Days after the ruling Dominica Labour Party (DLP) claimed that leader of the United Workers Party (UWP), Lennox Linton, plagiarized the work of Allen Chastanet of the St. Lucia UWP and others, the UWP is alleging that prime minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, is also guilty of the same trangression.
However, the DLP was quick to shoot down the allegations saying what is being pointed out by the UWP is “standard practice and bears no similarity or relation to the wholesale lifting of another’s personal perspective, vision and program and passing it off as your own.”
For the past days Linton has been embroiled in the controversy which was first made public on Kairi’s Next Level Program. A number of documents have since then been produced which the DLP said is clear evidence that the UWP leader is guilty of plagiarism.
Last Thursday the DLP held a mass meeting meeting in Lagon, Roseau which focused mainly on the matter, pointing out that Linton must demit office because of the allegations.
However, days later, the UWP came out with its own allegations producing a number of audio and video clips which it says clearly show that Skerrit had also committed plagiarism and has used the work of others in his own speeches.
One such clip shows Skerrit delivering a speech which was similar to that of prime minister of Mauritius, Anerood Jagnauth.
Jagnauth delivered his speech to the UN on September 24, 2003, while Skerrit delivered his speech, also to the UN, on September 24, 2004.
The UWP is also alleging that Skerrit plagiarised the speech of the late prime minister of Barbados, David Thompson.
Thompson delivered a speech on April 15, 2008 on negotiations on forming a partnership between the EU and CARIFORUM, to include all CARICOM nations.
On April 23, 2008, Skerrit delivered a speech, which the UWP says is basically word for word from Thompson’s speech.
But in a statement on Monday morning the DLP flatly states that the UWP got it all wrong.
“The Dominica Labour Party decries with ridicule, attempts by operatives of the United Workers Party to play down the impact of proven allegations of plagiarism against the leader of that party, Lennox Linton,” the statement said.
According to the statement, the allegations pointed out by the UWP are nothing more than “established practice.”
“This is normal, established practice that should have been known to United Workers Party operatives, wanting to lead Dominica in the 21st century,” the statement said. “Anytime there are such international conferences, reports from various select committees are circulated to all presenters for the expressed purpose of inclusion in their various submissions and updates to the meeting.”
Concerning the speech by Jugnauth the DLP said, “Consequently, there is evidence to show, that the said referenced updates on the Gatt/WTO negotiations and preparations for the Conference on Small Island Developing States, were contained in the speeches of several other speakers and leaders, including Mr. Jean Ping, then President of the United Nations General Assembly, the Right Honourable Prime Minister of Mauritius Sir Anerood Jugnauth, KCMG, PC, QC and President Tong of Kiribati. They all used the same or very similar language when they spoke at the referenced conference.”
In the case of the Thompson speech, the DLP said the very same principle applies.
“In the case of the Caricom address, the same principle applied where all leaders would have been quoting from the same brief, as provided by technocrats from the Caricom Secretariat,” the DLP said. “These are updates provided by the Secretariat for deliberate and authorized inclusion in the submissions of presenters. Such material therefore cannot be stolen, as it is freely given and made available to all persons down to address these conferences.”
The DLP stated that if the UWP was paying close attention “they would have realized that several presenters, other that Prime Minister Skerrit and late Prime Minister Thompson, included the same facts in their updates to the meeting.”
The party is claiming that what has been brought forth by the UWP “bears no similarity or relation to the wholesale lifting of another’s personal perspective, vision and program and passing it off as your own.”
“The Dominica Labour Party insists that what Lennox Linton did was plagiarism of the worst kind; as the speech crafted for Allen Chastenet was scripted for Allen Chastenet, for delivery to a St. Lucia audience by Allen Chastenet,” the DLP said.
The DLP stated that in any civilized country a politician who did what Linton did would have been fired by the party.
The DLP’s full is statement below.
The two diagrams below were produced by the UWP.
This video has been circulating on social media
Below is the full statement by the DLP.
I have one thing to add to this discussion… Has anyone read the entire address by the PM in 2004. I challenge u to and decide at the end if u still believe it is plagerism on his part. We need all the info to make conscious decisions. Giving an exert without presenting the proceeding paragraphs which puts the whole into perspective is wrong. my two cents.
too wicked… When the DLP read the first and third lines of Lennox acceptance speeches, did they read the entire speech. Your PM stole the entire speech of two Prime Ministers and that is that. Now, you want to say is not all he stole, but just some. Foolishness.
A very serious observation, the plagiarizing was made at the United Nation, Vince Henderson has been very quiet. We have been hearing a lot from Tony and the animal show. It would appear, when Mr. Lennox Linton says Dominica is being ran by Tony, he is right on Q.
“CHEBEY CHUCKIE, ORIGINAL HOLD THEM.” it is so strange when lennox was chastised for plagiarism the labourites went on a rampage and even had a public meeting in lagoon to express their disappointment. The man who calls himself ” Ti-Papa” said on air that if such a thing had happen to the DLP, he as deputy political leader would call an immediate meeting to question the possibility of such a leader, but hear who is saying that- the man who went searching for a bank that did not exist until tony said ,”HE KNEW…. This I know for a fact.” Also that is the same man who got fired three times?????? Poor Arm-Bruise!
Guess what, now their deceitful P.M is caught in a MUCH greater act, They Vex! Hey as the famous reggae man Peter Tosh said… ” If you live in a glass house don’t throw stones.”
