A 12-member family of Loubiere is now homeless after they were bulldozed out of their dwelling home on Monday.
Marvella St.Rose said a court decision was taken in her family’s absence and without any notification to evict her.
St. Rose has been a resident of the property for over 30 years, but the land was purchased by a woman of the same community some 12 years ago.
St. Rose believes the manner in which the matter was dealt with is questionable.
“We have been in court for years and this final decision was taken in our absence. This morning without any notification, a number of policemen, a bailiff and one backhoe came and broke down the house. Despite what anybody says they decided to break the house,” she said.
St. Rose is questioning the right of the law to barrage her family out of the house and damage everything that they own. “They could have told us that they were coming to do that. They never ask us to move. They have been battling with us in court for 17 years to have the lot given to Lewis. I don’t mind action is taken but we weren’t prepared for such a move. They didn’t give us a chance to move anything. I have a new born baby and not even the baby’s milk and bottle I was able to take,” she said.
St Rose say she has no idea where her family will sleep.
“They demolished everything … I also have a baby on the way … I just don’t know what to do. They placed everyone under the rain … that’s unfair,” she added.
@SERIOUSLY!: WELL SAID MY FRIEND
i rebuke all negative energy against this family…this family will rise,a door will open,things will wrk out,and justice will prevail….in the midst of pain and sorrow,happiness always comes along……
god is not a one man god,all this was written and had to come to pass….for those of u who dont know the history,and is just giving judgements,judge not,so dat u may not be judged…..there is a place for this family in heaven,which can never be demmolished,soo keep fighting for the earth that u have to leave and go,lets see how much of it u can carry with u…
@heaven: yes all of dem have the same father…i hope u know ur childrens dad
Just an update – for all of you supporting Ms St Rose. She and her family are still defying the law and continuing to shack up on the lady’s property. I guess you’ll will still say she right because she’s above the law.
@chance woman: wow! u forget to read that part. “give unto Ceasar’s what is Ceasar’s”
all joke aside i know we feel empathy for the family but truth be told she must have believed dat she can stay and no-one can put her out.
but the land has laws and how else would lewis get hold of the property. dats a DRASTIC move.
its painful but……………..
@Divine Intervention: not sure how much facts u have but common sense would tell anyone dat lady was warn several times by the court.
and one more fact. the children father finally decided to marry her and now she blessing the marriage with a last baby.
so dont be discouraged ms.st.rose. decisions have to be taken in life even if we like it or not. i believe dat one was to much for u to absorb.
but maybe if u had the finance an offer would be given to u to purchase.
maybe next u will be more bless because if all this is factual ur family will put together to help.
i really thought ur children were under the age of 18yrs. but dey are grown and i’m glad.
@Dominiquaisaletrange’: wow! very harsh words, judgmental and condemnation.
did u watch the news? she has grand children and one on the way. i was much relieved when i look at the news to see she had 3 grown sons and all 3 are employed.
your condemnation is not helping the lady and i think she is proud to have her children. i applaud her for having dem and caring for dem.
just because she was bulldozed off where she lived doesnt make her a BAD mother or woman.
what a SHAME!
Please if u cant say someting good about someone in da future keep it to urself. ur comment is more dan addressing the situation like da majority of others. ur attacking a WOMAN, who saw it fit in her condition to CARRY all her 11 children to term and not ABORT any.
HEARTS off to you ma.ROse.
your children are big and growing dey will HONOR you someday.
@observer: LOL! same difference, especially if it was raining. LOL! “alas, dere dey putting de lady things, at least wait for de rain to stop for her to take dem”
this i just a sad moment where someone had to take a drastic measure to get what is rightfully theirs and no matter how dey did besides placing dem in a house and den working on the property the reaction from mostly everyone would be the same.
but i guess lewis wants to build because time is pass quickly by dese days.
@Deborah Joseph: i agree to disagree. while it is inhumane which is very sad. Can u tell me at what point lewis would get this property if dis drastic measure wasnt takenll
did u read how long ms.rose is in court when she found out she was unfairly treated by not having the opportunity to purchase instead of lewis.
at one point the right owner must act. and trust me, there is no judge, magistrate, baliff or anyone would me so dumb, stupid to do such an act.
i believe there is alot more to this story ms.rose is letting us believe but anyone with common sense should know dat ms.rose i reluctant in giving up.
i feel dere pain but are they telling the TRUE STORY, ever wonder why the other side havent responded via media to there cry?
its not a difficult thing to understand. i guess in life one have to be tough. (for instance a grown man or lady still at dere parents house according to the calypso, if dere parents finally put dem out is the same reaction we’ll have.) “dat dey doing dere child, at least dey should give him/her a chance” but for how long we stand or sit giving chances.
