The recently defaced and vandalized Foo dogs “Lions” on the new Dominica/China Friendship Bridge are for the most part, clean again.
The “good Samaritans” who undertook the task, are a group of young people from the Cottage and Portsmouth constituencies .
One of the cleaners told Dominica News Online that they felt compelled to do something about the vandalized statues, to underscore Dominica’s appreciation to the Chinese government for funding the bridge project.
Patricia Mills said she saw the story about the defacing of the statues on Dominica News Online, and spoke to her neighbor about heading to Roseau to clean the “Lions”.
Mills said she lived for several years in China, and is aware that the foo dogs Lions are usually given as a friendship gift.
She called the vandalizing of the statues “total disrespect to the Dominican public”, to the government and to the Chinese who funded the building of the bridge.
According to Mills many tourists use the new bridge, and she couldn’t allow the “lions” to remain in a vandalized condition.
DNO reported on February 14 that smeared with some kind of oil, three of the four “lions” gracing the entrance to the new Dominica/China Bridge show signs of having been clearly vandalized.
The statues have been the subject of controversy, with many comments made in response to a Dominica News Online story showing that some people are not happy with what they see as Chinese symbols being placed on a Dominican bridge.
The bridge, opened on February 1, is a 70-metre structure constructed over a 17-month period to the tune of EC$8-million provided by mainland China.
Please, We need to install and monitor Cameras in Public places to help Catch and hopefully Reduce the vandalism and other criminals.
Cameras are very affordable these days (Big Up the Chinese for that!)
After the London Riots last year, the British police were not at all worried. They simply took their time, reviewed pictures from the CAMERAS located all over London, etc and quietly picked up the CRIMINALS . . at their convenience.
I have an idea. Maybe the Chinese government could assist in eradicating crimes in DA? I am certain that they could do an excellent and successful job of it. This would be a great help to DA and law-abiding nationals.
Really! Look at those pictures of the lions/foo dogs. They look so ugly. It is not something that Dominicans had ever envisoned and expected.
Great job to the folks of Portsmouth. I understand the concerns of the people, but sometimes we are too quick to judge. I applaud the people of Dominica for paying attention to what is going on in the county, but still they must be careful before taking actions. I would say continue to be watchful and voice your opinions, but please gain knowledge so you can stand up firmly when you fight for your rights. Although, Foo Dogs are associated with Buddhism as protector of sacred buildings, they are also given as gifts. The dogs were commonly placed at business institutions, temple gates, home entrances, and estates to guard against evil, so just maybe it was given as a gift and not with the motive to take over the country. Proud that you are mindful of your surroundings – good looking out for your country. Keep it up!
Dominicas don’t we all love our country? Then stop and notice whats happening around the world. As much as we all love to see new developtment like new bridges, roads etc, we cannot give a blind eye to the real intent of the Chinese. Do you all think that the bridge is free? Well think again. China is planting their mark all over the world in the name of gifts. All they are doing is securing themself to take over our natural resources in the future. What do we have that they want? you may ask. Well what do we have most of? OUR water . One of these days we are going to wake up and see that all that we are taking for granted will be taken over by china. Dominicans its time to wake up and stand up if you love your country as you say. When you are gone your children and grand will be left holding the empty sack and they will not have a Dominica to be proud of like we did. China is not a country to play with. America the greatest country is now realizing that but its too late because they have already gotten too far. If the United states is feeling the punch Dominica sure will be feeling the pinch in due time. Remember Dominicans there is no free lunch we have to pay for it some how.
The govt need to be more transparent in what they are doing. The people we put in charge need to be more concern about the welfare of the country. They need to wake up and study whats going on around them globally to see how fast every thing is changing and adjust to the changes.
Wake up dominicans and stand up for your country.
@ vali
I stated this a few years ago. It may have been a prediction. Some people may not give it a thought and would even deny it. In time, they will find out. People get nothing for nothing.
Vali is true, no one have given Dominica anything free,not England, not America,not Canada, so why are you people happy to have white people exploit, all you but when a minority group just like all you self, come to help all you turning racist, see the slave mind still remains. Well China could never do to Dominica what the whites did to her, enslave her people, kill the men ,then rape the women and children, no education work hard in sun for no pay and beatings and hangings, so if all china want is to make better use of the water than any one have done to date, well they are making it accessible , so all the talkers, just come back and live in Dominica and bring jobs when all you come, and make more children, then we will never run out of black people in Dominica.
why you could not do it for yourself?
you do not have anything going on in Dominica
there are few Dominicans working in agriculture
your only income comes from Tourism & Vat.
Be smart people of Dominica like the saying goes
“do not look a gift horse in the mouth”
As a Dominican living overseas I know very well that Dominicans best attribute is “QUAZE” or criticism, and that is why we have not developed.
The people with the most successful businesses came from other countries. Why Dominicans can’t get together to build great businesses? instead
of sitting by the road playing domino? why don’t you learn something from these people?
Malaway child you know who started the war on drugs, nd send our police boots to go in de bush to burn dowm the marijauna, they did not build us a school or a hospital or improve our roads, they put Ross University you know why, it gives them the excuse to invade Dominica anytime they want in case they want under the pretext of protecting their citizens, but you all are so busy buying propaganda you cannot understand anything. So we have nothing to fear from the Chinese, America have already invaded Dominica, and if America was not happy for the chinese to be in Dominica, islong time they would invade. So just stop being so crass, and enjoy all you foo dog, by the way, remember who made slaves of all you and call all you 3/5 human it was not the chinese. The chinese suffered the same humiliation, the difference is they ot up shook up and now they are a force to be reckoned with. America respecting them and everybody respecting them, who respecting black people for their stupidness all Dominicans can do is parlay sort.
on the sing of truth..i agree with u why dont they clean up the nasty Portsmouth and thea area
around there
These foo-dog idols should be broken down and done away with by all those who say they believe in the most high GOD.Those who believe in christianity,what are u all saying and doing?Idolatory is at your doorsteps being introduced by the Chinese in the name of aid,help and frienship.The same thing the Romans and the European colonisers did is back again.
