Leader of the United Workers Party (UWP) Ron Green said his party is encouraged by the decision of the Antiguan High Court judge who declared as invalid, the election of three members of the United Progressive Party Administration on Wednesday.
The UWP also has an ongoing court matter against the Government. The matter which commenced on March 17 at the Roseau High Court, was adjourned to June 17 and 18.
Green said while the matter should have been dealt with in a speedier manner, it shows that justice prevails, even when the circumstances are difficult.
“Clearly it means that the courts are willing to take courageous decisions in regards to information and evidence that they have before them. One thing that strikes me is that it took more than a year for that to happen and that certainly is in the contexts of election petitions being considered to be expeditious-that is a great concern that it took so much time.
Green said it also disturbs the normal flow of governance, but nonetheless it is encouraging.
The UWP has filed five petitions in court, challenging the results of the December 18, 2010 general elections that gave the incumbent Dominica Labour Party (DLP) 18 0ut of the 21 seats which were at stake.
Among the seats being challenged is that of Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit.
– DNO Correspondent
Make up your mind, Ron Green. I thought the Attorney General of Antigua was a true friend of the UWP. Why would you be supporting Justice Blenam’s decision and go against the Attorney General of Antigua? You really hungry for power, Ron. Take a hike and get real and enjoy your retirement.
hear rubbish….listen to the state of mind of my people….it’s shameful…oh gosh..
hey !! pple , we must not be unjust . Remember the country is advertised as one without democracy . so mr green and angelo and lennox and them are put to shame that there’s such a thing existing under mr skerrit . or not to forget that we never had an opposition in parliament from since 2005 elections they turn out to be boyscouts because of so much boycotts . now they squating parliament outside of the main house . wat that spells is more misrepresentation and none for those they won .
Hold on! But thats funny, Ron is encouraged? for what? garcon look a bunch of jokers, carl the joking!
here dem dumb-inicans boy u all worst than skerrit…………………ron green have his democratic rights to talk………….d ……..a///no boi allu ppl have kix in dumb inica..lol… i does wonder sometimes y allu dosent remem ber all those things workers do……by time skerrit do something allu like little puppets praising him….one thing i telling allu when u all sleeping in allu grave is we d youth dat goin to feel it in d future…..not allu.
unfortunately there are young persons…ages ..16…17…18…19… on here engaging in the same crazy attacks on UWP and its leadership for simply expressing their democratic right. They definitely know not what they do. Politics for them is a style. Labour in style so they “in dat”. They have no idea what they should look for in a political party before throwing that kinda support towards it. They don’t read, they don’t listen to the other side, they don’t analyze. They don’t anything about accountability, transparency and integrity in public office. All they know is 18-3 and them nonesense.
Just say “Skerrit” and they will be on here saying “skerrit for life”…”Skerrit is here to stay”…”skerrit doh going no where”…
Just say RON GREEN….and we bordiay…..”ron green senile”….”ron green need to go and rest”….”ron green old”..and a set of bullsh*t.
So the problem in Dominica is bigger than you think. Both adults and youth are engaging in this sort of discuss which will eventually cripple the country to their own detriment.
But still…Stay Tuned man…
I am very concerned for this youth. Please go to mum and ask her to help with your writing
Concerned youth are you a citizen of my beautiful country? If you are, the way you spell Dominicans is also reflective of you. Just something to think about.
ok tete sout…..loll
Ron Green needs to focus on his responsibility to the people of Dominica as Leader of the opposition. This responsibility has been neglected in his boycott of parlaiment and hinders the democratic process.
Enough of this election bickering; get on with the job and task as hand; show responsible leadership by formally leading by example!
Ron is celebrating with Labour Party? lol ALP, DLP all is labour power in the caribbean. Labour will never support Ron. RON CRAVES POWER THAT HE CANNOT YIELD. Dominicans have gotten better, it’s time for Dominicans to tell RON AND UWP TO CHILL and let people continue to live their peacefull lives on our nature island.
more horse manure from thunder horse…
We all must understand that it is OUR constitutional right in Dominica to seek justice through the courts.
Castigation and ridicule of any citizen for seeking justice through the courts is to relinquish your right to do the same in any matter.
I hope that those persons making fun of Mr. Green et al understand the true issues at stake here. The fundamental right to justice enshrined in our constitution. That’s it plain and simple. Not any election mathematics or hunger for power. Those are secondary.
Be careful what you wish for !!
Ashton, do you really know what you are talking about. You seem confused…maybe you should have lennox and angelo allen or wiltshire help you out there.
while you sending the person to seek help…you yourself need some help….what’s in Ashton’s post that is difficult to understand?
WHA IS YOUR PROBLEM
Well said Ashton.
MR Green, stop makeing a FOOL of your self, we at laplaine feel so-so-sorry 4 u, man go relax,enjoy your pention and try 2 age grace-fully.