@stop it.: hey whats your problem huh………maby she didn’t have right to stay on her land but you ignore the fact that they destroyed the wrong house.
They’d suppose to demolish miss st.rose’s house but they demolished her son house kayne and olny demolished some of her house.
miss st.rose can do more than sue and has all her rights to sue
Do you all know the number of times Ms Lewis has been to the Court house (even after Mr … has been served) and they claim he where? on cruise ship. Well now is time for all u to sail off. And doh go and cry for Skerrit, Child Fund or nobody. All you wickedness catching up. And all you Dominicans condoning evil and malicious will have all you comeuppance. Leave the lady land for her. Voleh.
This woman should be made to pay 18 years rent to Mrs Lewis. After depriving Mrs Lewis of her property for almost 18 years, she has the nerve to be coming with a pack of lies as to how she was forced off the land without being notified. She is the same woman who together with her sons ran after the bailiff with a cutlass and also the same woman who smashed locks which the bailiff in front of five policemen placed on the house and now she is saying that she had no previous notice. Mrs Lewis must be a saint to have waited so long to get her property after she paid for it and having her title of certificate. In fact after Mrs St Rose broke the locks in front of the policemen she should have been arrested.
Law abider
@Red Clinic: If I am not mistaken, the squatters law applies to crown land or state owned land. How the h3ll you expect to be living on my land and not want to live?
Furthermore, from what I know of the law (and that’s a little compared to her so called lawyer) if someone is staying on another’s land with permission,they are given first choice when the property becomes available for sale. In the event that the person cannot purchase the property then it is offered to others.
If however, you are living on the property illegally, then the person simply needs to inform you that the property is for sale and that they would like you to make the place vacant as soon as possible.
We all need to be objective before we jump on the band wagon and make certain statements. Miss St. Rose is keeping the truth from us. The law requires that she be notified and given time to get off the property. She would have also been told that should she refuse to vacate the property within a certain period of time, then strict action would be taken, and in that case she would be forcefully removed. The officer and the bailiff would have known that the order to vacate had been served before they went to remove her from the property.
While I feel for her and her family, no one should be wrong and strong.
Mrs. St. Rose you stated the case, prosecuted it and came to a final decision yourself. You (Mrs. St. Rose) said that you have been in court with Mrs. Lewis for the past 17 years and let me reiterate 17 years imagine you could have given birth to a child she could have grown up and have a baby who could have been at least five years within that 17 years and you did not have enough time to clear your stuff come on, get real. Now deal with the consequences move on and start teaching your children better values in life. IT IS NOT YOURS DO NOT TOUCH BECAUSE IT IS STEALING MY FRIEND.From today start teaching that to your children and learn from it.
@Deborah Joseph: How would you like that to happen to you? We just running our mouth without knowing the facts. We need to SHUT the f*** up. She wrong and she wrong thatz the fact. The court was right and it is justifiable. She had numerous warnings and she need to stop lying …
@Leandra Francis: There are always people running to the press saying one thing but what never gets out is the truth. The people know is the lady land. Is it fair to her that she pays for land and can’t have use of it? So right to bulldoze it- we need more actions like this- when people disobey the law. It is about time that people /squatters respect title holders and their property.
@Truthsay: You are so right truesay…lol…finally they get married – well congratulations – now get your own property
Mrs. St. Rose should be ashamed of herself. She knows very well that the property was not hers. The parties were involved in civil litigations and Mrs. St. Rose knows very well that the property belonged to Mrs. Lewis. Some people are just lawless and figure that if we run to the media then our actions will be justified.
Mrs. Lewis has her certificate of title and the people were served with notices to quit the land for a number of years- but as usual they decided to just sit on the land and have the owner pay a loan for land she cannot enjoy.
Mrs St. Rose needs to shut up and acknowledge the fact that she was aware that she had no rights to the land. The court made several orders which they chose to disobey. In the end this action had to be taken. She must tell the truth.
@Joyful: You are so naive… If only you knew that the bailiff and police waited for almost 3/4 hr after they asked them to take their things out. The authorities are not crazy and besides there is procedure that they must follow. Instead they all sat around inside, calling husband, calling marpin, matt in the morning, sat and every other support system they could think of. They thought it was business as usual. Bailiff come, they run him and continue their beautiful lives. This time they had a rude awakening and still trying to beef up a case. More power to Ms Lewis (beautiful princess!)
