Dominica has recorded its first homicide for 2013.
The police report that Anderson Dowlin Augustine, of Savanne Paille, was shot multiple times by an unknown assailant about 9:15 on Saturday night as he drove his bicycle on the Michael Douglas Boulevard close to the Indian River Bridge in Portsmouth.
Police PRO, Inspector John Carbon, said after the shooting the victim was transported to the Reginald Fitzroy Armour Hospital where he was treated and while being transferred to the Princess Magaret Hospital via the ambulance, he succumbed to his injuries and was returned to the Reginald Fitzroy Armour Hospital.
There, a medical doctor pronounced him officially dead.
The body was then transported to the North Eastern Funeral parlor pending a post mortem examination.
A coroners’ inquest will be convened, Inspector Carbon said.
The police are appealing for the public’s assistance in this latest killing.
Anyone with information of the shooting and any other crime are asked to call 1800- Tips or 1800-Hint.
Did this young man buried already
I was visiting family when I heard the news the following day, very sad
. My condolences to the young mans family. I think Dominica is changing alot, compared to my previous visits I feel the lifestyle of the people are changing and not all for the better. I had to escort my father to the Portsmouth hospital for a check-up only to be informed there was no doctors available 
so a new appointment had to be rescheduled. This is not good enough, we have a first class Medical University in the same area which is lacking in doctors at the nearest hospital.
I’m saddened by this incident more for the family and the town of Portsmouth. However I cannot express sympathy for the victim. He had it coming. A life of drugs, crime and violence always ends this way. Many times I saw him standing near the St.John’s school or in close proximity to the PSS, peddling drugs to young users. I won’t miss him and Portsmouth is a better place without him.
ok…its not a poor reality so much as a mentality.. you all have a poor man mentality…!!. Can’t blame the government nor a country for me……. grown men with all sense nd thought in their head… decision making men!!!… Germany still lead the word in violence nd narcotic trading/distribution….extacy/cocaine powder are like vitamins in all the greater countries in the world….economy is booming in germany/russia… nd so is drugs…. as for the caribbean… Dominica is not even in the top five of grug activities regional when it comes to real Bosses nd hustling… we only seem to get caught the most!!!… St.lucia itself.. St. vincent.. st. maarteen.. jamaica.. the french states… st. croix etc etc… all trump dca when it comes to heavy hitters in drugs……. pay attention to the amount of solicitation of young women Nd MEN!!! by all characters of so called MEN in the country… that is the issue… nd again that’s not the country raising your lil boy to go in that business.. buh you not minding your business to the rise of that same lil boy or girl…. we know about that business more than the drug business but a mother will see her 16 yr old come home on a fancy car nd think its ok… then say the drug men is a problem… buh let a doctor./lawyer who ever have their children…. also more women now don’t look for good men but for the best man… nd best will always be an opinion not quality.. just standard not one to live up to!!… look at your grandma she got a good man… who had to come good nd get better nd right now they still perfect together.. not apart but what they made was good..!!!… give your children a good mind by good thoughts to mine!! a thought is a diamond in a rough… steel whool/sandpaper polishes!!! a rough life is not a good enough excuse to excuse yourself from good nd proper reason……. lets think better.. not just think we better or not.. buh think better.. think of it… learn of it….. its just being GOOD times(x) trying… multiplies as better.!!… interst.. appreciation.. value..is good worth with time’s value..!!
I understand that there are imperfect beings at home and it’s very difficult for today’s young people to earn a living with our high unemployment rate and lack of opportunity. However, we cannot tolerate cold-blooded murder in broad daylight.
No one had a right to kill this young man in cold blood. That’s why we have law enforcement. Arrest him and try him in a court of law if he ran afowl of the law. But I will never support cold-blooded murder like that. I have family at home too.
thank you very much
did he buried already
people now is not the time for did and dat.possie people have their ways but alot of them is nice people.tell the boy’s mother hold strong and stop that foolishness.if we ewre in the family’s place we would not like it.no one likes to see their family die so.
people of my country in order you doing murder,rape what next making new disease
we miss u costoe u got but never be frogetten. wi must find u killer an he have to pay. miss u dog
Miss.
Hello. Well you are promoting violence in our country which is destructive to our citizens. Please spend more time to learn the English language and then you will be able to write better paragraphs. What are you teaching the young people in Dominica when you talk about taking revenge. Many of us make typographical errors but your writing gives us an insight into your education and your mentality . Thanks.
Sin have taken over in Dominica, unless the people repent and come back to God, it will not get better but worse. Dominica need to come back to God. That is the only solution, and then everything else will fall in place.
The person who killed this young man, if he was serving God in Spirit and in truth, this would not have happen.
There is a devil loose in Dominica, and the church needs to come together and pray, the results willl follow.
If my people which are called by my name shall humble themselves and pray, seek my face and turn from their wicked ways then will I hear from heaven and forgive their sins, and will heal their land. 2nd Chronicles 7:14.
Like it or not but truth is truth. Dominica God loves you.
My condolences to the family and friends of costo. Im from possie and im just afraid of wat might happen next. My mind tells me that its just the begining so everybody bow your heads and lets pray.
hm dominica boy!!!!!!!!!!!one thing allyou like gun we
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Alot of young man wasting away what a life
Either you give your blood or you have money greedy people with no use with the blood money but loose their lives their are Dominicans living from hand to mouth and still living good with what the Lord Have provided for them waking up and see the sun rise and say thank God for a new day but some choose to go in the grave for blood money WELL WELL that’s it the end that’s not a good example RIP
It cannot be for girlfriend has to DRUGS Straight up keep steel and live longer
GOD does not punish get your fact right ,he loves his children dearly ,but he allows the punishment
RIP, he was a real cool guy. I always admired him, the way he took care and loved his child this was just priceless.
