Linton demands immediate removal of top police officers

Lennox Linton, UWP and Opposition Leader

Leader of the Opposition United Workers Party (UWP), Lennox Linton has called for the immediate removal of the holders of office in the police high command in Dominica.

He made that call during a press conference held at the Prevo Cinemall on Wednesday.

According to Linton, the time has come where something needs to be done about the leadership of the police force.

“We believe that we are at a dangerous time that requires urgent action and we are therefore calling for the immediate removal of the holders of office in the police high command and their replacement with persons who will act professionally, to lead good policing in Dominica and protection of the public interest without fear or favour, affection or ill will,” he said

Linton was speaking against the background of the use of tear gas by police at what organizers have described as a peaceful protest for electoral reform in Roseau on Saturday, December the 15th, 2018.

He mentioned also, that the subsequent arrest and detention of Atherton Martin on charges of incitement, provides the clearest evidence yet that the leadership of the police force is no longer guided by duties according to law.  Instead, he said, it is driven by a commitment to derail democracy and the constitutional rule of law in Dominica.

“Urgent action is therefore required to prevent Dominica from being dragged down the dangerous road under the guns of the police force that is being programmed and weaponized to defend the corrupt political purpose of silencing dissent,” he stated.

A full statement from the UWP on the issue is posted below.

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91 Comments

  1. December 20, 2018

    The UWP trying to explain their bad and ilegal behavior. So calling on people to block the public road is a peaceful protest?

    • viewsexpressed
      December 21, 2018

      Anon, wake up please and get to reality to the situation we face in our crippling and deteriorating nature isle being destroyed by this failed PM Skerrit, his corrupt Labour corrupt Government paying unnecessary 18 ministers who are worthless but just toeing the corrupt labour truck with a leader driver wh knows not how to drive and avoid the dangerous pot holes created by his same corrupt government. Where has all the states money gone and why is it we are in deep poverty that is seen and shown by this failed corrupt mission less Labour government. they are and have been dangerous for over 18 years and have crippled and put our island into deep poverty. So Anon, if you are looking fr bad and illegal behaviour it is well established within Skerrit’s corrupt Labour government.. You are in denial of the Bin Bobol and Fertilizer Bobol and you are trying to distract from the reality of who has been bad with massive illegal fraud. Go ask Skerrit. He must Go. Skerrit is not at Linton’s…

  2. LaPlaine Observer
    December 20, 2018

    Police Officers have an obligation to separate partisan politics from the rule of law. You CANNOT supress freedom of assembly and the right to protest by engaging in unconstitutional behaviors juat because you support the party in power.

  3. Joseph John
    December 20, 2018

    DNO, I am confused again. Where do those Gang Bangers Petrinots get the idea that they can make those threatening empty demands. That at their command people can just take there hats and depart ( and went).
    Talk about illusions of grandeur and authority. They think that mandates and bubbles are equal. They must be suffering from what Michael Fisher called ” the PLACEBO EFFECT.
    They must be chronic sufferers. The went UNIVITED to a Heads of Governments Conference and DEMANDED to be seated, then held a press conference. Who does that.

    • Joseph John
      December 20, 2018

      DNO, I understand that Linton was arrested for incitement of violence a while back. The header of your piece says he “DEMAND” and it goes on quoting him and posting a written statement. Is that not more incriminating hard supporting evidence to be tagged with his tract record. Written evidence to be used against him and his opposition forces.
      Did he hear Athie Martin’s “bad mango in the mango barrel ” words or his applauding the arresting officers for their professionalism on Q ? I think Linton is being set up to take a fall by his own people . This Hammer Head Patrinot is heading in the wrong direction. But opposition forces say Labourites are stupid. I wonder who will have the last laugh.

      • viewsexpressed
        December 21, 2018

        Joseph miserable John, you must be a very immature adult and probably go back to Junior High school where you will be taught again the philosophy of growing up and also the right to challenge any authority where they have failed and exposed by decent people irrespective who, and that any government, the Vatican, our churches, religious leaders are not immune to challenge and to be accountability. That is why my role models are Hon Lennox Linton, Athie Martin, Pastor Randy Rodney, Monsignor Jno. Lewis and others within my faith, politics, civil servants and God Parents and others too numerous to Mention. For your to write on Domininca, you must demonstrate your loyalty to country and not pick up, nor be blind and be seen to be promoting and in the company of failed politicians, like this so called failed Odd Minister Skerrit. Skerrit is not a leader, some say defacto, of a failed corrupt Labour Government with answers to address as far as Fertilizer & Bin Bobols remains the topic.

  4. Voice of the South
    December 20, 2018

    Linton, I think it’s about time you find yourself a real job and stop wasting the time of Dominicans! We are NOT interested in your agenda of protest and violence.

