Fellow Dominicans, friends and well wishers…To God be the glory…Great things he hath done!
We have come to the end of a necessary, but arduous process of electing a new administration, to manage the affairs of government for the next five years. I am grateful, but humbled, that you have once again reposed your confidence in the Dominica Labour Party. On behalf of the candidates of the Dominica Labour Party, and also on behalf of the officers and members of that great institution, I would like to thank you, most sincerely, for your vote of confidence and endorsement.
I wish, first, to congratulate the first time Parliamentary Representatives-in-Waiting; those who ran as candidates of the Dominica Labour Party, as well as those elected on the ticket of the United Workers Party. I look forward to your able contributions in Parliament, and also to your servicing the needs of your respective constituencies. At the end of the last Parliament, we bid farewell to several retiring Parl Reps. I am satisfied this evening that their places in Parliament will be aptly taken and filled by the new members.
I also congratulate the returning Members of Parliament, to whom the first timers will look for support and guidance.
My commiserations are extended also to those who did not quite make it on this occasion. I hope they will be gracious in defeat and will accept the will and verdict of voters.
I believe that Dominica is the ultimate winner this evening; for we have successfully demonstrated to the region and the world, our capacity to conduct a peaceful and democratic election, in which the will of the majority of voters has been respected and granted.
Fellow Dominicans, when I set the date of December 18th as General Elections Day, I was fully conscious and cognizant of the fact that it was seven days to Christmas, and that an immediate transition would have to be made for us to foster and reflect the true and intended spirit of the season. I had confidence in the Dominica Labour Party to win this election. I also had confidence in the voters and other residents of Dominica to make the necessary transition, in a rather short period of time, so that the spirit and atmosphere of the season could be harnessed and reflected in our actions and attitudes one to the other.
Tonight, the victors will, I am sure, celebrate their success…and we must make provision for that! This has been a long and sometimes bruising general elections campaign, and celebration of victory is definitely in order. Members and supporters of the Dominica Labour Party are by now heading to Portsmouth, where our party’s celebrations will take place. I want for these celebrations to be lively, but in good taste. There is no room for acrimony or gloating. We accept our victory, with humility.
It being seven days to Christmas, I do not want for Dominica to remain divided. I want for us to close ranks and embrace the triumph of our democracy. I therefore will be advising my party to suspend formal celebrations after tonight, until a designated period in the New Year, when I look forward to expressing our thanks and appreciation to the voters of Dominica, in grand and traditional style. It is my intention therefore, after consultation with the private sector, to declare a public holiday in the month of January, so that the country can truly celebrate and savor the achievement of our having conducted a peaceful and conclusive process of electing a new government.
This campaign, Ladies and Gentlemen, has had its unfortunate moments. The quality and level of public, media and platform debate has not always been what it should be, and there will be scars. My wish is for us to sign on to the goal and spirit of moving this country forward…indeed, to the next level. I appeal to the victors, to temper jubilation with dignity, humility and respect.
The voters are the ultimate arbiters and they have passed judgment on issues of relevance in the campaign. Let us reach out and seek to close ranks as soon as possible. To those who wanted change and did not succeed, I say to you ‘the people have spoken’ The will of the voters has been determined! Please be gracious in defeat and let us move on with the building of our nation.
Ladies and Gentlemen, the margins of victory in most constituencies have been relatively large. It rules out any ambiguity as to the intention of voters. Dominicans today voted for a return of the Dominica Labour Party to office. That is a reality that cannot be denied and is not worthy of challenge! It therefore behooves us all to accept the result, as the will and wish of the country, and to curtail partisan, abusive and empty rhetoric.
As Prime Minister Designate, I resume normal work tomorrow. I hope to be in a position to name my new-look Cabinet of ministers by Monday, the 28th day of December, so we can start the New Year with a sense of direction and purpose. Accordingly, I urge citizens to embrace the results of this election. Also, to make the necessary transition to the Christmas and yuletide season, so we can welcome relatives and friends to our shores in the spirit of peace, love and harmony.
I therefore take this opportunity to thank you once again for returning the Dominica Labour Party to office. We take your new mandate seriously, and shall endeavor not to disappoint. It is therefore not too early for me to wish one and all, God’s richest blessings in the season ahead; as we look forward to a bright and prosperous 2010.
May God bless us all! May God bless our nature isle Dominica. Once again, Dominica, thank you, thank you, thank you!
Good night!! Regards
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Jeanmahaut, what you mean by the evil skerrit do will leave with him? he done any evil to you? FYI, the evil that WE all do lives with US. HE WHO IS WITHOUT SIN, CAST THE FIRST STONE!!! aye aye, I en see no stone cast yet. Woman/Man/Child/ whoever you are, Skerrit has done no evil, he won a clean and fair election, Lick your wounds and go about your business, Chooooops man, All you making me vex now eh ok!!! behave all you self, all you must learn to accept defeat and understand when soneone is FED-UP with all you nonsense, accusations, lies, and throwing of words.
Come join hands with us let us continue to build an already beautiful Dominica.
