Leader of the Opposition and United Workers Party Member of Parliament Hector John has responded to comments made by Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit that allege he has been lax in his representation of his constituents and has labeled the Prime Minister as a liar.
“So, Skerrit is a liar to say that Hector John never made representation in Parliament for the people in the Salisbury Constituency,” John told Dominica News Online in exclusive interview.
In his comments the Prime Minister had said John is to be blamed for the conditions of the feeder roads in his constituency and that he had abandoned his people.
But according to John, he had written, through Parliament, to the Ministry of Public Works requesting that repairs be done on the access roads and had yet to receive any response, or see any action.
He stated, “Is Mr Skerrit trying to use Hector John to begin his election campaign? Two years ago he won 18-3, why is he still in campaign mode? Hector John was simply representing the interests of the people of Salisbury, Coulibistrie and Morne Rachette, when Marpin TV showed on the news the deplorable condition of the Salisbury Farm Road and the few farmers expressing their dissatisfaction after 11 years of neglect. Let me make it very clear, Rayburn Blackmoore is the Minister for Public Works and he was written to on September 28, 2010, through Parliament asking him about repair works in the Salisbury, St Joseph and Colihaut Constituencies because these roads affect farmers.”
John pointed to other constituencies where the MPs are members of the governing Dominica Labour Party and questioned as to why the farmers in those areas are currently facing the same challenges.
“Furthermore, the farm access roads in Calibishie, St Joseph, Colihaut, Warner, Castle Bruce and Laplaine are in deplorable conditions. Is he saying that Matthew Walters, Kelver Darroux, Ronald Toulon, Rayburn Blackmoore, Johnson Drigo and Petter St Jean are not making representation in the House [of Assembly]? Hector John simply made representation on behalf of the area, who are in urgent need of repairs to these farm roads, so that they can continue producing quality and quantity to feed their families and the country,” said John.
He pointed out that he saw no need to call on the Prime Minister, once he had written to the relevant ministers when he stated, “Hector John will continue to communicate with the relevant ministers and have absolutely no need to call Roosevelt Skerrit.”
He also mentioned that some the roads in question serve as access points for the end of Segment 8 and 9 of the Waitukubuli National Trail and acknowledges that they also relate the overall tourism product and thus they are of increased, urgent importance.
Hi, both men were elected by the people but Mr John should not call the Prime Minister a Liar. This type of language is un-professional and disrespectful. Mr John could have said that he respectfully disagree with the Prime Minister and state the issues he disagreed with. For someone like me who is sitting at home in NYC and reading this article it makes me worry about the political situation in my country, Dominica. I am sure that both men have a decent education and Mr John should understand that this type of language is not going to further the dialogue.
I AM QUEENS NY,YOU ARE SO RIGHT IOO% CORRECT
Tony, I wish I knew who you were I would send you an award for fair comment. I too would like to say this: there is NO protocol for any member of Parliament to write to any Minster of Government through Parliament. One can ONLY write to the Speaker of the
Fair comment Tony, but I cannot be so nice to Hon Hector John at all. There is NO protocol where a Member of Parliament can write to a Minister of Government through Parliament. However, you can write to the Speaker of the House via her staff. If Hon John needed to write to the Minister on the issue of farm access roads in his constituency then he should know that the way to a Minister is through the Minister’s Permanent Secretary. Hon Hector John seem ignorant of the procedures related to Parliament and or his role as the people’s representative. I think that his statement is further proof that he is not suitable to be where he is and finally, Hon HECTOR JOHN is childish in his choice of words calling the PM of a country a liar, I mean there are other words that could have been used to state his disagreement. Hon Jon attended Monroe College and young people are listening and looking at the individual who professes to more suitable than the sitting PM the one who refuses to sit and participate in Parliament, receives pay from tax payers, for holding and participating in his party’s People’s Parliament, a clear indication of disrespect to the Constitutional Parliament, through which he claimed he wrote to the Minister. Mr Hector John, the Minister’s staff is at his Ministry, where his secretary sits awaiting your so called letter and you cannot communicate with a Minister that way or have the senior members of your party failed to educate you on the established protocols.Salisry is a speacial community BUT me thinks that they may have replaced a flat tire with another flat tire.Hector please show us a copy of the letter you wrote to the minister please please please and which staff member of the apaalriament received that letter and when????? I will not call you a liar sir, NEVER!!!stupes.
HOWEVER ONE CAN ASK QUESTIONS OF A MINISTER ON THE QUESTION PAPER DURING PARLIAMENTARY SESSIONS WHICH YOU BOYCOTT. BOSS IS EITHER YOU IN OR EITHER YOU OUT. IS THE PARLIAMENT THROUGH WHICH YOU WROTE TO THE MINISTER LEGALLY INSTITUTED NOW MR JOHN? YOU ARE A FAKE AND YOU ARE A DISGRACE TO THE HARD WORKING PEOPLE OF SALISBURY WHO ARE A GOOD PEOPLE WHO BELIEVED THAT YOU COULD RESTORE THEIR PRIDE IN PARLIAMENT AFTER THE EW FIASCO, BUT ALAS HOW WRONG THERY WERE!!! THERE MUST BE A SON OF THE SOIL A MAN OF THE BLOCK THAT THEY COULD SEND TO PARLIAMENT NEXT TIME THEY GO TO THE POLLS, BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN A FAILED EXPERIMENT.
