Christmas Message: Hon. Joshua Francis

Joshua Francis
Joshua Francis – Parl Rep, Roseau South Constituency

On behalf of my wife, and the Roseau South Constituency, I am happy to register our inmost greetings and best wishes to all those who are celebrating Christmas.

We join with every Dominican in recognizing the sense of renewed hope and comfort. For Christians, it is the fulfillment of biblical prophecies and the reaffirmation of God’s great love for all of us.

Like other Christmas seasons, we celebrate the birth of Christ with prayer, feasting, and great cheerfulness. But, most of all we should experience the love and warmth generated by our belief in Christ our Lord and Savior.

We must use our faith to overcome misgivings resulting from economic hardship, emotional stress and all forms and types of challenges.

In this Christmas season, we should inspire to conquer through unrelenting hope as we share our sincere love and compassion.

Let us therefore place smiles on the faces of our children, peace and comfort in the hearts of our senior citizens, and hope into the eyes of everyone. We wish you a new year with success, good health and blessings.

My wife and I ask you to join us in prayers to continue to pray for a better Dominica, a place to stand on the shoulders of God and to enjoy peace and kindness towards each other.

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51 Comments

  1. mine
    December 29, 2015

    WOW why all these negativity he sent greetings to his constituency it did not sent it as Leader of UWP let peace rest. The way it sound it seems like there is war between Lenox and Francis one day the truth will reveal.

    • PoKeSa
      December 30, 2015

      The concern supporters of UWP (Team D/ca) quickly developing is the Honourable Jousha Francis is increasingly exhibiting a lack of cohesiveness – there just seems the be cracks showing up that he is not well integrated. Parts of the whole being seems not to be working or fitting together well. His recent actions are odd and failed to pitch in with everything UWP (Team D/ca) – some are quickly having their doubts in him, even turning to saying that he is playing a role contrary to his real character with which contact is quickly becoming dangerous.

      I wouldn’t go as far with my observation in such a conclusion because I believe Hon Francis is a highly talented individual and a bright spark in UWP, and really the future but he just need to play to a game plan very well if UWP is to oust the corrupt UWP regime from office.

  2. Tjebe Fort
    December 28, 2015

    Joshua Francis is not Loreen Bannis-Roberts.

  3. Megso
    December 28, 2015

    Joshua all the way, our next PM……..Linton please take a backseat.

  4. December 28, 2015

    Where is the Freedom Party? Are they still a party? or are they waiting for a month before the next GeneralElection to show up? We will not stand for that!

  5. too late
    December 28, 2015

    i will not even read what the deputy has to say. I am a team player and support Hon Mr. Linton. If Joshua wants to be a leader tell him form his own party or he can join freedom.

    • Dominican
      December 28, 2015

      Are you so scared?!? You afraid to read and feel the shame when you remember what Linton wrote? Ok, cool

  6. Me
    December 28, 2015

    Of course labourites love Joshua. That is why they deserted the DLP in droves and voted for him instead of Ambrose George. But try as he may, Roosevelt Skerrit can not lay his hands on him and lead him into his camp.

  7. PoKeSa
    December 28, 2015

    Your Christmas message is much appreciated and thanks Honourable!

    However, you must be more calculative in your approach and behaviour towards building and maintaining a cohesive UWP force, during 2016 and beyond. The reason for my observation, like so many Dominicans, is your actions during the build up of the 2014 general elections. You were highly visible on the Political scene, vocal on many issues – even co-hosting your own Radio programme and playing to a well-choreographed game plan, exhibiting a spirit of togetherness and doing what you needed to do to strive for a common goal. Your heroic achievement of ousting Mr George and winning Roseau South is quickly showing a new you. Objective achieved and being made Deputy Leader of the UWP seems to add a new and negative impetus to your Political goal in life.

    Out of the window it seem to have gone, the person in you who prior to the 2014 General Election put aside your personal goals and worked well with others / the Party.

  8. Me
    December 27, 2015

    You are most welcome my new leader and soon to be PM of Dominica. Tell LL step aside and learn from the real deal

    • %
      December 27, 2015

      So you have finally decided to leave the corrupt Labour party?Good move.Honourable Linton and the capable team welcome all!!

      • Dominican
        December 28, 2015

        I will move when Sikiri is the leader and plenty will move with me its UWP only change so work on that

    • Me
      December 28, 2015

      I did not write this. Thank you. Me!

      • Dominican
        December 28, 2015

        Hahahah let me see you go all around DNO crying “I did not write this” I am sure ME is not even bothered by you but I am going to write all over using “ME” let me see you follow and apologize heehee go outside and play, get a life.

  9. December 26, 2015

    Thanks Sir..You more likely to be a better leader.I wish you could be our leader in the future .

  10. Lol
    December 26, 2015

    Who is the leader of the UWP, just asking.

    • %
      December 27, 2015

      Honourable Linton is leader of the opposition.However Joshua is the Labourites leader of the opposition!

  11. too late
    December 26, 2015

    Dear Sir,

    Merry Christmas but the hon lennox linton has already written on behalf of the party, there is no need for the deputy to write.

    • Me
      December 27, 2015

      that’s just your opinion, what you fraid? :mrgreen:

    • giving
      December 28, 2015

      please read the man message, he said on behalf of his wife and family he did not on behalf of the UWP party or leader. the man his pal rep so he has all the rights to wish his people well, and by the way his message is a real Christmas message and not the one of the opposition leader.

      • Dominican
        December 28, 2015

        who is the dictator now? even want to tell the man what to do

    • Me
      December 28, 2015

      That is my opinion also and I am not afraid.

