The Forestry, Wildlife and National Parks Division would like to advise the general public that it was not involved in the reported matter where a prominent Dominican was intercepted whilst attempting to leave Dominica with a quantity of cooked wildlife, namely crab backs.
The Forestry Officers who function in the district, which includes Melville Hall Airport, were also not aware of the situation as it developed on the afternoon of Sunday October 19th.
Officers of the Division heard the news like every other individual after it was carried on the local newscast and featured on the various talk-shows on Monday October 20th 2014 and the ensuing days.
The allegation that the Division turned a blind eye on the instant matter is rather unfortunate.
The Division is nevertheless concerned with this development. If the situation actually developed as is reported in the local media and talk-shows, then the existing protocol for dealing with such matters was not followed.
It is customary for the security personnel at the various ports of entry and departure to alert the Forestry Division or the nearby police of any such developments. In the present matter, it is a fact that the Office of the Director of Forestry or the Forestry Officers in the immediate area were not and have not been contacted.
That is why the Division is therefore concerned with suggestions in the public domain that it failed to act because of the individual involved. This suggestion is rather unfortunate as the Division has never ceased to carry out its responsibilities to ensure that the natural resource base of the country is conserved for all generations.
In the meantime, the Division would like to remind the public that the exportation or attempt to export wildlife from the country without a valid export permit is a violation of the Forestry and Wildlife Act, Chapter 60:02 of the Revised Laws of Dominica.
Please note that to claim ignorance of the law, which has been in force since 1976, is no defence.
The public is asked to be guided accordingly.
People it’s considered wildlife because the stuffing is place in the back of the crab…. Being that the back was being exported a permit is required..if the crab pace was in a normal container the its a different kettle of fish..
ignorant is a noise around some peoples neck. I was travelling from a Caribbean island with 2 kids both under the age of 5 . I had a very small back with 2 box drinks and the kids bottles one each with drink and one small bottle water. I was told that I am carrying too much liquid to the aircraft at the security check. I explained that it was for the kids they had the flu and needed lost of fluids I had prescribed meds to prove what I was saying. cause the kids could become dehydrated while travelling. the security said to me is either I drink the box drinks or throw them. I wanted to curse the shit out of this security but I hold my peace. That’s the law that’s what I realised even if they were sick kids no exception. we have some really brutal cold hearted people in this world. I let go 2 our father one hail Mary in that airport there who it take it take . In the end that’s the law so if the law state no to wildlife cooked or raw then so be it.
Mr. Linton did not contravene the law by having dressed crab backs in his possession. It would have been an offence to take them out of the country without a permit, and that he did not do.
Apartheid was the law in S.Africa as was Segregation in the Southern U.S.
Sometimes the law really “is an ass” (attributed to George Chapman in his play Refuge for Honour,) in 1654).
Or, to quote the old bard, William Shakespeare himself “Much ado about nothing!”
That is the stupidest excuse I have heard. I guess you will tell the police if you haven’t lighten the marijuana joint yet, you haven’t broken the law yet? Stop making a fool of yourself by making these stupid comment s
mr Linton, I am praying for you and your family, also for the members of UWP, that GOD will protect you’ll from these wicker people. Look towards heaven GOD is still on his throne, he is in charge and he has put you there to fulfill his purpose, even when Moses free the Israelites some of them hated him, but he did what GOD sent him to do, so hold your head up high and look to the LORD, he has sent you, to free DA. The haters are from their father the devil.
Thought the hunting season was open, whats wrong with a friend giving a friend two crab backs, wow>>>
hahhaa, fellars fraid jail they trying to bring down de man by hook or crook…
we will hear more about exporting crabs from bubbles when labour lose election, it could be next year or the next 5 years… fellars will takeout themselves when the heat start..
I still don’t get the HEADLINE news in that. I think it’s because it is Lennox Linton because many and I mean many of my friends left here with crab back already. i can understand live crabs but crab backs. Come on man. I have been stopped from entering with a bottle of water, what’s the difference? Is a good thing he was’nr carrying toloman.
de man had his food to it and allu getting mad, did anybody check bubbles for those millions of live crabs he exported without a permit..
should be eat
Here is my comment to the Director of Forestry..
There was considerable discussion on Kairi FM the Heng hosted by Ms Kamala Jno Baptiste Aaron this morning Thursday October 23 about an alleged violation by Lennox Linton of Section 32 of the Forestry & Wildlife Act Chapter 60:02 of the Laws of Dominica..
The Section states that ” No person shall export any live or dead wildlife or parts thereof except under a permit and in accordance specified in such a permit issued by the Director. The permit shall be in Form 5″..
I understand that Mr Linton was on his way out of the country with “cooked” crab backs and was advised that action was prohibited by law,
Several people called in to pillory Mr Linton including major DLP mouthpiece Anthony Astaphan.. Some callers suggested that Linton should have been arrested.and fined etc
By this email and to help clarify the issues I ask of the Director of Forestry
Can you let me have copy of Form 5 or advise where it can be obtained??
Would travelling out of the country with cooked turtle meat be in violation of this law?