I wonder in which parliament Hector has been making his representation. If you send a proposal to the parliament, how do u expect to get a response when u are not in the parliament? Hector stop being an idiot. U are being used by Eddison James and his crew. Remember the other day on Lintons programme where members of your party including Peter Carbon were asking for Eddison to take back the leadership of the party!! Get real Hector!!
PETER CARBON AND EDISON ARE BIRDS OF THE
FEATHERS FLOCK TOGERTHER
I would like to know what is the function of a Parliamentary representative?
Go and ask your parliamentary representative.
Most Dominicans are so hypocrit…eveil…and bad mind than when the truth is told they vex…If skerrit told a lie, why cant i say he is a liar? So is Hector John now the bad person 4 calling skerrit a Liar, which he is…
Mr.John we know the PM lies sometimes ….but that was harsh wee…..calling him a flat out liar…..well you maybe know something we don’t know….please fill us in…..
PLEASE DONT JUDGE ME WRONG HOW CAN MR. JOHN BE HEARD WHEN HE NEVER ATTENDS PARLIAMENT.
ALL THE SO CALL POITICIANS ARE THE SAME
GETTING PAID AND NEVER SITS IN PARLIAMENT.
IF THEY WERE SO HONEST AS THEY PRETENDED TO
BE THEY SHOULD NOT ACCEPTING NO MONEY IF
THEY DON’T ATTEND PARLIAMENT SESSIONS
Do we have a parliament?
Mr John we already know that and there a chance we may even have a prospective dictator in the making. But please Mr.John tell us how much better are you?
Are you the Parlrep Mr. John? We are you going to make representation for “we the people of Salisbury”, so that we can get things moving? Our roads within the village are POOR, the farmers are blaming to Government when you Mr. John DON’T make representative on our behalf in Parliament.
Hector i am not a fan of DLP but when are you going to grow up. Nothing good comes out of this crap
Ha ha!
I’M NOT FOR NO PARTY THE COUNTRY NEEDS HELP.
PLEASE COME TOGETHER TO HELP DEVELOPE DA
CALLING EACH OTHER LAIR IS DISRESPECTFUL,
CHILDISH AND EMBARASSING.
if he falsely accuses mr john then what is he. whether we say that they are liars or dont say it, the point is the country is not improving. not just mr johns constituency.
one thing i must say to Mr PM. just do what you have been doing and do it to the best of your ability. please don’t get caught up in the opposition ill manned political game.they have a responsibility to represent their people. so if they fail them, that’s up to them.
Mr John,
Mr PM expects you to come to him, so that he can have something to talk about on the “Animal Show.” He outed Patrick John, Dr Saverin, yourself and Mr James, for asking him for assistance. This is not a one man Gov’t. Such hypocrites.
Hector…thats nothing new from the Prime Minister..thats his style of governing a country where the citizens dont demand the truth so you quite right on you call…
if that is the case here,i simply say to hector john produce a copy of the letter to DNO so it can be posted so as everyone can read it,and the matter will be resolved.
1. Irrespective of allegation brought against Mr John by the PM, be it true or false as an elected member of the people for which you represent or rather should me representing in the house it is very disrespectful to address the PM the manner Mr John did.
2. Because of the gutter politics that we practice on either side of the political spectrum in Dominica, where we seek to insult each other instead of providing concrete proof to repudiate false allegations. we seek to continue in the politics of division and negativity. Example, a simple proof of the letter sent to the PM would have clear Mr John’s name with political dignity and honor.
3. Globally things are hard and Dominica is no exception to this global stress, when we as a small nation should be coming together to face these challenges together to provide employment and opportunity to people. we instead continue to act like kids instead of being grown men, like dividers instead standing together united as a people. It is time to be men of dignity, with moral standards and respect for other, it is time to for both party to stop campaigning when election is done and start governing to get out of this economic hole that we are in today……
Mr. John, Thank you for giving your side of the story. I believe you.
Just be more agressive with Skerrit because that is his style.
Mobilize your people for action if the Government refuses to repair the feeder roads in your constituency just because Skerrit eyes didn’t fall there.
i know this is what you want to see going on in Dominica, mobilized you people for action. this is the state we get our self into, that is very sad indeed.
if thats how it has to be to fix the country, then WE ARE READY for ur info
WHY DONT YOU ASK THE SALISBURY PEOPLE TO MOBILIZE THEMSELVES AND GET HECTOR JOHN TO ENTER PARLIAMENT TO REPRESENT THEIR ISSUES TO THE GOVERNMENT IN THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY WHERE THE SYSTEM WAS DESIGNED TO HANDLE SUCH MATTERS. HOW CAN YOU BOYCOTT PARLIAMENT AND THEN WRITE TO A MINSTER THROUGH THAT SAME ILLEGALLY INSTITUTED PARLIAMENT HECTOR JOHN. STOP CONFUSING YOURSELF SON, YOU ARE BEING PLAYED BY YOUR PARTY SO YOU CAN SELF DESTRUCT LIKE EW, REMEMER HI THE FRIEND YOU NEVER HAVE TIME FOR, WHOSE VOTES GOT YOU INTO PARLIAMENT, A PARLIAMENT YOU HAVE REFUSED TO PARTICIPATE IN BUT STILL YOU ACCEPT A MONTHLY SALARY, WHERE IS YOUR INTEGRITY HON JOHN????? SHOW US A COPY OF THE LETTER PLEASE GET OF FaceBook FOR ONE MINUTE AND PRODUCE A COPY OF THE LETTER PLEASE. I WOULD NEVER CALL YOU A LIAR SIR NEVER.!!! A WORD OF ADVICE SIR, YOU CAN ONLY WRITE TO A MINISTER THROUTH HIS SECRETARY OR PERMANENT SECRETARY NOT THROUGH PARLIAMENT, ESPEFIALLY ONE WHICH YOU AND YOUR UWP PARTY BOYCOTT. CHILDISH I SAY CHILDISH!!!!stupes.
