EDITOR’S NOTE: Prominent hotelier, Gregor Nassief, has written to Opposition Leader, Lennox Linton, following his appearance on the much talked about CBS 60 Minutes television program. Below is the full letter.
Dear Lennox,
How could you go on a news program watched by over 12+ million American viewers and portray your island – our island – as a rogue nation selling passports “mail order” (suggesting you can buy a passport like you buy a pair of shoes on Amazon.com), and worst, suggesting that we are selling them to criminals?
How could you do this Lennox, to a country that depends on tourism as a major pillar of economic development, to a country that desperately needs investment in new projects to create jobs, to a country that was left so fragile after Tropical Storm Erika?
Whatever concerns you have about the Citizenship Program or the issuing of diplomatic passports, or any Government related practices or issues, why on earth would you fight that battle at the expense of your country’s reputation on the most successful television broadcast in history to millions and millions and millions of viewers, most of whom would never have heard of Dominica, all of whom now believe we are Criminal Enterprise. Does it make you proud? Accomplished? Man-on-the-moon kind of satisfaction?
As you are aware, the Citizenship By Investment program was started by Eugenia Charles in 1993 through an act of parliament and, to the best of my knowledge, has continued under every administration since then. There are over 100 such programs worldwide offered by 80 countries.
Are you suggesting that the program be shut down? Are you wanting to change the rules of the game? Are you asking for more information to be shared? Whatever it is you are fighting for, convince our people, convince the Government. I ask again, why oh why would you deliberately go outside of a Dominica context and beyond a Dominica platform knowing full well that you would so tarnish our image to potential visitors and investors and the world at large? Are the people of Dominica not wise enough, not educated enough, to make a decision for themselves on these matters? Why do you need to involve 12+ million American and international viewers in the discussion?
I have fought and continue to fight battles as well – for increased competitiveness of our investment framework, for improved operating parameters for the tourism sector, for a comprehensive response to vagrancy, for a more robust approach to tackling crime, for firmer enforcement of laws against litter, noise pollution and poor environmental practices, for a more open and tolerant society, and the list goes on. We as a country need to do better on all of these matters, but no matter what concerns I have about my country’s progress, I would never attempt to advance my own agenda at the expense of the country and I would never deliberately go onto a world stage and air what I consider to be my perception of our nation’s dirty laundry.
Why would you do this to Dominica?
I hope our CBI program, after being in existence for 23 years, survives this. Now, more than ever, our country needs it.
I hope Dominica recovers.
I fear you may not.
Gregor Nassief
Dominicans always seize to amaze me..I have never heard any LEADER OF A COUNTRY go on International TV and basically trash a country they want to rule. Tht is the reason I CAN THAT PARTY CAN NEVER GET MY VOTE..i not even voting. BUT If is that we have after Skeritt best he stay there.
EVERY other minister was defending their country reputation and the reputation of the program. LENNOX was the only person trashing his country and making it look like we are just hungry thieves that knowningly sell passport for terrorist. Why would you imply that to a country DONALD Trump is ruling..especially when y ou have no FACTS of money laundering..you have no paper trail to prove your treason comments.
These comments show that Dominicans continue to wear their ignorance as a badge of honor. I live in fear of what the future holds for this country. Disregard his opinion, but at least look at the facts people.
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Mr. Nassief is correct 100%, Mr.Linton if you need the PM’s seat you need to do sensible campaigning . Ministers from both sides portraying a lot of childish , petty attitude and that not doing any good for your country. Mr Linton you did go too far with this one but I guess to get the taste of power you will do anything it takes. The millions that listened to you can not vote in your elections those who can vote your speech might cause a set back in their lives.
Linton may not get Skerrits seat as long as the election process can be manipulated in his favor. Suffice it to say that’s the first leader in the free world who is afraid of debating his opponent. Isn’t that something else. You guys refer to Linton as a novice, a high school drop out, a guy without a degree and a nobody. A guy who is without experience and has little or limited knowledge yet still guys with so called doctorates are hiding behind all kinds of petty excuses avoiding at all ends a debate in which according to them would be the underdog. Yet still they avoid him at all cost lol. Isn’t that something else man!
Felt like I was reading something a 5 year old wrote. Lets face it.. With these kind of people running our country we are doomed!
Is this guy Gregor Nassief serious? he accuses Linton of appearing on CBS with a viewing membership of 12+ million and washing Dominica’s “dirty linen” in public and yet to defend the program he is prepared to have a one-on-one with Linton on Q95; what about CNN; BBC; FOX; ABC; NBC;Al Jazeera etc all big world stage networks. Your motives are clear sir keep the foolish more foolish.
Is it mere coincidence that the only “CITIZENS” speaking out in support of the CBI Program and the Government’s position are the ones that DIRECTLY benefit from the sale of our Nation’s Sovereignty? I can bet you that the biggest defender of a thief is the person that directly benefits from the exchange or sales of his/her stolen goods. Need I say more????
these haitian people get richer from Dominican commodity(passport), and they will obviously do anything in their power to maintain their status quo. I really hate what you all are doing
I have a very serious problem with the likes of Gregor. These are the same people who brought down Patrick for what they perceived as a dictator, the leader of a corruptive labor government. Today, they are in the bosom of Skeritt, the leader of a labor Government. I wondered who is worse, Patrick or Skeritt. What a difference some years can make.
Gregor what you and your gang don’t understand that without Linton little input to the program CBS already have all the details and information on Dominica and the Caribbean base when it come to the CBI program, so why the attach on Linton I just don’t understand you and others , Dominica have a problem why don’t you and your gang see how you can fix the program before Homeland USA shot you guys down . The program is around 25 years but have never reached to this state so Gregor get over yourself and thank God that their are very smart and well educated people in Dominica and will see that this situation is not about Linton it’s about you and all the other men/women that benefit so take responsible for misleading the public. Gregor a you up set because you maybe have a diplomatic passport where you go in and out of the island freely and you can carry anything without been checked .The rich gets richer and the poor gets poorer, poor people is speaking out.
it is very clear, they do not want Linton to be the opposition leader for the next election. they tried that already. Skerrit made it clear he hates Linton with a passion and now they trying to divide the opposition and make them chose a leader that is more malleable. Linton too tough for them but we need a man like that right now. He is our bulldog, our Churchill. next time I buy Lennox a big cigar to go with the bow tie, even though he does not smoke.
Mr Nassief you have to write that because right now is passport money that buying DCP.. in the press conference the pm could name the name off the local man the passports money is helping buy it.. but it was shocking to learn that it was not really an outside investor but it was passport money and u know the person to buy back DCP.. Dominica right has NO export industry.. no other way off make money but to sale passport.. the children has no future to look forward to
Bollocks mr nassief! They takeing the cbi money internationally in offshore accounts why cant we take the information internationally too
Mr Nassief, what is the meaning of the last sentence in your letter to Mr Linton mean? You are saying that you hope that Dominica recovers, but you fear that he Linton may not recover, is it due to the fact he exposed the wrongs of the Government?
This is not a passport issue only but of all those cohorts who are sucking the blood of the people you know. Here are your words.
“I hope Dominica recovers.
I fear you may not”.
What does that mean that after you guys are done with him for his information to the world, he will be finished? Tell us what you Fear for him.
Only if we as a society were engaging ourselves in public forums , public discussions and public debates we would be better educated and informed. But when an arrogant leadership beats its chest to say it will not debate because they think they are more educated and of a higher being than what they consider a novice and nobody. When they ignore a peoples right to information, for accountability and good governance and transparency it is not surprising that at one point something’s will give way. The same novice and no body has now rocked their very foundation. It is shameful that we will not debate our own on our own turf with our own rules instead we refer to the opposing force as a nobody, a novice , a high school drop out only now to realise that he has the credibility and respect to debate on the world stage. Hope we learn our lesson. It high time we respect each others opinion no matter how much it hurts. More importantly we need to accept facts.
Some people are out to attack. What is the use of debating with an attacker? This will not make for an agreeable discussion. Better leave well alone. Need I state more?
What? That’s your defense?
Mr. Nassief, I am afraid that you opened your mouth and removed all doubt. My impression of this letter is that it is of the standard of an average third former in high school .
Oh boy! This was my first impression of the letter. Again, when you have “money” folks will love you; even if you are dumb.
Totally wrong! Your mentality and comprehension are extremely poor.
Gregor, on 13 Sept. 2013 your wrote a letter to the management of LIAT in Antigua, with copies to the heads of all shareholder governments, incl. Roosevelt Skerrit, reiterating calls for transparency and accountability that remained unanswered and I quote:
“you can follow the path of LIAT’s leadership and ignore the calls for transparency and accountability or you can take ownership and act in the interest of your citizens, your visitors and your economies”.
This letter too was published by DNO. What is so different about this and the calls for transparency and accountability of our own CBI programme? Mr. Linton’s calls for transparency and accountability are no different, and I would say even more pertinent, but were not welcome and ignored also. Your cited comments apply equally in this case.
Shame shame shame shame shame shame
And more shame on you mr nassief u make me almost
Vomit my guts out is people like u and the likes
That have our country in the gutters shameless
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Linton traveled to the CBS interview on a Dominica passport. And yet still he tells the CBS man and the CIA guy there that Dominican passports are dodgy and are given freely to a bunch of crooks.
Is Linton a sane man? Does he realize the damage he has done to all of us who have Dominica passports and use them to travel? The last thing I want when I travel to the US is to be singled out for a gloved internal examination because of my Dominican passport. However, thanks to Linton, this is a very real possibility.
Mr. Skerrit, if you are reading this, please declare Linton persona non grata, take his passport away and kick him off our island. He does not deserve to be a Dominican.
By the way, keep CBI going and don’t let these idiots stop you in you good work for Dominica.
YU are stupid…wake up
To: Ma Petrie(Colihaut.
Hello and good afternoon my people. Well you want to kick Mr Linton off our Island where he born and take his passport . Before you do that can you please tell me how many Passport that was issued under the program and how much money that was generated under the program . Also can you tell us what happen to the funds or show us what was build using the funds. Also do you believe in accountability ?
The EU has been in existence for 19 years and has NEVER produced audited accounts. This means that EU member states have NO idea where their multi-billions in contributions are being spent.
