A man was stabbed to death in Portsmouth the police have confirmed.
Police PRO, Inspector John Carbon, has identified the victim as 27-year-old Cloydy Rickie Benjamin of Chance, Portsmouth.
According to Carbon, Benjamin was stabbed in the chest during an altercation with another young man at Purple Turtle Beach at around 11:00 pm on Sunday.
He was transported to the Reginald Fitzroy Armour Hospital where he was pronounced dead by a District Medical Officer.
A coroner’s inquest has convened and a post mortem will follow.
A 17-year-old male of Portsmouth is in police custody and is being questioned in relation to the stabbing.
Hmmmm
Well check out the link below. Dominica is not exempt from anything, since cable/satellite tv and video games are what the youths are addicted to.
http://news.yahoo.com/wisconsin-stabbing-accused-girls-describe-internet-bogeyman-202516593.html
All these negative comments about the young man. Where you all on the beach, did you all see when the deceased guy and 3 other young men ganged up on the teenager? I think not get allu facts before speaking.
you know that is a false story u giving.
free the young man
so sad Rip
i going n miss my big bro so much .R.I.P cloydy
so sad
Real niggaz duz real tingz #situationmatters
free Chris
Anonymous “free Chris” ??????? HM
Sad to see what is happening to our youth. And their ages keep getting smaller!!
Our young men need good role models in their communities and in their life toinfluence their thoughts and actions in a positive manner ,starting with fathers.
Secondly..Where is the church when you need them in all this calamity?? Im sure if tommy Lee performed here they would be quick to come out and you would hear tjem saying its because of tommy lee and all that ishhh.. in not a tommy Lee fan but im just saying. #whereisthechurch #whereareourleader
Let us pray for both families. Prayer can ease the pain.
Let’s stay positive and be strong and dont be ridiculous about these stupid comments. First ports mouth plays a major role in the economy of Dominica. Second we all want to go to the us, and there’s a lot worst scenario than that. Unless we the ppl start putting things n structure in place so that we could better ourselves and young ones, we might just have to stay commenting on dno
This is sad. Another person was murdered, this time by a teenager. It was not with a gun.
If the teenager is still in school he should have been at home sleeping. Why did he stab the man? The law will handle him. I hope while in prison he will give his actions a good thought and make up his mind to change. May he be rehabilitated.
May God be with the family of the deceased and console them. May the soul of the deceased rest in peace.
people now is nt the time for that lets all lear from this example and strive for better.lets support both families lets continue to pray for them they are both hurting.cloudy a young hard working person a good father.we do not need to be ignorant we need to be more patient seek god more.walking away does not mean u is a fraid of the person all it means it u are wiser than the situation at hand.lets just continue to pray for our young people
I am so so sad that a young man lost his life just like that, have a young son which is going to grow up without him.
The ignorance I read in some comments, smh. First of all the crime didn’t just occur in Portsmouth but in Dominica so this whole which town has more or less crime comparison is stupid. Secondly no political party or minister can stop crime entirely or even create them, each individual is reponsible for his or her actions and how they decide to live their life. The Prime Minister or the opposition cannot send anyone to hell or heaven so each should watch themselves. And lastly somebody son got murdered and another mother ‘s son is a murderer both dominicans. Instead of making absurd statements,when you hear news like that,best you go pray for your family cause it could have been yours. RIP Cloudy.
This is one of the best comment , if not the best , because everyone must take responsibility for his or her actions , and such events like these happen everywhere . A sober and concerned person , would be thinking of solutions, solutions, during these troublesome times and avoid any animosity , give no place to target each other and to build more tension upon that which is already there . It’s a sad situation here
Gone are the days when disputes were settled amicably,.young folks these days settle their differences with guns and knives, it’s just sad… my condolences to the family and friends of the young man…. lord have mercy on this generation
everybody want,s to blame people for wat goes on in there life but nobody didn,t give him de knife to kill,,he do dat on his own,none of them not innocent .stop allu rubbish and allu silly comment,s allu have children and dey fighting with allu and allu still hiding in secret , doe blame no mother, were de father dat had to be his back boNE
Very sad ..Know Cloudy personally..very sad and unfortunate..may he rip and hope that the family finds strength to carry on.
its true old on the family prays and blessings will come on u all
its true old on the family prays and blessings will come on u all
Where de church? How come they don’t get involved? Tommy Lee was pounded like a ripe breadfruit in a mortar and pestle, he did not do any harm to you all. You f00ls (the clergy) don’t have any common sense, Morales or care for the nation. Where it matters most, you all turn your backs and refuse to address the real situation. Something is seriously WRONG with Dominica. This is a nation with many lost souls and all you guys talk about is Jesus and God, how is that helping the madness, is it getting better or worse? Make your own assessment.