I EVEN TIRED READ COMMENTS. I SEE WE STILL HAVE SOME VERY CRAZY PEOPLE IN DOMINICA. IF I BUY A PIECE OF LAND, I WANT IT NOW. MY MONEY SPEND I WANT WHAT I BUY. NOT ONE OF YOU WILL GO TO ASTAPHANS, PAY FOR GROCERIES AND WAIT FOR A WEEK TO GET IT. YOU WANT IT NOW. GROCERIES IS HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. LAND IS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS!!!!! PEOPLE BOLD AND THINK THEY HAVE RIGHTS WHEN THEY DON’T. I COULD NEVER WAIT 17 YEARS FOR MY LAND. I DON’T KNOW HOW DE WOMAN REACH THER IF IS SQUAT OR HAND ME DOWN. THE FACT IS, IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE, THE PROPERTY DOES NOT BELONG TO YOU. YOU CANNOT ANCHOR AND DENY THE RIGHTFUL OWNER FOR 17 YEARS. YOU ARE SHOING YOUR CHILDREN A BAD EXAMPLE. GO WORK ON YOURSELF AND STOP BRINGING RIDICULOUS ARGUMENTS TO PEOPLE. SHAME ON YOU!!!
GOD,is great and he is forgiving so the ppl involved will be forgiven,
we on the outside dont no the facts ,we on the inside would not want this on us,the bible says do unto ur brother as u would like done unto u. dominica has laws ,but not all the laws are GOD FEARING as we say we are,the land owner may have been rediculed,cursed,and maybe even threatened,but if we are god fearing people as we say we would do beter.at least if it was anyone of us even if we were there for hundred of years,or we even went to jail for this land we would want to know that our things were put outside instead.the lady i believed was warned but the persons who can to demolish the home,the police ,the owner of the land,even the person on the backhoe,could have put or even throw the things out.people there is a GOD who is in charge.the good book says obey the law of the land ,and also DO UNTO SOMEONE WAT U WOULD HAVE DONE TO U.
THE POLICE WAS THERE THE THINGS COULD HAVE BEEN PUT OUTSIDE.OR EVEN THE CHILDREN STUFF.
if the familly had gone into the house and stayed there they woud be lifted out by the police or draged out ,so the police could throw the things out instead of mashing it up. these things just make satan get more ppl .
i know wat it is to be homeless or looking for a place and cant get to put ur house,he fredom party government sent bulldozer to brake our houses back in the day because we squat on govrnment land after not finding somewhere to go ,and the man driving the backhoe said this is crazy and he wont have this on his conscience and left if that man in this woman case had taken a stand and ask that the house be cleared it would be beter lets not make the wrong that this woman do put us closer to the devil.
Truthfull I am in total agreement with you.
I have a heart and do feel sorry for the lady, however, it seems to be the same old story over and over again.
I have a relation who is going through that same problem. The realtion land and house has been occupied even renovated his house without his knowledge and the said person are going about stating that they have bought the land , who have they bought the land from, where is their title of deeds. All these are being done because my relation is out off the island.
Personally, as a Dominican and residing overseas I tend to find that a lot of us tend to take what doesnot belong to us, and also wants to be very forceful. Action needs to be taken and the rightful owner needs to stand up and fight for what is rightfully theirs even if it leads to the court. Again, why should it lead to the court house when the occupant knows within their hearts of hearts it is not theirs. I cal this Bold Face.
Welcome to Gaza!
For your information Ms …. owned that land since 1992. Her case was in court against these people since then. Marva’s husband is a fisherman and is always overseas so the case took a long time to be heard. After the case was won by Ms Lewis the court gave them numerous occasions to move out and they did not. So finally after 18 years Ms … finally got her place back. Dont feel sorry for them…they had numerous opportunities to vacate and they always throw away the Court papers.Justice was finally served.
@Flabbergasted: Is this personal? WE can’t be this insensitive. regardless of the circumstances, the house should not have been destroyed with the belongings in it. At the end of the day, we still need to show love. Yes, some people behave indifferent but we cannot be like them. Maybe the story is missing more, or the woman is not truthful. However, we must have a heart. Don’t be cruel.
Regardless of whether all the details of the story is known. The court should have ordered that their belongings be placed outside, by the road or somewhere. But to bulldoze the house with everything that is a rather cruel move.
thats large family to be with out are home my heart go out the family.
Woman you are too bold face.Leave the person land and find somewhere else to live.You won’t many supporters on this one.!!
Though I feel kind of sorry for the family of 12 who is now homeless, I think it’s about time that those who like to live on other peoples’ properties and ignore eviction notice will learn. It’s a belief in Dominica that people can’t be forced out of a property that’s not theirs if they don’t want to even if they refuse to pay rent.
What a world we live in! People paying for property, other people even laying claim and refusing to move, telling the judge in his face he have poor judgement and doh want to move. They doh even have title. Well the judge show them who is boss. Ms St Rose (oh all u married now?) be truthful to yourself. Would u now like to buy property and then not be allowed to live on it!! Work hard for what you want nigger.