What about export of cooked river fish, frogs/crapaud legs, crayfish, agouti, birds, “parts thereof” bird feathers
Does someone need permits for these cooked items.. MAKES NO SENSE. WHAT IS THE LAW TRYING TO PROTECT? HOW IS DEAD WILDLIFE TO BE DEFINED? IS COOKED TURTLE MEAT DEAD WILDLIFE?? SEEMS A STRETCH TO REQUIRE A PERMIT FOR THAT.
turtles are an endangered species therefore it should not be hunted at anytime…come on man do some reading educated ur damn self smh
Mister cannot be educated. He is one of them stupid fellas that think he know it all
I have never heard more garbage strewn over social media including our talk shows where persons with their biased political agenda tried to make a mountain out of a mole hill over the attempt by Mr Linton to carry or rather take Crab Backs out of the country. I want to refer specifically to the talk show host of the Heng program Kamala JnoBabtiste Aaron. Those of us who have travelled internationally will attest to the fact that there are restriction on what one can and cannot bring on aircrafts. The procedure is to confiscate those items and dispose of them as these concerned agencies see fit. What is all this hoop-la about protocol being breached; is there no longer something called DISCREATION. I’m so happy that the rest of the world is not listening to that uneducated rot; but it’s sad that the so-called smart are desperately trying to make the foolish ignorant. LADY please try and find something more cleaver to discuss on your program so you can enjoy your “old age” and the gifts that God may or may have not given you.
So hateful,
Keep calm,
And vote labour.
I know when the hunting season is on people travel with crab backs .I always travel with crab backs and never had to get a permit . After the creole season people always travel with crab backs for family and friends.
Well Skerro, yr chaplay powerful papa. Break their caracter for them according to Sayrayme.
Thank you Forestry Staff. If i have a bowl with cooked food with agouti, crayfish and crab back do i have to get apermit to travel?
What I want to know Mr. ‘forestry staff’ is this: if i am at the airport getting ready to travel and i swallow my crab backs because they will call you if i try to travel with it in my hand, will you arrest me, fine me, jail me for travelling with it in my mouth or in my stomach – you really need to clear my mind on this one because i’m begining to feel like i might have left the country many times with wildlife without a permit. and plenty people too maybe even you. you will have to start x-raying people stomach before they leave the country because i think eating wildlife and travelling is breaking the law of of not having a proper permit
I suspect you r drunk…go sober up…only a fool would type such nonsense
ofcourse you do!!!
Can DNO please publish the section of the law pertaining to the exportation of wildlife?????? It has always been my understanding that persons traveling are allowed to carry cooked crab backs. If that is not the case then Forestry and wildlife should be prepared to check every bag of persons returning after the independence celebrations.
http://www.dominica.gov.dm/laws/chapters/chap60-02.pdf
Please quote applicable section of the law.
This is ridiculous. How is a cooked crab back “wild life?” A live crab is one thing, but a cooked one is another story. Should one soon be unable to travel with pepper sauce because peppers can grow in the wild? Will it become illegal to board the plane with a chicken pie from Orchards in the airport?
Which one is it
CRAB CAKE or CRAB BACK …… Crab meat mix with bread crumbs and seasons is CRAB CAKE. You can get the famous Maryland crab cake from Baltimore, Maryland about $17.00US for less than half pound.
Make money Dominica!!!!!!!!!!
marvlyn the meat is seasoned like u said and restuffed into the back (shell)of the crab. Hence the name crab backs.
”Exporting of Wildlife- No person shall export any live or dead wildlife or parts thereof except under a permit and in accordance with conditions specified in such a permit issued by the Director. The permit shall be in Form 5.
The issue here is not that the man was exporting wildlife, the issue is that he was attempting to do so without a permit. If he had gone to get the permit under the conditions that he was exporting it for his wife to give to her friend, then there would be no issue. If we want to discuss amending the law to reflect a certain quantity or to specify cooked for personal consumption etc, then that will be some good discussion. For Mr. Linton to say that he did not break any law because he didn’t leave the country with the said crab back, is preposterous. He was attempting to leave with the said crab back but instead was intercepted and given special treatment at that by allowing him to leave it with the friend who dropped him.
Finally why are people supporting or defending that fact that he was intercepted with attempting to circumvent a law which has been in place for some time now, but make fun of the people who commit the same offense when they are intercepted attempting the circumvent the same said law at the ship berth with a couple crayfish for consumption.
Bottom line, if you want to leave the country with wildlife get a permit. For those of you traveling to the US, best you leave that home because with the Ebola thing, they are checking everything for fear of bioterrorism.
One Love Dominicans!!!
People are complaining because its BS! If LLL had live crabs I would have understood but politics ASIDE, how the hell CRAB BACK become wildlife only in his case. We all carry these thing all the time and airport officials very rarely if at all take it or make such a fuss. I personally have done so on many occasions. The problem is he legislation and its selective implementation as in this case.
Skerrit “allegedly” run elections while holding a French passport contrary to the constitution and Dominicans remained silent, even celebrated when he won that case because the exhibit was hidden but is LLL back that doh strong all want to barchay. Tell them arrest LLL if they so mad and they will see the result. This will not be like the BS they tried with Danny Lugay…..HELL NO!
