The Executive of the United Workers Party has expressed what it described as “very grave concerns” over the recent spate of murders in Dominica.
In a release on Tuesday, the UWP said it is also concerned as well about “the general rise in violent crimes which have been committed across the island within the first six months of this year.”
“While not wanting to apportion blame, this untenable situation has made it extremely necessary to determine where the true causes for that increase lie,” the statement said.
The statement added, “Could this be because of a number of reasons not least among them being:-
1. Weak and ineffective policing
2. Inadequate prosecution services
3. Inadequate forensic capability and or capacity
4. Unemployment and or underemployment
5. A general poor leadership example in adhering to the Rule of Law”
“This situation has significantly affected and is negatively impacting the sense of security of every citizen and visitor in Dominica,” the UWP said. “The Executive questions whether there exists a Policing Plan that is being implemented, which drives the daily operations of the Commonwealth of Dominica Police; if such a Plan does not exist then why not.”
The party is now calling on the government to address the matter urgently.
“In light of the seriousness of the situation, the UWP calls on the Roosevelt Skerrit Led Administration to urgently address the issue, with a view to reinstating the confidence of citizens and that of investors in the economy in their personal and National security,” the statement said.
A total of 13 homicides has been reported on the island so for 2017.
The latest is the death of Glen Alphonse, who was shot and killed in a bus in Eggleston on Wednesday, July 5.
The police are presently seeking two men who they think can assist in their investigations into the matter.
Concerned???????? Like really???????? Gravity was concerned about his fellow Parros to wi.
The same UWP who thinks it’s okay to risk the lives of others by blocking main roads and pelting stones at law enforcement officers, media personnel and ordinary citizens? Unbelievable!
OH stop with the nonsense propaganda! This attempt to make protests (Like ALL people in democracies do) look like a violent incident has already been debunked. 13 people killed, many of them by madmen or no one knows who, and you compare that to a protest and road blocking? How many people died at any darn protest?! This is why the country keeps getting worse…you all are afraid to address the REAL problems even when it is MURDER and just continue to focus on minor things!
You are obviously not an educated person If you don’t know the difference between simple small word like a protest and a riot. I suggest you get hooked on phonics
non sense , any government thats there will have killing
Why can’t Lennox and the rest of his team admonish their supporters who use social media to threaten and belittle those who disagree with them? The murders are unfortunate and a bad look, but these double standards are unacceptable.
Lennox and his team should admonish their supporters, while Skerrit himself gets on political platforms ENOURAGING his supporters to engage in name calling? When they boycott people’s busineses? When they haul any and every one to court or get them fired for disagreeing with them? Stop the heightened hypocrisy….rather than say “politics or not lets solve these murders” your focus is on social media comments?! Grow up!
Wowww! So February 7th was what? A praise and worship festival man?
TO YOU MR.% when are you going to stop your stupidity. I am so sick tired of you I think you need to run for public service you would be a total failure.you are very ignorant frankly I dont think you are a true domimican.it is just pure ******* you does talk . BOY MASH TAN AND CHUPESS TAN.
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looking forward for me to stop exposing DLP CORRUPTION…….
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You really make it seem so easy wifh your presentation but I find this matter to be relly something which
I think I would never understand. It seems too complicated and very broad for me.
I am looking forward for your next post, I will try to
get the hang off it!
Unemployment? like really? so what about the countries that have a high rate of employment and crime rate is still so high….Weak and ineffective policing yea and u forgot to mention that inciting violence by the workers party leader is one of the course when u can go on the political Platform saying no police can stop us and stone the police so stop being hypocritic and talking about your all concern my foot…..What u all don’t realize Dominica can never remain the same the young generation now are different men hearts are becoming more evil day by day so there will always be crime .
How many of the 13 murders were related to UWP? NONE Not one. You guys seem to live in a special bubble. People are asking the government to address a rise in crime and you dismiss it be saying “there will always be crime”? So why bother with a police force or any semblance of governance altogether. You don’t have to support UWP to say that crime needs to be reduced.