@sweet kat: Are you living on the a different planet. The court cannot order the demolishion of a house without notifying Ms. St. Rose. Anyone with a brain can see St. Rose lying and looking for sympathy with her baby on the way. Its unfair for the court to have incurred the additional cost to have a bulldozer go up der and mash up de house. Just because St. Rose was being a stubbon bitch.
you think they care about you and i no they don’t.so when the next election come run them all fake politican’s.
@Red Clinic: Thw facts…10 years if it is Governemnt land. In this case it was private land that was sold a long time ago. Wrong is wrong. St. Rose is wrong, she and her baby on the way. WRONG!
@Wise up: i agree St. Rose too Shellfish.
I happen to be directly involved in this case and know most of the facts.
The facts:
– The Court ruled in Ms. Lewis’s favour in 2007. On Feb 2007 the court ordered Ms. St. Rose to leave the property. That is 3 1/2 years ago.
– About 3 weeks ago Ms. St. Rose was approached by the bailiff who was instructed to take posession of the property, only to be runned away by she and her sons with a cutlace. Refusing to leave.
-The bailiff returned with 5 police men and put locks on the door. Ms.St. Rose cut the locks and continues leaving on the property.
– After 3 1/2 years to get an alternative place to stay the court had no choice and took a decision to demolish the house.
– Most of Ms. St. Roses children are big working people, 2 of her sons and her husband work on the cruise ship making tax free US dollars. Her other children leave in other caribbean islands like Antigua working. Some children in Roseau working. The majority of them are adult and have jobs…most of them good paying jobs.
– Since the house was demolished Ms. Lewis and her family are being freghtened.
– Ms. Lewis is a single parent with all her children still dependent on her.
As God is my witness these are the facts…not everything is as it seems. From the looks of it Ms. St. Rose may very well be in a better position that Ms. Lewis. Its irresponsible, malicious and sad that she is playing the role of the victim. The readers have common sense and can clearly tell that she is telling a 1 sided story. It would be sad to see Ms. St. Rose get “assistance” or a free hand out if housing is provided for her. She has hid behind the law long enough but today she has been EXPOSED!
man its obvious the lady is wrong to be on the property which is not hers,,,, causing the owner legal fees n alll yah yah she wrong,,,, but remember there are children involved and for the sake of them it should have been dealt with another way,,,, i remember once police came searching our dwelling place,,, they ramsacked e’re ting,,,, people by the road,,,, i was jus a lil boy in the early 90’s and i can still remember the sight of people watching n ur mom dere helplessly cant do any thing,,,, its embarrasing,,, this can have a negative effect on children already being raised in a poor environment,,, and not because we have job and going to work in suit n tie we should forget where we came from,,,, WHENEVER CHILDREN ARE INVOLVED AUTHORITIES HAVE TO TAKE CONSIDERATION AND MOVE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILDREN,,,, THEY ARE OWED THAT,,,, IT IS THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT,,,,, THE RIGHT OF THE BASIC NECESSITIES OF A CHILD TAKES PRECEDENCE B4 ANY OTHER
@767 police officers weere present! is not like someone just send catepilla nuh
17yrs! first of all disobedience of the law is punishable! only in dominica dem tings does happen weh. why is it some of us have to buy land and others allowed to squat? dat not right! birth control is readily available use it my people. Peace. chupsss why dat making news?
reviewing the news at dominicahe newsonline saddens me, headline gives one the view that it was a truly a mishap for a family of 12 when it really isnt because finally justice is served! i am a mother of 4 and i know what it is like to work for what u want in life. in the year 2010 why are we feeling sorry for a mother of ten who is without a job or house? public sympathy is notr an option in this situation!
@Truthfull: she was told to EVACUATE???? You got to be kidding me. If this lady refused to leave the premises then she should have been EVICTED. Please look up the meaning of these two words. You Dominican too like to RUN YOUR MOUTHS and don’t know the meaning of words. If she was EVICTED then that would be a much more civilized way to remove her.
@tash: If the tables were turned i would have gotten the heck out of the property. After all I knew the Land was not mine 17 years ago. I would also exercise some responsibility and ease up on the kid making. Especially if I know my situation with money is tight and I needed to get a place to stay. Remember I had 17 years of a free ride.
It’s such a shame. For some reason Dominicans just like to see each other get dragged in the gutter. They can’t wait to rejoice at their neighbor’s mishap. They have so much negative to say. What’s wrong with our society? Only in Dominica these kind of madness can happen. This lady needs to find herself a good lawyer if any, and start suing like crazy. I would not put this on my worst enemy. So wrong!
@ripley’s believe or not: I agree Ms. St. Rose looking for sympathy. She never acknowledged she was wrong. She failed to mention being warned several times to vacate the premises.
@Deborah Joseph: After 17 years of squating. After 17 years of being kept back and legal fees fighting for what you paid for. Dominican’s too malicious.