Enough of the political victimization. We are not living in Zimbabwe or Venezuela. Change Is A Must!
Assertive, NOT Aggressive!
Chill,chilll
who said the man was exporting anything smh….. he only had it in departure for his own consumption some ppl blow things out of proportion …. petty children politics……
Please describe exactly what is the ‘dead’ wild life that Mr. Linton was trying to export? Is it ‘cooked’ crab back?
so you saying cooked for is still in its raw stage, and you call yourself righteous….
I would have expected DNO to inform its readers in the article about the incident that is being reported on.
My God, we import crab meat in tin ourselves! So if I buy a tin of crab meat in the supermarket and try and take it out of the country again I can get arrested? This more tea a storm in a teacup, it is ridiculous.
Excellent comment. They have no way of knowing if it is imported crab in a tin or not. They should be advised accordingly.
How about making sandwiches with crab meat, imported or not?
But wait i thought is live crabs wi.. So if i buy my crab back now…. something not right. How the man wrong there ?
I still do not know if it is legal to travel with prepared crab backs or not. Is there a season when it is illegal to travel with crab backs? That is the question.
I did not realize that this occurred to Linton. Oh my! Well, in all fairness, they should have allowed him to go through with the crab backs. These are delicacies and those he planned to give them to would have enjoyed them. No doubt they looked forward to receiving them.
They were not plain, uncooked crab meat and therefore he should have been allowed to travel with them.
If there is such a law in D/ca, it is a foolish law. This type of law should be scrapped.
I did not realize that this occurred to Linton. Oh my! Well, in all fairness, they should have allowed him to go through with the crab backs. These are delicacies and those he planned to give them to would have enjoyed them. No doubt they looked forward to receiving them.
They were not plain crab meat and therefore he should have been allowed to travel with them.
If there is such a law in D/ca, it is a foolish law. This type of law should be scrapped.
Stuppes.Skerrit and his gang have mace Dominicans SO DARN HUNGRY,that they are fighting hover crab backs.He must start giving It to you all at the RED CLINIC MAN. Jobs I want to hear about. WORKERSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
how many crab backs did lennox have?
The Forestery Division must come out clearly and tell Dominicans wether crab back is wilelife. 2. During hunting season can one travel with crab back .3 what type of food is ccrab back.Please remove us in the dark. I personally want to know, you need to educate Dominicans. Thank you
DNO kindly follow up for me.
You made an excellent point. In order to make crab backs, as far as I know, it must contain bread or bread crumbs; it is also seasoned with pepper and chive; maybe garlic and onion. The latter five ingredients which make the crab back tasty also serve as preservatives. The ingredients must be fried. Were they not?
How much crab meat was in each crab back? It is not as plain crab meat. You know, those so-called authorities are so dumb. They have no sense in their shallow brains and heads. Talk about dummies.
Watch out! If they seized them, they will have a field day eating them and enjoying them in secret. So much for confiscating them.
Dear truththe, A Crab is considered to be a wildlife of Dominica and Crab back is a part of a crab.
2). One is allowed to travel with crab back during the hunting season WITH A VALID EXPORT PERMIT. the season begings from October-December, then you are given atleast till January monthend to travel with wildlife be it (crabs,crayfish,ghotie,manico,brown dove etc). If you are found with such wildlife listed above from feb-sept that person can face charges or the item will be taken from you.
3).A crab is a crustacean. there are land crabs and sea crabs.
Hope i answerd you question. Once again anybody looking to travel with any wildlife needs an export permit..and hunters should have a valid hunting permit…fresh water goes for $15…hunting crabs, ghotie etc $25
Dear Forestry Staff,
I am not going to try arguing the classification of wildlife or part thereof. What I would like to know is:
1. What real purpose does it serve to have a permit to travel with a few prepared crab backs or crab cakes that may have been bought at one of our local restaurants. I recently travelled to the USVI with crab backs–with a permit i might add and when I got there the customs officer told me that that doesn’t mean anything to them since the item was already prepared for eating. He went on to tell me that he believed that it was a “money making business” (my own words)
2. Every year I apply for and obtain licenses for both hunting and fishing. There are times when my catch is such that I have stock in my freezer well past the time you mentioned. Are you saying that by storing my catch for future use I am commiting an offence. If that is the case then you should not open the hunting season at all, just let the wildlife multiply till we don’t know what to with them…like the iguana mess we now have on the west coast.
What I want to know Mr. ‘forestry staff’ is this: if i am at the airport getting ready to travel and i swallow my crab backs because they will call you if i try to travel with it in my hand, will you arrest me, fine me, jail me for travelling with it in my mouth or in my stomach – you really need to clear my mind on this one because i’m begining to feel like i might have left the country many times with wildlife without a permit. and plenty people too maybe even you. you will have to start x-raying people stomach before they leave the country because i think eating wildlife and travelling is breaking the law of of not having a proper permit
Are you talking about the BACK or the cooked delicacy in it?
It would serve a very useful purpose and exercice for the forestry division to define the law in this regard to the general public. what is the sense in making this vague statement.
