Lennox Linton has been re-elected unopposed as the political leader of the United Workers Party (UWP).
The new deputy leader is Francesca Joseph who contested the La Plaine constituency for the UWP in the last general election and is now a senator in the parliamentary opposition.
The election took place earlier today at the party’s annual delegates conference which, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, was held in four different locations on the island – Roseau, Wesley, Layou Valley and Castle Bruce – and linked virtually via Zoom.
A source which is closely associated with the party informed Dominica News Online (DNO) that former UWP senator Isaac Baptiste was also re-elected unopposed, as President while Ezekiel Bazil has succeeded Hector John as Vice President of the party. According to our source, John did not seek re-election and Bazil was the only nominee for that position.
The new deputy political leader, Francesca Joseph, had to beat two other contenders – Senators Ernie JnoFinn and Clement Marcellin – to secure that top leadership position within the UWP.
Glenroy “Soso” Cuffy is the new Public Relations Officer. He replaces Steve Benjamin and in the process, defeated Monelle Williams who was his only rival in that election.
Nicholas George retained his position unopposed, as General Secretary; Ernie JnoFinn has been elected as Assistant General Secretary and Dr. McDonald Thomas AKA T.C, is the new International Secretary.
Other members of the UWP executive are Alex Birmingham who held on to the position of Treasurer without opposition while Kent Joseph was voted Assistant Treasurer.
The party’s Trustees continue to be Edison James, Norris Prevost and Ron green.
I am so ashamed of most of you people who have so much to say; talking fart that makes absolutely no sense!
Just because a man fell to the ground does not mean he is dead!
If that was the case, there would no party in Dominica called the “Labor Party.” I remember distinctly when the Labor Party was all but dead, when there was a loan Labor Party member serving in opposition.
The man is the late Micheal ” Mike” Douglas!
Labor Party was all but dead until the election in which there were no majority winner; and so a coalition party was form; days later they began calling themselves ” labor party,” to this day.
How many terms did the late Mike serve? when he died a certain arsonist and terrorist camp manager in Libya hurried home to Dominica, tried to thief mike seat in the parliament by telling people Mike told him to take his place!
Hahahahahahah!
I doh calling him name eh!
So, go ahead talk fart, until the day Roosevelt is kicked out by this very UWP in an…
The only reason Dominica can pretend to be a democracy is because of the uwp and q95, without these two we would be a full fledged communist branch of China,respect Linton as a passionate Dominican who wants this country to be once again fan by Dominicans instead of this “show me the money” thief and spreader of lies who uses our own children against us,who lives in luxury when we look for fig, you don’t have to love or like Linton or the uwp but as a Dominican never stop loving democracy,we are descendents of slaves and are no longer for sale
Just to continue. –Lennox looks confused and shocked even in his victory speech miss calling names. Poor guy maybe hoping Kent Vidal is present to his disappointment its Kent Joseph. My guess is the educated are diminishing slowly, while Christian, Francis and Charles has decided arrogance and ignorance will always be a hurdle in Lennox ‘s political future.
The uwp supporters have no idea how to select the right leader for their party. Lennox is not a successful leader. He has failed two general elections, you can’t find him in one constituency performing community service, meeting and knowing people, all of his so called allegations against the current government has failed, he is not honest with his own team on how much money raised, and has failed through the court system again and again. The political time of Ed James, Green and Prevost is over so they have no other choice hoping to be president one day. Well that dream is over guys. You stand no chance with Lennox as leader. Opposition parties are formed not only to oppose but to also defeat the incumbent. Lennox will not achieve that milestone. Lennox will never change. He will continue foaming at his mouth on Q95, and making stories about what this current government is not doing without facts. Well still four years to go before the next general election. Let’s wait &…
Dominica is in grave danger and the people are super hypnotized by “Lucifer the II.” Here it is, that these hypnotized fools are adamantly opposed to Mr. Lennox Linton (how has not stolen our money; He fair and transparent in his dealings; He is not corrupt; He is not a fool; He loves his Country and want to make Dominicans proud of their country. The wolves are raging because this honest man (Mr. Linton) was re-elected to lead his party again. The irony is this my people… we have had corrupted skeritt in the labor party for much too long! Stealing election at every turn! Dirtying Dominica with voodoo Red Rags from every corner! Not being transparent in carrying out the affairs of the state! Allowing Communist China to take over our country while he skeritt gets richer on the backs of poor people and Dominicans are alright with that. But they find fault with UWP who are looking out for the little man. It’s past time for something powerful to happen in ROSEAU DOMINICA. LLD.