@observer: After 17 years…take her things and put it outside. You mad! De bulldozer should have drive on de rubble after to ensure all her wickedness was crushed.
@J. Williiams: Courtesy!…After 17 years! you gots to be kidding me. Can you imagine if Ms. Lewis was paying rent…money she could clearly use towards her morgage but she couldnt develop her property because Queen St. Rose and her royal court of 12 playing bad for property that was cleary not theres. Nonesense. Allu must stop that.
@heaven: Its amazing how Ms. St. Rose failed to mention the numerous times she was warned by the police and bailiff vacate the premises. Do you know that locks were put on the doors by authorities after repeted warnings to evacuate? Instead, Ms. St. Rose cut the locks and continued leaving on the property that Ms. Lewis paid for. The same property the court passed judgement in Ms. Lewis’s favour. Ms. St. Rose is NOT above the law. I think she was too bold and to forward to continue living in the house. Especially after battling for 17 years. Its unfortunate that her children and family had to expirience the harsh reality of life but how much more time you think she should have been given to find a place to stay? 1 month, 6 months, another year or 2 perhaps. I am sure she and her family will not be sleeping in the rain tonight. She thought she was above the law and was malicious enough used her children for sympathy and to delay the process. Disgusting!
@Dominiquaisaletrange’: why don’t you Shut T F P.
there is two sides to every story you know.
…and all I have to say is that is the most wicked thing I have witnessed…dem man come with the bulldozer yeah, fine….but atleast papa met, let the lady carry all her things out side and then demolish the house. you destroying the house and all the lady things, dem children tings man. making the lady even more impoverished than she is already.
and all them people that thinking is a good thing, shame on all you. y’all don’t know what is a home? its one of the basic necessities of life: food, clothing and SHELTER! now the lady homeless with all her children ( AND ALL OF HER CHILDREN IS WITH THE SAME MAN FOR ALL U INFORMATION!) It doesn’t matter how wrong she is or she isn’t, its just heartbreaking.
and is the rain they put dem, she doh lie at all. I was there seeing dem sad children standing up there in the drizzle watching the debris of their home.
@stop it.: all children have the same father…..stop judging
@legobeast: they did come out of the blue ok…..believe me i know. Mrs. St. Rose is speaking the truth. The matter was settled over the dispute for the land. Mrs. Lewis recently came back arguing for it and Mrs. St. Rose began to look for other residence. So it is not her fault at alll
@shatta: Shatta, i coming and open my clothes on your clothesline tomorrow, how you will like that? I have 5 cows and I going to tie them up on your lawn infront of your house, and i even going to open a little night-bar selling rum and cigarettes in de night, right in your yard, boldface i boldface so. Let me see what you can do nuh.
@tash: if the tables were turned, what would you do? Take my belongings and get off de lady land pronto. that’s what i would do.
@Red Clinic: “possession is nine-tenths of the law” that’s an old squatters belief….that only applies if the land belongs to the government or there is no clear owner. cannot squat on someone’s private property and expect them to just take it. nonesense!!! slave mentality…she had 18 years to look for somewhere else. if she had any ambition, she would have try to buy a piece of land cheap somewhere and all now so, she would have been well on her way to finish pay that mortgage. wrong and strong don’t work these days, lady.
Flabergasted;;; you seems to have much to say about the situation. Does it matter how children she have or she making. She is a grown woman and can make as much children as she please. On the matter I think that their should be some type of documentation given to her telling her she should leave and giving her an exact date to leave. Thank God its not America cause she would be a millionaire if that had happen. However the situation this is a family in need of help so before u guys blast them to the roof why don’t u all try to give a helping hand….
@Dominiquaisaletrange’:
u so sure the lady have 10 kids, assumptions.
@Fair Play: It doesn’t matter if the owner has rights to tear the place down or not. It’s called being courteous. The owner wouldn’t like it if it was done he/she. And even the police or whoever was in charge of tearing down the place should have taken the time to tell the people to get there out. Shame Shame Shame on them. They have families would they like it if it happened to one of their family memebers? NO. Do Unto Other’s As You Would Have Them Do Unto You. My prayers are with the family and trust me. All those involved will not have any good thing come to them.