To simple say that the department was not aware of such case until it hit the media…so persons who think the department didnt act because its linton can rest asure thats not the case
with all due respect to you forestry staff please don’t create confusion create clarification
so true, its about those political people working at the airport who don’t know their @$$ from their elbow. they first call their political leader then kamala. they do not even know the procedures to deal with such incidents
I hope Midnight Groovers play ‘Pou Yon Coco’ during the World Music creole festival, the baby of UWP because that’s what this article reminds me of. Whether it was a mistake by Lennox or not, most of us Dominicans whether we living abroad or have families living abroad are guilty of this same offense since we like to share our culture with family and friends. But the problem is, it is a gentleman by the name of Lennox Linton that seems to have erred this time so all of a sudden it is a big deal because Skerrit and his wild dogs are out to get Lennox by all means possible. But the questions we have to ask are:
1. Which other Pm in Dominica would ever get away with “No law no constitution” can stop me mentality?
2. Which other PM would get away with “Go to hell go to hell, it’s not your damn business?”
3. Which other PM would get away with not doing anything to ensure those responsible for the fire bombing of the house of GON Emmanuel are brought o justice?
4.. Which other PM will get away with correcting a tax error to treasury to the tune of over $50K for land transfer, only after pressure from that same Lennox Linton?
5. Which other PM would get away with the bin bobol?
9.Which other PM would get away with not doing their part to ensure all of our students from Trinidad graduate except his very good friend?
11. Which other PM? Which other Pm? Which other PM? Help us Lord!
Case well presented. What’s the next step?
let me make it clear am no fan of the UWP/ solid Team/Liquid or gaseous or even it’s morphed version team DA.
However, being the person I am see no need to even try these opportunists with human faces the Neo-DLP of Skerrit, Savarin, and the other strays of the DFP and the frogs many of them lawyers who jump from stone to stone.
I really want to see drastic change in DA. Send a message to all and sundry very very clear that no corruption is tolerated by anyone ever again.
That should occur, by the following process: Many people who are clear but scared of the history of the former solid team led by ConEdison, nor under new management with the remnance of the old guard have to accept chosing between the lesser of the 2 evils.
We get rid of” Skritism” Have the UWP form the Gov’t temporarily while real men& women organize to present a decent team to run DA affairs.
Now meanwhile these opportunists should be held in jail indefinitely doing hard labour . I suggest re introduction of markadam have the fat boys learn a little about the other side of the politics. We have them up by 4:30A.M flogging before breakfast , then to the maekadam and other labour intensive work.
Wednesdays are Cruiseliner days we should have them as exhibits of corruption at the old market , the Cabrits in cages
This is the only deterrant for guys who have lost their way.
readers would you like to be an exhibit of corruption? In addition to losing all ur assets? legally or illegally gained? can crab or crabback sales build Villas and Mansions?
Think of Sadam & Ghadaffi when they were in their final hours .The UWP should begin to show images of the aforementioned dictators at their public meetings.
Some may think this would not be good but you’d be surprise of the impact on the population.
PROMINENT??
Put the man name!! or just say Leader of the Opposition smh… So prominent that he decided to make a “MISTAKE”
Give me a damn break! Some of you Dominicans too fast to disregard the fact of the matter when it comes to all you bla bla mouth that don’t know how to lead and how to respond to questions in a manner suitable enough to the convey a calm attitude.. EVERYTHING FOR THAT MAN IS MAYPWEE!
YOU ALL NEED TO TAKE SEVERALLLLLLLLLLLLLL SEATS! lmao smh
stupes
Much ado about nothing! The Forestry Division has lost its way and has become politically tainted. The Wildlife Act is outdated and in dire need of revision. Go ask the Speaker…. who is the Forestry Division’s “Maitre Jeule” and a legal expert on the importation and export of wildlife.
Everytime you blue parasitic supporters are embarrassed by the acts of your leader and hopeless party you choose to attack others right. I hope this comment did not come from one of those former long serving officers who seek to blame others for them not having sought higher education to have advanced to the highest position in the service.
pathetic!!
This contry will never get out from where it is it is cooked food bread crumbs ect it’s not wild anymore it has been broken down into whatever
I was wondering if I can’t travel with my titiwi Accra no more.
People HYPROCRITE too eh!!!!!!!! SOO many persons travel without permits and carry how much wildlife in their suitcase………Labour stragegy…..LEAVE the man alone…. all of all you carrying wildlife overseas……A lot of persons do not know they have to get permit for that…I know if u have a box of fruits, yes, you need a permit….nonsense…stupps
Well the forestry man need to tell us clearly what is he trying to say. Lennox had cooked crab meat mixed with bread and vegetable; Is it the crab “back” that cause the problem? What if I take the mixed crab meat put in bread would you stop me at the Airport?, would I still need a permit?
Good question we need answers. Its only when people like Lennox get involved that we get discourse on these issues.
boy loocochonie in my little da u need a permit to travl with a cook breadfruit anda cook crab back alas.but who draft them lay there it isjut rediculous.
Please go and read a dictionary………
Learn to spell! jeezzzz
too transparent DNO.