To the family, hold strong and keep praying.
boy u see then killing there has my cuz dead
Everyday these people sit on the block destroying people children’s life. When they die everybody speak about them like they are saints. You all should realise that with all the shootings only the drug dealers are dying. They are shooting each other. I appreciate that they have family too but God does not lie. How you live is how you will die.
How many peddle deadly chemicalized food to children called Mac Donalds Burger King etc
How many peddle deadly legal drugs to children
but have degrees infitum and universities and militaries and police FORCES etc to protect
these Doctors of Early Death
WE Need Reparations For Slavery It Is Overdue
We Need a 100 % Culturally Black Power Nation
I look at the comments posted on here and can’t help but shake my head; the excuses, the blame, the sudden welling up of sadness. It’s like “so unfortunate an innocent life was taken”. The hypocrisy is overwhelming, as if we didn’t know that is was bound to end this way. guns, drugs, violence and consequent violent death all come with the lifestyle that this young man chose.
Most commentators who knew this young man knew the nuisance and menace that he was to society and rather than discouraging and standing against his displays of anti-social behavior hailed him as a hero. we as a society have come to glorify criminality without regard for the consequences until they hit home or close enough to home.
i see open support from comments posted on here for drug peddling as a way of life, excuses are made and blame is cast all to justify the lack of ambition of these young men hence their turning to drugs to carve out a living. since when did dishonesty and criminality earn a dignified place in our society?
Sadder still are the excuses to justify the trademark laziness of these young men, for even when they turn to drug peddling they won’t seek to obtain the drugs through their own effort, rather, like the deceased, they sit, they smoke and they wait for somebody else’s goods to come so they can steal it.
i do hope we take example again of this latest brutal death and start shunning and speaking out against the drug pushing, stealing and gang culture that has infiltrated our society and plagued our youth.
I could shake your big toe right now. Thats why i say they sanctify these people. I have known this young man all my life and he was not a saint. He has been a pain from young and people need to face the fact that this would have happened at some point. I feel for his mom because she is a really lovely woman.
I cannot say it any better than that!!
To possie pro
Are you a Nurse or a Doctor? How you know he could have made it the man recived muliple gun shot wounds to his chest and other parts of his body even if this had happened in roseau he would have not made it his injuries were to bad. However the hospital in portmouth do need some upgrading so the staff can perform the best they know how. At the end of the day they can only do what they can with what they have.
One thing I love about Dominican is that when somebody die they quick to sanctify them. No matter the Character of the individual they will say how much of a god fearing citizen you were. Love my people…To Claudette and the Augustine Family…Accept My Sympathy.
peep your your self man
What you see of a person is whet you know There is Good and bad in all of us. Its Sad that this young man had to turn to Drugs… Think about this !!! Take all that drug thing away from him and i am sure her would be the nicest person. Everything about Drugs is terrible…………..
People be real!!!! A state of the art hospital would have prevented everyone who got shot in this manner from dying? Let’s stop being ignorant people and teach our children girls/boys to stop the easy way of making money through drug trade and work hard honestly. We do need a proper Hospital in Portsmouth but don’t use this as though a certificate to avoid death. YOU LIVE BY THE GUN YOU DIE BY THE GUN. Turn to God.
how he lived his live does not change the price of coffee in china. am not one to judge, he lived his life to support his chile, thats his choice but that dosnt give anyone the authority to just kill the young man so,if alu have beef, stand up like a man and face him, left some fists play but doh play coward and hide in bawon and shoot the man while he passing, dam coward… your time coming, jah!
well incase you are new to this life, this is just the way of the game they play, sad but it is what it is.
These kind of things will continue until social conditioning changes.Too much division in our small society.
Red against blue, village against village,man against women, etc. No one is preaching unity from the heart. Church is moomoo. Politicians attacking each other. Peace and love will result in unity. All other measures will fail.
The church is not moomoo.
If you were going to church, you would know that the way of life some of us what to leave is spoken about all the time in church.
Our heads are Too hard.
our Hearts are Too hard.
And we are too wicked.
Good or bad life, a parent do not have to know that sometime gun down their child like an animal.
We need to pray for each other.
Find a church to worship and ask the almight father to forgive us for our sins, not to rejoice when something bad happens to somebody family.
God is watching us!
Hello. I understand what you are saying but those things don’t give anyone the right to take someone life. I don’t care how difficult or divided thing are there isn’t any reason to kill another human . Please young men look into your conscious and take a deep breath. This will give you time to think and make the correct choice which will not cause such pain in our beautiful country .
not to much division, its to much cocaine.. all the shootings in posse is drug related.. is that man owing me for my thing or that man take my thing…
posse a drug infested placed with the most paro, even if you combine all the other villages, posse still beat them…
people to like to soutiwea those drug dealers
is nt possie tht have paro alone right get ur damnphrase right
I thought the killing would have stop after Proff and Armstrong died. Apparently is now it start so much negative people had to say when the two mentioned died oh is for drugs oh is for money oh is for this and that….. but one thing i know God has a way of punishing the wicked and evil minded people….so what if the man selling drugs to earn his living or make ends meet…but the way the system is now is that our young boys have to turn too…where is the job? and now the education system f*** up everybody must go secondary even if they meet the criteria or not and then what u r going to find in 5 years time children coming out like tebeh more than how they enter secondary can’t get a job because they don’t have a trade the government remove J.S.P so we complaining now about crime rate wait till the youngsters that in secondary come and can’t find work to do is drugs and more crime again.
Anyway my deepest condolences to the family and friends of all those who were murdered
1. Hubert “Proff” Toussaint
2. Armstron “strong’ Drigo
3. “Boyee”
4. anderson ‘Costo” Augustine
guys stop the killing before it’s too late Costo used to bring his son every day to school and back wait till the tears of that innocent child fall on his father’s murderer and all u will see vengeance from the Lord…
This statement is very real; added to what I said below.
