Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said heads of government of CARICOM have expressed their “overwhelming” support for the renewal of the term of office for Commonwealth Secretary-General Baroness Scotland.
Scotland, a Dominican by birth is under pressure from the international community to resign from her position as chief executive of the Commonwealth.
But Skerrit who spoke on the sidelines of the Thirty-First Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Bridgetown, said the grouping is standing behind Scotland.
He said, at the meeting, heads of governments also expressed their gratitude for her achievement during her tenure.
“Heads of governments expressed our gratitude for the range of activities undertaken by the Commonwealth Secretariat whose added value redounded to the benefit of small island and low lying coastal developing states,” he said.
According to Skerrit, who has been one of Scotland’s main supporters, the heads of government also expressed support for the renewal of the term of office of the Secretary-General.
“We do hope that when we meet in Rwanda, the current holder of the post of secretary-general will receive a second term in that very important office,” he said.
Skerrit said heads of CARICOM also engaged Scotland “directly and frankly” on the issues levelled against her in the media.
But he said CARICOM remained satisfied and accepted the responses given by her as “legitimate”.
The questions about Scotland’s future leadership of the Commonwealth came after she was criticized by internal auditors last November for awarding a lucrative consultancy contract to a company run by her friend.
The audit committee report also found that the Secretariat had no register of either tender waivers or conflicts of interest and was unable to provide an explanation.
That committee also identified 50 occasions between July 2015 and June 2018 when the usual procurement tenders had been waived by the Commonwealth Secretariat.
Baroness Scotland has always denied any wrongdoing.
Scotland’s four-year term of office as secretary-general comes to an end next month.
The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is said to be backing moves to persuade Amina Mohamed, a 58-year-old Kenyan politician, to challenge Baroness Scotland if she refuses to stand down.
The damn crony leaders of the caribbean,support her but Boris will not give her a dime.
This lady is compromised,and Anything Skerrit has his hands on its dirty.
Let’s be brutally honest. Everything relationship, business or transaction involving Mr. Skerrit should be viewed with deep suspicion for he is untrustworthy.
Ibo France: I concur fully with this statement. Good observation. Don`t let this die here, please follow the trail and the paper work, that our people will be better informed. They need jobs and not to be subjected to this failed Labour government. They must get out. Rough devious and corrupted matters to have struggling poor people who are unemployed begging at the Red Clinic. A real shame and abuse from Skerrit and his well accompanied fake Labour government.
We need change and we need failed Skerrit and his Red Clinic Abusive Labour Government out of our Parliament. Shame on Skerrit and this corrupted failed Labour and failed incompetent Labor government.
Skerrit must go. Get hell out of our government, our economy and our people. Go to hell, Go to hell, “It is our Damn Business,” You and your corrupted failed Labour Government has failed us miserable.
Skerrit must Go. get the hell out. You`re of no use to the people of Dominica that over years you reduced to poverty &…
These leaders are normalising the abnormal. What a shame!
Roosevelt Skerrit: unless you can name one head of CARICOM or CARIFTA State as it was called when V. C Bird, of Antigua; and Grantley Adams of Barbados both now dead formed what is now called CARICOM, overwhelming supporting your convicted criminal Patrica Scotland, I must call you a liar!
That thing from Barbados looking at you like an ignorant clown will support any crap you talk because she knows she have you twisted around he small fingers; looking for every opportunity for her to grab anything she instigate in your mind to drive out of Dominica.
I ask you that Dominica Mountain Chicken Crapaud (crapo) Mentality doctor Punjab Dusquesne doctor HIFU Sir Knight Me Almost Nearly Cousin Dominica Ali Baba Indian doctor of nothing that damn T…. Roosevelt Skerrit, how much has Dominica lost in revenue since you chase Ross University School of Medicine away?
I need to ask you doctor sir knight: Little boy Skerrit how much in revenue Ross contributes to Barbados?
She’s Laughing…
@Francisco, You have no idea and no say in Dominica affairs you don’t pay taxes neither contribute a penny to our country go to hell and stay there your friend Satan is waiting tell him I sent you.
