Green demands resignation of Alick Lawrence from Electoral Commission

Lawrence (left), Green

Leader of the United Workers Party (UWP) Ron Green wants attorney Alick Lawrence to step down from the Electoral Commission following the resignation of former Integrity Commission member Sir Brian Alleyne.

Government Minister Charles Savarin, through Lawrence’s law firm Alick Lawrence Chambers, had written a letter to Alleyne, a former Acting Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, calling on him to step down from the Integrity Commission saying that some of his actions were not in accordance with the rules of the Integrity Commission and that he [Alleyne] is the holder of dual citizenship.

Green said Lawrence should do as Alleyne and resign from his post on the Electoral Commission.

“It is clear from email correspondence which have been in the public domain for weeks now that Mr. Lawrence is in breach of his obligation to treat matters of the commission with a high level of confidentiality and not allow himself to be under the direction and control of persons outside the membership of the commission,” he argued. “We call on Mr. Lawrence therefore to apply the advice he gave to Sir Brian Alleyne to himself in the interest of ensuring the integrity of the Electoral Commission.”

The UWP has been consistently calling for electoral reform and said it has received no response from the Electoral Commission for its request to a meeting today, Wednesday March 16.

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58 Comments

  1. anon
    April 11, 2011

    DON’T FEAR MY PEOPLE: FOR WE KNOW WHERE ALL OF THEM LIVING…..SO LET THEM CONTINUE TO BUTTER THEIR BREAD WITH OUR FAT……….THEIR TIME WILL COME……

  2. leroy possie
    March 17, 2011

    Boy i suspect if the u.w.p keep on that track of no substance people will start to demand their votes back!

  3. pat
    March 17, 2011

    THE MOST COMMON WORD NOW IS RESIGN! RESIGN! RESIGN! PEASE LETS TRY TO FOCUS
    ON WHATS BEST FOR DA

  4. Prophesy
    March 16, 2011

    Japan was the Third largest economy in the world. In a few minutes an earthquake, then a tsunami hit. On top of all that news of radiation leakages from Nuclear plants. Catastrophes. Billions of dollars of damages. Death and destruction. Millions Suffering. Food shortages. Water scarce or unavailable. Japan is devastated. The big businesses, those with millions, the wealthy, the poor, the politicians, the professionals, the corrupt, the well-behaved, the law-abiding, the crooks, people of all walks of life could not escape the WRATH or the natural and man-made disasters.

    Aren’t we learning any lessons? People still supporting corruption and refuse to leave a righteous life? At least in that time of chaos your conscience could be still clean. When the wrath falls will it be the opposition, Ron, Eddo, John, who you all will blame too? All of us will drown and be swept away by the tsunami of protests from the oppressed people fighting for their God-given Rights for a better life. We will try to hide from the Natural catastrophic phenomenon engulfing the earth on which we now live. There will be no other Earth to inhabit. There will be no place to hide. Blind Political partisanship will not save us. Many will not be around to continue either their illegal acts or support for illegal acts nor to do the patriotic condemnation of evil deeds. So play stupid, revere one man or a Govt. condone evil, do not try to cleanse yourselves, your minds, from that hatred and ignorance and you all will soon feel that WRATH. Time will Tell.

    • Anonymous
      March 17, 2011

      You sound like Blessing pal! I’m listening king!

  5. Amazed
    March 16, 2011

    apology

  6. scammer
    March 16, 2011

    im a opposition backer as i totaly dislike the way of governance by this corrupted DLP regime
    But sadly we have fallen as the opposition doesnt have any sort to tatics or stratgey at all..

    all they do is TALK TALK TALK TALK…..!

    i dont see anything changing DLP will still manoveur the system and rule for another 20 years!

    • DULY ELECTED
      March 16, 2011

      BY BEING A LEGALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE BY THE PEOPLE.

      • anon
        April 11, 2011

        SO U THINK

  7. concern citizen abroad
    March 16, 2011

    Time to pack your bags UWP.Had enough of your nonsense .UWP IS A N OBSTACLE to progress in Dominica.Dominica needs afresh breed of young politicians .Labor party members some of them must start rolling their rosary.Give young people room to explore their education.As for Alick Lawrence he need to be thrown out

    • DULY ELECTED
      March 16, 2011

      BEA BELL HE THINKS HE PLAYING.