Wow some people got issues. Kinda sound like an ignorant UW-PWi or a member of dem made in the 1800’s religions.I hope you burn picturesof your family because that might be idolatry lol.
@ REVOLUTION NOW
You will have to address this to Dominica’s Prime Minister and his Deputy. Up to now they are “Mum” on this. I guess they are taking a back step since China has helped DA and they do not want to offend the government of China lest their help be withdrawn. I am certain that the Chinese government is fully aware of the sentiments of Dominicans, pro and con.
What has Black people done in Dominica? but Obeah
destroying other black people that are trying to
build a business even though you could benefit but you are just filled with jealousy.
My mother use to say that Dominicans are like crabs in a bucket because when one tries to climb up there is another tring to bring you down,after
all these years nothing has changed.
These people should start cleaning their front and back yard before coming to pretend to be so good when in fact they are brain washed with a visit to China as much as the capitalist and colonial powers brainwashed many black people.Portsmouth is so dirty and needs cleaning up,i went to the Turtle Purple Beach and the amount of plastic,styrofoam and human debris that’s in the water,it would be good if these people could put a clean up campaign once a week.When the first colonisers came here,the first thing they did was installed a cross to initiate their dominance of religion,the Kalinago people resisted and broke these crosses,today it’s another set of colonisers the Chinese coming in the name of help,aid and friendship installing their religious statues and idols which is an abomination in the eyes of the most high GOD.It seems to me black people and those in this island are very easily bought and sold,they accept everything that’s imposed on them be it religion,music or culture that does not belong to them.Can we imagine the dominant religion in this island belongs to the Roman Empire?How could black and Kalinago people religion come from Rome?Answer that yourselves!
I assuming you know these people and what they have done with their front yards. I guess it is a gift to beautify Roseau. Why don’t you build a bridge? Since you are saying they should clean their fron yards. Stop assuming where people are coming from. People on this site just put down people they don’t even know.
@ Anonymous
It is beyond my comprehension why any country will assist other countries when their people are residing in sheer poverty and domination. There must be something behind that; that they have an ulterior motive for assisting the West Indian countries. I heard they are also assisting Guyana and Latin American countries. Do they want to conquer those countries and later be the world-domineering government and nation? Time will tell.
LMAO! my dear you are suffering from MENTAL SLAVERY…and your words are a perfect example of the ignorance which is so blooming in this country…
Do you even live here? Or are you one of those who fled this third world island and moved to the first world…but want to dictate that Dominica should stay as it is…Because For one..I have been going to Purple Turtle Beach every week..I actually drive for about an hour every Sunday just to go there..and I’ve never seen this human debris and styrofoam floating in the water that you speak off
And Lastly…If you did see such rubbish in the beach..why do you suggest that THEY should have a clean up campaign once a week? How bout YOU organize a clean up campaign once a week?Answer that YOURSELF!
Revolution to what? I for one would not want to live in your world.
Vandalizing those things is not supported, but that does not mean they should be there or should they…………..hummmmm. When we know what they really mean/stand for, them we can decide if they are appropriate. Those THINGS can be a false GOD or some kind of evil thing, we just do not know. As a matter of fact, they are not even lions as eveyone says…….Take a good look at them.
Would you accept the Sphinx of Egypt?
Big Up the youth of Cottage, portsmouth and others
for being good samaritans.They should installed a camera in the area.
Please have a camera installed in the area.Thank you -Merci.
Here is an idea .Have a cammara instulled in the area .Right ?
My girl Patsy a job well done….who vex allu can lost…If I was not China I would help Patsy clean the Foo Dogs too….A set of ungrateful people….No appreciation for the one place that is helping out the island because if it was not for China and I will reiterate if it was not for China, Dominica would not have the stadium, bridge ,high ways and so many other developments too numerous to mention…Chinese give Foo Dogs as a gift to demonstrate their friendship to people. Do some research before you ignorant uneducated people start vandalizing properties…China is a good place because if it was me all aid, help assistance FINISH…A job well done Patsy and friends…
It’s not being ungrateful the foo dogs heads need to go roseau dont belong to china. if they wanted to be friends they could put something like Dominica parrot and a foo dog to symbolize friendship but no
But people wellllllllllllll bold!…y’all that spend the $10 million dollars to build the new bridge nuh? Allu find y’all have the right to tell them Chinese people what symbol they can put on the bridge? Stupes…
If its such a big deal go paint a sisserou parrot on the bridge…But of course y’all won’t..because all Dominicans can do is argue about what should and should not be done in this country instead of doing anything positive
Oh and if you actually do paint a sisserou…I wonder how upset you would be if someone threw oil all over your hard work…
Get over it..Wake up and Smell the COFFEE!
IT IS QUITE TELLING THAT IT WA NOT CLEANED BY THE PEOPLE OF ROSEAU BUT PORTSMOUTH. THESE IMAGES SHOULD NOT BE THERE, SO “GIVE ME MORE OIL IN MY LAMP KEEP IT BURNING. GIVE ME MORE OIL IN MY LAMP I PRAY… KEEP IT BURNING TILL THE BREAK OF DAY” I LOVE THIS SONG
Good gesture on the part of the people from Portsmouth in cleaning up the foo-dogs. I see noting wrong with having them on the bridge.