Well said Francisco. You are this man who i well read, intellectual and analyse the bigger that our young people in particular will, apprehend and analyse the bigger picture and should go undertake the bigger picture to such an issue.
There should be o personalising and write comments which des not in anyway help the situation that we comment on.
So Man Bites Dogs, stop this daily behavior tat you man Bites ever so often and have no distracted barking no-nonsense.
Francisco is an intellectual. You Man who Bite dogs, you better stop all these fleas that attracts dogs. Look at the bigger picture, comprehend well, analyse and put our Dominica first and no politics especially with this failed Skerrit of yours who has openly failed us. We need Skerrit & his failed Labour Party out of our government. Skerrit failed us because the leadership of Skerrit is not of an intellectual to supervise and monitor those so called ministers. We Need decent, transparent leadership government. Out…
The truth always hurt,Skerrit is taking all of you,to hell with him.
@Jamie, the truth is hurting you so-called blue monkeys more than it is hurting us pal in fact you guys don’t understand the word truth, but lies lies liers that King rat Linton feeds you lots on.
So Satan knows you? Interesting ! Say no more.
You know if I was a dog like you walking on all fours kissing Roosevelt big black rusty behind, for something to eat, maybe I would not have anything to contribute to Dominica.
Nevertheless, it is people like me contributing to Dominica financially, which prevents that God forsaken place called Dominica from collapsing!
If you want to see what I am contributing to Dominica go to Wesley right this day you will find a house I have under construction for my eighty-five year old sister, who’s house was blown away by hurricane Maria!
The thousands of dollars which I have thus far invested in what I shall term a modest house, you have never earned that amount in Dominica, nor from the welfare system when you were living off the welfare system in England!
You know why you had to accept the dole in England?
I doh want to say eh; but is because you doh know how to read or write eh; could not find gainful employment!
Hahahahahahahahahahahahah!
And Man dog get this; if I was like the average, or let me say certain Dominicans, although I do not support Roosevelt Skerrit be informed I could have got Roosevelt money to install the roof on my sister house!
I was told that the Wesley parliamentary representative suggested and promised he would have the roof installed on the house.
When the news got to me, I wrote here on DNO, I did not want anything for free from Roosevelt or any labor party candidate.
And if Elizabeth wish to tell the truth, I wrote the same message in a forum we once wrote into and stated emphatically, I do not want not one dime of corrupted money, or materials from Roosevelt to mingle with my heard earned honest money to help my sister.
They must have got the message, I heard nothing more of their promised help; if they want to help people they can start with the house with the blown off roof next to my sister’s house!
Facts are a stubborn thing. All the Skerrit haters will some day realized that he is light years ahead of their loser leader and has the respect of CARICOM. These haters tend to believe anything that they perceived would “hurt” PM Skerrit but these losers failed to realized that the DLP has won the last election 18-3. Get over it people!!
So why is dominica light years behind other Caribbean countries
A very good and pertinent question.
“So why is Dominica light years behind other Caribbean countries?”
Answer: Because Skerrit has failed us. He is immature and incompetent and must not, should not have held this position. Even under Minister of Education Etc, he was a failure, a lousy Minister. as Prime Minister. he is ow seen and rreferred to as this “Odd Minister”. This man has faied our peple and pr Domiinca nd has abused our Passports hwhere we need answers as to who is who and who sells our passports and have we profited from it. These are the questions with many others where Skerrit has failed that we need answers. It is time we get away from this nonsense that “We Love our PM”. “We Love our Dominica” Period! And we need decent leaders and a heavily decent committed trusted Political Party to take over the reigns of our government and its operations where accounatabity can be transparent and honest. We therefore want Hon. Linton as Prime Minister and his committed, dedicated professional UWP Formidable…
@Langsal, The question that you asked is simple for far too long Dominica have had to many backwards aholes selling us down the river that is why we are no longer willing to tolerate guys like Lennox Linton, to run things in Dominica we have had enough of that crap and booboo ha haha!!
Man bites dogs, Is waiting for responding comments from aholes such as Viewsexpressed, Francisco, and many others I am a 🐶 trainer!!