Remember we are leaving in the last days all of us forget dat look for everybody to blame the time is at hand. Sarah is not to blame u have to walk a mile in somebody shoe, who feels it knows it , let’s pray for Sarah ,Chris n clody n all the rest who are affected by dat incident.
Bring Back Behanzin
this is where hanging comes in.da lil boy too dam abituary but somebody go out his lamp. his mother was sootiwaying him from birth.he have gun walking round town. now he stab d boy with scissors, cloydy has a son who doesn’t even know what is really going on as yet.emrica and the rest of the family stay strong.
Son*
Even tho we had our misunderstanding. The news of ur death at 12:05 this morning was really touching. Ur friends and family are in shock over ur killing. RIP Cloudy another young man gone. Senseless killing
Lord Help Us, and be merciful upon us Amen.
All who introduc that lifestyle in portsmouth either dead or they left possie and now the leave that type of lifestyle in them lil yute man head and have the town terrorized
Them Haition all where they go with there evil they bring the blight with them poor portsmouth
I know this young man wery well ,A very close friend
,I tried to get him out of the street ,many times,
HE asked me to try t help him find a job on severel occaisions ,
I sought one ,but i couldnt ,His uncle recently passed on ,he was on the street also and i was also trying to help him find a job ,
ITS so amazing ,the things that people say somtimes about thes guys ,how they doesnt want to work , THATS NOT ALWAYS THE CASE,BECAUSE I AM A WITNESS OF THESE TWO GUYS AND MANY OTHERS ON THE STREET IN PORTSMOUTH WHO ALWAYS KEEP ON ASKING ME TO HELP THEM FIND JOBS
i KNOW A NUMBER OF THEM HAVE BEEN LOOKING ,
i MEET THEM ALL OVER PICARD AND ELSEWHARE ,LOOKING FOR JOBS ,
i ALSO DIRECTED SOME OF THEM TO DIFFERENT JOB SITES ,WHICH I KNOW THEY HAVE TRIED ,BUT NOT SUCCEDEED
there is a problem in our land ,
too many young men on the street cannot find jobs ,
WE know there are thos who dont want tro work ,But not all,
Some of them, when they find work ,they do work with a willing heart ,
Also m
To those who thinks the mother is responsible ,
is not justice ,Im not saying she did her best , but as many of us ,she tried,some of us ,our sons and doughters as on the street also ,and that doesnt mean ,we are not trying,because we are
I feel very sorry for the family of both young men , They were both my friends,
PORTSMOUTH PORTSMOUTH PORTSMOUTH ,
DOMINICA DOMINICA DOMINICA,What is happening?
I sometimes ,Many times wonder ,
Is it sacrefices?and is it for power?
Is it impossible? THen why now?
Are you saying is development that is causing that ?
Then ,,Where is it? for sure ,i see poverty,
Wha do you see?
At 17, he should be in school, not heading to Stockfarm Prison. And Cloydy was a hardworker so I don’t know what you talking about.
@hmm If he was at school i think it would have been another student or a teacher at Lynhurst.
Rubbish statement that!!!!!!!!
huh!!! r u sure u got da right person..cus iknw da boy had his job working hard hmmmmm
That is pure crap about the job situation talk. The one who stabbed why didn’t he stay to complete his education at the PSS rather than being influence by the gang members, drug addicts etc. We all have a mindset of our own and the friends we tend to follow predicts what we become in the future.
hmmm i doe think u got the right person, cuz what u tlkin about dont mke sense!
