things to thank the Lord for and we are so ungrateful making statements that we are the worst. People God is watching down on us.
The issue of dual citizenship was never an issue in the past so I don’t see the big deal right now; however I think it’s time that the PM and St. Jean show their passports so that the country can get back to more pressing issues at hand righ now. Too much time has been wasted on this nonsense just as President Obama did just show them so that we all can move on.
Where did you get the idea that Dominicans are obsessing about the dual citizenship issue? When last did you visit?
Come to visit who? Why? Why is people visit so imprtant you to you morons? Why? Visit who, visit what? For what? For this?
ADMIN: We are seriously thinking of blocking you “Gulliver in Lilliput” unless you stop abusing other bloggers by calling them ‘morons’ ‘yahoo’ and the like. We can healthy discussion without putting down others.
When last did you visit as well, enjoy your good time in Toronto and live us Dominica alone since you are a Canadian Citizen
Mr St Jean, You have the respected position of education minister. Please remember that Children learn from watching not from words. Please show them the proper way in life. Your conscious must be having a terrible time especially as I have heard you are a religious man. Let your conscious guide you and prove your innocense with proof not lack of. imagine a whole generation acting as you and the PM Dominica will be become pure Chaos.
Funny, we sit in anonimity and give advice on morality – how so and so should come clean and do the right thing.
When is us though, we fail to take our own advice and run for the law for redress or to back up our claim.
The man is doing exactly what he is supposed to do – as our civilized codes require him to do.
Remember what the good book say? There is no righteous. No not one. So give it a rest. Let the laws rule the day.
DNO, what must I do to get put out my comments? What about it you don’t like and would not want me to say? My is clean, no cursing, no name calling, and yet you keep refusing to put mine out. When I say something in support of Mr. Skeritt, you put it out within minuites; yet when I show my dislike you keep me under ‘Awaiting moderation’ and later totally kick it out. Why my friend? Let’s be fair to all instead of being the judge.
this prime minister is the only person who
has decided to take dominica forward to the 21st century, the U W P is a bunch of loud mouth idiots, and their supporters listen to so much loud music,that they are all brain dead.
Lawrence said he knows peter for approximately 20 years. This is a blatant lie. They have been worshiping in the same church for more than 2o years. As a pastor, he needs to ask God to forgive him for he just lied and lied again.
Look up the meaning of appromimately. You may want to withdraw your .
@Sandy….I support you Infinitely to whAT YOU HAVE JUST STATED……I MEAN, I HAVE LEFT LAPLAINE 21 YRS AGO TO THIS VERY DAY.I WAS A MEMBER OF THE LAPLAINE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH FROM THE LATE 1980`S WHERE LAWRENCE AND ST JEAN WERE ALSO MEMBERS OF THIS CONGREGATION…ST ALSO TAUGHT ME AT SUNDAY SCHOOL…SO WITH THE POINT OF LAWRENCE STATING OF KNOWING PETER FOR ABOUT 20YRS IS A BLATANT LIE TO THE PEOPLE OF LAPLAINE AND MOSTLY THE MEMBERS OF HIS CHURCH.
I’m not too impressed by Mendes’ line of questioning though…at least those quoted by DNO. I mean the issue at hand is dual citizenship/passport..so what else does he expect the witneses to refer to in their statements except the matter before the court? Should they have mentioned specifically about ‘the world economic crisis’ or the building revolution..the ‘yes we care’ programe…the hurricane season? You know I think Eddo has done enough damage to Dominica since he left the banana industry…its time he follows his leader Earl and fly into exile.
hummmmmmm, some people will lie and some will speak the truth, but there will always be 3 sides of the story……… in extension, why is it that everything else wikileaks had about Dominica was true except what was said about the PM. NB. Wikileaks only put facts on their website from insie sources………
Whilst dlp and uwp in court ,what is the country’s gain from all this.how much money is being spent on this court proceeding? whose pocket is the money comming?at the end who lose?we the people.more tax on our backs to pay court costs.the rest of caricom and the world have their eyes on nature isle.how can u celebrate and there is a dark cloud hanging over we.stop dragging us down the slope.at the end of the day we are all dominicans and to the outside world there is no difference.politicians stop hurting the country and people.when u meet each other in your closed circles you laugh hohoho.let us work hand in hand.we have a lot of work on our hands.thanx DNO for permitting us to express our opinions. JAH bless Dominica.