If qualified exemplary teachers were paid as good as doctors, we would have a lot more teachers taking genuine interest in helping children to learn and grow academically & socially. A lot of teachers teach because that is their only option. It starts with the parents and is amplified through the teachers and school system.
There is always room for improvement, with change it takes time. Just hope we work together as a nation to push through.
the bible says the wages of sin is death.state of the art hospital have nothing to do with that. its time we get to the heart of the problem and it is that theses young men have no value for life and they want to live the thug life and no one wants to work hard and want to live cheap and smell sweet. young people stop making excuses and get up do something positive with your life.
bon diay thank you so much for that comment. we have a new breed of madness here; people have to learn to work and do without what they can’t afford
go back to the old school way
Its a sad situation here in my land possie young men always involved in drugs and crime we need to stay on the safe track these days the country crucial drug men competing and killing each other god help the poor and needy stay away from violence I’m hoping that life improves for the youth who need work to earn an honest living ..peace
Who do we blame in situations like these ?
A man doeth what seemeth right in is own eyes , but in his end there-of are the ways of destruction . How manmy of our young boys , girls and young men and women do we find going to church and developing a faith in God ? It bleeds me to see so many on sundays hanging around smoking and living as they please fearless-ly . My heart is saddened for the children who are left without fathers who forsake right living and choose what they call ” their destiny ,” they’re hold on tho the precedence set by Fifty-cents of “getting rich or die trying”. If we’re to save society it has to be a general approach beginning from the family to the church , schools and society at large . We need to quit giving our young children those expensive cell-phones , cash advances and take back control of the social events they attend and times they return must be reviewed as well as leaving the house . Their needs be more parental supervision of their children’s lives ( friends esp ) , examine behavioral patterns , clothing , and unfamiliar marks .
Until we do these things Dominica might turn out to be the leading crime country in the region and i must say God-for-bid .
Both legal and illegal guns seem to be much more available in Dominica lately.
Here are some (dated) statistics: http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/dominica
And here is a link to the Dominica Firearms Act of 2011, http://www.dominica.gov.dm/laws/2011/Firearms.pdf which seems to have gone into effect 1Dec2011 only to be repealed in March2012. A lot of thoughtful work went into this 58-page law, but we question why ANY citizen or resident of Dominica (other than the police) should be licensed to carry ANY gun.
For any true believer, do we really trust God? “My people, I AM your security!”
Whether I want a firearm or not is none of your business. You think people that go through the hassle of getting it legally going to bother shoot someone up? How about you use some common sense.
R.I.P. ANDY yOU HAVE DIED A MARTYR.
As someone said it’s time that the Portsmouth Hospital be upgraded. This is the second young man who has to be transported to Roseau after being shot and has died. Hon Skerrit, Minister of Health WAKE UP WAKE UP! As was aforesaid you all will be building a modern hospital in Marigot. What about Portsmouth- The Brainchild of the LABOUR PARTY- WE NEED A STATE OF THE ART HOSPITAL.God’s Sake everything is Roseau, Roseau. It saeems Portsmouth people are being taken for a ride. MAGWESA!
Dear Jacinth, “state of the art ” hospital is not the main issue here, the problem at hand is the lifestyle of other countries that our young Dominicans have adopted, to take the lazy, fearless, Godless, care nothing about human life, kill to take what you want attitude, this has to stop, take back Dominica from these thugs, we don’t have to accept this lawlessness! !!
Can I shake your big toe?????????????????
do you know the meaning of martyr?.. 8 shots and you blaming hospital
Pick me! I know de meaning: He was perhaps riding around just waiting for someone to shoot him! Martyr my foot! You must think we are in Iran or elsewhere else in the middle east man?
They need to improve portsmouth hospital, he could have made it, but then what is portsmouth becoming ??!!
Wasn’t the body found in Laudat counted as a homicide? If yes, this would be number 2 for the year.
YES
Ppl hungry in de country no money everyting is expensive so everybody bring out there guns to eat.right now ppl wud do anyting to make a $ so tell mi who’s to blame?give us bk our sweet dominica cuz pm we dyin.they fightin the weed more dan they fight crime focus dominicans n let’s take bk our country cuz we build dominica
he had it coming.
Really? YOU are the problem.
NO man needs to be shot 8 times. I have no idea if hew was a BAD or a GOOD man, God judges not me, but unless he was killing others I see the shooting as way too much.
Every man has bad moments, some stay in them others rise above them. For me the ACTIONS are bad or good not the man.
Gun culture is sexy to the young men here. What a waste of a nation’s youth.
Grow up. It is up to the an himslef not God or Skerrit or the hospital or unemployment.
I KNOW that the Cabrits was looking for men and only a few turned up. There are so many buildings going up in Possie right now. So much building work. Not the best work, but it is a start, gets you a house, a car, a few things, food for the children … then you move up as you can.
Some do not want to work … too hard. They then blame poverty and unemployment for the THEIR wicked actions. Grow up.
hmm look ting well look at the trend….
1.armstrawng shot then months after proff dead
2.months after prego get shot
3.bullet burst behind armstrawng by big papa area months after tyson dead.
4. after tyson dead armstrawng gundown in gutter
5.months after bullet bust behind deesh
6.jewelian mowth bust with a shot on rodney street
7.months after bullet buss behind hairwood
8.today costo dead
9.now what next?(deesh an preg whatch allu self). watch out!
that is how dominica coming now
is all of them that in their drugs nonsense. one by one they eliminating each other. Thats the price you pay for the life you live.
and watch ur spelling my bro before u make a fool out of ur self
Rest In Peace Home Boy you will never be forgot and your death will not go unpunished
Who are you going to punish because of his death? Aren’t you all tired of cancelling out each other boy?