But I get it…you must be so darn ASHAMED that the DLP not addressing it you feel the need to act like its not a problem! Keep accepting mediocrity. Everyone is telling the government they need to do better, but “yes” men and women like you will always excuse their incompetence!
The opposition is doing a great job. Hold on to the vise grip. Keep the candles burning father John.
Sorry Sorry Dominica. You won’t hear so you will feel! It was sexual abuse running rampant, even (or especially) the ministers and business men on board. Now that legislation has passed, we don’t get annual sex assault reports anymore.
Now is murder from all angles, in broad daylight, and citizens will again have to BEG and PLEAD their government to take action. The Government will blame the culprits and maybe even proclaim some of their murderers are “real men.” People will cheer until the next victim is their mammy or daddy or son or daughter. When it happens in front of a crowd, but no one sees nothing.
Apparently our “brain drain” — the export of our best and brightest has brought us to this point. We only had 10 murders ALL YEAR in 2016, Halfway thru 2017 and we already reach 13. Why aren’t we asking the police force what will be done to reduce crime? DO we need more police? More investigators? Better training? WHat? Silence from the gov’t as usual!
UWP to happy for that to have another excuse to try and blame the government for it. I personally think UWP is more responsible for all this increase in crime and all the negative things happening in the country. I feel like a fortune teller. I predicted all this and more would happen. Worst is yet to come. Uwp cannot be on radio and else where every day preaching violence and negativity and not expect it to affect especially the youth in negative ways. They are destroying the minds of the youth. We can see how a lot of people are so ignorant and violent now. And Uwp knows damn well that is what they are trying to achieve. Creat disturbance in the country. They cannot beat Labour at the polls so they try to just creat problems and stop anything good from happening in the country. Typical of Uwp’s selfish people that are just interested in themselves and not the country.
@my 2 Cents
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What sort of negativity are they preaching/…Is it the UWP that told buffoons like you to go the cemetery when I am burying my loved ones and call me TRAITOR? Is it the UWP that said No Law not Even the Constitution will Prevent me From Being Nominated? You idiot must respect the constitution, so that our hopeless youths do the same1
Is it UWP that told the parliamentarian to allegedly enter our highest court, the parliament with HIS GUN?
Is it UWP that accused the leadership of UWP and DFP of a treasonous act? I am referring to when Skerrit said the stalled truck with speakers was used to overthrow his government? Have you heard of such level of evil and wickedness in any other Caribbean island?
Your eivil, vile, wicked and dangerous soul, its not UWP that is the cancer, it is the brutish DLP that you gather crumbs from.
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Why would the UWP question about law and order when the of the opposition Lenox Linton calls out the people to break the law, block roads and throw stones at the police. Are you guys for real with your double standards?
What you all men and women of the UWP executive have forgotten is::::::
From the time that Skerrit made his infamous “No Law not Even the Constitution can Prevent me from being Nominated”, this has dealt a serious blow on the minds of Dominicans who already had a criminal predilection. In fact some people use it as a precursor to committing criminal acts. He recently told his idiots to confront opposition people and even at the cemetery, go to their faces and call them TRAITOR..This came from the mouth of a Prime Minister.ARE YOU SURPRISED FOLKS? I am not!
No wonder allegations are rife that one of his Ministers had a GUN in Parliament? What was the purpose? Was this GUN licensed? How many other members of his team had guns too? Is this leadership?
This DLP is a terrible REGIME, arguably the worst regime in the Commonwealth, and is say so with no apology.
SKERRIT MUST GO
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Joking right?