Chebey Chucky!!!!!!
skerrit MAD
You people have absolutely no knowledge of the topic in question. PLAGIARIZING IS COPYING A PERSON’S WORDS OR IDEAS AND PRETEND THAT THEY ARE YOUR OWN. That’s completely different from citing another person in the course of one’s speech. So you all need to quit throwing this terminology around and comparing body of works to all this garbage playing out in DA gutter politics!!!
Amazing Jack .. and we thought the guy was brilliant with his speeches. Sad!
doubting thomas you was in dominica with us all the time nuh?
Where is Mr Skerrit in all of this? Has anyone heard from him since the recent revelations? Is he in hiding or what?
Next time Skerrit should do like Scrunter and put his notes in the palm of his hands. That would not be plagiarism.
This is embarassing to the nth degree.
@Snewo-rumyal,
OK peple, let us look at it that way.
If the UWP could win 2 constituences in the up-coming elections, how would that help them? Because, don’t forget that they wone 3 in the last electionns bout they stayed away from the house.
I dear to predict, that the UWP under the wings of Lennox Linton can never win more than 1 seat in the next elections. So, what do you think will happen to the UWP???
Please ask Trevor Jonson that question!
Winston warrington, I know you feeling bad already but let me further expose your ignorance because it is too common among DLP supporters who do not read, don’t follow news and are so easily fooled. Here is another link to see how Former President Bush Speech writer accused President Obama of plagiarizing Bush in his 2014 State of the Union address. The web page is http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2014/01/bu
Let me inform you that educated people do not write like you.
This is no place to boast my academic qualifications which I could not attain without the ability and inclination to read. When you disagree with anyone, address the facts as I do without showing your hasty urge to judge others by the Lilliputian level of your thinking.
@Winston warrington, you are just a typical blind dlp supporter that knows absolutely nothing about world event. You guys don’t read and only listen to dbs and kairi so you cant be informed. I said in a previous blog that candidates that are losing usually accuse their opponent of plagiarism and I used Hilary Clinton who accused Obama of plagiarism as example. You responded by saying this:
“Stop your propaganda. Obama, the past President of the Harvard Law Review was never accused of plagiarism. He knows the law.”
Please see below as reported by CBS News:
By/ CBSNews/UWIRE.com/February 19, 2008, 8:18 PM
Obama Accused Of Plagiarism In Speech
This story was written by Solly Kane, The Daily Cardinal
Presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., has come under scrutiny for a speech he gave Saturday in Milwaukee and its similarities to a speech by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick.
The website http://www.youtube.com has a video showing the similarities of the two speeches, and both campaigns, Obama’s and U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton’s, D-N.Y., have responded to the accusations of plagiarism.
Obama’s speech Saturday sounded similar to a speech given by Patrick in his 2006 campaign for governor, according to the video.
“Don’t tell me words don’t matter! ‘I have a dream.’ Just words. ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.’ Just words. ‘We have nothing to fear but fear itself.’ Just words, just speeches,” Obama said in his speech.
Patrick used many of the same phrases in his speech.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal’-just words. Just words. ‘We have nothing to fear but fear itself’-just words. ‘Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country’-just words. ‘I have a dream’-just words,” Patrick said in 2006.
Patrick said in a statement he and Obama are friends, and said the allegations were just attacks by Clinton. Patrick announced his endorsement Obama in October 2007.
“Similarities” as in the above statement, does not equate verbatim. Understand the nuances of the language. Similar expression is not the same as identical wording.
Similar? you need hearing aid.. Skerrit copied the man speech… It was just a coincidence he did not say he was the PM of India, or Mauritius.
Don’t come out talking holier than thou if you are just as guilty. U know ….The cream always have a way of coming to the top. Good or bad it will eventually show. Now lets get on with the business of nation building and stop wasting Dominicans time.
Anyone with an understanding of plagiarism will recognise that the UWP is yet to provide proof to its claims against Skerrit on this matter. On the other hand there is no doubt that Linton is guilty. Chastnet PUBLISHED the ideas, by way of his speech, which we are yet to relate to a previous source. Even if Linton was the one who wrote the speech he no longer has OWNERSHIP of the ideas. He was obligated to credit Chastnet when he used the direct reproduction of sections of the speech. The same applies to the other sources even if they now have public domain status.
By continuing to disclaim, Linton is casting shadows on his suitability for the high office.
Sick DLP supporter…did Skerrit declare the owner of his speech!!!
You DLP supporters will be the cause the downfall of Skerrit…not Lennox Linton
Anonymous all you afraid Team Dominica will expose all you secrets, that’s why all you hell bent on disturbances but The Living, powerful God doesn’t sleep neither does he slumber, he will perfect what which concerns TEAM DOMINICA.
What you are saying is that if I write a song for you to sing after you sing it it is yours and I have no rights on the song? So if Pat Aaron sings Time for change he is copying Dice?
Mr Skerrit needs to come out of HIDING and address the Dominican public re these new allegations against him, the same way he addressed us about the allegations he and his crew made against Lennox. We have heard Lennox’s explanation in his own voice and words. Let us hear yours Mr Skerrit in your own voice and words and stop hiding behind Tony. Be a man for once.
YOUR SILENCE SPEAKS VOLUMES!
Scone out and defend what? The PM needs to resist these unnecessary distractions and continue with his work. I am sick and tired of all these ridiculous allegations which has nothing to do with running the Island. The UWP should tell us what their practical strategies are. They need to convince us that they are a suitable alternative. All they’ve done so far is knit pick and take out maypwee. This is simply not good enough. Linton’s mouth keeps getting his ass in trouble!! When will he ever learn????