If you are true supporter of UWP u would really think is Linton that is the problem.. Remove and put who? who can take on Skerrit like he does, who can do rebortal of the budgets? Its all fair to give someone else a chance but until someone else emerges i don’t see anyone else within the party with the balls… I don’t agree with everything he does but for now… he is a torn in the government side But in any case if you all were really fed up of this Government trust me they wouldn’t be there still… cause if Dominicans really had enough it could be a dog for the opposition you all would vote him.. But u all not ready yet take some pressure still.. Country still nice
I am absolutely convinced that this team up faired Lynton. This man has done more harm than good for the party.
The island of Dominica is in far, far, far more trouble than UWP but yet supporters of the corrupt Roosevelt Skerrit administration are unhappy that Lennox Linton was unopposed. What is wrong with these Skerrit corrupt supporters? Can they not see the irreparable mess Skerrit has put Dominica in? Boy which village or town has any kind of life after 5pm? Gason Dominicans now going to bed before birds or fowls because everywhere is dead, whether it’s Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday??? Imagine weekend or month end coming and most don’t realize that because Skerrit has so badly crippled the country. In fact I bet many Dominicans don’t realize we in December and just now is Christmas! So that’s what the lies of Danie Walter and others should be concerned about. People Dominicas problem is NOT Lennox Linton and UWP but rather, it’s Skerrit that destroyed our country with help from his Corrupt ministers
They did to Clement the same thing they did to Sanford.
who fool you Bon
tete? Where u get that story from? That is you deceiving yourself. Take stock! who stole what?
When Joshua Francis wife told him leave the United Workers Party or the United Workers Party would DESTROY him he did not believe her.
Any threat to the leadership of UWP will be destroyed by the owners of UWP .Julius Timothy,Ronald Isidore andJoshua Francis tried tried for leadership and were destroyed.Edison James contested 4 elections as leader he lost 3 of 4.Lennox Linton contested 2 elections as leader he lost 2,and is on the way to lose 3 of 3.Dr.Curving Ferreira was deputy when he …………. resigned,Franky Crazy T a former UWP candidate,Loreen Bannis a former UWP parl rep,Joseph Isaac a former UWP park rep,Nichols Esprit a former UWP senator.Tahira Blanchard a former UWP senator.Julius Timothy a former UWP deputy leader and parl rep,all left UWP and supported DLP.UWP is a Marigot TING dictatorship at it’s best,there will be no UWP without a Marigot man as leader.IBO,Bwa,Views and Francisco-DOGS must step in line.Blind as bats.Followers of fools,LOSERS.
Channel 1 did you know or not know,that UWP LOST 1,163 votes in the 2019 election?How is UWP going to beat DLP when the majority of Dominican voters has NEVER voted UWP since they were formed in 1988?The DLP has never used violence,intimidation,threats and fear for votes.UWP have done so over and over again.The 2019 election observers,including the OAS said the election was FREE and FAIR.Today UWP cannot get 100 people in any of their demonstrations although they got 16,424 votes.The.reason UWP keep losing is because they have too many IDIOTIC supporters
@Lin clown, you seem to be suggesting that it’s the UWP political party which orchestrated the child sexual offence allegations against Joshua or it’s the UWP which somehow got his wife to file for divorce or which got the woman to attack Joshua in his home. Joshua is his own demon. If anything he couldn’t persuade enough delegates to get them to vote for him. The convention is an open, democratic process and just as he failed to get delegated to vote him in he couldn’t get the people of the Newtown constituency to reelect him. When last did the Labor party hold a Convention? 19 years ago. Talk about that and the illegal party that won’t abide by it’s own by-laws. Don’t change the subject with your nonsense speculation and enuendo. I don’t expect a clown to make sense at all.
Look, look all the Skerrit bum lickers coming out of the woodwork now. Too obvious people that this result has made them scared and all they can do is kill the messenger. Well, I’m not in politics but when I see something solid like this I know it well constructed and coul bwa have no taste for it. Really these so called friends of DLP you giving your unease away because otherwise why you making so much noise about mr. linton’s little party. Be honest guys, you are rattled. All that APP campaign and Joshua psycho babble not working and Roosevelt not happy after all and Lennox Linton still firmly in place solid like a rock.
Who cares if Lennox Linton remains as Opposition Leader for the next fifty years. As long as he remains leader of the opposition UWP will remain as the party in opposition, not in government. Unending happy days for labor party and it’s supporters. So by all means keep electing LL as leader of your party. He should probably be offered an accolade for the longest serving opposition leader in the history of Dominica.
They need to explain why they rejected Monelle.