Respect CHRIS WALTER BOYYYYY.D man SUPPER well cook check him still.all u want to sing but allu just shame
doh worry london bridge will fall…….. he an all his greedy sisters and the rest will fall……. time will tell… anviege
greedy like u……u want some man?WHEN U COOK U WILL EAT…….IS D GRUDGE U HOLDING AND THE HATRED IN UR HEART THAT TIME WILL TELL FOR….STOP HATING
ZERO TOLERANCE FOR SHIT TALKERS N JALOUSIE PPL LIKE U
JUST IN TIME
U WILL HEAR ABOUT LONDON DOE…..LMAO…..ALLU PPL NOT EASY EH…..JALOUSIE N INFERIOR COMPLEXBDAT HAVE ALLU…..I GET MY SUPPER ALREADY…..U WELL HUNGRY
that walter family well strong and stand firm and london bridge fell but we wont fall and hard work brings jealousy and hatred but for the record sake stay on dno and talk,be a man and walk up and talk i am the family protector the one who cares less so make a move my pistol is loaded
You seem to be a good singer,do you know the lyrics of a song that was composed in Itassi during the vieille case village road project a couple years ago?It relates to his “father’s intervention to prevent his arrest for a Mr.Skerrit’s $10,000.00 cheque.Respect,I know you are a good singer,so please sing us this tune.
I do not expect truth from these guys,all of us knows they are flies feeding on their master’s bobo;the two yet to testify are even worse,since they feed on the dead flies.
DOMINICANS IT IS TIME TO TAKE OUR COUNTRY BY THE HAND AND REMOVE SKERRITT AND ST.JEAN FROM THEIR ILLEGAL POSITIONS.IF WE FAIL TO RESPECT THE LAW AS A NATION WE ARE DOOMED!!!
THESE 2 GUYS REFUSED TO GIVE EVIDENCE ON THEIR OWN BEHALF BUT THEY HAD PEOPLE DEPOSING ON THEIR BEHALF.SO SAD FOR Da.Howcan someone else know about them than they themself!! nonesense to the maximum.
I am still wondering and cannot understand why dual citizenship was not an issue when HONEST RON GREEN sat on his throne for 15 years. Now he has lost (because he did nothing for his constituency)he is honest.MAN THE MAN HAS NOTHING TO LOSE AND ONCE AGAIN HE IS BEING FOOLED BY THOSE THAT HAVE LESS BRAIN THAN HIM.Them people doing Ron so many thinds all he doing is magi. He launched a mani-too-fess-yoh on line, he declared his ass-ets in public and no body else did.POOR RON, YOU REALLY LOSING IT AND I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU MY COLLEAGE. IF I WERE YOU I WOULD NOT RENOUNCE MY US CITIZENSHIP, I WOULD HAVE GONE OVER THERE TO RETIRE, BECAUSE I AM OF RETIREMENT AGE.
IT WAS WRONG THEN AND IT IS WRONG NOW.THIS IS WHAT DOMINICANS HAVE TO UNDERSTAND.
BUT NO ONE CHALLENGED RON GREEN IN COURT AT THE TIME.WRONG IS WRONG DON’T MATTER WHO DOES IT.
EVEN IF I SUPPORT SOMEONE AND HE DOES SOMETHING WORNG, I WILL TELL MYSELF IT IS WRONG THEN COMFRONT HIM ABOUT IT. WHAT I WILL NOT DO IS SUPPORT HIM BLINDLY. NO NO NO .
WEll you screaming it is wrong now because he not in power now. Yes it is wrong so he should be made to pay for his wrong doing as well??? Don’t you think? Yes you support him blindly since you want to bring down just one man so you think you can kill the party.
you geting you not watching
Dominica
Labour
Party…All de way…Skerro nobady go bang you..
If God is for you well tell me who can be against you….
No weapons(UWP) formed against you shall prosper…
Just tell them my PM
You have Politics all in you Toe
And you will not be defeated with them set a pappyshow(UWP)
United
Waste of a
Party
married u married. hush up, kick u will get jus now, go back where u comout
@Possitive..you are not true to your name because your very negative towards me….What happen the truth bun you….