What a bunch of Bul* traveling with prepared crab back in hunting season be considered exporting wildlife?
So you tellingme all then Dcans living in the Diaspora that traveling with smoked manicou, gouti, lazare, callaloo and the same crab-back are breaking the law? I myself never leave island without carrying these things for friends in diaspora. I even have a couple smoked gouti from the Gardeer in C/Bruce to bring in diaspora for my pardners for Christmas. If that is the case them Dca full of traveling criminals. Ask the “Rockwiller” if he never send smoked wildlife to St. Croix for famalay!
But doh worry allu head because Change Is A Must! If they call allu man go ahead and arrest LLL. I demad allu do it!
Assertive, NOT Aggressive….yet!
yes, I have been caught with mangoes at a foreign airport. That is an offense but I took a chance and my mangoes were confiscated. Big deal but to make headline news out of something like that says more about the caliber of the journalist than the alleged offender.
Pay La!!!!!
You didn’t make headline because you not “PROMINENT” why you jealous because the journalist didn’t waste time on you? SMH
He IS in the public’s eye, so when he do something its going to make the news, headline or not!
Oh and sorry to hear they took your mangoes, you should have known better! Not ALL fruits and Veggies, and Plants that are allowed through customs. MY GOSH YOU PEOPLE ACT AS IF IS FIRST TIME ALL YOU TRAVELING!!!
So you are saying Lennox Linton is that important to the labour party? They really expose themselves with giving that so much exposure.
Matt Peltier, haven’t you got anything better to do? If an offence was committed the proper action should have been followed but honestly, this is trivial and yet you have to call the man all the way in Antigua and question him? Matt you are getting lazy for news.
Matt? Pupa Gad what Matt have to do with that.. Kari and Labor Party that make it news and have it on talk show. Matt Called Lennox about other stuff and he took the time to ask him for his comment on the talk from the other radio…. Matt had nothing to do with that… SMH.. get your facts straight.
That’s an ahfouahwian lol!
De naming of de airport that doesn’t make any sense this is what all u should concentrate about Douglas –Charles airport my FOOT why not Londonderry Airport again too much politics Lord Save D/ca
No way it can be my friend noni-juice it’s already dropped into the bottomless pit of Hell not even in Purgatory.
sorry; I meant political comments
so if i travel with a codfish pie….
So you mean I can’t have a couple bakes and titiwi Accra for my lunch then?
In the past (do not know about today with all what is occurring), people have known to travel to the West Indies (whatever country) with a baked turkey and ham. West Indians of all season their turkey prior to baking it. Cloves could also be placed in the ham prior to baking it. As long as they are baked, they will not be confiscated.
Another dum dum lol is codfish harvested in D/can waters?
You sounding like a dum who would be in the mid west USA who never saw the sea around U.
If you heard of Puff daddy back in the day you would most likely ask if it’s a cereal
I’ve already seen DNO carried news of people Facebook page, now an incident happen, and this your heading? I’ve seen you bring news on people when the same thing happen and now because is your people you mum had it been a government official within seconds you would’ve brought it out. But he still got his blows elsewhere.
But my friend bring up fish Ti Tire and crab back from d/ca to Connecticut and no one stop her we and a great feast with Coco tea so is the law for just one set too much politics in de country poor DA
Fortunately, she was not caught.
I should have invited myself to enjoy this feast. Would have loved some of that. Hm, hm, hm! Delish! I am too far away in Canada. 
I am a Dominican residing in the USA. At my US church which is pastored by a west Indian, we have what we call “Island flag day” where everyone is encouraged to prepare an island traditional meal that is enough to feed at list 12. Since there are quite a few of us Dominicans present, we usually get together and prepare our national and creole dish. It was just last week I was in Dominica and I brought up some cooked crab backs, titiwee, agouti and some fried fish along with roast breadfruits. I was a little overweight and liat officials had me to leave two breadfruits. When I got to that screening area, they put out everything and asked me what I had. I told them and without any problems I was cleared. When I got to Puerto Rico I declared what I had on the declaration form and they checked everything and got cleared. I then proceeded to another area where everything was screened and once they saw everything was cooked, they cleared me and I am waiting on Friday night for our church event. Very surprised to hear that Mr. Linton was treated so harshly for something most of us do all the time. There has to be another agenda.
Again the authorities failed to follow protocol, you got a break as do many other people including me, but the law is still the law.
Take care U do not become real over wt lol!
Breaking the laws of Dominica is not an “agenda” item. PERIOD!
Good for you. Not because you got through, your actions were legal. Count your blessings. There are many other individuals who are not “prominent” who were taken off the boats, aircraft etc. and brought before the court and fined. The lawyers and the magistrate played their part. The accused plead guilty and offered explanations. The magistrate either heard them or suspended the fines etc. And all is well. In this instance, the man is yet to accept that he made an error in judgment. He should have known. Ignorance of the law is no excuse we all say. he does not believe that his actions amounted to a criminal behavior and so he ahs sought to interpret the law. Who give him that power? Arrogance, Arrogance and arrogance. By the way the drug dealers always have 99 days to themselves to will and deal. Until they are caught, they boast about their exploits dodging the police, hiding their drugs etc etc. You never know when your day will come. Every “pig” has its Saturday.