I would first like to extend my condolences to the family and friends of the deceased young man. May his soul Rest In Peace.
Secondly I would like to address the disturbing trend of zero accountability which is plaguing this country. Why is it that every time something like this happens, the government of the day or the Prime Minister gets blamed? Isn’t everyone accountable for his or her own actions? I fail to believe that they were prompted by the PM to commit such heartless are gruesome crimes. It is time we address the situation and stop this ridiculous passing of the blame!
I strongly agree with the other persons who spoke about bringing back the death penalty. To many murders walking our streets freely. Something must be done.
There are some evil people in Dominica.
DNO has the wrong time that happened about 8:30-8:45. I was walking home after that happen and it was just 9.
You not making one bit of sense
Oh oh..that’s sad. But he get vep wi pal
sad story young men stop killing each other,the killer your time is coming soon.you cant take someone life like that.
Think people! If I were a parent of a student in the U.S.A. wanting to go to study at the Medical school there I would think twice about that now. Sorry to lose another young life like that but the repercussions are enormous and not only for the relatives of those who are murdered.
Really? These ppl leave in a country where crimes are worse. Where gun men shoot up schools, ELEMENTARY schools too, where babies (5yr olds) are kidnapped on school bus and held hostage in underground bunkers. Whats ur point? Do you think they are safer in a US school? Well I think they are even safer here cuz these shootings are gang related. Have u ever heard of mass murder or school shootings in Dominica? Get real! U all quick to down play the country like as if is there alone tht hve crime and hold America high like as if it is the only place in the world with no crimes.
Yeah I understand your concern, but one youth gone is not a reason to fear for a US student life. YET.
Though the trend is disturbing.
For me the violence is not as scarey as the fact that they walk out of Stockie within weeks. Or never go there at all with bail money paid by drug peddling.
A good strong judge with power and a new lawbook for all not per individual … that will make it safer.
even though it’s the first homicide,it’s still,one too many!
There ARE gremlins of the street.
it is sad what is going on, the judicial system keeps on failing, we all are responsible one way or the other, we need the let those who have the authority to change those laws that put rapists and criminals on bail that enough is enough. we as dominicans need to stand TOGETHER to save this country and not just our politicians.
mister and dem was selling drugs for the pss children in possie so u think i going to feel sorry 4 dem when they die
GUIDE THE CHILDREN CAUSE THEY ARE OUR FUTURE
DON’T TRY TO DOOM OUR FUTURE
how do we know he was innocent?? maybe someone had a score to settle with him.
Hello and good morning my people. First I want to offer my condolence to the victim family and may he Rest In Peace. The blame reside with the criminal who commit this vicious act and only that person is responsible. Now with such critical injuries in Portsmouth why don’t we have a Trauma Center where this victim could have been stabilized or treated without having to go to Town. If someone suffered multiple gun shots like this victim how can he survive if he is being transported to Town via an ambulance . Please young people if you are involved in this type of vicious cycle please change your behavior and look within yourself because if you don’t this behavior will lead to a dead end street.
These last days we are sure seeing an increase in lawlessness……the God of the scriptures will never tell a lie…..the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one..1John 5:19……
First of all RIP.
What most people fail to realize is that Dominica really is developing. Yes there are less AVAILABLE opportunities than there was before but overall more opportunities nonetheless. And with good development there is also bad development.
We as a nation need to find a way to help suppress the bad ones. To all those who are reaching for death penalty and (quite disturbingly) to drown them in the Atlantic, you are making the exact same decision to take ones life. This can not be the answer.
Imagine a criminal knowing his most likely output of his next crime is also death wouldn’t that make him more dangerous? Lets start with the loopholes in the judicial system and a more sophisticated coastal guard system to help stop the importation of these new firearms. Not to overshadow the need for an advanced hospital but that in itself is only a cure for after the crime has been committed, not a solution to help stop it.
RIP Mr. Augustine, I didn’t know you but you didn’t have to die that way. RIP
May his soul rest in peace
Lets us pray for our children on our knees
did d.n.o say the man drove his bicycle or was it pro that say that.
One thing i realise about possie… murderers dont live to see old age. The person who did it probably even on DNO checking comments… hope they see this one!
This is really sad.RIP my Boy I will always remember you.to who it my concern please give us a hospital in possi this is a clinic.please
RIP my partner we will miss you. One Love
The Minister Minister of health and to extend the Government of Dominica you all need to consider a upgraded hospital or state of the art Hosoital in Portsmouth.
This hospital serves the North or a large population inthe north of Dominica , portsmouth is the second town and is developing,even Toursit are visting the area plus you have the carbrit Cruse Berth.
Do something about the Hospital we are in 2013. Smiple accident you have to be transfering people being transfer to PMH hospital miles away. also if there isa disaster in the north we will all die if we have to be tranfer to Roseau
It is sad that guns are making their way to your island paradise. In the US, young black males are being killed in epidemic proportions. Are there no trauma centers on the island? One would think so with Ross University medical school.
are there no trauma cnters in the US?
Stupid question. Are there no trauma centers in the US?
man man ..look how u go ..u had ur ways but u were a nice padna..shocking ..rest in peace
When these things happen we need to send some serious messages to those brutal gun killers. Give support to the police and the authorities instead of making negative comments about Government, hospital, Portsmouth, Dominica ect. The killer must be smiling to know the focus is not on him.
them police need to tighten up they too soft
Reginald Fitzroy Armour Hospital?? woww- never heard it before + dats a stupid name for da hospital.
How did it came along? i need info.