Growing up in Portsmouth I attended a lot of movies played at the RBD Cinema, and I saw a lot of actors and actresses do strange things . Now to another matter: Remember the June 28 statement of Daniel Carbon about the US authorities investigating guns that arrived in a barrel shipped from the US? But y he made that speech no? Was he sending a message? I mean y he said US authorities sat in his office and he gave them all info he had nou? I mean y he even said the US would soon make an arrest nou? As a US citizen I know that’s not how US authorities opperate and I was even wondering if u think the US didn’t come to investigate the Aliereza Monfared matter, since he was a wanted criminal and was allowed to hide here. Now to the subject.U remember Gravity was charged for 3 murders after he was arrested for one? I hope tomorrow I don’t hear the deceased was the one the US was interested in and he had some info that would open a can of worms. Remember I have seen a lot of movies
No law no xonstitution can stop them from killing. Failed State period.
This is all gang related!
If these karwat are in a gang and the members are committing violent crimes, if the police really wants to put an end to gangs in Dominica, they have to arrest every member of the gang for any crime that a gang member commits because they are all accessories to each others crimes. if a man steal a chain, shot a person, rob a store, threaten a person… arrest every known gang member they are all accessories in connection with the rime and let them all have to prove their innocence for every single law any gang member breaks! Do that and you will see how fast violent and petty crime will stop in DA!
Put warrant out for and arrest every single member any time something happen, they will think twice before they pee pee and will understand the country and society does not fear them it is them that have to fear US!
Force them to police each other!
UWP is concerned about rise in crime and violence! The same UWP that is constantly calling for vilence in this country. The same UWP that was burning down Roseau and Salisbury. The same UWP that had supporters who tried to storm the Parliament. This pure hypocrisy, get real, not all Dominicans are gullible. UWP has failed this country and there is no way after the incident of February 7th 2017 that UWP will have any chance of winning any election in Dominica.
The opposition has failed the country? I thought any responsible citizen would hold those who GOVERNED for social breakdown? Are you really that partisan that such an obvious thing does not occur to you?
Burning-down Roseau and promoting violence does not help to resolve the issue of crime either.
When the UWP incite crime and violence by wanting to birm down Roseau and destroying certain places in Roseau. …destroying airport property…blocking and damaging the roads in Salisbury and fighting against the police what do you expect? You are telling our people that it is ok to kill each other. It’s ok to destroy the properties of non UWP supporters…it is okay to prevent the LAW ABIDING citizens from going about their daily business without fear of being attacked…. You the Executive need to remove the log in your eyes and also stop trying the blame game when you know that every one of tou are instigators.
You are referring DIRECTLY to the VICIOUS,WICKED and BRUTISH DLP.First of all Skerrit told the entire country and the world “No law not even the Constitution can stop him from being nominated”. This statement reduced our supreme law, THE CONSTITUTION TO NOTHING. He went on to tell numskulls like you to approach members of the opposition and call them TRAITOR! DID YOU DO IT?..The MONAFARED SAGA revealed to us who the real TRAITORS are. They are all well ensconced in the DLP.He Skerrit, said he knew who set fire to the telecommunication tower at Melvillehall. He said he had intelligence (a blatant lie) of UWP and DFP using a stalled truck with musical speakers to overthrow his government. He even sent for CARICOM investigators. Did you hear they laughed at him?
So Dominica is managed and led by a group of evil men and women, and GOOD people of the country need to expose them.
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Who see MISZER like me. Who work HARDER than me. Go to hell, go to hell, go to hell with the word UNEMPLOYMENT I’d would be gratefull if you replace it by the word LAZY, or LAZINESS. Pa seetuway VOLEUR, Pa couvert voleur.
People would have died in Roseau in February when the fire was set nothing was said, people would have died in Salisbury when people was stone nothing was said, all these would have caused death in the Island.
That is very interesting coming from a party that incite violence and hatred every day. They even had D Day, DAY OF DEATH.(2, 7, 7 ) Their leader has to pay legal fees for bad behavior. On face book, DNO and Q95 they attack Mothers, women and children nearly every day. Right now they are targeting the PM family especially his first son……Why…..because they are advocates of hatred, violence, resentment and wickedness. They are calling people who have not been convicted, criminals.