      • Dominican
        December 28, 2015

        Me you talking to yourself now? Do you suffer from split personality? Here I was thinking there were two ME but it seems they are all you heehee thanks for the laughs today

  12. Viewsexpressed
    December 26, 2015

    Thanks Joshua, well received, well appreciated

  13. December 26, 2015

    And to you to sir. You know i can see a future for you but not whilst that idiot of your leader is the leader of UWP.pGod bless you and the rest of Dominica.
    Be man enough to admitvtge good and bad of the LP

    • %
      December 27, 2015

      Relax bro….Honourable Linton is the one who will clean bowl Skerrit!,And the DLP that hasade you this begging man, will be languishing in opposition.

  14. Faceup
    December 26, 2015

    You know something bro , you would be a better opposition leader than Linton…Merry Christmas☺

  15. james
    December 26, 2015

    Man you should be the leader of the opposition not Linton

    • %
      December 27, 2015

      He is already the Labour Party LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION.However honourable Linton is UWP,TEAM DOMINICA and Dominicas leader of the opposition.

      • Dominican
        December 28, 2015

        that’s why they in the yard

  16. vj
    December 26, 2015

    Nice! Exemplary parliamentarian! Season gretings to you and your family as well sir.

  17. KID ON THE BLOCK
    December 25, 2015

    Sir, your quality makes so much a difference than your Party Leader. Reading your Christmas message and that of the Leader of the Opposition, one has to think twice. It’s like Day and Night. Have you ever thought of talking to him for a moment?

    • @KID ON THE BLOCK December 25, 2015

      That is so true. Those two men are like day and night or light and darkness, it is hard to imagine how the two of them can work together.

    • %
      December 27, 2015

      Kid, there is hardly anyone who writes or speaks better than honourable Linton….Stop blogging when you are HIGH!

      • Dominican
        December 28, 2015

        Ye you right cuz they all afraid to plagiarize.

  18. December 25, 2015

    have loyalty sikiri we you are being looked at.

    • Me
      December 27, 2015

      Who cares? he is the real deal what you fraid? :mrgreen:

    • Me
      December 28, 2015

      Linton is the real deal, what are you afraid off?

  19. mine
    December 25, 2015

    Wonderful message. Merry Christmas to you and your family

  20. Lenpro
    December 25, 2015

    My man Josh. A Christmas message from a real full of compassion leader. How long will this party realize that Josh should be this party’s leader. Come guys.

  21. December 25, 2015

    It takes all sorts to make our World, thats why we call life. One offering hope, healing, and prayers. The other chanting down hope, prayers, and healing. But God loves them the same. Imagine? God may be a Democrat?.

  22. pydana
    December 25, 2015

    I notice you will soon push linton out. in the labour party the only person to give main greetings like 0n major holidays is skerrit no other party member could use the media let that, we don’t hear anything about them unless they are spoken too like a question asked to them,but you are out there. go for it if you want it and you can handle it go for it. honesty and no corruption that’s what we want in d/a not hungry for the opportunity to get mine.. the only thing that belongs to skerrit is his salary everything else belongs to the people.one day these corrupt people will understands what time it is.(NO WHERE TO RUN AFTER CORRUPTION).

  23. Dominican
    December 25, 2015

    This is a well written thoughtful message of encouragement and hope from the honorable parl. rep. The leader of the opposition on the other hand needs to understand that there’s a time and place for everything. Negativity should take the day off its Christmas Day. Workers really need to sort out the leadership of the party before next election because Lenox though he means well is not the right calibre leader for a party trying to regain control of the peoples’ government.

    • Sam
      December 27, 2015

      Yes qui ,because those suffering hardship in Dominica took the day off for Christmas.

    • %
      December 27, 2015

      Honourable
      Linton is by a long long,and very long way, the best that the party has.The second is probably Dr.Fontaine. I love Joshua more than any other Dominican, but he is only the Labourites leader of the opposition.He enjoys that!

  24. Family Guy!
    December 25, 2015

    Boss you doe tired work in isolation? Smh

  25. GOD NAR SLEEP
    December 25, 2015

    Now thats a letter. Very well done. You should’ve been Leader of Opposition. I don’t know what RUBBISH Lennox wrote on the other side but you’re a man of Peace , looks like you pray too , God will open your eyes.

  26. Thank you Sir! I understand what you have said here; and I know that it is all true. If we are going to call it Christmas–I as a saved Christian, through my new “birth encounter” since 17 years ago–understand that Jesus is for every minute of the day–not just one day of the year. Jesus’ birthday should be celebrated in the ones whom He has indwelt by the power of Holy Spirit–each of us has our special day.

    May we who dwell in Him, know this and to show what we know about Him, to those who surround us. Blessing for the year 2016

  27. %
    December 25, 2015

    From the time Honourable Francis threw Ambruise out twenty years of abandonment has been replaced with a year of high performance
    so much so, that sycophants and slaves
    of Skerrit are grovelling to him to come join the corruption on the other side.I find this , repulsive, insultive .WELL DONE JOSH!

    • Me
      December 27, 2015

      You don’t know the heart of man so careful you are not disappointed later. Only the knife knows the heart of the pumpkin, trust no man. On the other hand, UWP should take note that even Labourites loves Joshua. If you really want to win at all costs here it is work on that and swallow your pride

      • Emile Zapatos
        December 28, 2015

        Dominican wants to see and hear statesmen, not propagandist
        Everything has its due season so Francis is admired because that is the kind of politician we want and we need.
        Election and campaign is over. He gave the correct Christmas message from his family to his supporters. Good job.

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