We need to stop looking for excuses and persons to be blamed. Some if not all of those young men just have the mindset that violence is the answer to every situation. Opportunities are provided for them but they choose to follow other path. if they wanted a good life, they would have stayed in school and learn.
Stop blaming others for your problems. be responsible!
dat too long !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So in essence, you SUCK at finding people jobs? Wat you talking about here, eh?
Instead of saying this hurtful things about Sarah. Why not put her into the Lord arms . Ask him to take away her pain too. She is also a victim as well as Clody Family. What her son did is wrong but who are you to judge him, who are you to say what punishment he needs. As people of Portsmouth for once in all you life stop belittling people and pray for them. Every parent show their love differently. yes she had difficult time raising her son. But she tried. She Tried and she tried . We must learn to pray for each other and try to help each other. My sympathies goes out to the family of Clody also to his young son but still remember Sarah and her family are victims of this situation too. I pray for both families that god see them through this difficult situation. I pray that he comfort and show them that he is there, that they should call on him. He will hear you all pray .
Sarah hold strong.
The government needs to act now. How many more lives will go in vain due to senseless violence. Something drastic needs to be done.
what?
So if i decide to take someone life is because of the government?? upset u have a problem wiii a BBIIGG one to.. smh.
hypocites.Had the Tommy lee show taken place the organisers would have had no water to wash them.Two murders in a week in Portsmouth.Where are the protestors?
retarded comment
Lets not respond to a negative situation in a negative way, lets try and approach it as positive as possible, i mean while you guys are busy bashing Portsmouth at the end of it all is still Dominica when persons living abroad see the news they aren’t gonna say Portsmouth they’ll say DOMINICA. Rip Cloydy and i’d like to express my deepest condolences to his family, hold strong and remember God is always by your side. and to the stabber may God deal with you accordingly
why could the young man not exhale look how he find his self in jail
Rescue, please note that this 17 year old goes to school on the block in Portsmouth. He is a very hot tempered and a trouble maker
Is there a school on the block? Well he should be doing his home work then.i bet he had school projects to do
Jesus ? stop using the name of Jesus in vain try to get another name .Are you a Christian? shame
my deepest condolences goes out to the family of cloydy.
Some juveniles are faced with mental learning disorders where they are just incapable of learning. Might I submit that everyone was not born to be a doctor, lawyer or accountant and the list continues. In addition they might have been born into a less fortunate family, where parents even tend to get stress and place little to no focus on children. Now there is no one to steer them on the right path, then they are left to resort to the things that seems to be the quick way out of struggles which is DRUGS which inturn leads to the uncountable crimes, murders etc. Lets have a closer look at the picture please don’t look at it from one aspect.
I hate portsmouth
And your point is?? Tell me how this affects us? No? k. Cool
PORTSMOUTH HATE YOU TOO
Them Haition all where they go with there evil they bring the blight with them poor portsmouth
But look at the ages of the men involved nou? You mean a 27 year old murdered by a 17 year old? Papa met oh! Two very young men with a future ahead. In another country the 17 year old would be in bed sleeping so he could go to high school or college next day and the 27 year old would be sleeping so he could prepare for work next day. But here both lives are all but gone! What a shame! I know these type of things happen all over in the world but I am also old enough to know that this downward trend only began to happen here 10 years ago, and seems to be getting worse every month. While I will not blame anyone for this trend we have been witnessing, I bet you that if they were positives in terms of development , someone would be taking the credit. So take credit for the good but blame something else for the bad. This is Dominica today
in what world you living?????
You have that every where.
Rip
I believe that HANGING MURDERERS should be brought back. To many murders happening now with no real consequences behind it. Killing now has become like a game where people are slaughtered like animals and they walk the streets like innocents. HANG THEM I SAY. HANG THEM!!!
When something happen in Portsmouth every body has something negative to say about Portsmouth. It is not the Parl Rep or the Prime MInister that send them to kill and commit crime. What is the reason that a seventeen year old doing on the street at that time of the night and even to have a knife or any kind of weapon on him. Walking with a weapon is an intention to commit a crime. Why would one leave their house with a knife, a gun or a cutlass or what ever kind of weapon and to get in a confrontation and to kill someone.