I really not sure why Dominicans keep dwelling on lions when there are more important things to look at in the country, we sometimes are too petty , Our coat of arms got a lion to the top with one paw up in a waving motion , no one seems to mention that and no one ever questioned that , LINK
http://www.google.dm/imgres?q=dominica+coat+of+arms&hl=en&sa=X&biw=1280&bih=923&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=UatRCZwfLkyz8M:&imgrefurl=http://www.ngw.nl/int/car/dm-nat.htm&docid=MU8CW_bU91szmM&imgurl=http://www.ngw.nl/int/car/images/dominica.gif&w=303&h=216&ei=P-M_T7CSCqrr0gHRyMXNBw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=807&vpy=203&dur=3150&hovh=172&hovw=242&tx=114&ty=85&sig=100415546421800820688&page=1&tbnh=142&tbnw=199&start=0&ndsp=22&ved=0CFEQrQMwAw
you said it our coat of armer have a lion, but take a good look at what is on the bridge, those that look like a lion to you. I think you need glasses
Patricia Mills get a life!! You left your home and went to clean foo dogs when there are many abandoned and homeless children in Dominica who wish for someone to care for them!
So why don’t you? don’t wait for another to do for you what you can do yourself.
soon we will be called DOMINICANESSE OR CHINICANS, WE TO BLINDED DOWN HER NOT TO SEE THAT THE CHINESSE TAKING OVER OUR COUNTRY,WE NEED TO BE CAREFULL
What a set of paranoid people
INSTALLED A FEW CAMERAS TO CAPTURE CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES 24HRS with a feed to police headquqrters. Problem solve. Is that too hard or too expensive??? If the answer is yes, then we are in serious trouble and we just not going to be ready when the full assault of the crime wave hit us. Wake up my people.
Hush allu damn mouth duab workers do drive on it nuh if allu vex pass on the old Bridge
Dominicans are Dominica’s WORSE ENEMY! There is a whole WORLD out there with different cultures…Stop being so CLOSED minded..RESPECT other’s people cultures…and stop acting so ungrateful.. The Chinese don’t have to help us at all…and we would just stay with our DIRT ROADS
Dominicans must stop be so NEGATIVE all the time…At this rate of complete DISRESPECT no foreigners will ever help us and we will be stuck in POVERTY! because open your eyes…WE ARE POOR and we NEED foreigners help!
GOOD JOB!! to those who cleaned the STATUES! and they had EVERY RIGHT to call the media and let them know they were doing it!
that is why chinese getting away with beating dominican is people like you think they sooooooooo good ask them for a job see if you will get work , they only hire there own. stay on there side .
Once again..another clear sign of IGNORANCE…talking straight out of your butt!!
Have you passed by the roads that they’ve been fixing?I don’t recall Chinese people being black..I drive by them everyday when they are fixing the roads and I SEE WITH MY OWN TWO EYES how many DOMINICAN MEN wearing the orange suit fixing the roads working SIDE BY SIDE with them Chinese people..
STUPES my boi go back 10 years and go and mash up your car on the dirt roads if you doh want them Chinese help!….I’ll be sitting in the stadium (which is bringing revenue into the country) drinking my kubuli watching a cricket game!
You were born in Dominica who prevents you from opening a business? and hire other Dominicans.
Couldn`t the Chinese make these so called Lions/Foodogs smaller???
The foo dogs were annointed, now all you clean the annointing. anyway, it bless already. So leave the foo dogs alone now. we all should be at peace now.
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Significance of Lions and international gift .
New animal specie was introduced in Dominica, and yet some people ask if they have veterinary certificate!
What are theses animals ?
Guardian Lions are a common representation of the Asiatic lion in pre-modern China. They have traditionally stood in front of Imperial palaces, tombs, government offices, temples, and the homes of government officials and the wealthy, from the “Han Dynasty”, and were believed to have powerful protective benefits. Pairs of guardian lions are still common decorative and symbolic elements at the entrances to restaurants, hotels, supermarkets and other structures, with one sitting on each side of the entrance
There are various styles of guardian lions reflecting influences from different time periods, imperial dynasties, and regions of China. These styles vary in their artistic detail and adornment as well as in the depiction of the lions from fierce to serene.
The lions are always created in pairs, some times with the male resting his paw upon the world and the female restraining a playful cub that is on its back. Other styles have both lions with a single large pearl in each of their partially opened mouths. The pearl is carved so that it can roll about in the lion’s mouth but sized just large enough so that it can never be removed., as those standing in the two entrance of the Roseau bridge
The lions are traditionally carved from decorative stone, such as marble and granite or cast in bronze or iron
Lions in the China/Dominica Bridge are made of black marble. But the stone was not polished as it aught to be to keep the attractive shining of the material. From that, the statues remain grey, and becomes more black when rain falls. When drying , grey color comes back except in the parts where humidity remains and leave some spots more dark, specially under the mouth where the sun don’t warms the stone. There the shadow leave marks darker as if the lions get rage …
Even if it happen that “Vandalism” could occur making stronger that effect ( the oil reportedly put on them don’t dry as quickly as water), it will come back after each rain and disappear when sun coming back ….To avoid that, complete the “Art work” by polishing or apply several coats of strong external varnish .
Some Dominicans are not grateful about that gift from bridge builders arguing about “neo colonialism” and ignorance of traditional Dominican Culture.
It is to ignore that in all historic times and every were in the world it was and it is by the way of monuments and sculpture that Governments and people show their friendship one together. Those Lions have no more, no less significance than the Valentine gifts in between lovers. Are you sure that your girl friend likes those ear rings she received (easier for you to buy) , when she expected the new shoes she told you about last week ?
Generally such gift ware the mark of culture of this one that offer it. How could it be in other way ? This is a good circumstance to learn a little bit more about this friend.
Dominicans could they be more happy to receive the Liberty Statue that France did gave to the US without any project to invade later North America ?