Now if this works for a large grouping of countries like the EU, why do you want Dr. Skerrit to produce accounts for our passport sales? By the way, we do take grants from this ‘on-accountable’ organisation, so why are you not objecting to that too?
Like the EU, governments these days do not have to pander to the whims of populists. People need to trust their governments and I am sure that the $20 million a month from passport sales that Dr. Skerrit generates via the hard work of himself and his team, is very well spent on our behalf.
The school term begins on the 9th of January…Give DNO a favour, and please attens school!
Linton should be sent into exile. He has proved to be a traitor to his and nationals.
“country”. What happened this Website did not accept the word?
Funny man..last time I heard him was when Skerrit pushed him to write on how Salisbury road block affected Tourism. .nobody takes him seriously now. .u’all need to join the fight. .stop the nonsense. .ask yourself why Dominica needs CBI now more than ever. .it means the economy is on life support. .bunch of jokers. .pray and fear for your own self ..fresh! !
The true colours are coming out… one by one they’ll come out from the hole.
Tunnel minds breeds self-serving biases. With the world over being threatened by terrorism, more so countries like America, it’s beyond comprehension to me that the only thing Gregor is concerned about is Dominica’s image being tarnished by this CBI News 60 minutes expose, aided and abetted by The Rt Hon Lennox Linton’s appearance in the show.
Just can’t understand why you’ve failed to absorb the fundamental and underlying message “A CRY OUT” of the show… the threat programmes like D/ca’s CBI and others poses to America and potentially world stability.
Please educate the world and tell idiots like me Gregor – what security RISK threatens D/ca’s peaceful living environment, at the hands of terrorism? That’s what countries like America faces and if no sane Human Being’s mind can’t see that then keep on living in deliberate ignorance – the backbone to feeding a self/serving bias mind.
We do not want to become like Lebanon or Syria.
To:Me
Hello and good afternoon my people. I agree that we don’t want to become like Lebanon or Syria but just remember that the Nassief and Asthaphans are Jews from Lebanon. My mother told me that both the Nassief and Asthaphans use to come to her village and sell or give credit to her father for clothes. Now both families control a big part of our economy and they protect their investment through political Affliation and exclusive proprietary contracts. So we must think of those people motives.
Please sir with all due respect to you, please remove your blinders and see who is really doing harm to the country. It is people like you who fail to see the corruption that is being perpetrated on the citizens of Dominica by the current administration. Why not call on your government and tell them that they need to come clean and transparent with the program? Linton himself is looking for answers and so is the rest of the population.
Is Skerrit running that country, or is it the elite of Dominica with all the assets? Or is it Linton? China? For such a small island, there seems to be many chefs cooking the jot, but none can determine which ingredient is needed. Dominica lacks solid leadership. Skerrit seems nonchalant about the issues and Linton has his eyes on Skerrit’s job so much that he has yet to produce alternatives for a better Dominica, and the few families with the money are only interested in maintaining their wealth and status.
There is nothing on the table to help Dominica’s population! The situation in Dominica is almost theatrical, but I choose not to laugh because I know the majority struggles to survive. The farmer is weary, the fishermen brave the rough ocean for daily bread while the ladies seek pitch in to help the family. I pray one day that the dialogues will be about their plights, but not grown men bickering back-and- forth like teenagers.
Mr. Nassief, you put your lot in with my old mate Roosevelt Skerrit when you are a totally different character. you were admired and encouraged by many dominicans but you made the wrong move and people will keep their distance now like someone who has stepped in dog poo. I am so sorry that you let yourself be swayed by a manipulator who did the same since he was a schoolboy. I had expected better from you. Don’t think you are a friend of Roosevelt, he hasn’t got any.
Hello and good evening my people. Well Mr Nassief why can’t you tell us how many Citizen By Investment Passports that were issued under the current administration and the amount of funds that was generated. Also can you tell us how many proprietary contracts your family hold to import certain goods into Dominica. I know where your family came from so I don’t expect any better from you because it’s all about business and making money regardless of who stay at your family hotel or how they enter Dominica.
I’ve warned some of my people in the Grandbay community that they chased the Nassief family from oppressing them,but the same Nassief family are back on their backs with the same labour party that they the people of Grandbay are voting for! When you the people of Grandbay vote for this rogues posing as Labour party,you are actually voting for the same Nassief family who oppressed you! Think about it!!!
Pure rubbish Mr Nassief. You are not concerned one bit about the image of Dominica as you indicated. Your only interest is to protect your business enterprise. Corruption anywhere should be addressed regardless of what others may think. Basically you are suggesting that we should keep these illegal acts under the rug to protect the tourism industry. While we do invite everyone to come to Dominica, but we must also show some integrity and credibility as a nation willing to expose rouge politicians and refusing to protect them for fear of losing tourism revenues.
Gregor you are not speaking for and behalf of the masses people like you have no conscience.
People defending their financial interests
I am in the diaspora and recently referred 6 people to your hotel. I will no longer rerfer any of my friends and colleague up here to your establishment. You are as corrupt as Skerrit. How dare you condone that level of theivery and corruption? The poor is getting poorer while guys like you take and take and dont give a …… about the people. I will be reaching out to all my collegaues up here to boycott you establishment and not refer anyone from the States .
You Critics of Mr. Nassief’s letter, Only TIME will tell but don’t blame Skerrit!
Its there gov so I wont think he have nothing good to say about Linton. In a meeting of NBD at the fortyoung hotal he was the only on that say how good the NBD bank was good to him when he move back to do business in Dominica after having his own software business so I don’t think his going to say anything better but every thing is for a time one day DOM-IN-CANS will wake up to the light
Mr. Gregor,
Dominica will survive and Lenox will survive too
what do u all think D/ca belongs to only 1 group of people, that’s UR. yours, but no, we all have to survive, as far as U can see, D/c is good as is, as long as U and those who think like U make all U millions U Skerrit, and the rest of the cabal will have to take a back seat and let D/ca move ahead
wasn’t it UR. dad who said that D/ca don’t need a jet Airport not before an other 30 years and the Vincentian PM said we don’t need one in D/ca, but soon to be open is his own but those idiots in D/ca can’t see that they are still braying in support of U all the worst is yet to come, take care and wipe your tears away
This guy is only there to protect his personal money interest at he expense of Dominica.
and we the dotish Laharites are left none the wiser.
Mr Gregor Nassief, the questions have been asked in house of parliament, no answer on the radio, no answer request have been made both by the UWP and the general public for a debate between the prime minister and the opposition leader, but instead the PM behaves like a chicken and say they want to trap him, Mr Gregor Nassief ask the PM to grow up and stop behaving like a child an respect the citizens of the country instead of maypwee to the UWP and any one else who ask questions of the gods who are in office and their angels, the country belong to ALL of us not only the red party supporters, personalty I see no wrong in the CBS 60 Minutes interview with Mr Lennox Linton what I see is a set of people shaking in their pants because America is looking into the passport selling programs of the OECS with special eyes on Dominica.
Where were all of you , including Lennox, when UWP was at the reigns and public servants could not get paid due to the Treasury being depleted of funds and the CBI program was being utilized? Did any of you care to question the ethics of the leaders at that time? It’s funny but I don’t remember seeing anything broadcast worldwide about those atrocities and they were also amassing lots of properties as well. So let’s cut the hypocrisy and call a spade a spade.
lennox linton is not Edison James and certainly not Julius Timothy
Something is fishy about the like and dislike ratio as well as the comments
Gregor Nassief did you watch the complete show? did you hear the term ” Due Diligence” mentioned by the 6omts reporter or are you just like all the others wants to focus on the few words LL SAID .
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Gregor do know why rich countries like Nigeria have such high levels of poverty? Because the wealthy steal and squander all the money and very little trickle down to the poor.
In Dominica today. A chosen few are doing well under CBI program
Farmers are suffering as the government has turned its back on them.
High unemployment; young people cannot get jobs. That NEP is just a joke
Hoteliers are suffering; The middle class has been eroded; Civil servants cannot get a decent increase
Are you aware that the Marigot Hospital has been shut down? Are you not concerned that people from the northeast may die because they cannot obtain emergency attention?
If you are so concerned about the welfare of Dominicans write an open letter to Skerrit about such issues.
Or else shut up and let Linton represent the 90% of Marigot people and 17,000 Dominicans who voted UWP. You only open your mouth when your pocket is threatened.
By the way, how many passport were you given for Secret Bay…
This is coming from the man that took over crimestoppersdominica dot org and up to this day i cannot see which crime the police needs help solving as if to say there are no crime in dominica that need solving. As the former spokesman of CSD would say. We dont want people to think that dominica has crime.
Oh Lawd,
An Hombre Blanco disrespecting a Neg Mawah because the little Africanito is disrupting their usual way of conducting affairs…baja the tabla whilst les Africaniques sigue to pay for the exorbitant live styles with their sweat blood and tears and now with the only thing they thought could not be taken from them….their national pride. As usual, they put a little Mestizo/Mulatico afrente to appear to be the one who is administrating where the bobol or the punishment when the negr1t0 gets to uneasy about the mismanagement of affairs. Then they join in and publicly humiliates him whether by flogging or public hanging, burning alive etc.
Typical page of the old sl@v3ry books. And we continue in 2017. Que vaya bien Dominique.
The point is, we don’t all want the money personally, however, the money should be doing something that we can all SEE. The “city” is a mess!!!! Feces of all kinds can be seen in uncovered and very unsightly disgusting drains. The homeless are still roaming the streets, the stray animals…..come on!!! Roads leading to villages are a mess. We need safer roads. We need the money to do other things too, rather than building high end villas for people who were born with golden spoons!!! We need to see improvement throughout the island.
And by the way, all what CBI is paying for now, was supposed to be paid for by our friends with benefits.
This is not what we expect in a progressive country. Add insult to injury you all are still acting as if you all put yourselves in position.
At some point, the masses will awaken. People can’t remain asleep forever!!!
I employ those professionals in the cabinet, and parliament to do what is right for the country!! It belongs to all of us!