    • viewsexpressed
      December 20, 2018

      You may not be interested in Hon Linton’s fought for decency in government, but you will continue to support a corrupt Labour government who has fleeced our island of from development with false promises and high corruption openly fr everyone to see. You are in denial and favours this hopes Odd Minister in preference fr your poverty Domininca and or poor innocent suffering Dominicans, who need jobs and decent housing and not this Red Clinic abuse inflicted on our poor Dominicans over the past 18 years. My grandfather always tell me that to protect a thief makes you an equal to this operating thief that you protect. This is where you are and that is not what we want for our ailing poverty Domininca and its decent people. Skerrit and his corrupt rotten Government has failed us over the 18 years in Government and our people have suffered enough. So you “Voice of the South”, Nuff respect to our beloved Hon Pierre Charles, that Skerrit and his Bobol Labour has stained his party and name.

    • viewsexpressed
      December 21, 2018

      Voice of South, you just cannot compare Skerrit the intellectual and professional background of Hon Lennox Linton. there is not way that Skerrit can rise and will ever rise to this level. Go ask him, he will justify this to you . Skerrit is fed and protected by surrogates like you all to lie and talk nice false sweeteners of Skerrit. He knows he is yet and has no leadership and developmental skills. Look at the state Domininca, after 18 years, and because he is surrounded by idiotic clowns like you he plays the game of a child in kindergarten holding big professional jobs, with worthless so called advisors exposing hi to the abyss of failure everyday.
      Hn Linton, a good guy, is not your issue, we know you all are scared of him and cannot put him down, to where Skerrit is and will remain. We are inside and know this, you are at the outside looking in and we at the Financial Centre know that Skerrit is a failure, but we move with the motion and await his exit coming this election

  5. Man bites dogs
    December 20, 2018

    Mr Turkey Sorry Mr Linton, please could you tell us how many Turkeys,chickens, and pork you will be handing out to your people in Marigot for Christmas ? Your people are depending on you as their so-called Leader!!!!!!

    • viewsexpressed
      December 20, 2018

      How low can you get,? That’s it, …is this the level of political ignorance yo have qualified in? You stick to your illiterate ramblings and as the saying goes, show me your company (Bobol labour Government and failed incompetent Skerrit) and we will show you who your failed company it. So you blind clowns helped him. Skerrit is a big time loser, a failed PM and his Labour Party is the worse government we have seen in Domininca since independence. When you take a very immature clown to run your country and perform like a political clown, Dominica has suffered consistently over the past failed 18 years. As we asked daily upstairs, where is the development in Domininca? Show us, tell us where it has taken place. Skerrit has turned our people to beggars and in poverty. It`s a damn disgrace and shame. This is not Labour Party, it is a bunch of 18 incompetent ministers led by a very immature clueless incompetent Skerrit, parading as this nice guy abusing states funds on a daily basis. Go

    • Zammmmm
      December 20, 2018

      Are you kidding me, about turkey and ham? Only this foolish and advantageous lie life government will trick its supporters with Turkey n ham. You bunch of lazy and dependant supporters of Labour, all you just love freeness. No wonder you guys sold your lives for freeness n easy living from Skerritt. Mr Linton is empowering the people not fooling them to remain poor n dependant… Go easy on Mr Linton, you hear..

  6. December 20, 2018

    I would not support the call to remove the “top police officers” but i would certainly call upon the Min. of National Security and the double (Dr) PhD; to ask one of the friendly Commonwealth countries example England; Australia or Canada; (with the help of his best friend Baroness “sousey cel” Scotland) to provide advisers in order to restore the credibility of a once proud and efficient CDPF; There is definitely a deficiency of Leadership and Morale presently in the Police Force created by the these pseudo political masters; the worst it has ever been. I ask “where have all the good men gone? gone to Politicians every one; when will they ever learn”

    • TOM
      December 20, 2018

      WOW. When we are no longer in certain position we surely do see things differently. Remember when the police gassed Roosevelt Douglas the late PM during the so call taxi driver demonstration. Oh yeah, the leaders then weren’t political? When we pretend that we aren’t political but our minds and actions are politically driven then our opinions and advice are usually ignored. My brother there is nothing happening today that didn’t happen 25 years ago. The same UWP held a grip on the police refusing the confirm a commissioner so that they could manipulate the one that was acting, you had nothing to say. I guess by then we were all friends. The tide has now changed but i guess they can’t learn. Why not teach them from the past mistakes.

      • December 21, 2018

        Oh TOM! TOM! you are wise but your remarks are other-wise; did you have anything to say then? i doubt it; at least you could have offered some positive advise on the way forward instead you indicated that what was was wrong then it is OK now. Why not teach them from the past mistake.

  7. don2fresh
    December 20, 2018

    I want people to see how a potential leader of a country speaks, how he refers to people specifically the law especially when the law was responding to them not following rules and law of the land. Basically, their message to Dominica is if you don’t allow people to do what they want then you are criminal police officers. I hope that this does not come back and bite them if they ever get into office or they need these same criminals to help them if this type of situations ever come on their doorsteps

    • viewsexpressed
      December 20, 2018

      You have misunderstood the concept of what was said and also how this matter should have been better death with by Skerrit`s squad. I do not necessarily blame the police office, but place blame on Skerrit, the bind Commissioner of Police and the so called security Minister, or Minister for security, whichever ones appeals to his incompetence.
      Skerrit must Go and his band of failed useless minister must disappear too. This corrupt labour Government has failed us Dominicans and civil Servants. Skerrit is clueless and not disciplined to the processes of socio-economic development. We await the new UWP government under the leadership of honest, decent, experienced Hon Lennox Linton and his professional Team.

