A man who was released from prison after serving 25 years for murder, is having problems coping with society.
Eric “Zai” Joseph who was sentenced to hang in 1983 for the brutal murder of Giraudel Farmer, Ted Honychurch, told Dominica News Online that since his release in 2009, he was being treated unfairly by society.
“They still call me murderer, rapist and have disassociated themselves with me”, he said.
He said currently he is a nomad, moving from one shelter to the other.
“Haile Selassie told me the Infirmary is not for me so I won’t go there. I need to be treated better than that” the ex-convict complained.
Joseph said following his release from prison, his daughter took up responsibility for his personal well being but as a grown man, he couldn’t rely solely on her.
“I cannot depend on my daughter for refuge. When I was in prison my mother sent me a lot of money over the years. After I came from prison, I only received $3000.00. I want to know where the rest of my money went to. Government promised to give me a home but where is it?” he asked
Joseph is asking for assistance in the form of a permanent shelter.
He also claims that there were attempts by several individuals in the New Town community to kill him.
“I learnt from my mistakes. I am not a murderer. I am a changed man. It’s just that I am finding it hard to deal with society. This is a Babylon system and it is not working for me,” he said.
In the summer of 1983, Joseph was found guilty for the 1981 slaying of Ted Honychurch following his abduction by a group of ‘Dreads’ headed by one of the country’s most wanted fugitives Leroy ‘Pokosion’ Etienne.
Joseph confessed to shooting Honychurch just days after he was kidnapped along with his wife, cook and gardener, all of whom were later released.
According to his testimony, Joseph shot Honychurch after he killed one of his kidnappers in a failed bid to escape. Honychurch’s body was later burnt.
Weeks after the killing, Joseph was found severely injured and close to death in the area around Boetica after allegedly falling into a precipice and being left by his fellow ‘Dreads’.
At his 1983 trial, he was originally sentenced to hang but it was commuted to life in prison in 1993.
Joseph now walks with crutches and sleeps at the health center in Roseau.
When asked whether he was better off in jail than being free, Joseph said “Haile Selassie doesn’t want me in jail. He doesn’t want me trapped so I needed to be freed but too many things are happening to me. Someone broke my leg, they tried to poison me…I feel trapped”, he exclaimed.
The people of this website have such a deep misunderstanding of Rastafari. Not all Rastafarians believe Haile Selassie to be God himself, but as a great anointed King who serves as a role model in modern times like the role models of Biblical times. I am a Rastafarian, but I have to admit this guy should not be looking for a handout from the government, he should be trying to prove to people that he isn’t the same person he was all those years ago. I dont know the man at all, so I cant say whether he changed or not, but I hope he did.
Firstly, Dominicans have absolutely no right to ridicule the man’s religion. If the man choose to worship Haile Selassie this is his business. Our first constitution guarantees freedom of religion.
Secondly, it is good that the Dominican society abhors the act this man has done against an innocent non armed combatant, Ted Honeychurch. At the same time I ask my people not to allow the evil this man has done allow hatred to swell in their hearts for this man. He is not worth the time of day. Again the people of Dominica has their faulty justice system to blame. Their tax payers money fed this man for 25 years; this man should have been executed and buried in the pages of history. This would have not been an act of hatred but an act of justice; ‘a life for a life.’
The question is to be asked, has Eric Joseph sincerely sought forgiveness for the evil done against an innocent man? If I were in Eric’s place, I would not be arrogantly demanding anything from “Babylon” instead I would either write a letter to the Honeychurch family seeking forgiveness if I am unable to of of guilt and shame to talk to them.
For those who witnessed these events it seems that the negative perception of the rasta man is still ingrined in their psyche. We pray that Eric could man up and apologize to the Honeychurch family, we hope that the gesture of forgiveness can be employed so that both families can continue with their lives.
Another point, it is very sad that the very ones who rallied for his “freedom” have deserted him. Where is the rastafarian “brotherhood?” Where are Peter Alleyne, Henry Shillingford, where are the rastafarian elders to see about their brother? Where is the love of their “African” brother? All this B.S about Africa and black people should unite, yet they left their own “brother” to die so that “Babylon” would pick him up; they have also left him to see misery so who will pick him up now? Babylon or Haile Selassie? We will continue watching God’s willing.
You want to be accepted by society? First find it in your heart to forgive yourself, and accept responsibility for your actions, be sympathetic to the Honeychurch family. Get yourself cleaned up, drop the whole silassie crap, because that’s what got your up ish creek without a paddle in the first place.
After this is done, here’s the perfect job to get you accepted into society. One that will get you to realize society don’t owe you ish, but instead you owe them. Be an advocated against violence to the youth of this country. You’re a perfect person to speak to them about crime and not throwing their lives away. Try this and u will start to see your way back into society.
Bro, your punishment extends beyond your imprisonment, and it’s all because of your actions. Don’t blame society, blame yourself, because your actions got you to this point. Unless you can find it in you to accept the wrongs your did and be truly sorry you will get nowhere. Have you thought of the family of your victims, the hell they went through?
The system didn’t send you to kill, you decided to. Stop trying to garner sympathy while you obviously haven’t felt sorry for your actions. Until then society will no accept you.
C’est ca ou ka keyeh bold-faced. The audacity of this man…You chose your path. Handle it like a man and stop the whining.
When I read the headline about “I can’t cope with society”, I thought he spent 25 years in prison and was disappointed about what he observes in DA. I could understand it because a lot of changes have taken place in DA including the youths who are not the type of youths as it were in those days, if you know what I mean, during those years he spent in prison.
The thought of what I read about a U.S. man a few years ago crossed my mind. The man was imprisoned for a number of years and when he was released, he said he was disappointed in the changes of U.S.A. He committed suicide by jumping from a bridge.
In view of this I felt empathy for this man prior to reading the entire story. Then when I read further I realized he was the one who was imprisoned for murdering Ted Honeychurch. Those who know about it will not cuddle up to him.
He is whining about what is being done to him. Ted Honeychurch did not stand a chance in their presence. How he suffered and when he was murdered, depriving him of his life. He should be reminded of it.
Has he ever said that he was sorry that he and his friends were involved in the murder of Ted Honeychurch?
So he was imprisoned. I do not call this paying a price for murdering someone. Murderers can never make up for taking the life of others or being an accomplice to murder.
I wonder what is the procedure for releasing someone in that category? For one who was almost hanged and who spent 25 years in prison, prior to releasing him was he asked if he is sorry and why should he be released back into DA society?
It is said that he is an intelligent person. Then, someone should advise him to use his intelligence and get a job; learn a trade. However, if he continues to look as he is at present, I doubt that he will receive empathy and help from those who may be able to assist him.
The mark of what was done to Ted Honeychurch will always remain. This is the consequence of what he has done and which he will have to bear for the rest of his life. This is his earthly punishment. Dominicans may not look at him differently. He has not yet made amends with God since he keeps harping about Haile Selassie. He sounds like he is mentally sick.
What he must do is to clean himself up. Shave and cease his nonsense about Haile Selassie and turn to God. He will look better if he does that and as a clean-shaven person. Then will people be encouraged to help him or offer him a job. The manner in which he looks, he should know that people will detest him and to the point of fearing him. Some people do not know what is good for them and he is one of them.
Dont judge me wrong
Cause now i am stronger than I was before
I was young and unwise
Didn’t you hear my cry
Impossible to see the change. you all quickly to judge the man, yes what he did was wrong but back then is was unwise and now jah show him the light. all of us in this world are sinners so who think they are sin free cast your hash words at him, because in the end GOd have the say on all of us
mr well delapitate wee pal
You get out of jail and was given 3000.00, yet you complain? Mr HoneyChurch is dead, you douche bag. You deserve all the names you get called. I really think you need to return to jail and throw away the keys. Saway compawazon!!!