Mr Gregoire I respect you as an astute business man but you must learn to accept the truth even if it hurts.over and over again the opposition have called on Mr skerrit ,the government and passport selling agents like you to be more transparent with the people of dominica as to the number and names of persons who are holding our passports but you all hide behind that illustrious vale of secrecy and continue to ignore these requests. So I’m in total agreement with Mr.Linton to expose that sespoul of corruption to the wider world. To me that should have been done a long time ago. Without the express sale of passports dominica have survived and will continue to survive so stop fooling the people of dominica. If this program is so transparent as all you passport peddlers are indicating then you all should be happy of its exposure to the wider world but guess what the wicked and evil people run when no one pursue them.what a degrace in which our beloved country have found itself. Shame
http://www.todaysxm.com/dominica%E2%80%99s-passport-selling-program-comes-under-fire/
That passport zafeh happening for years now. How could you Gregor?
i think it will have an adverse effect. all criminals who saw the news going to buy passports.it was an ad. skerit u going to kill dominica. and lennox helped u. when ports close u will run with your versace suitcase and live me for the turbans.
dominica is in the worst place it has ever been
Kai poule kwazeh………..
Investment is the word not vested interests . Paradoxically Nassief , the DCP is going to benifit from CBI dollars . Are you the
Secret investor who is going to make soap again?
boy mista have guts,dem fellas living large while poor Dominicans catching hell,only in D/A
He and Sam got another call to come to Skerrit defense, like the Salisbury and Melville Hall pre election fire.
This time he was not hiding under the skirts of the DHTA.
Mr Nassief I once had respect for you but you just care about yourself.
Sir You are creating a Venezuela like the one you ran away from.
If Mr. Nassief sees no fault in our ‘DIPLOMATIC’ passports being sold to nefarious characters globally then he needs to examine his conscience. Who does this CBI Program really benefit? Does it benefit the ordinary Dominican or just a selected few members and supporters of the DLP? Does the ordinary Dominican know off-hand how many passports were sold and how much money was collected from those sales? If Lennox now at the behest of CBS shines some light on how opaque Dominica’s business dealings are with regards to the sale of our passports then I say hooray for him. Surely Mr. Nassief you cannot say that Mr. Linton is spreading untruths when there is irrefutable evidence that on at least 2 occasions our passports ended up in the hands of persons on some wanted list. In as much as it is your right to pen this letter to Lennox, I also think that you should consider exercising this very right and pen a letter to the DLP and Mr. Skerrit about the issues raised on the 60 Minutes…
It is proposed that Dr. Skerrit pass laws immediately to ensure that all Dominicans share in the wealth of the CBI program as follows:-
1) all CBI government-appointed agencies are disbanded immediately;
2) the only way to a CBI passport is via a Dominican resident passport holder;
3) all passport-holding Dominicans are given special licence by law to sell passports to foreigners
4) The procedure for selling the passport is:-
a) the passport-holder sponsors the applicant to the responsible government department
b) the government department conducts its usual due diligence, approves the application and informs the applicant via the Dominican passport holder of the cost;
c) applicant pays over the passport costs to the lawyer of the Dominican passport holder who deducts 50% and pays the balance to the government;
d) the government department then issues the passport to the applicant.
Excellent way for all Dominicans to profit from this goldmine!
Hungry, poor, begging, sick, jobless, crime up, cost of living sky rocketing and yet your eyes have fairy dust… I leave you to wallow in your mess of making. Not a dollar will I be contributing to any cause than that of my family.
John 3:20-21Amplified Bible (AMP)
20 For every wrongdoer hates the Light, and does not come to the Light [but shrinks from it] for fear that his [sinful, worthless] activities will be exposed and condemned. 21 But whoever practices truth [and does what is right—morally, ethically, spiritually] comes to the Light, so that his works may be plainly shown to be what they are—accomplished in God [divinely prompted, done with God’s help, in dependence on Him].”
John3:20-21 ( kjv)
Everyone that Doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds be reproved.
But he that Doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest , that they are wrought in God.
Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come to the light for fear That his deeds will be exposed. But whosever lives by truth comes into the light,so that it may be plainly be seen That what they have done ,has been done in the sight of God.
Mr. Nassief, where are the improvements? St.kitts and Antigua are involved with the passport selling however they can show the improvements that are done to their countries. But what improvements are done to Dominica? The airport is still crappy, the country is consumed with bush.
Its called Corruption in the Caribbean it is allowed and accepted!!!!!!!!!
Dear Mr. Nassief,
Do you believe in any transparency at all?
Would it be appropriate if the accounts who work for your various business interest hide your balance sheet from you, thus preventing you from making an informed assessment about the financial health of your business?
Are the Dominican people not deserving of transparency and accountability too?
Your comrade “Tony the Tiger” labeled Mr. Linton’s comments as “Economic Treason.” Can we not label Charles Savarin’s,” comments Economic Treason too when he urged Dominicans to stop shopping at Brisbane’s supermarket and Wholesale in Canefield because of his open letter to the international community about the construction of the state house?
You see Mr. Nassief, you want to have your cake and eat it too. You can’t have it both ways.
Dear Mr. Nassief, how could you in good conscience write such utter rubbish and nonsense masquerading as an open Letter to Mr. Linton about the CBI Program?
Do you believe that the criminals who were arrested by Interpol with Caribbean passports, were done so by Mr. Linton?
Furthermore, why did Prime Minister not make himself available and answer questions by the news program like Mr. Brown did?
Do you realize that each time a criminal from a black listed nation is arrested in the international community holding one of our passports, life becomes more difficult for the remainder of us?
Has the Prime Minister’s office written to 60 Minutes and requested a follow up interview to clear any discrepancies that arose during the interview with with 60 Minutes?
Is the goal here to right the ship, or unleash “Tin-Pot Dictators,” like your comrade “Tony the Tiger” who wants to sue everyone he disagrees with and in essence stifle Democracy?
Mr Nassief,
I want to thank you for your letter to Mr. Linton. However Sir,….the shame should be directed at those who are giving away what Dominican’s work so hard for. For a mere $100,000? Frankly, I’m elated that Mr. Linton exposed the crookedness. Do you have any ides who they are making “Dominicans”? I will have to say sir, that i am disgusted that when I come to Dominica, all is see are individuals who know nothing about our country. Selling cheap/sub-par merchandise that will merely last a few weeks if we are lucky. You are concerned about “your country”. Why is it when I come to Dominica I can’t even land on an airplane that’s bigger than a mosquito. Where are all of the funds that was suppose to build the international airport or a hospital? I’ll tell you what sir, I’m sure it’s lining the pockets of the administration and not going to build up our country. What Mr. Linton did is that of a courageous man. I’m saddened by what I heard on 60 minutes…
I read all this open letters and, it is pure bs to the exact.Dominicans let’s understand the facts here. Most of us watched the 60 minutes interview last Sunday. In regards to Dominica ,the narrative was not cantered on ,”citizenship to invest”, but rather the unaccountability of sales of diplomatic passports. The global community which includes the USA offers citizenship for investment. The PM needs to come clean on this issue.. his lawyal Supporters will forgive him I’m sure.
Chris Kalin says St. Kitts’ citizenship program has attracted “people that I would never let into the country. But I’m not the government” Yvor de issue is de govt hear mister boy
Mr Gregor, I am happy to hear you declare your love for Dominica. In the spirit of sharing your love do tell us what percentage of your profits comes from selling passports? And if any more foreign criminals are caught with a Dominica passport Sold by you…what will be the consequences for you?
Gregor, you are nothing more than another hypocritical ignorant political puppet! If you were not a dishonest person you would not be writing your stupid letter to Lennox, because you would have enough sense to recognized that CBS commenced their investigation in Malta.
They did not pick on Dominica: Lennox Linton did not initiate CBS investigation, and that is the impression idiots like you are impress on the poor, and uneducated people of the country.
Do you know the geographic location of Malta; if you do; are you suggesting that Lennox sent CBS to investigate the corrupted sale of Passports in Malta too? Are you suggesting that Lennox caused CBS to investigate the corrupted sale of passports in St. Kitts which turn out to be the most corrupt of them all, even to a point where they had to recall five hundred plus of their soled and issued passports!
Guy are you suggesting that Lennox told CBS to leave New York or Los Angeles, and go put a gun to Gaston Brown Prime…
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You should be worried about the stagnant state in which Dominica finds it under Skerrit, and people like you who has no ambition to see an International Airport built in the country! Be honest, and say CBS invited Lennox to answer questions regarding the way the sale of passports are conducted in Dominica. Lennox did not give CBS an outline of questions to ask him. I saw the interview, Lennox answered no more than three or four questions, which lasted for less than five minuets.
You Nassif need to shut up; if you are contemplating to return to your bourgeoisie days, force it on the few who depends on you for their survival; shut up because your letter is senseless and irrelevant! You are the same as the rest who wants Lennox to help you all cover-up thievery, and corruption in the country; there has to be at least one honest person anyway; and that person might be Lennox.
Admin unless this is a coincident; if you are censoring anything from what I wrote, please censor the all of it because I am not an idiot!
When you post a continuation of one part of one submission, and a final part of another post, which has no connection to each other, anybody with commonsense reading me will classify me as an idiot!
So, I would much prefer if you censor all of it, rather than making me past as some uneducated clown
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!
I know perhaps I am a clown, but let me demonstrate that myself!
I wrote three episode relating to the same issue they all coincide with each of the other, if there are in oblivion, more than half the sense of the matter is gone.
On they other hand I wrote something in response to Sam Raphael ; gone, censored; whereas all I wrote is true, and did not constitute a law suit, personally I know the legal limits, to evade a law suit, and getting you into any pot of boiling water.
I do agree you allow me the privilege to convey what is on my mind; and as often; but sometimes some simply comments which can’t do no harm, you kick in the trash bin of history!
Finally:
And; don’t worry about me I will not be checking into, or have any intentions of checking into your guess house or motel anytime soon, not classy enough for me! You are a hypocritical bastard!
I am Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
oh oh oh !! it looks like everyone getting excited about the CBI program. it’s good at least people will talk and we might finally have a debate , a serious debate about this program.
gregor is right , right now we can’t do without it !! Lennox is right we can t let bad practice to take place.
the problem is that CBI is supposed to be a cherry at the top of the cake, IT CAN T BE the DOUGH!!!
yes the Gov do not collect enough taxes or duty from Business or individuals : WHO S FAULT ?? who was supposed for the past 15 years to set up a nice Ground for business to grow , employ people and pay their taxes?? who ?? to build a strong economy you need to give small businesses and individual the opportunity to grow and develop themselves!! spreading money on poor people, to keep them quiet… til the next election is not what we call bring the people to the next level.
