An opposition public meeting in Roseau got underway on Tuesday morning.
The meeting dubbed, “D-Day of the People” is taking place on Upper Kennedy Avenue.
It will be demanding the resignation of Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, and his cabinet because of their governance style according to organizers.
See photos below. Note that photos are from the morning. DNO will publish more photos later in the day.
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YA’LL AINT SHAME YA’LL LOOK SO MISERABLE AND THEN BLAME THE PM for you’ll ignorant action. what the hell you’ll WNAT THOUGH
am not into politics, but based on what i have observe in several different countries for elections it not the amount of people you see during campaigns, but its when the day come to cast a vote.
That’s not people, we will have our day in Dominica when you’ll see a whole Tidal wave of Red in all Roseau.
when the Tidal wave of red come make sure you count how much of the reds that employed…
Some of all u Dominicans too bias. All you so brainwashed by Skerrit and his handouts that you all can say protesting is wrong.. People all over the world protest.. That is what democracy is all about. All you too bias I say. It’s protesting that caused many Dominicans to have a decent salary today. Go and read all you Caribbean history uneducated, hungry laborites.
So these are the people who protested? Rather unimpressive.
Stop wasting your God-given allotted precious time in futility.
Protesting will get you nowhere for it is not done with a good heart.
God wants worship and fervent prayers. He also wants you to do good to others, to wish them well; not wage war and fight and create lack of peace and divisions.
Be people of peace and peace will follow you.
Yes! God also wants you to pray for your politicians with a humble and contrite heart. While at it, do not forget to pray for yourselves and other Dominican residents. They are the ones you have to live and interact with in Dominica. Therefore, you must build a good friendly relationship with them and consistently be kind to them.
Life is short and time flies. Therefore, waste not time while time shall last.
As Christians, you should know what pleases Our Lord Jesus Christ most in order (also), to enter His Heavenly Kingdom of joy, love, peace and unity.
Sadly Dominica people are happy and comfortable in their way of life that they wouldn’t come out and support something like this …. its sad
I thought u guys took a page from Charlo book, the port workers will not work , the nurses will not work, the teachers will not work, the post office will not work, the farmers will not work, the police will not work!!! that is the message Charlo sent out,—–doccument the issues and spread it around the country get the people angry, sitting on Q will not do the job, where is the coordination? very poor mobilization….
Is this some sort of joke? I’m not here to criticized this ridiculous protest, but will this. To those of you saying some pictures showed a bigger crowed. Google force perspective photography. Have you noticed all the pictures are very up close? My people, The Good Lord gave us a brain to think. Use it. I Looked at videos that have been circulating on the internet and was honestly expecting more people. You can’t cheat a video shot.
To those questioning police presence. With all the verbal treats made of burning structures down and hurting building, it would have been foolish and irresponsible if authorities had not done so. I am sure the Fire Brigade was in FULL force too. That is LEADERSHIP my people.
Just remember there are more Idiots in the world than sane people. after 17 years you labourites are holding on to a promise A promise which is missing and will never be found. sometimes we get genuine help to fight our problems and we laugh at it remember the story about noah preaching for over 120 years. need not say more on that. alot of people like to follow the crowd but broad is the way that leadeth to destruction. skerrit in you all face in you all ears in you all pucket not having nothing to eat giving you all hand out a sign of poverty a sign to say you all are not independent. you all have to depend on him so when he say jump you all have to jump. KID ON THE BLOCK I do not believe you are a real person if you are then you are well taken cared off by skerrit. I see the weight of your comments and all the rest of you comparing size of crowd. take these warning with a grain of salt my fellow dominicans. its time to try some body new. ville case its in you all hands
http://time.com/4660860/romania-protests-corruption-problem/
Yet again another joke on Lennox Linton hahahahahahahahahaha. Lennox get it through that thick skull of yours Dominicans Doh want you that failure.
Well I can say that as a public officer I was at my office.
Political victimization is alive and well when Permanent Secretaries give directives for a head count of people who reported to work today.