      GO IN THE UPSTAIRS NEXT TO LOTTO AN PLAY RON. SISTER WILLY WILL PLAY WITH YOU. ASK LENNOX HE WILL TELL YOU ABOUT IT.

      DAM IGNORMUS.

  8. Wahwah
    March 16, 2011

    Alas,alas,alas Mr.Green.When will you stop letting me down?I honestly,positively i cannot believe these words are coming from the mouth of Mr Green.You let me down again?

  9. Devoted Dominican.
    March 16, 2011

    FIRST IS HECTOR JOHN CALLING FOR THE RESIGNATION OF THE PM,, NOW IT’S RON GREEN CALLING FOR ALICK LAWRENCE. MY FELLOW DOMINICANS. TO THOSE WHO VOTED FOR UWP. IS THIS WHAT YOU ALL VOTED THEM TO DO? THOSE PEOPLE ARE LIKE STRAY DOGS FIGHTING FOR THEIR FIRST CASUALTY. THIS CAN ONLY HAPPEN IN A PLACE LIKE DOMINICA WHERE PEOPLE ONLY CARE FOR THEMSELVES AND NOT FOR OTHERS. CAN’T YOU ALL SEE THAT THE UWP ONLY CARE FOR THEMSELVES AND NOT YOU THE VOTERS WHO VOTED THEM IN? FOR THEY ARE LIKE THE BLIND LEADING THE BLIND TO SLAUGHTER. THEY HAVE NO AMBITION, NO DIRECTION FOR THE COUNTRY, NO IDEAS OF THEIR OWN, NO COMMON SENSE AND NO BRAIN. ARE THOSE THE PEOPLE YOU WANT REPRESENTING AND RUNNING YOUR COUNTRY? IF SO YOU ARE JUST AS BAD AS THEY ARE AND DESERVES WHATEVER THEY ARE GIVING TO YOU.

  10. Jokes
    March 16, 2011

    What happen nuh? They taking turns man?

    Yesterday was the party leader today is the political leader. Meh sahyeh nuh!

  11. shatta
    March 16, 2011

    dominica need to be taken over by england again

    • Q
      March 16, 2011

      strongly agree!!

    • DA
      March 16, 2011

      u right dominican do not know how to lead there country. to much drama.

      • D/CA
        March 16, 2011

        IN THE ABSENT ON PEOPLE LIKE RON GREEN HECTOR LENNOX ANGILLO AFFY NATT AND EDISON WE DOE NEED THAT.

        JUST 29 OF THEM THAT MAKING A FOOL OF THEM SELF.

        ITS JUST UNFORTUNATE THAT THEY MUST BE CALLED DOMINICANS

  12. ukdcn
    March 16, 2011

    No wonder you put the name Anonymous, do you know about Ron Green and the Alliance party?
    well I guess you don’t know. You think Ron can do better if the UWP get into power? I guess you do, well if that ever happen Anonymous even you will run and leave Dominica because you will defiantly suffer. So be careful.. Alliance!!!!! read about Green.

  13. shatta
    March 16, 2011

    i hate labour but green and d uwp want everyone in dominica resignation man

    • D/CA
      March 16, 2011

      LABOUR STILL LOVE YOU BABY

  14. Mystikal
    March 16, 2011

    What Mr. Green needs to do is stop blah blahing and put his concerns to an attorney at law as Mr. Saverin did. Am tired of hearing UWP complain but with little proper concrete action.

    • YES
      March 16, 2011

      AMEN.

  15. Mass D
    March 16, 2011

    Just asking a simple question: Is that what Dominca has come too? When will the rule of law prevail in this blessed land? Fellow Dominicans can we not do better?

    • YES
      March 16, 2011

      SHOT YOU. DAM IGNORAMUS.

      SINCE WHEN YOU SEE THERE IS A BRAKE DOWN IN THE RULE OF LAW?

      ONCE ALL YOU DON’T GET ALL YOU WAY THERE IS NO RULE OF LAW.

      TO MICH IT HAVE.

      ONLY IN DOMINICA WE SEE PEOPLE DISRESPECTING THE HEAD OF STATE, THE PRIME MINISTER, THE COURT SYSTEM, THE CHURCHES, THE VOTERS AND EVERY THING ELS THAT NOT GOING THEIR WAY.

      BUT THINK YOU ALL DAYS ARE NOT TO FAR.