Thats why i belive in the death sentence if the authorities had done what they had to do HANG the bastard he would not be seeking for sympathy,soon web and those escaped from the rope will ask for sympathy and some mercy commitee will loose them HANG THOSE CRIMINALS AND CLEAN THE COUN TRY
he go back to de dread religion… mister not a rasta.. true rastas are humbled and like peace. ( he should cut his locks and stop wearing the liberation colour because he not rasta
As far as the east is from the west so far has he removed our transgressions and remembers them no more.
The man was incarcerated for 25 years and was forced out of physical bondage into a society that clearly he was not prepared for. Is like a culture shock. He did not receive counseling or if he received any his counsellor closed the process prematurely.
Very soon after this man was released, he was seen frequenting the drug hole in new town. This clearly said that he did not have a positive plan for proper rehabilitation.
He needs freedom from sin which only the blood of Jesus Christ is able to do. Society is not his biggest issue. He needs to regard God as the creator and only true god.
His first step is to acknowledge that he has done wrong and go to the only one who can help him at this stage- Jesus.
Whom the son of man has set free is free indeed. That is where his freedom begins. When God begins to work in his life then society has no choice but to accept him. He then needs to find some way to contribute to society without looking for something in return. E.g. Voluntary service-this is where his blessings come from
ras eric have serve his time. my problem is before he was introduce back to society rehabilitation should play its rolle. thats why i would reccomend a rehabilitation team for the dominica state prison.
After the interview that Eric Zai has given,Dont you all think it would be wise that one of those priests or pastors or social workers should go and counsel him and try to convert him and help to make him a better person. He could become a role model for the “paro” community. If he could be converted to believe in Jesus Christ the priests and pastors I am sure, would be BLESSED……. PASTORS FAIRE TRAVAIL ZORE
If you are a follower of Christ as your name says, then do as Christ asks us to do. Don’t wait on the priests and pastors to do it. Each one reach one – So why don’t you reach out to the man???
You all too like to wait on pastors only to do the work of the Lord. They are human just like us.
Its amazing that there are so many killers who get away after murdering innocent people right here in dominica, and nobody ever says any thing about that. However they are all running their mouths over a man who did his crime and was punished according to the law.
Stop judging the man! If anyone of you have not sin(and still sinning) then send more stones.
Hypocrisy and moral judgement are also sins
This babylon system not working for Zai. So what sytem Zai want to help him? Mr. is demented I dare say.
Selassie does not want you in infirmary? Well go with him and stay where he put you!
what a difference three years can make .mister delapitate in three years
Just asking a question is this Eric ‘Zai’ the
calypsonian?
I can never understand how 25 years in prison can be considered as “doing your time” for robbing someone else of their life? Justice is found ONLY in the courts of heaven; The law gave him 25, but he never bothered to find out what was heaven’s sentence for his evil deed. God really is the best at repaying man for his evil ways … all you criminals take note!
Henry Shilloingford.Ras Imanni Shaw,African Liberation movement and all the other Rastafarians and individuals who were constantly on their soap boxe s calling for Eric Joseph’s release,where are they.Certainly releasing him has done more harm to him,when he was incacerated he got fed three square meals a day,without having to worry where it came from,he slept under a secure roof instead of an open space I too am looking forward to receiving a house from the government,my advice to Eric,A house is not a home
There is no doubt that this man speaks from mere ignorance- lack of knowledge both on a physical and spiritual level. I noticed that many who profess to know Christ think that he is forgiven of God while other Christians think that he should burn in hell; however, the guy is still a faithful follower of selassie. To say that he is forgiven of God is far from the truth because Father God only forgives those who willingly ask for forgiveness and repents – it’s not an automatic action on God’s part. The bible says God is gracious and ready to forgive all those who call upon Him. This guy has not called upon Father God for forgiveness and remains in spiritual bondage- until then he can’t be healed. He is more imprisoned than he was in the physical.
Secondly, wishing hell for him from a human perspective seems normal, but Father God’s perspective differs. It is not his will that anyone perishes. While in the physical he is deemed a murderer base on the heinous crime he committed, Father God deems a murderer as one who hates his brother in his heart. While we judge things from a physical/natural standpoint, Father God judges things from a spiritual standpoint and everything that happens in the physical is only a manifestation of what’s going on in the spiritual (inside a man). This can be any of us. So when we stand before God we must make sure there is no hatred in our hearts so that we don’t look like a murderer to Him.
Someone needs to tell this guy the truth about the Lord Jesus Christ; how else can he know if he is not told? The gospel of Jesus is His power unto salvation. God is not partial.
Is this my christian Dominica talking? Who decided to free Barabas but murder Jesus Christ? I am not comparing him to Jesus Christ but it seems like man’s heart will never change. No rehabilitation whatsoever. What a society we live in. How many of u bloggers have spent 25 yrs in prison? Or even a night in a police cell? Our society is a lapse. No hope. Some of u terrible bloggers go to church and call urselves christians but all u just fakers. If we had real christians in our society we would have proper rehab.
If it was one of dem bougoir people child all u would not be singing for him.
Upon de man’s release there should have been a program of counseling to reintroduce de man to society and provide him an honest chance of survival. U cannot spit on de man cal him murderer and rapist after he serve his time and tell him come to church. What happen to de rest of society? If he comes to ur store to buy bread with his money in his hand u won’t honestly serve de man some bread? Christians?
All of us in hell including u christians. Is Heaven we seeking to go. Remember.
Rehabilitate? The man was running naked in the bush.
Eric I don’t condone what you did for killing Mr.
Honeychurch I hipe you asked the family forgiveness for the pain you cause them. You should be thankful you were given 25 years in-
stead of life. You cant expect people to sympathize with being you are out of jail. The
only advice I can give you is make peace with
God make a soul checking of who you are if you
are a changed man with God every thing is possible. We not suppose to judge is between you
ang God
Dem fellas never heard of no dread left behind………..
so you mean this man looked so good when he came out of prison,
now after just three(3) years, he aged by thirty (30)years? nah man! mister was better off in prison …
And to all the people who still condem the man, hope hope when you go to God for forgiveness, you recieve none!!! What i mean to say you can’t forgive your neighbour but you want forgiveness from God?
Too bad Eric. You did it to yourself. You and your rasta brothers terrorized Dominica and tarnished our peaceful country in those days. No one owes you anything. You got a seond chance whiich Mr. Honneychurch did nit get. You can breathe and enjoy this beautiful island. You are an ungrateful fool. Read the Psalms. You can learn about repentance from David.
Mr. Joseph I don’t condone you you did because
you took a life. You serve 25 years in jail did
you the man’s family that you were sorry for what you did? Ask God forgiveness no matter how scarlet
the sins are he is a forgiving God. Sir please
do a deep soul checking of yourself and think if
society should treat you better. Sir with no
disrespect right now is between you and you God.
im just trying to understand how comes ike st. john of wesley is still in jail for something he didnt do and this fool is free and even asking for house and for the rest of the money ….i think it is time for skerrit to free ike
I will send 100 US for him now if he can pint out where babylon is on a map
You people are so sick flaunting your little 100US dollars. I wonder if you can pay your rent – you insensitive fool.
so whats your point, is babylon on the map?
why you believe the brother is a foolish person, i will send you 500 us if you can tell me where babylon is on the map
LOL
@ deleoncourt
Please do not make me laugh and too much.
His is a sad case. What we sow, so shall we reap. They and their Babylon and Haille Selassie. 
Babylon no longer exists as a place but as an ideology. It’s the mindset of an ancient people who tried their outmost to eradicate Gods chosen people the Israelites. Rasta’s use the term to mean oppressor/downpressor or a people or person against God/righteousness.
I believe in forgiveness ABSOLUTELY. However,forgiveness does not absolve one from consequences. This man is simply suffering the consequences of his actions. The bible says “what a man sows that he will reap.” True freedom for Mr Joseph will only be a reality when he ADMITS the wrong he has done, CONFESS and ask the Lord’s forgiveness. Only then will he experience freedom. As of now this man is simply tormented. While physicala acts of kindness will help alleviate his situation, they will not bring him peace of mind.