The innocent pays for the wicked. All those crimes are caused by the infestation of hate that the UWP are spreading like an epidemic. With their lies and propaganda…. UWP EPIDEMIC OF HATE. With an epidemic you never know who it will kill. ” THE POLICE CANNOT TELL US WHAT TO DO” was the slogan of D Day…..DAY OF DEATH, 2,7,7.
I thought you were smarter than that. You UWP’ers are always hitting on the government. We know why you made these comments. You act as if, as the PM he is doing nothing good for D/ca. It eats your heart that Lennox Linton and yourselves tried everything to cause the PM to step down.
You would like to see your Party the ruling government. Therefore, you never miss an opportunity to criticize the PM and to cause nationals to turn against him and his Party.
You have shown you do not utilize the little common sense God gave you. You did not cultivate it and expand it. To blame the PM for these crimes/murders is unfair and wicked. This is due to your mentality.
Some D/cans who resided in other countries did not live a law abiding life. They were imprisoned in other countries and were deported. Some of them are the very ones who commit these crimes/murders.
Therefore, you and your gang, cease blaming the PM for these crimes. One day you will pay for this.
So you think if UWP was in power that your governing would be so effective, there would be no murders and violent crimes in Dominica? You are not serious.
Blaming the government for this? The PM did not pro-create them and made their minds. It is UWP that went about putting this in people’s heads, as your supporters. You overlook each person is an individual, possessing his/her own character and personality traits and that people are responsible for themselves. It is the manner in which they want to live their lives. Absolutely no one should blame the government for the sins/crimes of people.
Some of them may not have as much as completed elementary school.
Lack discipline; are unruly.
Too lazy to seek employment.
Love the leisure life.
Some, from youth, have been taking illegal drugs which dulled their senses and are unemployable.
Wicked of heart. Never follow what is good and do what is good.
Prefer a life of crime.
As the years progress, some got worst.
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So why are the Haitians who come to our shores finding and creating employment? Whatever happen to the “want it now” mentality pervading society? Whatever happened to the “breakdown of family.” Adam apportioned blame and ever since the blame game continues.
I am much appalled at how brazen those criminals are allowed to be. I will never stop talk about my experiences the last time I went to visit. when a person makes a report to the police and a whole week passes and no police officer comes to deal with your report what kind of confidence can the community have in the police. when I am told that if the police is told that there are young men smoking weed on the block then they come in droves then tell me how can one give the police any sort of good name? I am an officer working in another island and I know that the police cannot work without information from the public. The police cannot and shout not just be concerned about drug eradication and forget about the other offences being committed on the innocent in society. every report made by every member of society should be take seriously no matter how minor it is, that way you will get the community to build their confidence in the police officers.
Layba ka travay. The 15 homicides so far in 2017 is a sign of development. All is well. shut up UWP.
I am concerned, you are concerned, and they are concerned. Does it has anything to do with the beginning of February 7?, a container with guns and groceries, They were not meant for kiss you darling. Item 5, A policeman is responsible for 300 citizens each,can they be everywhere at the same time?. Take a leaf from the comment from “REAL”. And ignore comments from people who are programmed. Help us to help you.
Yes. Very troubling. O Dominica!
As long as Skerrit remains as Prime Minister, these evils will continue and as we are already seeing, they will only get worse! I know religious people will say we need to shot the country down and fast; but the truth of the matter is, unless the evil tree is uprooted we could pray and fast till Jesus returns and nothing will change.
A responsible opposition while apportioning blame, should and must put solutions on the table. I would much rather read a proposal that will point to solutions.