I must have looked at a different programme!Why you couldn’t appear on the same CBS to speak the truth about the programme as honourable patriot Linton did?
Is it only in Dominica you all have a tonge/a lying tongue.If I had not gone to school,you would have me believing your shameless puffery.Why did you,Skerrit and the likes go under a stone and hide?
This is the most perfectly stated chastisement I have read and I’m in full support of Mr. Nassief’s views. To diminish the name of our country and that of our allies on an international forum to citizens who cannot even vote on matters in the country/region is appalling. I am sorely disappointed in the opposition leader. There is no recovering from this one. UWP needs to change their leadership as soon as possible.
How could he?…..because Mr Nassief we are a rogue nation selling passports like a mess of potage.
This program has NO TRANSPARENCY and a few CRUMBS sent the way of Dominica. He is been a lone voice opposing the many ills and the ilk of you stay silent.
What a sad day in Dominica where there are only YES men and no one of any back bone.
Is this the same man who ran from Venezuela as it spiraled out of control?
We remember as President of the DHTA you forced your board to issue a public statement of the roadblock that the poor farmers of Salisbury had little choice but to do. Instead of supporting farmers you ran to help Skerrit.
You were quick to issue a statement as president of DHTA when there was a mysterious fire at Melville Hall.
Everyday crime gets worse,people are disappearing on a daily basis.
Did Skerrit ask you to write this letter as you massage your way to some concessions. Prostituting your way for favors. Come on you can do better.
KARMA IS A BITCH
Mr Nassief,you should in the interest of fairness and openness stated that you are an agent selling the heritage of the Homeland and that you benefit from the selling of passports.Given that fact I expect you to vehemently protect this cash cow.But on the other hand I would expect you to act in the interest of the bigger picture.You are stooping to low class politics when you don’t see the reason to address the PM to get him to be democratic not act like a despot.Tony Astaphan said it is treasonous to sell the heritage of Dominica especially by agents without a tendering process.I agree with Tony on that one.Why do I ask that you want the dirty little secrets of Dominica to be kept hidden.I would have expected different
All I’m letting Dominicans know Gregory, Tony, Igor and all the rest are the beneficiary of the sale of passports so I don’t expect nothing different from them. They all have U.S. citizenship. Do they care about the middle-class and the poor? No they don’t. As soon as thier children are 15 years old off to boarding school. Ask our selves that question, when the sanctions come on the country of Dominica who is going to suffer? Answer: the poor, the middle-class and who cannot leave the country. These are the same guys that, do not want an international airport. Why? Because the competition that will be attracted is too much for them. Dominica economy is bad, where is ivor, in Miami, where is tony, I’m Miami. The issue is not Lennox, the issue is our sovereignty is being sold to people of questionable character and the bigger countries like the U.S., Canada and the UK see it as compromising their security. Dominicans slavery is supposed to be abolished. Forget the messenger, the…
For those who fail to see the dangers of passport sales or issuing diplomatic passports recklessly, consider a possible scenario: A bad guy boards a ferry to Guadeloupe or Martinique then from there goes to France which is the target of neighborhood bullies and unsuspectingly slide through the cracks as a Dominican and does his thing___Any body home on that? Or a drug dealer with his brief case stashed with all manner of items for sale, what do you think Mr. Nassief? Please, censor me in your wisdom.
The words transparency and accountability is the answer to your query to Mr.Linton’s complaint. Incidentally I suspect, your stance on this issue is equally as selfish. As a hotelier, you need the foreign dollar and that’s o.k but where is security and ethics in the mix. Your motive is and I’ll put it lyrically: “Sweetly sings the donkey at the break of day, if you don’t feed him, this is what he’ll say: hee haa!, hee haa! hee haa! hee haa! hee haa!”
Man gregoir u people make me sick.. Man you are rich.. What about the poor peoplecin dominica that bearly making ends meet??? Why didnt skerite go on CBS and speak about his CBI?? You people make me sick! It has been 17 years now skerit in power .. Look at the state of roseau… Look at poverty that in that country… And you nassief saying noting bout that??????? Boss i say already that you people are sick people… Tell me what skerite done for dominican people in that 17 years??? Wicked set of people..
60 minutes does a excellent job, of getting down to the truth, that people should now about.
No country should be aloud to sell passports, ever.
Gregory`s Pleading to deaf ears of Skerrit….”I have fought and continue to fight battles as well – for increased competitiveness of our investment framework, for improved operating parameters for the tourism sector, for a comprehensive response to vagrancy, for a more robust approach to tackling crime, for former enforcement of laws against litter, noise pollution and poor environmental practices, for a more open and tolerant society, and the list goes on…. Gregory, Skerrit does not understand this development language, leave Lennox alone, point ur fingers at Skerrit, he is the devil.
Gregory, you will try and beg, and ask for a hundred years, that is not gonna happen. These political clowns are on a mission that you and I know nothing about. We are not suppose to know. Lennox is not the issue, the problem is Skerrit and his corrupt government.
There is no and there will be not any development in Dominica under this scheme. It is an isolated make belief scheme as if it will…
Mr. Gregor is right on point, and this is not a laughing matter. It’s not about Labour, Freedom or Workers. It’s about a man who is a traitor to his country.
If I was an opposition leader trying to get into power. I would use that opportunity to promote my country, and not bring it down. Sorry to put it that way to you guys, but he just gave Skerrit another 15 years in power. When I’m out there I say good things about my country to encourage people to visit Dominica, whether its Labour or Workers that is in power.
It’s very sad to know when people ask you where you’re from, and you constantly have to give a full break down of the Caribbean to help them figure out where Dominica is on the map. And with this catastrophic blow Lennox give Dominica there, well now they will know, but in a very bad way.
Rosie and Mike Douglas was putting forth to the people that they are the best for the country, but was not going out in the international airwaves to take down Dominica back then.
To Gregor Nassief:
Dear Sir,
Why didn’t you take the earlier initiative and pen an open letter to the government advising them of the potential harm that the obscurities involved in the sale of Dominican passports could cause to Dominica? Please respond to this question and I’ll consider reviewing your questions.
Kind Regards,
Not a Hypocrite
Friends, whether you like Skerrit & hate Linton, or vice versa, is besides the point. The majority of us DO NOT know what is going on in the CBI program. Being an innovative and non-traditional initiative, and hearing so much “blah blah” from the State about the wisdom in shaping the program, and the inflows of foreign monies into Dominica, we are none wiser whether the country is being sold or whether we are being mortgaged. And that is what Lennox brought to the fore! I challenge the average Dominican to dispute that. Even the private sector nucleus does not understand how to access CBI monies, or even who to apply to.
The behaviour of the government when selecting someone to mange the program, itself spoke to nepotism, secrecy and cover-up. The job ad mentioned a graduate degree as a necessity to hold the position, yet the guy who was handpicked, has to his name, nothing more than a birth certificate.
All in all, the people of Dominica need info. Citizenship is our…
These people like Mr. Nassif and Sam Raphael could care less if tomorrow 100 thousand people show up resulting in we being a minority and strangers in our own country. As long as they can reap the benefit of the easy passport money which is reserved for a priveledge few. Why don’t they face the Banks to finance their private business? When will this passport selling thing end. Is there a cut off period? This could radically change the demographic s of our country thereby creating a bad situation for future generations of indigenous Dominicans. And the supporters of this madness will not be around to clean up this mess.
Am so disappointed in you. the good book says A fool’s mouth is his destruction and his lips are the snare of his soul. Proverbs 18:7 Sir I would appreciate if you and the blind labourites ponder on these words.
Nassief “How you go on news program watched by over 12 million Dominican viewers & condone our island as a rogue nation, where there is no transparency, led by an inept rogue Odd Minister and his rogue blind ministers, rogue supporters like yourself . YOU all are very ignorant of social development and rather as a business man, rich and comfortable, advocate for the poor people living in poverty I Dominica, you go on a blind date with Skerrit and questionable rogues promoting rubbish and condoning corruption at the highest level. You guys sit well off in Roseau, go home to your most comfortable comforts while our people live in poverty in squalor that Skerrit and his rogues that you are blind the level of poverty existing in Dominica today after over 10 years in government. Time is running out Nassief and we will not condone your blind loyalty, stupidity, denial and ignorance to the state of Dominica is now created by your rogue PM. Get off your high horse, take a drive to Canada -…
When Mr. Lennox becomes PM it would be interesting to see the updated list of CBI agents. That time the other 5 quarters who were missing out will make up for all those years Skerrit favoritised the current .5 of the quarter. the comments then will be interesting even though the large majority of us will remain poor.
Naaahhh… we’ll all be rich or very comfortable.
Our people will talk less, work harder and love to see his fellow man succeed.
Its good to dream.
They should start now, waste no time and make good use of their time for the high hopes you have may never materialize.
1. Our experience up-north is: Problems left unexposed are problems left uncorrected.
2. If your country is so emotionally fragile that this story did significant damage, you should take a closer look at yourselves, and stop accepting tourists.
Mr. Lennox did everyone a favor, inside and outside Dominica alike.
Gregor Nassief is a agent of the program so Mr. Linton should sit to debate or discuss the program with either the minister Blackmore or the PM only
We don’t want any discussion between Gregor and Linton which we know he would stand firm on the issue but the agent would embarrass himself.
What we will see is those would benefit from the program coming forward to speak out on behalf the Government, as they come we will know who are those agents so far we had Sam Rafael and now Gregor Nassief who will be next.
In the late 30s and early 1940s when certain foreigners came to our shores, they took from us due to our desperate need and blindness. They came with one or two suitcases and walk through villages selling “Terrylene” cloths and handkerchiefs. Soon after they were in the four corners of Roseau in buildings selling products made from China. They then owned land and huge estates from Belfast (Mahaut) To the west part of Grandbay. One member of the Midnight Groovers went to jail for taking one coconut on an estate there. Many questions went unanswered. Those who wrote part of Dominica’s “History” made very little mention of these foreigners and how they became so wealthy.