Since when do they ask for that? We the public officers know exactly who was behind that order. But time will tell. We may not be able to go out and demonstrate, but come elections we will put our vote in the ballot box and vote this corrupt, greedy regime OUT!!
Maybe Lenox should be like Trump and claim de media didn’t show the crowd. What a joke indeed. I thought we were serious about that. Carbon and Skerrit must be laughing .
With Lennox and his gang there is a God why can’t you all wait for election the only thing I know wicked don’t pay prayers moved mountain. The earthquake was a warning you all did not get it when mother nature will act don’t blame it on no one than your selves.
Smh
What’s the latest on the resignation of the Government? When are the resignations going to happen? Are we going to have a new government by Friday. Today was D- Day when the government would be forced out, got a flyer proclaiming the event. Tell me what going on I want to wear my blue shoe…
I am still satisfied with the turn out . It shows that there are Dominicans who are smart enough to show up against corruption and mismanagement. I support the march
Here is the Prime Minister of Antigua:
Transparency and Disclosure
\”A list of all diplomatic passports shall be tabled annually in Parliament and released publicly.\”
Read everything here: http://www.caribbeannewsnow.com/topstory-Antigua-Barbuda-implements-new-diplomatic-passport-policy-33445.html
The main photo shows a lot more people. But DNO lapsing. You cannot be so slow to simply pose some updated DIGITAL pics to a website on such an important news event. The current pics are very misleading on how the day unfolded
UWP leadership do not have the strategic capability required to oust Skerro even though enough is enough. You can see that most of the UWP supporters are fraid and are not willing to sacrifice for freedom so they are not ready just like their rudderless leader.
Tomorrow Skerro will still be in power and the day after that and the day after that too.
Admin: You should update your photos. The images I’ve seen throughout social media throughout the day present a totally different picture. Videos are widely available as well.
Admin: Also, given the purpose of this demonstration, why isn’t there any mention of the MAJOR changes to CBI announced in Antigua yesterday. Seems to fit with what the demonstrators in today’s meeting were calling for, among other things! https://stluciatimes.com/2017/02/07/antigua-public-promised-full-list-diplomatic-passporrts
DNO what did you all report on? whooooaaaa
This was a great demonstration of an exercise in futility. Unfortunately for Dominica and Dominicans this was a colossal fail. With the support and backing of the likes of Gabriel Christian, Dr. Clayton Shillingford, Lennox Linton, UWP et al, I expected a well organized operation. The execution was sub-par, the speakers seemed unprepared. The turn out was somewhat impressive, a few hundred at best, of which I suspect a majority were more interested in a blockorama rather than a revolution. The one positive I gathered from this demonstration was the attempt at making this a call for Dominicans, and not UWP supporters to affect change by exercising their constitutional right and demand change. I applaud Mr. Linton for trying to unify the country and not further divide it. Better and more effective strategies and implementation must be employed in order to uproot the DLP.
my Skerro is there to stayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Red Clinic Not there to stay kamem! Baroness start sousay sel so just now is your turn! Haaa
Well, allu asked for people…who’s laughing now!
UWP just not ready yet. Something as simple as that and you cannot get supporters to come out. How you going to handle the cou try affairs?
Honestly you guys didn’t make a statement…….150 – 200 max people were there. This will definitely not cause Skerrit to go anywhere and this came nowhere close to what happened with Patrick John….I will give you guys an “E for Effort” though. Wheel and come again. Nice try.
but DNO is one picture dat there just a different part of those j…..
Wow! I thought the majority of citizens were not satisfied with the government. But these photos say otherwise. Look like the people are too busy being employed and have no time for wasting their time. The opposition should now take a break and draw up an apology to the Dominica public. Tell them that they thought they were suffering and wanted to help but we see that’s the opposite. Were are happy with what we have and there is no need for change. Change will come only when we the Dominican majority decide it’s time. Linton cannot push it down our throats. Accept defeat my brother. This will make u a stronger man. For once, swallow your pride.
Better to be in the RIGHT with 3, than to be in the WRONG with 40.. Patriots came out in their numbers to protest against Skerritt’s arrogant dictatorial rule, the sale of our ordinary and diplomatic passports, the rubbing of shoulders with criminals, evading UN, US sanctions and harboring an international fugitive.