Dat Is not the first murder for de year…the first one was in Laudat road where they beat a man to death…dno forget…they have one man remanded all now for it…a man form mon pros…
For some strange reason, the name Dowlin rings a bell.
hmmmmmmmmmmmm….. all i got to say i am not suprised at all they want to play most gangster i wonda if hjeaven have a ghetto for u all.. a biot sorry for the fam but i aint gonna be no hypocrite he deserved to die they want to buy drugs and cannoy pay.. thm yung people need to turn to god and not drugs
i hope you wont be next…..negetive ppl like you heartless and still putting God in your sentence….you preach violence you aint nothing better than him…smh!!!
i not no soteweh i say it how it is… and i am not heartless… come on iss these boys that have possie wild wild west
seems like u apart of his death watch ur back death comes to all of us it dont pick
I too would like to express my heartfelt condolences to the family of the decease . However , I’m a string advocate for the improvement and development of the proper socialization of our young males . It is a known fact that the decease engaged in a few questionable practices which may have lead to his death . Our young men needs to know that a life surrounded and engaged in illegal drugs will ultimately cause harm to you and / or your family . Young men , please forsake this life of fast cash generated by drug selling . I truly wished that the deceased had an opportunity to survive to tell his life story and to change his life for the better .
Blessed is a Nation whose God is Lord. What we sow, we will reap the just recompense of reward. If there is corruption in high places, what do you expect. Tell me who is you friend, I’ll tell you who you are. Misery loves company. If our politicians, parents etc, is not doing wright, what do we expect. Law-less-ness. If we have no respect for our creator who is The Lord God Almighty, who do we think we are? The creator must punish us one day.
HANG THEM HIGH
When wil all this come toan end?
now i believe the pm when he say development,because is only now that dominica developed that every body have a gun to defend himself.smh
Dominica has recorded its first homicide for 2013
How has Dominica DEVELOPED?????
thats not development ,show mw the development inn the country. the people stressed out thats what causing all those killings.
not me that say that non.all you that say that
Although they gave you many thumbs down, you made a good point. I gave you thumbs up.
There is a price to pay for progress. These comes with progress and godlessness. I grew up and lived in DA to adulthood. There was hardly a murder; one every 10 years. Two were a lover’s rejection. I never heard of guns. I never saw one except in the movies. People fought and hardly used weapons. Today, they cannot have an argument without killing someone. It is so sad.
These kind of senseless killing must happen because these thugs and vagabonds know they will only spend a few years at Stockfarm on tax payers like me account.
So this is why I am giving my public support for the re-introduction of the death penalty…to hell with being humane……
I second
Anonymous .
We must denounce such senseless killing anywhere they occur and we must always try to convince our people . That such behavior is contour productive and destructive to our people . Now I don’t support the Death Penalty because I don’t believed another human can be in a proper state of mind when committing such vicious crime. I have made many homicide arrest and I have worked on over fifteen hundred homicides and I never seen one where there isn’t some king of mitigating factor even though I don’t agree with the mitigating factor. I am sure that those criminals never witnessed an autopsy maybe we should make them see the damage they caused.
Ever since Frederick Newton was hanged for trying to overthrow the government and then Zeye, Eric Joseph was not hanged for kidnapping and murdering Ted Honeychurch, there has been no hangings. Anyone calling for hanging calls in vain…and the criminals know it, so they do what they want.
What happened to those who used to say Grand Bay again. Let us hear you say Portsmouth again.
Stuppessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss. NONSENSICAL CONTRIBUTION!
This place or country is just too lawless. The justice system is toothless.
Boss, why you bringing GrandBay in that na? The people trying to heal from them negativity dere, jus leave it alone and move on hoping and praying for the best for our little Island. Jah Bless!
portsmouth is still a beautiful and peaceful place to live, they knw who they shooting!
is that so, so why are there so many killings an drug dealers in Portsmouth?.
why does it ma
tter if it’s Grand Bay, Calibishie or Portsmouth!!
The crimes are still being committed on the Island.
At the end of the day, we still loosing people to gun
Violence.
take out calibishie in that all you calibishie and do all you thing and blame b/shie
The person/s doing the killing are not always from the same area, but different parts of the country.
Maybe those from Grandbay move to Porstmouth …LOL
so true
What’s your problem? chip on your shoulder? Just calm yourself down, the problem is Dominica, stop being territorial.
Dominica is Dominica. Grand Bay or Portsmouth – All is Dominica.
Change begins with each individual at a time.
A choice was made by someone to kill this man.
Whatever the reason was can never be justified.
Only the word of God and his divine temperance
can heal our nation. We must stop paying lip service
as a nation under God ..Equal opportunity for a decent
living for our men to restore pride and repectability and
dignity. May God give us peace
PM Skerrit, we need a state of the art hospital in Portsmouth please, every time something happens all they give it paracetamol and then the ambulance have to take them to Roseau, they must die on the way. Please we need an upgraded hospital in Portsmouth.
and so much water they put in that paracetamol en,,i didnt know till i bought a bottle at the drug store
When PM Skerrit and man like Chavez (deceased) sick is Cuba they going to the Castros state of the art medical facility. Even to remove a small leasion on the knee and other areas. So darpway you and your elusive state of the art hospital dream in Possie. Possie will not move forward as long as they keep voting in the name of tradition rather than facing reality. Labourrrrrr Powerrrrrrr.
Assertive, NOT Agressive!
I SUPPORT YOUR COMMENT
Have you seen Marigot..ok …pure red soil
and those nurses in the hospital doesnt even speak english….sorry no english…lollololol.
i agree we need a state hospital on the north please
State of the art hospital or not. I think 9-15 bullets would have done him in.
Not to be political. But such hospital and upkeep of said hospital of which u speak. – state of the art- not to mention the training of the nurses and other professionals to use the equipment takes millions if not billions of dollars. We may be ready for it because of the advancement of our medical issues. But I assure u our pockets fall short. Even if someone donated us such a hospital it would be in ruins in just a few years cause we do not have the economy to support it.