Grab backs cannot be wild life,,,use a tiny bit of common sence ,,,it is a food made from the meat or the flesh of crabs ,so more things are added to it,,,to make it become a processed food…..
ahh magway sa ,,,look at what dominica has to put up with ,what will these people teach the younger generation.?
This is not a new law, this law has been there for quite some time.
There is a law against peeing in public. Has anyone ever been arrested for that? There is a law for driving under the influence. Has anyone ever been prosecuted for that?
There is a law against smoking at a funeral. The time will come when some one could be charged within the law for such an action. The fact that the law is not being enforced today, does it make smoking at a funeral legal?
Oh my God! What is happening to this country? Is it because it is an individual by the name of Lennox Linton. Look, the amount of times I as a Dominica have left Dominica with cooked crab cooked fmanicoo, cooked crayfish and other wild life, without any license and when it is not hunting season. The officers at the port usually open my bag during screening and no one tells me a thing. But because is Lennox Linton all laws become applicable? I mean it is hunting season; it is national day celebration where most of us Dominicans leaving abroad want to eat our creole food, and most likely Lennox took some crab backs to family members or friends, and all of a sudden he has committed a crime? This spokesman should also understand that there is a difference between wilflife and cooked meat. Once an animal is dead and cooked it no longer has life and he and the DLP must stop that foolisheness because if they out to get Lennox in any way possible they MUST prepare to deal with all of us.
You pple are to Damn hypocrite… The Law is the Law 2 wrongs do make a right so whats your point? Because you got away with it so everyone should!!! All you people that saying all you travel with those stuff without a permit Lie. it’s a shame how low we can stoop
You people in Dominica need to bring more constructive news on DNO.There more important things going on Dominica to talk about.
There is a big poster right on the wall next to the security X Ray machine at Douglas-Charles Airport which explains the law.
And on the poster there is a coloured photo of crab backs on one side and a manicou on the other. It quotes all the relevant sections of the law. It is there for all to see and read.
Since 1976 that regulation exists. It is talked about all the time. You are hoping to be PM and you do not know about this?
Or you are not yet even PM and you and a friendly security officer circumvents the regulations? I hope that any of us on this site will get the same exemptions from security when we “make a mistake”.
ok, so you can please find out which high repute that always bring commercial goods to the VIP to escape duty.. and you can compare the two
Lennox is on the right track. These numskulls heep digging up dirt. SMTH
Is this dirt? Was that manufactured? Or is it a situation where your friend and leader keeps embarrassing you et every turn on a weekly basis. The man is a “no face, bold face” leader who is asking Dominicans to “send him” to the office of the Prime Minister.
That’s why I ate all my crab back and filled my belly during my last visit to Dominica. No time for nonsense at the airport.
I wonder if they ever verified that the man who became rich of selling “Crab Back” followed all the Wildlife Laws of Dominica, since he admitted to exporting them overseas.
Hmmmm.
wicked them laboirites wicked and stupid also. they not getting crap from that government but they there laboir labour.. but this time there is workerssss. dirty cabals want dominica to be there home source of income .and usimg poor people vote to gain millions to build house and set up there familly. ALL U LIE!!!!!!! THIS TIME. SANCRAY bohoe . no job no increase noting not me that going an vote for that w
icked govern ment therr . never aagain. all think i tehbe like those labourites therr. they poor poor but t
The act of cooking crab, smoking agouti & crayfish, one has PROCESSED wildlife into FOOD. The law is very clear.
http://www.dominica.gov.dm/laws/chapters/chap60-02.pdf
Break it down na! Give page or section number.
Some time ago I was sending some prepared crab backs with someone overseas and was advised that I had to obtain a permit. I went to the Forestry Office and had to inform the clerk of who I was sending it with; the date of the flight she was taking; the address she was going to etc. I believe that I was also told that I couldn’t get a permit for more than 12.
I thought to myself that this didn’t make much sense as the season was open, so why the restriction? I also thought that perhaps the law was being misinterpreted. However, I recognised that I had to abide by the law and policy as it was being applied, moreso as it did not breach any of my fundamental rights or freedom and I reflected that perhaps there was a part of the picture which I was unaware of, Forestry & Wild Life not being my area of expertise.
My crab backs went out of state without incident. Just thought I would share this!
Who cares about u 5 cents piece?
You did not say if your crab backs went out with a permit though.
Lennox is an exporter now. He was going to sell the backs to his family, GET REAL
DEFINITIONS OF WILDLIFE:
Wild animals, birds, and other living things, sometimes including vegetation, living in a natural undomesticated state
Wildlife traditionally refers to non-domesticated animal species, but has come to include all plants, fungi and other organisms which grow or live wild in an area without being introduced by humans.
You Forestry Officers need to go back to school!!! Stop making a nuisance of yourself!!!
You and the leader you support are the ones who need to go back to school it appears
@Crazy, I guess you want to change the law to suit the actions of those you support.. the law is very simple. I think you are the one who should be back in school learning to read and not making a total nuisace of yourself.
