A visiting couple who got robbed at Batibou Beach recently, has not received peace of mind as a ring which was stolen, recovered and shipped to them seems to have disappeared into thin air.
The ring was among a number of items stolen from the couple when they stopped for a dip at the beach on their way to Melville Hall Airport in July.
It was recovered by the police but they were told when leaving Dominica that the ring and other items stolen and recovered were needed as evidence against the suspects.
“We were reluctant to leave the items (especially my ring), but was reassured that everything would be mailed the following week to the U.S.,” Deb Hyslop, the wife, told DNO via email.
She said she was anxious to receive the package and when it finally arrived, everything that was left in Dominica was in it, but the ring, the only item she cared about. “Yes, thieves targeted us AGAIN,” Hyslop wrote.
No one seems sure how and where the ring disappeared. “Right now it’s a ‘he said, she said’ as to what happened before and during the shipment to the States,” she stated.
Hyslop described the matter as negligence on the part of the police and the company which was used to ship the ring to the US.
“At this point, we are unsure where the ring was stolen but authorities and the shipper are aggressively investigating our case,” Hyslop said. “We are devastated by this, yet once again.”
When contacted by DNO, police PRO, Inspector John Carbon, said everything the police had in their custody was sent to the couple who said when the package was received there was a hole at the bottom of it.
He noted that everything is clear on the side of the police and the matter should be dealt with by Fedex, the company used to ship the package.
The couple was on a month long honeymoon in Dominica when they were robbed twice. During the robbery at Batibou Beach a number of items were stolen including wallets with several credit cards, a document which the husband, Barry, needed to re-enter the US, their personal papers and driver’s licenses, about EC$200 and US$400. Also taken was Deb’s platinum wedding ring valued at over US$2,000, cell phones, and the backpack with all their clothing.
The items were recovered and Raymondson Thomas and Junior George of Calibishie were arrested and charged.
They were ordered to pay a fine that the couple described as a ‘slap on the wrist.’
Turn off the American tv. A dang shame
The more exposure to America…..
you see that… you see how they does make dominica loose business… invest the couple came to invest and now they getting robbed that not good business at all.. I am upset by this
I had the unfortunate experience having my engagement ring stolen by a FedEx employee Everything was ok until the package mysteriously “disappeared”. I went to the office everyday and was told for 2 weeks that “the package is on it’s way” and finally was told that it was still in the US and then the ring games began. No one at FedEx seems to know where the package went to but they can confirm that it was sent. Needless to say I”ve learnt my lesson.
just recently a police woman stole 15000 and ran away
the police took the ring.its a habit. why was the commissioner deported from puerto rico?
The Commonwealth of Dominica is at present a hell hole especially for law and order, and economic desperation in Dominica means that everyone is desperate for quick financial gains. If the police handed FedEx the ring then the invoice/manifest will show a ring was included and FedEx is responsible and if the police did not hand FedEx the ring then it will not be included on the invoice/manifest and the Police has the ring. This is not rocket science!
hmn matt in the morning blows on police lol alas allu dos take blows wi.police is the ting in domminica now
First of all I am sorry to hear that the couple’s ring did not arrive in the package. Sorry also as I previously stated when I read the first story of what occurred to them on their vacation and that their items were stolen. What a disappointing and stressful experience for them. As the wife said, it is under investigation.
We could be investigators. First, the police, the one who was responsible for the items which were held, the one who brought the items to Fedex, the type of box and how it was packaged, who packaged it and sealed it.
A ring is a small item. Was it placed in another box with the items? How many places, the destinations of the box, where it was sent, who handled it at those points and who delivered it.
Of course, was the package insured and were all the items identified/reported at that time at Fedex prior to sealing the box and paying for the package with receipt given.
Who packaged and sealed the box? When did the package leave Fedex and sent to where and to the final destination. Who received it and delivered it to the couple? Another thought, was the box directly delivered to the couple and did they (one of them) sign for it?
When was the hole noticed? How large was the hole? Was it before or after opening the box?
From thereon, they could probably trace where and how the ring was stolen from the box and probably “who stole it.” Who dunnit?