Who rejected monelle? Her name was not on the ballot. Stop with the beffing for once
@Deansen, you don’t seem to know much about secret ballots and democracy. No one has to explain why they make a preference to vote the way they did. You cabalist’s show over and over again that you don’t care about the democratic process, and it’s clear by the things which come from your hearts and minds which you post online
UWP has sent Skerrit his same old chew toy. The more things change, the more it remains the same. Insanity is defined as doing the same thing repeatedly, while expecting a different result. Good luck with that!!!!!!
This is a clear sign that this party is not ready to lead Dominica. Over the years they have divided themseover into small groups. The way it is today any foreign actor could cause these people to engage in serious harm to the people of Dominica if no one is watching.
Not evenecessarily Danny could be given the opportunity to lead he is so vocal. Linton has silenced these guys. Too bad thone st the helm cannot see it fit to stepisode aside for once think about the whole not yourselves. Be honest is what I would like to say to the members and others the elected and selected among the UWP – HERE IS A DICTATORSHiP in opposition. Look at other countries with these types of groups that are assisted in destabilizing democracies.
Remember it is their behaviour and look for patterns around the wold where democratically elected governments were replaced with groups like theirain only to be ousted the result POLITOCAL INSTABILITY we do not need this goalpost.
Maybe you should direct this energy to the ruling govt party which has not had a delegates conference in ages? UWP is certainly not the country’s problem but its odd how so much energy is spent dissing them instead of holding the govt who is killing us accountable. That should be our focus, stop sidestepping.
I cannot imagine the UWP president is unopposed after all the crap these guys are peddling. The leader of the party the same no one could even try or put them self up to even see if there are those willing to vote against the man even when you are seeing and there are members of the party voicing their dissatisfaction.
The people who fear Lennox Linton are the members of the UWP his colleagues. What is going on with these guys.
It is very odd that after failing to lead the party to success at the last how many consecutive general elections and even losing seats. There was not an increase in even one additional seat instead a constant decline or rapid decline they still cannot see it necessary to elect a different leader even while he still carries his constituency. HIJACKING the party and the other parties. Losing supporters and promoting violence behaving like a Faction see how divided they are CCM etc.
Insanity by definition is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. Good job guys!
Well done delegates!
. So UWP must continue the fight.
Let labour continue to squeal because they keep spreading wishful propaganda that LL is the issue. There is none, I repeat none within the fold that can lead the UWP like Lennox. Hate him if you want but the man is the best opposition leader Dca has ever had. The DLP corrupted the APP even before they hit the ground running
Now that the leadership fight is over, I strongly advise the rest of the candidates willing to contest on a UWP ticket to focus on strategies that will enable then to win again…yes I say again if election is called before we the people remove Skerrit from the office he is holding illegally. New slogan for UWP should be; “All will be well with double L.”
You clearly do not understand politics if you think what happen at the delegates conference was a good job. The most repulsive opposition leader in the history of Dominica, who has lost several elections ( general and Bi-elections), and who has presided over a declining party was returned unopposed and you think this is a blow to the Labour Party.
Even worst you want to rebrand a party with the name of the leader who was successfully demonized by the government, and who himself keeps proving them right with his behavior. garcon zor fou.
Your opinion of Linton is just that, your opinion and a baseless one, pushed to your brain by your leader. You dont even realise how brainwashed you are. You accept our dictatorship as democratic but you are here dissing a democratic process. You need to check yourself.
Stay there and wallow in your misery and ignorance. I am aligned to no party and I do not vote in Dominica. I live and work in the USA with no intentions to come back home now. I am just concerned about my people back there. And I will tell you again the government will NEVER change with Linton as opposition leader. He is tainted and all right thinking people won’t support him far less to re elect him unopposed. His signature was on the agreement to grant a ambassadorial position to someone for money; a situation his has criticized vehemently for years. Such hypocrisy and you are just a hypocrite as he is. So don’t tell me check myself. You should check yourself. Brain——.
@Bwa-Banday, The trouble with you UWP losers, you guys cannot see the woods from the trees that’s why ugly Lenny, has you all like fools!!!!