Now, the people of Dominica are wiser and brighter and are demanding that their government be transparent in its dealings at home and abroad. Some of the offspring of these foreigners want to take us back to those days when our parents labor for 50 cents a day. We tell these brats to TAKE A HIKE and shut up!!…
Maybe you should try telling your own to be diligent in school and in work so that they too could one day own property. Tell them to cease their leisure life that, hard work never killed anyone and if they put their mind to it, they will become successful and prosperous. Tell them also to cease blaming the PM and to look out for themselves that they should work for their living. How else can one get rich or well-to-do?.
LOVE THIS HISTORY LESSON WE HAVE SO LONG FORGOTTEN!!!!!
So sir, you have been under a rock for a few years now, as it is impossible that you are asking Lennox what is he asking for…. What are you fighting for????? Is this really the question you want to pose to Lennox?????
…………………..As long as your pockets are lined and the so called elite (your bon gem) in Dominica pockets’ a lined, you are all fine and dandy!
well sir 90% of Domincans are struggling well the 10% which includes you have houseS, vehicleS, and many pieces of land across DA…..whilst people like me working for Gov of DA CANNOT afford to groceries muchless to buy a piece of land, build a likkle shack or buy a second or third or forth hand vehicle.
so take your comment and concern and …………..
Great points!
Mr. Nassief
That same Gregor, wasn’t he the same on that gave OUR very own LIAT a bashing. He wasn’t afraid then of letting the whole world know how bad OUR regional airline was then. Crap, they are the ones that benefitting the most from the CBI program, not the average Dominicans, so they will say more than that.
Thank you for bringing up the public lashing Gregor gave to list and by extension the government of Dominica
You should have appreciated it because it was also in your interest.
I want a passport oy!!
Gregor,
The shame is on you, Vince Henderson and Roosevelt Skerrit.
True, disgusting. Three deliberate blind mice…..see how they talk…..they all belong to the corrupt regime ..while we in Dominica live in poverty and they offer us hand-outs….
Disgusting regime of rich fellos
@Rosie Short,concise,precise,piercing response indeed!!!
Gregor,
When have you encouraged the PM and the Labour government to answer questions put forward locally – on the airwaves, “attempted” in parliament? When have you suggested that Dominicans ought to know what EXACTLY is happening with the passports? When have you proposed an open and forthright discussion? When have you been concerned at all with anything or anyone who’s not within your “important” tourism circle? Never? Then hush up!
Matt you should get Raymond Blackmore to come on with Mr.Linton to discuss the issue since you will never get Skerrit and not Gregor but I know that Linton will be able to handle any one and stand his ground.
And to Gregor you have joined the group who would like to see Linton take a back seat but never.
Gregor, you bet on the wrong horse this time. You may see your investment plans, and the financing of them threatened but believe me, the CBI issue is nothing compared with the fallout we should brace ourselves for over the diplomatic passports saga.That CBS report is but a tip of the veil to be lifted on the nefarious practices our country leadership has been involved in.
Our CBI program is being managed impeccably by our government.
Selling CBI is a very, very hard job and in our country it amounts to over 90% of our national income. Each month, the CBI program brings in around $20 million dollars into our cash-starved economy and our government is doing its best to disburse the funds wisely.
Do understand that the money has to pay for: roads, healthcare, hospital, civil servant salaries and our national debts and there is NO OTHER money coming in to pay for this as the tax we get from local businesses and citizens is practically zero in comparison.
In the circumstances, if Dr. Skerrit and his team take a little bit of that money for themselves to enable them to buy a few trinkets in compensation for their hard work, what is the problem?
Dr. Skerrit is a fair man and is taking only what is due to him and his team. Live and let live.
So you encouraging theft hmmmmmm
If you buy bread from a baker and some of the crumbs stay in the baking tray, will you begrudge the baker the crumbs?
From the $20 million a month, it seems that Dr. Skerrit and his people may be willing to take only around $2M to $3M for themselves for their hard work. What’s wrong with that? That’s not theft, that’s a fair wage for a task well done. After all, Dominica is getting the lion’s share of the passport revenue.
Please, live and let live and trust our PM. Linton cannot do any better, he just does not have the brains for it.
Ma Petrie, 10% is not crumbs and yes, even the crumbs belong to the people. You are beyond the pale.
You $20m per month idiot. Prove it. Go around Dominica and see the poverty, poor housing, squalor and come talk to us in shame as you live in denial. This corrupt government has installed an impeccably amount of poverty, stress, pressure on the poor people of Dominica. “Managed impeccably my Food”…you ought to be ashamed of yourself….associated yourself with this inept Skerrit and corrupt Labour government.
Managed impeccably? Since you make that statement you must have seen the accounts relating to CBI. Please do share!
It appears you are one of the agents who is benefiting.
Solve the problem by disbanding CBI agencies and giving all Dominica passport holders who are residents, the right to sell passports via a licence created by law. They get a 50% cut of the action.
This means that the 50K, or so Dominica passport holding residents can themselves earn in excess of $1 million per year by selling passports. This would transform the lives of Dominicans and create a very vibrant economy.
LET’S DO THIS NOW!!!
So fitting that garbage is properly covered…Question is why your God chose to hide,rather than go defend the programme..Where were Vince,Tony etc..The world listening!!!
Bro I admit that is more than thirty pieces of silver.
Seriously? Did you just say that? If things are so wonderfully done, why the lack of transparency to us Dominicans? We beg and plead for information. This can be likened to parents coming home with food each day, but the children can never know anything about it. All you hear is that your parents doing a good job feeding you…
Yes boom boom fly; what is the road levy for? is it not grant money that build the airport to Canefield road like wise the Roseau to portsmouth road, who were the contractors, were they Dominicans? how do we expect our economy to grow when every contract is given outside of the country;, what is the emphasis on Agriculture in the country, How have we manage and promote the country so as to improve our tourist stock in the country? why are some constituencies flourishing and those that voted the opposition perishing like Salisbury and Marigot and the list goes on, are you human and do you have a conscience? time will tell.
A few questions to you “CBI Brings in $20M Per Month” be hounest with your self not with me, when that goose who lays the golden egg is exhausted and can’t lay any moor what next, and who are the owners of the goose, don’t you think we need to know how many eggs she lays, who they were sold to and how much was collected?
the DLP is bankrupt of ideas if they think CBI is the only goose who can lay golden eggs
With such impeccable management and supreme governance I assume that the growth in this cash stabbed economy exceeds the expectations and investments?
Now being a Dr., I’m also assuming that the honorable prime minister has engaged in extensive research on methods of how said sales will positively impact said cash starved economy which will begin to be evident in the very very near future. Meaning that there will be ample jobs, investment opportunities for the citizens and not just foreigners and not just hand outs during elections.
But then there is a saying about assumptions
I am responding to a comment that really does not deserve one: HOGWASH
So if DA is getting 20 Million a month where is that money going?. That’s good money but there is nothing to show for it. Way papa. The PM certainly should not be a millionaire. Not in DA if indeed he is for the people.
Don’t worry with Mr Nassief, he is one of the chosen few who is feeding of the CBI money. Ask him how much money he is getting from CBI funds to upgrade Secret Bay. They do not care about the poor. They want all for themselves.
who works at secret bay
That is a secret of course!
Show me the evidence? Can you substantiate that claim?
thanks Gregor.
We know that you have worked very hard to support CBI and need the money from it todevelop Secret Bay which will benefit us all in the end.
Folks, be patient, soon Dominica will see all the great benefits from the CBI program.
Remember, $20 million a month is not a lot of money when you consider that our government has 70,000 people to support on the island. I repeat, I am sure that Dr. Skerrit takes only a very small amount of the money for himself and the hard workers behind the CBI program. I think $5 million a month is fair and we should not begrudge these hard-working people that money.
The man does not deserve a response. All I will say is, according to a talk show host, ” it is better to be referred to as a fool, then to open your mouth and remove all doubts.”
Don’t worry when Lennox think he digging a hole for the Government and the CBI program he might be digging the hole for himself. …Because is now Dominica will be better known and open more doors and gateways for the passport program. …..They say who laugh laugh the best….So Linton when u think you causing damage you are creating more opportunities for Dominica.
Gregor,if all the monies from passport sales had been used for the PROPER PURPOSE.All of the country’s filth in Roseau would have been solved many years ago.Please stop using Erika as the excuse.The island has been sinking deeper in to poverty under the DLP for the last ten years.If you can show were the MILLIONS have been used for the benefit of the island.Lets share it.This is just a political letter to scratch your political masters back.
could you please elaborate on how more money can clean up Roseau. and also what is your definition of poverty.
I never realized that there were so many ignorant people in Dominica. Listening to some of you people speak makes me sick to the stomach… You people need to put pilitics aside. To some people Skerrit is always wrong no matter what he does and Lennox is always right no matter how destructive his actions. Some if you followers of Lennox are just as ignorant as him. Lennox and his supporters need to think before speaking. Lennox last stunt was reckless and dangerous to the economic development of the nation. Everyone should be furious at him for his behaviour over an international network. How can right thinking people support such absurd behaviour?. Grow some Brian cells Lennox and stop fighting the government on every front. It makes you look desperate.
LOL…LOL…”Dr. Skerrit is a fair man and is taking only what is due to him and his team. Live and let live…”
Skerrit is a What???, are you ok, where have you been.
Lets us ask some fair questions…..Who lied and later after Hon Lennox exposed them admitted to the Bin and Fertilizer Bobol……the Red Clinic abused system.
Are you people in denial or stupid or ignorant. What ever one please wake up from your coma.
Your stomach, damn right, go take some Andrews liver salt and wake up to the corrupt government we have.
That is the situation in Dominica, it’s just like crucifying Jesus and letting go Barnabas. Lennox ways are unfolding before their eyes. The man will not rest till he destroys the reputation of the island. All of them are laughing at him all now.
Lennox is dividing the country bad, there’s always a political agenda, i’m sick and fed up of him.