OH MY GOD
THIS IS PURE BULL****
WELL IF THE GOVERNMENT CAN GIVE MARVLYN IN POINT MICHAEL A NEW HOUSE AND STUFF THEY BETTER GIVE THIS LADY A NEW FULLY FURNISHED HOME BEFORE SHE MAKES HER NEW BABY.
she neva hear of a condom? so u mean ur poor, no real home and u have 10 kids? and one on the way? Im worried about the kids I think they should be taken away from this irresponsible woman,… personally I would take the kids and torch the house while she looks on… what a shameless woman who has no consideration but for her self… use a condom mami it works
I think that the Judge should have sent in the court marshall too take of her stuffs of the House and put it by the road side, and i am pretty sure she would have found a place to go. but distroying her all her stuff that a no! no!. The court ant the Gvt should have handle the situation a little better than that. It seem like we living in don’t care country
Ah maguay saa
This is PATHETIC!!!!!! When I read and hear sad stories like this. It makes me ASHAME to be A DOMINICAN. Remember dominicans, the whole world read this website. could you imagine how they feel and think of you people? I am sorry it doesn’t matter what the circumstances, people should have a heart. this is so inhumane. I’m sorry.
@Flabbergasted: i agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i’m yet to believe dat is the case. i still believe she is angry the opportunity wasn’t given to her after all these years of squartting.
i would feel the same. but facts cannot be changed. the land was bought by someone else so she should move on with her life and find somewhere else.
it’s a sad situation which maybe all along lewis was the victim now ms. rose turn victim and because of the extent of the situation makes the whole poplulation feel empathy towards her which is natural in a case like this one.
i will keep you in my prayers… the baby and the baby on the way is her Grandbabies… so stop criticising stupes
This lady is just looking for sympathy. After 17 years in court she knew nothing about the land owner’s attempt to get she and her family out? Since I am aware of the facts, I say that she is a liar. When the matter went to court, on ocassions, her husband would say to the land owner that he is not leaving the property because he has to die there. She is about 40 years old and she is living on the land for over 30 years. That means that she and her husband were living there even before she was a teenager.
Tell here I say to take the land owner to court. They ignored their court appearances because they had no defence. Now she is looking forf symp[athy. Not even her son is talking the truth. Ask him to show the correct boundaries and that will establish his honesty. He knows that the boundary poles were moved. THE LAND OWNER HAS A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE FOR HER LAND
well! when i heard that news i smiled. I can imagine the amount of persons who think like you, but i’m yet to believe these persons were not notified. there’s noway under God sun in this island or anywhere that can happen.
so maybe we must wait on the other side of the story before we start feeling sorry or accusing de court. i’m no lawyer or judge but common sense will tell anyone that move is ridiculous.
LOL! i feel their pain but the lady must stop allowing persons to make fools of theirselves and speak the truth. or else if her story is TRUE she doesnt need to worry about where she will live or what she will eat. With a goo lawyer she will have a house build in no time and have enough to eat for the rest of her life with her large family.
Because trust me that is a easy and quick way of having money. these person will be sued.
only in dominica stuff like that happens….. With one kid already and another on the way the Gov’t is responsible for them esp if they have no home. In spite all the different stories about the lady knowing they were going to demolish there is nothing to justify them destroying all her belongings, and if they really wanted her gone there should be a govt agency set up to help families who need housing.. As i said only in dominica ish like that goes down and all the misinformed and uneducated folks making comments here about she’s “bold” etc com’n what would u do if the tables were turned..
i don’t believe it happened the way you said it did at all .you had too much time to leave but you prefer to stay so our fellow dominican will sympathize with you.. .you have a newborn baby and a baby on the way ?you were clearly over porpulating the persons property.(dominica is a paradise you will find other ways )
It should be my land, you will see if I would wait over 12 years????
That woman too bold!!! 12 years the owner trying to get her own property and you playing like it belongs to you. What you think? Is high time the law take a stand in Dominica. We moving to a higher level and people cannot squat on private property and still play bad. Good example….. Let the others be warned. We wont tolerate this anymore.
Some people to bold face. That’s a trend in Dominica these days. People have a bad habit of building on other people’s property and want to be wrong and strong. An example was made of the lady and it needs to be done to a few more times. Do you all who are pitying the lady have any idea how it feels to own land and not be able to move on that land because someone else believes they need it more than you? That’s a big problem in Dominica these days. I know cause I am in the same problem. Someone build on my land cause they want it more than me. The court takes forever to deal with these matters. I am looking forward to the day where I can Bulldoze some houses also.
We are mean Black people, yes, i do understand is Lewis land by all means she wanted it, but come on man that is wickedness and we should not judge but God have to give her what that coming for her. People this world is not ours, but yet we want to claim it, we met the land and the money, we met it all there so y play greedy. Am sure that Lewis person have a place to live, to sleep and to eat, we are not rich people but everyone struggles in life… that was mean of you to do you have no gutts, no heart, think about it, would you like someone to do that to you or even your family. WICKED WICKED WICKED woman with no heart, you will have that weighing down on your shoulders. I wonder if you have a heart. If i was related to that family you would have to repay me every living thing you destroy. SATAN GET THEE BEHIND.
That person do not have no heart.
This story makes no sense.
It would be interesting to hear the other side.