      • don2fresh
        December 24, 2018

        Everything in this country is not as an immediate result of Roosevelt Skerrit? The officers were acting based on 2 things…
        1. The failure by the protesters to disperse when it was time to do so.
        2. History of protest action by the UWP in the last years.
        Another thing is how do we know that Lennox is an honest, decent and experienced leader? Because he says so? Because he “exposes Skerrit”? It’s called politics of the opposition. If you look on the track record of Mr. Linton, it does not speak to any of those. A matter a fact, if we pull ourselves out of our own personal agendas and see what is happening, his goal to bring down Dominica at whatever cost necessary actually comes at a great cost to the country.

  8. December 20, 2018

    Skerit most go ,Immediate removal top police,It doesn’t work,

    • December 20, 2018

      @ Dahman “Skerit most go ,Immediate removal top police,It doesn’t work”

      That sentence of yours above is totally out of context with the “English writing”; nothing is said with a sense of understanding. How do you decide what is wrong about the Government and its work for the people, Since you are not even able to put your thoughts in words that it might make sense to those who read

  9. DC
    December 20, 2018

    John Jay, I live right here in Dominica. I am very satisfied with the progress that is taking place. After the Hurricane I stayed right here and went through the struggles. I know the PM is a formidable Leader. When Linton was given the opportunity to prove love for people and Country, he chickened out. I have made a vow, to rally with the current administration by going to every corner of my beautiful Country to see to it that the DLP is re-elected with a landslide victory. Mr. Linton is incapable of weathering a Storm. I say, PM Skerrit to continue to transform this Nation!

    • RandyX
      December 20, 2018

      You are a member of the red clinic. Apart from that you are a miserable human being that openly supports a corrupt dictator! So, there we have it.

    • viewsexpressed
      December 20, 2018

      “A Formidable Leader…?”, what !!!!!? In what? Skerrit is formidable leader, yes it appears in corruption, by reducing our Dominica to deeper poverty, Whooaa he has been damn god at that. He is formidable having poor people que to his office and issue handout to poor people and poverty he created at the Foyer of the Financial Centre, issuing all kinds of states money to these poor people. Is that how we come, under this failed silly Skerrit. the social revises and welfare department in functioning but Skerrit has kicked these professionals aside and took over the role where as professionals they undertake an assessment of families. Skerrit has corrupted the system and illiterate its professional operating and you clown telling us Skerrit is formidable…well it what, thievery, ignorance of operating ,disrespect on a daily basis the professionals welfare Officers and other key civil servants. Skerrit must Go. He is supported by wicked people who rub shoulders with him & has his…

    • December 20, 2018

      @DC, I am glad that you are someone living at home, so you see, hear, and think for yourself to present the verdict to us, who are away from home.

      And I love your verdict, because even if I am not home; I read from those who are there, or have easy access to what is happening in my homeland. The most convicting are the pictures or videos, I can discern right from wrong through what I read and what I see

      What PM Skerrit needs is the constant feeding of spiritual wisdom, understanding, and fortitude for his mind, along with good health for His physical self –all are the blessings of God to him–let us pray that he is receiving those blessings by his faith

      • viewsexpressed
        December 21, 2018

        “What PM Skerrit needs is the constant feeding of spiritual wisdom, understanding, and fortitude for his mind, along with good health for His physical self –all are the blessings of God to him–let us pray that he is receiving those blessings by his faith”
        Elizabeth, come try again. Please be advised that Satan cannot forgive sins, that is why our God and our Jesus says. In order to come clean and be in repentance with a clean heart, Skerrit must come before us the civil servants, suffering families that he has given our Dominica a bad name and we the people of Dominica on the Bin Bobol (thievery) fiasco and Fertilizer Bobol involving a sitting Cabinet minister whose brother was used in Pennsylvania, and that Stupid Director of Audit has been on the radio talking BS in defence of questionable Skerrit, up promoting Skerrit as this political clown. Dominicans please wake up from your slumber and wake up to the reality of where Domininca is. We Need the decent UWP Team in Government…

      • December 23, 2018

        @viewsexpress! Please stop writing your carnal minded thoughts with my name in it, will you please?

        PM Skerrit has the majority of Dominicans standing with him; those whom you are speaking for is a meg minority of disgruntled individuals.

        Your “our god and jesus” are the devil and his demons seeking followers to take with him to his abyss of darkness–not the God and Jesus, who is well known to PM Skerrit, his and followers including me.

        Go and learn to feed on the food of the Spirit, the foods that will clean and consecrate your mind, so that God can indwell you, by His Holy Spirit through your conscience. Then and only then will you be able to the Light in Life.

        Until then you are a person of darkness feeding on negativity and futility; hat kind of feeding leaves you in the state of death–God is not the God of the dead; He doesn’t know you

  10. Manyways
    December 20, 2018

    Why do people blindly follow corrupt leaders?