Before we blog thiink of what we are writing before we cast blame. Unemployment is not justification for murder or committing a criime. And to those who are sayinmg that Portsmouth is the capital crime city in Dominica go and clean your backyard first. Examine yourself. The town of Portsmouth is not to be blame for those who want to commit or bend on committing crimes. Ian nor Skerritt did not say to the guy go and kill that person. Everyone is accountable for their actions. Stop putting politics into everything that is happening in Dominica.
that is so sad what is really going on with young teenagers. i am sure is some petty things they get between them. well then again the seventeen years old want to show who is boss.
At that time of night the seventh year old should be getting his books ready in his back pack to go to school today.but he replace pen and pencil with a knife.Guess he had his intentions.
Correction……..The seventeen years old…
A seventeen year old at that time of the night should be reviewing for his Paper Twos for CXC that are coming up this week! Satan finds work for idle hands!
Where are the pasters and the priest now. The can’t blame Tommy Lee and his lyrics. They and their government created monster do they have to deal with it. RIP young man.
But of course it is tommy lee and people like him. he does not have to be in DA for him to be an influence, or is that too complicated for you to comprehend?
The hypocrites them. what they doh call for gov;t to shut down purple turtle beach? or whatever other nonsense they can come up with?
so much negativity dripping from you.weh
you sound like a fool. your statement makes no sense.
why is the priest /pastors or government to be blamed for the young mans decision? at this time I wont even blame his parents because they may have done a good job raising him although at this time of the night he should have been at home. lets stop blaming someone else for every negative thing that happens and lets teach our young people to be responsible and sensible. there’s enough bad influence out there already don’t encourage it with foolish comments
If every person is so responsible for their own decisions then those so called Christians should not have a problem with tommy lee coming to Dominica to perform OR with a gay cruise ship docking on the island. THEY TOO HYPOCRITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why are these so called Christians and pastors etc not advocating for these kinds of things????
Allu too backwards in Dominica.
Big drama for gay cruise ship and Tommy lee but all the crime in the country you not hearing from dem.
SMH
It is amazing that people as you look to others to solve the woes of D/ca. You are a national resident I hope. What are you doing to at least help to rectify the problem? The blame also lies on you. You are not exempt.
accept my sympathy to the family and friends of Claudy and also to Sarah
Eh.. Earthquake, murders, theft, sexual misconduct, agricultural disease, it cannot be skerrit it must be Linton that causing all that afterall he is the incoming PM.
If found guilty I would really like this young man to spend quite a few years behind bars and then for him to bite off his mummy ears when she come to visit him. So Sad. RIP Cloydy.
I quite agree, sometimes our children take their own way, but sometimes the parents are directly responsible for the way their children turn out. C- E -PA -NEE- VOLEY- E-PAY-NEE- SUTEWEAR- Let him thnk about his actions.
I would shake ur big toe me dat….the evil we do will live with us…the hearts of men are desperately wicked….when god doing his work we must not question him revenge is the lords Repent she have to repent go on her knees for the sake of her children and go back ask forgiveness to whom she did wrong. Stop letting wrath fall on ur children
Well said Me Dat, I am witness to this parent by her actions encourage her son in his terrible behavior. Such a bright child yet he had to be thrown out from school all because of the treats he made to the teachers and staff and his parent failed to take the necessary actions to help her child get on the right path. Its an unfortunate incident, but this young man has to be held accountable with prison time.
Alas Portsmouth! Heavenly Father pleaseeeee put a hand on Portsmouth and deliver us
RIP PILOT
You will surely be missed.
i would jail the mother of the guy that stabb cloydy she has not played her role as a mother since that child is small he looks for trouble and instead of scolling him she would uphold him in these nonesense he needs to face his penalty like all other criminals
the mother should have a cell next to him, she planted a seed water it an watch it grow, now she is reaping the fruits of her lobour
Yutes open your eyes and see what possie is becomming
Should Portsmouth be renamed “Murder Capital of Dominica”?
Then you what would you name Wesley, Marigot, Woodfordhill, Grandbay? The list is even too long, you would spend all your life naming and renaming instead you should get work to do and be productive before you become a culprit or a victim remember idle minds…..