Maybe the Louxor Obelisk given to France by Vice-King of Egypt, even if it was not in French traditions to use that kind of solar watch ?
There was no comment when the US did officially accept from Moscow a Statue created by the modern Sculptor Artist Tsereteli presenting a tear pending in the middle of a destroyed tower as symbol of terrorist acts in 11th of September 2011… And nobody did suspect it to be a Trojan Horse containing electronics able to destroy all internet communications inside the US !
And what about this coffee pot offered to the town of Mombassa, in Kenya ? Could it be let in his package without vex the government that did offer it ?
Dominicans are well known to have good manners. So I suggest that after having give thanks to China for this gesture, the Dominican Government ask for Dominican or resident Artists to make individually or in joint venture the project of a Monument to give in counterpart to China.
That could help Sculptors to receive some money and promote a part of main art domain – the one by with civilizations remain known for Eternity- that was forgotten for years in Dominica .: How many order for Monument or Statues where given to Artists since was build the (late) Fountain in the bay front Boulevard…?
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Well boo hoo with all you poo dog business.These things look like some big sceary animals .They look like they going to eat you,they watching you like they vex.I tell all you to take them things out their eh.Poo dog my foot.
If you lived in another country you will learn that a lot of these people from other countries
have certain things in their stores that make them very successful the Japanese have the Budda the Jews have the miniature Scroll what ever we are using in Dominica is not working some inventive Dominican can manufacture miniature Foo Dogs for sale to bring good luck to people,and businesses. Dominicans try to be smart I would like a royalty if you make any money.
THEY SHOULD TIE THEIR WAIST AND GO LOOK FOR THOSE RAPEST THAT RAPE THE TOURIST, INSTEAD OF CLEANING THAT UGLY THING.DOMINICANS STOP WORSHIPING IDOLS.
HOPE WHEN POSSI HAVE CLEAN UP I WILL SEE DE PATSY
Wow. I didn’t realize Dominica was becoming so fascist. You people would be right at home in Nazi Germany.
EXCELLENT JOB
Who you think committing those crimes?
Catch the culprite(s);charge and jail them,is another talk on Q95.
So ppl trying to help Dominica and is deface ppl find to deface monuments. It’s just a lion, it’s not going to bite you. “Boy, I doe like dem chiney you know boy. La man go and pour oil on dat ting boy. Yah boy, dem chiney mad man. Boulou! Buy a cappers for me na boy” If dem “chiney”want a fight they already outnumber Dominicans. What all u going to do? Chase them with cutlass? Now I hearing ppl raping tourists. Don’t worry. Just now Dominica will rank on par with Baghdad and Somalia and the next time all u see ‘dem dhiney’ is not to help.
but i don’t see what is people beef with them lions. them thing looking well sexy there lolol
I really don’t get the recent obsession with the whole sisserou parrot thing. since when Dominicans so swef d sisserou. for those of you who do not travel and sit in dominica whole year round, any country you go to boasts an array of others cultures. My sister is studying in china and gave me some info about the food dogs. You people need to educate yourselves and stop letting one man bring up a stupid topic and then just jumping on the band wagon
I would have to walk around with my gun to protect myself and my family. I have a beautiful daughter and I would go crazy to watch a man rape her. The way that country roling I have to straighten up. I die na?
probly workers that do that. because they hait the chinis.
Thank God this country have some good people. I am sure that these same folks will come to St. Aroment and help out GON Emmanuel. CAlL ON THE POLICE TO INVESTIGATE THE FIRE BOMING AT MANO. cONGRATULATIONS GOOD CITIZENS
I visite portmouth while on vaction, and it look like the beach need some cleaning up, lot of rubbish on the beach, I will pay for the tools , and trash bags to get rid of the trash if the same people from portsmouth that came all the way to roseau to cleanthat foo dog.
verns they looking like u fool.
Is there a suttle message the chinese are sending to dummy-in-cans.
What is the meaning of foo?
Isn’t it STUPID?
So are they calling us STUPID DOGS in smart by placing those statues in our faces each time we use that bridge?
Eh beh look it.Did Skeritt consult with the people and did the chinese care less that this word means stupid in our culture and that it would upset the masses?
“from the Cottage and Portsmouth *constituencies*” so we don’t have villages any more???
LOL LOOK JOKES. GIRL YOU MUST TAKE A CHILL PILL :)PEOPLE REALLY SEEKING ATTENTION FROM SKERRIT OR LACK THEREOF. I WONDER WHY THE OTHER DOMINICAN STUDENTS WHO STUDIED IN CHINA DIDN’T COME TO HELP YOU. A NATIONAL AWARD YOU EARNING MAN PAL. TRY CLEANING THE BAY AREA IN POSSIE WHERE ALL THE WRECKED SHIPS ARE. TRY GETTING RID OF ALL THE GARBAGE IN POSSIE CREATING MOSQUITOES IN THE TOWN. OH AND TELL YOUR NEIGHBOR TO DECREASE HER PRICES IN HER EXPENSIVE RESTAURANT. SHE NOT ON ROSS BOULEVARD ANYMORE SELLING TO AMERICAN STUDENTS.
her restaurant is NOT FOR FOOL LIKE YOU. YOU Speaking junk. you look like junk and you eat junk so her restaurant is not for you. go find a job or do something with your sad life. we know who you are (possie)
In my opinion i think everyone is over reacting about these dogs. Just because the dogs have special purpose in china doesn’t mean that they serve the same purpose here. I have not heard the prime minister tell us to worship the statues (IN CHINA THEY ARE SACRED IN DOMINICA THEY ARE JUST STATUES). Cows are sacred in certain places we eat them in Dominica. PLEASE DOMINICANS KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE REAL ISSUES. THE DOGS ARE JUST STATUES ON THE BRIDGE.