You seen to be this Questionable (??) person with no logical question at all.
This statement is so true and fits your failed, overstayed Skerrit and his failed Labour government. We need them Out.
“Facts are a stubborn thing. All the Skerrit haters will some day realized that he is light years ahead of their loser leader and has the respect of CARICOM.
Skerrit has served undeservedly of his “Bobolistic failed corrupted light years” that has passed now. Skerrit, a failure has overstayed his welcomed and has demonstrated immature behaviour over a long period of 20 years. In other words he has overstayed his welcome, lacks leadership, foresight and vision, hence the failure & increase in poverty and a questionable government our nature Isle is in at this stage. After 20 years what is it our struggling people have to show? Absolutely “Nothing”, apart for the “Abusive-Begging Red Clinic” that Skerrit and his failed Labour clang has got us into. Questions of Passports sales and…
which is better to sit back and watch corruption or stand together for the sake of caricom? problem is when the corruption starts negatively impacting you, what will you do? or you think you untouchable to the corruption? shame on anyone who supports an openly corrupt politician….fire bon dem
I cannot read…all I can do is watch photos. In this album I see Traitors, wanted criminals, Thieves, Corrupt hyenas, a-vio-leh, destroyers of that which is good. My album has nothing good that I could want my children to emulate, what a shame
If this is true at all, goes to show the detrimental direction the CARICOM is headed. Where are these achievements Skerrit speak of? Can any layman raise a hand please?
Is it enough for suspected Criminals to say “I haven’t done it”..and we walk away satisfied, when real research and evidence is brought to show contrary? Isaac was right that Birds of a Feather , flock together. This is a Gang of leaders who have resolved among themselves to exploit this whole region for their personal and private benefit.
The result will be catastrophic. According to Dr. Ram of the CDB, “if this trajectory continues, the Caribbean will be the poorest region in the World by 2050”..I dare say deservedly so, based on the population of sheeple we have voting these crooks back in office even when there is no real evidence of Growth. SMFH!!
A challenge to read!!
https://caribbeannewsservice.com/now/caribbean-could-become-the-poorest-region-in-the-world-by-2050-cdb-director-warns/
“Skerrit said heads of CARICOM also engaged Scotland “directly and frankly” on the issues levelled against her in the media.”
“Levelled against her?” Who did…how did all of this came about? It was not CARICOM, nor a government, nor we the people who brought this things upon herself. From what we have read, She, Scotland, who has brought this issue and mishap to herself. An intellectual, intelligent Barrister is unable to be wise with what she does and to think diplomatically first before you undertake this demise of this failed person illegal in the UK? You brought it your yourself.
In addition to this we are jut not happy with this current failed Prime Minister Skerrit and this corrupted Labour Government where the ministers themselves of this government do not seem to have or hold ay character that over 19years neither were able to stand up to Skerrit and his mishaps and activities that you all in cabinet and we out there were never consulted nor held a meeting on this…
Caribbean leaders supporting corruption!!! Hmm!! Think is in the little islands you all are doing all you nonsense and getting away with it.
Hahahahahahahahahaa, Hahahahahahahahahaha
Skerrit, I knew you would come and try to sell us another bag full of lies. Shut up for once, you are an appalling creature. You messed up the entire country and the majority of the people.
Skerrit is just a profound failure and attempts to get fame and honour from the people of Dominica. Skerrit is not the age of 1820, we re now in 2020 and you better get the hell out and off of our government, where we have an exceedingly profound, highly professional Civil service at all levels. Their service is paramount to what their profession asks for entrusted those roles to them and You Skerrit on the other hand has by-passed many times the roles of our civil servants over the past 19 faked years you and your corrupted government has fleeced our economy through this open Bobolistic corrupted Red Clinic, where you have reduced our hard working people to poverty, the close of our agriculture sector you Shamely have our people coming to your fake Red Clinic quing up hours to receive loyalty and fame from these poor people where you have killed their agriculture sectors they benefited from over years. You brought this Passport scam where you and your fake labour benefit from. Shame!
Skerrit totally ignores the audit.