Ambrose and Ian trying to fire Skirret he has done them wrong for to long so trying to heat him back .i love regie speach to he was talking to allo justina and darroux about payment to run elections ….i wonder if Skirret was at the meeting while they were there on linnox because i know that man style he stays home with wife and son and when he ready to talk he comes like a big boss showing of with several police officers guarding him walk in the crowd just make his speach wave and back in his bed and all the time his supporters catching the cold and dew magwasa
Godly foundation are established when the word of God and his principles are the structure upon which an individual’s life, marriage, family business, community or government stands.The righteous must call upon the name of the lord for the total repair of his foundation.At time of this lie Dlp must speak the truth if the know how my my God what is this Lord have mercy on us here we need it.
So why then can’t the leader of the opposition cannot partner with a sister Caribbean island politition to share ideas since both countries have similar problems. It is the same principle.
This labour party is really playing on the intelligence of its people. This is one effect a brain drain can have on a country. The less informed are preyed upon and exploited for power. Yet you talk about integrity and calling a man bastard when you not even sure who your father is. If the country had to vote on background, family values, integrity and bastardy our current PM would be looking for a boat out of outou to Guadeloupe.
shaka, that would be even greater if he said so hence the reason he should have used the quote as to, just like our sister island who sits in the same boat, like my brother Mr. Chastanet said we will so this do that, does that not sound more credible? knowing that there’s other people in the region that share your same sentiments, that’s where I came to terms that the leader in waiting is not as bright as he might want people to think he is. And to think someone who seems as educated as you seems to be you keep falling for these plagiarisms.
You really think after 14 years in office I am going to listen to someone in power hold a meeting about plagerism. The principles described in the DLP piece sound pretty similar to what Lennox and the gentleman from st. Lucia explained. Since the campaign started all the DLP has done is look for a Linton miss step to make an issue that has nothing to do with a path forward for Dominica.
Labourites themselves agree skerrit getting kick backs and using state funds but looking for a fault in Linton to say he just as bad. Give us substance on the economy, crime, agriculture, manufacturing etc. labour party taking all kind of money from China. Which other country in the world steals more intellectual property than China. Why DLP never complain?
The colloquial use of the word “bastard” for swearing in the Dominican culture has nothing to do with one’s family status at birth . It has always meant that the target person is despicable. If you are too young to know that, you should seek advise from your seniors before you comment on these things.
Here you go making excuses. Show me a dictionary that shows colloquial meaning for bastard. If skerrit give some of you twisted cool aid to drink some of you would even ask for seconds.
All the issues in that need to be address in this country and these fools arguing about plagiarism. Smfh….This is an obvious distraction attempt by DLP. I question the intelligence of the UWP party to even entertain such crap
Fire Simeon and Lennox. Leave Tony for the Mob.
So Astaphan and the Skerrit gang again made an arsee of themselves and people who are way smarter than them got it wrong?
When I hear people refer to Tony and or Skerrit as smart I call myself a genius. At PSS Skerrit was no where close to the top of our class and when he transfer ed to Grammer School he was not anywhere close either. When a young man leaves the islands to go study English I am forced to wonder what is his motive cause a degree in English certainly does not provide good prospects for someone coming back home.
As for Tony – I just don’t understand how a man who is suppose to be smart can continue to present himself as public lunatic. I am from Ports mouth and know Alick Lawrence. Now this is a smart guy. He continues to stay silent even though his finger prints are found in some places. Besides Alick is an island scholar whereas Tony is first and second year failure at UWI.
The only reason Tony is shameless and bold is because of his life of luxury and privileges. In other words I have nothing to loose. Tony did not come from an underprivileged family as Alick Lawrence.
Did anybody hear Alick Lawrence SS Anything About Those Emails THATf Hatched Up A Plan To Undermine The Integrity Of Our Voting process. Well Alick wrote books on true democracy and is so smart that he remains quiet.
Tony on the other hand continues to talk even when it has been proven time and time again that the more he talks is the more he hangs himself and embarrassess others. But Tony has no shame and he feels entitled to the adoration of black people and poor people in Dominica and he has found a way to impose his fetishes through the use of a corrupt PM , a clergy too compromised to speak out, intimidated legal fraternity, an intelligencia too dependent and fearful of victimization.
But Tony the end of your rope is near. Everything you hung yourself the corrupt system find ways to release you but those who man and control the corrupt system they too are only passers-by.
Without Speaking notes I dare say “How Long Not Long”.
Why all them talk nuh..just call d bloody election..I tired now
skerrit cannot even stand like a man and talk for himself. This speaks volumes. Is he waiting on heartless to write him a ‘forgive me ‘speech. The only speech that originates from him is the gutter mammie type politics. He has referred to people as bastards on more than one occassion; knowing fully well he came to this earth as a bastard ….. he is so desperate to win th elections. The big dirty rats will soon jump out from his underpants.
I have read every comment in here and with a broken heart is must say.. I personally give up on the country going any where.. Its one thing to support a party but dammm to do it so blindly and with no common sense.. how can any educated person try to justify this and say Linton did it but PM did not….. they are both guilty and they both need to grow up an stop this crap… Start having serious discussion about moving this country and the people forward….. Enough of the crap now man.