@Bwa-Banday, I’m not sure whether to give you a thumbs up or thumbs down for labeling LL as the “the best opposition leader ever”. The operative word in your sentence is OPPOSITION, which indicates that he has never served in Government and never will. Maybe you should advice him to go back and finish his high school education and comeback to the political arena a bit wiser, and try again. otherwise he will forever remain the BEST OPPOSITION LEADER EVER, never to be elected to government.
who is best to lead a flock of fools but the best fool in the flock
Danie Walter, fyi should Lennox close his eyes today, the work of UWP will continue. What do you think would happen to the DLP or Dominica if Mr Alibaba is either picked up by the US or closes his eyes? Would you and the other enablers stay in Dominica, run away to hide, enter into plea deal or just commit suicide? That’s what to worry about
@ Danie , here is another good one. Who is best to catch a Thief than a good watchman? Danie have you ever seen a Rat and a snake together? Rats hate snakes because they feel they will be caught by them at anytime
Meme Caca!! Definition of insanity; doing the same thing and expecting different results. UWP desperately needs some new blood, new ideas, new vision.
#OneLoveDominicans #OLD767
this really shows that the supporters and members of the uwp do not want to move from opposition. they love it, with linton at the helm, its a done deal!
UWP cannot be serious about taking over the reigns of Government by reelecting Lennox Linton as its leader. We speak about been the party of change and we are bent on keeping the same old in position. The party should have used the opportunity to look in a new. I give up! We are remaining in opposition for another five years unless some kind of drastic change occurs before the next election.
You lie! You not UWP.
Allu just afraid of Lennox and would be more comfortable having him out.
Why do think you all will be in opposition come next general election?
Very disturbed, why don’t YOU run? Maybe, just maybe, You run and FINALLY a UWP candidate gets voted as PM. It’s easy to sit back spew rubbish. Who betterthan Linton would do YOU suggest? It’s NOT Linton’s fault that he “loses” the election, but the fault of the endless sheep who follow labor party.
Imagine the majority of Grandbarian sheep are still bleating and baa-ing while Labor continues to cateer to their neediness. So darn needy! Imagine being bribed with meat, hundred dollar bills, new doors, and promise after promise [in order to vote]. That said, as far as I see, Linton is a man of honor; I cannot saythe same for that briber you all call a PM.
My only regret is Joshua is no longer with us through his own fault and the backward thinking of my party. I really like Linton as leader though I am not too sure about the deputy. However I congratulate both the leader and his deputy and hope the Adam and Eve type of leadership will help us restore our country from the destruction of Roosevelt Skerrit and my own DLP I voted into power for many years
People can say what they want about Lennox Linton and honestly speaking, I don’t know him though I have spoken to him several times and shook his hand several times and I can’t say I like him. However for the sake of Dominica at this particular time, I cannot think of a better person to lead the opposition than Lennox because not only is he very tuff and very knowledgeable but I know the man will not take any bribe from Skerrit or anyone to help sell Dominica. I believe Dominica is very blessed to have a person like Lennox at this particular time and frankly speaking I firmly believe that he is one of the very few Nationals that can be PM and help to restore and salvage some National pride. He is definitely not my favorite friend but for sure the best vaccine for Dominica at this point
you are a real Old prophet lol people like who follow Jim jonse
Usually in a modern democracy, the leader of the losing main opposition party either voluntarily steps down or is replaced by the party with someone new with fresh ideas or a new perspective on how he/she can lead the party to victory in the next election. How ever in the case of the UWP, it seems that even after four consecutive defeats under the same leader they intend to continue with the same ‘O’, same ‘O’. Is it the same person and party who continually accuse the current Prime Minister of dictatorship? Even if Skerrit decides to step aside either before or after the next election, Labour Party have nothing to fear of being defeated since the main opposition party are not prepared to offer the electorate anything new to what they have been rejecting. Linton is just a whipping horse for Skerrit.
But you know just as well as i do, that UWP did not really lose the elections. For four elections now it has been stolen. And Skerrit knows that as truth even if likes of you will not admit it.
Skerrit knows that in truth Lennox did beat him and that is why he despises Lennox and will not do much for Dominica. He knows that Dominicans here on island did not vote for him. Just do a survey of folks in casual conversation around the island and you will see. It is very telling.
who fool you Bon
tete? Where u get that story from? That is you deceiving yourself. Take stock! who stole what?
Trump also said that his re-election was stolen by the democrats and tried to stage a coup to reinstall himself. Do you believe that when Lennox lose again for a fifth consecutive time he’ll probably try his own coup here to forcibly install himself on the Dominican people who keep rejecting him?
Linton will step down when Marigot stops voting for Eddison James–Hahahahaha! Because it is not him that they are voting for
@ elizabethlxavier, this makes a lot of sense once you think of it. The fact that Lennox Linton lives in Danny Lugay’s constituency (Roseau North/Morne Daniel) I wonder how many Marigotians actually know him to know who they voting for. As you indicated, they may think that they still voting for Edison James when they vote on election day.
i think one day the people of Marigot will wake up and realize that they have been hoodwinked all those years.