    They always want some base emotion satisfied. That is the mass public wants this. The corrupt leader does not appear so at the beginning at this period of gaining their popularity and appeal. These leaders always promise to “Make ——— Great Again”. (does this sound like someone now). Obviously they are very accomplished speakers who also use many hand gestures while they gesticulate to the public (sound like someone now). At first, these newly elected (corrupt) leaders can accomplish a few good things, but soon their true agenda comes to the front. They become known for what they do.
    Many go down in disgrace while others are defeated politically or militarily. But they do come to and end.
    Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Without checks and balances, laws, and proper institutions in place, tyrants and dictators can quickly consolidate power and cause a tremendous amount of suffering. Sadly, every once in a while, politicians and…

  11. jamie
    December 20, 2018

    Will continue to say Dominica is doomed,and when the big quake hits,then things will change,Dominica is @ the most dangerous crossroads,but God will deliver in due time,

    • don2fresh
      December 20, 2018

      We shall prosper, trust me, we will overcome anything and everything that comes our way because God is our guide. See where we are 1 year after Maria, for a small, independent, developing country with no mother to take care of us we made it. So hold your blight for yourself and I pray that you are not affected by the ills that you call for.

      • RandyX
        December 20, 2018

        Not we will prosper, just Skerrit and the Cabal and people like you are living from the scraps of the masters table. Clearly you are satisfied to be a beggar!

      • don2fresh
        December 21, 2018

        We will prosper because Dominicans are hardworking people that manage themselves. Did you see them push forward after Maria or are you opposed to that thought because you’re so against RS? :roll: :roll: I often wonder why you cannot carry an argument without trying to get personal on people and trying to bring people down. Does it speak to who you are as a person and the values of your party? As long as people don’t agree with you all, you start to talk down on them, not only via this forum. Keep it up. This will get your party farrrrrrrr :lol: :lol:
        But in the meantime, the people that you are calling beggars living for scraps, are people that are working hard for their daily bread and actually doing something in their community. :wink:

      • viewsexpressed
        December 21, 2018

        Don2fresh, You mean to tell us that you wrote and believe in this idiotic statement above? Are you for real?. Are you this blind, brainless Bat, hoping from house to house dropping your BS? We have been hearing now for over 18 years that “we will overcome anything and everything that comes our way because God is our guide.?” leave God away from your blasphemous saying, this is the real saying of a Cheap corrupt ideologue, who is “Satan”, these you worship and you now have it exposed at your blind, inept Leader Skerrit. This is the so called prosper yo have ensured and live with, where there are no jobs and opportunities for our people as Domininca is more so reduced to the abyss of corruption and poverty created by your failed inept Pm Skerrit and his 18 ministers Clowns, sitting there where they dare to challenge Skerrit because of possible handouts and bbd loyalty. Skerrit ust go, and yo jump away from this man ASAP before you are more stained with more political Bobol behaviour.

      • don2fresh
        December 24, 2018

        You used the wrong account to respond. RandyX account you were to respond as. Anyway, I said what I said. Dominicans are people who bounce back from ANYTHING and EVERYTHING. I don’t care what you or anybody says, these are people days after Maria restoring their own water, heading to fields to restore farms, clearing roads and gutter, not seating on their backside waiting for an insurance check or mother USA or father UK to breastfeed us. We have in the past and will in the future continue to be this way. And I tired tell you to stop call poor on my country. We are FAR from being poor. If you’re poor when 4D selling seedlings for 30 cents, or there’s with DYBT or NDFD; start your own business, then that doesn’t speak on anything but you as a person and your innovation. Also assisting people who need it is nothing wrong. All governments have social welfare programmes. Imagine someone who needs help for a medical or educational purpose.

  12. December 20, 2018

    Eh Beh!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: old age starting to catch up with lenny man acting all senile :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

  13. Man bites dogs
    December 20, 2018

    WELL I BE DAM: What ever next Linton the clown “Demands immediate removal of top police officers “I have heard of some laughable ridiculous rubbish coming from Linton but one is taking the biscuits, next he will give the date to call the general election 😁😂🤣.

  14. December 19, 2018

    Lennox since year end, 2014, you have been using that term “IMMEDIATE” by now you should have noted that it is not working; you need to try another word. But if immediate is not working for you, I am sure that there is no other that is more powerful than it–poor, poor, you sir!

    • viewsexpressed
      December 21, 2018

      Elizabeth, would the word “Idiotic” behaviour of a failed and corrupt Labour Government do? Or are you in denial of the Bobol Red Clinic, the Bobol Fertilizer and the Bobol Bins, that you corrupt leader denied and says its a lie. Only when the Right Hon. Lennox Linton exposed that so called PM corruption that they admitted t their Thievery, and hear what he and his so called close friends said,: “It was a mistake”. In daily corrupt Labour company of your denied that they were caught with their dirty Red Pants down and said it was a “Mistake” Voleur behaviour in the making. Liars, denials, thieves and reaping the states limited resources and its Hon Linto wh exposed you all and today the truth and the exposure hurts you all. But, Hon Linton and his UWP Team are champions ready to clean up Skerrit`s mess. We need our money back to support and build the poor crying Dominicans and families Skerrit has created and left in poverty. Skerrit must Go, 18 useless ministers must Go. Time U…

  15. Expat
    December 19, 2018

    Is Linton looking for recognition? What nonsense is this? What is he going to do when his demand is not met? If Athie Martin broke the law then he deserved to be arrested, prosecuted and if found guilty he needs to pay the price. Why didn’t the protest take place in an area that was not going to affect traffic? The police was not consulted for a permit but were consulted to reroute traffic; is this conceivable ? Linton wants the top brass of the police to be replaced; he wants them to be replaced with people who will tolerate their hooliganism, violent mentality and attitude with disregard for human safety. Right thinking Dominicans need to reject Linton for who he is and what he stands for. He is a liability for Dominica today and for the future.

