The situation in Salisbury has turned uglier with stones and bottles being thrown.
Reporters and others had to run for cover.
A reporter on the scene told DNO that they had to exit the area because it has turned dangerous.
Presently there is a strong contingent of police officers on the scene.
The main road in the community was blocked on Monday morning but it has since been cleared.
No one in the community has spoken out on the cause of the blockage.
DNO will continue to follow this story and will publish information as it becomes available.
children who are sitting CXC need to make their way to school and police officers are slowing down traffic, today May 23. that is ugliness
the Grinch that say they should arrest uwp members… I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU..OH MY
Good job salisbury, great planing and execution. unlike the police who had a sick out and none of them was missed. YOU take action when its going to disrupt the majority of people. I’m sure if there was an emergency you would allow it to pass but students doing exams will have an extra day or two to study, they should thank you. They will do their exams at a later date. If the police welfare association was smart the would have a sick out tomorrow.
I stand i solidarity with the people of Salisbury, they have been patient and quiet for 17 years, it’s time to shake up things, and either you for us or against, if you for us stand with us, if you not, stay clear out of our way, and that’s not a UWP thing, but a Bawi thing
I SHALL BE IN TOWN protesting TOMORROW, ONCE Gods GRANTS ME LIFE…..Enough stealing of elections!!!! Stop trying to make illegality legality…CORRUPTED SOULS!
And nothing is wrong wen u protest in town or elsewhere. What is wrong is when u all prevent me from going about my business peacefully with all u politics rubbish.
You all behaving like a man who got rejected by his woman. She don’t want him she finish with him and he feels he has a right to be in her life and if he isn’t getting his way he destroy beat up burn even kill. Well dis is how I seeing Lennox and the UWP acting because Dominicans is showing them WE DONT WANT YOU ALL AT ALL.
We had a taste of u all for 4 1/2 years it still causing us pain. Y wud we want u all around us again? Especially with that kind of leadership.
When ever u see Lennox he always booway. He is always featured in some to destruction fight argument war like things.
Unlike PM wen u see him is smiles happiness constructive things people development.
This is really like BARABAS AND JESUS uno.
But the few political thugs that in bawi will limit by they going jail. Cus bawi better dan…
I JUST LOVE THE SLLISBURY PEOPLE!!!
Stand up people Dominica belongs to all of us!!! NOT just A FEW CORRUPTED SOULD ACTING AS IS Dominica was bequeathed to them!!!VIVA SALISBURY!!!!!!
I am calling on my DLP Government to arrest all of UWP Team Dominica by midnight tonight if they are involved in planning and executing this road block. it’s not like they will be missed in Parliament since they already plan to boycott in protests to the Amendments to the Election Act
This is an oxymoron. There is no such thing as a “Patriotic Labourite”
Here’s what Mark Twain says about patriotism: “Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.”
The Labour Party is a CULT. People blindly following a man without subjecting him to any kind of scrutiny
What a shame
If this was a serious protest action by Salisbury residents a state of emergency would have been declared out of fear in preparation for tomorrow’s parliamentary session!
Salisbury people bold enuff to tell de government in office and PM to go to hell and block de road in front of camera!!!
Based on the superb intelligence of the DLP Police squad……it would not surprise me if some Salisbury residents get search or harassed without a warrant!!
Salisbury people in court already…….no fear at all!!!!!!
Hey you know something?
I really wish I could be as outspoken as the days when I was not as enlightened and responsible as I am today!!
Silence is sometimes golden!
It’s a democratic Country so people are FREE to protest peacefully.
Blocking the only HIGHWAY between the 2 towns in DA and possibly putting others lives in Danger, ain’t PEACEFUL.
So the POLICE in our democracy is FREE to take immediate action using enough force to avoid protesters’ deaths.
i studied hard.very hard for my exams.Why do you guys have to do this ? why this day ? Do you expect us to vote you all after you treat us this way ? I am not for any party but it seems you guys have no common sense and then you say let common sense prevail. We students have a say too and this is too wrong !
yeah right a student behind the compter. gosit your hardback self down
What a bunch of crap, do you even know the meaning of a protest? its to upset status quo, no matter what time there is a protest, somebody ALWAYS get caught in the cross fire. In 1979, I was a little boy with TB at the hospital and there were no doctors or nurses and I had to be sendt home, weak and can’t walk, so stop complaing about an exam
I am tired of hearing people talk about church leaders are silent, people 95% of chuches today are businesses and you all should understand that! DAIC, THE COURT, BAR ASSOCIATION and all are bought, open you all eyes and see that this island is quickly becoming a little Venezuela and too late shall be our cry
Tomorrow the protesters have to pass by sea road block. Let me see what they will do and say
Those are soldiers, not police officers! Time for change, Dominicans!
That’s Just The Sign For World War 4!! And Let Me Tell You All Dominican’s Something Be Prepared….
UWP I can never vote for that waste of time party….