  16. Megzoe
    March 16, 2011

    I wonder why the government does not want to implemnet electoral reform.

    • YES
      March 16, 2011

      ASK EDISON RON AND THE OTHER U.W.P CARBLIST WHY DID’NT IMPLEMENT IT WHEN THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION ASK THEM TO DO IT IN 1998?

      WELL THE SAME REASON THEY DID’NT IS THE SAME REASON WE NOT IMPLEMENTING IT.

  17. MzEducated
    March 16, 2011

    Ok, Somebody tell me, what is the purpose of the opposition? because it seems to me that all they do is asking for people to resign! get your act together UWP!!

  18. just being me
    March 16, 2011

    i am looking from the outside at all this nonsense going on, I think all the representatives and all the stoogies who follow them should just get out. The Dominican public should sift who they choose or agree to represent them. No matter how many parties are there, they all should reshuffle and find men of integrity to bring Dominicans to resolving problems peacefully. Right now, all I can see, is one big pappyshow. Stubborn politians everywhere, opposition opposing for the sake of it. Who is trying to keep the government in check? Who is suggesting wholesome programs for the country’s problems? Man! this is so disgesting and disappointing!

  19. Laplaine
    March 16, 2011

    Mr. Green, I can see tiredness in your eyes. Please sir, go rest before you blackout. This race is not for you and Mr. John my very good friend. You all are not as swift. Zou tou slow sirs. If you wish, I can give you all a kick start. Mr. John knows me very well since he likes attacking me politically on the issues of the day. Come on sir and please go into hibernation, It will be good for your health sir. We have seen your political demise, now we certainly do not want to see he same to your health. ” The supreme test of philanthropy is not found in the blind and instinctive satisfaction of a kind impulse, nor in the apparent comfort of dependent persons, but rather in the welfare of the community and of the future race. Deliberately, rationally, and with widest possible knowledge, we must try our success by this standard. Not that we admit real conflict between the welfare of the defective and the good of the community. we follow the logic of the doctrine of solidarity to its extrme limits,and admit that every human being, even criminals and idiots, are members of the social body. To wound them is to hurt all, and the loss of the least of them would be a loss to the whole human race. Henderson, 1899; 25). Good advice sir.

  20. hj
    March 16, 2011

    The word RESIGN SHOULD BE WORD OF THE YEAR

  21. Q
    March 16, 2011

    All the political parties should resign. Starting with UWP.

  22. Q
    March 16, 2011

    Dominica is a joke with them joker!!!

  23. Mr Sout City
    March 16, 2011

    Ron Green finally says something I agree with.

  24. mouth of the south
    March 16, 2011

    omg how i wish labourites could not be dominicans,,,, u all embarrass us,,,, are u all saying savarin had grounds n green does not,,, the hypocrisy u all spew is disturbing,,, this will prove who’s honorable n who are not,,, if i dated a woman n found out she was labourite,,, n she ever speak that nonsense allu posting,,, i would simply drive n drop her 1 mile b4 reaching layou in northerly direction @ midnight,,, leave her in the damn bush let her drink coconut,,,, u all too sorte lol :-x :-x

    • bb
      March 16, 2011

      well by doing that to her you just proved how much of a BIGGER SORTE you are! SMH!

    • Anti-hate
      March 16, 2011

      U sound real ignorant….

      • mouth of the south
        March 16, 2011

        u sound real intelligent

        • Anti-hate
          March 16, 2011

          u sound like a wannabe dictator…yet everyday u talk about Skerrit being one. That’s called hypocrisy. Go look it up on dictionary.com

          The funny thing is that the people who thumbs up ur comment are likely the same people who call Skerrit a dictator as well. That’s why your party is a big joke. Filled with hypocrites. Green talking about resignations and he was a gov’t minister wit dual citizenship. SMH

    • 2 & 1/2 Men
      March 16, 2011

      But Did Alick Lawrence personally say anything or was he doing his job as a lawyer in sending the letter to Bryan Alleyne?

      Mr. Alleyne has gone on Radio programmes and other news mediums to express his personal views regarding politics.

      Has Mr. Lawrence done the same?

      If he has done this then he too should resign.

      If he did not and was just doing his job, then suffice to say no resignation is needed.

      In Dominica anyone can send a Lawyer letter to anyone about anything.

      I once told someone in no uncertain terms that they need to stop the verbal harassment of me and my family. They went to the police to say I assaulted them physically. I never touched or pointed, I simply stated that I am here and please refrain from this behavior.