I would like to give a big congratulations to Prime Minister Skerrit. I have met Prim Minister Skerrit and could quickly tell he is a good man with a good heart in support of his fellow Dominicans. I’m back him all the way. “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.” -Proverbs 3:5-6
shut up observer ,u know damn well that the seat was stollen from him .only sadam husein and the cuban government dont want opposition ..(dominican wants to kill the opossition so they will not have one )stupid people stupid country) i dont support no party because i think they are all liars ,but why all that mess .lets picture dominica a country without opposition ,that would mean no more election .think about it DOMINICAN.NOW THERES NO PENALTY FOR MURDERERS YOUR FAMILY MIGHT BE THE NEXT VICTIM AND THAT WOULD JUST BE IT ….ALL THEY HAVE TO SAY IS NEXT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The sunshine village Marina, social programs, reduction in port Charges, Net metering for renewable energy users, Tax incentives for Dominican’s to return to contribute, reduction in income tax, tax returns on local investment…all wonderful ways to stimulate our economy into productivity
To the next level…wonderful to see many of my prebudget consultation suggestions are in the pipeline …
Dont forget my other suggestions to:
Break the Exile of the Kalinago, Give part of Woodfordhill for the creation of a model Kalinago village resort.
The Unique spectator regatta with the sailing of the Carib Canoe as the main atraction
…Thank you
Fitzroy
I hope Mr. Skerrit is very happy now that he got the mandate from Dominicans. Apparently the majority wasn’t enough for him so he needs a clear mandate. Mr. Skerrit seems to be a very different person from how he was when he first came into office. I hope Dominicans do not regret making the choice they made cuz there is no turning back the hands of time.
And to all those who keep saying the election was free and fair and that people voted for who they wanted, that is so not true and everybody knows it. Everybody knows that DLP bought nearly all the votes. If they didn’t, they know Dominicans will not vote for them. If the DLP worked so hard in the 9 1/2 years they were in office there would be no need to buy votes. So let’s wait and see what happens in the 5 years they have been given. I guess he will do nothing and then come and ask the electorate for another 5 years.
SOUFRIERE CONSTITUENCY DOES NOT REPRESENT THE SOUFRIERE PEOPLE IN IT’S ENTIRETY.
CONGRATS TO THE PRIME MINISTER AND THE DLP.
CHANGE IS NOT SEEN OVERNIGHT BUT INSTEAD OVERTIME. I AM REALLY THRILLED THAT THE DLP WAS GIVEN ANOTHER TERM IN OFFICE I THINK THEY CAN REALLY HELP THE D/CA PEOPLE.
THERE IS ALREADY EVIDENCE OF IMPROVEMENT (HOWEVER SMALL) FROM THEIR LAST TERM, SO YES I STRONGLY BELIEVE THERE IS GREAT THINGS TO COME BUT THEY WILL NEED THE CONTINUE SUPPORT AND CONFIDENCE OF THE PEOPLE.
NOT T TO THE UWPites, ‘ HAVE U EVER HEARD OF A TOTALLY HONEST POLITICIAN? EVEN THE GREAT NELSON MANADELA WAS FLAWED.’ SO STOP PICKING ON THE FLAWS OF THE DLP BECAUSE THE UWP HAS FLAWS AS WELL.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, NO MATTER THE FLAW OF THE POLITICIAN U HAVE TO ASK URSELF ‘ IS THAT POLITICIAN DOING RIGHT BY THE COUNTRY?’ IN THE DLP CASE THE ANSWER IS YES.
AGAIN CONGRATS
What? You UWPites still havent learnt? Dominicans are fed up with this maypwe business. That’s what brought about the UWP’s poor performance at the polls. You all kept shouting and screaming while the DLP was working hard and minding their business to see how to win the elections. So stay screaming, shouting, cursing and jetaying pawol, and see where it will take you.
Congrats Mr. PM!
Ron, please don’t waste our time. You do not deserve to be the leader of the opposition. You are clearly a follower of Lennox and others. Leaders lead! Enjoy your retirement.
The evel skerrit do will leave with him.
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Dominica Labour Party. Great Job.! Mr. Prime minister the people of Dominica placed their confidence in you, we are expecting you to continue to be true to the people of DA.
Also, you need to do something about the Custom. Its a shame that the customs officers are robbing the poor people at the port. Please let this be your first agenda in January.
Again Congrats.
The Arc of Morality is wide but it bends towards justice ….. (Martin Luther King) Whe we forget God Satan will rule; When we forget God a nation is DOOMED. These are the days when evil seem to rule, these are the days when evil supercedes Good, These are the days when Lieing, cheating, stealing, and killing souls seems to be the order of the day well these are the days. CONGRATULATIONSSSSSSSSS Domi in a cannnn Later will be greater
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Well done Dominicans. That was the best and only choice presented to the people, the parties never had a plan for nation building, the only plan they had was hate, bitterness, greed and jealousy, just to get at one person. That is why the people rejected that type of old time politics and emabraced a new change to move DA forward.