Amen, the country is in a bad place. The mentality of the people is sickening. What about faith in God, also majee putting all you faith in Man and party?? All you not ashamed? I’m not supporting any damn party, but I will vote for who I believe is the better option for Dominica, the rest of you should be doing the same
to much lay lay in they country and no jobs no money no love
If Chastenet is admitting that both himself and Linton worked on his speech then Linotn cannot be accused of plagarising his own work whether they did it jointly or not. That is just standard. But it is time to debate issues and stop calling useless rallies to throw out bad talk.
it have so much work to do in they dam country stupes
All this because Lennox caught the pm begging Hartley for notes for a women’s branch meeting?
De bastard fooled me thinking we hold lennox only to find out he did it at the UNITED NATIONS, Magway sah skerro looking like u will go instead of lenno.
You should acquaint yourself with the fundamental meaning of plagiarism and re-examine both positions then and only then will you know who fooled you. For a start you might want to ask who published the statement/speech. Then you must ask who “OWNED” the ideas forming the speech. Later you might want to establish the domain of the information in the speeches. I can guarantee you will find out that they were comparing “apples and oranges”.
What heck did Daryl Tire write as an explanation for Skerrit plagiarism. When one listen to other leaders in the region none of them used the exact speech of the other. Everyone dealt with the topic in their own words but Skerrit used word for word another leader’s speech.
@Fast N FURIOUS, Is this really you? I almost cannot had to pinch myself to see if I was dreaming or not.
OK peple, let us look at it that way.
If the UWP could win 2 constituences in the up-coming elections, how would that help them? Because, don’t forget that they wone 3 in the last electionns bout they stayed away from the house.
I dear to predict, that the UWP under the wings of Lennox Linton can never win more than 1 seat in the next elections. So, what do you think will happen to the UWP???
Please ask Trevor Jonson that question!
Well, let’s call it as we see it; Marigot (UWP), Salisbury (UWP), Roseau South (UWP),Paix Bouche (UWP), Wesley (UWP), Grand Fond (UWP) for now. There is a lot of work to be done and money to be spent before losing.
It’s very interesting DNO did not cite allegations from the DLP meeting in the same manner which they now present the information from the UWP’s radio programme
That’s because UWP meetings are always educational and ear worthy. You can quote any speaker at anytime without having to cut some words, That’s not the case with a DLP meeting. They always curse and use words that are not ear worthy and theerfore DNO would have to re do a lot of sentences to make it ear worthy.
This is laughable UWP. Anyone who attend international meetings will know that there are certain key areas of generic facts about a particular them that is repeated, especially in speeches of diplomats and heads of state. That is common practice ( and I am pretty certain if one had to carefully scrutinize speeches made by ex-PM Eddison James and others that too would be the case). This is however MUCH DIFFERENT from what Lennox did, extracting someone else’s IDEAS and putting it forth to the people as if it was his own and then lying to say that only he write his speeches. This is a man campaigning on integrity and honesty in government. How then can we believe all of the fake promises that he his putting forth for a so-called better Dominica? This certainly isn’t the change Dominica deserves!
“Such material therefore cannot be stolen, as it is FREELY GIVEN and made available to all persons down to address these conferences.”
So heads of State of different countries can make statements on a topic word for word because it was FREELY given.
BUT two party leaders from different countries of similar ideologies cannot make statements word for word… even if it they FREELY GAVE pointers amongst themselves.
DLP take this L!
State of emergency, when people contesting elections are feuding over plagiarism allegations and not their ideas for the way forward for our island nation. Marigot hospital still on shut down but look at the topic being argued…PMH in pieces, but look at the topic. Portsmouth Hospital A&E Department was shut down, but look at what we fighting over.
I long for the day when our politicians will solely focus on the needs of the people and not all this he said, she said and who plagiarized what. I wish a law would be passed allowing only 2 weeks for election campaigning…before and after that no talk about all of those stories. With 2 weeks I would like to see if these politicians would still be wasting time throwing words as opposed to focusing on real issues.
people workers always focusing on the issues that are gravely keeping the country back but when mud come on our face we know how to move it.
as I said before that plagiarism thing is a none issue because who is without sin dare to throw the first stone. Every month most people are withdrawing from their savings because their salary cannot pay their bills. If they do not withdraw they take loans, refinance loans just to make ends meet. so I cannot fathom how some persons still want that labour government to govern the country. Boss if any government cannot develop the country they should go. simple!
This has tp be the biggest backfire in the history of dominican politics… lmfao
The sad thing is there are many more instances of the guy plagiarizing. What is most disappointing to me is the fact that Dominicans are so tight lip about the disgusting behavior of Tony Astaphan ; his lying and constant disrespect and disregard of our people. As a people we have fought so hard to gain respect yet day after day Tony continue to potrait us as fools and guys like Curtis J Baptust are balls less to say stop it.
How any of us can say that we feel like we are part of Tony’s world. We voted for these guys in GOVERNENT yet Tony is making decisions and calling the shots at the time when they must come out and declare what they have done and intend to do. Instead they sit in silence wait for Tony to fly over like a crow dump on our heads fly back to Florida and then the clowns in the administation respond in admiration of Tony’s bombardment.
But the more Tony fly by to drop his lies and deception is the more the clowns get exposed. Let him keep talking the more he talk the more shall be revealed. You remember how much line was given to him when he went on the rampage about the IPO? Let him talk. Notice that guys like Curtis who have the opportunity to ask Tonythe hard question is yet to ask him about his IPO rant and the revelation of his wicked and devious intent. Curtis at DBS stop being a push button and start being the person opening the doors.