Name de other Caribbean leaders who joins you because we recall that her initial appointment process divided CARICOM.
This woman used your support to insult Dominicans who don’t vote for DLP.
De rest of CARICOM are aware!
You pretty much bullied dem spineless leaders to vote along with you….. talking about overwhelming support.
You pushing a false sense of worthiness
Like you so important
Trust us Dominicans to bring each other down.
I recently left the commonwealth after working there for the past 10 years. I think I am qualified to give my opinion on this issue unlike the contributors on here who have no clue but they hate the lady of our soil because of her sousay sel jibe.
This is just a political attempt to remove her headed by elements within the commonwealth itself using the daily mail which itself is a known British tabloid of questionable repute.
The refurbishment funding was allocated prior to her taking up the role as secretary General as has been customary for every incoming SG.
Anyway why should I bother, Dominicans are like crabs in a barrel so figure yourselves out.
“Anyway why should I bother, Dominicans are like crabs in a barrel so figure yourselves out.”
Mr Couleve, thanks for letting us know that you are one of those who bite the hands that feed you. We live in Dominica, we are within the Government system, as employees at all areas of the goverment service, and we see, know if and talk of the abusive \Bobol happening within this failed corrupted Labour Government. The current incompetent sitting Prime Minister is really this “Odd Minister” who knows absolutely nothing of Socio Economic development, the reason why our Domininca i inn deep poverty, are beggars under Skerrit through his deceitful Red Clinic, that is an abuse of states funds operated from his office which is suppose to be an extremely decent highly professional office for the sitting PM Office.
Skerrit and corrupted Labour government has killed the resources our nature Isle Dominica who has our people as beggars to this fake Santa Claus Skerrit. This must Stop. Shame…
Hahahahaha I love how this is going…
What achievements? Furnishing her palaces?
People think outside the box, if Africa won’t stand together then caricom should show Africa how to do it. England always stand with the United States when it comes to fighting others and when they disagree in things they don’t ever come out publicly to state their position. We black Caribbean people needs to do the same, argue in private but support in public. Stop hating on the woman for one simple thing she said wrong or for Skerrit sake come on people.
So is because we are black we must stand together? If white people say that we call them rightly racist. Too many crooks doing things wrong in our name and we must support them and not tell on them because they are black then. Well you go and join them and I am with those that are for justice and I will expose those scoundrels even if is my brother because I fed up with that attitude. How black is the Baroness anyway. When it suits her she is black and white when that brings her more advantage. She not catching me with her wicket game.
I just want Skerrit and his cheating Baroness to be crushed so they could understand that their deep pockets are only able to steal elections by buying poor people’s vote; but when they meet with people and countries with money they are no match because they are not performers. 15 years and Skerrit is yet to perform and so to is Baroness. Hope they kick her out
“Stop hating on the woman for one simple thing she said wrong or for Skerrit sake come on people.”
For the sake of Skerrit, come on people??” Are you for real, “For the Sake of Skerrit..?”. Is that where your blind loyalty lies?.
What about “For the Sake of our Dominica and People?”, that failed immature Skerrit and his highly corrupted devious Labour government has educed us over 19 long year to poverty, Bobol, o jobs and sellin our passports to all Tom, Dick and Harriet and you tell us about failed Skerrit 19 years as this Odd Minister has ruined our agricultural economy and promoted passports sales all over the damn place and we have not seen the benefits of this devious acts in our Dominica for our people. Skerrit has killed our agriculture, our bananas and other crops. Our farmers and hucksters worked so hard to feed their families, paid taxes to our country. What has Skerrit done for us? Well, recall the Bin Bobol, the Fertlizer BoBOL that Hon Linton exposed this fake…
It is frightening to see that despite the accusations made about the Baroness during her tenure, the boys club that Caricom has become, unabashedly continues to lend it support to this disgraced individual. Surely, this is not simply a question of her race. The auditors report did not address race and dealt with the facts on reviewing the records during the tenure of the Baroness.