This is totally inconsiderate for others in the community and those of us in tourism. I had guesta from the south who wanted to go to the northern tourist sites. Guests from Salisbury who were taking the ferry snd had to drive north and through the center of the island. These people were angry and talking about how stupid the people were who blocked the road. People list wages today. Business lost money. How can this party be for the people? This is no way to change independent voters to your side. I sure won’t vote blue. I am purple taking it all in.
Station a special force there to handle matters in this community
WhY are you so foolish ? I guess it is Skerrit who is behind the stone – arming of the BAWI thugs and preventing them from unblocking the road? Well PM must be in charge of Salisbury . Why do you try to tilt the obvious truth ? KAMA IS NOT NICE. UWP will spend an eternity in opposition.
Skerit is too soft
Such a shame. I sure they doe even know what they block road for
will this be continuing till tomorrow? I want to know if I will be needing to buy pop corn.
. . . a movie dat man . .
We need a more of this in Dominica….why u want to change a law that is clear..
to hell with that evil regime, nothing dem do will bring prosperity to Dominica..
As their intent is evil just to win election and feed the people a few pennies….
i dislike and hate to my guts the DLP…
Jah whipped that evil regime pleaseeeeee…
U should be arrested. ..
When the road was blocked the last time Salisbury people gave reasons for the road block, now that the road is blocked again they say is not them and has no just reason for doing so. Is that a staged event? We have seen worst in Dominica and will continue to ssee for “his time” is short.
All those who only see Salisbury in one context as bad and law breakers, one day will be yours and then I guess you may understand.
Remember whatever goes up must come down, one day
Why some Dominicans so dam stupid, they sit down taking shit from Skerrit because he thinks that he is God.
He should stop with this nonsense, look at Antigua and St Lucia, the people are not afraid to speak and demonstrate . Dominicans wake up.
Hmm, I tought a few hours ago Salisbury people were being framed? Now they are busy pelting missiles at law enforcement and journalists?
What is the point of this Dominicans? Why can’t we be wise? Oh well…May the peace of Yeshua reign in my land!!
Come on man, be serious. Stones and bottles against high power rifles? Even the police in mighty U.S.A. would not turn out in camouflage heavily armed like that under these circumstances. These pictures going round the world Roosevelt!!
Dno saying what the want the road is still blocked. False news. I read dno and went to get dressed only to find road block. I dun with dno
Who feels it knows it, do your thing saulsbury
let it start.
there comes a time where the law breakers need to pay only in Dominica this can happen
You are so right, what about the law brakers engaging in money laundering and drug trafficking and hiding being the same law enforcement, what about the people in power who are engaging in criminal activities such as bribery and corruption and hide behind the lawyers and the law in Dominica, Shit need to start hitting the fan in this place.
Who are the law Breakers. Thats the question.
Only in Dominica?
Stop being stupid. Have u seen the news on Venezuela lately.
Assertive like the rod of Moses!
its happening in venezula and syria
Was Charles Angelo Savarin a law breaker in 1979? Was He ever held accountable for His actions? Is there anyone who can deny that He was the leader of the strike action? 47 days Children starved,patients at the Hospital were suffering severely.President Degasson had to flee to live in exile ,Prime Minister John was literally stoned out of Office.The Ayatollah as head of the CSA wanted 120% increase for Government Workers.He only got it after Hurricane David ravaged Dominica because OJ Seraphin was afraid that the Country would be shutdown again .Today Charlo is the sitting President .He was taken from the Cabinet of Skeritt where He served first as Minister of Labour and then Minister of Security.
While Minister of Labour the Government Workers were offered Zero Zero Zero increase in salary now He is the President same offer.What Hypocrisy
Charlo had the country behind him. you cannot put that with LL who has only Salisbury people behind him alone not even Marigot people he can get in a protest. The PM call for men to come and WORK and over 200 came. What that tell you, the country is behind the PM and two vex blues vex about that
Would it be possible that this is instigated by govt. paid agents provocateurs as a pretext for Skerrit to declare a state of emergency and ban all public gatherings for tomorrow when the Parliament sits to pass his unconstitutional laws? I would not put it past him!
I suspect that to eh.
stupes fool. The day will come soon when the lawlessness by the workers of Salisbury will stop. I hope when their house of fire and there children beating them to deaf, they will not call on the same police the and fire truck they stoning. They so dam stupid workers of salisbury. Ask a question why is only salisbury. You did it once for Government to fix roads, now roads fix and now distroying the main road. Carry on and see where it shall get you fools.
That make no sense. If red did it u must know. Is the blues that were preventing people from moving the debris. Think think
NO! It is not possible, what is possible is that you are trying to make an excuse because you know deep down that this is unwarranted. If you all were honestly protesting there would be no need to shift the blame or pretend. While you may be dafted by politics were have all our senses together and know stupid talk from sense and reality. Nevertheless good try, wheel and come again. “insert wink emoticon here”
No. Local hooligans from our village
This is exactly what I am thinking. This is a ruse in order to ban public gatherings so that the DLP can pass their authoritarian law without dissent or public protest ! What a ting !
thought the road was unblocked….smh