Dominicans want to know how many crooks and criminals possess our diplomatic passports and ordinary ones as well.
World trends suggest that ISIS, money-launderers, fraudsters could easily buy our passports and use it to escape from the law in their countries or elsewhere.
The burning issues about passports for cash, the neglect of the economy, the treatment of our people with utter contempt, evading UN sanctions will never go away. Dominicans deserve better Skerritt and you and your Cabal are retarding the country’s development
The World is listening intently about the passport-for-Cash scandals and the enrichment of a few Dominicans involved in that…
All I can say is ALAS!!!!!!! Maybe people couldn’t reach Roseau cause.dey block de Salisbury road again.
they should have invited CK or KKK to bring out da masses.
It is time the members of the UWP sit in parliament and be a constructive opposition. This disorganised campaign about the Pm is not taking them anywhere . They need to deal with the domestic issues
When Skerrit returned from getting his doctorate the airport was filled. That showed the number of people without jobs.thank God UWP supporters have jobs to go to
The crowd was very large, huge sea of people to the horizon. Well done UWP, well done UP leaders and patriots. Dominica will do better without these clowns in office.
During one of the darkest days of WW2 Winston Churchill read this poem to parliament.
Say not the struggle naught availeth,
The labour and the wounds are vain,
The enemy faints not, nor faileth,
And as things have been they remain.
If hopes were dupes, fears may be liars;
It may be, in yon smoke concealed,
Your comrades chase e’en now the fliers,
And, but for you, possess the field.
For while the tired waves, vainly breaking
Seem here no painful inch to gain,
Far back through creeks and inlets making,
Comes silent, flooding in, the main.
And not by eastern windows only,
When daylight comes, comes in the light,
In front the sun climbs slow, how slowly,
But westward, look, the land is bright.
Arthur Hugh Clough 1819-1861
By 4 o clock the croud will double
Dominica Labour Party won the 2015 general elections with fifteen seats while the UWP won six
labourites vex, look people, Begging will soon come to an end, time to work,Time to build dominica, Go workers go ,
lennox even with the little bit of brains you have i hope you can see that you cannot overthrow the government. dominicans love the pm, just look at the
little crowd of people in the protest. stop making a fool of yourself
Continuation So tell me skeritites:
. Your PM said they revoked the diplomatic passport in January when they found out the guy from Iraq is wanted back home so if this is so why was he allowed to stay on the island of Dominica from January to September? Isnt that harbouring a fugitive (wanted man for a crime)
2. Tell me your companions I will tell you who you are how is it that for the past times when a wanted criminal is held they flashing a Diplomatic Passport and can be seen in pictures with the PM of Dominica. SO really are you telling me that is Lennox that make that up to, when it is on international news BBC etc.
3. Is Dominica mining oil for export because the last I heard from your beloved PM is if not sale of Passport what else for Dominica so is only Passport we exporting he yet to say oil so why is it that there are some ships with the DOMINICA FLAG on them bring oil to US sanctioned places. is Lennox that making that up to hmmmm Wicked People
DNO. Put the pictures after between 12pm and 3pm
Why all you labourites beating up all u self for. If you all are so strong you all are there for life why beat up all you self. King Pharaoh thought he would never be defeated. How long not long when God is ready all u wondering what wind that fly all u and that dictator leader. You all act like u all under a spell. The truth is there before your eyes the world is seeing it but yet still you all a red blinded. Dont blame you all because its a cult government that is there. But just remember when one sells their soul to the devil they are doomed and Evil cannot supersede Good. Never thought I would live to see the day in Dominica when Dominicans who appear good upright ( so called Christians people) would sell their soul for money and stoop so low. So really people are forget party for a while and ponder on these questions
1. Your PM said they revoked the diplomatic passport in January when they found out the guy from Iraq is wanted back home so if this is so why was he
Though I expected to see more people I must say the turnout so far is very impressive especially when one thinks of the fear factor that Dominicans are under. I have spoken to a number of laborites that are in support of the protest but because of fear of victimization they would not dare turn out. However, those who turned are the few that are not afraid and let us not forget that Gideon started with 30,000soldiers and because of fear they were reduced to 300 brave soldiers, and it was with that 300 brave soldiers God gave them that great victory judges 7
what happen to all the UWP supporters, they are in the demonstration? they not putting comments on DNO or they are a shame
what happen to all the UWP supporters, they are in the demonstration? they not putting comments on DNO or they a shame
Boy look at the people dressing! Appearance deceive. Whatever the outcome I am proud to be a Labour supporter, cannot win them all
All YOU…where de ppl nuh? !!…I still looking !!…I probably need to change my glasses. Lemme go get dem !!