Crazy must be really be crazy
Exactly! Antiquated laws
Yes u need a Permit people let’s do the right thing just follow the law. i got a roast breadfruit at the airport last year and i was told by a liat agent to get a permit it was a good thing he told me cause i was asked for it when i got to my destination. Remember i said a ROAST BREADFRUIT
@Anonymous, you damn lie! I travel with roat breadfruit everytime and no one ever said a thing to me and no one from any destination has ever stopped me. In fact the last time they checked my breadfruit in PR, I was told that we don’t even need to cook breadfruit anylonger as long as it is clean in the head area and does not show milk. You are just too wicked to even try to fabricate this lie because is Lennox Linton
I got ROAST BREADFRUIT on my way to Miami in September. In PR they scanned my food like my carry on and commented hmmm delicious.
They said the same thing to me for my roasted breadfruit few years ago. I also had a washed and cleaned dasheen and yam. wrapped up nicely and the PR customs officer was like, WOW this looks so good! You’re lucky its cleaned, but I will let you through, don’t try it again! LOL.. so that was my first time, I didn’t know so guess what I WON’T CARRY IT AGAIN! because SHANSE MOUTON SE PA SHANSE KABWIT
Annonymous you must be a mal l’homme or vermin or a plain paleau man! You cannot be commenting on everything man! holy onions! You need a waterboarding session.
kairifm queen: PM how are you going to grow the economy?
Pm: dem fellas had crab back at de airport
kairifm queen: austrie how many jobs have you ceated in your constituency?
AUstrie : I hear is cow meat they like.
Kairi Queen Anonymus what do you think of an international airport for DA?
Anoni: Labour ka travail
I cannot understand how someone vying for the position of Prime Minister of the country is ignorant of this Law and further tries to justify their actions. I guess if it were some illegal drug it would be “attempting to export”.
I as an undecided voter, I’m very concerned of the level of representation that this individual is expected to give to the country.
Well said!!!!
You are spewing utter rubbish boss
you lie AMAZING ,you are no un,decided woter , you are a begger ,which means ,a laborite,
When skeritt refused to pay the 50 plus thousand dollars land tax ,was;nt he a leader,?You hypocrete ,Did you say anything?
Learn to use your punctuation marks properly babes
Oh how appropriate you should show your total and crafted ignorance and also bias; – is it because of the individual? and because he is seeking the highest office? Ok if you agree thats fair enough. Now where were you when the seating Prime Minister was found wanting for land tax when it was found out that he had failed to pay land transfer tax . He was therefore he was made to pay back 50 plus gran to the Dominica treasury? In this guys case he may have attempted to carry with him crab backs – no crime committed in the other case the actions was completed therefore the law was broken – why was the seating PM not arrested at the time? lets hear your take on this please. Let me remind you that security and TSA have signs and warnings like tower around airports and even on your ticket jackets about gels and liquids yet still tons of that stuff are confiscated on a daily basis from travelling passengers – ARE YOU GUYS really saying that all those people should have been arrested for attempting to carry stuff that has been deemed prohibited hence illegal. Thats why DA is quickly being regarded as the island with the most jokers
And yet you are an undecided voter? You are truly amazing!
OK so if i need a license to export fish and i buy a lunch on my way out are you telling me i would be charged. Some of you need to one read the law and two travel some more.
That’s why DA is screwed/ in a rock & a hard place/a failed state according to sister Shirley .Gov’t is extremely corrupt
opposition leader now in a crabback melee. But between a hand ful of crabacks vs building Villas on crab money is another story by itself.Crabback export intent to export, whatever your choice of expression I would consider the crabback issue milder of the two.
So D/cans including anoni -juice what’s ur take as LL would say on what about back in the day.
Noni, I would allow the Liquid Team of Eddo now under new or combined leadership to run the country for 2-3 yrs oust them when the new party with some positive, clean, rich enough to not want extra stuff(They would have to be of a certain age, socio-economic background etc. and very vital no statterers, people who even if they don’t can speak English, creole some French and some Spanish for starts( Joke) at least be able to express one’s self satisfactorily.
In DA’s gov’t circles some have/had French citizenship and do not speak creole well let alone French not to mention English with stuff like ” I say to you my friends” is this the best our SH P.M can do? oh boy! that’s not good.
they want to deal with lennox by the hook or the crook but who so ever diggeth a pit shall fall in it.
So you believe that he didn’t know? Stupes…
If it was a member of the DLP who had done that, the opposition would be asking for them to resign immediately. Protest, boots on the ground! etc.
The shoes on the other foot and is a different song they singing……
No wonder he losing all court cases then blaming he justice system
Politically motivated and Bardouille has the interpretation of the law wrong. So to was Charles from Forestry who made public comments on the other online news website. Lets read the laws of Dominica for OURSELF!!!
http://www.dominica.gov.dm/laws/chapters/chap60-02.pdf
Bubbles hunt down all two crabs that was in Dominica to build villas and business by his own admission and now it hard for a man to leave with prepared crab-backs?