The great west Indies cricket commentator in describing the game would say something like:
Here comes Ian Douglas bowling to Roosevelt Skerrit, and it’s a deadly boucncer, and Sherrit hits it hard and very high but I don’t think he clears the boundary. In fact it appears that Blackmoore, who was fielding at first slip has taken a very comfortable catch. Ambrose George, the vice captain, has come in to replace captain Skerrit but Ian has refused to bowl to Ambrose because he is claiming that Ambrose got out 3 times. And here comes trouble on the field as the entire team got involved and umpire Tony and Lawrence are all involved in this controversy. Match Refree Philbert has found himself has abandoned the game. How shameful for fans and supporters of the team!
Name me a Labour party supporter that has not had hand outs.what they really need are jobs.But power mad man wants to control everything.After election when the power is gone and Blackmore becomes the new Labour party chief.Respect the people that hold you high and respect all Dominicans it is a must.1 love .I jus got love for Dominica and her people x x
Weather or not Lennox plagiarize or Skerrit plagiarize is that going to put more food on the table for all our Dominican citizens going hungry? Is that going to create jobs? How is that going to improve the hardships we face in Domiinica.
Stop with all these personal attacks on one another. Skerrit just delaying. Call the blasted elections let the people vote. And lets get back to resolving the real issues we face in Dominica.
If it was any other person leading the UWP I would consider them. But Why it had to be Lennox.
Just blaze here u go again have no idea where ure left is from ure right what u dealing with is either u for or against and so far u just a blazing out of control mouth piece, soak it in jump high jump low Lennox is the man the leader the truth and what our country needs, go sit down with ure thumb in ure mout and keep blazing
Once again, DNO has shown its ability to be transparent, when you compare the report on the same matter coming from the National Radio Station. When the charge of plagiarism surfaced, immediately, Mr. Chastanet was in support of Mr. Linton. Skeritt claims to be popular with many world leaders, instead of this long boring letter of defense, why doesn’t he have the Prime Ministers of India and Mauritius come to his defense like Mr. Chastanet who has solidly supported and defended Mr. Linton.
One thing allu trying everything in allu power to overthrow skerrit… I still voting labor though!
U have the right to vote who u want that doesn’t mean u ain’t blind or wicked, u have to be one or the other to support a party whose doctrine is based on lies, when u finish come crying say skerrit dat do dat, wicked u wicked
Tony Astaphans and operatives of the fast losing Dominica Labour Party, time is running out on you all. YOU are not even in a position to talk about the lack of development in Dominica and the poverty you al have inflicted on the poor Dominican people and their families.
Lennox is more educated and informed and disciplined about development of Dominica more that all of you aLl put together. You all DLP people are disappointing, you took ADVANTAGE over the 12 years of your positions and have abused the affairs of Dominica. you all cannot be trusted , please get out….make way for TEAM DOMINICA
CHANGE IS A MUST……DOMINICA NOW NEEDS DISCIPLINED PEOPLE TO RUN THIS COUNTRY….and its with UWP under the disciplined and trusted LENNOX LINTON….
PLEASE GO AWAY….YOU ALL HAVE DONE ENOUGH DAMAGE AND INSUKTED US ENOUGH….GO AWAY
CHANGE IS A MUST ….TEAM DOMINICA….UWP
How can we compare a veteran politician/prime minister with an ace? journalist/will never ever-to-be prime minister?
Skerrit has given umteem speeches over the last 15 years and nobody has accused him of plagiarism; he’s a man of the people having faced the people and won his seat for the last 3 general elections at least, while our friend the journalist has delivered two speeches and has been caught with his hand in the cookie jar and is yet to face the people to know if he’s going to be voted even! Did I hear somebody say comparing apples with kokoy? SMFH!
What utterrubbish!
U a typical example of why it is so true that most of the educated peope have left Dominica and mostly the stupid uneducated ones remaining
Boy Skerrit not easy!!! What a shame! What misleading of the Dominican people!! I always said that this plagiarism thing was a waste of time because we all do borrow from those who said it before us. This is particularly common among leaders. We are about to pen a speech and we happen upon a work which says it even better than we can pen. The natural thing is to borrow (and give credit). I always knew that research would reveal that Skerrit borrowed someone else’s work because as the wise King Solomon said under inspiration, “there is nothing new under the sun”.
So, let’s get back to the things which matters; the state of the economy, the social conditions, the opportunities for young people and women, the likelihood of realising our dreams in this economy, respect for others, core values, etc., etc..
Brian Linton played the speeches from other heads of Government the same time Skerrit gave his plagiarized speech and no other Head of Government plagiarized. Only Skerrit did.
why would all the heads of states say the same thing when they representing different island .
If you attend or follow these UN/other international meetings you would understand what happens there. Stop allowing these bands of deceitful UWP operatives to brainwash you!
@ Anonymous
If you attend or follow these UN/other international meetings you would understand what happens there because the other speeches were different. Stop allowing these bands of deceitful LABOUR operatives to brainwash you!
Quoted from Anonymous above dated September 15, 2014 with 3 likes and 11 dislikes, all credit due. Just trying not to plagiarize.
CHANGE IS A MUST ABSOLUTELY…
DLP operatives take us for fools? I an age of so much access to information, present the facts and we are very capable of deciphering for ourselves. And from what I see the pm and his crew are guilty for the same accusation against Lennox. What a shame!
children maylay!
Yada Yada Yada….ho hum.
Call de elections.
The DLP needs to stop with their cochonie now man and FOCUS on how the Dominican people can have money in their pockets instead of begging in RedClinic.
