Police have still not made any arrests in the murder of Clement ‘Johnson’ James, but according to police spokesman Inspector Claude Weekes, someone is assisting the authorities with the investigations.
James is the latest murder victim in Dominica, bringing the number to four over the past six days. He was fatally stabbed on Monday afternoon at about 3:40pm at the Indian River Bridge in Portsmouth, following a confrontation with another man.
He was initially taken to the Portsmouth Hospital and later transferred to the Princess Margaret Hospital where he died.
“He was stabbed and succumbed to his injuries,” Weekes said.
Meanwhile, 32-year-old Goodwill resident Omara Smalls (formerly Mwanga Freeman) was gunned down on High Street in Roseau at about 9:30 p.m last Wednesday. No one has been arrested for his killing.
A few hours later the following day, a mother was taken into custody for allegedly killing her two daughters, a five-year-old girl and a two-month-old baby. They were allegedly stabbed to death.
Well, at the end of all of this, this mans’ life style is still not tolerated on this island, i don’t think that this man should have lost his life like this, we can’t be judge but of ourselves
but yes this life style shouldn’t be tolerated or excused at any level that is if we are still embrace this island as a God fearing country and if we are still considering ourselves as a God fearing peoples
We are becoming too tolerant of these kinds of behavior because of some of these elites in society who choose to go against nature.
Where is our identity as Dominicans ,one of the pollutants (Americanization) with all these soap opera and the break down in social standards and moral ethics
We really need to get back to basics
it seems to be kill or be killed…if some1 have plans to kill u…u will die eventually..so kill first..its dumb idea i know but it that wat it coming to..
Them grandbay people need to stop it…this is not about individual communities…Its about Dominica…We are becoming a Lawless land and as a nation we need to take back control….stop this foolishness about crime only happens in grandbay…it happens everywhere and we need to open up our eyes as a people..Stop sitting back and wait for the government to do for us… We need New laws to fight crime…We need to Force the Government to Implement these new laws…We pay then to work for us so they need to listen to our cries…DA is getting out of hand and We as a nation need to get to work….Start working and stop pointing fingers
Reply To KarKabef:
I am taken by the level of your hypocricy.
How do you know about the location and patron of this so-called ‘House of Obeah’?
Yes, I know, someone told you about it.
Different View Point:
All these violence, I think it’s because we are human. We are evolving. We are able to survive on this because of our natural ability to adapt.
The strong prey on the weak. It has been happening from the begining.
This is nothing new to Dominica. Can anyone remember what happen to Ted Honnychurch, Police Officer Lugay and many others? Do you know about Gallaway, or Pokosion?
Follow my lead and read.
The difference is time. This is 2010, hence we are more informed. We can sit behind our computers and critize, even when its progressive. We can also participate it cordial and informative disccussions with the click of a mouse.
So, lets use time (2010) to give the Police Department a chance to conduct a proper investigation. They’re quite capable. I really do trust our Police Force. They always get their man!
@Anonymous: And you will be leading it all the way there
@angel: i can tell u don’t have anything positive to offer dominica because that foolish attitude of ‘eye for an eye’ will take u no where!!!!
Come on Dominicans!!! Come on!! Stand up for something!! Stand up for justice! Please police please do your job bring this killer before the court. And don’t forgot the many other unsolved cases. No case is too old! Don’t let another murderer escape just like that. Indian river bridge? Are you serious? I know there are many witnesses. Please don’t let this killer escape. It could just be you, your child, your relative, a friend of yours next. Don’t be intimidated. Dominicans will be behind you! If you saw this crime, be a witness against this heinous scum that is destroying our Country, and our Country’s reputation. These murders have a lot of implications and can very well affect your livelihood. Remember, Dominica revenue is much more dependent on tourism than ever before – banana is no more what it use to be.
For the people who want to cover-up crime to protect Dominica’s reputation, I don’t believe in that. Decrease the murder rate, decrease crime. I will not advise my non-Dominicans friends to visit Dominica, when innocent people are being killed, assaulted etc, and get away so often (I know this case is very young and I hope that someone will be arrested and charged, hopefully as I write this). We better open our eyes and see that for a country as small as Dominica with a small population, the crime rate is extremely high. For what I hear going on, I feel safer her in America. I was just looking at this website (http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/cri_mur-crime-murders) and Dominica is listed among the top 100 most recent murders by country! When you think they are not looking? They are. What can you hide in this communication age? Just clean up your acts and nothing to worry about.