    • viewsexpressed
      December 20, 2018

      Expat, with your limited fable recognition, please stay away from professionals like Hon Linton who has a solid and reputable recognition not only within Domininca but the Caribbean and the wider world. You only bring out this nonsense because your weak, ineffective PM Skerrit does not hold similar prestige in diplomatic matters, a writer of many issues and strong advocate for decency in government and politics where your failed Leader and his corrupt Labour Party has failed. Leave Athie out of your discussion as he is very much aware of what it is to protests when an evil government has become corrupt, immature of good governance and respect for people who are poor and struggling to survive in Domininca while your political leader continues to waste states funds and engaged in Bin Bobol and Fertilizer Bobol, abuse of poor people through the Red Clinic. You mister Expat, therefore you are in no position to question, challenge and debate with Hon Linton and Team UWPon matters of state.

    • %
      December 20, 2018

      Linton does not look for recognition.Have you heard him purchasing doctorates? His level of loyalty to country,his love for all Dominicans,the fearless manner in which he exposes corruption and corrupt leaders forces those who are not inconscionable like you to recognise him.. He is the quintessential patriot
      Skerrit Must Go
      Skerrit Must Go
      Lazy Skerrit Must Go Now

  16. Between Me and You
    December 19, 2018

    The sacking should start with Skerrit himself then go on to Charles Savarin, all government ministers, Carbon and all the heads of the police force, every single magistrate and judge and every single person that makes Dominica such a bad place now. Even some pastors, priests, the Bishop and the Evangelist needs to be replaced if Dominica stands a chance of coming out from the garbage bin Skerrit made this once lovely country to become We are in very deep trouble make no mistake about it! Things are in a mess here and to me we even seem to far gone to turn back. Sadly, although UWP has the vision and team to pull us out, between you and me I must admit that Mr. Linton needs to get down from his high horse and show himself to be a people’s person. No I am not asking him to go to the rum shops and get the people drunk but I think he needs to become more people friendly. It was so disgusting to see him going to the press briefing and out but failed to say hi to people outside

  17. Jonathan Y St Jean
    December 19, 2018

    For quite some time now Blackmoore has been trying to secure change at the head of the police force in Dominica, but he was thwarted by Skerritt who wants his hand-picked goon to head what is now tantamount to the tonton maquot in Haiti. Why didn’t the opposition parties and forces give support to Blackmoore’s move to have Carbon replaced by someone from overseas? There is the need to be strategic and help your arch enemy when it will give advantage to your cause. It’s late now to cry over spilled milk. Skerritt is using the puppet Carbon to try and provoke a situation where he can declare a state of emergency and also give justification to the case against the opposition for incitement. He must not be allowed to succeed by the leadership of the UWP and other political parties in the country. Please work closely with the CCM and other groups to distance themselves from violence or anything which might be construed as provoking disturbances. The end is near for the corrupt governmen

  18. Bob Denis
    December 19, 2018

    No Mr Linton, this is a statement made in JEST , if the UWP should take office , it would be “MEM BAGHAI” . The Police is the legal Militia arm of all sitting Gov’ts , and they follow the dictate, anything else? would be MUTINY . Election is right around the corner, Mr Linton must be in the forefront mobilizing the discontent forces in a civil manner , while the rule of Law is being bickered around . Don’t forget, that the rule of Law and REPRESSION are always DUAL , Dominica’ history is an open book , or a revolving door i should say .

    • RandyX
      December 20, 2018

      He can still do and will do all that but in the meantime what is wrong when the leader of the opposition asks to have the leaders of the police removed. He is quite in his rights to do that and plenty people back him up on that. After all the DPF has a reputation that is not worthy of a police force in a mature democracy. As I said on numerous occasions before, the DPF is a police force in name only but in reality they are the private army of an aspiring Dictator. Let’s face it, in reality Skerrit can not afford to lose his grip on the country because he knows any new government would immediately begin the process of auditing the state finances incl. PetroCaribe and the CBI to mention just a few! The result without a doubt would be an international search warrant for Skerrit and some of his henchmen. It’s time for Dominicans to stop dreaming and face reality!!

  19. wisdom
    December 19, 2018

    Definitely in agreement.. Those top officials of the labour police force(suppose to be the Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force) need to be demoted. They aren’t acting professional at all and are just there trying to aggravate the populace. When they were suppose to show off their costume, like robocops, after Maria, they did not. Now as soon as the Opposition make a forward step always ready to pull a bullet. NONSENSE! THAT’S WHY THEY WILL ALWAYS BE A WEAK FORCE. Stop serving party and serve the people!