Only then can an unbiased comment be made.
@Out of South City: I think we need to get the true story before we start to curse people and play the blame game. First of all if I living on a plot of land and I know it does not belong to me, my priority would be to find my own property. Can you imagine after 12 years on some one’s property this lady is still not moving. I mean we like to criticize that state and our laws that we are not represented. Indeed there are many times that the law fails us. In this instant that person with the certificate of title in hand wins and that is the law!!!! If you have no papers for it it is not yours.
My lady I sympathize with you for your children sake, but you knew that the land did not belong to you. In light of that you should have made the right decision to protect your family.
You see, we Dominicans are too bold, we always like to be wrong and strong.
The government should do more of this, its not every time we see people with 10 kids etc we must say to leave them alone. What about the lady who pay for the land??? How you all know they didn’t give them notice to leave and they figure they not going anywhere??
How is it that this family has been living on the property for 30yrs and 12yrs ago this Lewis person bought the said property and they have been battling in court for 17yrs over the same?
Something is missing.
I do not think they can demolish her house and belonings without giving any form of notice.
A family of 12 and more on the way!
the is more to that story not in dominca the police would just do that ,lol give Dominica a chance we crying our country to much we still have some love in us.
… baby on the way? If the lady didn’t do that, she would never get
her property – someone of us too selfish
The bottom line is if someone lives on a property for so long they should have first debs on purchasing it from the owner. The law typically protects the squatter. I think she knew of the eviction but decided to stay since she had nowhere to go.
Also people should not comment on how many kids she has that has nothing o do with the issue, that’s personal.
@Flabbergasted:
Well said!!!
I couldn’t agree more
i bet is by the river there is nottoday they ask them ppl to move and if thats the spot huh the lady want her land to build so if she cannot remove them by word of mouth of the law she have todo something
You all should all be quite.. Let he is without sin cast the first stone.. Some of you talking about politics while others are judging.. Yes you are free to voice your opinions, but there is a manner in which things are done.. Whatever happened between this lady and the court none of us knows.. God is in control of our lives and he does everything for a reason.. So what will be will always be.. Have nothing else to say.. Time for judging is over..
Some of you don’t even know circumstances, how could they just go and bulldoze the lady house. The woman was informed of the Court’s decision, she is just looking for sympathy. Another child on the way? This woman is wicked.
Some people are too rude. They deserve to be in the rain.
I do not beleive this lady story. She could have gone to the Red Clinic for assistance when notice was given to her. Is bad she bad. It is true when one dies one do not go with the land but at the same time you cannot let people do what they want with you.
I blame the owner who sold the land in thr first place. By law (stand to b corrected) the law if the land was to be sold Ms St.Rose should have gotten first preference, she already had over 15 years living on the land unless if she was paying rent of some sort. Its rough id get a lawyer and see how i could be compensated for my loss.
concious you a the slave master so why dont you come out of the past and get with the present i think you need the whipping and some compassion and some understanding or just keep your stupid thinking to yourself….sti\upes
@Flabbergasted:
You voiced my opinion perfectly! We Dominicans are too gullible and quick to swallow a sad story without thinking it through. The property was not hers and she knew it wasn’t hers so all these years she couldn’t find a solution to her problem? And to make matters worst she’s still making children! I mean come on people, get your life in order before you bring a ‘patchay’ innocent lives into the world to suffer!
There is no way I will agree to destroying all of the person’s belongings. I family of 12, living on Somebody’s land already speaks clearly to poverty!! Should I conclude that the police, bailiff and land owner took advantage of this poor Dominican family??
Y though would someone sell land and not inform the persons living on it? 30-12=18. She was living in that house, on that land for 18 yrs!!! The land should not be sold!!! She is squatting for 18 yrs…and what saith the law? If you squat for 10 years, on a particular area, and within that 10yrs no one reclaimed the land or u were not evicted, then the land automatically becomes yours!!!
And even if she was asked to move several times, y destroy all her things? This is cold and evil!!
Now, I see she didn’t get assistance from the Red Clinic!?
Can any of you imagine you purchased a property and for 12 years you trying to get someone off it. I would have burn down the house lone time. Our laws encourage bad behavior. I hope the woman make a pile and burn everything after breaking the house down.
i sure is labour she vote. so them labourites is
I am a bit familiar with the court system and I find it hard to believe that they had no prior warnings. I feel that the people were wrong and still strong. While it is unfortunate that a family is left homeless, 18 years is a long time to be in a court battle and not have a clue of the outcome. If they have been to court several times as was said, then they would have some clue as to how the proceedings would turn out. If the woman is within her rights then they should have been off the property. Everybody who is entitled to their land wants their land for their use. The bailiffs at the court are used to that type of work and I am sure that an order to vacate was served. Also I agree with the comment that the lawyer should have been more responsible.
but that woman too bold she even making more children to put in the house why she did not go looking for a place instead of making another child
all you had to do was live we Dominica’s head to hard time is time and time was up but then think of it DAT lady black hearted
i would break down the house myself. people to bold.