I am neither a uwp, DFP, or DLP but a concerned Dominican. I am greatly concerned with the level of crime in a small place like and what makes me even more concerned, is the fact that the government pays no mind to it, and in many cases they seem to be condoning it, in the name of politics. I mean how could a serious government that is concerned about national security, after being tipped by the US about a barrel of guns on a ship to Dominica, instead of allowing the culprit to clear it at customs so they could be arrested, they through their police running to take it from the port and they and their lawyers running on the radio with it as if to let the culprit (s) no that the US is involved? Instead of arresting someone, they allowed another barrel to come in and same result? This government is reckless and as a private citizens I feel they are doing more to encourage crime than to stop it
You want stop the increase in murders in Dominica, then, bring back the death penalty and the gallows and enforce it. Crime is a problem every where in the world. Crimes are big and on the increase in every city in America. The mayors cannot stop it, the governors cannot stop it. People are doing whatever their minds tell them to do on any given day, at anytime. The state I live in, last weekend there were 7 shootings in one of the cities. All died. Everybody goes to jail and are back out after serving 7 or 8 years. The punishment has to suit the crime. Bring back hanging and enforce it.
These concerns are understandable.
Every one of them is an absence of something. Instead of asking why this or why that we should be looking to see what is missing.
Just as darkness is an absence of light:
Hate is an absence of love.
Violence is an absence of charity.
Murder is an absence of kindness.
Anger is an absence of graciousness.
What is missing in the lives of men and women that would fill such an ugly void? It is not WHAT is missing because the lives of people are filled with things and stuff. We should be looking to see WHO is missing. It is JESUS CHRIST. He longs to come in. He wants to be your SAVIOR and FRIEND.
Believe that HE paid the penalty for your sins on he cross and rose again. Invite HIM into your heart.
At the heart*s door the Savior is standing,
At the heart*s door fast closed by sin.
At the heart*s door the Savior is knocking,
Oh, draw back the bolt and let Him in
Sincerely, Rev. Donald Hill.
What happen to laziness ,greed and drugs?
These things will always trouble some individuals, couples, families, and communities. They are part of the human condition. Even Christians face some of these challenges. But Christians have an advantage. Christ is with them to help. As they read the word of God and pray the Holy Spirit gives motivation that overrides the laziness, a contentment that overcomes the greed, and an exuberance that makes the drugs undesirable.
It does not all happen instantaneously. It begins when we receive Christ. It is part of our spiritual growth.
It is the fruit of the Spirit. It is HIS work in our lives.
Sincerely, Rev. Donald Hill.
They are what is called the proximate causes. You have to go even further to distal” causes. That is, ask yourself what causes increases in laziness, greed, and drug use? It is there you will find things like economic despair, the breakdown of national character, stress, and social alienation. And all these things have been shown related to the economic, political, and social climate created by a country’s political and thought leaders.
Come On UWP!! Is Dominica for all ah we? Why do we have to introduce politics in every event in Dominica. I think the issue is sufficiently serious when a country looses 0.02% of its population in six months as homicides. Come on UWP show some leadership and knock heads with the ruling party to put an end to this scourge on the Dominica populace. If the government fails to be cooperative, then come up with a workable strategy to arrest this disease of our community. After all we still need to sound your desire for Dominica to make it the best place to live, to work and to enjoy life. Surely, that dream can not be realised if we continue to lose 0.02% of our population in the first six months of the year. Just to clarify my maths Population of Dominica is 65,000; 13 murders since the beginning of 2017. (13/65000) x 100 = 0.02%.
Are you for real UWP? the 5 examples mentioned from your executive is very far from reality, apparently the UWP don’t seem to have their pulse on what is involved with MURDER PLUS.
Though it may not be related to the real crimes, their points are very good.
I agree with their statements, although i don’t agree with their existence and Labour’s…
They missed out on the greatest points of them all:
Dirty sleaz-bags who care nothing about the people they should be leading…
6) Leaders being selected by tenure and not capability
7) Old mentality bringing down new ideas or dis-allowing them.