@Sad
Not at all, for how can this man have inner, when he will not acknowledge the wrong thing he has, by saying “I am not a murderer” Not only that, he worships another human being like himself, in the now dead Haile Selassie, who needed peace of mind for himself.
Peace comes from our God Eternal, through His Person of Love, who is Jesus Christ. Without His influence in us through conscience–the mind cannot have peace.
@ Sad
He has to change his ways, turn to God, repent, worship God and not a creature whom God created who is long dead and gone and was judged by God. Who knows where the soul of that man is.
Look at what he looks like. Saying that Haille Selassie spoke to him. The man is under an illusion.
i would like to ask them rastas that was crying every year
and making demands to fee eric fee eric, if they did not have a plan for him?.dee man was in jail 4 25 years, so he had nothing,but they come demand his 3dom…and then when he get the 3dom,, they leave him high and dry take note a 2 time….boy eric ask ur self a ??, and give Christ ur life
doh put Rastafari in your nonesesne and leave dem man in their dread business, and learn to differentiate.
I have a problem with this murderer who believes that society owes him some gratitude and honor for killing an innocent man, and paying him for his crime, and for spending twenty-five years in jail.
The trouble is the few years he spent in jail cannot compensate for the life he took!
Here this man is asking ” where is my money ” and talking about government promised him a house!
The people of Dominica fed you in jail for more than twenty-five years,the three thousand dollars you got should not be given to you, they should have kept it all to pay for the people’s food you ate for twenty-five years.
This man attitude is that well; I killed a man in the exercise of my dread power, I wasted my time in jail, upon release the people of Dominica should appreciate and compensate me for my murderous act.
This man soon from now is likely to kill again, I see no remorse in his attitude, he still worships the dead Ethiopian Emperor Haile Salassie as his god.
Notice in the following quot what he said.
” Haile Selassie told me the Infirmary is not for me so I won’t go there. I need to be treated better than that.”
Perhaps he murdered Honeychurch believing he was doing something pleasing to his god Salassie, who’s dogs ate out of golden dishes, while his family owned the Ethiopian Airline: while the people of Ethiopia suffered in poverty.
I doubt Salassie knew Dominica existed, never mind this hooligan,this murderer!
This guy slaughtered a human, he did not care when he was committing the heinous crime of murdered, he treated his victim the same as he would have treated an animal, now he is complaining about the way he is treated?
Why was he reprieved, this is one I believe escaped the hangman noose, and likely to commit the same act again, God is not in his plan, simply apologies such as I am sorry for what I did is not in his vocabulary; rather he is blaming society for not wanting to associate with him.
I suggest everyone he cross path with should ignore him, until he set himself free from the misery he caused the family of the human he murdered by hanging himself on a tree.
Why would government promise a murderer who has not contributed anything to the country, except pain and suffering a house?
That is beyond my comprehension!
Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
I think u should raspect who someone prays too.You r very disrespectful .Did u go to Haile Selassie funeral?Keep your mouth shut pleasssseeee
Well said FETelemaque, I read this comment to the forum as well. but it is easier for me to commend you here. You have spoken well against evil, without passing judgment; way to go, my man!
U took these exact words out of my brain! WELL SAID! I can’t decipher this conundrum!
Well said. His life was spared; he got fed for all these years and he is still complaining. Matter of fact he should not have been paroled. Life is life.
I agree wholeheartedly! No one could have said it better.
@ Francisco
He is out of prison for some time. He should have a strategy of what he wants to do. In fact, while in prison and knowing that he would be released soon, he should have had a plan of what he intended to do when released. It appears he has done nothing to better himself. Did he ever seek employment? He received $3,000 when he left prison. I wonder how well he spent this money. He said that his sister helps him but what is he doing to help himself? If this trend continues, there is a possibility that he might be re-offend.
It is not discriminating to state that the manner in which he looks is enough to turn people off. He looks pitiful but not one to be pitied for my feeling is that he is not sorry for having belonged to such a gang and being involved in murdering Ted Honeychurch.
I hope someone will inform him to clean up himself and show that he is a respectful, changed man and to get on with his life and be a fruitful/useful national.
This could not have been said any better!!! I fully endorse these words.
Francisco Telemaque, I support you 100%, this murderer wants government to honour him for the murder of Ted Honnychurch
Why are you people sending him to Africa or Jamaica? Nobody want him there. A lot of these Rastsa talking about going back to Africa, they have enough hardship there already.
I’d say he is better off dead. He could always go back to prison. once a killer always a killer.
@ Saysay
How about Guadeloupe?
This country or rather the government of that country now has a Canadian serial killer who took prison in Canada for murdering three people, one of whom was her young sister residing comfortably there. I even read that she is teaching in Guadeloupe and children (?). Oh my!
As read on this Website, a former Scientology executive wants to live there. Just send him packing to Guadeloupe. The DA government or a relative/friend could pay his passage. I would think that the Guadeloupe government would not mind even though he is poor. There seems to be a haven for murderers, thieves and rejects and they appear to welcome them.
May this not be so in Dominica.
He can always cope with he prison society..
How dare he think he deserve to be treated like a regular law abiding citizen.He should be giving thanks to the fool who saved him from death and not whinning here like some innocent person. The nerve of some criminals!
You all better put this guy back where he came from,soon he will just snap and do worst than that Colorado lunatic.
Man just look at how much comment about one lost soul in one day…133…most negative. a world full of hate and without forgiveness. “Judge not and you will not be judged” Eric accept Jesus, ask for forgiveness and the god who gives life, made life will set you free. For my Bible tells me “He whom He have set free is free indeed”
Thank you
Lets try God with a capital G
Brap! Brap!
The man beleves in SELASSIE let SELASSIE take care of him why bring God into it. Selassie A dictator who brough his country to poverty until this day and had his family flee to NEWYORK now may be Selassie will get him to NewYork too.
@ I Man
Since you stated this and you are correct, I have read about Haille Selassie. His first name means, “Hail”. Remember Hitler? There are still too many gullible people, no exception in Trinidad and some educators too, who still revere that man. They are wasting their time.
Granted, we are not to judge but I have a gut feeling that Haille Selassie’s soul is in Hell. Anyway, he is already eternally judged and has met with his eternal destiny. It is not Heaven. While on earth he placed himself on a pedestal, greater and higher than God and rejected Him.
Haille Selassie went to his death and eternal judgment as proud as a peacock. We should have no difficulty in concluding where his soul is in all eternity. That man did nothing for his people while on earth. He had the opportunity to do something for them but he oppressed them and denied them their freedom of right and basic necessities. If he did nothing for them when he was alive, he is incapable of doing absolutely nothing for them in death. He is dead! Dead as a doornail! No doubt, suffering forever and ever for the wrongs he committed against God’s people. He lead them astray from God then and to this day as some foolishly continue to revere him. Where he is he cannot do a thing for them.
The lawyer Henry Shillingford was giving the Government blows, every time they would have African Liberation speechs about freeing Eric. Is Henry Shillingford out of Dominica and do not know about Eric? That is what he wanted him out for, to see misery? Some of us go on radio for people to hear our voices but we do not help when a brother or sister needs it. Shillingford and all those who wanted Eric out, just look at him, he is free from inside a jail but he is in misery jail.
@ Dominica
You are correct! Where is Henry Shillingford? We have not heard from him or about him for a while.
he is there.upstairs the fedex office ms Charles building
i don’t know if that making any sense i think they should give that man a job at the prison to teach inmates how to sow because when he was in prison that what he was doing teaching the inmates how to sow maybe that chould make a diffrients in the man life
I hope he doesn’t refuel his kind of movement in Dominica again. I do not want to use the word Rastafarian because I don’t think that Rastafarianism is about killing and terrorizing people.
As much as you all hate it, he did not let himself out of prison and releasing people who has been incarcerated for such a long time requires proper planning and proper machinery in place to ensure that these people make a smooth transition back into society, this is critical. In the absence of that what we see is repeat offences and it’s always the victim of these crimes that feels it the most.
If we are going to have them out around us we need to ensure that they are safe to be around.