The UK is a racist country and so is Australia and they could use this incompetence on the part of the Baroness to drive their agenda forward. The evidence is too clear, in that there was excessive expenditure, protocols for tender waivers or something as basic as a position statement on conflict of interest did not exist and she could not explain why, this smells like incompetence or a deliberate ploy to issue the contract to company which was run by her friend. Looking closer, if there is no protocol, it is more difficult to judge, similar to the explanation given for the use of voters list by the…
How much aid money did she raise for Dominica after Maria? Remember she boasted about the contacts she had ? What a disgrace she is, even the queen can’t stand her!
He uses the word overwhelming which I read to mean that the support is not unanimous or united. What is it that ties Skerrit so close to someone that has made so many wrong steps. Yes, she was born here but hardly spent any time here so her claim to being a Dominican is nominal at best but opportune for her. To be honest as a Dominican I am disappointed and embarrass by her. She is like a bad dream and I wish she could just vanish, honestly. We have enough problems without her as it is already.
I would like to hear from the other Caricom leaders themselves, I don’t take the PM’s word for anything.
Good try Mr.PM let there be a lesson for you. Helping long time supporters and friends at the expense of the state.Equal opportunity and fairness to all. Keeping records and audit.
Is there a growing herd mentality among these CARICOM leaders? Something ain’t right here.
Is the rest of the herd allowing the likes of Skerrit, Mia, Ralph (& possibly Gaston) to steer them(either willingly or through coercion) in certain directions?
Oh boy, the Caribbean Community is in real trouble.
Stay tuned…
SMH Tone from the top, I really want to see if these government in the region will stand behind someone who have done such disservices to the Caribbean and to women. If they do then the people of the region will take what the get. What a disgrace
@AA “I really want to see if these government in the region will stand behind someone who have done such disservices to the Caribbean and to women”.
There we go again! Another senseless and foolish exaggeration, which you cannot explain.
How could she have done disservices to the Caribbean, if Caricom is overwhelmingly standing behind her? What did she do which has affected women?
If you people cannot find any positive and fruitful thoughts in your mind, while don’t you all remain quiet?
Elizabeth,I agree with you 100%.Parrots repeating BS from guys like WILTSHIRE.The guy wanted to make the CASTLE BRUCE DOLLAR.FONTAINE a man working for the Most CORRUPT and murderous country in the world.These UWP idiots are prepared to eat their OWN like snakes.
Elizabeth, you need to shut up!
You are not even aware of what is going on, tell me when last you listen to some international news on Television, or Radio.
All you do is read DNO and Face Book, where nothing significant are written about that criminal; where are you or where have you got all of your information about Patrica?
Her mother and father are from Antigua, the Antiguan’s dislike her!
Gaston Brown once said “Antigua” can own her too, but have you read where Gaston said he will support her reelection?
Roosevelt after the last Hurricane in Dominica ordained her to get help from around the world for Dominica; what has she got and delivered?
Not a dime worth of anything!
Her delivery is nothing, nil, zero!
Except she told ignorant people like you Dominicans could suck salt for all she care, and to ensure that ignorant people like you know she was seriously kicking your and Roosevelt behind she said it in patios!
Francisco it is true her father was from Antigua but her mother from Dominica and she was born in St. Joseph I believe at that time we were all British subjects anyway. I remember she said when she came to open that school in Itassi in her name she said she never was British but how can that be if she was the AG of that country? That woman full of crap garçon and will say anything to favour herself.
Well, some people are born simply to tell lies, and wreak havoc; there is no wonder she and Roosevelt are friends they both are corrupted and shady!
She has forgotten the colonial days, when the entire Caribbean islands were colonies of Britain, with the exception of the French and Dutch islands.
Even at that she had to be a citizen of England (Britannia) before she could have held such high office via the British Labor Party.
Make no mistake about it I appreciate the fact a Dominican born excelled to such high level, but prior to her using Roosevelt to accomplish her personal goals, we never heard anything about her; her name cannot be found in any educational institution in our country. She returned however; with nothing to offer!
Skerrit hope was because she is a member of the Labor Party in England, she would simply move a magic wand, and milk and honey would flow into Dominica.
That woman is powerless to do anything for Roosevelt!