Team Unity Dominica (TUD), a new political movement in Dominica, says it’s ready to form the next government.
The TUD will be officially launched at Calibishie on Sunday 14th, August from 3:00pm.
The movement’s General Secretary, Alex Bruno made the disclosure at a press conference held at Fort Young Hotel Waterfront conference room on Wednesday.
“I guarantee you that we are ready for the next election cycle with a full organization, ready to run enough seats to win the general elections as a movement,” he said. “We think that we are ready to form the government.”
Bruno continued, “We have been speaking to hundreds of people, consultants who have given us very sound advice. We are ready to run Dominica for maybe two months time if the election calls early or a year and a half time.”
He added, “We are honestly and genuinely ready to take over the reins of government.”
Bruno believes that the Dominican public should give the movement the opportunity in office, to build and change Dominica.
He explained that a decision was made to create the TUD out of a great desire by the Dominican people who have expressed the need for such an entity.
“The party system has pretty much failed the people to a great extent and there has been a clarion call for a neutral, less partisan setup to take care of the serious administrative matters of the country moving forward,” he said. “That is what Team Unity is all about, we are not just a party of individuals interested in office, we are a party of individuals interested in the well-being of our people and our country.”
“For far too long we had this politics of division and hate, so we are trying to bridge the divide, bring parties together, to unite under a platform,” Bruno stated. “We want to establish a sort of meeting point where all Dominicans can respectfully disagree on matters of politics, not with envy or rank or hate.”
He said that agriculture, as the main pillar of Dominica’s economic transformation, will be at the core of the movement’s economic development plicy.
“So if we are fortunate to get the blessings of the Dominican public and we are voted into office we will radically transform Dominica’s economy on an agricultural basis,” he revealed. “We will place emphasis on young farmers.”
Bruno said the party will entice younger Dominicans to get into farming and create a workers guild where “we may have to import farm labour to assist with the recultivation of at least 80% of arable lands in Dominica and we shall do so at least within the first half of our first term in office.’
He went on to say that the movement will invest $1 billion in agriculture with monies raised from the revenue streams that are currently used, to raise funds for infrastructural development.
“We will create an export agency to take care of all the farm products, to make sure whatever is produced in Dominica can be sold regionally and internationally and we will invest immediately in high grade organic cannabis/Marijuana as a major industry,” he noted.
Another thing that the TUD will do, according to Bruno, is to establish a free speech zone.
“Dominicans want to speak against the things that affect them and Peeble’s Park will be declared a speech zone where any group or individuals at any time could gather at Peeble’s Park and say whatever they wish against the government…as long as it is not libelous or slanderous or profane,” he declared.
Membership in the movement is open to anyone 18 years and above.
Bruno stated that a TUD government, if the movement is elected, will consist of 11 ministries:
-Ministry of Youth Participation, Housing, the Economy, Health & Wellness, Culture & Agriculture.
-Ministry of Indigenous Citizens, Gerontology, Diaspora Dominicans, New Citizens, Industry & Commerce and Innovativeness and Indigenous Creations.
-Ministry of Gender, Social Security & Welfare, Individuals with different Abilities, the Environment, Lands, Rivers, Aquifers, Forestry, Parks & Recreations.
-Ministry of Legal Affairs, Planning & Infrastructural Construction, Architectural Preservation, the Constitution & Rights.
-Ministry of Human Development, Ports & Maritime Affairs, Aviation, Disaster Management, Aeronautics & Intelligent Life.
-Ministry of Education, Creole and other Languages, Music, Sports, Heritage, Folklore & Traditions, and Religion & Spirituality.
-Ministry of Finance, Jobs, Employment, the Private Sector & Wealth Creation, and Investment.
-Ministry of Trade, Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Governance, Public Workers Unions and Social Justice.
-Ministry of Public Works, Urban & Rural Development and New Families & Community empowerment.
-Ministry of Heroes, Pioneers & Seniors, Citizens at Risk, Regional and International Relations.
-Prime Minister & Minister of Broadcasting, Technologies & Communications, National Defense, National Spirit, Treaties, Foreign Policy, Protocol and Diplomacy.