Not massive at all
Banne de kapon zorts pere colour rouge oh ti zorts, on banne de POUPOULOUSE vlé overthrow PM. PM foutay YR KNESS down for them and give it to them in PRAYS ONLY. Trust that and you will get satisfaction under that BANNE de POUPOULOUSE
Hey, My brother again you are a failure. You’ve been dreaming of this MASS destruction for quite a while now you are standing like lone ranger. HOW SAD? Unity of Worthless Parasites the answers you were looking for is starring you right in you face. Now leave the passport issue alone. How can we tell you, we are not interested in what you are selling. More lyrics for Pat Arron.
So dno wen are u all goin to give us updated pics? All u take out pics at 11am wen ppl had just start comin. Take pics now
This opposition leader needs to hand the torch to another member of his party.Still cannot suck the seed to make it happen after 15 years.Mr linton give up your methods just won’t work you have no hardcore strategy power to stop the mighty red leader.
S.O.S… UWP needs help!
God bless Dominica live and love one another listen to your heart
Personally I think it’s time for Linton to resign as opposition leader in Dominica!
There are huge crowds there DNO what you are doing is wrong??????????????????????? You have been bought shame on you……………………………….
UWP supporters actually have jobs and I’m sure most of these jobs are in the private sector or their own business and need to protect it. Interesting.
hahahahahahaha not my carnival alu stopping nuh…costume done paid for already and jour overt costume was ordered and received so just behave alu likkle self
I’m certain the protest is still occurring and other photos circulating shows different.
Pm need to give us a red day let laborites show them crowd. Labourrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!
We the people of the Commonwealth of Dominica stand in solidarity with our Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit! Who Jah bless let no man curse.
Where de boots an dem? All UWP can do is open their big mouth and like empty barrels beat their chest and make the most noise over nothing. By the end of the day the whole world watching them will be laughing them.
Chief Jacco why don’t you do yourself a favor and SHUT your BIG non-educated mouth up too!!! Stupidness.
The world is laughing right now yes; however the joke is not on the UWP; the joke is on Skerrit and his Labor Party! criminals arrested while carrying Dominica Diplomatic Passports in their pocket overseas!
The joke is the video circulating on the Face Book showing the real way most Dominicans live, as the man on the Carib reservation who is 55 years old and never held a paying job in the country.
The joke is the broken down galvanize hot he occupies with no electricity , no running water, and a covered pit-hole in the twenty-first century!
They joke is on people like you who are dirt poor, that if you require some medical surgery which cannot performed in the butcher shop the PMH; you and your parents, and family will be all over the place crying and begging people for handouts collecting nickel and dime to send you out of the country for treatment.
The joke is on people like you who keeps Skerrit on his pedestal, while you kneel at his feet and kiss his behind…
Keep on fooling yourself..I was there,and I was overly satisfied…In fact I am already calling for another protest…We want to know why Dominica aided and abbetted MONFARED to violate US and UN sa.ctions.
I laughed at your words.
I wonder what do they think they achieved.
Boy I must laugh! Opposition public meeting in picture in Roseau!
I suppose those who are employed and attended wanted a day off work.
Lunch time they get hungry and tired. I suspect the problem is that the workers actually have jobs. majority of the people who voted blue in roseau ,north and south roseau. where are they? at work.
They were all there in numbers..GREAT EVENT!!