People let the opposition do there jobs and stop criticizing them! They have every right to do what they are doing if they feel the need to. Based on the comments i read there is like the opposition is the worst thing that ever happen to Dominica. just for you all information, a country needs an opposition and a country without an opposition is heading straight for doom.
that is the mentality that the DLP has instilled in their minds. They so innocent, they doh even realise how dangerous that kinda mentality is to the future of Dominica.
Sensible,
You don’t make any sense. Who are you blaming for there not being an opposition? The Government? Ron, Eddison and Hector were elected to be the opposition but where are they ? In some puppett (people’s) parilament.
You say ” let the opposition do there jobs”. What job are they doing? There job is to be in House of Parliament doing the peoples job so if according to your admission ” a country needs an opposition and a country without an opposition is heading straight for doom”, then they will be the cause for doom because they have not provided opposition.
That’s the sense of the matter.
are they not the worst thing that ever happened?? d/ca thought so on dec 18 2009…lol
The people of Antigua didnt go to court on a wimp they believed in their Constitution and Democracy and that’s what it is all about, their are lessons for all of us in that ruling and we the people of D”ica should know that the same ruling could be handed down on us.
I would encourage everyone to start reading the Contitution see what it says be informed this is no time to be uninformed any more this is a serious matter and we all have to be prepeared for whatever will happen come June.
It’s all about the Contitution and Democracy and that’s the Law of the land..
Lets say for the sake of argument the court gave the UWP the 5 seats they are contesting 5+3=8 UWP CANNOT WIN. They need to get that in their head!! Some of the 5 seats that they are contesting were won by over 700 votes, these were not close votes by any means. Why are they contesting them, I fail to understand??!! This is a losing endeavor. The court is not going to give them the 5 seats (IF) they win. There will be a by election and they are sure to lose 1 seat in that by election. There is no rainbow at the end of this tunnel!!
what you all did not know , is that the very same lawer who lost for the UPP is the very same one the UWP has; so let”s see how are they going to win here in DA.
Bondier swef Ron Green swef for power so!!!!!! Awa man. A leader of a party who did not even win his seat. Sir for the last time , retire with grace. You are truly delusional. Keep living in your make-believe world.
When allu lose allu baseless case , say Skerro buy the judicial system.
UWP making little children cry. When we tell our 4 year old niece we voting UWP she crying!!!
Imagine that.
Young and old we voting labour. Is why it burning UWP.!!!!!!!!!!!!
i hope alu did not brian wash that 4year old child, and saying is uwp—–check aiu self……
live your 4year old precious child out of this, and stop brainwashing her (YOU WILL BE RESPONCIBLE).
Learn to spell, you fool. Responsible , Not responcible.
these people are sick…sick I tell you….they live in an era of contradiction.
Tony in Antigua challenging election results and they praising him telling him good job.
UWP in Dominica challenging election, they joining Tony in bashing Ron Green and the others…
Such stupidity and hypocrisy. Our people need to go back to school.
Ron celebrating with Antigua LABOUR party!!!! Ron stop making a fool of yourself. Skerrit is a happy man.
Dominicans we need to read the constitution of the country and the same way we abide by the laws lets abide by the constitution. It seems like we have no regards for any.
The situation in Antigua is not the same as in DA ,1st the ruling party in Antigua lost seats in the last election. The seats contested in the courts were very close and the polling station for those areas were suspiciously open late so someone could say if it was opened on time the result may have been different. Now lets look at DA , inspite of all the allegations by the opposition two different independent observer group that the opposition asked for, said the election was fair, no poll
was opened late and the ruling party gained seats.The two seats that were close in DA if given to the opposition would not make a different in the winner of the DA election. The opposition need at least 12 seats to add to what they already have to win the election in DA. I have not heard any credible person say with a straight face that the UWP have that much seats. Oh and by the way the party that lost in the courts are friends with the UWP and the party that won in the courts, the party that was cheated in the election, was the ANTIGUA LABOR PARTY. LOBOR POWER
Mr Green sing for ur supper still stay tuned ur seem to be a real shemale
go and educate yourself on the political issues you want to speak on.
Mr. Green needs to come and compare the facts of the Case in Antigua and those they are actually bringing against the D.L.P and if any one does their research they would find the one similar case that was brought against the Antigua Gov’t is that of bringing of voters from overseas and that matter was not upheld by the Courts. So Ron you don’t stand a chance. In Antigua the strong cases were that POLLS were opened very late on Polling day and while voters were still in line to vote, POLLS were coled on them and many citizens were denied their constitutional RIGHTS…. One of the things you must make note of though is that the Antigua UPP and the Dominica UWP consider themselves sister Parties so they will be suffering the same fate at the Courts and that is; “yo kee’ Pedee.”
how can you have the runway lights on cement blocks and not have them turn on yet!??
Talk about comparing Apples and Oranges! Is Ron Green unaware of the issues in dispute in Antigua? The main reason for the judgement in favour of the opposition party is that the polls were not open at the correct time and therefore there is a possibility of some registered voters not being able to cast their votes. This is a situation where the mechanism for voting failed and has to be corrected by any means necessary. None of the petitions before the court in Dominica have any relevance to those in Antigua. When will the UWP realise that playing politics and trying to confuse people will not work. It didn’t work during the general elections and it will not work now. Dominicans are too smart!