Weh!Weh! Di yo hele pou nou…di yo pleurer pou nou…
Many years ago, I always believed that we were a people who lived by the mantra, di yo pas hele pou nou…now, I see that we have become a people of, “di yo hele pou nou”
This is the exact reason why the house slaves would betray the field slaves when they wanted to run for freedom. This is the same reason why the Bola Bola Tribe would sell their fellow country man to the Portuguese for a mirror and a frying pan. Why are all Dominicans crying that this is vandalism? This is an act of protest. As a black person, without protest, you would not be where you are, today. Remember Jacco? Perhaps if the five leaders within his camp had not surrendered, things would have been different.
If something burns your conviction, and troubles your soul, and you take a stand; how can that be vandalism?
Ohhh Lord, looka here…di massa gon git mi…oh lord, looka here, I don distorb di massa…the field slave don durty da massa’s bridge.Boo!hoo!hoo, I gwan tell my massa dat di field slave dem runnin way so dat he keep ma belly full…
There is nothing wrong with giving…just respect the receiver.
Possie. Shut that hole in your face.
All those that critisizing the young people for cleaning the lions. May I just say, SHUT UP. Damm fools.
Wonder how many of you lion lovers are worried about what is happening at our schools. Mind you not only DGS, BUT MANY OTHERS.
Patsy, you called Admin man, to let them know you guys were coming to clean the bridge. A “good Samaritan” would perform such a deed and not want any recognition.
isn’t that standard news practice… that’s why you have ‘press releases’ otherwise you’d never know what was going on… And bless them for taking a bit of pride and appreciating when something nice is done for them, good job
I guess the same way the vandalism news made air-ways…why should she not let this “clean up” news be seen?!
OMG. You Are Stupid. You couldn’t have gone to high school.
GOOD OBSERVATION
HYPOCRITE…ALL OF THEM
jackarse ppl saw them cleaning it DNO has foot soldiers around the island. smh u fool
Good job Patsy! I wish many of us would reflect our behaviours and attitude towards such positives. Foo dogs or not, lions or not, sisserou or not, chinese or not, skerrit or not, labour or not……that was just plain disgust and insultive.
Outside of Bajans, I have never seen a group of West Indians more subservient than Dominicans. Don’t ask any questions. Don’t think. Have no conviction. Don’t disagree. Just drink the dirty water. It is not vandalism. It is an act of protest. People protest against things that trouble their beliefs, values, culture, and conviction all the time – all over the world…and they do much more than pour oil on a Chien Fou. Some of them destroy thousand-year-old institution and monuments to effect change or bring attention to something. You people need to get a clue…
DNO YOU ARE NOT BEING FAIR .THOSE OF US WHO LIVE OUTSIDE OF DOMONICA WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE BRIDGE BEFORE WE FORM AN OPINION.SHOW US THE COMPLETE PICTURE AS PHOTO OF THE DAY
WE NATURE ISLANDERS VIW ART DIFFRENTLY BECAUSE OF OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT THAN PEOPLE LIVING IN SAY CHINA .WE HAVE A STRONG SENSE OF BEAUTY BUT WE MUST LEARN TO THING OR PEOPLE THAT DOES NOT MEET OUR STANDARDS AND NOT LET THE OPPOSITION MOTIVATE US TO BAD BEHAVIOR AND VANDALISM .LET THE WORLD KNOW THAT WE ARE CIVILISED PEOPLE.BECAUSE WE DO NOT LIK SOMETHING DOES NOT MEAN WE HAVE TO DISTROY IT .CONGRATS TO THE PEOPLE WHO DID THE CLEAN UP .YOU CAN SEE BEYON THE HORISON .
Jah, come help a falling race! stupzzz
that thing on the Dominica-China friendship bridge is UGLY AND it only put more curse on the country. That thing,wateva it is called cannot protect us against any evil.The ONLY ONE THAT IS ABLE OF PROTECTING US IS THE HEAVENLY FATHER,JESUS CHRIST. The group need to go and clean the gutters in town as they are in the cleaning mood!
wish u would respect your mouth and stop make a fool of yourself grow up people we can all keep our country clean if we respect our country before deh foo dogs it had many-thing good and bad going on here so doh talk like is deh foo dogs nobody tell allu go pray for the aa
on the side of truth you are so true that thing realy ugly DA gave better looking thing than that what they think we are very ugly in DA
You are correct. Those things on the bridge are so ugly. They do not enhance Dominica nor the bridge whatsoever.
I do not know why those people would give you thumbs down. Are they godless people? God sees and has taken note.
It is Our Lord Jesus Christ, our King and Saviour whom we worship; not animals.
It is Our Lord Jesus Christ whom we look to for protection; not animals.
It is Our Lord Jesus Christ who is our Healer and strength; not animals.
At the end of our lives it is Our Lord Jesus Christ, our impartial God, who will judge us for all what we have said and done, failed to do and will give us our fair and just recompense as each one deserves. No one will escape; not the godless, the heretic, agnostic, atheist and those who worship animals and whatever other godless things they believe in and worship.
Our Lord Jesus Christ said to a visionary: “When He returns ensure that we are on his right hand side.” His eyes are on us.
Therefore, the folks who gave you thumbs down, they better take good note. It is Our Lord Jesus Christ they will turn to and run to assist them and heal them when all hell breaks lose in their lives and they have no one and nowhere to turn to. At this moment, they better be on his side and stand up for him.
Every Christian knows Psalm 23 – The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want…
who said it was for protection…..lol its a gift as a sign of frenship read carefully next time pls
u correct
u will learn how to respect ppl fukn culture uknow..