Section 32 of the Forestry and Wildlife Act chapter 60:02 of the revised laws of Dominica of 1990, says “No person shall export any live or dead wildlife or parts thereof except under a permit……..”. COOKED CRAB BACKS is neither live or dead or parts thereof. It is PROCESSED FOOD made from crab. The law is clearly saying if one wanted to export live crabs, dead crabs or even crab gundies and crab backs in its raw, natural and unprocessed state then one would have to obtain a permit. How can something which has been PROCESSED into FOOD now become wildlife!!!!!
This has been used to prevent persons from exporting crab-backs. We need a definitive legal interpretation of the provisions of the law, to see if crab-backs are “caught” in it.
Great, If I was close to you I would have shaken your hands even your toes.. Had it been someone else, that would have gone unnoticed. Give that to the labor party supporters, they are really trying to put that man in jail. Jail or no jail, he must be the next Prime Minister of Dominica. If not Mr. Lennox Linton, then who will be the deliverer.
Just to remind you, a cooked crab is a dead crab, stewed crafish is dead crafish. Crab backs represent parts of crabs(shell and meat.)….”How can something which has been PROCESSED into FOOD now become wildlife!!!!!”….are you realy serious??? so when you eat bakes is not flour you are eating? The man broke the law stop making stupid excuses.
The Miseducation of Anoni. not by Dr.Walter Rodney
Nonithe word gundies is of D/canParlance origin the correct word is Shela.
This is clearly a PR from the hands of the labour forestry officer. Can crabacks be considered wild life, with the emphasis on life???? any idiot out of law school can defend that and these outdated laws need to change.
secondly mr forestry officer the persons that said they made their millions from selling crabs do you all realize the number that the person had to sell and they did indicate that the was exporting them, have you all checked too see if they are still exporting these live crabs?
you must be eating all your foods(wildlife) raw. A cooked crab, smoked agouti & crayfish is still wildlife. You sell a whole pig to HHV unslaughtered and straight from your farm. HHV will then pay you by the ‘LIVE’ weight. A DEAD crab or agouti is still considered WILDLIFE.
Thats rediculous you are totally wrong my friend – when you pay for live weight thats when you pay for the animal while it is still out there alive; In some cases what may be happening is HHV may have entered a deal with the farmer or supplier to buy it as live weight because the farmer has now to butcher the animal then take it to the retailer. It is therefore only reasonable that retailer pays him at the live weight. and the reason why supermarkets and other retailers do that is due to the logistics involved in buying live. it would not be in the interest of any retailer except if you have a butcher side to the business to buy live animals. On the otherhand the farmer will be losing big time if he were to just sell wholesale to the retailer without factoring the live weight of the animal –
So if you cook that pork into delicious strips, it’s still paid per live pound?
You not good or like my childhood friend use to say ” You is not good nah!” the emphasis on life???? any idiot out of law school can defend that and these outdated laws need to change. So UWI is producing a lot of idiots? wow! was not aware as I was planning to go to law school next yr!
should I study something else? Like voleuring? But sometime one would need the law degree to open doors easily. maybe I can become a locksmith.
Instru fall’s in that category right!
This is news to me that I cannot carry cooked food without a permit…during the hunting season…What if the crab back filling was in a bowl would it be also termed wildlife and would I need a permit????
If I have a small bowl of crab and callalou carrying with me do I need a permit?
If I have a bowl of stewed manicou in my bag do I need a permit??
WE NEED CLARIFICATION ON THIS IMMEDIATELY.
Yes you do. only got to know myself the last time someone else was caught leaving with crab backs.
I could’nt imagine that one required a permit to carry with them any prepared items while travelling overseas
you need a permit to eat it at the airport to mr astaphan said to persons on a talk show to go an arrest mr linton them self that means he did not see anything wrong in that of caring crabbacks to a friend oversea mr linton they a aiming at you but let them no that you are going to be the next PM of Dominica they can jump height cant stopped it workerssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
“When I Lenox Linton become P.M no law ,no wild life laws no constitution can prevent him to carry out crabbacks to my wife friends in the diaspora.”
So let it be written let it be done.
Can someone explain to me the meaning of export, and what quantity is considered when talking about export.
according to them yes u do need a permit cooked or uncooked. this makes no sense to me if the thing cook for me to need a permit. stupes..but is so the country stay backwards.i need a permit to bring crab callaloo for my family overs..hmmmmm
that was meant for CONCERN.MY BAD
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF SOMEONE IS TRAVELLING WITH WILDLIFE THAT IS COOKED DO YOU NEED A PERMIT TO TRAVEL WITH IT?
Guys why are we fighting about something we can read and understand for ourselves. Instead of senseless and politician comments read the Act. Whether it is outdated or not that’s what is on our book s and it is the Law Now. Anyone leaving the state with cooked or uncooked wildlife or parts of wildlife require a permit to take that wildlife out of Dominica. That is the Law. Having the wildlife in your possession packaged when you are booked for a flight is attempting to export it Mr Linton. That satisfies the offence
and Linton should have been processed and charged like everyone before him who were found carrying the same or like item while travelling. Mr Linton’s explanation on Q95 is unfortunate to say the least.
I meant political comments
So where lennox got his legislation from … that leader tired fail he should step down.. he knows everything
Very nice DNO