Delusion of grandeur on full and foolish display. Remember, a mind is a terrible thing to waste. Time to send in the clowns.
“we will radically transform Dominica’s economy on an agricultural basis,” he revealed. “We will place emphasis on young farmers.”
“We will create an export agency to take care of all the farm products, to make sure whatever is produced in Dominica can be sold regionally and internationally”
“we will invest immediately in high grade organic cannabis/Marijuana as a major industry,”
You have my vote sir! First politician I see that actually have a plan to stimulate the economy and put money in the hands of locals, making use of the abundant resources we have.
I hope you are genuine and not just another underhanded exploiter like the rest!
How about electoral reform??? Have they forgotten about that. There should be NO new election without electoral reform. Full stop, end of discussion.
Let me let that jacka,lying Deranged know,family have a better understanding,love and togetherness in Dominica than they do overseas.There are more Dominicans dying in the USA because of lack of medical care than in Dominica.In the USA money talk and BS walk.The first thing the medical people ask for in the USA is insurance coverage,there is no free medical in the USA unlike Dominica.In Dominica we eat healthier than people do in let’s say NewYork,most fruits and vegetables are imported,in Dominica our fruits and vegetables come strait from the farm to our kitchen.There are people right here in Dominica who owe tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical bills.A large number of Dominicans live on credit cards,with credit cards comes debt and with debt comes poverty.Dominica is a beautiful,peaceful and blessed country,and that is where I want to be buried when I die.The problem in Dominica is UWP and a bunch of lying,crooks and traitors.We will never let you destroy Dominica.
Deranged,Lin Clown left a good paying job in Dominica and went to the USA.Because like many Dominicans Lin Clown thought the grass was greener in the USA.First thing green card comes in the mail,then social security card and then a legal job.Although Lin Clown is very highly trained in a particular field,with certificates.Lin Clown had to go to school in Manhattan to be lectured in the same field.Top jobs in the USA are for citizens and not green card holders.And to get a job in NewYork legally one must be the holder of a NewYork state Id card.Lin Clown slept in a basement,with sh.. pipes overhead.Later Lin received an insurance medical card from President Obama.Fortunately the Clown worked hard and without the help of Skerrit or DLP built a beautiful,comfortable have everything house in DOMINICA.There are more poor Dominicans,more unemployed,more drug addicts,more disabled,more parros and more Dominicans on foodstamps in the USA than in Dominica.Some of the barrels come form foodstamp
You should ask him who he worked for during the 2019 election campaign.And who paid him to conduct the 2019 election poll.Why did he tell UWP they had 14 sure seats in the 2019 election,when he knew it was a lie?Did Linton and UWP tell him to lie about the poll?HYPOCRITES.
I wonder which one of the two is the worse of two comedians Bruno, or Ugly Lenny, and my instinct tells me Ugly Lenny, is the king of fools – People give him a big hands 👏🤣👏😂👏👏👏👏🤣🤣
Recently Alex Bruno was introduced on a radio station in Antigua as a passport agent and although Alex was live on the program he did not deny that title neither did he correct it. So with that in mind I have a few questions for Alex Bruno
1. Alex can you honestly tell us if you are a passport agent of Roosevelt Skerrit?
2. Are you trying to keep Roosevelt Skerrit in office so you could continue to sell passports ?
3. Alex what is the role of Roosevelt Skerrit in this new party of your?
4. Alex. are you trying to help Skerrit undermine our democracy?
Here is the most disturbing statement to me :
“…We are ready to run Dominica for maybe two months time if the election calls early or a year and a half time.”
Notice. Alex Bruno said nothing about the CCJ recent statement about Dominica should not have another election without election reform. Yet Alex is hinting of a possible election in 2 months time. Does Alex know something about a snap election? Is Alex in bed with Roosevelt Skerrit to ensure reform does not take place? Is Alex being used to force the UWP to participate in another stolen election knowing if the (UWP) doesn’t contest the party of Alex participation would tell the world that the election was legit?