If they ran out of ideas,then it’s TIME TO GO…It’s time for Change
What Skerrit paying all these advisors for, everthing he do, backfires in his face
So what leave people buisness alone and mind allyou own move on UWP move on there is no room for two male crabs
After listening to the contributions of both Ambrose and Ian durin the DLP meeting, and having listened to anti Skerrit comments they have made behind his back, I wonder, and once again DNO, I am just wondering, if any of them if not both of them, played any part in helping UWP gather information of plagiarism speeches made by Mr. Skerrit to prove him guilty to the nation and laborites.. Ambrose George, whose presentation was very cute, as the Deputy Leader of the DLP, to me sounded like he was making a case to fire his own boss and corrupt leader, Roosevelt Skerrit. Ambrose is too very clever and Ian will help him I know.
How interesting this is. To the new Labour Party people namely Mr. Skerrit and crew your card is marked…Please not that the rest of the 70,000 plus of us left on island about 50,000 of us did go to college, still at college, have graduated university and with the ability to read and comprehend. So it wasn’t just about going to university eh. The countdown begins…you are grasping at thin air now…straws are tangible..BYE BYE DLP…BYE BYE.
Skerro you trouble bees and the will bite,got got with your hand right in the cookie jar from Lennox.
lolol! skerrit playing with bees and when they stink you screaming…lolol
Wow. If you quote a report produced at a commonly attended conference meeting to give a speech at the conference – about joint, commonly produce work product – how is that plagiarism?
Plagiarism is the practice of taking someone else’s individually produced work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own individually produced work.
Judge accordingly.
Did he reference to quote? Why some of you people just bury your heads in the sand for certain party? Stop this foolishness!
Did he reference the quote? Why some of you people just bury your heads in the sand for certain party? Stop this foolishness!
Why is it of all the other leaders only skerrit had it word for word? He plagiarized its that simple…stop making excuses..
What are you saying? This is exactly what Lennox is saying, the work belongs to Lennox and he and Chastanet agreed to use it. I am a labourite and I can clearly understand that. I went to Lagon to listen. I have to give Lennox the upper hand this time or my conscience will be my guide. On the other hand our PM was reading word for word somebody elses speech and to add insult to injury did not even seek their permission moreover to recognize them in the speech. I feel really stupid about this and I am not going to comfort myself by supporting what the PM did. It was wrong and even worst.
Did you say quote?.. LOL … if there were quotes.. we would be discussing it.. please.. try someting else..
*Not be discussing it
The Cabal will do anything. A drowning man catches at a straw.
The real issues of development will not be addressed. instead, the lawyers, doctors, political operatives of all kinds of that incompetent bunch, continue to turn, twist the truth.
Like the devil ‘fraid glo benni, the Skerritt DLP Gov’t will not implement or facilitate the Electoral Commission re. electoral Reforms.
The “Independent” Commission has been heavily influenced, stalled in doing what it requested, i.e. funds to produce Voter ID cards and to clean up the bloated Voters’ List.
Without necessary Reforms to our Electoral process, elections will not be FREE and FAIR. Mark my words. Dominicans are being forced to go into yet another election without reforms carried out. What kind of enslavement is that? In whose interest it is not to put things in place, reforms, so that elections are FREE and FAIR? What kind of heart do such people have?
Caricom, OAS, Electoral Commission, Opposition, Dominicans on a whole continuously plead to Skerritt. Awa. No response.
Where are the National ID Cards? DLP Gov’t, the Electoral Commission, as well as the Chief Elections Officer, all told us NID would be ready for coming elections. They lied to us. They knew what was happening all along. GIS had a blitz with the Commission’s Chairman and the Chief Elections Officer about how good NID is for elections, blah, blah, blah.
Cheat, steal, fraudulent elections are starring us in the face. Free and FAIR elections? With Mister dem? Think again. Anything else coming from DLP Cabal is decoy, to stay away from the burning issue of FREE and Fair elections and obeying the Laws of the Land.
Our Democracy is under water. The Key, number one, concern to all, is whether elections will be FREE and FAIR. Because already, the process has been flawed. Remember the famous e-mail? Witness no electoral reforms!!! etc.
That is clearly not plagiarism by the PM in my opinion. For the record that plagiarism issue not going to determine who i vote for anyways, i want to know how both parties going to improve my way of life because right now things rough boy.
@ Aonon, that’s the point if he could lie about something so small and after being caught he brought in his other bad half to lie for him on top of that. He did not see it fit to give credit to the person who used those words before him, if he can do that out of office what will he do when he blunder in office? that’s like women who knows a guy is a cheater before she puts her self with him now she falls in love with him a year later she gets horned and she telling the world I thought he would change when we get together. Oh really? to me Dominicans needs to save themselves that embarrassment before hand.
Sir, how are you going to improve your living? This is the question at this point in time. What can you do:
1. Get training in an area of business badly needed in Dominica.
2. Get a degree, make yourself marketable.
3. Look around you and start being productive.
Your question is indicative of Dominica’s condition under successive governments.
http://changeisamust.com/videos go listen to some of the other leaders on the same topic. geeze.. worst ting is he take the Mauritius 2003 speech to use in 2004. And Mauritius did not even use the same words for 2004.. Clear Act of Plagiarism
If this information is correct, it shows that the UWP is doing its homework. However we must not believe that plagiarism allegation against Skeritt makes Lennox inocent. From the information that I have reviewed they seem to be both guilty of plagiarism, that makes them both dishonest individuals. So we now have a choice between two dishonest men. Lennox will have difuculty as he is the one running on a platform of honesty and integrity, he has now been exposed. Skeritt will have less dificulty as he has constantly been called dishonest and accused of heading a criminal enterprise, those accusations did not stop the DLP 18-3 victory in 2009 even with the bin bobol expose’. Pick your poison Dominicans Lennox or Skeritt.