The list can still go on…
Perhaps you should inform us all what the TRUE reasons are? It speaks volumes that the UWP is the only governmental body even issuing a concern about this increase in murders. Why aren’t those who are tasked with public safety issuing a statement, explaining to us the TRUE reasons, and what they are doing about it? We seem to be focusing on the “politics” as usual, and not the actual issues facing the nation! Even when our lives depend on it!
Bob, Wake up, the UWP is for real, so are the good and decent hard working people of Dominica..
Our country is in deep poverty, struggling to survive, a corrupt labour government, the biggest disease in Dominica to date. A very inexperienced, inept questionable Prime Minister who has failed us.
You failed youself so dont blame it on someone else. There is poverty in all country people sleep in boxes in NY come and see for youself.
Pm giving to much hand out not encouraging young people to work
@ Papa, above comments And what next do you think will happen? That young person will come into your home take your 56″TV and sell it for $20 Dollars is that what you want? You people should think first write later!
Perhaps the P.M. is helping the young people until work becomes available.
Companies that are hiring should be asking if a young person or student could do the job. How many employers are actually reaching out to the youth to help them get started
Some commentators seem to have foot and mouth disease.
You criticize the P.M. when he helps. If he did not help you would have something worse to say.
Sincerely, Rev. Donald Hill.
Once more, instead of providing solutions, UWP is asking questions just like the average Joe. The situation in Dominica is no different from any other in the Caribbean on a per capita basis. How do we punish criminals when they are protected by the community? Yeah, you all cried foul when Mwenga was shot, and only 32 commented on the alleged serial murders involving Gravity. You kept silent on the two arson murders in Campbell and want to imply governmental irresponsibility. You celebrated the appointment of a DUPP because of her kin and expect effective prosecution. But you don’t want her head.
Dear Mr. Warrington,
I am giving to U some thing that will either short U up or make U speak louder, U remember the FIRE of CHRISTMAS MORNING 2010 at St. AROMANT at the home of the EMMANUEL’S where they burn part of his house and his car, and saying that it’s himself who burn the house, a man came forward and testify saying he is the one who burn the house and the car, Your god’s and them said that he is mad so his statement is not CREDIBLE, but they accept the one from GRAVITY,
One thing I am saying one of those days JUSTICE will prevail, because PROVERBS chapter 15 and verse 3 said the EYES of the LORD ARE IN EVERY PLACE beholding the EVIL and the GOOD
So those scoundrels that have the AUTHORITY to do those things will certainly pay for it when the time is right, put that in UR. PIPE and SMOKE it, who LAUGH last LAUGH the BEST
@Winston Warrington….Can you reread the blame section of UWP posting….”a general poor leadership example in adhering to the rule of law”….#5. Is that not what ” the police cannot tell us what to do” advocates. The UWP has a record for actions to prevent the maintenance of law and order. The 13 killings have to be as a result of their prompting.
Better question, why should UWP or any political party have to ask questions or provide solutions when the chief of police, minister of security, and prime minister are the individuals being paid to address crime, and inform the public of what’s going on.
Perhaps the BIGGEST crime here is that individuals are too afraid or ignorant to question people responsible for certain activities on island. I suppose it will take some of these crimes hitting close to home before some people wake up, and demand better, regardless of political party!
Well done UWP Executive…
The crime problem is cause for concern.
Do we have a government? Other than TREATING and BRIBING,at election time,what are they concerned of?
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You are sick and need help.
UWP not to. Try to put blame o. Nothing or. Nobody just not to try that. We having our children in our homes well good and when they go out they follow bad. Boys so not to blame nobody
@Concern……. they are good at causing trouble then saying ….” It was’n me”
The Government needs a serious approach to solving and preventing crime. There must be a zero tolerance approach to crime and violence. Every sector of our society must be included in this fight yo get rid of this enemy in our society.
Just want the DLP to note that using a well known criminal to promote their campaign is not only bad news for blue but is bad news for Dominica.