Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has dismissed leaked United States diplomat cables which points to discrepancies in his ruling Labour Party Government as “foolishness” and “rum shop talk”.
In his first public reaction since the publication of the cables, Skerrit told privately owned Kairi FM radio that United States is “very embarrassed” by the cables.
“I cannot understand that any serious staff would spend their time writing that foolishness,” Skerrit said, making reference to the leaked confidential cables released by Wikileaks from the US embassy in Barbados.
Landlord, where do we collect our rents from how o I pay the bank for the apartments I’ve built? 90percent of all university students are from the USA. How do the bigger business companies that have expanded to facilities in Picard pay their bills? De Vry who owns Ross has now decreed to spend 100 million usd to build a real university like no other in the Caribbean… What do you think this represents? Enlighten me nah!
Skerrit needs to take a reality check, . Not even the few dollars he thinks he now own can help him if he finds himself tangled up with the big USofA. This guy needs to really seek good advice because I see him going down a slippery path, I am smelling problems.
i love dominica, i love the people!!we are a people proud and hardworking.we strive to take care of our family and people we love.mr prime minister even though your intentions are true , and aspirations sincere.please do not be clouded by arrogance and stubborness.you are not the prime minister of labour and the goones who support you near and far, you are the prime minister of dominica.you may need a power check!!
Then answer the people of Dominica.
1. WHat is the national DEBT?
2. How MUCH of this DEBT is OWED to USA/CHINA/VENEZUELA?
3. Do/did you have french citizenship and a french passport?
4 If so then having declared allegiance to FRANCE, You do NOT REPRESENT DOMINICA.
Our PM need to be careful with what comes out of his mouth, be a bit more diplomatic. The world is round and spins daily, there will come times when we will all need each other to lean on. what ever happens on one part of the world affect the other so making enemies with any nation is not wise. Do not dampen our relationship with any country. let the people decide, you are just an elected leader who will come and go like all the others who came before you. and may I add that, I’m pretty sure Dominicans would choose America in an instant over countries Venezuela.
Your big toe need to be shaked by moi!! Your every sentence hit the nail right on the head. A balanced thinking Dominican!!
Dominica and Dominican arent winners at all..
they are a dark and faded island..
blessed with alot of resources..but oh my the negative forces and have ruin the forward progress of this island….
what the PM said its the reflection of the dominican society….
PM could be in power for a few decades as he is skillful and getting through the cracks..
the citizens arent can move him..as they talk way too much is sucks hearing them on their talk shows…..just talk and more talk
dominicans are too weak minded..
Brian and Lennox
Linton fail again.
Dominicans again have shown the world how they think…very dark..
Hats off to the deceased PM Pierre Charles he read the minds of his citizens and came up with that statement that fitted the island’s majority Prefectly!
Dominicans lost monies through the insurance schemes…and are highly proud of loosing finances…as they love their young prime minister so much that anything he deals badly they are grateful to honour and protect him at first instance..and to hell with everything else…cant find a word to describe that sort of thinking on planet earth!!….interesting developments…
Congratulations mr p.m
I see you have managed to to escape this one by using psychology. The dominican people will definitely relate to the rum shop reference, because ‘dominica have alot, and we all know people say anything under the influence of rum.
But my question to you, is how you know someone was in a rum shop and called to give or get info????
I have actually lost all regard for you as a leader and as a man. And my heart weep for the dominicans that dont understand whats happening here..
Why would america have rum shop talk as classified files? What would it benefit them??? HMMM
i agree with Skerrit… we are a politically independent country and have the right to support or not to support the untied staes of america. i will not sit idly by and allow the USA or any other contry to disrespect my beloved prime minister… now its time to tax the poonaanees hustlers for all the money they makng to send Dominican Republic or our own punanies who want it to buy nice clothes. tax those cats…
pay jel zor la. zor toh sorte. saqway sorte.
While the issue of free diplomatic relations with the cOuntries that show greater interest IN OUR WELFARE, first of all we should not be looking for the higher bidder FOR HELP. It is all about going around the negotiating table with “something to get something over there”, according to a former PM.
We should have no nation to apologise to as long as we are within the requirements of international laws.
WE DONT OWE USA/EU ANY APOLOGY MORE THAN THEY OWE US.
On the other hand we expect our leaders to be accountable to the people regardless of what nations we align with.
HONEST LEADERS BRING PROSPERITY TO ALL AND NOT A FEW.
SKERRO SMOKE THAT.
America has used unmanned drones to bomb protesters trying to overthrow the dictator in Yemen, claiming that some of them are Islamic militants (which is true). Meanwhile, they bombed Libya into submission on behalf of rebels who ALSO have links to extremist Islam.