Boi you funny eh. SMH
There is no doubt that Skerrit is once again caught lying and cheating. But the interesting thing about the DLP meeting last week, was when Ambrose George took the microphone. He made it very clear that he is speaking as the deputy leader of the party and explained the role of the deputy leader, and went on to encourage the deputy leader of the UWP to get members together and fire the Mr. Linton as leader of the party. Having listened to Ambrose and having known him in a very personal way, I would not be surprised at all that Ambrose knew Skerrit was at fault and that information to prove Skerrit is guilty would circulate, Ambrose was simply making a case for him as deputy leader of the DLP to fire Skerrit as leader of the DLP. Ambrose knew, he knew, he knew exactly what he wants to do. Now Skerrit is exposed and Ambrose knows he is guilty as accused, it is now left to see if Ambrose really has what it takes to fire Skerrit.
Double standards killing the whole country….call it what you wish tony as-ta-phans..its the idea of the pot calling the kettle black..so is mr skerrit memory that weak that he cannot remember copying on more than one occasion..well i suppose its part of his nature so deep down he thinks he is right…change is definitely a must..vote them vagabonds out..evry single one of them..
You wonder also whether Skerrit and Tony did not remember that they collaborated to send out the IPO document to an unknown person supposedly that is. But that sad excuse only came after Tony was caught in another lie.
There must be a special security block at the prison for these men who are fraudulently operating as directors of our affairs.
known that 30 yrs and going reason so many D/cans left plus jobless never to return to that comes and childish parliament & pop.
This whole plagarism thing is “Much Ado About Nothing” on both sides of the fence. The issues and ideas circulating in cyberspace, expecially in these days of rapid technology, is insurmountable, and repeating what others have said is inevitable.
even school children plaguerising homework
excuse me uwp always dealing with the issues of the country but if someone punch you in your face for no apparent reason you just have to take it then ?….stuepes.
So it is right for Skerrit to quote a man speech word for word and his spin doctors trying to make it look right. This is pure plagiarism. It is clear that he does not have a mind of his own.
Lennox Linton will marsh him up any day any time in speech writing.
“The DLP stated that in any civilized country a politician who did what Linton would have been fired by the party.” Are you serious Skerrit? Are you implying that the USA is not a civilized country? FYI, in 2008 the Hillary Clinton Campaign accused Obama, during the Democratic Primary of plagiarizng a speech by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick. She failed, just as Skerrit and his DLP must fail. In response,, “Gov. Patrick said in a statement he and Obama are friends, and said the allegations were just attacks by Clinton.” That’s exactly what the leader of the St. Lucia UWP said about his long time friendship with LL. Mr. Obama was not fired by his party but instead was elected as the Democratic candidate and went on to beat the Rebublican Candidate, John McCain to become the first black president. This same Obama is into his 2nd term as president by beating Republican candidate, Mr. Mitt Romney in 2012. Skerrit and his DLP are in serious trouble and that’s why he just cannot call the election so he trying to see what new tactic to use. He in serious trouble and as a last wild shot, since they have failed miserably to convince voters, Skerrit and his DLP have no other choice but to try to accuse Mr Lennox Linton of plagiarism to see if they will appeal to voters like myself that have said goodbye to the lazy, visionless, corrupt, ruse, and wicked DLP.
Stop your propaganda. Obama, the past President of the Harvard Law Review was never accused of plagiarism. He knows the law.
@Winston warrington, you are just a typical blind dlp supporter that knows absolutely nothing about world event. Please see below as reported by CBS News:
By/ CBSNews/UWIRE.com/February 19, 2008, 8:18 PM
Obama Accused Of Plagiarism In Speech
This story was written by Solly Kane, The Daily Cardinal
Presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., has come under scrutiny for a speech he gave Saturday in Milwaukee and its similarities to a speech by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick.
The website http://www.youtube.com has a video showing the similarities of the two speeches, and both campaigns, Obama’s and U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton’s, D-N.Y., have responded to the accusations of plagiarism.
Obama’s speech Saturday sounded similar to a speech given by Patrick in his 2006 campaign for governor, according to the video.
“Don’t tell me words don’t matter! ‘I have a dream.’ Just words. ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.’ Just words. ‘We have nothing to fear but fear itself.’ Just words, just speeches,” Obama said in his speech.
Patrick used many of the same phrases in his speech.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal’-just words. Just words. ‘We have nothing to fear but fear itself’-just words. ‘Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country’-just words. ‘I have a dream’-just words,” Patrick said in 2006.
Patrick said in a statement he and Obama are friends, and said the allegations were just attacks by Clinton. Patrick announced his endorsement Obama in October 2007.
OH My God….This is so embarrassing for the labour Party…..When you live in a a glass house,,,don’t throw stones.
Skerrit should just save face and call the general elections NOW…..
Would you also say it was embarassing for the UWP and Lennox.?
when you accusing people make sure your yard clean.
I was not finished with my post, when it accidentally got posted. DNO is there a way to edit our post.
We all know the Sun rises in the East and sets in the West. How many ways can you say that. So we can all say it as a statement of truth.