At this point, everyone who handled the package until it was received by the couple should be under suspicion. I would not want to be in their position.
I have a hunch though that the ring could have been stolen upon arrival in their homeland, while it was waiting to be shipped to the couple or during this process prior to their receiving it. Who knows?
The last destined place prior to delivery to the couple would have been a Fedex facility. When the box arrived, Fedex employee should have thoroughly examined it. If the employee is honest and if it did not have a hole, then, the one who delivered it stole the ring. Simply speculating. I hope I am correct.
Those delivery people are quick to deliver, get the signature of the receiver and then leave. Prior to leaving, in the presence of the delivery person, the outer box should have been examined thoroughly to see if it was intact – not damaged. Whoever thinks of that especially if it is at the bottom of the package?
In future, it may be a wise idea to take a full picture of the package, whatever is being sent.
We live and we learn. It is said, “Experience is a good teacher.” However, the identical situation may not recur and not to the same person.
I do hope their investigators get to the bottom of this and the culprit will be caught.
It seems inexcusable that the the police dept. when mailing the box did not have an idea of what was being returned nor did they take some type of inventory of items inside the box. That is the first red flag .Keystone cops? The response by them is too non-chalant !
I am sooo tired of all these embarrassments . .and I promise more will come. Please officers, governments officials hold the people who commit these crimes accountable. I am talking about the calibishe pose that started it all.
2013 people want money.dow make people nowadays know you have nothing of value.they will either grudge you or steal it from you.all of them say i know it have god but money and things of the world they doing bad things for.
They should give the ring to the lady look the police department is fully responsible for her ring. This is really a disgrace to see she was robbed twice.
Sender,just pay the couple for the value of the ring. End of story.
The way I see it the ring was not in the package….look bad name for my country
Alas, alas! While the shipping company may have to assume some liability, I am in agreement with some of the comments that the couple was also very careless. I assure you traveler’s to foreign countries are usually more guarded than these two. But I will chuck it down to ‘honeymoon bliss.’
This is not the publicity our island needs and I am sure there will be repercussions but I am shocked that there were not more people entertaining the thought that this ring may have gone missing elsewhere…not in Dominica. This is indeed a possibility, is it not? Instead we are quick to beat down any and all Dominican entities that handled this package. Having lived abroad for many years, it is equally shocking that there is so much hypocrisy with regard to criminal behavior in our third country- which is incomparable to that in the US. (People, because you may not have been a victim there doesn’t mean that it isn’t bad as what makes the news every night. It’s just other people are the victims and whether you realize it or not, you need to be thankful that it has not happened to you – because your risk of being a victim over there is more likely…as is the possibility that it may have far greater fatal consequences.
In every thing there is good and bad…Dominica is no exception and I can guarantee you that the couple had countless wonderful experiences before this unfortunate incident. Reading all the posts, I am struck by the fact that it appears easier to believe that a Dominican opened the box, went through the contents, and of all the other things contained of value, chose to take only the ring, rather than see the possibility that the shipment may have been opened while in transit in the US, or that the couple themselves may be making fraudulent claims. Surely we can’t be so narrow minded to see that there exists more possibilities that those presented by the US couple. Where they point a finger that the local police and the shipping company…and then the police turn right back and point a finger at the shipping company….seems like there are a few fingers missing in this mystery.
While i sympathize with the couple … listen to me: we found the stuff, punished the bad guys and returned your valuables. Do us a favour and deal with the matter with the responsible persons without dragging the country’s name through the mud. We have dealt well with you and would appreciate the same in return as the people of Dominica.
Take the case to fed ex. They will find the culprits; allow us as a country to move on. We have done our part.
a scam
If the people were not robbed in the first place, all that nonsense would not have happened to cause embarrassment to the police, fedex and our country on a whole. So my two cents is let the batibou thieves pay for that as well.
Dominica is quickly turning into Haiti. CH taking jobs because of the business climate but opened up a third center in Grenada 3 months ago while waxing 250 jobs in Dominica. We be lazy, no plans and bring in crap contracts like Farmers Insurance and Leapfrog……where have they ever paid!!!!! Do your homework CH and Dominica……those jobs aren’t coming back and if so in Grenada where they are investing and growing, Wake up Dominica!!!!!