  20. james martin
    December 19, 2018

    Mr.Skerrit disassociate yourself with Mr.Astaphan.The hatred and bigotry this man spews everyday does not reflect who you are.Sir you were not brought up this way, you only know Mr.Astaphan because you are the Prime Minister.Sir have you ever wonder and say to yourself, If I wasn’t the Prime Minister would i know Mr.Astaphan ?Sir its only Astaphan to blame for your low pole numbers and eventually your crushing defeat at the next general election whenever you decide to call it.The more you delay in calling the election ,the greater your defeat.Sir please disassociate yourself with man.

  21. Man bites dogs
    December 19, 2018

    That guy Linton, To be honest I really don’t know what to think of him. That guy head is all screwed up with nut and bolts. How could anyone with half a brain take this fool seriously except if you are a clown and idiot.

    • viewsexpressed
      December 20, 2018

      You idiots, because you have no common-sense as far politics is concerned, You are attached to and blind to a failed Leader Skerrit who is not performing well as Dominica’s PM. Skerrit is hopeless, clueless, absent minded and has ruin our island Domininca.
      Skerrit, we need our states money back from the Bin and Fertilizer Bool. You know all about it, so excuse your self from hurting us and Domininca. \Get Lost

    • Joseph John
      December 20, 2018

      Mr Man, “clowns and idiots?” … Stop calling opposition forces by their first names.

  22. Franky
    December 19, 2018

    Yes they all will be removed … as soon as the uwp wins the election Carbon… Valerie…. valentine.. and the rest will be removed. …dumped. .. and possibly jailed…. the leaking of the document will be investigated and tm charges will be placed…. the one that calling the radio will be charged. .. and skerite …. that President old speaker of the house will be dealt with .. ther wI’ll be dire consequences to be faced…. just lose that election and all u will find out….

  23. Joseph John
    December 19, 2018

    The Patrinot is Chief is so afraid of the police. Does the hatred he has been spewing against the police for the last 10 years indicate a mind set of a criminal ? They say criminals see the police as their biggest enemy.
    So does contentious patrinots. ( “PATRINOTS,” not a typo )

    • wisdom
      December 19, 2018

      That above rubbish just deserves a thumbs down.

    • Between Me and You
      December 19, 2018

      Going forward DNO needs to create a trash can so that foolish blogs like this be dumped in the garbage bin. Pure nonsense that

      • viewsexpressed
        December 20, 2018

        Between you and e,, ui have just =been jumped in the garbage bin. good bye.. failure

      • viewsexpressed
        December 20, 2018

        Yes, Between You & me, yours has just been Dump and burnt to the devilish side of corruption and ignoramus behaviour. Show us your company, we tell you who you are.
        Remember Domininca comes first and no corrupt Prime Minister. Oddly enough, you know who we refer to who has failed Dominica with the highly known practice of Corruption. The Bin and Fertilizer Bobols. Go ask your failed Skerrit he may the details of this. As sitting Prime Minister and Minster, he will certainly know alot of thi happening, and went into denial, and after Hon Linto exposed him and them in Labour government of how they went about this bool thievery they denied it, until the evidence was shown and these clowns says it was a mistake. If you are still in love with these government fools then you have also taint yourself.
        Hon Linton Thanks for exposing these thievery behaviour. We look forward for the new government and PM and Leader of Dominica to be Hon Lenox Linton and his decent UWP Team. Go away…

    • Paul Rossnof
      December 20, 2018

      JJ you are someone who should never use the word Patriot, because you most certainly are NOT a patriot. You still support YOUR PM even though you well know that he is a serial liar, a thief and ignores the laws of the country. As such there is a word for the likes of you: TRAITOR. The incoming new government will have a close look at people like you and your comrades and no doubt some of you will tried for high treason. One thing is for sure you deserve everything you get.

  24. Neville
    December 19, 2018

    Whilst I agree with Lennox to get them removed from service, I’m in no doubt that the orders came from Skerrit. For that reason Skerrit is not gonna sack any of them. The root of all problems in DA is Skerrit because he is in control of all the institutions. Make no mistake about that!

  25. %
    December 19, 2018

    Chemical Ali was tried in Baghdad,and we all knew what happened to him, for using chemical weapons on innocent people. Those goons and their leader must go through the court systemand pay for their escapades.
    So many children inhaled the poison
    A man/woman of 80 plus years
    Two other octogenarians,MrLouis and Maglore
    Hundreds of other innocent unarmed protesters
    This is an inhumane act,by blood thirsty semi illiterate goons of the DLP.
    Skerrit Must Go
    Skerrit Must Go
    Lazy Skerrit Must Go Now

  26. %
    December 19, 2018

    It must be remembered that Carbon,the most inarticulte, incoherent,slavish Police Commissioner Dominica has had,has consistently acted as a DLP politician.He is incapable of acting independently because he is a numskulls who is manipulated by a lawyer and his master politician.The man does not even know the difference between a protest and a demonstration, a coup d’etat and a musical truck with speakers..
    What I am hoping is that he and his goons are brought to trial sometime in the future in the same way their master will.
    Skerrit Must Go
    Skerrit Must Go
    Lazy Skerrit Must Go Now

