The Canefield Urban Council will inaugurate its chairman this afternoon.
Simeon Albert was re-elected to the post unopposed yesterday by a five-member panel. Three council members were absent and there were no other candidates for the position.
The inauguration ceremony is scheduled for 5 pm at the Old Mill Cultural Center.
Albert’s election comes in the midst of controversy from three other council members led by former nurse Justina James. The three caused the disruption of the election, which were to be held since last week. Their contention is that the appointments of some council members are politically motivated.
When asked for a comment on the position of the other members Albert said, “They are the ones saying that so they should know best about it.”
@VALDA BRUNO DURAND: Canefield People just remember. “NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION” we do not accept corruption. we are not about hand outs, we want to work and earn our living. Roosevelt Skerrit was out of state so he could not walk in Yander and Bena Ravine with Simeon because that’s how the prey on the less fortunate people, offer them things and fool them. They were there last Council election, did they kept their promise. Skerrit thinks he owns Dominica and behaves as if he is Santa Claus every day of the year.
You cannot pay Public Officers a decent increase in salary because they will be too independent, but you can give money at every function you address.
The cloud of darkness and corruption you cast on Dominica it will soon be broken, its just a matter of time. When we will open our eyes, you and people like Simeon will be history. All the people who bray for you will all be saying “I had warn him” they will be nowhere around you. I have lived long enough to witness it. I will be back readers.
@petite savanne: Is that the Valda Bruno Durand that I know. Wow its amazing. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm……………….Oh Boy.
Dominicans isn”t it obvious mr simeon has a low self esteem, people thats the only way he can be
gratified.His introduction off himself is Iam the chairman of the canefield urban council and pro of labour party. you dont know me? you have never seen me on TV? IT IS I WHO PUT ALL THE STREET LIGHTS IN CANEFIELD.
Well done Nurse James and your colleagues,,,,, Shame on you Albert. You failed the people. Step aside and let “true dominicans ” get the work done. You said you started work on the Donkey Beach., Are u serious man???? . What a failure !!!!
@WOW: It is disturbing that the same people including the Prime Minister who just told Dominicans to respect the democratic process becasue they were voted into office, would turn around 180 degrees and dishonour the democratic process. Domnitchen levee!! Open your eyes!! It is good for the goose but bad for the gander. We have to respect the general election results but we do not have to respect urban council elections?
@VALDA BRUNO DURAND: I guess your brain suffering from too much fat. You are encuraging the man to take what he can get. You are speaking or people’s hard earned money you moron!!
WELL NOW WE KNOW WAT HAPPEN LAST ELECTION,” OLD MAJOR” IS STILL RUNNING DE ANIMAL FARM? THIS IS WHY DOMINICA IS GOING NOWHERE.
@VALDA BRUNO DURAND: I’ve noticed you commented on two items on DNO in a short space of time and I find your input in poor taste. I expected much better from you. Come on you can do better.
THE COUNTRY IS SICK FROM THE TOP…FOR ALL THE DOUBTING THOMAS’, THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE……..PURE POLITICS…….THEY CAN’T STOP UNTIL THEIR POCKET FULL AND OUR POCKET EMPTY…
democracy must not seem to be done. it must be done. well done nurse james.
stiffnecked , self centered, supper ego, selfish thats simeonfor you. ,because u simeon rubing shoulder with pm skerit, u think you equal. simeon you are living in denial becaause of your supper ego u want to stay till the cow comes home.get real.! canefield is not your father estate,you are a young man go and study or someting. get a life!
simeon is very hunger 4 chairman so he can take canfield people money the government is very very sick 2 do that he want ODB&SON money NO NO U WILL NOT GET IT
@Anonymous: Madness? THIS – IS – POLITRICKS!!!
I wish i could kick something down a hole.
@WATCHER: This is not the same Watcher who is watching. I don’t involve myself in negative talk. Everyone please take note. This WATCHER is all in upper case.
Father have mercy on us as a nation. We confess the sins of the people of our nation to you. Put a hand on all this talking talking. Have mercy on our people. “If my people would humble themselves and turn away from their wicked ways, then I will pour a blessing on them from Heaven and heal their land” thus saith the Lord. The people of this nation is the Nations worse enemy. They are only spewing negative and confusion in this Land of ours. The praying population please take note and do what has to be done for this land. Let us pray for all our Leaders in Government, Local Givernment and wherever they are and also the Opposition. Let us pray for Unity. Heavenly Father bless our lovely island Dominica.