What pay? If they would send them to prison for 10 years, maybe you would call that paying for their crimes. They will get a lot less time than that.
That’s typical. You come to these 3rd world countries expect the unexpected.. I am a Dominican, when I travel “home” I take 1 paid of shoes, some cheap to shirts and some pants… All watches and jewelry are left in my house. BUT I HAD A pleasant experience at Comfort Cottages in Paix bouche. My wife forgot her designer hand bag at the hotel and it was shipped to us with the change that was in it. Nothing was missing. So not everyone is a thief. Just remember be vigilant when you travel abroad. Even when you go to the store to buy a soda
.people nowadays are just opportunistic
it’s a developing country. There is only one world.
at do not edit :
somebody should go to your house & rob u..u call yourself a dominican..one paid of shoes
They do a lot of stealing, raping, murdering in 1st world countries. So do not come talking about 3rd world countries!
My comment is to ‘do not edit’
this is nonsense . .more and more excuses . . .victims it is always your fault!!!
What ever immigrant, I’m assuming you’re married to some mixed chick. Instead for these morons to stay on the island I try and make it a better place, they choose to flea, and go take advantages of what other people have toiled over years to achieve.
This is a very typical backward thinking of a person who believes they are advanced! Are you saying that where you currently reside one is not subjected to be robbed, killed, etc? In fact, one is more likely to experience those things. I know! Because I am a world traveler . . . which by the way you are not.
Another point is that you really are contradicting yourself!
I was glad to read that this couple had gone back to their homes with a good sense of returning to Dominica.
However now, with the question of that ring, it is coming back to my mind, prompting me to ask the question: Who was responsible in the first place.
I am seeing that the couple was extremely careless to leave all their possession in a car to go swimming–in Canada, where I now live–signs are put up in certain places like the site of a beach, which says that management is not responsible for lost or stollen items.
I don’t know where these people could have kept their items to go swimming, maybe they should have gone to the airport and do the swimming when they were better able to protect their belongings.
It is a fact that those thieves did a rotten and disgusting thing–but sometimes these things happens for a reason–that reason will not remain unveiled forever.
In 2008, when I was in Dominica, I lost my purse with everything in it–including more than $2 000.00 in Canadian and EC currency. When I retraced the places I had gone with my purse–my sister was with me–the last place I retraced was Witchurch.
As soon as I entered there, the bag boy pointed me to the Office; when I looked in I saw my purse sitting on the shelf. Someone there handed it to me–and everything was in my purse nothing was taken, not even the money which was in cash.
So as I have said before–one bad apple does not spoil the whole bunch–we really should not point finger on no one right now–nonetheless I am sorry for that couples outcome in Dominica. I wish that it did not happen there.
They were on their way to the airport so obviously all their stuff would be in the vehicle. However, that was not a good move on their part to risk it. It isn’t their fault though that thieves abound. But everyone has to be on guard.
I don’t think that the ring was ever sent back to them or maybe not even recovered. Then again, was it insured? Collect the money.
I think it’s strange that the ring was stolen because from what I know Fedex has different size boxes to send their stuff so how could a hole be made in it. They wrap it right there in front of you. You also have to show the items to them and give a value of everything placed in the box so that it can be insured. You are also given a copy of the description of the contents of the box. If the police is clear, then the Fedex has alot of explaining to do.
You are so right. FedEx is very strict when it comes to mailing things and you can’t go to them with any package that already sealed….packages have to be opened and then sealed right at the counter and if something valuable is in there….hmmmmm you have to get that insured. Something fishy
Liat is screwing everyone, boats aren’t coming in, crime is going up, unemployment is way up, CH shutting jobs down. It’s Haiti Jr…..
the fedex in dominica sucks though they had my package for 3 weeks until I make noise did I find out they had it
it easy to find out where the ring went.first we know that it was in the police possession.then the police mailed it. im assuming that there was some invoice or some accompanying documents stating the contents of the mailed package.somebody at fed ex or dhl or wherever had to ensure that they got everything that was on the attached document. so find out who stole the woman ring.