Sorry but ounce again Alex Bruno is confirming that he is a Crook and then he is selfish like Skerrit who filed for French citizenship as a government minister and as Prime Minister he gave birth to his two children in the US, Alex Bruno does not seem to be a friend of Dominica either
Alex Bruno is a big joker who cannot be taken seriously. But this time I see him and his new party as a potential spoiler and we should keep an eye on him.
It seems clear to me that Alex and Skerrit are behind this new party to facilitate Skerrit’s continued corruption. The CCJ told us that Dominica should not go into another election without election reform. This time I believe the opposition is serious with their No reform No election chant. So Skerrit is going to call a snap election and if the UWP doesn’t contest Alex Bruno will be his opposition leader. On the other hand this new party of Alex is to force UWP to contest. Boy you see trouble with that Alex?
Since Alex said his party will form the next government and he will have eleven ministers, let me guess these ministers:
1. Alex Bruno: PM…
2.Lin Clown:youth, housing….
3. Man bite dog: public Works…
4: Elizabethixavier; Indigenous Citizens…
5: Putin: Finance…
6: Ds: Education….
7; Eagle-eyed: Heroes
8, Zouke:…
Alex for many years people loved you as a radio personality, a comedian and one who wanted to try everything in life, and yes, people respected you. Unfortunately, you seemed to have taken all this love to a next level. Keep it where it belongs. Don’t hang your hat where your hands cannot reach. Stay where you belong. To pay back the people for their love, keep making them laugh. But dent make them laugh at you. You have been a joker since you brought this mallet to the airport on your way to Barbados. I hear you still have the brown mallet and the blue bells-bottom and shirt-jack as souvenirs. 2022 you have treads to show. Keep them for the stage but not for parliament.
But Lin Clown believes Dominica is so productive with a vibrant economy why can’t he move back and stay in his birth country. He lived in the US illegally meaning you preferred to be living illegally on another man’s country than your own, then you came back home after years, stayed a few months and now reside in Canada. If Dominica is doing so well why didn’t you stay.
Your actions says it all.
I will listen to you and take your advice when you move back to Dominica. I think you a mentally deranged by your mouth
Exactly, I always tell these big DLP shysters living abroad, why don’t all you return to your homeland? The land of milk and honey, governed by a clown? None of them given me an answer yet! Tells me all I need to know, they are not interested in our country but the occasional free travel for elections. How sad!!
Ibo, your criticism of Mr. Bruno’s personal right to switch political party affilliation is very perplexing as he is just exercising his basic right to choose. Whether or not you agree with his political views is your choice.
Ultimately, the electorate will decide if they buy what Mr. Bruno or any other political party or candidate is selling.
Equally the people have the right right to question his motives. We live in a free, democratic country, remember?
Point taken; however, I leave discernment of people’s motive and judgement to the Most High who is more than able to read the hearts and minds of us fickle humans.
Mr Bruno, with great respect to you April is eight months away could you please go away and come back to us on April fools Day 😉🤣😂
So Alex your symbol is the Fork ? Are you planning to Forkkk Ma Dominique?
I do believe the name of this new party is misspelled. It should read DUD.
Please Dominican do yourselves a favor and stop giving Alex the attention he is trying to get we all know him as a failure, but he will not give up. He just can’t help his self.
More nonsense. Just keep splitting the vote. Good thing i stop voting.
Alex is a great talker and may be that is his expertise. But also he should know with this wondering eyes being part of every political party except being a pastor or a priest he has gathered no ‘moss’. But will give that to him – great publicity stunt. Boy DA has jokes for so while people and drinking alcohol’ Koolaide and under tarps.
Young Dominican is a lazy weed smoking,rum drinking supporter of UWP.The Haitians are working,building houses,buying houses,buying buses,opening business,working in agriculture and sending millions of dollars back to Haiti
All you lazy supporters of UWP do is go around Roseau gossiping,cursing,swearin, lying,complaining and looking for something to steal.Go get some work to do.There are vacancies everywhere.
The good thing is, Dominicans do not take Alex Bruno seriously. The bad news for him is that at every turn, he reinforces their opinion of him, his utterances, and his actions.