You myopic eagle, Roosevelt Skerrit lives in the same constituency as Lennox Linton but Lennox built his house, his own house, well before mr. Narcist.
what ever you Drinking Stop
Same party leader = Same election results. Makes absolutely no sense to me.
Nobody in UWP have the BALLS to contest the leadership
Ronald Isidore tried and his political ambitions ended
Joshua Francis would have tried,he was put under the BUS before.
UWP is a Marigot thing.Edison James of Marigot 4 times leader and Lennox Linton of Marigot 3 times leader of a party formed in 1988.
Well good news for the Labour Party
UWP will never win an election under this leader
Labour will be In power
Until cock grow teeth
Labour can win against that so-called UWP corrupt, nasty, calamity, illiterate jokers any day and time of the day! We don’t need ugly Lenny, stupid mistakes to win ha ha ha. I just read a clown saying Labour stolen the last four elections what a joke once again ha ha said the clown!!!
Congratulations 👏 Hon. Linton on being our re-Elected as LEADER of OUT UNITED WORKERS Political Party on behalf of the people of DOMINICA. We definitely need a formidable Decent TRUSTED Professional MATURE VISIONARY Leader of the UWP TEAM and of our Government in Parliament. Our DOMINICA our Government is Definitely in need of TRUSTED MATURED VISIONARY PROFESSIONAL well Experienced any moreso Committed to the Socio-Economic DEVELOPMENT of our People and our Ailing Dominica in need of Decent Trusted sound Professional Dedicated Leadership in our Government and our Dominica on behalf of our suffering, jobless people and the absolute Need to ELEVATE and promote our Amandoned delapidated villages under this FAKED FAILED Blind Incompetent Irrelevant Visionless Failed PRIME MINISTER and Failed incompetent immnature Overstayed Weak leadership Labour Government in need of the elevation of our people our villages Towns and raise the profile of these Outdated Councils. DA Wake Up. THANKS UWP.
Where is % ? Is this a different pseudonym?
Bon tete
The ones who fear Linton are members of the UWP. Imagine no one could even be up against him. Look around there are members of the UWP expressing their displeasure yes they are not pleased with his leadership and that he should step down. Do you not think that this was an opportunity for another one of his colleagues to be nominated.
The real dictatorship in the opposition
I will say it again these guys are behaving like thy are not a real political party participating in the Democratic process they are a group bent on destabilizing.
No leadership qualities. A group who adopts other people’s strategies who have a different agenda.
Lennox Linton is the most feared man by the labor party and its leader Skerrit. Linton is what Dominica need. Too much open corruption in the labor party. The corruption is so blatant that it’s being accepted as the norm. But I wish to see or hear about “pay day,” when all dem Teef is found guilty on ALL COUNT. We’ve had too much of the raping of our country. I’m also hoping to see many property seizures from people whose salaries do not equal their assets.
Man stop with this thing you are talking about fear. You have a political party to win and become the government and clearly, this doesn’t happen with Mr. Linton as party leader. Mr. Linton does not inspire people and that’s what a leader needs to do.
We can never get the government out of office with Mr. Linton
Eh Ben Kai poule kwazay. I am aware that many folks are going to come after me but, I have to say this anyway. It appears that delegates in the UWP lack analytic skills or are like the Labour party hacks they criticize. Just last week Mr. Skerrit had two major victories, namely, the Miami flight, which whether you like it or not is good news for Dominica, and for those of us who live in the United State, and the projected 5% percent growth in the economy. Here it is you all are handing him his third consecutive victory.
Like him or not, Mr. Linton’s leadership of the party has not worked. These things are judged by the obtaining of results, and any honest man will agree that he is not delivering the results. Honestly or otherwise, the propaganda machine of the government has done a great job and sullying Mr. Linton’s image and as such in the eyes of many he is now damaged goods.
I honestly, wish you all the best, but I don’t see your party making any progress with the…
Labour Party dream came to pass
Clement with this huge ego you let Cica beat ? Wow! That what you get when you compare people as swines.
Lol, This party is a joke. I will keep my donations
Your donation will not be missed John.
Well done UWP and Mr Lennox Linton.
I repeat that the United Workers Party is the STRONGEST political party in the Commonwealth of Dominica. Skerrit along with his puppet-masters, advisors & handlers know that very, very well. They also know very well that in a truly free and fair election, the UWP will win.
Just take away the political trinkets, stunts and gimmicks that the Labour party uses to bamboozle its supporters and y’all will see how quick this present iteration of Labour will collapse.