Parliament needs to get off their Fat Laurels and made a photograph acceptable as evidence. Photos of the items could have been taken to use as evidence instead of keeping them.
I hope some Politicians are not reluctant to do so fearing the future
John Paul, when I commenced reading this article, I had the same thought. Why did the Police not take pictures of the items and give the couple their belongings and an item as a wedding ring?
Are the police foolish or what? It was stupidity on their part. This is something they must discuss with their Chief, should there be a similar occurrence, to take pictures and return the items to the owner(s) if they are on the island.
If only the couple had thought of it, they should have asked to speak to the Chief of Police about it, that their items be returned to them and they were not, at least, leaving the wedding ring behind. If only they had thought of it!
My God if Parliament have to do everything then there will be no jobs left for the community.
Guns are missing at Police Headquarters so I expect anything !Remember Mr. Weekes the PRO? Seems He knew what He was talking about but they pull the rug from His soapbox
a scam is going on here and it’s not on the part of the police. here’s why i think that: the couple said the box arrived with a hole drilled into it–that would mean someone looked into the sealed box (with xray or other type of scanner), saw the ring, and made a hole to get it out.
if the police wanted to keep the ring, they would have just not packed it–they wouldn’t have make a hole since they were the ones to wrap and ship the items.
i don’t know why people want to think that corruption doesn’t exist in the u.s. or with fed-ex or with the couple themselves who may be trying to RUN AN EXTORTION SCAM for Dominica’s tourism to give them free money/lodging/travel in return for not spreading lies against the country.
again, who leaves ALL their important documents and items on the beach while they swim? i can guarantee they don’t do that in the u.s.!
You are so negative, just as some of you change your names on this Website. I do not know why ou do and why you think it necessary to do so.
Some people as you always think of the worst and also suspiciously. This would never have crossed my mind and no doubt some of those who comment on this Website who also gave you thumbs down, to think that the couple would scam Dominica tourism authorities.
We have to look at all possibilities without suspecting and branding anyone.
Did Fedex, where the box was sealed, looked inside and underneath it to see if there was a hole? Food for thought. Figure it out.
My house was properly locked with burglary bars on ALL BACK WINDOWS, yet, a DOMINICAN THIEF found his way in by breaking the bars in a window to get inside to eat drink, pack his grocery for the month along with his party drinks and jewellery to bling. It is time that people who want understand that they MUST WORK for what they need and want. If all the items including the ring was in police custody, and was placed in the package, then they should not be blamed. It could have disappeared during handling. No matter who did it, it is wrong. People should be able to enjoy Dominica without being afraid to be burglarized, harassed. Why can’t someone have their property on the beach? Some of us a too lazy in DA and want to live the life of KINGS and QUEENS. IT is time to STOP giving our country a BAD NAME. Let’s ALL WORK for our NEEDS and WANTS.
Man some of all you who seems guilty,can come up with flimsee excuses,Why not give them people their D thing,it’s theirs you have the Vuller,you telling me,you letting these people leave without their sentimental valuable,but you gave them their traveling documents,so what the bid deal you cannot give tham their ring.you guys full of IT.
“Someone Said’ You are just too imaginative….way too immaginative..
I know somewhere, somebody saying…”This will look nice on my woman finger ehh.”
I gave you thumbs up, even though it appears that your mind is working overtime.
You made a statement and did not deserve thumbs down. Some people give others thumbs down even though they made a sensible comment. I do not know what their mentality is comprised of.
the person will not only say so but probably will sell it for an exorbitant sum of money.
To respond to your comment,
Fact #1: FedEx does not accept damaged packages without pertinent documentation.
Fact #2: The couple said “when the package was received there was a hole at the bottom of it”.
Speculation: Was FedEx deliverer notified of damage by recipient at time of delivery?
Conclusion: Package was damaged either by recipient or while in FedEx possession.
We are gathering more information on this matter to eliminate all speculation and if necessary, will be consulting The Office of Legal Counsel (OLC)on filing charges of slander and defamation of character.
Fact #2 is incorrect. The box had been opened from the bottom and resealed using the same tape as was used when the box was originally sealed.