No need to go to parliament, Skerrit and his boys not ready yet. They cannot take good ideas and manifest them for the people benefit. All they doing is laugh at the ideas, 6 yrs later come back and try to do what they laughed at, stuffed their pocketa while the people suffer. No need for parliament, it like a damn pre-school with skerrit and his students; Our parliament is a joke. I agree to the opposition no need to get in there, its a waste of time. The guys don’t listen and if they want to ask about the road, agriculture or what happen in treasury they cannot ask. NO DMN SENSE OF PARLIAMENT.
@ 4u2c u are just a joker and waist of time …the parliament is to express the needs of your people and to let the dominican people know that u are looking out for our people .if that was done we would know the PM was a liar tand that’s how u built points ,but u all would not know that …..that was the late mike D strength the old way can still get things done
You must stop living in Mars or in hell.Do we have a parliament in this failed state called Dominica?.YOu must remove the red beam from your two big red eyes. We have a mockery being conducted in the House of Assembly but not a parliament.All institutions in this country has been corrupted
Of the two, i will believe the one who has integrity, honesty,and the love of country.I do not believe people with track record of lies . I BELIEVE HECTOR JOHN!
The Biggest failure in Dominica is not the politician, it is we the PEOPLE all of us. At the end of the day whether Hector John said one word the buck stops right at the PM doorstep. He is the leader of the country and he should be the one with the development goals and objective in sight. He is the one to be aware of his productive regions and their needs.
This has become a story of the PM vs Hector John, when it should be does the farmer have the required farm access roads and what will be done to remedy the situation.
We have become a bunch of people who are happy when someone is leading us nowhere or rather when we are moving backwards. The BS we are so comfortable to throw around blindly does not hurt the PM or Hector John at the end of the day we are the ones who going in reverse. Denying truth does not make it wrong.
News Flash: Haiti is currently in our review mirror and catching up fast, lets see how fast they go by us.
Peace!!!
how can he say the man is a liar when he doesn’t go to parliament? if he went, and then skerrit claim he not representing fair enough. but you must go to parliament. what is a letter compared to a face to face meeting? you wouldn’t even employ someone before a face to face interview. dude honestly, you need to go to parliament and pay back the money to the dominican people. in fact, backdate the salary you have received since you boycotted parliament and put it back into the treasury as a down payment for all the improvements you just stated. in my eyes, this guy is a thief and his salary should be halted pronto. see if that don’t get him back into parliament. funy how they go on about the constitution but yet he refuse to go and sit where he is meant to and represent the voters who elected him.
Man just face things as they are and stop allowing any man to tell you how to evaluate what is going on if you love your ISLAND put it fist above man but not above God.
what exactly are u going on about here? because i really do not understand anything
how you can stay out of the house and get things that must pass through the house… Take a seat like everyone else and lobby for you constituency gracon…
HECTOR JOHN,
AS A HIGH RANKING MEMBER OF YOUR PARTY, DO YOU THINK THAT IT IS RIGHT TO CALL THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE COUNTRY A LIAR? AS A DOMINICAN I SEE YOU AS A LOOSER WHO JUST CRAWLED FROM UNDER A HUGE ROCK. PLEASE GET BACK TO THAT ROCK AND BURY YOURSELF DEEPER.
So ‘Devoted’ Dominican, Hector John doesn’t have the right to state the truth that Skerrit is a liar but it seems you have the right to call Hector John a loser and even mention that he crawled out from under a rock.
Hmmmm….well here folks is another manifestation of high grade blatant hypocrisy which is prevalent among some in society.
Hector should qualify the term liar by putting “impulsive” before it. So the two works would be impulsive liar.
bury urself first. what is it to say someone is a liar. If he is a liar then he is, but when the prime minister said that we can go to hell what kind of representation is that. U only looking at one angle. open ur ears and listen to the type of words the prime minister used before hector used just a simple word as liar. what is wron with u all.
can someone plzzzz tell me why Hector talking to the Media in the Third Person…..
Hilarious!!! that’s all i noticed in his statement.SMH
People all you doh realize is after all the bad weather two weeks ago the UNITED WICKED PARTY bring their cameras up there.That is why they will never get my VOTE again.WICKED SOULS.
Ok well then your actors put on a good show for us to see. CAUGHT ON CAMERA!
SPAGGGGS STOP YOUR NONSENSE
ITS NOT MY HAED DAT CARRYING ME
u are so right is not ur HAED but ur HEAD is carrying u
DEAR DEAR
WELL AM SO ASHAMED TO LISTEN TO THIS DEGRADING DEBATE THE SEN ROYER CAME TO MY HOME AND SAID THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF DOMINICA HAS PUT ASIDE 100 BAGS OF CEMENT TO REPAIR THE FEEDER ROADS IN SALISBURY TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR US THE FARMERS. I SUPPORTED THE UWP BUT WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED WHEN ROYER DID NOT GET THE COOPERATION OF OUR PEOPLE TO BEGIN WORK ON THE ROAD. IT HAVE NOT GOT RED NOR BLUE ROAD AND ITS HURTING ME TO SEE HOW THE BAGS OF CEMENT WENT TO WASTE DUE TO IRRESPONSIBLE POLITICS. WE DID NOT GET THE COOPERATION FOR ” YOU KNOW WHO ” i guess we are even boycotting Da’s development and setting back the poor people as a result. THE PM SPOKE THE GOSPEL TRUTH AND I CAN TESTIFY TO IT ; EVEN THOUGH AM SUPPORTING THE OPPOSITION ! I HATE PEOPLE TO DISRESPECT US IN SALISBURY BUT WHEN WE DISRESPECT OURSELVES IT HURTS EVEN MORE !