The current leader of the rebel army in Tripoli is a former member of the Taliban!! The difference between Yemen and Libya? Yemen’s dictator was a corrupt American puppet, unlike Gadhafi who was a nationalist and put his people first.
I could go on to give so many more examples of American hypocrisy, both currently and in the past.
All of you America a**-kissers like MOTS are plain and simple uninformed people who have allowed yourselves to be brainwashed by the Western media.America is demonizing Skerrit now, the same way the demonize every sovereign leader who doesn’t bow down to them and lick their a**.
The common American citizens MAY Be fine people, but the corporations and people who really call the shots in America are capitalistic satans.
@ Anti-hate
AMEN
Could’nt have said it better
Anti -hate,You are so confused and fool of hate that you try to blame it on America and Yemen. Stop playing the spin game. The issue in subject has nothing to do with your none sense and personal hatred for America. This is about Skeritt calling diplomatic cables from US Embassy as “Rubbishes.”
Do you not know that there are discrepancies in the ruling Dominica labour party? Do you need the US Embassy to expose them to you? You are so naive in your thinking. The embassy did not put out information that the world did not know about Skeritt and his curruption; so why blame the US and call them satan?
You sound just like Tony Infact is either you are Tony or a close associate of him who is bent on mis-leading the public and trying to turn people against the US. But we the people are saying, THANK GOD THE USA! That’s the home of many of us and 70% of every dollar spent in Dominica today comes from the US. So you cannot and will never succeed in getting us to hate the US.
So come with your nonesense everyday but you not succeed. Where were you when hurricane David destroyed us? Did you help the poor back then? How much help did we get from Yeman and rest of countries you spoke about? You guys hate America so much yet, if something happens to us in DA, America is the first country you will call on. So stop your nonsense and go find work to do instead of your daily nonsense.
70% of every dollar spent in Dominica today comes from the U.S? your brain is located south
“America has no permanent friends or enemies, only interests.” – former American Secretary of State Henry Kissinger
You need to do some more reading is all I got to say to you.
amen agin….
BUT THE P.M RIGHT…IS RUMSHOP TALK THAT THERE…
When The PM tell you jump of a cliff….do it too!..and say he right…lol
Are we not independent and democratic? Our gov’t is elected by the people and not the military.do we have to get the permission from some foreign power to work with others?no!we have to check all the gov’t is doing.we put them there.we are the ones to question their behaviour.
marigot need a new hospital pm..shame on the main airport without a proper hospita,wen something happens u guys will blame each other..build proper health centres and hospitals not state house..plzzzzzits a shame to look at the facility u people never listen to the public cry..okay.
Way to go Hon. Prime Minister! Diplomacy is indeed serious business. No Rum shop talk here. Indeed our diplomacy is so serious that the office secretary became with no background or training in diplomacy became the “Chief Diplomat” in New York. Serious Business.
Skerro you need to go on a diet, that weight does not suit you. what happened to that that tall lean young man. LOL.
“He has styled himself self-consciously after Chavez, even donning Chavez characteristic bright red shirts in official appearances”
Can we say that the person writing this cables knows what they are talking about? Isn’t red the Labour Party color just as blue is for UWP? Haven’t DLPleaders and supporters worn red shirts at official appearances just as UWP leaders have worn blue?
If they can’t get this basic information right or are deliberately misrepresenting it then the credibility and believability of the source and message is in question.
The PM said “I am not going to sit down in any meeting with anybody in this world to ask me about the nature of my relationship with Chavez, Fidel Castro (former Cuban president) or anybody else.
“My relationship with Fidel Castro is for the people of Dominica it has nothing to do with no third party state.
I think EDISON JAMES would agree to that. This is what he said in his 1997 independence day speech.
“Cuban scholarships, which were always available to Dominica through official channels over the past 15 years, but rejected on spurious grounds, are now accepted.” WOW, ON SPURIOUS GROUNDS, is this the same Edison James and the same Cuba?
Same peech. “Fellow Dominicans – It is a fundamental doctrine of our system of Government and Public Administration that no political party or government can bind its successor to the policies that the Government of the day has formulated and pursued. The democratic formula requires that governments in succession must remain free to modify, change or jettison the policies, programmes and {RELATIONSHIPS} that its predecessor in office constructed or pursued, or on the other hand, to accept and go along with the implementation of the said policies, programmes and {RELATIONSHIPS}.
“This Government will not act for praise. But this Government’s will to act will not be frozen by unfair criticisms from political opponents”.
Mr.James you are soooooooo right.The DLP Government should be frozen by unfair criticisms from political opponents.
“My relationship with Fidel Castro is for the people of Dominica it has nothing to do with no third party state.”
And i agree….look out for those that help DOminica, not those that forget about her and her peoples!
Having a visa to the US is not the be all and end all…..