We need trained people to help rehabilitate, reintroduce these people back in society, this for sure is not rocket science, and it’s not just about Zai, the same goes for every prisoner who is being set free.
@Aye Dominique
I wouldn’t worry about that. Eric is already a defeated man–the mere fact that he says he feels trapped. Who will follow a person who admits that he is trapped in his mind, for that is the spiritual imprisonment which he is experiencing right now–he got caught in his own trap, when he brutally killed an innocent man.
And he will continue to suffer that imprisonment as long as he holds on to Haile Selassie–who is his god I would hope that our Dominican young people are not that foolish, to consider teaming up with this man, for they will simply enter the spiritual prison cell that he is now suffering from.
DNO are you certain that the two pictures are the same person??? It’s hard to believe!!!!
It is not hard to believe that this is the same person. It is him self. Wickedness will age anybody. Mister is a criminal who will kill, again.
@ Just asking
What a vast difference in those pictures.
selassie fake dread.
My brother you owe your rest of your life to the Dominica Police Force for coming to your aid when we the members of the S.S.U found you near dead instead of finishing you up and taking you out we chose to nurse you and care for you transport you to the P.M H. Contrary to popular belief Police officers does show love and we were not judge,jury,but we made sure that you had your day in court and that you got. Who say a life sentence in some cases is better than hanging for you will continuing to serve your sentence even thou you are free man look at you. You wish we had taken you out but God is in charge and we recognized that,now free up yourself and liberate your mind and say you`re sorry to the families you and your band of brothers hurt so badly is only then you can consider you self free. Ask for forgiveness and God will forgive you brother.
I can’t believe these to pics are the same person.
I was thinking the same
This man is sick he needs a Dr help and i hope the Drug dealers can lern from this man state for they too a killers by killing the youth of the world with Drugs.
i do believe in forgiveness and we should forgive him but honestly i don’t see why the government should have to give him a house. eric u made ur bed this way so u have to sleep in it. forgiveness doesn’t mean giving u a luxury life. HELL NO!!
To mr Ricardo st johns , I believe in the old testament an eye for and eye tooth for a tooth, so you can bring him home to your house and feed his rastafarin ass[ donkey] and have a nice day. this man is the rear end of a donkey faceing east.
A dominican abroad.
An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.
mr lookin very different in the pics I had to scroll up twice
I myself all checkng dno made an error wit those pics there!.. If these are the pics within three years, well I myself doh want to see him in five years time!
In a society where we claim to be GOD fearing, we are too harsh and unable to forgive. The man did his crime, he did his time. Why cant we who claim to be Christ like forgive and help a brother? I WAS told that he didn’t do the crime but refused to RAT out his brothers. Foolish I believe but hey, we still do it today.
Like one song asks,”Would you lend a hand to your brother, if you see him standing in the cold?” With the garbage our kids a doing now, who knows whose child will kill next? Stop rejoicing over each others downfalls. Help build a “PROSPEROUS NATION”
the almighty father will be his judge.and in time to come god will also know if he is a changed man we as god fearing ppl must also learn to forgive.all i can say to mr eric is to accept christ and stop talking about selassie a man that have to face his judgement loike us
Eric Joseph says: –I feel trapped–Well I hope that someone will give him that message for me.
Eric Joseph you are caught in the trap which you set for yourself along with your counterparts more than 25 years ago.
I am from Giraudel, and I knew Mr Ted Honeychurch very, very, well because most of the money my father made to put bread on the table for us, his wife and children, came the payments of his work for Nr. Ted Honeychurch, may he be at peace in his grave–that man treated my father very, very well. Even my sister was employed with him, when I left Dominica–she too had children to feed.
When you pulled that trigger pointed the on body of Ted Honeychurch, you did a very wicked and selfish thing, by the demon of your mind, I am glad to know that you are now feeling the pain of being trapped in your own prison–the tourments of your mind plagued with the poisons of Satan.
How can you expect to feel at peace after what you did to an innocent man, you still have not asked God for His mercy and compassion of Love–you are taking about where Haile Selassie, wants you to be or not to be. Again I am glad he has in a trap where there is no peace and freedom.
And so you will continue throughout your existence in this world, for not only that you feel trapped, you have chosen another human being like yourself who could not free himself much more for you.
Yes, Halie Selassie was just another man like yourself, he needed freedom just like you do–but that blessing of freedom comes only from the Man who manifested Himself, His attitude and conducts with the Mind of Love, which is of God Almighty–His name is Jesus Christ.
So continue in your state of imprisonment as the disciple of Halie Selassie. But if you want freedom you must make the==U Turn== by your faith in Jesus Christ, for He is the only One who said: ==If you believe in My Word, you are My disciples indeed, and you will know ==the Truth==and that== Truth==will make you free.
As it is spoken so shall it be done!
Eric Joseph should not be alive today.
my brother!!! hmmm u looking older than ma pampo wii boss, in 3 yearsssss! u were better off in jail u could admit that part
selassiass should help him but unfortunately he is dead waiting judgement.
When the emperor Selassie arrived in Jamaica he specifically asked that Rastas stop believing in him as God. Selassie himself was an Orthodox christian. Look at the toll this man’s belief in Rastafari has taken on him. Just look at how happy he looks in the old picture and his current state. How many have gone astray claiming to be Rastafarian?
Listen, I am in no way trying to condemn any religion or belief, but we have to use wisdom. Any belief that puts my physical well being, mental soundness and ability to remain free in jeopardy is not worth the risk. Selassie told you to serve the most high and not him. Take heed.
@Cah-C-Bruce
You have said it perfectly. I wish that I could give you as many thumbs up as possible, because I want to give you a hundred of them. As a teacher of the past, that would mean 100% for your sentiment here, maybe you are a teacher yourself, but we can judge each other– this is so well written and it so true. Way to go, my friend!
I do hope that this guy do not associate himself with his leader bro pistoline, cause history will repeat its self again in DA
Your leader was smarter his bro get his house money and all, him had a huge bike going to community high and bring food for your leader, too bad
Reading what this guy is saying Lord help us this is bad news boy no one owe you nothing
So after that murdered committed his crime , spent time in prison, he is now asking Govt. to give him a house.The would be murderers, go and murder people after spending a few years in prison, come out and demand the Govt. to give you all houses for you all great deeds.
too hell with babylon system i don’t wanna be no victim
bondieu. best you had stay prison wi padna. Big difference in the before and after photos. And as if I find you sounding like somebody owe you something in society talking about selasie say dont go infirmary. hmmmn You not easy
so when somebody kill society dont cope with them jus asking.. becasue anybody can fall in a situation it dont have to belike the man that kill honeychurch
Them killing and terrorizing farmers was not an accident, these guys premeditated all their killings saying that people were rich and they have nothing
Too many farmers abandoned their farms because of these murders, this guys killed innocent farmers and others, them guys harassed farmers, ransacked their farm , going as far as warning them farmer telling some that if they see them what they would do to them
Their leader even threatened his father sister’s husband and others in Loubiere, even his own father that pocos threatened, they should have keep him behind bars where he belong he is a free man now and think that the world owe him something,
As one person said hope that he do not team up with his leader pocos brother in Loubiere, cause he is no different from his brother who lead the guys
I am not feeling sorry for him what he do is what he see, Mr Honeychurch did not deserve to die the way he did by the hands of these murder his leader and the others
Man I am 63 born and raise in Giraudel. In those days we have to abandon our gardens. Mr. Honychurch was a nice white man there was no prejudice in this man despite the colour of his skin. He fed those hungry dogs and they killed him. What was most hurtful was the fact that they burnt the man body. Can u imagine what that family went through. Man go to hell. As far as I am concerned they can burn your ass right now.
let us forgive the man. he has served his time.
I would shake your big toe.Society do not owe this murderer anything
@Sister
I am from Giraudel also, just a few years younger than you are–I am the first daughter of the Xavier’s in Giraudel. I now live in Toronto Canada, but long before that murder of Mr. Ted Honeychurch–I read the news through communication from my mother, at the time.