DNO, I am happy that you identified Lawrence DeGallerie as “Pentecostal preacher.” What a shame! What business does a pentecostal preacher have at the court trying to defend? This discribes the condition of the church in Dominica today especially that of the Pentecostal Church of which I was once part of until I saw how unfaithful the leaders are. Surely, if they were after The father’s business, people like Rev. Bill Daniel would have deciplined preacher DeGallerie but they have all together drunken from the same cup of lies and greed and hence, the Pentecostal church especially is in such a mess as the leaders have all become materialistic and politicians and therefore they don’t care about the testimony of Christ. How could a preacher who preaches the Bible use that same bible to vow to speak the truth when he well knows that he is going to lie?
Listen folks, the preacher says he has known St. Jean for approximately 20 years and they are friends. This preacher is in his 60’s and you mean to say he has only known St. Jean for about 20 years? Lie that! Thou shall not Lie preacher. Furthermore, he knows the man is French due to his mother being French? Again Lie that and, Thou Shall Not Lie Preacher!
No one is automatically french because their parents are french preacher. Yes, you do have the previllege of being frnch IF you choose. For example, My dad was a Dominican and became french before I was born. My mom on the other hand was a Dominican who became a US citizen when I was two years. My mom and dad have been married for 35 years and both leave in the US. By virtue of my dad’s french citizenship I could choose to become french without a problem or become a US Citizen because of my mom. It’s my decision and my choice to become a citizen of either US or french. I have not decided on any. So to hear the precher say that St Jean is french because of his mother being French is a BIG LIE. It’s a choice and St Jean chose French instead of Dominican.
Ohho;they have all drank from the cup of wrath and indignation……
Well I guess the people out there vare devils so they are the only one to testify. Since the pastor testify he becomes a devil. Dominicans please lets get out of our ignorance. Approximately 20 yrs could be 25, 15 whatever numbers around 20. The man isnt sure of the date.
MR.SKERRIT DO YOU HAVE A FRENCH PASSPORT? MR SKERRIT DID YOU TRAVEL FROM DOMINICA,TO THE BAHAMAS AND THEN TO MIAMI ON A FRENCH PASSPORT? MR. SKERRIT WHY DIDNT YOU ANSWER QUESTIONS IN THE COURT BUT INSTEAD YOU CHOSE TO SEND A PASTOR ETC. TO ANSWER QUESTIONS? MR SKERRIT DID YOU RENOUNCE YOUR FRENCH CITIZENSHIP IN FEBURARY OF 2010? MR. SKERRIT IS YOUR MIDDLE NAME MENARD? FINALLY, MR.SKERRIT DID YOUR MOM GET YOUR FRENCH CITIZENSHIP WHEN YOU WERE ONE YEAR OR FIVE YEARS OLD? FINALLY,FINALLY,MR. SKERRIT WHY DONT YOU ADDRESS THE NATION CONCERNING THE TRUTHS OR UNTRUTHS OF WIKILEAK?
Why don’t you take the witness stand since it would seem you have the facts written (not pawol en bouche). Stop screaming Doctor Love and go on the stand and give what your friends are missing – the way you speak it seems you have all the documentation or are you another repeating what you heard and want the two gentlement to come prove your point????????
sorry the word is gentlemen.
Weh, weh, weh, weh, weh,,,as a UWP supporter, Ron im feeling so sorry for u now,its very hard to believe who are your witnesses, i believe now i need a change, good luck RON, bye bye UWP..
and i guess its easy to believe Cris Walter when he claimed the UWP did not have ANY public meetings in Vielle Case during the 2009 election?
LOL…I wonder if some of allu does think before all u speak
La plaine you not for UWP shame shame you shame to say u Labour
Pride in country and the constitution…….this will be this years independence theme……
what is the purpose of all this witness testimony how can that prove the case for the petitioners
respect CHRIS BOY.d man supper well cook.i dont think he is singing.allu want to sing but allu shame.
All labour part supporters knows that skerrit and st.Jean are disqualified. Why are labourers still supporting this man. Laborites remember Jim jones in guyana…..
we are supporting him because he is developing the country. If he receives $100 for Dominica he will put 60 in dominica and the rest will go into his pocket. but when uwp received the same amount they put 90 in their pocket and only gave dominica 10. That’s why the little they did everywhere could not be completed
Then your kids and grand kids will have the burden on theirs hands to pay to huge debt, and clean up sherrit’s mess when it is all said and done
When my son does something wrong he is held responsible. When I do something wrong I am responsible for my actions. I drive without drivers licence I am responsible. Skerrit and st. Jean under oath declared they had no alliance with any other country and that was a lie now they should pay. Let the truth be told …..