Did you notice the tape had been tampered with before you signed for the package & the delivery person left? On the front of FedEx packages there is a list of each item & its value..that would be tempting for a less than honest employee to steal if he had the opportunity. Whatever the outcome I am sorry you had a bad experience here..just because it looks like paradise you still have to be vigilant as you would anywhere in the world.
Did you notice the tape had been tampered with before you signed for the package & the delivery person left? The front of a FedEx package usually has a list of each item & the value..that would be tempting for a less than honest employee to steal if he had the opportunity. Whatever the outcome of this I am sorry you had a bad experience here. I am sure you met many lovely people & enjoyed the beauty of the island but just because it looks like paradise you still have to be vigilant..there is crime here like everywhere else.
It ain’t skerrit fault tho.
#Justmakingfuturerefrences
“Thé police is there to protect and serve” ha ha ha ….i don’t knw why people fall for dat.Police protect and serve dem selves open allu eyes!!!!!!!
I am neutral on this one except to laugh. I am being honest so I did not rate you.
Like Star, we believe the police work was exceptional in solving the crime in the first place. The couple is not without blame IF their preference was to have their possessions shipped to them via messenger courier. Room for foul play increases.
As far as we are concerned, too much is left to chance in our native land. With the constant drumbeat of another robbery at Batibou, in addition to adding signage announcing the beach to would-be patrons, the government authorities must organize and implement a system of regular, unannounced police patrol for the area, at the very least.
We are a long way off from making persons feel safe, except for those who live in the Hamstead area and who, when they go to Batibou, are there in droves.
Truth Seeker. We were told that the items would be needed foe evidence and that we could not take our items with us. We asked if we could take the wedding ring with us but was told no.
The world is not perfect and there is good and bad in everyone and every land. Its just a shame that we are in a bad position and these things just make it worse but even the hotels are robbing the people too and this makes visitors really skeptical of passing thru.
if all you really believe, that all police do is good and responsibe work and whos only purpose is to serve and protect,dream still,2013 that there
police in dominica only care about drugs cus they know they gettin der share in it…….the government too….
not drugs alone sweetheart,they love the bling too.
@ anti clock wise They should be concerned about drugs 1000 000 000%.Drugs kill, and it destroys our human resource. However the other aspects of their work is in limbo in this failed country.
This lady really had a bad experience of visiting Dominica.
While the Police are busy playing politics thay cannot even guard a small beach with foreign tourists. That is a police force run by politians and not by law enforcement professionals.
Well that is not true either .. I can tell you for a fact the police patrol that beach regularly now. They risk their vehicle on a long rutted road to keep their eye on the place … good work there
Are we at the next level yet?
why wont u say that cause u dont care about others
It seems so easy for Mr and Mrs Hyslop to make assumptions on who may be responsible for this loss. While I understand this to be very frustrating for the visitors…..not once in this article were the police commended for recovering all items that were stolen.
And to the Hyslops…I find it indeed perplexing that your ring was the only item missing from a shipment that contained cell phones and credit cards valued at over $1500 USD. It would seem more convenient to simply steal the entire shipment than to risk being caught opening a shipment to sort through it and assess its contents before taking the ring.
We welcome all visitors to the shores of the Nature Isle and we try our best to ensure the safety of all (with limited resources)…alas we are often victims in the ‘Land of Free and Brave’ as well- with the exception that we do not receive the special attention that you, as tourists get in Dominica.
Hyslops…..be careful with your words and who you point fingers at. It would not be far-fetched that it is more convenient to you that this ring remains elusive so that insurance claims can be made. Just letting you know…we may be small island people but we ain’t by any stretch of the imagination, stupid. We will ensure that no stone is left unturned both in Dominica and the U.S.
Despite this….we are sorry that your experience in Dominica was not an exceptional one. This is an exception rather than norm….as a resident of the Nature Isle I can assure you…there is no other place on earth quite as exceptional as Dominica. Do come again.
u are very stupid to say that, the ring value mor than all that, and if they take the credit card its blocked already as u know some vole in dominica love to thief a jewelry they took that , i dont blame u ,to raise your silly hands and type what u want , cause its not yours , one day u will be a victim and see how it is, same thing they did to me, if u dont have noting to say shut the hell up.why doubt them .u dont know what is what so sharraaap
Yow, you make that name for me man…smh
You are calling someone stupid when you yourself seem to be more stupid. Why would they ask to mail their credit card back if they were cancelled? They would ask that they be destroyed as the bank would have replaced them.