I don’t believe the court made a decision in her absence and she was not notified. First of all, when a court date is set, the court informs all parties involved of the date for the hearing thru their respective lawyers or representatives and it is up to the clients to inform the court as to whether they can make the date or not. If they can’t more times than not a new date is given. According to Ms. St. Rose claims that the decision was taken in her absence – that can be done if you were given multiple notices to appear in court and kept asking for new dates and also if you were asked to appear and didn’t and the court felt that the matter had been dragging on for too long. The judge does not need your permission to make a decision. Besides, why would you want to fight someone in a court of law for their land that was purchased through property channels and in the proper way? I mean you shouldn’t even mention that. The minute the property was sold you should have started looking for a new place. Furthermore, the police and baliff do not just appear and break down houses. You were notifiied, I am sure. You just chose to not take action.
The problem with us Dominicans we always want to be wrong and strong. We do not educate ourselves in the law and listen to “they say” and “I hear” and go by that. By the way, what are you doing having a baby and being pregnant again? It is always those in the worse predicaments that still putting themselves in a pit hole. You need to stop having kids until you know where you are going to put them and how you are going to take care of them.
i believe this lady is keeping the truth from us. i don’t believe the police would just do that. he must have given her the opportunity to remove her things, but she playing bad may have refused to do that hoping that they would not do anything… i don’t buy her story at all. but this lady not easy. u fighting someone for 17 years for their own property. god that punishing her thats y she homeless. i can’t believe people that bold. what she should have done is like for a place to stay instead of fighting the lady in court for her own property. how u expect to win somebody in a case like that. the person pay their money for their property and now she want her place to do her business.
she should have thought it through. what she can do now is find her children fathers. 12 of them i wonder if is the same father for all. she need to start getting child support to build her house.
@conscious: Are you retarded? Number 1. She has resided on the land for 30 years and by Dominica squatters law…. The land should be hers after 10 years (subject for correction). Number 2. Even if she was in the wrong, the courts decision must be carried out professional manner. The woman had to made aware of the courts decision before hand and at least be given 3 months notice to vacate the premises before a backhoe shows up to demolish her property. I mean she was not even given the chance to remove her belongings from the house. ARE YOU SERIOUS? CHECK YOUR CONSCIENCE!!!! Is people like you that will go church every Sunday thinking it will help you reach somewhere. Conscious my black ass….
Sad.. thats alot of family members to move no wonder u couldnt so easily. But alas u here of these things happening in rural China but dca man? Government will donate a house soon man they’ve got them all over empty still some of them.
@conscious: she might have been wrong for being in a house on a property that did not belong to her. but why should a family with a baby be left out in the rain, now possibly on the account of the state.
something makes no sense.why would they just come out of the blue and mash down ure house.you not telling us something miss st rose.it’s unfortunate but please tell us the truth.
conscious shut .. up ,i hate people not showing love to others ,wat they did was wrong .i believe they could have paid parros to carry de woman things outside then hve d woman compensate them ,by court action,but u cant destroy them people belongings ,wheres the love ,f.. man
i still think that the way they was treated was bad they should have allowed them to take their belonges it was not the property of miss lewis so they should have given them at least 24 hrs to move and if they didn’t then action should have been taken that was un fair misss lewis u should have a heart i know you were angry after all that years in court but she is a human being just like you. shame on you miss lewis where is your heart under your foot?
I think from the time the lady bought the land you should have moved because it was never yours in the first place. You cannot be wrong and strong. Your lawyers should have advised you to move instead of taking your money and wasting it going to court. But the police and who ever came to bulldoze the house should have given you notice they were coming in order to salvage what you had in your house.
This is so outrageous, ridiculous and insane that this family was not notified before the demolition took place. Inspite of her being in court for seventeen years over the property she has a right to be notified of an eviction. Where in the world do such things occur? Again, she is pregnant and has a small child. How unconscionable!!!!!!!!!! I really can’t comprehend the things that occur in Dominica these days. That’s a shame to the highest degree.
You said Miss Deborah Lewis bought the land some (12) years ago. Why should she have to battle you in court for her property for that long? I think you still have the slave mentality where you are in need of a whip on your back. Twelve years of taking a lashing of the whip and cannot comprehend what was going on by law. A stricter method was used. Stop weeping no one hit you; you did not know how to stop yourself from hitting yourself. Someone stopped you, say thanks God. AS A MATTER OF FACT TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR BILLS AND SEE HOW MUCH MONEY WAS WASTED.