My heart goes out to the families and friends / loves ones of the victim..
The next level!!!! And as Mr. Douglas said, this is all part of DEVELOPMENT! So when we get development, we must be prepared to have an increase in such occurrences as part and parcel of this ‘development’. Chaos is coming down slowly on our land……..
What does economic development have to do with people being stupid and not conscientious? Look…u cannot subdue economic development which will enhance the lives of the masses in other to keep down the crimes of the passive. Criminals are criminals whether there is development or not. If you ask me..I would incur stiff punishments.Switzerland is developed yet there is less crimes per capita than even smaller countries/islands. Is like saying don’t build a bigger house to acomodate your family because the most selfish person in the house might fight to take over the space….SMH.
well said some people just like to be confrontational in their comments but I do not se dominica developing economically, maybe those lying lawyers and ministers that finding ways to steal the peoples money…
Its sad what’s taking place in our country right now the ageable are hopin to pass onto our younger generations but dat seems impossible right now cause all our young folks are dyin out of stupidity omg its just to sad to listen
DNO where are the comments on this story I find it strange only 12 comments since morning.
Young people in Dominica need a lot of guidance especially the men they are making the future very short law enforcement need to step up their game………. or else when I was young it was water guns………. but now people must be very scared way to………. many real guns….. it is becoming a joke……
Wa papa
Was papa
I just wish this would stop.
The worst part of it all it that ALL these young men that are being shot in Portsmouth leaving behind children. I hope and pray that his family find strength to carry on and NONE OF THESE FATHERLESS CHILDREN WOULD GROW UP CHOOSING WHAT SEEMS TO BE A PATH OF DESTRUCTION! (((BETWEEN ARMSTRONG PROF AND COSTO THERE ARE 7 FATHERLESS CHILDREN……..sigh)))
Damn. Really?? When I was growing up in DA the worst that could happen was somebody lick you with a stick or something. Throw rocks at you. Now they taking people down forever. Over what??! Globalisation sucks! Really they need to take these wanna-be Tupac fools and throw them in d sea. One night just round them up, take them for a long journey in the Atlantic Ocean and drop em off. It’s such a tragedy what’s happening.
Those who live by the gun will d… by the gun. Those young men has to make better choices. We need to pray for the youths.
Garçon Change allyou diet and stop listening to all dese Stupid Rap Music,,,
Stop eating all dat food wiff Blood in dem, and the Electromagnetic energy coming from these audio reverberations have more damaging effects to the soul than that which meets the ears,,,
sir may your soul rest in peace.and may the god lord give your family comfort in their time of grieve.my people who are our brother`s keeper? why do we hate each other so?people if some one do u wrong ask god to forgive them the same way when they hung the lord on the cross he said father for give them they know not what they`ve done.
we are in the time of lent.this is the time to ask god to forgive not kill.
We are still fealing the effects of the removal of Behanzin from the bench in March 2011. Now we have suffered some nine shootings, three deaths from shooting and in the north where Behanzin raigned supreme, we have a total of 8 death from individuals that Behanzin had sent to prison or refused bail. Portsmouth people have themselves to blame. This man as killed, just down the road from the Portsmouth Police station, less than 200 yards. we polayed politics with our safety, while the politicians are safe in their home! In the time they forced Behanzin to go to Trinida, as the government reneged on their promise, the first six died. Earlier this month, Labastier was convicted of killing one of his own relatives in Vielle case and the cousin of the First Premier L. Leblanc. It was all ironic, since he killed the gentleman justy three months after the Court of Appeal reduced his sentence for throwing alcalie in the eyes of school children on a bus in Vielle Case!!!!!
Only this morning it crossed my mind that there have been no murders in Dominica for a while. I always pray to God that there will be no more. This occurs when I am especially performing chores when all is quiet. God speaks to us specifically at such times when we are able to listen to him, to his advice, counseling and enlightenment.
I am now thinking to myself why is it every time I think such matters have stabilized and hopefully will never occur that I hear of a murder in Dominica? The devil is rampant and so is his influence.
I thought those who kill do not consider that they have taken a God-given precious life, that there is no excuse to do so and must consider they will pay the price to God, to society for harming and murdering their fellow people. Consider the grief and hardship that they place upon the family. People must think prior to committing a crime/murder.
You cannot bring back a life. The DA Court System must be more stringent with them and grant them no parole. They should never be acquitted and by no means on any technicalities.
The Law should punish them based on their crimes. For murder and also abduction it should be maximum sentence. No discounts and rebates for admitting their guilt, for not wasting the Court’s time in doing so (these are silly arguments which do not belong in a Court of Law and should never be mentioned) and for time spent while incarcerated while waiting the Court hearing. Dominica’s Law is in dire need of revamping.
No one will escape the wrath of God and His fair and just recompense as each one deserves.
Thou Shalt Not Harm your fellow people in anyway.
Thou Shalt Not Kill.
Lord, put a hand in this.
Having stated this, my heartfelt sympathy to the deceased family. Take heart. God is with you. In Jesus Name, keep up the strength and faith. God bless you!
I share your fraustration, i think that for a lawyer to say because his client pleaded guilty for what ever crime he/she committed that did’nt waisted the court’s time for time to be deducted from his sentense, that is just inapropiate. Now that guy who kidnapped that school girl for 40 days, he was already convicted and sent to jail for crimes, pertaining to the firearm and ammo.I did’nt see it fitting for the judge to say she was deducting from his sentense for time spent at the prison, this is sending a wrong signal
The judge sounds irresponsible and should be reprimanded, demoted or fired and charged. This is also putting national’s lives in jeopardy when these criminals/murders are released. They appear not to be taking people’s safety and lives seriously.
whats are place Dominica has become its like we dont have no law any more in this place its so sad this days all you get from the police is just talk and on the next hand when the good police man do there job the same people talking bad about the police now D/A is all about blue /Red sorry for this young people i pray for my kids in this place
Her goes the sacrifice , Somebody must pay the piper, RIP my child
now every thing is possie not gandbay any more.shame of them young lazy boys now i even fraid to come back home
god is coming soon let us live a life for christ
God has been coming soon for thousands of years. I hope god doesn’t have visa problems . If god need a passport he can check those crooks to give him a free passport if god doesn’t have the $250 000 US .
here we go again.
guys killin guys dats y our women turnin gay.