Alex Bruno is the only person in Dominica who has been a member of all the political parties at one point in time.
Why is this man so obsessed with political power? Is it because he wants to empower the ordinary folks or for selfish motives? I believe the latter.
Soucou, see them fighting for power but they know not de HOUR. Zors ni toupay papa , zors kar vrai zorts. If the grave hold my body down well i’ll be gone, otherwise is LABOUR AGIAN ET ENCORE. Good morining Dominica, Isle of beauty,Isle of splender, wake up.
There he goes again! From UWP to APP, and now TUD, how far does Alex Bruno (ALEXBRUNO) plans to go with his continuous failure?
From whatever he was with UWP, where he failed, to President of APP, where he failed, now General Secretary to TUD, heading into another big failure, through his foolish fantasy about what should be real through ABC, but never for him.
Ready to form the “Next Government”, he says? Well this could happen in the Twilight Zone of his carnal mind, but not in Dominica.
This man is more than laughable, wee! Unfortunately, he will never come to know this about himself–good heavens!
The last thing Dominica needs at this time is another political party. Another dubious, political party will only serve to further the fragmentation of the country. This can’t be good.
Alex Bruno seems obsessed with having his own political party. That’s his right. However, whatever little political capital he once had has all dissipated some time ago.
Why is Dominica experiencing a proliferation of political parties at this moment in time? God paying jobs are scarce so these people see politics as the easiest avenue from rags to riches.That’s it.
Me, myself, and I is also a team unity. We are united in our self governance. I will be minister on fine ants, me will be minister of de fence and national secrets, and myself will be minister of Resilience (that encompasses everything else)
Oops Alex this looks like a pappy show wedding. You are trying too hard to be relevant and everytime you come up with some political schemes it damages your credibility and intellectual capacity. How are you launching a political movement with others and you the only one at a conference with non of the other folks. I saw a video and it honestly looks like stand up comedy.
Alex, I am not sure how serious you are going to be taken by the Dominican populace on account of the shady behavior you demonstrated during the time you were associated with APP. However, your objectives are noble and your plans sound great to me. I think you could also consider using our water resource as the new oil since the need for water is becoming dire throughout the world. Parts of California and other parts of the US are desperately in need of water, all Europe particularly Germany. Experts are predicting that if some doesn’t change in a few years some sections of these area will become uninhabitable. We could use this to our advantage.
Blah, blah blah. So TUD is prepared to run the country for maybe two months? What utter garbage and gibberish. Can you not see the emptiness there? This Alex Bruno positioned himself as a political scientist and sold his services as a pollster to political parties now all the fraud can do is talk to a couple hundred people to get the pulse of the electorate. Why doesn’t he use his political polling skills to inform his party on the way forward? Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice? Never going to happen. I see TUD is a proxy for the DLP to get Alex the political power he so badly craves. Poor guy.
Alex Bruno you look well dressed, spic and span, for some official occasion but not to be the next PM of Dominica. Think again. One thing for sure, you are very unreliable. Say one thing today, do or say something else tomorrow.
Why does he resemble Edison James so much? Is he his brother? Sorry i meant his son? can’t be, one is James the other is Bruno.
@ Zouke did you ask if he is Edison James son with Mamaw? Well bro I guess you should ask your family
I in that sewo papa. However I need to hear real talk from Team Unity.
I would like ministry of heroes Your jacka you ever hear Dominicans voting for people that doesn’t live in Dominica?Except Thompson Fontaine who almost fooled the people of Morne Jaune no other foreigner has ever come close to winning a seat.You lied to UWP and told them they had 14 sure seats in the 2019 election when you knew you was not telling the truth.You also lied about Ma Pampo’s age saying she was 120 when you had no evidence to prove it.Monies raised from the revenue streams that are currently used,what are those streams?You will have to bring IBO France onboard to explain ministries like,National spirit,Treaty,New families,Heroes and Gerontology.Boss get out of there,if you want foolish people go talk to the supporters of UWP.I know UWP was dead,now I know for sure they are deader than dead,and the UWP aholes will attack from 3 directions for making them look like jacka’s in the 2019 election.