Simeon why take so much abuse? Isn’t there more important things in your life than being chairman? Is it all about being popular and famous…I believe you should prioritize your life and put more attention in what is important
Birds of a feather flock together. Is that how a woman, the Minister of Community Development, has treated another woman who is a LOVING, HONEST, HUMBLE RETIRED NURSE, MA JAMES? All Ma James wish to do is to give back to her Community. Ma James have given decades of dedicated, YEOMAN Service to her country Dominica. Dominicans Love Her. That move smells of dictatorial rubbish. Central Govt. should desist from trying to control the voices of the people. Let the people’s ideas reign for their own development . WHY do you all, GOVT., just want to throw your way of thinking on Communities, whether they want it or not?
It is not the first time that this Govt. has disrespected and ridiculed entire Communities. It is not the first time that this Govt., has rejected the genuine ideas and aspirations of the people in Communities. Numerous examples could be cited. Their approach is outdated. That dictatorial, TOP-DOWN approach has failed everywhere. Such actions DIS-EMPOWERS people in the Communities and drives them away from participating meaningfully in Community Programmes and Projects.
This is a total disgrace! Canefield deserves better than that. There must be something very special in the chairmanship that Simeon knows about so he cannot leave it. The Canefield people should not pay house rates, let the council run on air.
This is another nail in the coffin! You could fool some of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time.
Coming events cast their shadows before them ………………We go see…………..
@One Love: Absolute corrupt stinks!
dominica will stop cry one day we with them fellas there….alas
nurse james you have keep saying its politically motivated and all that crap…aren’t you???
ou say gens marigot…
anyways simeon our government in power so way to go cause if i was in your position i would do the same damn thing….
LABOUR POWER…18 for 3 and that they vex about…
if it was edison james and his flock they would do the same thing…its only now they cannot hold on to their people so they leaving one by one… ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
HIS WORSHIP SIMEON ALBERT WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHH I DOH LAUGH FOR THE DAY, DOH WORRY WITH THEM NAH PADNER TAKE WHAT YOU CAN GET DOH LOOSE NO MORE THE GOOD TIME CANNOT BE FOR ONE SET YOU TALKING ENOUGH
COME ON NOW !!!!!!! I WOULD LET HIM BE THE ONLY ONE ON COUNCIL…….. BEING THAT THEY WONT TO PUT HIMM BACK
WHAT WAS THE SENSE OF ELECTION ???????
Simeon you have no shame. Tell me what the urban council has like that you cannot leave it alone. Thanks to the your buddies in the government you are there and remember the canefield people did not put you as their first choice. “GIVE IT UP, I MEAN MAN!”
I just can’t believe these people so tell me people of canefield are you all going to sit there and really make gloria big old nose take over you all place why she didn’t do that in wesley because she know wesley people dont joke and has a lot on her , anyway Semion what is the problem why you cannot stay out of the chairmanship boy shame on you, so now tell me as you was saying the december 18 election was free and fear so what you doing there now is free and fear the people spoke they dont want you go and rest your belly aside and i will send you some trainup for the thing you have laying flat i dont like it, and am tied with this country going any where because of dirty politic we need to something about it now from top to bottom, semion must go
The President of the COUNCIL on AGING, due to his actions and being silent on that DICTATORIAL MOVE, has shown a refusal to protect the RIGHTS of the ‘AGING’. Isn’t Joseph part of that Council? One of them who is treating an elder person like himself with utter disrespect. SHAME ON YOU JOSEPH. SHAME on You Ex Top Police Officer. A massive SHAME. Time to REPENT.
Is that how a woman treats another woman? Minister of Community Development hijacked the democratic process because of her Partisan Political stance. Her action is a blow to women exercising their rights to participate fairly in their communities’ development. SHAME on you Gloria. SHAME on You, ex-school principal. Any remaining MORAL values you showed before, you use to talk to students about, has been thrown out of the window. A big SHAME on you, GLORIA, to treat another loving woman like Nurse James with so much contempt. Those actions are clearly dictatorial. That action is a MORTAL SIN in the eyes of GOD all powerful, all righteous, all Merciful.
Is that how you and your Govt. ridicule, and cast aside elderly persons like Retired Nurse James, who have given Yeoman service for decades to Dominica as a dedicated, committed, loving Nurse and you all hypocritically espousing ‘CARE FOR THE ELDERLY? Don’t you Care for another loving human being willing to give back to her Community.
Only RED colours and PARTY you seeing now? Wasn’t it you and your Govt. who came up with this year’s theme,’ Creating Opportunities, Empowering Communities? I am sure you know that throwing your ideas down a Community’s throat, whether it likes it or not, is DIS-EMPOWERING? Or should you be told to refrain from those selfish, Partisan motives?