I don’t live in Dominica anymore, but I knew Johnson – this guy was always quiet and never a trouble-maker, and I am confident that he was innocent, and that this murderer just killed him over some nonsense!
it is evident that we are nearing the end of time. the bible makes it clear that the love of many has waxed cold (Matthew 24:10-12) nation need to turn to God. God is calling a people back to Him. Pray and repentance is what the nation needs. as citizens of our country let us join together in prayer for our Government and nation.
God will hear us if we pray. In 2 Chronicles 7:14 say, if my people which are called by my name shall humble themselves and pray, and seek my face, i will hear from heaven and heal their land. we serve a forgiven God who wants to hear from us. as Christians let us make it our duty to spend some time in prayer for our families and love ones. God bless Dominica the land that i adore
My condolences to the family of Johnson
This island has turned away from God. We elect Godless men. We are in bed with Godless nations- nations who do not serve our God. We receive gifts and we do not know where they came from. Read the Old Testament my people. We need to reevaluate our lives, our homes, our leaders and our country. We have to humble ourselves, pray and turn from our wicked ways. We can fool men, but we can not fool God. Corruption and crime go hand in hand. Take the cover from off your eyes. Open your eyes and see… a corrupt government is elected by a corrupt people! A corrupt people do not know God. Wake up Dominica! Wake up!
Bring back hanging to teach those who think killing is fun. I can recall one year this present PM said that its still on the books well please sir make it happen. Lets hope that would help.
@Dude: Dominicans crime rate is by far the lowest in the caribbean. I think the police are doing a very good jjob at solving crimes. Dominicas crime issue should have no bearing on tourist arrivals. If that be the case no one would even Fly over JA,TT St. Lucia to name a few. When the peolice said that someone is assisting it means that they have a suspect or a person of question and at following the process. Before charges can be laid they have to enjure that the cover the reasonable doubt issue so that they do not loose their case over procedures. Have this been the case with the freeman guy and the webb guy (two persons eitheir killed or were killers recently) would not have been out of jail. So get your straight ..
Dominicans listen, I live on an island in the caribean,and just a few years ago there was a mass murder of several tourist. Nowadays tourist a looking at the history of an island before they pack their clothes and travel for vacation. on this particular island where i live has an international airport, but you must also remember it also has bad history of murdering visitors. Now if this kind of foolishnes is happening in D.A. with murders of local people and no one is arrested within days that say to the visitors that law enforcement is ineffective and need training. Mr. P.M. if you read this comment take into consideration advertisement of a country is most effective by word of mouth, friend telling friend and that is european telling their european friends etc.So Dominicans support youer local police. Police work at developing the peoples trust and they will help you solve crimes and the history of our lovely Dominica wil be inviting to people around the world.There are alot of people that want to come to Dominica to visit, please give them more of a reason to come.
r these pple serious????? a time like this and we passing negative comments???
let us pray and ask god to help our nation/ communities instead of comparing it to jamaica, grand bay etc………………we need jesus right now lets all pray
i have read u all comments submitted to dno and i must say majority of the comments have been either anti gorvernment or negative ,you all have been pronouncing curse on the land remember life and death is in the power of the tounge, change ur concepts stop hating those that have the rule over u and pray for them love ur country and the people love the LORD GOD with all your hearts, give no room to the devil .please dominicans bothe at home an abroad when things go wrong lets take the responsibilities and dont blame ur neighbour or the gorvernment……sela
I am very disturbed with the increasing news of increased violence in Dominica. I believe we should go back to drawing board to review the crime situation here and see how we can effectively address this before it spreads further.
Oh God protect the citizens of our country..Dominica needs Jesus..
i kno the partner papamet i fraid mister now
southcity my love am still praying for you,don,t let me down.
TURN TO GOD AND STOP CURSING UR COUNTRY BY SAYING IT IS GOING TO HELL CAUSE I WONT BE GOING WITH U
People can u all see that now is the time to turn to God? repent. serve God and pray.The time is near.real near . prophesies are being fulfilled read revalation and see for urself.How can u curse ur country by saying this country is going to hell? people be careful wat u all are saying and the way u use ur tongue.U may think it’s a joke wat i am saying but its not.Open ur eyes and see and read the word of God 4 urself and stop being so stupid and wastin ur time doing foolishness. REPENT PEOPLE,TURN TO GOD. tHE WORD OF GOD SAID THAT ‘THERE IS LIFE AND DEATH IN THE POWER OF THE TONGUE’.So choose life and not death.Bye think about wat was said God is coming to judge his people.God is life choose him. its not just any body thats saying this its a child of God himself.
Imagine Dominicans out of comments. Alas, are we getting immunized or we just confused how a country like ours can move from a couple killings per year to 4 in one week. Dominica needs Jesus, we need to repent on behalf of our country before it gets worse. Someone said we will soon be like Jamaica, lets rebuke that and pray for deliverance.