I am shaking your hand in Spirit; Mr Ted Honeychurch did not deserve that fatal outcome and may those who are responsible rut in hell–if that be Gods Will.
What exactly does that Eric Joseph want from society==that people feed him on a silver platter–but how bold of him!
I am sure that God kept him in existence from physical death, that he might go through the trial and test of spiritual training and discipline==instead of considering that for himself, to receive healing he needs, he now denying that he is a murderer, but he is talking about what Haile Selassie wants him to do, and where he wants him to be–for some reason Eric Joseph is not one of those people whom I want to call to God on his behalf at all.
You think I doh know who wrote that?
you can run but you cannot hide, I can spot and find you in the darkest hour of the night, and changing your name will not help you either, I have you covered eh!
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!
The darkest hour of the night is just before dawn, not long enough for you to hide in that short hour oui!
You cannot hide from me the kid, the Wesley mud-boy.
FET.
FETele
I am not hiding from you, because between you and me, I am sure that our Spirit haunt each other.
Besides it is not had for you to recognize me here, my last name is written in the comment. You know where I am from in Dominica, and you know that I live in Toronto–all of that is mentioned above.
Any person from Giraudel will know who I am; that is what is important to me.
I changed my identity on DNO for personal reasons–not because I am running from anyone. I know who I am and my writing still reveals who I am; that is what counts.
Someone found me through two different blogs with my own name and my DNO identity, by God’s Will; He will continue to connect people to me and me to people by His Will.
My sister, dont allow this circumstance to ruin your belief in a forgiving God.You dont have to assist this murderer, but as a child of God you have to forgive him, otherwise you become just like him.Forgiveness does not mean he deserves any special favors (far from it)but it frees you from your own responsibility. So rise above him, forgive him and move on.
May God bless you and continue to show you the light
Sister I agree with you 1000000%
@sister,if that honeychurch man was white then that was a good kill,sorry but i don’t feel sorry for the death of white people.the world would be a better place without them.i will never forget the killing of millions of my brother&sisters from the motherland.if you don’t know ur history i know mines
@ sister
He was indeed a nice man. It was so sad what happened to him. He did not deserve this manner of death. His wife was also a nice person.
He is a human being and God´s creation. His past was indeed aweful. I do believe that the Lord and can this man.
Be merciful and pray that the lord Jesus Christ cleanses and frees his troubled soul.
We all need a chance in life. We all have sinned and fallen short of God´s glory but He is his love sent his son to die for us.
Be merciful and you will receive mercy.
If you believe in GOD so much and feel so sorry for him, why don’t you take him to live with you (with your family). An eye for an eye…tooth for a tooth! He got off easy…should still be in jail!
shut up it could be your brother
The you take him in
Read who is his God then reread your comment Ricardo!
i agree with the individual who desires that this man comes to know the Lord as saviour.
He needs the only and only Jesus Christ the son of God.
What he did was wrong if he did do it. But he is stil alive and there is hope. God can change anybody.
Be forgiving let the love of Christ reign.
@Anonymous
Jesus warned us that we cannot serve two masters. You read that after 25 years of physical imprisonment and even outside of this prison cell, Eric Joseph is stll holding on to Halie Selassie as his god.
Jesus is not in this mans mind at all–even when he feels trapped outside of physical prison. But God does not hold a gun at our foreheads, He wants us to acknowledge our need for His blessings of Life; God wants us to choose Him by our ability of FREE WIll is Eric Joseph trying to do that. I do not think so!
David was a man after God’s own heart, however when he sinned, he paid for it. God forgave him and this person too can get forgiveness, however, society does not owe him anything. He does not sound penitent. He is simply sowing what he reaped. Whether or not he served time, he is still a murderer.
THE CHRISTIAN WAY IS ONE OF FORGIVENESS, u are forgiven my brother. Now think positive and make something of your life remember Nelson Mandela was a prisoner turn president. Don’t Give Up!
well i hear nicholas liverpool sick. skerrit better consider him to fill that post
Did Mandela KILL?
@ Morehei
This is what he has to do and cease clinging to Haile Selassie who is in no position to assist him especially where his soul is. He cannot even pray for him because while on earth he did not pray and did not recognize God as the Creator and Ruler of the world. How can a man like that, his soul help him and even talk to him?
Nelson Mandela, did not murder, no one he was a political prisoner.
I think this is disaster waiting to happen. A frustrated convicted murderer who does not think he is a murderer and is UNABLE TO COPE WITH SOCIETY… Pay close attention people, police, prison warden. that man should have been left in prison. I see him striking again.
Honestly i don’t feel sorry for you boy, you should be 3000
ft under ground by now
“I Can’t cope with society” Oh boy people watch out once a killer always a killer, this guy need to be monitored
Man them guys and their leader from the village of Loubiere did too much in DA, causing people to abandon their gardens, killing ,torturing and the rest, he want people to show pity for hi, hell no, the souls of those he killed have to torment him till death
They should never release him, this is a disaster waiting to happen,
no one in newtown is trying or has tried or has interests in harming or killing you. Clearly you are in need of psychiatric attention and most importantly , like all of us, prayers and help from God.
Best wishes ZEYE and may Jah bless you. No need to rejoice over his situation. We have children and family. His own is now and we aint know whose is next>
assince haile sellasi tell you not to do this and that ask him for help. Pardner sorry but the guilt that is dealing with you now. your brothers ask for your freedom, i would think at least they would be their to help you out. See you were looking so nice in the prison, and just four years you out you looking like that, and you said you are a change man. Come on pardner, shake up he dust and do something worth while, seek the right father to pray to, not haile sellasi.
Come on rastafarian community, now is your time to shine. Stretch a hand towards your brodda.
Well “Zai” you profess to be a rasta, so go to the bush. Take your Bible and go bush, live off the land and let Selassie I provide guidance.
You killed a good man in cold blood and do not deserve to live in polite society – and certainly the tax paying citizens of Dominica should not be expected to support you now that you are free, as we did for the past 25 years!
is he going to read these ?
LOLOLOLOL
@ B.E.B.
I thought this as well. Can he read and write? If he can someone should allow him to read it. Probably reading the comments would change him.
After they kill Mr. Honychurch they burnt the man body. Wicked soul start u start to see misery. i am from Giraudel and I can tell u, that white man use to feed all of those hungry pigs and they turn around and kill the man. There is lots of space in the cemetary, God and build a house there wicked soul, what a man doeth so shall he reapeth. U think it was easy for Ted and his family! I dont feel sorry for this animal.
Hello…you dear to call yourself God’s grace. do you even know what that mean.
Brother repent and give your life to Jesus. forget about that selasie nonsence and those that condemn you now if they themself don’t repent, will see you from afar with Jesus Jesus when He come again. they will be looking from hell.
What goes around comes around. It’s just plain simple and it’s not left to any of us to take him out of his misery. Even if he gets a home, food, or money, only when God is ready to free him, will he be truly free. God is in control not us.
so where those people that was rallying for his release why they doe take care of him i have no pity for this man
for true dno must now go to their achives and pull out the names of the lawyers and others and post their pictures. is they that wanted him free so let them own up now.
And Mr. still saying he not a murderer or Con anymore. Ted Honychurch come back to life man? What a joke. Don’t full yourself, because you were pardoned doesn’t mean that you did not kill. Man you are a MURDERER IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD. Accept it. And my advice to you is to get up, stand up and start making a life for yourself, and don’t depend on handouts. Be a man. Remember God help those who help themselves.
When u kill d man and put his family through so much pain you didnt know there would have been a price to be paid. Go and build a house in the cemetary for u to live. Start u start to suffer in yr tail.
Me daybar: Government to build house for him. DA people not easy. where his friends in the Rasta Movement, the ones that held demonstration to free him – build a house for him
He will make little ones before the rastas help him. Dem rastas were high on reefa, hence the demonstration.They all should go throw themselves down a precipice!