Flap did that even make sense in your mind?
Wake up O people! How long will we allow ourselves to slay each other? Our brother Costo showed kindness to individuals daily, yet it seems no one could stop his dreary fate. Now that he has moved to a different place, may his ever present spirit encourage us to light a candle of love and of hope in our hearts, carrying that light into the darkest places of our despairing Portsmouth community. And may this illumination begin within each one of us.
dem boys need to value life
It’s almost unbelievable all this shooting that’s going ont hese days…. It’s like my country is becoming Afganistan slowing by surely but God forbid it will not becuase he is in control NOT MAN! May your soul rest in peace young man
shootings and murders turns me on baby. i like bad boys. i am a bad gay boy.
Damn fool
this isn’t even funny…fool
the writer of this comment should be invested maybe this person knows something that we don’t and the police would need to know
May we Dominicans be wise enough to Reflect, Unite, and Act during this weekend’s National Gun Violence Sabbath in America. http://www.nationalcathedral.org/learn/GunSabbath2013.shtml
We also offer this prayer for the progress of Costo’s soul:
“O my God! O Thou forgiver of sins, bestower of gifts, dispeller of afflictions!
Verily, I beseech Thee to forgive the sins of such as have abandoned the physical garment and have ascended to the spiritual world.
O my Lord! Purify them from trespasses, dispel their sorrows, and change their darkness into light. Cause them to enter the garden of happiness, cleanse them with the most pure water, and grant them to behold Thy splendors on the loftiest mount. ~’Abdu’l-Baha (the Servant of Glory)
for the progress of costco soul? all you foolish we
so our country come den omg we the people need to do something about this
He was not shot and killed in a fight or during a robbery. We have to go to the root cause why too many of our young men are being shot and killed. May he rest in peace and consolation to his family.
r.i.p ..hmm another good man go
dominica is on its next level,is not here that happening alone.
rip costo, you will be missed
real sad in my town of possie
So sad but to be absent in the body is to be present with the Lord. This is the land of the dying. He is gone home to the land of the living.
This is true wisdom. Thank you. Respect the living and morn the dead. There but for god’s grace go you and I.
I am not returning to Dominica, I fear the violence.
Stuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuupes
stay in your crimeless americas
What nonsense is this??? When they deport you from their country I want to see where you will run to.Bad Things happen every where. No country and no one is exempt from it. All we need to do id pray for our country.
All we need to do as Dominicans is pray for our country
all over is the same…. so if were u live better tell the word so we all coming to live with u
Only God can help the situation. . We need to pray and fast more often,because some people don’t seem to understand that they did not give
life and they cant take it away from someone else..Some people just dont fear God at all…
DNO i heard is from a white bicycle he was shot from n i think is with a semi automatic
sorry about the spelling concerned
The times are evil and will get more and more evil, that is what the word of God says.
The heart of man is getting more and more wicked.
The only answer is to turn to God by accepting His Son Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord.
Repent means to turn towards God.
The material things that man is searching, killing,destroyong for will amount to nothing in the end.
Condolences to ALL those who have lost a loved one.
LORD help us.LORD have mercy on us
Merlyn, Iz now you know you have family in Possie? You take time to recognise!
Wha happening in Possie? Possie Youte need guidance, they need constructive and real solutions, they need jobs, they need rehabilitation for them paros…after years of voting Labour and Douglas clan..now is time for change..KEEP LABOUR BUT GET RID OF THIS WORTLESS MINISTER! Vote in someone who can rule and direct the community, who will fight and speak and encourage development for the community, who will put their voters need at the fore front of parliament and keep pushing for betterment…stop voting a womyal to re the town, a man who happy eating crumbs from the table and in all bacchanal…a man who happy going playing the dog on the National stage…if we so love possie and labour power then demand from the Prime Minister “WE WANT CHANGE..CHANGE OF MINISTER, CHANGE OF LOCAL COUNCILLOR, CHANGE OF POLICIES FOR PORTSMOUTH AND WE WANT JOB CREATION AND TRAINING FOR THE YOUTE THEM!” oh yes there is more we want to see happen but we need to work as a collective unit to achieve..Together we stand united, divided we will be stuck in the this time capsule and let’s face it Possienarians are too damm divided they need to unite first, put differences aside and come together in a positive way for the betterment of the community..JAH BLESS!
I wish i could shake your hand my brother/sister
My little rock is full of crime now adays what’s gone wrong? Why all these killings well Government not doing a thing they too busy looking after themself with the drugs money that is the cause of all these killing, well as the PM say no law. Constitution thats what he mean election coming do you want to hear your family get kill vote them again and let the killing go on
would just love to get up one day and hear good news about Dominica… yes good news for a change!
Signs of the time..Lawlessness…Look up…
well if that is sign of time i wonder what time it is in the usa,
this morning i saw costo buyin his banana cake and his icecream my his soul rest in peace
RIP
The pre-mature death of so many of our young men is not something we should joke about or take lightly. When will this violence end? Lord help us.