There you are ready to believe the worst of your people.
SMDH.
Takes a fool to know one.
so why it have to be a Dominican? Please explain.
like u dont know your country dominica again , fake thing like u
Clearly you must work for the tourism board! “Please come vacation in Dominica. Get robbed by violent men, and then have all but your small valuable item shipped back to you. BUT! We’ll make sure you get your “valuable” credit cards that you ALREADY cancelled…”
I think we should give them the benefit of doubt. I sent my Mum a gold bracelet with her name embossed on it via Fed Ex. The package arrived minus the bracelet. I was gutted because it was a birthday gift from my partner and I – pure Guyanese gold!! I was gutted. The voleh works for Fed Ex!!!
Oh yeah, and if I recall correctly, the couple were interested in purchasing a property… There goes the 20.5% of purchase price the Dominican economy would have received in fees and taxes. Perhaps one of them would have had an interest in economic citizenship, heck, what’s a mere $125,000 (lawyer fees included) to the economic growth of the Nature Isle?!?!
I support your comment 1000000000000% star.
Quit chastising the tourists. It is too bad that there are so many thieves. The other option…………..no more tourists due to crime.
this was well stated and allows for fair considerations for all parties involved. UREADY
Maybe Raymondson Thomas and Junior George work for FedEx?
How that making dominica look? No tourist doe want to come der again because people too bad minded. I sure is a dominican dat take the ring the second time whether it be the police or the mail workers.
According to the story, “Right now it’s a ‘he said, she said’ If I find any lost item I will not take it to the police. I will keep the item until I find the owner. This story has made me loose all trust in those who are supposed to guide and protect. No one can account for the woman’s ring! This is so pathetic!
You know, it’s not even about the worth of the ring, it’s a wedding ring which most women can understand means more than money.
Wow this is one couple who will never set foot on Dominica again.
After what happened to them, two robberies and now their wedding ring disappeared in transit to them? They were happy that their items were found and thought they would have received them intact and now this. Do not blame them.
The ring should have been given to her…pictures could have been taken for evidence, this is just nonsense…
exactly , the police know what they doing
In addition, the couple was returning to their homeland. They could not have extended their stay. This was not intelligent on the part of the police. Primarily blame them for this.
The Police Force need intelligent people who utilize at least their basic common sense.
The negligence that I am hearing occurring in Dominica and the stupidity of their action make me angry. How could they be so stupid to keep their belongings and not take pictures of them as evidence? They found the evidence. They saw them. Under the circumstances all they needed as evidence were pictures. It takes a picture of thieves/murderers to catch them and arrest them.
I think I will apply for a position in the Police Force; a management one.
I do not wish to demean the Chief of Police because probably he was not aware that the items were held. If he did, did he give the police concerned the authority to hold the items? He will have to inform Dominicans about it. I hope he does on DNO so that we could read his comments.
The second thief might be a police officer, or the person who packed the package, it could be stolen by someone in he government post office also.
The thief can be easily traced, commencing with the people who stores, and handle evidence which must be kept locked away until needed.
However, with all things equal, someone in the police department knows who stole the ring, and wild horses dragging that person will not cause then to identify the thief!
Shame on the police, and the people who knows who has the ring!
Soon somebody in Dominica will try to steal: (thief the wind).
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!!
Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
people who “know’ and people who “store”. this cannot be a typo.
I intended to write it exactly as you read it, it is not a typing error!
Usually physical evidence such as guns, knifes, and rings are kept in storage until they are needed to be presented in court, so when I say store, that could indicate I am talking about storage right?
FET.
Telemaque, everyone makes mistakes. I also have my qualms about errors which I feel I did not make and my keyboard was not responsible for making. Later for further explanation.
You said, “It could be stolen by someone in ‘he’ government” – “the” and “people who stores.” It is “people who stored and handled the evidence”. Past tense should be used.