The same applies to Ron. How can we make Ron pay for his past actions of a similar nature? You know what to do with your son when he does wrong, tell us what to do with Ron now, he has done wrong but was not punished, it was not an issue then, so why now?
totally agree
It is time for that damn circus to leave town!
So in the end who wins?
So in the end who won?
This is just a waste of my taxes because the people by the masses have spoken and it was not in favour of UWP.
They need to offer something of substance to the Dominican people and wait for the next elections. That’s what obtains in a Democratic political system.
And around in circles we go.
where those hooray hooray lol… i see serious fyah about to land in skerro
Boy look charade…
Chris FrontMan Walter say there were no UWP meetings in Veille Case during the 2009 election.
LOL!
all u just talking talking talking. I need a job to coodinate the school feeding programme children hungry and things tight with my sister, oh and I need a place to stay I see a house down by public works and i need some money so any untendered water project just put me.
jealousy is a bad thing eh…..lmao
“He also said that he had never met Joseph during the campaign despite the fact that Joseph was his neighbor.” WOW this is unbelievable.
WAT IS UNBELIEVEABLE ABOUT DAT? HE IS ;Y NEIGHBOUR TOO IN VIEILLE CASE,,,,,,
I am not surprised at Walter, I don’t think Vieille Case people are either….this is what they call “singing for your super”
zero tolerance and no respect to color class or creed give that some thought and if you have nothing and your parents badly work or use all thier resources trying to be like people well our own well spent and cris dont have the keys it me who have the keys the old dirty crate,faith go get yourself some ambition and work to archive dont let another man present be your set back in life, i read psalm 109 on your head everyday with a small smoke
I’m not surprise at Walter, neither would Vieille Case people be. This is what you call singing for your supper
It is very sad that the leaders of the country will break the law so openly and the populace will support them.
Let Justice Prevail.
I pray God that The Almighty will take control.
Judge, let justice prevail.
If justice is not done the country will suffer and judge,you and Tony will be responsible.It will be upon your shoulders and you will answer to the higher power
Talk to Ron Green about being an elected official and traveled on his US Passport and then come back to talk to us
IF HE DID IT DEN DOESNT MEAN IT RIGHT NOW .. ALL OF DEM SHOULD ACCEPT THIER WRONG ..
Two Wrongs to not a right make!!
two wrongs don’t make a right so if ron and dem steal it ok for skerrit to steal? its amazing that the very things that we tell our children not to do we do in support of politics remember the labour party came in on a ticket of being better than uwp so if they are doing the same thing u should hate them as much as u hate workers party. at the end of the day dominica first!!
What ever happened to the legal concept of CLEAN HANDS.Ron Green was the first to transgress the dual citizen law,long before Skerrit ever got into politics,but yet Ron is at the forefront of that dispute The standard bearer for HYPOCRACY
But Skerrit should follow Ron honest footstep and speak the truth. The truth will set him free. Show the passport or come forward like Ron and say yes I got dual citizenship as an adult and case close. Although Ron only got his passport as an adult.
when will the shallow minded people read and try understand before making comments and looking stupid. the constitution make mention to getting passport when you a kid in contrast to getting it as an adult… ppl read and learn
Dominica need sensible people now more than ever. We are a backward nation, we need to catch up with the rest of the world…
No hope for d.a
Have you people ever been to trinidad, barbados, st lucia, martinique, guadeloupe even little antigua???
Dominican basking in their backwardness.. omg
Well, well said, I wish i knew who you were, and also I wish many thought like us.
they are all dominicans, what is the fuss stop the nonesens .they said the same about Obama, he is doing a good job for dominica can we all get along.
I HEAR YOU, BUT A PEOPLE WHO CANNOT SUPPORT JUSTICE ESPECIAALY FROM THE TOP IS DOOMED.
WHY ARE YOU NOT AT HOME BUILDING THE COUNTRY YOU SO LOVE, WHILE WISHING ITS LAWS AND CONSTITUTION VIOLATED BY OUR FRIENDS, LOVED ONES, HATERS ETC.