PLEASE STOP PLAYING WITH THE FUTURE OF DOMINICA ! STOP THIS NONSENSE! WE HAVE A COUNTRY TO DEVELOP AND WE NUST FACE THE HARD FACTS!
SAD TO KNOW THAT SOME OF US BELEIEVE THAT IF A GOVERNMENT BRINGS DEVELOPMENT IT MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR THE UWP TO GET BACK IN OFFICE…SALISBURY NEEDS DEVELOPMENT AND IF IT MEANS THAT THIS GOVERNMENT BRINGS IT THEN LETS RALLY BEHING ANY SUCH PROJECT IN OUR AREA!
MOON BAWI WAKE UP TOO LONG WE HAVE ALLOWED OUR EMOTIONS TO BLIND US ARE WE AWAITING ANOTHER PARL REP TO LEAVE US DRY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH I PERSONALLY FED UP WITH THIS FOOLISHNESS WE ARE AMONGT THE HARDEST WORKING PEOPLE IN DOMINICA AND WHOSOEVER IT IS MUST FLY TEH BAWI FLAY WITH RESPECT AND DISTINCTION FOR TOO LONG WE HAVE THE WHOLE DOMINICA LAUGHING AT US !
good.to hear from someone who is blue.am red and i love you for being honest. da is yours and its mine its not about red blue or green its aouir country to develope not skirrit or hector its ours altogether
BAWI INDEPENDENT YOU COULD NOT SAY IT BETTER. I CONSIDER YOU TO BE AN HONEST PERSON, CAUSE THERE YOU ARE SAYING YOU SUPPORT THE OPPOSITION AS YOU KNOW ONCE YOU’RE FROM SALISBURY WE WOULD EXPECT U TO SUPPORT THEM, BUT U CONCERN MORE OF DOMINICA I REPEAT DOMINICA AND NOT JUST A PARTY. I AM SO PROULD OF YOU FOR SAYING SO. SOME OF US DO NOT CARE OF OUR VERY OWN DEVELOPEMENT WE RATHER FOLLOW THE CROWD AND ALLOWED MR.HECTOR JOHN AND HIS TEAM TO PLAY POLITICES WITH US JUST BECAUSE THEY DIDNT WIN THE ELECTION,THEY CREATE A HATRED FOR SKERRIT AND HIS TEAM DONT GO TO PALIAMENT USE Q95 AS THEIR VOICE AND EXPECT THE GOVERNMENT TO RESPONCE TO THEM IT DOSENT WORK THAT WAY.WHAT I CAN ADVICE YOU TO DO IS TO MEET WITH MR.JOHN AND TELL HIM IF HE WANTS TO HAVE A FUTURE IN POLITICES HE MUST PUT THAT PETTY CHILDREN BEHAVIOUR STY POLITICE AWAY AND BEGIN TO TAKE HIS ROLE AS AN OPPOSITION LEADER GET INTO THE HOUSE AND REPRESENT THE PEOPLE AND THEN YOU AND THE REST WILL KNOW IF SKERRIT IS A LIAR.ONCE AGAIN I WANT TO APPAUSE YOU FOR YOUR HONESTY.
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I put this here to show, that we have much bigger issues to fry than speak of a dirt patched feeder road.
People we need to start thinking big/thing of great things. Hector is confortable talking about watermelons and feeder road…this is all good for the little villagers in Bawi.
But we need to elevate our thinking people really. I would arrest Spags for speaking earl williams coshonie…about feeder roads.
why am I even talking to uwp airheads that seem to know it all but can’t form the government of a small island through the electoral process.
But want to resort to violence and illegal methods to be the next government.
these uwp bloggers on here are bright that they have hajacked WIKILEAKS and posting all sorts of gabbage with use of his blogger handle.
If Ted is the new hector john well we fini bat
ADMIN: We have been monitoring usernames and its use of stifling opinions. Any poster who duplicate a username to stifle another person’s opinions will be automatically deleted. We give everyone an opportunity to express themselves and to use another person’s username in attempt to stifle his or her opinion is childish.
Wikileaks :
There exist someone posting as TED and Me posting as Ted lewis .
In the event you were refering to me which i suspect ( based on TED’s comment) ,then i am no hector John. i am ted lewis from lagoon , portsmouth , Dominica currently resides in Antigua and Barbuda.
when you giving me my sticks please don’t forget to add the surname.
Also why i agree that we need to elevate our thinking we must also ceased from making false accusation like the UWP want to use violence and illegal methods to get into power.if i am wrong then please list such methods because i may have missed out on that public info.
your idea that the feeder roads issue is a small thing is absurd. Dominica being an agricultural state is in need of proper feeder roads and more feeder roads. those roads are key facilitator to the development of the agricultural sector.