I’m not even sure why some people are pissed at not being able to go US. Yeah, there are many opportunities there…but trust me, I’ve gone there and the way i seeing some Dca people living or the kind of douleh them ppl under, i don’t get why anyone would leave their homes and go see miser like that.
Granted, some people make it and survive very well…but the life some people live, it’s just despearte, just to say they in AMERICA and they don’t have their lapo borda. But still they rather gwayay in the white man land than live comfortable in their lands.
God bless America, but god bless me more, for i rather live free than live hidden in another man’s land, especially when it’s worse than being in Dominica
A bunch of here are cowards. You are afraid of America and what they say.
Skerrit is an elected leader of a democratic country. We have had mostly peaceful elections and transfer of power since 1978.
So with the being said, I challenge each of you who love America so much, show us what major project they have done in Dominica?
I also ask that you also look for similar projects from Cuba, Venezuela, Japan and China?
Then come back here and educate me.
The PM can choose who he has relations with and if he is smart he will be friends where he benefits, much like every other country does.
We are in America’s backyard and there are about 4 embassies in the entire Caribbean to serve us. China has one in every country they have relations.
We contribute to the American Economy more than they give us…..remember that.
If I were near you, I would shake your big toe. Most people think that we should bow to everything America says.
The US is a good ally but that doesn’t mean we have to roll in the mud to please them.
It is better for us if we roll in the mud to please Chavez, Gaddafi, Iran, now Israel and them countries. Yes indeed it profits is more in run in the mud for rouge nations! By the way what is the status with the Gaddafi personal relationship? Our friend needs us, we cannot let a brother down like that can we? I say give him Bird Island as a refuge resort!!
Are we rolling in the mud for any of the nations you mentioned? Give us one example of a huge US project in Dominica. Just one. All the US does is give us second hand material for THEIR war on drugs and when they cannot control the use of drugs within their borders they turn around tell us WE are not doing enough.
The US don’t care about us. So we go to friends that can assist us but we are NOT rolling in the mud for Chavez or Gaddafi or anyone.
YOU RIGHT.
WE SHOULDN’T BOW TO AMERICA, WE SHOULD BOW TO CHAVEZ INSTEAD
…PERHAPS THE WHOLE NATION SHOULD SHAVE OUR HEADS CLEAN TOO- IN SOLIDARITY
IS IT MY MIND OR IS IT REAL – I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM TREVOR JOHNSON IN A LONG TIME . I HOPE THEY DID NOT BUY HIM OFF. TREVOR IF YOU THERE LET US KNOW. WE KNOW THAT THEY TRIED TO GET TO YOU THRU ALL KIND OF UNDERCOVER MOVES. I HOPE ALL IS AIGHT WITH YOU MY BOY. IF THEY PAY YOU OFF JUST SEND A BLOG SAY “ BOUGHT “ IF NOT LET US KNOW YOU AIGHT.
Trevor is fine…and cannot be bought
Live Trevor out of you all bramma, he moved on to bigger and better things and is doing pretty well, Trevs the sky is the limit keep on striving to higher hights, and always remember that a wise man keep a cool head God bless,
Skerrit alright, is poor malaywey who cannot find job and have to go America to send barrels for their children who will suffer, u think he care.
Has Dominica had a coupe de tat?
Yet on his public salary of under $2,000 USD per month, opponents point out that he has acquired multiple properties worth over $200,000 USD. When asked to explain how he could afford these properties, Skerrit has steadfastly refused to answer, leaving it to lawyer/confidante Tony Astaphan to explain away the assets (Astaphen maintains they were gifts, despite paperwork showing that cash was paid).
ADMIN IS DOING A GOOD JOB BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE PEOPLE WHO PUT MR. THERE
DO NOT CARE TO READ
DO NOT CARE TO LISTEN
DO NOT CARE TO LEARN
THEY JUST WAIT AROUND FOR THE NEXT TRANCH OF PLY WOOD, RED BEANS, AND IDOLS TO DROOL OVER
SAD SAD SAD
WE HAVE KILLED THE SPIRIT OF OUR COUNTRY.
I never get nothing personal from Skerrit. You people too like to insult others who don’t share ur views.
People, when are we gonna get it. This young man is doing all that he possibly can to ensure that Dominicans enjoy a better life and standard of living. Its no fault Of PM Skerrit that we are in challenging times, but it is a world wide crisis.Tony I am the opinion that we need to Educate them guy,I recommend that we change the OPPOSITION leader/Party too Minority Party Because i notice them guyz cannot c beyond their TOE an still in slavery days they cannot c nothing else but “oppose” THEY ARE SUFFERING FROM “P.B.D.D” PARTY BLIND DUMB DEF SYNDROME” Shame on Workers Party!