And DNO still give pubilcity to this criminal, a budget debate is still going on why not some editorials on this rather than this criminal who in the past and present had nothing good to offer this society. GOOD RIDDANCE MAN MAY YOU SUFFER FOREVER. My grand parents had their faer share of you its pay back time
He killled, and he must pay for his sins, the before, and after pictures what a dramatic change, he went back and start smoking the deadly weed, haile salasie is his God let him , and the other Rastas contineu to pray to him.
The taxes payers of dominica dont owe him not a single red cent, nothing [Nada] He should pull up his boot strap and get a job, and pay back the government for all the time we feed him and provide for him.
Stop winning, and for the people who sympatize with him let them find him work and buy him a condo, or have him moved in with them , He is a muderer, call it what you want.
I look at the picture of this gentleman upon his release and then at the most recent picture. Buju said “Only Rasta can liberate the people,” but I beg to differ. This man has once again become disillusioned and abandoned by his so called “faith” in Rastafari. Take it from me, a reformed Rasta myself. The emperor Selassie was nothing more than a man who exploited his own people. Zai what you need to do is a clean break from the past. The same way the Rasta brethren left you for dead at that bottom of the cliff, is the same way that they are unconcerned with your well being now. I will be no part of a religion which promotes poor health hygeine and looking like a sub-human. Only wisdom can liberate the people.
true and who say selasie can free him . you maen that man selasie who was in jamaice sometime in the 1960S IS THE SON OF GOD that the bible talks about? this is so sick. how can these rastas have such mentality? well he will have to go to africa find selasie grave and ask selasie to set him up. you see he was found almost dead , the health system brought him back just to try him. he was convicted and sentenced to death, the government again reduced the sentence to life. he was pardened again by the government and now he is asking for a shelter; just waity and all you will see if THE GOVERNMENT will not give it to him. total bs in my land.if the very first sentence was carried out now we would not be faced with this situation. i hope this will not repeat itself . again government please think before you waste tax payers money. use it to build a bootcamp,a skills training schoolect.
If the system had broken his neck after he was convicted those years ogo, no one would remember Zey at this time, He would be long forgotten
@ DOMINICAN
Our Lord Jesus Christ said, “Many will come in My Name…so as to deceive the elect.” It is obvious that this man is still under the yoke of ‘dead Haile Selassie’. Same as under the yoke of Satan.
Well keep believing that ‘King Selassie’ is your savior and you will continue to have to look over your shoulders! What about God; are you thanking him for this second chance? Change your mind first, and maybe the people around you will accept and help you.
Saviour!!God forgive who is all you to judge the man… with all your bad comment”s mr,joseph keep praying and the lord will for give u..some of you people did worse than the man and did not go to jail…he did his time take it light u guys not stop judge..dominican!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
come on man the man talking about selasie and you telling him about THE LORD GOD. that is his first downfall worshiping a false GOD . please invite him to churh instead and try to convert him to believe in GOD instead.
Why dont you help him?
If Haile Selassie told you this and he told you that and he doesn’t want you in prison, then why didn’t he or doesn’t he provide for you?
I am 100% certain that the Government is not the Haile Selassie you are refering to.
Like they say Karma is a b…h. You spent the better part of your younger life terrorising people to today the tables have turned on you. As a child living in the countryside, before it was 6, all doors were shut and everyone inside. If we saw someone with dreads we would run and start screaming if we were by ourselves. We never ventured out alone, we had to ensure we were in groups.
Man if you know what good for you is behave yourself and be grateful that you are alive. You even want to make demands. SMH @ the nerves some people have.
@ Attitude
They really terrorized Dominicans and kept them in fear then, spurred on by Satan’s influence and his whims and wiles. He should be begging Dominicans for pardon for what he and his gang put them through. He does not seem to be remorseful as he claims to be a changed man.
DNO, I have to say kudos to you guys for always keeping us informed. This is a very interesting story and for the first time i am commenting on a piece. Apart from the fact that the story was well put together, it is very unique. I am an old person and i remembered these days in Dominica. The police did their fair share of killings and the dreads revolted. Its a pitty is Eric Joseph who took the blunt for all the sins of his fellowmen. HE DID THE TIME…and after spending so much time in jail, it would always be hard for him to be accepted into society. He needs psyciatric help. It has taken a toll on his life and he needs help. Else this man will die a miserable death.
exactly so where are the smart laywer friend of the house of niahbinghi . don t they have the common sense to know that they had to prepear him and work with him to rehabilitate him and all the works.a well fed slave is better that a hungry and abandoned free man.
@ Family
Look at his face. It does not look inviting. It is enough to make people run away from him. Speaking of Selassie will make people disdain him for Selassie was not God and never will. He deceived them and they fell for his evil tricks and words. When people live wicked lives, as they grow older they take on the face that they deserve. You help him.
Do not blame the Police. They had Hell on their hands during that time and if it meant killing the lawless, who did not fear anyone, in order to protect Dominicans, they were within their right as law enforcement police officers. Some of you do not see it that way because you were lawless people and continue to be.
Who said that he has changed or being forgiven? (It is the first time,I hear about this killing. (Sorry for the thumb downers, I wasn’t in D/ca at that time). One is forgiven, when he asks for forgiveness. And as for the changing, his outer appearance keeps me asking for questions.Maybe before, he had horns on the forehead, now they are under his chin!!! Looking at the two pics, I am wondering if it’s really the same person???
@ B-dawg
Those who were also abroad heard about it. You must have been very young then, a little child that you did not heard about it.
This just goes to show that you r choosing to give up ur freedom when u commit these crimes. Not just physically but spiritually and psychologically. Don’t think for a moment that all the others who seem to be escaping the legal system are free. Ones conscience can be a tormentor.
You reap what you sow bruh.My brother who was a cop at the time,you fellars fired a bullet in de man house and it broke the leg of a cradle with baby inside.Forced him to break his house later in Belles,and had to carry everything on a truck to the South East.I don’t feel sorry for you.You reap what you sow.
If you were believing in God maybe he would have helped, but i don’t know what Haile Selassie can do for you now,even if others believing in God pray on your behalf. There is a conflict there, since the prayer will be directed to two different Gods.
HOWEVER AS A HUMAN BEING MYSELF WITH FEELING,I FEEL YOUR PAIN and maybe the Social Welfare Division should help you out. That’s what i can say on your behalf brother.A lot must be going through your mind.
Just as an aside.. so what is wrong with all those people who believe in GOD and not Selassie, pray hard and still live in abject poverty, illness, pain etc? What is the conflict/confusion why they are not being helped out of their dire circumstances but you see everyday, people who tiefing,raping,just downright evil thriving with good health & wealth and they don’t believe in GOD?
Guess you get the drift!
@ GOM
Haile Selassie is a devil. He is keeping company with him and suffering for all eternity. When every one dies they will find out the truth.
Eric, they will call you all kinda names on the road, but they will meet the criminal politicians and shake my hand and get excited.
That”s why its called Prison.Society dont really own you
Fellow Dominicans
You don’t have to pity or feel sorry for ZAI. As the facts stand while I like many from that era belive him to be innocent of the actual murder of Honeychurch, we feel strongly that he was there, saw it all and so he had to do the time for his clans men.
However, having spoken in great detail to a former then inspector of police, it is incumbent on us to understand those dark days of Dominica and not hate because we were TOLD he committed a murder of a prominent person? He was hurt and left for dead, in order to get medical attention he was forced to sign a confession.
Did any of you ever ask how many young men were slaughtered by the police all for the sake of their hair style and being rootsie? Groovy Bat now have dreads,nobody more rasta than him, yet he was a leader in hunting and shooting down rasta. Dominicas’ history is being told from only one side. Yes he was there, so since he was left behind he had to pay for the sins of his crew and for that I say his imprisonment was all fair. Those were dark days in Dominica however it came from both sides. Today everybody want to have dreads they have forgotten what they did to our young men.
I wish I could like this twice..
man we have wicked people in this country. Yes I Jah. I respecting all u in this country. Is a good thing is in Zion i living, just come for food in the city and dig out I cannot stay in the midst of these criminals
to add to this good piece i must say that my greatest diappointment is in the organization that was triumphant in his release for not playing a greater part after his release. the house of niahbinghi and the rasta movement.