Correction , the way in which the program is administered is a danger to the economic development of the nation. NOT Lennox
We do not need to give you attention you stay like the fish called the Sol
I just read your comment and you made me sick deeeep in my stomach. We have not only thought before we spoke,. we did our research, have the facts, caught these labour government with the dirty pants down. they are corrupt, stupid, inco9mepetent and killing our country.
Like incest: keep it within the family!
I thought, as a supposedly educated man, Gregor would have known that the world is a global village. The little dirty things that we do in Dominica (dirty laundry Gregor calls them) we must keep them to ourselves. As if to say, if Lennox had not gone on CBS, the world would not get to know of our tainted passport selling business.
And why is the Government and Gregor, in classic Nazi propaganda style, framing this issue as love of Dominica, if you stay silent or unpatriotic if you speak out, or expose, what Gregor himself admits are flaws in the passport selling programme?
How is it tainted Marcus? Tell the uninformed so that we can know. The US is well aware of the cbi program run by some Caribbean states as they also have their own program. They don’t need Lennox to tell them about the possible downside to such a program as they have first hand information from running their own. Lack of information and ignorance lead people like you to resort to name calling. I guess you don’t live in Dominica to experience the struggles that Dominicans face on a daily basis, so you can flipantly ignore the importance of this program to struggling Dominicans in favor of your political bias.
What information do you have to support your claim that the program is tainted, please tell us
Wow, what a cheap shot questioning Mr. Nassief education regarding his stance on the matter.Why haven’t you questioned your intelligence for not making an informed decision based on facts and evidence rather than having your political partisan beliefs override your reason associating yourself with the cult of ignorance. If Mr.Linton wants to expose dirty laundry about Dominica why lie, distorting facts and evidence. You are criticizing Mr.Nassief simply because it is easy for you to vent your partisan political beliefs. I would like to hear you take on what Sam Raphael wrote, guess you are one of those who would rather deny a hard truth than face it.
NASSIEF!!! THE TRUTH HURTS! PLEASE TALK TO YOUR GOVERNMENT ABOUT THIS PRACTICE!!!!
This is not about country. This is about self interest. If there was nothing of disrepute to report then this would not be an issue
https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/uwp-supports-cbi-program-but/
Y are so many Dominicans fooled by these so called leaders of destruction shud we invite and embrace terrorist at a cost of $1000000 dollars Mr nassief and consider it to be jus dirty laundry then who’s goin to wash it? Its definitely the future I think we shud stick to not collecting dirty laundry cleanliness is next to godliness let’s clean our home Mr Linton forward we go
George Nassief you are only worried about your family Tourism business and not Dominica or by extension Dominicans.
– If your business was in manufacturing you would clearly have said nothing .
– Is it this will affect potential for interesting buyers of one Villa at Secret Bay costing USD1.2MM?
What is happening under this program in relations to revenue coming into the treasury is not serving Dominicans but giving them scraps from the table therefore it is not serving the BIGGER GOOD.
You know well Lennox is not asking to cancel the CBI program but is begging to make it more transparent and accountable with the majority of revenue proceeds benefiting Dominicans at large in an economical sustainable way.
He has been asking this GOVT for years locally for full accountability and transparency of CBI program, they did absolutely nothing but tried to damage his reputation….where was your VOICE?
Now he has gone on the INTL stage and you seek to blame him…..
Gregor nassief is not the government press secretary!
Sing for your supper!
Freedom party started an Economic citizenship program. Not citizenship by investment.
De opposition leader and party represents over 17000 legal voters who caused DLP to lose 3 seats in the 2014 l election. When the PM and people like yourself insult the opposition leader you are indirectly insulting over 17000 legal voters……you will not get their votes in another election.
De government must learn to respect we the voting public.
It our conscience that makes the X that grants the power and authority to leaders!
That conscience is the authority that is transferred to the leader.
When I reserve my conscience the leader has no power nor authority.
You not in any position of authority!
You have an opinion like all other Citizens!
Remember when you insult my parl rep you indirectly insult me!
De only authority Skerrit has comes from the conscience of voters.
They can take it…
Alu will know. Mr. Nassief u did the right thing. Lennox linton should not have done this. Many other countries doing shit n nobody not going to that extreme. Politics that have linton so.
Anyway thoses who want to get visa now to go states will be difficult because the nonsense linton try to do will eat us up..
If Dominica so sweet why all you want to go to America?
Stay and enjoy the sweetness with us.
You are a very bad girl. Stop ho read about good governance and ask Skerrit and his cabal to vome clean.
You are a bad gal, shut up, go read, research and inform yourself.
Trust me the states now everything what is going on. They could very well be feeding Mr. Linton with this info
Hypocrites and Parasites eating away our island Dominica recourses .. They never saw it coming
U can fool some ppl sometime but u can’t fool all the ppl all the time Mr nassief wrong is wrong and no matter what happens in the will definitely come out in the light y do u sound so scared and y are u threatening Mr Linton at the end of the letter get a grip the ride has only begun
During Freedom Party reign, as a child growing up in DA, foreigners were given citizenship & passports after 6 months stay in DA. At the same $25 cost to Dominican citizens. There was no program associated with these passports or citizenship for the bearers, there were no publicized investment programs.
The Labour Party stopped that foolishness and enhanced the program. The Leader of the UWP who has never held any political office prior to his election as UWP leader does not have the political nor business acumen to fully understand the impact of his actions in that he still thinks he is campaigning for office agains the elected prime minister. his actions are shortsighted and do not take into consideration the overall plight of his own country.
You really doh ready yet……sounds like a blind bat writing this.
Corrupted.
you big shuts stop crying what the poor did is good
Gregor, how could you write this letter to mr. Linton? He is not opposed to, the CBI programme but the way in which it is run. I am not a supporter of his political party but I agree with him that it is not transparent and that the money received is not properly accounted for. Yes, the image of Dominica has been damaged and that hurts me like every other Dominica, who loves this country. However, it is our government that stands accused, not mr. Linton, by an outside, highly respected source.
That exposure would have been aired with or without mr. Linton and our P.M. had ample opportunity to mitigate any damage. He did not do so. Sorry if your business is negatively impacted by this negative expose but the blame should be laid where it properly belongs, at mr. Skerrit’s door.
This is nothing more or less than joining the government in crucify ingeneer Lennox Linton. Cuba has been accused of every form of dictatorship and lack of democracy for St least five decades. Yet, Americans a fighting to visit Cuba.
Gregor and others should shut up and let investigations roll, Where were you all when lennox was asking those questions?, where were you when he was being ridiculed, and sabotaged? in the house of assembly and elsewhere,,You all were reaping,,Well reaping time is over now , Now is time for DOMINICA to reap, The real DOMINICA, Not like the phrase you all developed ,I am dominica ,Are you?,which many of we the poor people never understood, All the good that you all spoke about DoMINICA in the past ,were being refered to yourselves because ,you were dominica,So now give our incoming prime minister a break ,He found a way to have his questions answered, Now he is getting too many answers, Too little ,Too late, Answer them to the bigger guns instead, Where you may not be able to fabricate , DOMINICANS? just look at the people running to defend ,Only they and their cronies are profiting, from passport sales , the rest of us are sucking sult.
Well stated Greg!!!
The prime minister also made similar statements in an eloquent manner.
concerning the person who did this foolish thing… these people or better yet that person is blinded by his own ignorance and does not care nor understand the impact of his actions beyond the sound of his own voice.
This is a very desperate individual, its clear after all this time he cannot rise up to the position for which he was given in his own party.
Its clear that UWP does not represent forward thinking progressive educated Dominicans and in the interest of full democracy, the Freedom party should take a step forward.
Lennox UDOHREADYET!
Girl……you really dih ready yet. Wake up smell the coffee.
I am in the UK and so many times I have tried to tell my fellow Dominicans that this practice (CBI) is worldwide, the UK, the US they all do it. They may have different names and different purposes but it’s all the same. But we Dominicans are hard to listen, slow to change and quick to critique. There are hardly anyone in Dominica without someone overseas sending a little change, so perhaps they don’t really see or understand just how raising revenue in Dominica really is. If they believe that taxes and alone can build road, bridges, schools, the things they all demanding then perhaps they should put their name on a list of individuals who are happy to be taxed at a much HIGHER rate. Not even that would do it.
Do you have a British passport? did you pay £180,000 for it? stay in the U.K. and live of your blessed social security, which we don’t have. not a penny you get when you laid off, one day after the next and you call that a caring government? Come and smell the paros we have on the streets of Roseau. All thanks to a government that is bathing in passport money.
Who cares where you are withbyiur silly stupidity. You think PM May can do this nonesense in the UK. She’ll be arrested and sent to jail…yet some dummy Dominicans staying up there in comfort being ignorant. Go educate yourselves and be informed.
That’s nothing to be concerned about with tourism. Put your focus on the state of the roads, the missing people, the deteriorating hospital, the bad drivers… They are what will put people off visiting Dominica.
OMG! Here we go… the sing for your supper crew has began their song!
So mr. Nassief you are angry at the one who exposed the wrong doing and not at those who continue to do the wrong deeds which constantly put Dominica in ba light. Shame on you. I once held u in high regard but you hav now discredited yourself.
What wrong doings? When Mamo ran the program Dominicans were concerned, even members of her own party, when the Uwp ran the program there were also concerns. The difference is that no politician at the time took their concerns to the international media, it remained a domestic issue. You and others blinded by political selfishness continue to talk of Coruption with no proof and now support the taking of a domestic issue to the international media where maximum harm can be done. Are you aware that their are public concerns about similar programs in St. Kitts, Antigua, St. Lucia and Grenada. To date no official or opposition has gone outside the shores of these islands, to wash their dirty linen about the program. I say shame on people like you who continue to support the disrespect of Dominica.
Umm….do you forget that Vince Henderson did a very similar interview with the Huffington Post last year? He said pretty much the same thing Lennox did…admitting that they have done a bad job with transparency around diplomatic passports.
Only in Dominica it seems that we must keep everything a darn secret. ALl these years people have been calling for transparency, and nothing. Thats why children are being abused left and right, and women being assualted in the center! Hypocrites too many of you are…you sheer HATE of country and refusal to commit to doing what is right, is what you guys want to call patriotism?! Shame on you!
Umm….do you forget that Vince Henderson did a very similar interview with the Huffington Post last year? He said pretty much the same thing Lennox did…admitting that they have done a bad job with transparency around diplomatic passports.
