President of the Dominica Association of Evangelical Churches (DAEC), Pastor Randy Rodney is encouraging the public to enact just laws to ensure stability and peace during the electoral reform process. He made the announcement during the ongoing consultation on electoral reform for Dominica held at the State House Conference Center on Monday night.
“The Church encourages all to enact just laws and to follow the law of the land to ensure continued stability and peace,” he said. “The DAEC encourages all parties to approach this important subject matter with soberness of mind, not with some of the rancor that we have heard, preserving it with soberness of mind and purity of heart to ensure that all our decisions are well-informed.”
The DAEC also encourages the media, especially those on social platforms to be responsible in their discussions and civil to each other on the matter of electoral reform.
“In short, we have to stop fighting, it doesn’t make us look good,” Pastor Rodney remarked. “We have to stop fighting on issues that we shouldn’t fight about,” he urged. “Let’s for one time, let’s use this occasion for once, to have a civil conversation about something that will affect all of us.”
Pastor Rodney said, “Let’s do this so we all feel that we have worked justly towards the good of the lovely Commonwealth of Dominica.”
Meanwhile, General Secretary of the Dominica Public Service Union (DPSU) Thomas Letang said the voters list needs to be cleansed.
“The cleansing of the voters list I believe is very important and we do not have to wait for the implementation of Sir Byron’s recommendation,” he said.
In fact, Letang pointed out that there are some responsibilities that the electoral commission has and one is to look at the cleansing of the voters list and he believes that should take priority. He said the DPSU proposes a fixed date for holding elections and wishes to brush aside the argument that this should not be so, because it requires a constitutional change.
“Nothing wrong in a constitutional change, once it is to the benefit of all citizens,” Letang stated.
Just last week during the start of the series of consultations presented, Attorney-at-Law Gildon Richards also said that elections in Dominica should be held at a fixed date and month every five years.
Letang went on to state that campaign spending needs to be legislated.
“We believe this is very important,” he said.
He continued, “We also believe that a broad base committee, if not the electoral commission, should be appointed to educate the population on that.”
Stop all you talking! Is voter ID card what we need. Full stop, end of!
I doh knocking no body living abroad. I myself live abroad. I do send money home and even after my fada died I still send money home to help those I know and I grew up with to help when it gets to damn tight. The fees Dominica charge goes a long way to in helping my NATION survive and pull through. I’m no IMF but I help and I am sure hundreds more help. When people like you PAM and DS you must be receivers to say dat bs. get get and get some more all while someome else suffering because dey freedom or uwp or even papi. A lot of these bs going on skewo have no hand in, is other DOMINICANS hurting their own hating their own but since he the leader and when he on stage his rhetoric supports people like you den his blame. Until then when u begging and getting more help you neighbor HELP THE UWP, FREEDOM, PAPI whoever want to challenge LABOR. When one DOMINICAN suffer I share their pain want to help everyone but I just can’t love you my DOMINICAN broda and sista.
Not gonna lie but both Letang and Rodney time past. Them man is scammers trying to get what they can get for themselves. While i applaud their feedback and comments of the reform, them man not doing nothing for Dominica unless they do for themself first.
You are so we’ll position is society,yet you spend your time posting stupidness on DNO in favour of a party the PEOPLE have rejected since 1990.33 years shameless lawyer.What state in the US do you live?You are probably one of those homeless running on the 2 train from the Bronx to 42nd street.ds is not like you.One of those who left Dominica believing the grass was greener on the other side.What do you own in Dominica?The reason you and the others are upset with Skerrit,is because Dominicans living in Dominica are doing a lot better than you.
Tell BALLS pay the security officers their BACK PAY they owe them since 2021.
Right now i’ scrambling to get rid of Dominican Citizenship and passport. Failed state right before my eyes.
They look like UFO es. Especially the one on the right. More garbage for the Labas.
@KID ON THE BLOCK
I HONESTLY think that the tonnes of garbage that you spew on this medium is more deserving to be at the Labass. I suspect noone is willing to correct you..They just keep you wallowing in your ignorance and stupidity.
MEME, That’s the thing with you haters. Things must always go YOU all way. You all are always right, others are always wrong.Learn to respect others opinion. GO AND DRINK SOME WATER AND MIND YOUR BUSINESS
@KID ON THE BLCK
MEME is very correct. You have no opinion here to respect. You obviously had nothing to say, that’s why you are on a personal attack rampage.
@???, You are mem bet mem pwel
@KID ON THE BLOCK
Man chill out….Are you a clown?
Lol! Pastor Rodney is making a complete fool of himself. He spends much of his time lighting fires behind a microphone, promoting lies and instigating persons to social disorder then, he makes a U-turn and now asks for peace? Is he real? Has he heard himself?
Mr. Rodney, I hope you also preached to Skerrit in a private session. It’s him that condemned the average Dominican and those without the red bible to fight for everything. It’s because of the unfair distribution of government funds, it’s because of the unfair elections, it’s because the unfair administration of justice, it’s because of the unfair engagement of his militia, it’s because of the persistent lies… In short, it’s because of this man, we all have to fight for our rights. Stop talking nonsense, call the evil by its name and stop pussy footing around him. The man forgot that he is supposed to serve us and not the other way around. If he is too proud to serve, he should get out of it! We will find a better man!
You live in England, how de hell you want him to serve you? Go say that to Rishi Sunak. If you do not have anything better to do, stop interfering in the internal affairs of Dominica. What makes these guys think that they can stay abroad for all these years, do not know what is happening in their country, do not participate in the reconstruction and development of their country and out of the blue just show up and want to control Dominica by remote control from afar whilst they are enjoying the wealth of other countries and pocketing the money for themselves only?
Stupid and brainless as usual!
Let me spell it out for you: US=the people of DA and since I was born in DA, I’m one of them. I’ve never voted in DA for you info. And unlike you, I always pay for my holidays out of my own pocket. I do not even have to clean any latrines.
I don’t need the Horrible Prime Minister to do anything for me personally. YOU are different, you want him to give you money for nothing and to hell with everyone else. You are a classic BEGGAR.
How do you participate in the reconstruction and development of our country? Let’s hear it! By voting for the CM or coming on here and contribute utter BS? You believe to be more intelligent than others but in all reality you are nothing but a dazzled fanatic that can’t think clearly anymore. Now go away and suck your dummy. Sorry, but you asked for it.
Pam, I do not hang around prostitutes and call girls. I can tell you are one of them.
YOU are the only prostitute I can see.
ds, you are living in Maryland USA for donkey years… how are you contributing to build Dominica…
All you can do is spew your @## here on DNO at those who opposes the nonsense of your cousin Skerrit…
I doh knocking no body living abroad. I myself live abroad. I do send money home and even after my fada died I still send money home to help those I know and I grew up with to help when it gets to damn tight. The fees Dominica charge goes a long way to in helping my NATION survive and pull through. I’m no IMF but I help and I am sure hundreds more help. When people like you PAM and DS you must be receivers to say dat bs. get get and get some more all while someome else suffering because dey freedom or uwp or even papi. A lot of these bs going on skewo have no hand in, is other DOMINICANS hurting their own hating their own but since he the leader and when he on stage his rhetoric supports people like you den his blame. Until then when u begging and getting more help you neighbor HELP THE UWP, FREEDOM, PAPI whoever want to challenge LABOR. When one DOMINICAN suffer I share their pain want to help everyone but I just can’t love you my DOMINICAN broda and sista.