The Dominica National Council of Women (DNCW) should make a statement and condemn such dictatorial actions, because DNCW praised you after the December 2009 elections for being in GOVT. Is Politics you all would give as excuses? That is Partisan Nonsense. But the STRATEGY by GOVT. is to deliberately FRUSTRATE GENUINE, HONEST persons in CONTRIBUTING and PARTICIPATING in their own Community AFFAIRS, SO that Central Govt. and their cronies could control whole communities. That is their PLAN. ABSOLUTE POWER CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY. That saying IS SO TRUE DOMINICANS. IN OUR FACE.
so albert make until he stays as chairman boy look politics. You an skero shaking hands man.
Look sin
The Canefield people did not put Simeon back. Government did. In the Council election 5 people are elected and three are nominated. Three were elected from Nurse James team and two from Simeon’s team. The council then nominates three which they did, but they were all rejected by Minister Gloria Shillingford and then she chose three other people. The three who she chose for nominations were the three who got the least votes (were rejected) at the polls and are all on Simeon’s team.
Then you see Nurse James team:3 and all of Simeon’s team: 5. Simeon retains majority and they vote him Chairman.
Then Dominican’s do not see their democracy is in danger.
Disappointed with this guy.
To the government: You may have the right to appoint or whatever, but you can also allow the electoral process to go on freely WITHOUT your involvement.
This prostitution of the law is more and more openly proving to be an abuse of power because a simple electoral process in a small community CANNOT even be respected. For as small as it seems, it gives credibility to the UWP’s case.
I tell you, this hand voted for you, but NOT AGAIN. Stop that crap!
And Mr. Chairman, right now it looks like you have a point to prove. The law, the law, the law… The law was not designed for this level of manipulation of authority or intimidation of our fellow country men.
What is wrong with Dominicans?Does it always have to be about politics?
This is madness
yes lovely, that is wat canefield want.u didnt see the coco makak d opposing side do d morning of elections to take simeon votes? what is urs is urs.who nurse james,powel n carter.they dont even great people on the streets.tell them go to screw n take a mud bathe it will do them better.
And for those of u that doing obeah n goin church n play most holy… evil will not privail.just see how dey have a ccertain man in d community.wicked people.the same water they throught infont the council door they drinkn it now
congrates simeon n start walkin wit ur rosery around ur neck
Lord have mercy on Dominica Banana Republic!! This is too much!!
mr. alburt congrats. u didnt put ur self dr. the people did. some people always as us to be law abidin people when it suits dem. an wen it dosnt an cry like edison wen we kick him out of office. the law is clear an the minister did wat she had to do under the law. tel nurse james an powell an max den they to undercover. we no wat they up to. but it wont work. 18 to 3. take all u blows an go. we readin all u
@True: TRUE THAT.
SIMEON, DO THE RIGHT THING AND LET ANOTHER TEAM MEMBER SHINE
Its amazing that people never see the opportunities given to them on silver platters. The Canefield community was given a chance to change directions and change their futures, but chose the same unproductive path. Simeon has been there for a very long time and he needs to allow someone else the chance to lead, if he is a true leader , as he so claims, he would just decline.
Labour power, we winning everything 18-3 and counting.
I believe the members boycotting the council is working perfectly for Albert, I am sure he would love not to have them around. They may have moral ground to stand on but not legal grounds. Althought i sympathizes with them i am lost to understand why they are after chairmanship you would think they cannot function without it. Right now they just doing what Albert would want and they dont even realise it.
Simeon, if I was in your position I would have refused the chairmanship of the council. Let someone else do it and you serve as a member. Please do not consider another term and you can even step down from the council.
Let those who want to be in charge get the opportunity. Not everyone is given the talent to lead.
I see a difficult road ahead for you.
He needs a new shirt….or a new picture…same old , same old
I am so sorry that my people are all blind. Why should government be involved in urban council affairs unless there were some illegal activities going on? Canefield people have spoken and said they do not want Simeon. Teacher Glo come out from nowhere and set up committee and appoint the man who came on third. Are you serious? We sit down and allow people to treat us like floor mats. People rise up and seek justice. Our rights are being violated. They are rejecting the voice of the people who clearly chose Maximae as chairman. If Teacher Glo want to give Simeon a position put him in Ministry. He will do well there.
Canefield, Canefield is that what we want? Same thing over and over Canefield will never move forward
POWER corrupts … and ABSOLUTE POWER … corrupts ABSOLUTELY
what a shame…….