The Dominica Labour Party Government continues to demonstrate leadership and dedication to the development of our beloved island, while all is malcontents in the UWP just cry and complain and try to prevent our forward progress. If the UWP had any ideas they would attend parliament and contribute to our national development, but they prefer to rest on the sidelines, I guess they are too OLD and TIRED to make any serious contribution.
You said: “When will the UWP realise that playing politics and trying to confuse people will not work. It didn’t work during the general elections and it will not work now. Dominicans are too smart!”
If Dominicans are smart, then Stay Tuned is not Dominican!! that’s called deductive reasoning, something Stay Tuned knows nothing about… lmao
Oh how you love Stay Tuned. Please don’t call your wife “stay tuned” in error…if you have one…lol
I suspect once you log on to DNO, Stay Tuned is on your mind. Lord have mercy…hahaha
any ron green will and come again we in roseu is standin solid with the honourable amborse george undefeated a man 4 the people ok so bring it on fada all te the way in roseau south how can a man u challenge mr. george where we won by nine hundred and add ok , and respect our prime minister he as well is jus like hon. george his undefeated ok to will and come again ron green .
Power Hungry Politicians & Hungry Belly Voters
Mr. Green don’t get your hopes up! LOL!! Even wit five extra seats you would still be in OPPOSITION!!! I actually starting to feel sorry for you…
Soon you will be sad Ron…you are so full of it…NEXT….
It is only the dead that cannot dream!!!!
Hold on to your dreams Mr.Man as long as you have the breath of life in you.
Speaking of dreams…
It have wet dreams
it have dry dreams
it have dreams of power and might
It have dreams of money, rum and corncurls
and dreams of desparation as well as dreams of dreams
Pretend u happy when you are Blue
It is not very hard to do
You will find happines without an end
whenever you pretend!
Remember any one can dream and it’s not very hard it’s seems
The world is yours , it can be mine my friend
Whenever you pretend!!!!
OK….I am sure DNO has about 50 plus negative comments to moderate for this news item.
Ron can take it man..He can take all of it.
Court cases are not fought on DNO, HOT SEAT or on the public road.
Is make your claim, show your evidence, show the breach of the law..and let the judge decide….
So blay-say Ron Green left right and centre on this site. It will not affect what has to happen on June 17th and 18th.
I understand the DLP is planning a big protest outside the court. Get allu red gear ready. Walk with some water, cause its hot outside.
Get a little practice for the bigger protest allu will make when allu looose.
STAY TUNED…….lucky they lucky in antigua the P.M money nt long like skerrit own…..unfortunately for us..(the few PRICELESS dominicans) skerrit money na hav limit….n believe me it strecthing real far……
” bread of decit is sweet to man, but later his mouth shall be filled with gravel”
Win or lose the by elections, UWP still pwee and out of government, so relax. But if they win, i hope they won’t continue to complain that 5 members in the opposition doesn’t make sense, so they’ll continue out of parliament.
And if Ron is still unable to prove that he can do a better job than what the current PM is doing in these hard economic times globally, then I’m not seeing him having much more luck if general elections were to be called.
So cut the crap and stop belching butt droppings.
Who talking about bi-election nuh? You commented at me without knowing what I referring to…hahaha. I doh know where allu get that nonesense about bi-election.
I wonder if Mr. Green ever heard of the Daryl Vaz case in Jamaica. I would love to hear his reaction to that one since it is similar to his case in Dominica.
Ron Green’s case in laplaine is to do with the re-count and the dual-citizenship. Two birds in one stone. Get the facts before challenging the man.
not they fault stay tuned……they have no idea what they are talking about….skerrit just giving those ppl big stone to hold in their hand…..the man have dominicans making a fool outa them selves….i use to think is wicked they wicked…but nt sorry i feeling 4 dem…skerrit push his fingers in their eyes..
typical UWP supporter, assuming that they’re bright and knowledgeable and every one else is dumb and ignorant.
don’t you all get it? that kind of behaviour is distasteful and repulsive. it’s one of the main reason UWP has went from a powerhouse party to one with only ONE stronghold in just 10 years. If idiots like you, hehe and Stay Tuned are all the UWP has to offer, then y’all might as well call it a day
hahahaha…..being bright and knowledgeable is now a bad thing?
That is why the DLP want to keep the people in ignorance. Because is ignorant and foolish people alone that would support them.
So as long as we have this high number of uneducated, ignorant people in Dominica the DLP will be in office for 100 years.
Hip Hip Hooray….Dumba**
compare the well-reasoned out argument put forth by ‘Truth be told’ to your empty comment and then tell me again which side of the aisle the intelligent and knowledgeable people are sitting??
I know the facts, I said I would love to hear his reaction to the similar case in Jamaica concerning the dual citizenship thing.
Oh boy ron i actually start feeling sorry for you. Man you’ve got the guts of an old donkey my neighbor use to have called rope. Ron give it a rest and go do something productive