I have great admiration for Skerrit but um, how does he know is so rum shop talk goes unless he himself frequents rum shops? LOLOL
LOLOLOL GOOD POINT
the man dont drink alchohol
your man, so you know……sakway toneh
Here he goes again ‘Rum Shop Talk” tipical Skerrit for you. Some people are fooled by the way he trashed every allegation instead of sticking to the real issue on hand….
Can we tell mighty america who to associate with. Chavas and Cadify became their friends. why chavas oil was assisting people in america? is it because he was their enemy?
i went to the american embassy a earlier this year and many persons did not get the mighty visa is it because of skerrit? Your documents counts, the interview counts,your ties back home counts including your age not forgetting your bank account. All of that and more cannot be skerrit.All those that wish him bad one finger points at him and four fingers point at them. Good luke. Dominica must rise.
But the Americans were not as gullible to give Chavez their souls for some oil. He did that to spit in America’s face, the people took, the oil h was giving them an told him to go t H@@$! We are not going to put down our country for you little bit of oil, you moron.. Can Dominica do that?
I have posted this quote once before and I will post it again. “Never allow the public to cool off; never admit a fault or wrong; never concede that there may be some good in your enemy; never leave room for alternatives; never accept blame; concentrate on one enemy at a time and blame him for everything that goes wrong; people will believe a big lie sooner than a little one; and if you repeat it frequently enough people will sooner or later believe it.” This was Hitler’s Psychological profile.
As Mark Twain said, “History doesn’t repeat itself but it certainly rhymes.”
Mr Skerrit Our PM at his diplomatic best, ah boy before i voted i was told be careful what you asking for and i laugh because i thought i knew, i guess joke is on me
SKERRIT OUR PRAYERS A WITH U,HOLD ON TO THE MIGHTY HANDS OF GOD.
TO THE PERSON WHO THINKS GETTING VISA WILL BE A PROBLEM,U ALL GO ON LIKE THIRD WORLD PEOPLE, YET TO DISCOVER.VISA IS NOT GIVEN BASED ON COUNTRY VISA IS GIVEN BASED ON YOUR DOCUMENTS PRESENTED AND U THE INDIVIDUAL.
Well stay in all you damn country. I am so annoyed about about people scare of not getting visa. They flock to the USA, live as second class citizen, cant come back even to the funeral of a loved one because they spoil whatever, yet people just bawling about not getting visa. Strupes man, stay in all you country man.
What happened to accountable government? No government official seems to be responsible for their actions anymore….
That happens when the people do not demand that their government officials be accountable. The Dominican people seem to forget that the gov’t is working for them and not the other way around.
DNO, that’s stale news, a dead story. The Wikileak sources has been exposed, the UWP cabal. I do not hear too much from them on that issue because this is just another story full of hot air.
I see you’re a regular listener to the animal show on Kairi…lol….poor u
cant touch this, this is mister big-stuff but remember mr bigstuff the song the bird sing on the branch is not the song it sings in the cage your time of rekoning is nigh
Dominica keeps going lower and lower. l.
Skerrit can do whatever he wants and get away with it. I don’t understand what’s going on but whenever news of corruption comes to light it is just dismissed like nothing. I am really scared for the future of Dominica. Such a small island but so much politics
Utter Rubbish…HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
“ONE WORD”
Ha Ha Ha….here he goes again, trying to use reverse pshycology…..The US is very embarrased?? And What about you?
Time will tell
i know ,why would america be embarrassed by a little dot with a gdp almost none existent.our best slogan is if colombus were to return it would be the first island he would recognise.maybe if people wanted to know the truth they would go on wikileaks all on their own
He was not talking about the cables for Dominica. Read the international news man. The US is embarassed by the whole Wikileaks saga. The US has even gone as far as saying the cables released by Wikileaks cannot be proven to be aunthentic.
dat PM mad good luck in getin Visa to leave Dominica
PM, it was just a plot by the opposition. Didnt you realized the timing of this release. And Brian Linton was on the Bayfront during the case spreading copies of the Wikileak nonesense but he couldnt even spread their manifesto which is still on line.
There is more to come but we are not foolish. We will continue to give you our support and will continue to pray for you.
Continue to do the good works that you are doing and be strong in faith.
I guess building roads with loan money and giving a dollar to the poor is good work. Good luck to the skerrit supporters, I hope when he goes down u all follows him
not all those who say lord!Lord! will go to heaven, hypocrete.
no where left to hide
Please stop rubbishing everything…there are other words out there. U know you guys have 5 stories with the word RUBBISHES??? Do a search lol. Admin im just taking a kicks and tell Mt Prime Minister he is wayyy to late on that one.
Skero why do u reffer to the leaks as rubbish and u are at the same time responding to part of it talking about your relationship with your leftist friends?