When last u heard of a murder in grandbay. i guess other places were jealous so we live it for all u.
Fool!
In Portsmouth, many of the teenagers (male) are just on the block morning to evening particularly 11:00pm. to early hours of the morning . Where are the parents. At 16 years Chris should have been in his bed . Again Single mother without a father figure in the home.
Our teenage boys think they are adults, but no. Some of them are very hot tempered. Most of them do not attend church; may it be Catholic, Christian Union, Methodist etc.
I wonder whether they do pray for guidance and perseverance. May the Soul of the Young guy R.I.P. Condolences to his Family.
What’s up with Portsmouth. Keep the hoodlums out. They will destroy the place. No wonder Roseau people don’t care to go there. You guys behave like animals. Douglas needs to get his town together before it’s too late.
Smh Violence is all over the place not just Portsmouth!!!! You even have guts to talk about Roseau where there is the same thing that happening stabbing, shooting, robbing come on man get a life and stop say those thing on Portsmouth, im not goin to be hypocrite yes there are hoodlums but take a walk around Roseau in the night with a gold chain n see how much hoodlum that will fly on you for it
And we dont need Roseau people to come here …okay!!! thank you have a nice day ..BYE
and u need to go check ur self fool
the comment of nothing more than a fool. dont turn this into something it is not.
Jah, please guide our nation as we face difficult and trying times. Grant strength to the deceased’ family, friends and acquaintances and may his soul RIP.
Assertive, NOT Agressive!
allu fellas beating race in possie to see who is the baddest man but allu so stupid we killing out our own selves in the town
stop calling peapple stupid are u a father i dont think so if u were u would not say that become a father fist then talk like a man who is father to child may god bless u with one then u will understand what is to be a father and stop calling peaple fouls
Sad for both families. Strength and courage.
Possie always making dominica news online .with people killing one another fo stupid reason
Could it be that is the only news DNO report on Possie? When the good things happen I don’t see it here or on Marpin
wehhh possie again
Portsmouth has turned into a red light district. What is going on is Portsmouth, is it unemployment, lack of developent? I want to know. You all are threatening the existence of Ross, continue on that path and you all shall see. Every time is something in Portsmouth
This has nothing to do with unemployment!!! some people violence just in their blood and nobody can change that, when someone has a certain habit it is only up to them to change it we cannot do nothing about that
to much of the money being spent is focused on places like roseau when the areas that do have the capability to bring the country more is being left to fight a battle on its own.
well its time to put the red light off am glad to know that the red light is to bright it need to change
thank u for seeing that so we can see where we are going…god bless us all…
Every monday???
Why are people so angry with each other what happen with a coff…….. here and there somebody must die after a confrontation very sad indeed.
was it that bad that you had to take some mother son life over what i ask you ,lord ????
Oh no, this time an innocent young man gets his death over petty nonsense.
Seems like violence alone that in some people’s mind these days smh i wonder what Cloydy do you so that was sooo bad that you had to stab him, i mean come on let peace flow in the place allu complaining about possie boring, possie doh have nothing to do the man just open a lil spot so people can enjoy themselves and that all doin???…And people please do not blame skerrit!!!!!
Skerrit say ‘no law no constitution can prevent him…” so the young people know that so they are following their leader. There is no law, no constitution in this country, so people are doing what they want. Their leader and government and supporters are doing what they want and there is no law to bring justice for the evil and corruption they are doing. People are lawless because they know they will soon be out on the streets again to do whatever they want to do.
RI P
too many dog walking around the place {dr thomas } do someting please
Is Dr. Thomas the animal control or sanitation officer, or a vet? Who is he and what is his position?
What happen to the days when two “cool pweh” would pass and then two minutes later everybody back as friends. One can’t go out anymore without having to look over their shoulders. When will the justice system start giving stiffer penalties to criminals. RIP young man whoever you are and to the family be strong.
Portsmouth again. Lord we need some serious prayers in this land.
You are right Ian, Portsmouth appears to be the place where all the action is. Birds of a feather flock together and devil competing with satan. Is the Possie clique that wants to control Dominica now? Evil will beget evil. May God help us.