Let us not blame the police. We must not be quick to judge and come to a conclusion. Many people handled the items until they arrived at their destination to the couple’s residence. A thorough investigation should be conducted with also Fedex.
@Francisco
Fedex does not take packages without examining the contents.
The contents are declared on the custom form,
If they declared the ring as part of the content how can you then turn around and say police know what happen.
It is the customs that need to investigate the matter not the police, and when the couple recieve the package they should have notified the carrier that the package was damaged.
The police cannot be blamed in this instant.
Maybe you didn’t get the whole story?
deb just be great you still alive and stop complaining about a ring. You can always get another one BUT YOU CANT REPLACE YOUR LIFE.
This is real carelessness. I mean to be on your honeymoon, just from being married; and for someone to steal your wedding ring… I mean just for the emotional distress these guys have caused the couple I would have denied them bail. These things have got to stop. We need to sign a petition to this government to take a look at all these outdated laws where bail and amount of bail for what crimes are concerned. We also need to petition that the laws be amended in order for voice and video recordings to be admitted in the courts. In this day of modern times, you can’t tell me that it’s still a he said, she said going on in the courts. We really need to have this type of legislature be put in place to have more protection for those who are being wronged and stop having all this protection for the criminals.
I am assuming that the couple were staying at a hotel why didn’t they leave all their valuables in the Hotel safe and why were they carrying so much cash they are not wise travelers you do not do that anywhere in the world you travel but still it does not let the crooks off the hook people need to use common sense when travelling. Tourist travelling in any country are always a target and are naïve to think their personal possessions or themselves are safe everywhere that’s why they should take precautions.
But why this island called Dominica has so many Anansi stories noh?
Because there are a lot of anansies on the island.
So you think it is the only island that has Anansi stories? These are true stories. Some are handled incorrectly including the cases of criminals/murderers. In this case you must blame those who are responsible and who should be held accountable. If not on earth, but God will hold them accountable for overall negligence.
Even from high up! How do you expect the guy on the street to be honest? Weh! Weh! Weh!
The ring was retrieved and was re-stolen in an office!
no way.but how,whoever know to put a hole in the bag?
I don’t know where the “hole in the bag” came from but it is incorrect. The box had been opened from the bottom and resealed with the same tape.
What a damn shame! Another black eye for Dominica!!!…..
its a crumbling third world country that has resorted to feeding on its own with no regard to its future. In 3 years Dominica will be the new Haiti…..even worse,
my comments seem to get delayed a bit…….hmmmm…..don’t like the truth.
normally a diligent person shipping items of value would state the items shipped and provide insurance for the shipment via fedex. If that wasn’t done either Fedex or the police department should reimburse the victim and end this tragedy. They should even be offered free hotel and flight back to Dominica as a concession and let the young thieves apologize to them. DA already lose face you should invest in getting it back.
All courier companies are NOT allowed to send jewelery through this system – whoever decided to send it and authorize it to be sent by FedEx is at fault – therefore Mr & Mrs Hyslop also should take responsibility for this instead of laying blame on Dominica. You get what you pay for.
Do not blame them. Are they not young people? They trusted the police that their items would be returned in full. Thinking of this the wedding ring should not have been left behind. Never heard of such a case.
I reside in Toronto. One day when I have time and meet a police who, hopefully, will have time to listen to me, I will enquire about this and other strange happenings which I read on DNO. I may telephone but I have to make time for that. It would be interesting to hear their views.
And you needed to heap more bad publicity on to Batibou Beach ..why?
ok dumb dumb..smdh
Stop robbing people there, the persons around the area robbing people bought the name upon the area not no one else…..
Dumb huh??? well…one of the best beaches on the island gets another dose of bad publicity because some fedex or policeman got greedy. Bearing in mind that every time that beaches’ reputation takes a hit it is ordinary Dominicans who suffer because of a downturn in tourist numbers though this kind of publicity… AllI am saying is ..why?
If it was fedexed,they would have had to state the items shipped.So the police did their part.blame fedex.
Bad business for Dominica. This Island is too small for all these crimes. Too much television watching got them chasing dreams.
I am a Dominican living abroad an sadden by what is going on at home. shame.