If one of these road were bad then i would agree with u thats a small thing but with most of the feeder roads in a deplorable condition to add that there exist arears that were promised feeder roads and more than ten years this promise has not been fullfilled.
Considering the role that agriculture plays in Dominica this is a big issue .
I know that the governmnet cannot do everything because its constrained by its scarce funds, lack of proper prioritization of projects,wasteful spending in certain areas (channel the red clinic funds to the upgrade of these roads)etc.
The government need to show us that they have a policy and when and how are these issue going to be addressed and has the repair works been evaluated and costed and form part of the governmnet PSIP. ( when this is done we can say they have noticed but the funds not there yet)
however I’ve always articulated that one cannot build a country and not able to finance at leats 40% of its Public Sector Investment Program.
Admin, I appreciate that and I hope the people using my handle will stop the practice.
Look,(Wikileaks) America priorities are all messed up. They are building Hospitals, Schools and Road in Iraq, Afghanistan but they are laying off Police Officer and Teachers in New Jersey. They are about to spend another five hundred Billion dollars in Iraq to hire more Police Officer so please do not tell us about their issues in Pittsburgh.
Wow,politics, politics (sigh)can’t do it
I think Mr.Hector John is disrespectful.I thought he was the cream of the U.W.P,but alas…i was wrong.I was harassed by somebody to say that Mr.John is a different person.Mr.John…..set examples for us and our children please.No offense,just do things differently.
So long ago you should have been calling on Skerrit to do the same.
Did you tell your significant other to do the same?
AND THE PM THAT YOU HOLD SO DEAR TO YOUR HEART IS NOT? NO WONDER HE HAD TO TELL ALL OF YOU THAT IT IS NONE OF YOUR DAMN BUSINESS. IT IS OK FOR SKERRIT TO SAY WHAT HE WANT AND WHEN HE WANT BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE OPPOSITION DESRESPECT IS THE NEW WORD. WAY PAPA
Every day we make the world see how stupid we in this country are. we are so blinded by politics that speaking about issues in this country is just a waste of time. So seeing that Dominican will reject fact and put party first. I say go ahead.All good thing must come to an end and when that day comes i hope the same people will shut up and and cry.
independent salisbury.
if mr john has already written to the minister responsible… and mr skerrit is saying that mr john hasn’t come to him… then it gives the notion that to get any aid for your constituents one has to come to papa skerro personally… well i’m not surprised because this current d.l.p looks like a party that has one man doing everything…. and really… if u don’t like mr john why do u friend him on facebook so that u all can report all what he doing… cause skerro sure not on f.b…. only uwp members on f.b… there is a d.l.p group but that is ineffective since majority of d/can youths not satisfied with this administration but from fear of being attacked they keep quiet… u ever wonder why calypsoes with lyrics which seem to put the gov’t in bad press seem to be sooo popular?? that’s cause the masses identify with it… it’s the only time one can openly talk/sing against that d.l.p administration…. also i’ve realised that there’s another ‘wikileaks’… um let’s be original on d.n.o… please post with ur original handle name…. even if i don’t agree with the original wiki… i’d not go so low as to steal his/her name and posting comments which he/she wouldn’t…. i fought for mine.. i know how it feels lol… mots… MOTS… mouth of the north/eas/west.. all kind of mouths are forbidden on d.n.o except for mouth of the south lol… and for stories such as these… ADMIN just as the link for mr astaphans response to mr alleynes story was posted…. it’d be good to continue like that… u could post the link to mr skerrits story under mr john’s response… since there maybe readers who didn’t see or read mr skerrits own… and now it isn’t on the news page but one would have to search in the search bar…. we know many people seem to be lacking and would not think of doing so..
THE MINSTER DOES NOT HAVE AN OFFICE IN PARLIAMENT SO JOHN CANNOT WRITE HIM THROUGH PARLIAMENT. THE MINISTER HAS A MINISTRY AND STAFF INCLUDING A SECRTARY AND PERMANEBT SECRETARY. HAVE WE SEEN A COPY OF THAT LETTER? HOW IS THE PM A LIAR MR JOHN? YOU REFUSAL TO REPRESENT YOUR PEOPEL IN THE FORUM ESTABLISHED BY THE CONSTITUION FOR THAT PURPOSE MAKES YOU THE WORST POLITICAL BLUNDER IN THE HISTORY OF GENERAL ELECTIONS BY THE RESIDENTS OF SALISBURY. YOU NOT GOING PARLIAMENT BUT YOU WRITTING TO A MINISTER THORUGH THAT SAME PARLIAMENT. IS THAT WHERE MINSTERS OFFICES ARE L;OCATED NOW MR JOHN OR YOU LIKE YOUR SENIOR UWP JOKERS JUST WANT TO DO AS YOU ALL PLEASE WITH THE PEOPLE BUSINESS. STUPES.
How Spags can represent if he not going House of Assembly the PM is right
stupes!