God is the only power that put and remove political leaders by the will of the people Daniel 2 and 4, Romans 13:1-5. The 80’s belonged to freedom, part of the 90’s uwp, now God has put labour in 2000 until, and that might be a long time to stay in until God is ready to remove labour, and it does not appear that UWP will ever return to power. They need to appoint the young man from salisbury as leader, and allow him to select a gorup of young people to start rebuilding the party, without that, labour will be in power for the next 20 years. It does not look possible to slide from 18 seats to opposition in 5 years, they are more likely to take all in 2015, if UWP do no regroup and change their old politics of hate and jealousy. Dominicans for 10 years have rejected it, and they will continue to do so. Eddie only has 8% popularity support in the country, so he is a total waste of time to reclaim his party and expect to win at age 90 years, 2020 when uwp might have a chance.
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sorry for ron green
peter pepper all the way
That’s why people like me did not vote, becuase we couldn’t vote the corrupt government and at the same time the opposition parties were not convinving enough.
I’m sorry to see a stolen election in Dominica…. I guess if more people like me could make a decsion things could have been different. Wake up UWP and Freedom. Give us a better alternative cause we are desperatly looking for one.
Dominica to Dominicans, not to Chinese or Venezuelan… Congrats for a job well done Skerro!
Now, i voted for you, i feel more confident about number priority:”getting a job” mister minister.
Si yo vle si yo pa vle nous ka ba yo labour……
GOD BLESS DOMINICA ………………….vielle case/Itassi City is blessed with our own
GOD BLESS you SKERRIT
Five more years to get concrete proof. Dominicans know exactly what they are doing. Don’t be fooled.
God is good all the time. keep your friends close but your PM closer. Something Happenin’.
MR. skerrit you know you have our suport, we the people of dominica knows that you are presently the best man for the job. i hope that you are ready to serve your people for a very long time because the Lord has called on you to bring dominica where it ott to be. Keep focus my brother and dont let the detractors distract you. The election season is done so its no more about labour party but about Dominica and Dominicans. Foward ever backward never.
MR. PRIME MINISTER, ROOSEVELT SKERRIT, the sheep did not only heard your the voice, they also saw your work.
U knows, I am very disappointed in the Skerrit administration. There is this saying that those who are in the fire will feel the heat. Well Dominicans living abroad are not in the fire, they are not feelin the heat. Y in God’s name did they bring down fellow domincan’s abroad to vote? Isn”t there enough projects in Dominica for that money to be used on? Imagine 2 flights from NY. Dat must have cost a fortune. 1 from Miami. many from the other islands. Boats. Come on. There is this guy from my constituency who came down after 19 years. This guy doesnt care about our country. After 19 yrs? After all, these are the persons who gave those votes to the Labor party. NOT the real Dominicans who actually live there and knkow exactly what’s going on. I am extremely disappointed indeed. This win was not won fairly. But u know wat? WAT GOES AROUND, COMES AROUND. GOD DOESN’T LIKE UGLY. Hon. Skerrit loves power. He has it. I wish him well inspite of all of this. By the way, if he really believed in having a peaceful christmas, he should have left elections for after the christmas season. not immediately before. I am very worried about my dear Dominica
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Congratulations first of all to the Dominica labour party and personally congrats and job well done to my prime minister for a well managed and organised campagne, by the voters reaction you have yet again been given the mandate and i have total confidence you will do right by the god given talent you posess,.,. there will be critics throughout as you expect and always keep in mind mr pm everyone will never be on your side or like wat you doing, but inspite so long your actions are in the best interest of Dominica do what you have to do…we have come a long way once again congratulations and all the best to you in 2010 !!
While I did not vote this government, I wish them luck for the benefit of the country. I hope that they do not wash aside the issues that we the other citizens of this country have, but give fair representation to all dominicans.
COngratulations to the DLP and all other winning candidates. Now that you have won, seek the guidance of God and run the country according to His will. And to all Dominicans let us put our differences aside and work towards the well being of our country.. Let God be praised in all that we do.
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GOD BLESS ROOSEVELT SKERRIT
Congratulations are in order to the Dominica Labour Party on its resounding victory. It proves one thing that Dominicans are very much content on the achievements of the Administration.Nowhere in the world in any political arena has any party after serving two terms of office and vieing for a third done so tremendosely at the polls. Well done dominica, you have spoken and no one can challenge you on your decision.It proves that we are an intelligent people who see right thru politicians who desire to take advantage of us.Once again CONGRATULATIONS TO THE DOMINICA LABOUR PARTY AND THE PEOPLE OF DOMINICA.
well done roosevelt skerrit
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AMEN AMEN AND AMEN……………………………..
NUFF SAID
my grandmother always said dont do as i do do as i say. typical dominicans lol.
Oh not forgetting to be praise by the Dominican people and most importantly by GOD, if he put u there then show him u can do a good job upon that many blessing will be poured unto u THEN Dominica will move forward, with that it difinately will, there is no NO to that. BLESSING MY PEOPLE.
As long as u give the people what is due to them , then every thing is cool. if not then u lied and cannot be trusted again.Obama went in and made many movement, now u do the same , if u want to be praised. Good luck to u prime minister.
I am still waiting for Ron Green’s concession speech.