@Anonymous: u r the only one dat have d guts to give urself thumbs up with that damn comment
People overseas respected Dominica for its law and no nonesense handling of criminals. I’ve heard foreigners applaud Dominica for its serious law enforcement. What has happened? I was in Dominica in 2007-2008 and was outraged to see murders walking out of the court house after being given a slap on the wrist. If our authorities do not begin to crack down on criminals, I am afraid that the PM’s threat to the Melvin Hall staff will be unnecessary, because visitors will not approach our shores. The PM will have to fire himself, the entire ministry of legal affairs, and all those who are supposed to execute the laws of our Country.
Six murders in four days? Are we serious?
SHATTA AND ANONYMOUS!! U NEED HELP!! U NEED JESUS!!
DOMINICANS, PLEASE PRAY I BEG YOU. I KNOW YOU ARE A PRAYING PEOPLE. CONTINUE. WE JUST HAD A SHOOTING THIS MORNING AFTER 3AM ONE MAN SHOT AND KILLED IN HIS JEEP. SO ITS ALL OVER. WE ALL NEED TO PRAY. DOMINICA WASNT LIKE THAT. I AM FROM ST MARTIN BUT I VISIT DOMINICA A LOT AND I AM NOT ASHAME TO SAY, I FEEL SAFER IN DOMINICA THAN MY OWN COUNTRY.
…………………..too many guns in the town…………….too many guns going all around……………i believe government should bring back the death penalty, harsh punishment, drastic measures must be take to curb this tren in violence taking over the land. we cannot afford for little dominica to becoma as lawless as Mexico, Columbia or Iraq.
yes i shatta u nt ez ner
We Need an up to date homicide unit in Dominica…The government should hire personnel to come in and train these officers on how to properly solve homicide cases. These murders should not be going unsolved! Enforce the Death penalty as well!…TSK TSK, why are we as dominican men so infatuated with gangster lifestyle? Go to school and give back to your community…Stop being foolish!
The story goes that the victim just came from roseau and was going into portsmouth to pay his bill
This young troublemaker meets the man and tells him all ‘batty man must die”
hits him with a stick, when the man tries to defend himself, the troublemaker stabbed him
This is just really upsetting
I know the man they killed, a quiet man. not even a young man. a sick tired man. killed over nothing.
just because the young man find he staring at him.
by the way if he wants to kill them the country is slowly but surely getting infested with them in every strata of society starting with the with madame and those guys that they caught in Mahaut
@Anonymous: Why don’t you keep that damn comment to yourself. such things are a part of life. Ever since bible days, there have been murders and thing of the like, far less now.
it’s the same weed smoker who kill the man for no reason
the life style was not affecting him in anyway, it was between he and god
but no this marijuana smoker became God in the mans’ and passe judgment on the man
because of his lifestyle
Well i wish him good luck in jail because somehow he may become someone girl
knowing the condition of stoky huh
taking the country to the next level.
Hummm if it was grandbay evrybdy n dere mother would b on our case buh u eh hearing ntn buh dem other places i could tel u meshn
As my boi krayzie said “Sometimes I sit and think about if I could change the world
Get in the mind of the nigga boys and girls
Show ’em that it is a better way
Satan got you trippin’ don’t listen to what the devil say
‘Cause he can deceive ya
Play with your brain and mislead ya
But it won’t be long
‘Til the angels come.” Too many killings in the world and in D/A………….
no man doh touch me eh daddy and come n talk about love i mean you have to leave for the other but no body not touching me eh . bullet bullet
We leaving in the beginning of the end of time…Lord help us
We are paying back the Devil for all what we have recieved from him. Examine your consciences.
@Anonymous: you need help sir… are u from another country, i doubt.
You want them to legalize d herb an is the herb that had the young man y he went and kill
@shatta: If you only knew eh Shatta…. the guy who did the stabbing was a notorious weed smoker….hence his nickname SMOKEY…… SO what you recommending is not logical.
@Anonymous: you wil be driving the bus to hell studpid idiot
this country is going to hell
The devil has gotten a hold of this land. Too much poverty, corruption, obeah, black magic, frustration, selfishness, greed, envy, jealousy etc etc going on in the land. Although it is against the law, prostitution is legal and rampant. Man fighting man for spanish that is not even theirs. The house of obeah on the stretch in Castle Bruce is the one of the few businesses booming right now. You have to make an appointment just to get to see the witch doctor. People does not understand that this man does not have the answer to their problems. On the other hands, even police and other high ranking people in society going there under the cover of darkness.
Lord have mercy on our beloved land.
smoke weed and relax ,legalize d herbs to bring peace
STOP IT!
Where is the PEACE and LOVE!!