Where the supporters??? Labourrrrrrrrrrr…full red today! who vex lost!
Nasty opps.. You need to go and shower pal. Is that red i see on your boomboom print..Gross you ******* up the board.. Carmem…
But they look hungry and tired
but there doh have people man? see de time
if u want to see people then put yourself in the crowd too.
Lol that’s the people wanting the PM to resign???
its gonna take another 30,000 though!! At the polls. The people have no confidence in Lennox Linton and the UWP as a party and as a potential Government
Quit thinking that it’s workers who want this government out….an end to corruption that is what we want, we have had our share in office already. So Calm down! The pm is bringing himself down already on his own. We don’t need 30 000 people at the polls, we need an end to corruption and we will do that by being democratic.
“The people have no confidence in Lennox Linton and the UWP as a party and as a potential Government”
Partner, that making any sense? ???? stupes. Go sit down man.
U all dont have work to do
Because you have plenty ?? stupes is all of us with no work. Allu have the pm doing all so of course u don’t have work to do
What a flop!!!
You brain is flopping,not the meeting that I attended!! IT WAS A GREAT MEETING!! I am calling for another!!!
Why use that name? Whose side are you on? Your comment does not indicate that.
Where are the Laplaine people? Jason was organizing 2 to 3 bus load fron Laplaine with the money they sent him.
I hope he give back the money they sent him. Or maybe again, for some reason it was pocketed and not spent
Woi, Woi, Woi! Look at people!!!
Eh ben, Mister PM, you loose.
Do not hold your breathe lest you burst in two.
It was great!!!And the people were asking a lot of questions about MONFARED,a crook from Iran. A criminal from Iran the leadership of the country was aiding and abbetting to evade UN and US sanctions!!!
Boy look peopleeeeeeeee ,
Who
DNO we know Angelo killed the demonstration on his Sunday night program, with his attack on Dr. Sam and the lack of leadership campaign he was on, but we did not no DNO was also part of the campaign. To see DNO put out photos of such an empty meeting surely helps us to understand why Skerrit is having it his way in Dominica.
I knew someone would try the trump approach … truth it failed because the cause was not substantial many people know that its ridiculous to overthrow an entire government for a single man greed while on his private agenda. no one can stop Dominicans at home because they are free to break the law at he or she will right? but these passport holders are to be saints soon it will be Dominican born diaspora cant commit crimes too..
Seems like you want DNO to photoshop pics to make the demonstration look bigger than it is or what?
If those are photos of the protest at the time it was held, then how is not DNO not playing it straight to show them?
What you stated is nonsense. What could the protestors have said?
The PM does not have his way. This is a misconception by people as you who see only one way, yours, as you are a consistent critique, to no good.
Have respect for the PM and his position. Stop harassing him. Lennox Linton could never be a better PM. Therefore, cease your wishful thinking about Lennox.
Everybody way is wrong except your own; you foolish woman, you will spend the rest of you stupid life defending Skerrit to the day Dominica commenced breaking into bits, and pieces of rocks falls in your face injuring you, you will cry out and say: is not my PM doing that you know is everybody else not my PM!
Sot, Sot, Sot, Sot, Sot!
Where de people gone?
What you should concern yourself about is what is reported to the world through radio and social media.
So you’re suggesting that the facts are unimportant?
Yes very concerned to show the world that its a handful of people who want to rule
Oh please? You mean the fake news? Is this what you guys have come to?
Do you know how silly you sound with such comment.
Alas. In Fontain world in Maryland, LA, and Houston? Not in our sweet grand fond village and the rest of the world we do know exist.
most of you people sound like this is a contest and forgot about the message that is being sent out. stop looking at Linton because you dont like him but listen to what the man is saying. This is not a joke which is going on in this country. At least he has played his part so when the bomb hits he should feel no pain. Lord help save this country. Take out the blind fold over you all eyes and stop hating on the man because he is doing his work as an opposition. shameless grown ass folks like all you
The people are there as you can see..They are now discussing the Monfared matter..A criminal from Iran this regime was helping to evade UN and US sanctions..!