WHO DOING A GOOD JOB FOR D/CA, people suffering with no jobs but only the rich in d/ca getting favours and the poor is given little hand outs in the red clinic…. PEOPLE NEED JOBS and transperency has gone to the gutters,
come and live here for one year, if you can endure… you must run back before 4 months
Obama realized it was wasting time and showed his birth certificate, so that matter could be laid to rest. If only PM and St Jean had as much integrity.
But how comes Ron Green did not take Bennett and the others to serve him witness and is I-feel(Xavier Jules) and Marley Hurtault those he take. Tony would definitely hammer dem man.I am so disappointed in Ron now. wey boy all u making us lose de case
WHAT U SAYIN THERE .. READ WHAT U SAYIN .. GOIN TO TELL YOU WHAT YOU SAID THERE YOU SAID RON GREEN SHOULD HAVE PUT SOMEBODY AND TONY WOULD HAMMER DEM ? YOU SURE IS THAT YOU WANNA SAY
I see Shirley Allan and Finn quiet now. Cat take all u tongue. You guys should have come to serve Ron Green witness instead of those illiterates he used.
Shirley is in safe hands where she is. You look to be safe because you will not be able to handle what the same Skerrit have in store for you.
@ Dominica I am safe and secure under the magic of Obama, all now America under nuff security, you that should check yourself. Shirley not safe nuh,let immigration hold her down in ATL and you will see all de mouth she have there on DNO,Q95.
I respect the court as the final arbiter in its final ruling whether I like it or not. I talked with Mr. Green early this morning before he left La Plaine for town and wished him well and offered my unequivocal moral support. Regardless of how the final chapter in this case is written, one thing is for sure, Ron is handling himself like a gentleman and a scholar in the face of adversity. That’s the mark of a real man and that’s why I am proud to be his friend and confidant.
It’s difficult to find a sitting government guilty- one has to have 200% proof- that’s the real world, especially in our region and developing countries where there are cozy alliances and partnerships.
Whichever way this goes, I guess the history books will sort it out long after Skerrit, Te Brotha St. Jean, Ron and the others have moved on. Hope DA is still standing as we know it. This is not a time to rejoice, jeer and laugh my friend; our small island home is in crisis. Who ever wins, in final analysis, Dominica looses. I hope you can appreciate that point of view, then again, maybe not.
Thanks
Emanuel Finn
Washington DC
Mr. Finn, while for now I will choose to remain unnamed, you need (and Dominicans by and large) to stop being so bombastic and hyperbolic in our utterances.
You assert the Mr. Green is facing “adversity.” Why, because of his role in this case? One in which he is a main petitioner and principle witness, therefore setting himself up as the pivot upon which the case rises or falls? Can’t quite see the persecution there.
Secondly, your assertion that it is “difficult to find a sitting government guilty” is an attempt to skew the facts, and is false.
This is not a criminal case and thus no finding of guilt or innocense may apply. You of all people should know that. At least we expect you to.
Finally, words have meaning, Mr. Finn, or that which gave us the power of speech communication would have known better not to.
And exactly how and what does Dominica loose when the dust settles on that case, no one has ever made clear. You’re a science major Mr. Finn.
Come with the facts, please.
Dr.Finn honestly you define hypocrisy, lack of integrity, dishonesty – the same things that you are condemming the Skerrit and his likes for. What are your motives Dr. Finn? i have such a hard time believing you and the rest of so the intellectual elites. I really have lost respect for you.I am not affiliated to any political party but I care deeply about Dominica because I am Dominican.
I wonder how the US Embassy knew about it in December, 2009 and it was not known in Dominica. SMH
http://wikileaks.org/cable/2009/12/09BRIDGETOWN771.html
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Lingering Disputes
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¶6. (C) Due to the many tight votes, including districts decided by
two, three and five votes, further recounts and appeals are likely.
The more important considerations are the court cases having to do
with Skerrit’s alleged dual citizenship, the complaints about
restricted media access, and likely challenges to chartered flights
and Voter ID procedures. These challenges are unlikely to affect
the election result.
lol… i’d like to see the d.l.p wikileaks on dno refute that one lol
Mouth of the South, I know you feel very confused everyday/every morning knowing that you have to spend the rest of the day thinking like Hector John
Alas, alas for uwp members
Are you as stupid as Maynard Joseph and Ron Green, that did not know their own evidence.
Ask Lennox, and your other uwp cabals who is furnishing the embassy with their coshonie.
WIKILEAKS YOU HAVE LAWYER FOR STATEMENTS ?