Lord can’t do nothing for you. Dominicans need to help themselves!!! WAKE UP MY PEOPLE & STOP KILLING ONE OTHER. WE ARE ONE NATION, ONE PEOPLE, ONE HEART, ONE LOVE
Dis is really had to digiste I jus spoke to him yesterday. May his soul rest in peace
I was about to school my son in Dominica,but after this news “thinking about it”
ok.so school him in ny
I don’t understand his people. A bulletin that wasn’t meant for them cold take them right inside heir house. One person dead violently is too much but for crying out loud, if u live in the us of a hush ur mouth. Smh.
@Ramona, why you want to school your child away from you? Is you those absentee parents that have the country the way it is, leaving child for grandmother and sewotaying overseas, HOLD YOU DAMN CHILD, STUPES!
America not betta
@ Ramano, if you think Dominica is bad to school your child, try Trinidad, St. Lucia, Jamaica or the USA . Your mind will never be at peace.
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The same iniciative should be interduce in this area, like what is being planned in casse bruce.Time to give LOVE a chance.DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD WANT THEM TO DO TO YOU.
On Thursday there was a meeting in the Credit Union Hall in Portsmouth which was held in regards to all the criminal activities going on in Possie, sad to say the attendance low. less than two days later another victim. People we need to get our selves sensitised about what is going on in our comunity.Am appealing to the organisers to have another meeting.let’s take this seriously people of Portsmouth and environs. Our children walk the streets we need them to be safe.
I trust next of kin Notified. Lets do a Turn in your Gun No momey Buy Back…it worked wonders here in ComptonLos Angeles
it’s not super mario brothers and contra when you die you come back. take a chill pill homies
its just upsetting to know that there is so much gun violence happening in Portsmouth right now. But what is most upsetting is that all this drama seems to be caused by a few young men. its always the same gang, the same people.A greater police presents is needed in my community.
The bad wind of change, that is blowing across the Eastern Caribbean.
Where he is he from?
OMG not again
there is just to much crimes goin on now in D/A i think that the police officers need to step up…CUZ ITS GETTING REAL SERIOUS!!!WE SHOUDN’T WAIT TILL ITS OUR FAMILY MEMBER DAT IS DEAD TO DO SOMETHING BOUT IT!!!
Rest in peace,but that’s the Nexts level.Too much killing and less jobs.
I’m sorry to hear u went this way, Anderson…leaving another infant to be raised without a father. Ur mom seems like a strong woman, hope she can hold down the family during this time with God as the center of comfort. RIP
Costo, my boy. R.I.P………… gone much too soon. u were so damn hardheaded……… hardluck partner.
Murder is no longer a crime in Dominica.If caught…the shooter will/must get bail.That is the trend here.Sad to say but those who do petty crime do all the time.No law here.If a man knows that he will be hanged for murder…he will behave,but nowadays,we have good defense criminal lawyers that help these animals roam our streets.Laws needs to be revised here A.S.A.P.
Why dont we all gang up outside those lawyers’ homes to protest as they just presuring prosecuters and margistrates to submit closures on behalf of their clients and also forcing their bail applications forward, I know they have a job to do but stretching it too far
Possie again!!!! Okay, from now on I am not going past Whitchurch. We the innocent that will get caught in this craziness.
stop tlking nonsense!
they doing them things there rapid we pal
Sad news indeed.
i do understand this!! this morning it was a lady they catch and now it is a shooting!!!!!!!!!!!!
so they really catch a lady og my God things bad in D/ca
A lady they kech where? give d datails nuh
a socoyant in protsmoth the picture of the lady on the floor on facebook. her wings got injured
They aint catch nobody…ppl just waste their time on social medias spreading crap. Possie have enough bad name, don’t add more to it for no reason.
What is the news on that lady? Tell me something
pple will believe anythng smh… no woman was caught dat is a stupid rumor
His Nickname is Costo better known as Costo
i know costo.. and his name definitely aint anderson augustine… u have the wrong nickname
Seems u either working hospital or registry…or maybe u r the godparent? SMH on how ppl like u just have no argument at all
do some editing
Dominica getting fast n furious.
OMG, againnnnnnnnnn.
Wow that’s sad ,am a bit worried I have family in portsmouth
…well merlyn maybe is time u call them. Ingrate!
may his soul rest in peace
RIP cuz gone wayyyy too soon
r.i.p homey
Typical gang talk. I’m worried and staying away from Possie.
WHAT! WHAT HAPPENING IN POSSIE.SO MUCH KILLING DOWN DERE.PAPA GOD.
possie is now becoming the wild wild west. people when u in possie stay away from crowds
Possie was and is still a bad village, in the 60 s they raid a police station killed police, shot some, possie is always a crime infected village, killing is something happening possie for a long long time
That killing trend in Dominica especially Possie will cause Ross University to move out of the island, just a matter of time
The government need to bring back hanging them low life tugs, this is becoming shooting is getting too out of control, especially in a small island like Dominica with a population of lest than ninety thousand
The island need a cleansing
@mahaut cleanse ur mind first n thn tlk bout cleansing dominica. portsmouth is not a bad place innocent pple are not the ones being shot!
@mahaut, i supek you is one of those that jalou ross university, everything that happen is ross name you all calling, dont grudge your turn will come, sort.
Why do you all like to exaggerate a situation. How many killing happened down in Portsmouth this year??? Please!!!
this is the new Dominica….
I do not like this new Dominica
NOPE IT ISNT
yeap, next level.
No the next level Dominica.
I rebuke that comment in Jesus’ name. Watch you mouth my friend, words have power as death and life lies in the power of the tongue. We can frame the life of this nation with our mouths so whether you feel that way or not, this is a VERY negative comment to have permeate the atmosphere.
Blessed love
I don’t know why we playing naive but we should all by now know what this is all about and most other shootings around the block.
You don’t pay the bank…bank will take your house.
You don’t pay Courts…Courts will take your fridge
You don’t pay your supplier… As pappy would say, you get a ‘limousine ride’.
Pay your debts!
Hmmm…