  27. Ibo France
    December 19, 2018

    Mr. Skerrit manipulates every public institution in Dominica for his selfish and diabolical political purpose. The top echelon of the Police Force is entirely made up of political lackeys of the current government. The police have clearly now become part of the problem. They arrest innocent citizens on frivolous and fabricated charges. This is to ingratiate themselves into the arms of the PM for selfish motives (promotion). They have no discernible skills. They are mostly inarticulate, a set of intellectual featherweights. For any senior police officer to instruct his juniors to shoot tear gas canisters directly at women and children in a peaceful demonstration is appallingly irresponsible. The Dominica Police Force has too many tainted men of straw in it.

  28. DC
    December 19, 2018

    Mr. Linton, stop making demands! Your wish is definitely not the PM’s command. With that tone of yours, all your rants will fall on deaf ears. I am no fan of UWP, I am proud to admit that, but your combative style continues to give me the drive to defend what is right for this Country. PM Skerrit has all the qualities to continue to steer the ship in the right direction. We will stand with him through thick and thin, and the more you make demands, the stronger our support become for our astute, charismatic, caring leader. We, the majority say PM Skerrit to continue to transform this Nation!

    • viewsexpressed
      December 19, 2018

      DC, don’t make a joke of yourself on social media. You really believe this crap: “PM Skerrit has all the qualities to continue to steer the ship in the right direction.” DC, are you mad, sick, lost of memory or just politically ignorant and do not have Domininca at your heart. Skerrit is a failure and tel us where and what Skerrit has done in development of our ailing Island. Over 18yrs under this failed silly Skerrit crippled DA. We no longer export bananas, jams, provisions, etc., and other agricultural products to UK and other countries. We export our passport and no one knows were the money goes. Go ask ur corrupt Skerrit Labour government to account for all this bobol. Hon Linton caught them with the Bin and Fertilizer Bool, they said it is a lie and when the evidence was produced by Hon Linton, they panic and said it was a mistake. Can you understand this forgery this Bobol, these lies by a PM, supported by is weird lying lawyer Astaphan. DC stop being an…………

      • John Jay
        December 19, 2018

        Just reading DC, I realized that person dont live in Dominica, singing for their supper or getting goodest from the government. Shame if you live overseas come see it. JOKER.

      • December 19, 2018

        @ Views Express “PM Skerrit has all the qualities to continue to steer the ship in the right direction.”

        Let this be clear in your mind: This is not just the belief of DC, it is the belie of the majority of Dominicans, wherever we are–and that meg minority of yours cannot! I repeat, cannot change that fact.

  29. December 19, 2018

    We need a handsome and intelligent man to be the next PM.

    • Creation Rebel
      December 19, 2018

      You must be very shallow to attribute that someone must be handsome to be a prime minister. Its this thinking that has made us the laughing stock of Barbados. I wasn’t aware such an important part of our democracy is a beauty pageant.

    • viewsexpressed
      December 19, 2018

      We need the intelligence and trust, with the exposure, experience of a dedicated trusted Dominican and this is in the person of Hon Lennox Linton and his professional mature UWP Team.
      Skerrit is just not in this Link. His Labour government is vastly highly corrupt and they have imposed more poverty on poor people. All Skerrit does is hop and hop a over the pace and comes back with nice bobol talk but nothing of substance and development focus for our Dominicans.
      Skerrit must go, he is a failure.

      • Expat
        December 19, 2018

        Linton did not go to college; this disqualifies him to be a prime minister. He did not have the patience and foritude to make it through acadamia. As I have said before a person like Thompson Fontaine should be at the helm of the UWP ; then the UWP would have some credibility and respect. I will never vote for an uneducated person and will encourage others to do the same.

    • %
      December 19, 2018

      Go find out the meaning of “we”..No wonder you are so brief..
      Skerrit Must Go
      Skerrit Must Go
      Lazy Skerrit Must Go Now

      • December 19, 2018

        @% December 19, 2018 “Go find out the meaning of “we”

        And what does “we” means in the language of your leader; may I ask?

      • %
        December 20, 2018

        Liz

        Patriot Linton is best able to defend himself..I respect his eloquence,honesty,integrity and brilliance…I cannot be his spokesperson ..Stop asking me your idiotic question.

    • Me
      December 19, 2018

      Like Janus, the epitome of the current incumbent. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder but always transient.

    • lula
      December 19, 2018

      :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: @ds..who is the handsome and intelligent man? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: I’m choking. Not that one in the photo. Potato head? :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

    • Joseph John
      December 19, 2018

      A combination of good looks and intelligence open doors and command respect. Just compare the response to a news anchor and a gorilla.

    • dee
      December 20, 2018

      Ds
      beauty is in the eyes of the beholder .
      handsomeness has nothing to do with politics or democracy .
      don’t prove your stupidity .

      • December 20, 2018

        We need somebody like Maurice Bishop – handsome, intelligent, charismatic, educated, leadership, loving, professional, good orator.