This is so pathetic…The lady only did that for recognition.No matter what you do sweetheart they won’t have any mercy on you in the future.
It made news when the foo dogs were vandalized, why can’t it be on the news when they are cleaned up?
U people are just negative!!! people be happy and take out all the anger from y’all bodies!!
People are dieing so fast. Too much negativity man!!
Seriously? Doesn’t Dominica have more important issues than a pair of lions?
you lie!…is two pairs of lions
I see good reasons for people to make a fuss about the Foo Dogs being placed on the Bridge. Isn’t that bridge officially called Dominica-China Friendship Bridge? And isn’t friendship something that exists between two entities? So how comes they did not put two Sisserou and two Foo Dogs to show symbols of identity of the two friends? Rather they have symbols of China only.
This is what we need to piece together: When a conquering power makes a conquest, what do they do?. They erect a symbol of their power or identity such as their flag or their national emblem. The Chinese are slowly becoming our next Imperial power whom we will have to bow to because they are unwittingly doing things which we are blinded by but which will eventually have us indebted to them.Just wait and see. Every project they undertake will be crowned by a Chinese symbol and no sooner we will become like Tibbet.
In spite of my comments above, I don’t support vandalism. I would however suggest that they remove two of the Chinese Foo Dogs and replace them with something depicting our Dominican heritage or national identity.
And who is gonna pay for that? would you donate $200 of your money to pay for it.
i mean if you’ll don’t like it that much don’t used the bridge.
parrots so you all can talk more like parrots.
becuase they gave the money to built the bridge give it up why are we always complaining
@ Voice from The North
This is what makes patriotic Dominicans angry. Those who gave you thumbs down need to have their heads examined and to pray to God for His blessing and graces. They have a major problem. I do not think that they care, if in a few years from now, Dominica becomes the Republic of China, a non-democratic country. Selling their country in such a manner and standing up for those things.
Even though China helped DA and built the bridge, did they have to place those four animal replicas on the bridge?
Was the Prime Minister of Dominica or his deputy consulted about it prior to placing them there or did they take it upon their own to place them there? They did not care if DA nationals would be displeased about it. Do they, in general, care about DA nationals and what they think?
I do think that China is too presumptuous and inconsiderate. China is not assist DA and other West Indian countries for nothing. Wait and see.
So just because it helped Dominica did it have to place those ugly things on the bridge? Dominica is no more elevated and enhanced for it.
Let us ask God to always keep His eyes on DA and to protect it as He always did in the past, is doing so in the present and will continue to do so in the future. God wants our prayers. God help Dominica.
I could not have said it any better!
He who controls your mind, controls every other part of your body. For hundreds of years, such strategies have been used. Missionaries, Slave Masters/Plantation owners et al were very good in those practices of mind/body control.
Black history month it is this February. Have we forgotten already? For a few trinkets, for a few dollars more, some people would sell their mothers, brothers, sisters, other family members to the colonial masters. History is replete with those accounts.
Those practices continue today, but in different forms. Many times, it is difficult for the simple minds to detect or understand. Such practices are still visible in Africa, Asia, Latin America, USA, Europe, Middle East and the Caribbean. Peoples all over the world have been resisting that continued onslaught of enslavement of the mind. Many have been turned into Zombies.
We aren’t Americans. We don’t have black history month. Instead every day is black history day here
Black history Month et Al.Let it be known that ther are thousands of us at home and abroad who are wholly opposed to this new wave hitting africa let’s just say the AACP COUNTRIES which must be not only haulted but REPELLED gifts or no gifts these guys better take their fancy ideas elsewhere.We are not gonna stand for this ……… the only means available is intransigence on not allowing the Commonwealth of Dominica to be flattened for want of a better term by neo imperialists is to over throw their enablers which is our gov’t( “duly elected”) through bribe gifts (like the new invaders) I need not say more.But there comes a time when we must heed a certain call and act for those brothers and sisters who cannot and or refuse to see the bigger picture.There must be no ifs but or maybes this group of formerly poverty stricken migrants of the DFP morphed into DLP by what evr means used.Just imagine Severin is in the new infiltrated DLP! grand ma would say(if she was alive “La terre ka fini”I do not want to describe my country men & womena as………………… but we manifest no less.
Though the world has advanced in so many ways here in Dominica it seems that we are paralized
by the dark fears we transported with us from the African continent,it’s a fear of other tribes that so manifested itself even today where people would throw certain liquids infront of their doors
to protect them from another black person. This Island has been paralized for too long by this dark outlook on life it is no wonder that Islands
like Dominica, and Haiti are the poorest in the Caribbean. This has nothing to do with the Chinese, It has everything to do with us.
Be smart people! do like the great nations do
embrace the Asians, because they are producing the brightest people in engineering,HiTech,and Agriculture etc.
we are not producing nothing, we are only consuming, because our schools only produce Lawers
Doctors, and civil servants, how do you build a country with that. That is why many in the Diaspora are dissilusioned by this type of mentality; because in Dominica they think of us the same way they think of the Chinese. It would be easy to say let them stew in their pot of confusion while they blame Govt for all their ills;but as a Dominican I feel there is still some hope if we embrace change in a more enlightened way.
But what i hearing dere nuh, work patsy and cathrine doh have to do? i guess that day cathrine did not have clients in her expensive restaurant or she expect a catering from skerrit soon? i cannot believe alu leaving possie and go right roseau and clean lion, what is alu story nuh, woy oh!! portsmouth, zicack and guillette well need cleaning up…. i cannot understand dat.
well alu have ambition papa, clean up, clean up, everybody clean up!!!
Most parts of roseau needs a face lift anyway. So many vacant buildings, falling apart. And if people leave in then they “maybe can”t affoed to fix it” what about low income housing and breaking down these damn old housed. I agree that some that better represents us should be there but damn, am so over it. There’s more important issues
LOLOLOLOLl!hahahaha!