If a school child came first in a relay match, the child came first in a relay match and all of us can say that.
If we are on a panel and are discussing the same thing, we must carry the same message in one voice.
That is not what the Leader of the UWP has done and now what are the UWP doing, because they cannot defend their leader they want to bring the Prime Minister in their mess. How can the two statements compare.
I am thinking that sounds like the statements made by the UWP leader about Government Ministers in retaliation.
When the Ministry of Education have information that would affect all schools, I would think all Principals would relay the same message! No
UWP you are not ready yet.
Boss whether or not you posted prematurely you comments will go into te hidden category. The count down is on you leech
If you are given a memo to read yes.. Simple question to ? When a teacher gives het student a topic on which to write an essay,do they all write the exact thing? The wording and sentence structure will be different from one child to the next…so was the speech of all the other orcs leaders with the exception of skerrit..how can u defend that when an entire speech is given word for word? That blind support for skerrit and the Labour Party have u burying ur head in the sand like an ostrich.
I concur.
U making sense? When a teacher asks for a story on the same topic in a class of 31 which two gives the same paragraph? I mean after all try another excuse, this one just failed.
Change is finally here, live with it.
This just proves how stupid the members of the UWP are. Obviously if such meetings were carried out the heads would have to report the same thing therefore their speeches will always be similar.
ONE year later similar, really?
lolololol! one year later it similar…..hahaha!
yea word for word!! Stop insulting Dominicans please, we Dom but not that Dumb.
Can facts be plagiarized?
Yes..but its not the fact.. its is the statement of the fact.. I say the sky is red in a long sentense.. the sky is red may be a fact true or not, but the entire statement is mine.. . but where are the facts that you are referring to.. be specific..
The way I see it, if the PM speech writer plagiarize well is not the PM fault cuz according to Lennox the PM cannot write a speech. Lennox now calls himself a brilliant speech writer so if he plagiarize then hahahahaha! Anyway its plain to see the difference in the evidence but plagiarism is not important according to UWP so its ok for anyone to do it
Oh please, the UWP really want to compare the same
thing here. It reminds me of the outburst on the Ministers at the UWP meeting after a
The Sun rises in the East and sets in the west.
Enough of the bull tit for tat politics. Both sides need to stop acting like school boys in a fight over a young lady. One said, “well I kissed her the gardens,” the other one says, “well I kissed her in the gardens too and then went to the river”. Enough already. Start discussing policies and initiatives and stop all this petty nonsense. Everyone who has done any kind of writing or speech as plagiarized at some point or another. Who is the other choice? What is the Freedom party doing, mobilize some support and silence both these “tit for taters” already. “I have a dream; I have a dream that one day in my country Dominica that all this pirates will no longer run to politics for personal gains; that one day progressive and educated young men and women will vote in my country not for party, but for substantial development. I have a dream”.
My plagiarized speech
One Love Dominicans!!!!
Such lame excuse by dlp…. really?? dat wat u all come up with…. lennox on the other hand helped prepare alans speech and alan himself conformed that… so skerfit and dlp got to come better than that… dont accuse someone og plagiarising their own work and den u self doung much worse.. sacway hypocrite
*****LAUGHABLE AND EMBARRASSING********
What does this mean for us when our leaders DLP/UWP can’t be original with their speeches!!
We complain like school girls; “I was not the only one who did it….you did it too”!!
The whole issue is laugable and embarassing!
-Thanks
spin doctors at their best, who you guys think you fooling with your double standard?
Tony Astaphan sneezes and Skerrit, Ambrose, Lennox Lawrence etc catch the Ebola of Desperation.
Lang Mama this is good one and very funny……..
And how is all this back and forth and tit for tat talk of plagiarism going to improve the lives of ordinary Dominican people?
How is that going to provide jobs for the unemployed?
I can’t remember who said this (I will not claim it as my own), but there is this saying, and I will paraphrase: At this stage of my life, I care less about what people say, and more about what they do.
How does this nonsense improve the economic sectors that are dying in Dominica? Very soon we will be importing bananas from Chiquita?
The Labour Party should now put out a statement on how more than $500K was embezzled in the bin bobol and other land transfer deals.
You are not wrong Peter. Sometimes I’m having trouble finding bananas in the shop. And as for tomatoes, don’t even mention that. They more expensive than in London,, if you can find them and of worse quality. Same goes for lettuce Peter. Are we not suppose to be an agricultural country. And you want to talk about water again? My granchild telling me a 2 litre bottle of water in Sainsbury in London is 20 pence. I think that is about 90 cents in our money. I love my country but there is too much kaka chess.
Good Try but it seems like many other leaders plagiarized that speech lol. Keep try UWP…. Get with the program and do your homework. This is a perfect example of a party that is uninformed and not ready to lead.
The ignorance of Labour Party supporters never ceases to amaze…when did skerrit become prime minister? 2004. When was the speech from the mauracius prime minister? 2003. Did skerrit ever represent dominica at the un general assembly before becoming prime minister? Stop listening to today astaphan and do ur own research maybe then u guys will gain some knowledge..stop proving the late Pierre charles correct that Dominicans (labour items in this case) wear there ignorance as a badge of honor
Labour supporters
Well papa, all the smart people are really with UWP.
Labour can keep the sexy ones they know why.
CHANGE IS A MUST.
You are the one who needs to do your home work.. all the leaders have different speeches.. watch a few of them http://changeisamust.com/videos
DLP is flatly saying the UWP got it all wrong