      I think the laws need reform in that area as well.

      In closing I will state that Ron Green is an A%$. These guys refuse to rebuild their party and now have five people speaking at once.

      Hector, Eddo, Norris, Ron, Deputy Leader-His name escapes me.

      Dominicans want action of Jobs and pocket money.

      Put monies in their pockets, target things that affect them.

      No matter who on the commission, that wont affect their votes.

    • Dominican born NYC
      March 16, 2011

      IDIOT TAKE A LOOK IN THE MIROR

    • BOSS
      March 16, 2011

      u just a i dont know wat other name to find cause i almost out of names to call u cause ure stupid jackass not brain in other words bird brain donkey u like a goat takeing your own family in the a***

      • mouth of the south
        March 17, 2011

        yaw yaw :-x :-x

  25. Getting bored
    March 16, 2011

    Here we go again…. the saga continues…

  26. Anonymous
    March 16, 2011

    Well said Mr. Green, I concur 100%

  27. Danna
    March 16, 2011

    Why don’t we just ask everybody to resign! We will sit on the beach and eat coconuts!!! We need to stop acting like a circus in Dominica.

  28. Rolle
    March 16, 2011

    This is fair…

  29. Roseau
    March 16, 2011

    Mr. Green behave yourself. Put pressure on Government to get employment for us.

  30. yout
    March 16, 2011

    Alick is on the IPO????? …..weh weh weh magway sah!!!

    • hj
      March 16, 2011

      Alick is first an attorney then a member of the integrity commission. He was consulted by Mr. Savarin not as a member of the integrity commission but as a lawyer.

      • Wikileaks 2
        March 16, 2011

        Is Alick a member of the Intergity Commission or the Electoral Commission. People get your facts straight

  31. Muslim_Always
    March 16, 2011

    Is it a resignation show these days?

    • Anonymous
      March 16, 2011

      just now uwp will ask the entire country to resign

  32. mouth of the south
    March 16, 2011

    ok right now this electoral commission thing is being seen as a big joke like it was always thought to be,,, whether u labour workers freedom,,,, or a worker labouring for ur freedom,,,, this is not right,,,, an integrity commission is one of those groups who should be mutual in dealings and members should be mature enough to not be influenced by political people,,,, this is a travesty,,, an embarrassment to any sound minded n intelligent dominican,,, how long will the ones we put to represent us do a mockery of our intelligence,,,, i feel ashamed to have gone through the d/can school system bcuz our leaders don’t respect our knowledge n intelligence,,,, shame on them and shame on the acolytes who support such filth,,,, these men have big names but small testicular fortitude,,, history will not be kind to ur remembrance,,,

    • Mete Veye
      March 16, 2011

      BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH, Simple words put together so one can sound intelligent.

      Mouth of the sores is a big joke.He say he is labouring for freedom but that’s not right, he has no integrity and is not mature enough not to be influenced by political jacka&^es,,,,he is a travesty,,, an embarrassment, any sound minded Dominican can see that,,,,how long will he try to make a mockery of our intelligence,,, i feel ashamed that he went to school in the d/can system bcuz he has no knowledge n intelligence,,,, shame on him and acolytes who support his filth,,,this man have a big mouth but small testicular fortitude,,,dno readers will not be kind to ur remembrance,,,

      • cockball
        March 16, 2011

        You could be a little more original than this. I think mouth of the south made an intelligent assessment of Dominica’s plight, whereas you simply proved your lack of any sort of intellectual capacity. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being extremely poor, I grade your remarks ZERO. Got the message!!!!

      • mouth of the south
        March 16, 2011

        inspiration comes in all forms my friend!!!! i’m glad that i inspired u,,, it’s here now,,, laid down in web history for all to see that i did inspire u,,,, again i’m honored!!!! *taking a bow* :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

        • Mete Veye
          March 16, 2011

          Ladies And Gentlemen, DNO readers, What Mouth of the sores has said is true. I am indeed guilty of copying verbatim Mouth of the sores words right down to the overuse commas. The words Submitted under my name is not mine but that of Mouth of the sores, If you hold this words up side by side you can’t tell them apart . Let me be a big man with exceedingly huge testicular fortitude and apologize to him and his acolyte cock and balls. I am sorry and will no do it again, hope you accepted my Apologie.

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