@ possie
You made me laugh. All those who gave those who oppose those animals on the bridge get thumbs down. Those who did do not love their country and are not patriotic.
Those who cleaned those replicas really did not have anything to do. They have shown the Chinese that they love those ugly-looking fierce animals in DA. If they own restaurants, consider, what do you expect them to do? They want business and they are drumming up business. Money can be the root of all evil.
Our Lord Jesus Christ said: “What will it profit a man (woman) to gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his (her) soul? So much for them.
way papa> after Catherine,a young man named daren as i heard on the news and patsy go and clean up all you mess….you now giving catherine mapwe about catering from skerrit…alahh that is so bad on your part. i am sure she had to close her expenssive restaurant as you put it… to go and clean your mess.. maybe you want a thing from skerro man. shame on you.. leave the people alone
GREAT JOB!!! ATLEAST THERE ARE STILL POSITIVE PEOPLE IN DOMINICA!!!
THE BRIDGE IS FOR OUR BENEFIT NOT CHINA!!
LETS LEARN TO APPRECIATE GOOD THINGS!!
@ jiL
And whose benefit are the ugly looking lions/foo dogs replica for; who will benefit from their presence?
we can do without the lions why not our sisserou we shoud advertised our trade mark Dominica is been sold, if you dont belive wake up and smell the shit you seating in..
Alyou always there to big up people for doing alyou dirty work. I wonder if you in Dca. and if so would you go and clean it? SMDH!!
Some of us seem to relish insult upon injury. Who knew, or was consulted, about placing these grotesque, doggish images on the so-called friendship bridge? Certainly not the Dominican people! If we were consulted, we would have rejected them. That is the injury, much like the secret MOU with China.
The insult is heaping ‘praise’ upon two misguided Dominicans from the north, indoctrinated in China, because they ran to the aid of their masters! When will slavery end?
you stupid fool. Listen to urself, hear d irate ignorant utter rubbish u letting ur fingers formulate with those keys. I really dont understand Dominicans. My people need mental freedom Lord. they need to know when something is genuine and when it is not. they need to speak educatedly and with afore thought so I dont want to be like them so i’ll take back my opening line cause i’ll be just as foolish and stupid as allu. in fact it takes one to know 1 so yes. i am ignorant also but i have realised my wrong, and miss judgements. let us together now take a stand to evolve from this ignorant state and rise a people really truely free from ourselves. peace.
Slavery end a long time ago if you to dum to know that…DUH
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/01/in-recently-discovered-le_n_1247288.html
Read and learn something Dominicans! See Pride and dignity is the message here. Do you people know what those are? I guess not.
Sexy lions!!
CALM DOWN PEOPLE!!! It’s not that serious!!! Honestly!!! Ya’ll there making a fuss about some demmed dogs/lions!!! Do ya’ll even know what bills are going to be introduced into this sitting of House of Assembly????!!! Two bills are going to be passed to increase your payment on social security…sleep on yourselves still. chah man!!!
@mouthofthevalley
You seem not to be oblivious that Dominica is the name of the country; not China.
Mouth of the south such suggestive opinions are not helpin the ignorance demonstrated by the vandalising.
Here is the truth, Dominica have some ole blood people in it, people who cannot understand, we need to hold together as one people.
The Chinese or no other can destroy us or take our island from us if we are loyal to one another.
But unfortunately people can always be turned aainst one another based on greed and Jealousy. Leblance had a dream for Dominica, and they nearly kill him for the dream, Patrick had a dream for Dominica, they put him in Jail for the dream,
Rossie and Charlo had the dream and they killed them for the dream, the only person that survived was Mamo and she got a title, by those she worked for keeping the imperialist dream alive.
The workers party had a dream, but they got destroyed agains guess who was used.
Today we have a young PM who need all our prayer and support while he try to make the dream materialise, but guess what, we dont understand that those who want to see us fail as a nation while we support their dream for nationhood.
Time to look after Dominica interest, and today Dominica interest is with China. Thank you Patsy and others for having the vision to know that. Dominicans stop being crabs and biting the hand which feed all you.
I love this
@ Law and Order
What is next? Time will tell as time soon takes care of all things. In view of this situation, we will see if DA will remain a democratic country or not.
Samaritans my ! Next time drag they going and drag it. Not in a million yrs will I accept foo dogs as a gift of friendship. Skerrit need to respect our country and go back to the drawing board and negotiate for mutual recpect for our culture, religion, people and country. Pasty need to go back to china if she accepting Foo Dogs which are Chinese mythical belief as gifts. She must be a Chinese to make such a foolish statement to justify her reasoning for accepting Foo Dogs as friendship to Dominicans. We are not Dom in a can! We are Dominicans; a people with a rich heritage and culture. We are a people brought hear from African together with the carib Indians would we met here. If when Pasty lived in China she forgot about her history and where she came from tell her for me, now that she is back in Dominica get back to reality. Rasta man can’t even plant a weed tree which is part of there religion, china man can place a foo dog. Don’t worry time will determine what happens next. Better Pasty give somme body a hire to bring them Foo Dogs Portsmouth.
We fort for our freedom, we will and can do it again. I will die for my country.
Just let yorself get caught!!!
correction: yourself
Revolution will come again!
http://www.africanamericanimages.com/aai/willie%20lynch.htm
I see Dominicans written all over this..Please read that’s your mirror!
Boy DNO not joke…CONTROVERSY?? DNO I think your reporting is badly skewed and you need to be more positive than you are doing right now!! News is news but your stories seemed to be all negative. Hats off to Mills and Co for doing a splendid job!!