FOOLISH TALK. SOR TOE SORT
he a facebook man hmm well looks like the only way labour people can see it is on FB cauz DBS wont say sh**
@ DOITRIGHT have you forgotten that the UWP was once in oppsoition under the Freedom Party and that the attended parliament then? What has changed since in parliament? The current speaker and her abuse of her position to suit hers and the agenda of her earthly master and provider
Spaggs don’t have to write to “parliament” to highlight his constituency’s needs. he must attend parliament and let his voice be heard. He is Dominica’s Leader of Opposition with arare distinction. After two years he has not entered his name in the hansards except for the moment when he RELUCTANTLY TOOK THE OATH OF OFFICE.He walked out of the house immediately, before the ink could dry on his signature and has never returned. Is he saying that he has resorted to writing in secret. Spaggs, you must realize that Edison James has you in his back pocket to do as he wishes. You need to show your worth. Stand on your own if you have to. What do you expect to gain by not participating in the house? By the way Spaggs, you should know that if Dominica has to choose between you and Skerrit for leader of Dominica, do you think they will choose you. That is what Eddy knows why he is staying in the wings to become Prime Minister should the UWP chance upon between government again – that is in the next many years. Between you and Skerrit, I little to do in choosing a leader for Dominica. It is obvious quite obvious you are playing and dancing to Eddy’s tune. You all say Skerrit is a dictator – it means no one can form the royal with him as Eddy is presently doing with you
trust me you not from salisbury.
WHY BECAUSE THE BLUE HAS NOT BLINDED THE WRITTER? TRUITH IS TRUTH BOSS WHETHER YOU BLUE OR RED OR NEITHER.STUPES
IS FACEBOOK,RUM SHOP GOSSIP.
WE PREFERE TO FIND HIM THERE, YOU HYPOCRITES!!!
THAT WE COME TO NAH. SO LET’S SAY UWP WINS THE ELECTION TOMORROW PEOPLE YOU MEAN THAT’S THE BEST WE HAVE..YOU KIDDING ME..ALAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yes we and he speaking in third person…lol “Hector John” say this and did this…didnt he get a degree in something…lol…O Lord Nou wevae…
so why does a politician have to come in this fashon. all he has to do is to publish the copies of these letters so the people can see if he really wrote it.
BUW0,
are you saying that had hector mention the roads in paliament it would have been rehabilitated.
If yes then does that mean that the pm don’t have a plan for the entire country. Or his senator blind with red eyes.
Moreover, since you seem to know everything , does the governmnet have a medium term policy with regards to feeder roads.
if yes then where are they in terms of implementation and what are the costing like.
If implementaion has note begun then when are they expected to start?
Are there any funds allocated in the current budget to deal with feeder roads.?
again if yes provide amount and state which roads are earmarked for this current fiscal year.
Are you saying that using mediums other than paliament is not making representation.
( don’t u realized how fast he got the attention of the pm by using marpin TV)
Can you blame an opposition member in anypart of the region who has the same form of political system like dominica, for works not being done is his constituency when infact the opposition don’t form part of budget consultation ( discussion before and during the preparation of the budget).
Finally , are you wikileaks ? cause you like wilileaks allways seems to miss the bigger picture.
The big picture is that most feeder roads across the island is in need of rehabilitation .
it doesn’t take hector to inform the pm any concerned citizen can inform the government through any medium that he/she chooses . I think using television and other medium other than paliament would bring about a faster reaction of the politician . Don’t you Agree BUWO/ wikileaks.
LOL….I am not Wikileaks, whoever that is…so put that to rest.
OK..so if television and other medium bring faster reaction, why do we have a parliament? Lets let rid of parliament and everyone goes to the media and we will live happily ever after. lol…so that is why the parliament is being boycotted?
I quote you in part, “…. for works not being done is his constituency when infact the opposition don’t form part of budget consultation.” Where do you think budget consultation is done? Over the phone? Shouldn’t budget consultation be done in parliament? The very parliament John is not attending. LMFAO…
Bigger picture? yes…feeder roads across the island need attention but the government cannot tackle all of them at the same time. We just don’t have the resources.
In order to tackle all feeder roads across the island at the same time, we need to raise taxes (everybody is going to bawl about that) or go to a country that will give us loans at concessionary rates. But when we go to China, everybody bawling. America is not interested in repairing feeder roads in Dominica since these things do not affect their national security. lol
So what do you suggest we do?
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Buwu
Thanks for confirmation that you are not wikileaks.
on your second: respond Your lack of intuitive thinking is at display here. No one is suggesting that we should get rid of paliament but in terms of the opposition call being effective its not the best means. i am sure less than one in ever ten person you meet actually listen to paliamentdebates which hapens less than 10 times a year.
Because our opposition don’t have access to funds ( like senators in the us with the state budget) then they have to use the most effective measure of drawing the attention of the government to various issues.
On your Third respond: Bowu for an educated person like you to confuse CONSULTATION with DEBATE is laughable.
Consulation is where the ministry of fiance meets with other ministries, statutory coperation, unions, and other stakeholders to include the opposition , to gather imformation thats filtered through the budeget.
Consultation is the first part of budget praparation. I will not laugh you but hope u read and learn something new.
Your next respond is so properly said that i just wish your PM would have responded the same way . That would save us all this unnecessary debate.
what hapens in paliament is the BUDGET DEBATE . Thats when the government defends how it intends to spend the state funds .
i hope you learned something today.
Hahahaha….this could go on forever but I cannot go on arguing or responding to everything.
Needless to say I will point out parliament is the best place for bringing the issues of state to the fore. That is how our political system was forged. Going to the media, nice at it sounds, will not solve anything. Tell your UWP people to head to parliament.