      • Joseph John
        December 20, 2018

        Ds
        We have all what Maurice Bishop had and more, triple more, extremely more. How many PM have convinced all 51 countries of the British Commonwealth to appoint a Dominican born Baroness to be Head of its Secretariat. How many PM have had a Dominican as Head of CARICOM. How many PM have had a Dominican appointed (reappointed) as Head of Latin America Health Organisation. How many PM have convinced more than 225 countries of the UN to plug into his concept of Dominica being the first Climate Resilient country of the whole wide world. How many PM has received two Honorary Doctorate. Is that a great man in the making or what ? He was not born great, but he will achieve greatness. He will go down in history as the greatest PM in the Caribbean. If that is POTATO Head give me more, don’t stop giving me more ever. Give me an excess of it.
        What has school dropout, Hammer Head Patrinot, Lennox Linton done ?
        What has opposition forces, gang bangers, bubble blowers done ?

  30. December 19, 2018

    Go get a real job man and stop thinking you are a panacea to our problems. You are an opportunist and troublemaker. Go pay Pinarde his money you owe him.

    • Joseph John
      December 21, 2018

      “Trouble maker” plus to the extreme . If you put his name in a dictionary you can explain it with Mayhem, Chaos, Anarchy.

  31. AA
    December 19, 2018

    When there is a change of government we need to get a foreigner to come be police commissioner so we can get results and put them mad men under manners. Take the Trinidad example.

  32. World's Moistest Jheri Curl
    December 19, 2018

    Police officers follow orders
    it’s clear that those in high command serve at the pleasure of the PM and his inner circle

  33. Brave
    December 19, 2018

    Wow, Linton does the obvious. Someone puts a roadblock in front of him so he whines about it and tries to get rid of the people protecting the country against his diabolical plan. Why is this the onnnlyy thing he finds necessary to talk about? Why don’t you make recommendations to the problems you keep pointing out?

    • viewsexpressed
      December 19, 2018

      Yes, you are so right. We have this within the Right Hon Lennox Linton, who is highly professional, educated, experienced, lived and worked within the Caribbean and is highly qualified and prepared to be the Prie Minister of or crippling government , with Skerrit has failed us, after 18 years nothing to see what has been done apart from the norm of politicians to make themselves wealthy , have the children happy in foreign lands and we the people re in poverty. I have no respect for Skerrit, he is the biggest failure for Domininca and he must Go Now. We no longer need, he is ignorant to soci-economic development and Ds, I am within the system in the Financial Centre, so I see and know what’s going on. Please, do not listen to Skerrit and his failed bind goons and g read and consult for yourself. the Chant is 2Skerrit must Go”.
      Ignore all those on Kairi FM and DBS and do your research. Tune i to Q95, they have a very large and honoured coverage and updates and tel us of the Bool.

      • Joe Linton
        December 20, 2018

        ‘the Right Hon Lennox Linton, who is highly professional, educated, experienced, lived and worked within the Caribbean and is highly qualified’ can you please state his high qualification??? give us the uneducated a listing of his high education please….. Next..

        ” and prepared to be the Prie Minister of or crippling government , with Skerrit has failed us, after 18 years nothing to see what has been done apart from the norm of politicians to make themselves wealthy , have the children happy in foreign lands and we the people re in poverty”

        can you give us an idea as to what he will do differently for the people??? I see you are advocating for a one Lennox Linton so it is safe to assume you will know what he will do differently…. am waiting!!!!

        if you cannot answer these question i suggest you shut up!!!

  34. Frank N Stein
    December 19, 2018

    Lennox enough with the majee talk. Chupes you will make people take you for a sot

    • viewsexpressed
      December 19, 2018

      Frank, is that where you are…..”Sot”. just like your failed inept PM Skerrit. ….? You are really amoung the best of the failures in Domininca. Don’t be this superior “Sot” and get out of this camp before you self inflict stain on yourself and your good name. Does this really represent you and your corrupt Prime Minister and failed Labour Government? Is sot you so sot to come off with this nonsense where you know and can see clearly the level of non production, employment, jobs, opportunities in this Dominica under failed Skerrit. Skerrit must go and make way for decent people to recover our nature Isle that Skerrit and his Goons.

      • Frank N Stein
        December 20, 2018

        Thou protest too loudly Mr viewsexpressed.

    • Joseph John
      December 19, 2018

      Frank you forgot two words..”.sacway and led”. That would be “a led sacway sot. More on this later. I have not said anything yet about “boo boo day.

    • Me
      December 20, 2018

      Frank , you are short of a [email protected], not even a Stein, just a wiener.

    • Joseph John
      December 20, 2018

      They will also call him Hammer Head. Front and back of head shape like a hammer and nose like prongs. Hammer time, I need to remove some nails from the old building to begin the construction of the new Marigot hospital.
      A friend was once singing a Christmas song, part of which says ” peace to men of Goodwill”. Hammer Head began to quarrel saying this nonsensical song is discriminatory: ” What about men of Marigot” he exploded.

      • December 20, 2018

        His head reminds me of that of Vanburn Holder, if you follow cricket.

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