Tell them to listen to Nasio Fountain song ‘Black Tuesday’..
this is the story i got from an inspector at the time who is now dead. Zai did not necessarily kill but yes he was there and after his fellow rastas left him for dead he wasforced to confess
Whatever you are saying,does not cut it, yes he was very ill why his leader did not kill him, there were three Joseph brothers from the village of Loubiere, police kill one, one was very sick and was left behind to die by their leader pocos, the other one served a few years in jail, he turned his life around he is a born again christian, working hard, them brothers surprised everyone when they associated themselves with pocos,so why this Eric guy cannot do the say
Yes every one deserve a second chance in life, put this Eric guy, Lord help us all,
is there any place i can go to read about this era. i am very young but would like to inform myself. all i heard before is taht these dreads terrorized people. i never heard of any police myschief
Let me ask what happened to the rastaman community spearheaded by Shaw who was so vocal on his release? They lobbied so hard for his release and once he was set free, he’s out on his own?
Maybe in some small way being in prison was better for you, nobody was hitting you, matter of fact you were a model inmate and all the guards liked you.
@ Original Eagle-Eye
If he would be better off in prison, if it were possible, he could return there but under a different condition. He may be safer.
SOMEBODY HELP DIS MAN PLZ
Why don t you help him if u overseas u can send him a barrel and cash ….or if u in dom invite him f lunch…since u feel so sorry f him
I support u. Dominicans damn wicked and hypocrite. I can never forget those days in DA. Man these people were criminals man.
@ Food
He should shave off that beard and look clean-cut as in the former picture. It would encourage people to help him.
Ask Haile Selassie for assistance… since you have been communicating with him!
But wait. What is Dominica coming to? from hanging to life in prison to complete FREEDOM!!
thank you, my thoughts exactly
@ Anonymous
Dominica needs a Parole Board. Was this man ever asked if he was a transformed person? Was he asked if he was remorseful for his actions, be it being involved in a gang who planned to murder white people and were successful in abducting and murdering Ted Honeychurch? I do believe that he should have been kept in prison.
He was not hanged. He should have been given life imprisonment with no chance of parole. This is the way it should have been.
Oh well……
Prison worked better for you my boy!
ahhhhhh poor thing
stupes mister forget ?? dude those kinda things happen in the US all the time u should be happy to be alive and free.. make ur way now either get a job or make one.. I’m sure u learn’t a skill while u were in the Pen
We need to stop comparing Dominica to the damn United States of America…SHAIT!!!
You they have foot on? WHy they not checking all the other murderers that walking the streets, the bus driver murders especially the on driving the white bus? What about the murderer Business owners in various parts of Dominica that Dominican glorify and patronize.
At least Eric Joseph served his time.
The rest will get their own too don’t worry. Time is longer than twine. Look at the supposed “honorable”… take this as a message that what you buy is what you wear.
This man has valuable intelligence which is being thrown away.
@ Dramatist
Someone should advise him to utilize his talent. After what he was imprisoned for, they may fear him. He has to prove that he is no longer a danger to society.
Ask Haile Selassie for a house!
@ Anonymous
Selassie cannot help him. He is in a dungeon, a cauldron of everlasting fire.
I feel the pain. But what happened to those who were championing his release. I believe that they need to step up. Help the guy out.
was saying the same thing
POOR GUY THATS WHAT SIN DOES CONTINEOUS SUFFERING AND PAINS AND REGRETS FOR PAST MISTAKES.
@ well well
It is a lesson for others especially the youths.
go to the Lord in prayer he will open a way for you…To all them people in Dominica who feels like this man did the worst of crime,take a closer look at whom is doing the worst crime in Dominica,drugs is doing alot worst them days…The Lord forgave him why can’t we all do the same for our fellow man..
dont get me wrong i am not saying wat he did was jus,but he serve his time and will live with taking part in this for the rest of his life,cuz everyday he will remember.
How you know the Lord forgave him? The Lord can only forgive him if he ask the Lord to forgive him. And last time I checked Haille Selassie wasn’t the Lord.
Them man let pocos mess them, them guys follow this pocos guy and hurt too many families in DA
Pocos last bro get his house and money cause he was the one bringing food for pocos, I just hope Eric do not mix with pistoline cause history will repeat its self again
@ wanna know
What they did was an atrocious crime. They had no respect for humanity. Why did they pick on Ted Honeychurch, such a nice man who did them no wrong? Prior tomurdering him, consider how he felt when they took him and brought him into the push. Reflect on this.
His blood still cries to Heaven for Vengeance. Think that he had a son, Lennox who was still young when this occurred. Consider the grief and pain of his wife and other members of his family and what they went through also after he was found dead.
I am not a family member but I knew them and to this day when I think of it I feel saddened that one would think I am a family member.
We need to forgive but this man must do something with his life. On the other hand, it is understandable if people do not care for him, putting it mildly. I would not shake hands with such a man, even though I feel sorry for the state that he is in.
I do not feel sorry for this man not one bit. Stop seeking pity from the public.
What you do is that you will see. Wicked old man. Honeychurch that hunting you. All how you move and turn u have to see him.
hey give the man a chance to make it in life seeing that he did his time already..
Somebody pass this guy a condo …is that what you want ? you think is so …
I definitely wouldn’t have given you a job looking at way you look right now. Take a look at yourself after your release from prison, and the way you look right presently, do you blame people for not employing you? Go clean your yourself/face
Well Mr.Joseph, yes we all make mistakes, and has the abilities to change, but I clearly remember this eent clearly since I was a young girl going to Giraudel school at the time. It was chaotic, and I still don’t understand why Mr.Honychurch was killed, the real reason if there’s one?? We were kids trying to get an education, some of us were skipping in the school yard, and I clearly do no understand why we had to be hiding under our little wooden desks. So sorry you are going through this now, but we had to endure the fear that you and you rastafarian brothers brought to our community for months after the incident. My uncles and cousins are also ratafarians and I love them dearly, I would remember sitting in the yard listening to them read scriptures from the bibles and smoking their weed,and I learned alot from them.So don’t expect your actions to completely be forgotten, or expect people to build you a home,or financially support you.The young men growing up should use you as an example. God bless, No hate here.Just be greatful you are still alive.
Boss,u was doing better in jail man.Before and after pictures reveal a lot dread. Anyway,let Jah lead the way my friend.Babylon system is a vampire and you have to adjust or else you won’t last. It’s a universal struggle and it’s not you a lot boss. Be strong and pray for guidance.
This is a very difficult situation! Eric has done his time for the crime or has he! No if you take someone’s life I don’t think you have ever done your time. The crime that happened to Ted Honeychurch was appalling and Ted Honeychurch is dead! His family deprived of seeing their husband, father grow old! As Eric is a follower and believer of Haile Selassie I imagine if he prays hard enough he will be helped by Haile Selassie who wanted Eric (according to Eric) set free!!
Your punishment that there! What goes around comes back around
I can’t believe he did that to the man with no motive what so ever and they even letting him go. He did the crime so suffer the consequencies, nothing about being free, he should still be in jail..
I’ll say again drugs not in my book but how can a drug man get harsh punishment for having his thing and a killer walks free?
Exactly! No one should take the life of another willfully and be free, it sends the wrong message. Those were terrible times and these guys had the nation living in fear, he should have been hung, they chose life imprisonment, so why was he set free has always been beyond my comprehension.
You forgot to change your name man?
..”They terrorized Dominica..” but plenty of it was hyped due to ignorance to force people to turn on their own flesh and blood. Do you know that the bloody revolt on Rastafarianism in Dominica and the Caribbean was an answered call to crushing the emerging Black Power Movement which was calling attention to biggortry, racism and apartheid?
It’s sad the way that you are being treated today, but you should always remember “Do Good and Good will follow you, Do Bad and Bad will follow you” I guess is now you really paying for what you did to the poor old man (Ted Honeychurch)and his family. I pray that You sincerely ask God for forgiveness, if you never did.