Yeah they do blow up a story… smh
Now let’s see how many stupid people will comment negatively. SMDH
DOMINICAN’S WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE. GO AND CLEAN UNDER YOU’LL BEDS AND LET WELL BE.
@ Ambassador L
Likewise yourself.
Too much obssession with these lions!
@ Waitukubuli
Stay tuned for more. It is a worthwhile discussion and comments.
those patriot Dominican my foot. they know wats cooking in their pot.those hierarchy in the free masonry (free labor) they have to do what they out to. lol not me they fooling with their patriotism.
Foo Dogs are the ancient sacred dogs of Asia who guard Buddhist temples. The association between these dogs and Buddha is one of great significance. Foo Dogs have the appearance of a lion. The lion in Buddhist religion is seen as sacred, and has sometimes been offered to Buddha as a sacrifice. The name given to these guardians originates from China. The Chinese word for Buddha is Fo, which led to the original title– “Dog of Fo”.
Foo Dogs were popular because of their meaning. The Lion is a creature of the feline race that is known as the proud master of all cats. Its introduction into Chinese art coincided with Buddhism. The Foo Dog was the protector of sacred buildings and a defender of law. The dogs were commonly placed at business institutions, temple gates, home entrances, and estates. It was also not uncommon to see these sacred dogs guarding tombs or placed in front of government buildings to scare evil spirits. Through out the ages, Foo Dogs were frequently given as gifts to the Emperor. They would be presented in sculptures or in the form of artwork.
Foo Dog artwork varied. Buddha was sometimes depicted on the back of the great beast, but Foo Dogs are more often displayed in a powerful guarding position. The creature is usually presented holding a spear in its paw. This was the representation of the peace and serenity the animal would maintain for the sanctuary it was guarding; thus discouraging any wrong doers and demon spirits from entering the place of tranquility. The Foo Dog comes in many shapes, sizes, different materials, and colors. Their faces have a mischievous and almost devilish look about them; and their eyes are normally wide open with a tiny speck in the middle. This threatening appearance is what gives the idea that they guard against evil spirits. It is important to point out that the Foo Dog is also known as the Celestial Dog, and the Happiness Dog. The animal is a symbol of energy and value, and is often displayed in a male/female pair. The male plays with a ball that symbolizes the Earth, while the female holds a cub
great research…thank you.
the bridge is not a temple
idiot…they are not dogs!!!!!!!! jeez!!!!!!!! and y the hell is dno putting the word lions is quotation marks? proper research will prove that they are indeed lions and that the name foo dogs is a misconception on the part of western culture. sigh. stop the ignorance.
Hey, these things are ugly like hell! I respect public property but the lions/foo dogs are not pretty.
Here I am thinking FREELY!! You been to hell or you must have looked in the mirror.
Well…? to speak the truth your attempt at humour was lame!..epic fail!
@ Free Thinker
I love beauty and to look at beautiful things; not ugly ones.
Good job patsy!!
Welfare money talking. You think those Red supporters will take their had earned dollars to go from Possie to Roseau to clean lions? They will not look for work for them to do but they will go and wipe
That wasn’t a very nice thing to say…
Good job Miss Mills and team!
A job paid for by the Government of Dominica to show forgiveness to the Chinese before they take back the bridge. And them man promoting Dominica as the Nature Ilse!hmmmmmmmm! . When I take a look around and see thing happening in this country the way it does it leave me to wonder, where are we really heading.
@ malaway chld
Down the path of non-democracy.
Damn someone really gets it.
Real patriots.
Way to go Patsy.感謝您對持續的貢獻。 一個愛
很高兴看到你回家然后继续帮我们的国家的发展!! great job…teach the other dominicans about the rich culture in china and help them to understand that they shouldn’t judge before they have fully understood the people’s culture and way of life…thumbs up…加油!!
Now, place some hidden cameras and cath them please. When you do, please make an example………send a clear , sound message.
That idea only came to fruition over some bloogy dogs and not the decimation of our youth by drugs or the rising crime rate!
maybe they need to send a clear message in the BOMBING of GON EMMANUEL first!
Domincans dont bite the hand that feed you.
Same thing some of the sell-out slaves used to say to those that trying to escape from the plantations!
We have freed ourselves mentally and physically that’s why we are not afraid of the Chinese statues or symbols. Business is business and we are treating it as such. To us the progressive minds these symbols are just a gesture of friendship.
Thanks to the people of portmouth somebody have
to have some sense.
Great Job! That’s true patriotism, that’s what we need in Dominica, positivity. I am tired of hearing negativity about every aspect of development in my country. Keep it up.
eeeewwwww they look more ugly again… that was good on the part of the samaritans…. let’s hope they doh end up in the river next time….
thats where we have to put those lil devil. straight in the river. lol
learn to APPRECIATE other people’s culture…not because its not your culture means its devilish!
Thats why Verns you and your opposition party will remain out of office forever.foolish you
that’s where i want them end up skerro must a give them house n land n groceries n send dem china study so they play good samaritan
Lets hope they
Paul Joseph paul Joseph Laplaine the guy with the matchies box brain as he says all the time?
hahahahahaha….south you killing me
thats where they will go eventually, jus wait and see. we are not an easy people, let them continue to underestimate us.
So MOTS you point? You instigating violence and vandalism?
@ mouth of the south
You have surely made me laugh. A good one too. What sense of humour? God knows where they will end up and what will happen to them next time.
Do you think God is pleased about them, wanting the lions to take over His Holy and Majestic place and a country which He is quite capable of protecting, His Christian people of all who worship Him?
In Holy Scriptures: “…For our God is a jealous God and a consuming fire.”
Stay tuned for the hurricane season. Probably a bolt of lightning may do the trick. At the same time, I do not wish any nationals harm.