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Buwo
Isn’t it the same paliament who agreed for a reform of the electoral process to include voters ID and reregistration ( cleansing of the voters list).
what has been the result to date.
you need note repond to everything BUWO especially when u not man enough to state that u agree that budget consultation are not done in paliament but the budegt after prepared by the ministry of finance is presented to the lower house by the minister of finance and is debated upon in paliament for its approval to the upper house.
it seems like the mechaivellian technigues of the PM is having a contagion effect on you all.
just imagine this morning 12th oct 2011 dr.Benjamin was on a radio programme with mat and he said that since feb 2011 the minister promised them a vehicle and up to now they cannot get it so much for if spags had made his request in the house.lol
Ted, why don’t you give your ‘intellectual showmanship’ a break and concentrate on more important personal issues which would only require the use of some common sense? Frankly you comments here are becoming a bit irritating, especially for someone who doesn’t live in DA.
irritating to those who have red eyes. I challenge you that if your personal issues is better than mines then do like me and use ur correct name .
Everytime the debate goes beyond your intellectual capacity you try attack me personally. well unlike you i have nothing to hide which is why when i write i do it under my correct name .
Ted I wish not to respond to you. But anyone who knows you know that you are just full of ‘hot air’, blablabla. Not everyone with a degree is an intellectual. Bring all those so-called ideas you have to the government you worki for in Antigua and maybe that could restore the faltering economy. But then again, it is talk plenty, do nothing technocrats like yourself who are mainly responsible for the problem in the first place.
Wow! you are so good. SMART….Could not have said it better
so right at this moment, if you don’t ask Mr PM for something personally you don’t get it .i thought that’s why we have different ministers with the respective ministries …………….well i guess not . boy look showdown !!!!! Dominica is heading in the wrong direction.
John give that thing up,you makeing a mess( )yourself.
when will that political war end? I am so thankful to the Almighty Father that I am not presently in Dominica. If I was there I would have to run to somewhere else.
There is no political war. UWP at war among themselves.LOL.
A A Hector ou veeway. lah ou sortir. Ou finir wayvay.ooooohhhhh.
I thought you had given up but you seem to have been working tremendously hard to put together info for your next nuclear bomb.. thanks Mr Hector but I am not interested in your comments anymore. What you are doing is not a job, its more of a critic vibes.
Find a job!!
Hector John, it was better to have shut up than to open your mouth and prove yourself to be quite an idiot. More and more you are becoming quite an embarrassment on to yourself and your constituents. Time and time again you are showing how foolish you are. You should do the honourable thing and just resign and be gone with yourself.
You people are so freaking disrespectful, it is not funny. What did Hector John say in this article that qualifies him as an idiot. I think you are the big idiot for failing to read simple constructed sentences. I did not think the article that DNO wrote was that complex.
When I compare Hector with no experience and Skerrit with no experience, Hector outshines Skerrit. When I compare Hector with no experience and Skerrit with some experience, Hector has almost outshined Skerrit.
For someone with a BA in English, no one lacks eloquence like Skerrit. So stop bashing Hector, because surely we can all engage in bashing.
Give the young man a break, stop calling him foolish, he has gone out there and educated himself, I wonder what have you done with yourself lately.
You do not like people to call Skerrit thief, so stop calling Hector foolish, and in retrospect, call me a fool, but you see that handle “volair” I doh want it at all, because a thief is always a thief and cannot be trusted and it is very uncomfortable and embarrassing to be in the presence of a thief.
Above all…it is A SIN to steal, but what can of sin would “foolish” qualify to be? You see why Hector has no reason to be ashame. None at all.
YOU YOURSELF JUST LIKE HECTOR OR HECTOR LIKE YOU.ALLYOU WILL SHUT UP OR SHIP OUT DOH.
well DVT his constituents dont see him that way….so duh!
Stick to the issuies blinded people and stop the petty politiking…… The PM needs to stop trying to fool the masses with his forbidden psychological tactics
Spaggs the PM is right. you are the liar. All you do is post photos of food and others on facebook and walk around Roseau with the juice in the brown bottle around roseau(World book of records) thats what uwp reduce to?
Can you please find a next name to post with other than TED.
Seriously…..Who are these kids on here? Is red clinic closed today? Because level headed adults won’t reduce themselves to this filth.
I have concluded that don’t matter how hard anyone or myself try to just point out a few simply truths so as to allow you guys to see beyond your ignorance and partisan is indeed a hard task ahead.lets look at it in small doses Mr John brought the media to high light the road problems,Mr PM came out with the most ridiculous argument to say that Mr John should be in parliament to make representation but the question is how many government ministers are in parliament and the same roads in there constituent are in the same bad or worse condition as the roads in Mr John’s constituent, so we can all conclude that the minister who are in parliament should stay out of parliament as they have not achieved any progress to the same bad roads. That is simply the issue at hand so why you guys would want to jump up and try to shoot down Mr john in flames is so ignorant and partisan. Simply truth why do people have a problem with simply truth and fact come on people we should not just let ignorance cloud our vision,please.
The contagion effect of red eyes and red brain tumor is very prevalent in Dominica . In dominica we defending redness right or wrong even if it makes some intelligent individuals like wikileaks, buwo and south man look like an A**.
Oh please shut up!!! Enough of you, fool!!!!
You want to know why? THE TRUTH HURTS and these supporters have nothing to defend against and to answer to the truth with and so their only recourse is to resort to personal attacks. It’s like if you stumble upon a thief in action on your property he will not just say “ok you got me i was wrong to do this i’m sorry” He will desparately try and defend himself and maybe try to hurt you in the process and may even tell you you had no right being there at that time
As I see it, almighty Skerrit is saying that if you want something, you must bow to him. He has ministers but yet you need to approach him personally. Otherwise, you never asked. Mr. John, let me suggest that when you need a feeder road for your constituency, please put on your red shirt and go to the red clinic where your demands may be met.