Results of the poor choices we make in life. I remember this incident as a child growing up in Boetica. It’s time to redeem yourself Eric
That’s two different people.
Great job DNO. I wish other forms in media in DA would be as investigative and put out such wide ranging stories of interest, as opposed to waiting for official versions of news events as some do. keep it up!
What a dread situation.
These photos don’t seem to add up. Are you telling me that after three years this is how the man looks in contrast to how he looked in prison. If that’s the case then probably he was better off behind bars.
My brother I feel for you and I sympathize with you. you commit a crime but you payed your dept to society, 25 years in jail that’s a long time.Today persons only get a slap on the wrist for killing a fellow brother and sometimes even get acquitted. In your case it was a white man so they wanted to kill you. But today we are killing each other and the court system treat it as trivial, because its blacks killing blacks. my brother God has forgiven you and have a plan for your life. You are definitely a witness that this Rasta thing did not work and will never work. your own rasta brothers left you for dead and you still in that Rasta thing. my brother give your life to Christ and let him make a difference in your life.that rasta thing not working for you leave it alone and make a change in your life and God will help you.you still have a lot of life to live still, don’t throw it away like you did the 25 years. God bless you my brother..
It was a white man and???? Does it really matter. What did the white man do?? Really, Alot of us are still looking for answers when this inccident is revisited. True rastafarians “Do not believe in violence” thought you’d know that. “The Eye”
This man needs psychiatric help.
We as a people must allow the Courts and God to deal with people. When we take matters in our own hand we never know the impact that this may have on our nation and our children. Even some Christians who suppose to know the difference has failed in this respect. They dont realize that their life is under scrunity, and the that the world know the difference between good and evil behavior, and they are judged for their indiscretions.
hmmm… Life has a way of biting u back eh. The evil men do, lives with them.
You even have guts say u want a permanent residence! Garcon go and get work for you to do eh. You think is so the country running then! Killing people and when you’re free you want life sweet! You say you are a changed man but you have to live with the consequences of your actions. Welcome to the struggle!
Mr.Joseph, I am one who believe in second chances but I also believe the evil an man do will live with him. You’re treated like that not because people don’t like you, it’s because of what you did, and although I would wish it is different for you but”sa ou fere se sa ou wer”.
Wonder where is the “house of nayerbingay(excuse my spelling)”- thought they had a plan to help re-integrate this man into society. All these years they’ve been calling for the release of the man. Mr. Shaw, you were leading this call, where have you gone wrong?
Tell Sure give him a job in the bakery Canefield. He was an advocate for the man’s release. Where is he now?
Canefield bakery? Remember how they burnt Ted? That is what he know how to do….burn people. He will bake all of them in there…sooner or later
All that is part of the price you pay for what you did. It doesnt end that easy, even those who get away without going to jail will face a harsh penalty. Karma is a bitch!
your mistakes hunting you down
This man is asking, society to have mercy on him, when his life was spared I’m really confused by what i have read, he says that he is not a murderer So who is the murderer? Mr Ted HonyChurch this man has no remorse he should be on his knees thanking GOD, every day he should just go in exile, some people never change.
but society had mercy on him by not revolting when government agreed to set him free. he must ask his rasta friends and lawyers to assist him.
Zie, if u ask the Lord to forgive and confess within your heart that you are sorry for taking the innocent man life, and also REPENT you will be set free before the Lord. But that is what happens when one take life they did not give. Vengence is mines says the Lord. Just read your bible and see what David went through for what he did, though he was very close to God, God did not let him get away with it, so your torment will continue to leave with u, you and your concience must be at war with each other daily, i do feel for u, but that is how it is when we choose to do the wrong thing. I am sure the family of Ted is still hurting after all those years, and so will u, keep praying my broder
Whatever happened to all dem rasta dem that was crying for your release?? But then again, I guess you are just a tormented soul for the evil you have done. The victim’s family has never found closure so why should you??
And dont forget that he burned down the family home at Giraudel as well and destryed all the family’s personal possessions.
I am always amazed that Ted’s son Lennox Honeychurch picked himself up from this tradgedy and continued to contribute to Dominica.
lennox believes in GOD and not in selasie.only zai and GOD can free zai, but he must first believe in GOD and forgive himself then ask GOD to forgive him not selasie.
“Zai” I pray in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ who loves you and gave His life for you that you submit to His Lordship and give your life to Him. Selassie is not God. He was a man like any other. You will go to Ethiopia and find His tomb there.
Only Jesus Christ claimed to be God. He died, was buried and is risen. The tomb could not hold Him. He conquered death. The only person who can make that claim. HE IS RISEN! HE IS LORD!Because of His triumph over death. He now has to power to save you. Accept what only He could do for you. Selassie is dead, remains and will continue to remain dead.
The lying familiar spirits talking to you is not Selassie. He is dead but Jesus Christ is risen and now sits at the right hand of the Father until ALL His enemies are made His footstool. And this is very close. So Zai turn to the only God who can save you. THE ONE WHO HAS BEEN SO MERCIFUL TO YOU.
Someone please give Zai that message! It is not limited to only Zai but is for all of us! Have a blessed day!
What you do that is what you see. You get paid according to your job.
Dude, I feel understand your situation however, in Dominica; you are never ever forgiven of your past. It does not matter now. Dominicans profess to be Christians and they don’t forgive ANYONE. I don’t condone this guy’s actions and by no means am I saying what he did was right. He has payed his dues and we should let things go before we destroy ourselves. Same goes with PJ, even now after serving his time and paying his dues, he is still shunned by most. Lighten up and maybe we can become a better society. BE THE CHRISTIANS THAT YOU PROFESS TO BE IN ACTIONS, NOT WHEN IT’S CONVENIENT FOR YOU!!! Anyway, good luck to this
don t worry about dominicans and thier non forgiving. GOD is the ultimate forgiver so zai better put his act right with GOD not selasie and time is running out tik tok tik tok.the house of niahginghi will not tell him these wise teachings but is stead they baffle him with selasie selasie selasie. what a group of friends to have. shame on them.
Well what goes around comes around, you only have to blame yourself for your diaster!!!
Maybe de man should disappear back into the bush. Mother, daughter and state (our tax money) taking care of his sorry ass. Step up mister and take care of yourself. Stop crying and do some work. And…there is no such thing as an ex-con or an ex-murderer. Once you have murdered, you are forever a murderer. Once convicted, you are forever a Con.
Is he for real. He wants a house from Government???? All of us law abiding citizens have to gwayay to build house, all the salary going into mortgage and he want house for free after already being fed by taxpayers for how many years? Come better than that padna. Someone can help you but not that way.
I find this man quite impossible. Firstly, he took someone’s life which deserved the punishment of the day”death by hanging” instead was given a prison term. Secondly he was released on compassion and still thinks that society owes him something. I say let him reap what he planted. He should have gone to live in the bush somewhere and never return among people, good treat him like an outcast.
the man paid for his wrong doing,give the man a chance,let forgive and move on.god will take care of the rest.
The evil that men do…
….live with them!
This man has more balls than an elephant!! On top of all that he did he thinks “THE GOVERNMENT”, a.k.a the taxpayers owe him something!! His regrets does not come close to easing the suffering and pain he has caused the Honeychurch family. These People terrorized Dominicans in the 80’s. He was a burden to the tax payers of this country for 25 YEARS! No he is asking for compensation!!
He should have been in China; they would have executed him for his crime a looooong time ago and sold his vital organs too!!
i don’t know what to really say…. but as another person… i don’t think it is right to threaten or try to kill the man… for u may say it’s karma.. but what about those who are ‘doing the karma’… they’ll have there’s also… so it puts them in the same box as mr joseph… as young people we should take example… do good in life so in your latter years.. you’ll have good deeds done to you
Now u crying, Take it. Let that be a lesson to modarars past and future!
Killing him is not the answer let good deal with me who is us to say hang him , but on the other hand he is paying for what he did pray my brother pray .