Only in Dominica it seems that we must keep everything a darn secret. ALl these years people have been calling for transparency, and nothing. Thats why children are being abused left and right, and women being assualted in the center! Hypocrites too many of you are…you sheer HATE of country and refusal to commit to doing what is right, is what you guys want to call patriotism?!
God bless Lennox Linton and give him continued strength to expose the thieves, corrupt, and hypocritical of this country. I hope this encourages many more REAL PATRIOTS to stand up for truth in spite of the threats hurled at them.
True, but this Labour Party fiasco is more than concerns, it is Bobol, corruption, deceitfulness,. We have no idea ho much is collected, no accountability etc. t least DFP and UWP both were transparent, but not under this corrupt Labour Party.
Why should there be dirty linen in the program anyway fool?
Your statement is idiotic. No one is saying do not attempt to correct wrong. The concern is the manner, and forum. If you are having domestic problems, after speaking continuously at the house with no improvement, do you go to speak privately to a pastor or counsellor, or do you stand before the congregation or in a public square and berate your partner?
Sit and think of all the areas of possible impact and for that moment, (tourism, education, agriculture) etc, forget about your hatred for Roosevelt Skerrit or the Labour Party. This is what drives all Dominicans now; party fanaticism. No logical thinking. Skerrit can’t do wrong according to labourites, and to UWP supporters Linton is infallible. Dominica’s problem and we will remain undeveloped physically unless we are ready to develop mentally. I agree with you Mr. Nassief.
Plato it is clear that you are pointless so you resort to the word idiotic to let everyone know who you are.
And remind us, what exactly is the wrongdoing of the CBI Programme? Whilst at it, tell us what EVIDENCE has Lennox, Matt, Gildon, any of the other anti-Government protagonist, or for that matter CBS 60 Minutes, provided to contradict the categoric denials of the sale alleged sale of diplomatic passports and or ambassadorships?
Instead, unable to provide any evidence to back up their allegations they have now moved on to irrelevant issues.
Gregor should take a hike.
My sentiments exactly!
Yeah, of course! You would say that!
Ungrateful Fellow…he forgot the hand that fed him…now he did not think that his actions would take bread out of the mouths that fed him and were kind to him in his youth…. he can do so much better!
He must be a slave, support no matter what and stay moomoo?
Rubbish I say!
So a man shouldn’t speak if something wrong. Just take it. If somebody feeds you, give you money, houses you, then they have the right to do anything they want to you even if is for evil?
Yinka, you referring to mr. Nassief or mr. Linton? you are as transparent as our government.
Oh Please stop being so pity full and exaggerating! I hope when the sales of passport increases, as a result of the viewers of CBS, you all will turn around and thank Lennox for going to CBS..
To the viewers, particularly those who may have been thinking of second passports or know people who are – Lennox did a brilliant job bringing it to their attention. Cheapest passport, small island, friendly governments etc
To the US authorities who are concerned about security issues – WHAT LENNOX LINTON SAID IS NOT NEWS NOR NEW AND THEY KNOW MORE THAN HE LENNOX DOES!
This whole band wagon jumping and exaggerating is tedious and finally, a better, more informative and comprehensive letter was expected. Can’t believe i read this dribble from a man who is suppose to be educated etc! It lacked depth and construct.
very shortsighted, apparently you live in a box!
Are you referring to your comment above sir. Well, it is ok, try again, plenty space. Your prize will not be passport, we protect ours, but a book on “decency and loyalty in politics in poor island states”.
Utter RUBBISH, ONEWORD!!
I am so tempted to say more, more over, respond to every part of this letter but it’s better to ignore those that you can clearly see, the truth hurts!!
Take notice, all those who are coming out now, only NOW, as their fear of sanctions reach an all time high!!
T5hanks for coming on board and openly displaying your Utter Rubbish to the world. Where else can you exhibit some utter Rubbish, well in the company of Skerrit, Gregory and the corrupt labour regime…
I Agree with Gregor completely. It shows the ignorance of Lennox Linton. I don’t believe he had the capacity to understand the gravity of his actions.
Amounts to being an enemy of the state.
First time ever commenting
Avoid politics at all cost.
Citizen
Don’t avoid politics at all cost. Politics is everything. The shoe you wear, the air you breathe, the food you eat. All involve Politics. Dominica politics is different. Everything is the Government fault, thunder, lightning, too much rain, you name it. Such Kids we are.
Ormand. Stop this foolishness. You know better. Those who prostitute our passports to thieves and criminals; those you stick their heads in the sands; those who wait for “business opportunities” when Dominica is being sold down the drain; those who are buying property left and right when they could not afford to buy a suit a few years ago; these, my friend, are the ones who are betraying Dominica.
Sorry Ormand I cannot agree with you. This is a travesty which needed to be highlighted
Tulip, which country is more corrupt, Dominica or USA? Will you betray your country to the Devil where all evil comes from?If you guys were listening to DBS educating you about the program then you would think differently. SMH
Travesty my toe!! Who made it a travesty, political idiots like u I guess.
The BOMB burst, the secret is out so U all vex, only to enrich the pockets of the few of U and the rest of us remain poor, why didn’t U and gregor come out and talk when ur. king Skerrit fired me from PWD without any compensation, why didn’t U an gregor came out when the 2 elderly citizens of upper goodwill got fire bomb on Christmas morning 2010?
Thanks for ignorant comments and the in ability to comprehend the bigger picture o the passport scam under Skerrit. Lennox will delivery more, he is not going away, too much bobol in th is corrupt lead Skerrit Labour Government. Shame on you sir.
Is someone trying to set themselves up as a potential agent to sell passports? Just asking
Would this be you Ormond, Charlies brother? If it is you, I am in Toronto. We do know each other. Long time no see.
Wishing you a Happy New Year and to Ovetta! Sh! No name from me. 
When we see again I will tell you who I am.
First time commenting? This is the first time I have seen your name on DNO. Keep it up! We need sensible and broadminded comments. More so DNO I hope.
Great to see your comment.. You have good reasons to support Gregor Nassief. We, in Canada, i.e., most of us, if not all of us broadminded and fair D/cans detest Linton’s overall attitude. He really is destructive.
I cannot believe that Linton would have done something like that. His actions are shocking. They are against the PM. What he did is also a grave injustice to Dominica and nationals in general. Sadly, his supporters cannot see through him. One day they will when their eyes and brains are opened. Hopefully it will not be in tears for them.
Well said sir.. Its nothing but a political ploy but to do it at the expense of the nation is damn reckless. Its political suicide and I hope Dominicans realize that Lennox is not fit for government… His own party should remove him as their leader and issue a vote of no confidence. I believe that Mr Joshua Francis should assume the position of leadership since he is more of an upscale citizen with good morals and also a far more intelligent person. Lennox shouldn’t be representing anyone in any shape.
Amen Uncle Greg. Lennox dosen’t think before he speaks.
Gregor, I read with interest and growing dismay about your letter to Lennox. I should remind your that the national interest transcends the individual interest of any citizen or politician. Lennox, as a patriot, has every right to publicly voice concerns about a program that is destroying Dominica’s reputation and also its values of thrift and industry. If any of your employees was selling the assets of Secret Bay and pocketing a portion of the proceeds of sale, not only would you fire that employee; you would also prosecute him or her to the hilt. And yet you can write a letter to Lennox and then ignore the unimpeachable evidence that much of the proceeds of sale of passports are going into the private coffers of many agents. Have you written a single word to the PM about this Gregor? Have you voiced any concerns about the destination of the $400,000 received from Susan Olde in 2004? Or about the $1.5 million in “passport money” deposited into a private account here? I guess…
So why don’t the pm tell the people the truth tourism my a and you first impression of Dominica isn’t up to par bay front isn’t appealing .the roads leading to the sites are traitorous what are you really trying to say Mr massif you are a part of the cabal regime
Mr Gregor Nassief where were you when Lennox Linton and others were calling on the Government for greater Accountability, Transparency and Openness in the Citizenship By Investment programme? The top of your list of battles for Dominica should be Good Governance! Are you happy with the nepotism, kickbacks and enrichment by the PM and his operatives? Do these Bad Governance practices not damage Dominica?
No, but I am sure he is the beneficiary of government concessions, which have to be sanctioned by His Highness the P.M. himself. My advice mr. Nassief, as a businessman stay out of politics, at least in public because when the tide changes you will have to go with if you don’t want to be swamped. perhaps your hand was forced? Look what happened to Brisbane or Antilles. I wish you good luck in your business but you have damaged yourself too. Nobody is obliged to stay at Fort Young, or have their dinner there. That is not the way it should be but it is, especially in our little partisan country.
Not the original person.
Crap, write to the perpetrators, those parasites, those vultures and leave the messenger alone
Here was an opportunity for Linton to explain to 60 Minutes viewers the reasons why many developing countries are reverting to programs like CBI; i.e.- the economic policies of the US, devastating natural disasters, etc. And he missed the boat Big Time!
Alas, we may have found a leader. Well said.
Sorry Boss, I’m not with you this time. You Gregor damn well know that rogues are in possession of our passports. And even if you do not believe this, many Dominicans do. You also know that the secrecy with which the CBI programme is administered, is suspect of many things which the DLP cannot put in the open.
When you bashed LIAT, and turned the airline to ashes, weren’t you aware that DNO is accessible to more than 12+ million Americans? Weren’t you aware that those same Americans could boycott LIAT and cause the only regional airline carrier to go under, thereby bringing economic woes to Dominica, and Secret Bay Hotel?
When the government of Dominica went global in its decision to retain statutory discrimination against same-sex partners, a decision you damn well know was hurtful to our cruise destination, a decision which reached 7 billion earthlings, did you post an open-letter to the PM?
The hypocrisy pontificated by otherwise ethically stable citizens, is upsetting
Well said !
America sells passports too, linton sells stories,craft sells unsubstantiated fabrications
Great Mr Nassief, let’s pray his wife and kids o not have to suffer in his stagnation situation
what a shituatin!
I thought in the busses world they say no publicity is bad publicity. Believe it couple folks said I saw your island on the news.
More people watch when the storm devastated the island in 2015 than 60 minutes.