This is just pure bull!! And all you jacks, who are so blinded by politics, are not seeing through this. The needs of the constituency have to be discussed in parliament and not on Roosevelt Skerrit’s personal agenda. The relevant minister has to be informed so he can put it in his budget, not Roosevelt Skerrit. Why does he have ministers? Is this a case of micro management? Are his ministers so incapable that he has to do everything?
I am so disappointed by this trend of thought. Take an issue for what it is. Take the politics out of your eyes and then you will see clearly or much clearer. We all know how Dominica governments operate; if you did not vote them you suffer. But that is not from lack of representation!! You can ask but that does not guarantee you will receive!!
By the way, buwo is patois for a**? Just checking!!
This poster said “The needs of the constituency have to be discussed in parliament and not on Roosevelt Skerrit’s personal agenda.” But, Johnie Boy NOT attending parliament, so how can the needs of his constistuency be discussed in parliament?
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Hector, the PM statement doesn’t warrant a response. It appears like you have absolutely no experience in politics. As a politician you need to determine whats important and what’s not. What requires a response and what doesnt. You keep playing catch up with skerrit politics. Stop being on the defensive and be on the offensive. Eg. When you did not receive a response from department of public works you should have called DNO and present a report…..
Hector. It is plain and simple to see that you wasted your time and the people of Salisbury time when you wasted so much time at this bogus, so called “PEOPLES PARLIAMENT”. You could have gone to the official parliament which the people of Salisbury twice elected you to represent them in and state their case for development in their constituency. Man-up, apologize to these people who’s hard earned tax is paying your salary and start representing their interest. If you are unable to do that please step aside to allow somebody else to do the job.
Hector was right to bring Marpin Because is not now Edison write Reggie re housing in Marigot and nothing, he also took a delegation there and remember what they were met with Skerrit big Dalmnations so as a parl rep i don’t need to go to Skerrit when in my official Capacity i wrote the relevant minister or ministries, The thing is these ministers Really lack Power, cause Look how long they promise D accident Victim Support she yet to get it
can John understand English
WHY DOES HE REFER TO HIMSELF IN THE 3RD PERSON?
Reminds me of Bob Dole.
And see what happened to Bob Dole?
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1. Why is Hector John speaking of himself in the 3rd person? Comical …
2. When will these “grown men” put away childish things and, well, grow up?
3. Who is there among us to effectively lead us out of this moral, spiritual, economic and political abyss in which we now live?
I wondered the same thing
Dosesn’t Roosevelt Skerrit do the same? Have you ever asked why Skerrit does it? remember this? ” No body under no law or no constitution in this country can prevent Roosevelt Skerrit from being nominated to contest this general elections” There are many more examples of this 3rd person relation
Come to Islam and this country will move forward
Move forward are you serious, we do not want all this bad stuff happening to Christians by Muslims to happen in DA, Islam is nothing better, are you for real
“Skerritt is a liar to say that Hector John never made representation in Parliament for the people in the Salisbury Constituency,” This is what John said. But how could he say that when he never attended parliament?
So who is the liar Hector John?
Oh, maybe he was talking about his Facebook Parliament. Sorry Hector, it does not work that way.
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i agree with u totally; John i think did not understand what Hon. Skerrit said. he needs to go on face book to look up the meaning lol.
Quit being a fly and face facts Wikileaks. Hector does not have to kiss the PM’s behind to get aid for his constituency. He followed protocol and contacted the relevant ministers. He does not have to attend parliament for the people of Salisbury to get the help they rightly deserve. I like to refer to Salisbury as an very independent and strong village but it looks like their failure to bow to the DLP is what is causing the PM to treat them as step children. Try as the PM and DLP may, Salisbury cannot be broken,,,Salisbury ahead!
I meany Buwo..not the infamous Wikileaks
Did you read John’s comment? Let me cut and paste again, “So, Skerrit is a liar to say that Hector John never made representation in Parliament for the people in the Salisbury Constituency.” He said IN parliament. Did he attend parliament to make representation IN parliament? So how can he say the PM is a liar?
The story further stated, ‘according to John, he had written, through Parliament, to the Ministry of Public Works requesting that repairs be done on the access roads and had yet to receive any response, or see any action.” He didn’t say he wrote to the ministry of work directely, he said he wrote to the ministry THROUGH parliament.
Now that is the same parliament he and his cohorts are saying is illegal and he refuse to attend.
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You are nothing but what you call yourself. The opposition have walked out of parliament a few times since the last election. Was parliament hel at your house? The only way they could have have walked out of parliament means that they were there in the first place
“Attending” parliament does not mean showing up and walking out. How can you show up and walk out and say that you attended and did “representation” in Parliament as Johnie boy is alluding?
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And the only reason was to keep there job as we know strike 3 of missing parliament and u out, they are so selfish… where are the days of representing in opposition with a passion like the late Mike Douglas who was there for over 15 years under the Dam Eugenia Charles Administration…and people think Skerrit is a dictator the Iron lady wasnt easy either in her days…Hector John is a personal friend of mine, but he lacks experience and he’s being led by the oldschool politicians who have no sense of direction….I pray the best for my country and it’s leaders put country first always.
You Buwo said they never attended and I was showing you how wrong you was and while walking out is not the best thing remember reactions are brought about by actions. Their walking out was caused by some action so there was a reason for walking out. If they had no intererest in attending then they would not have gone there in the first place