In 2015 during the storm Dominica was trending on social media.
The second to last line was not warranted. It almost sound as a treat
I meant
In the business world
It was damn well a threat, BUT the police force in Dominica cannot and will not dare take up mr Nassief on that. I got word from Authorities where I live and before I even asked I was told “that last line about hope he survives” is a threat!!
all rich labourite with something to loose vex. nassief go bury ya head in sand
Could not have been said any better.Lennox and his followers believe that washing their tongues on their own country to spite skeritt is a fabulous outcome.Well that big besr looking man looked like sn absolute idiot on the tv none Dominicans how saw the clip was flabagasted mr is a sell out.keep bringing tye fountry done and say its Labour. Our heart aches.
My advise to Lennox is to do some surgery on his head and face because he hss lost it papa met.
@ Popam: That’s what you’re concerned about? Looks?
I wonder what YOU look like…shallow jerk!
Gregor, Bob Marley spoke of people like you when he penned his song in his song:
“Babylon system is a vampire, sucking the blood of the sufferers”
The poor people are suffering, and you all find that it is OK to keep on selling DA’s passports to all who can afford and share the profits.
We all know that the passports are sold to CRMINALS. even diplomatic passports!
Be quiet……sometimes when u speak to the ones behind of closed doors and absolutely nothing is done….its falling to deaf ears…..u have to move to the broader crowds who will hear and listen…..I understand his motive but sometimes for change to occur if u don’t hear…..u will feel as my mom always say…..now change will happen whether the system likes it or not…..its corrupt and revamping is needed….though his attempt was drastic but effectively….the motive is change and I think it will happen….
“to millions and millions and millions of viewers, most of whom would never have heard of Dominica”. Now that Millions and Millions of viewers now know of Dominica Dominica should expect an increase in Tourism arrivals.
Hear! Hear!
Oh Gregor, Gregor…where were you back in 2010, when then citizen Thomson Fontaine asked for the names of diplomatic passport holders and was threatened, then sued by the Prime Minister…where was your tongue back then Gregor? Why weren’t you fighting for transparency so that our CBI program could be well-loved and supported by all?
Gregor, where were you when last year Vince Henderson told the INTERNATIONALLY READ Huffington Post media outlet that their Government had fallen short in publicizing diplomatic passports, and did have involvement with some rogue characters. Were you not prepared to stand for Dominica then, and join the call for more transparency?
Gregor, now that you know that CBS contacted BOTH Vince and the PM and others to participate in the interview, I await your new open letter to Skerrit…asking him what was he so afraid of he couldn’t make this a priority.
Oh…and I have yet to hear your call for transparency, even now!
@Read people read: Boss well said! Where was Nassief when time after time the oppositon is crying out for transparency to the CBI in parliament? You talk about transparency? where was nassief when ACE engineering took the task with Government when they without tendering gave Bajans to build a wall and a bridge in Roseau. Guess what this was’nt for you to protect because you are not a builder but now your business is hospitality service and this might very well affect you. You talking now and trying to protect your interest. Well boss you are on your . Hipocrite! Hey you can talk now! Finally where were you when skerrit said in st.joe ” do matter where you see them just call them traitor” don’t you think sir that acts of hostility will affect our tourism industry? Now that you know that Vince was contacted I do hope you write another letter addressed to Vince or skerrit. No Justice No peace you hipocrite!
When cbs interview Angelo…
It will be nothing compared to the couple minutes they gave Linton. 
mi deba,,,i never know Dominicans were so fraid of Americans….
as if the U.S government did not already know about the CBI program. 
Also, how exactly was Linton badmouthing the country? He was simply criticizing the C.B.I program? we must not mistake the two, it seems in Dominica is Either or Iether like Asa Bantan say lol. smh so sad
Sir, you are in fact attempting to advance your “own agenda” at the expense of the country by deliberately turning a blind eye to corruption in order to protect your selfish economic interests
Yes indeed..
Lennox Linton’s arrogance has made it very difficult for him to differentiate between patriotism and politics. If he was only able to see beyond Skerrit and put the country first, he could have been PM by now. He is just a disaster! Why isn’t his party more vocal on their support him? Unfortunately, he took the bate again and Dominica suffers.
I would take your statement seriously you know, but you spelled the word ‘bait’ as ‘bate’….so therefore, I cannot take advice from you. And YES! I AM the Grammar/Spelling Nazi.
No wonder we are last in every economic indicator in the Caribbean. Such letter needs no recognition.
Ok den!
Oh hush!!! That’s stale news! It’s not lies! All of you who have an issue should contact CBS/ whoever was contacted should’ve accepted, so Linton wouldn’t have had the opportunity to expose the truth. Suddenly now reports appear to show what the CBI program funds is doing. Nassief you care about your pocket. Real Dominican citizens who were born on that island are trying to renew their passports and are having problems from overseas. Yet, our passports are in the hands of “sketchy” persons. Dominica was in a financial rot before 60 mins, and will continue to stay in one. Are you saying educated, opinionated people with a voice shouldn’t expose unjust, unfair, and possibly illegal activity on our small island? Especially when it comes to our passports? Are you saying that you strongly believe that this CBI program has been maintained to the highest of standards? Are you saying that no one else in Dominica have raised questions about this program? We need to involve the world!…
It is interesting that Mr. Nassif has seen it fit to write to Mr. Linton concerning the passport issue. Is he a beneficiary of this lucrative program of poto Laborites? The many problems in DA and he remain silent. Mr. Linton must have obviously ruffled your feathers. Besides your groups, other DA resident deserves to speak. Mr. Lennox Linton is an elected member of the house. You and Tony are not.
One question to Mr. Gregor Nassief. Are you serious Sir? Or just want to be recognized as someone who lacks common sense and reasoning?
@ lougawoo memm: well said ! when we listen to CNN or FOX don’t we see the crimes happening in the USA. Is that washing dirty lenin in public? Why are so hipocrete? Where was this Guy when it was announced that 33million is up for election? din’t he or wasn’t he concerned? where was he when 18million was given to a bajan company to build a bridge. I guess this wasn’t his territory. Well boss we have just hit your toe and heard you say “OUCH.” Hipocrete!
Lennox put an end to his Political Career. Such a disgrace. I was wowed by Lennox’s statement, Lennox thinks he was interviewed by Mat & Carlise. This man has no idea what he’s done. I bet he must have regretted after.
…….The man ……. but that issue was raised several times locally.
What you should ask yourself is why is it that every once in a while some accused person flashes our diplomatic passport!!
File that under nobody cares!
My sentiments exactly!!! Look at his face…he look like a criminal….wicked set of ppl.
Oh how sweetly sings the coocoo in the tree!!!
Mr Nassief, as a shrewd business man, I was expecting you to raise the concerns of the transparency of the programme and the accountability of the DLP government for the moneys raised.
If these are not of concern to you like it is for the government, then I will join Lennox in the crusade.
The CBI is not bad Nassief, it’s just poorly managed. You write to lenox because he said it’s poorly managed but you won’t write an open letter to skerrit. You didnt write when the Nigerian minister ( our ambassador for whatever ) was arrested for that oil fraud, you didnt write when King was arrested.
SECONDLY! I have no idea why a grown man like you think the international world isnt aware of what’s going on. You say the program was started in 1993 right? Last year the american government gave a warning on the sale of passports. Don’t you think they did that because things/ rules changed? Why is the US government taking an interest in this now? a program from 20 years ago?
So dont act like the CBI is the same thing that it was back then…call a spade a spade.
Gregoire thanks for the contribution you continue to make on behalf on Dominica. However, have you written to the prime minister asking him to be honest and transparent with the CBI program in order to remove all doubts? You are aware that there are many questions about the manner in which this program is being run, and the discomfort that some of those who bought our citizenship and have our diplomatic passports are questionable beyond doubt!
Nassief only talking when there pocket hurting dem fellas don’t love Dominica.
Tune into the press conference on QFM an listen to the answers to your questions, Mr Nassief, and I find you refusal to disclose that you are in fact and agent under the program to be most unethical!!!
Approved real estate projects on the citizenship by investment program
1) Secret Bay Residences http://www.secretbay.dm
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2) Jungle Bay Villas
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Are you people mad? They arrested maduke, arrested Francis Corallo and u fellas only care about you all interest, u keep saying hurt Dominica u mean hurt your blasted pocket.
not to forget lap seng
Yo Bro! If it takes that to expose the Government of Dominica to its corrupt practices of getting rich by the illiterate voters especially those that live overseas that go to D.A to vote with there free ticket,.. I call this collateral damage.. Dominica the LAND OF MY BIRTH WILL REBUILD ITS SELF AFTER SKERRO…..
“The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it”…
Very Positive. That’s what the International media wants, to expose a poor Third World Country. More harm than good was done.
Well said! What is more important the economic stability and prosperity of Dominica or advancing any citizens’s individual agenda? We are Dominicans first and everything else after. I pray God will guide Dominica out of this unfortunate situation.
Apparently DA4Life has a sad life…The real problems of the CBI Program are the lack of transparency and accountability..AKA show me the money. You, Gregor et al sound like Esau who really hated his birthright and sold it to his brother Jacob on demand for a pot of lentils..Get a real life my friend and identify other valid investments to bring prosperity to our Country. party affiliation aside, this program is a disaster and may be signaling the worst of times to come for DA…
Thank You
Another one singing for more super——-Do you have enough Mr. Nassief from this government or do you want more. Please don’t shoot the messenger -that is all Lennox was. People like you will hide behind your business interests and not what is best for Dominica–you and your likes have always done that and will continue– you and your letter are dismissed.
Bravo, Gregor!! Thank you. We need more comments like this from other Dominicans. Linton claims to have the right to say what he said but it is his judgement that everyone is questioning and condemning.
oh shut up who the hell cares who you write too.
Part of the coordinated PR attack? It would be effective if it were not so obvious.
Gregor where are you living? You are reading the papers and surfing the net to hear and read the amount people that has been taken into ccustody and arrested and holding our passports. Read the incident in S.M where the guy was arrested and taken into custody. Come on because some of you all benefiting from this you all want to give Lennox blouse, when the country plunge some of you all can take a plane and run away while we have to stay here.