When was the last time you had your checkup with your psychiatrist? Clearly you have missed a few sessions.
The psychic ward is missing an inmate. You have gone completely berserk. You need to be re-institutionalised.
I fully understand man bites dogs and Lin-clown. They all have a story to tell especially a sad one when it comes to you. They make a lot of sense and, I do catch where they are coming from. If anybody needs to be admitted to a psychiatric ward it is none other than Ibo France.
Yeah more Bulls**t, but having said that I will go along with anyone that can kick the backside out of Ugly Lenny, and his useless workers so-called party.
Brilliant!!! idea Mr (Dr)? Bruno however while I’m not going to discourage you and your Team I have problems understanding how you hope to achieve and address this near impossible feat; firstly the political re-education of our people is key; after more than 20 years of “mental slavery” and deprivation especially where Dominicans have gotten used to the idea that everything is for free. One recommendation of change though to your Cabinet is the removal the Min of National Defense from the portfolio of the office of the PM and place it under Legal Affairs, less control by the big man especially of the Police Force; good luck my brother; do me a favor “say what you mean, and mean what you say”; “if you are true the people go follow you”.
Good stuff ,Dominica should refund China its money were given to rebuild the hospital and change the name,China behavior will damage Dominicas economy if they launch an insult towards Taiwan because the U S A will intervene in Taiwan side that name Dominicà China Friendship Hospital not a good image if China and U S in a war.
You see the this Taiwan issue you need to read and understand it. China does not officially acknowledge Taiwan. No embassy. No official diplomatic relations(this so what recognizes a country and gives it credibility). You realize it is small countries and others besides the USA that made Taiwan or keeping it a. Country for the unsa to do this with it.
USA dropped Taiwan acknowledges the one china policy and says Taiwan belongs to China. Taiwan is not getting this all these years also Tibet no diplomatic relations no country
There are.characteristics which qualifies a country and Tibet does not meet the criteria and the USA still dragging along.
Watch the USA and Puerto Rico France and Guadeloupe. Watch Spain and Catalonia.
Also of some concern to me is st Kitts and Nevis and Great Britain. Nevis has a premier st. Kitts has a prime minister they have one governor. Two countries one independent one a colony Nevis
Nevisshoild be looking at becoming independent
My friend ,the U.S is just talking it will never engaged in a war with China in its own backyard over Taiwan, that my friend would political suicide for the U.S!!!
Please stop sounding like a slave. I live in the US but I do not subscribe to this weak position that your foreign policy should be based on how you want to be viewed by the US. These are sovereign countries and should be free to establish diplomatic relations with any country of their choosing, and this should be based on their national interest.
You see that Alex, even Skerrit sycophants are against you. You batting on a losing wicked my boy and you lost any credibility.
Joke,you are worse than Alex.Lin Clown should be minister of Defence and national security.When Alex made a jacka out of you and UWP he was your darling.He told you UWP had 14 sure seats in the 2019 election,didn’t you know he was a joker?You swallowed his lie like a Kong.Who is the joker you or Alex?
sorry, wi. I cannot take mr serious
Mr.Jonathan,when Alex said the UWP had 14 sure seats in the 2019 election,you agreed.To you Alex was the best pollster in the Caribbean,and best thing after slice bread.And,no Mr Jonathan he did not sell his services to political parties,he sold his services to UWP.You never told your party(uwp)he was empty.When did you discover he was empty,and why didn’t you tell Lenny he was empty?When Alex conducted the poll he told us he was working for UWP,and you Jonathan said nothing.
Alex please stay away from this melee. We have enough headache already. You always want to keep your powder dry without saying what you really after. There is something sneaky about you that I don’t like.In a little country like ours you want to make mischief then. Stay away my boy.
Yes, Bro. So whose “Team” are you on? And how ironic: The party system has failed, so you form another Party to repair the failed party system. That sound strange and dumb!
I watched this press-conference and thought we were being pranked. This man cannot expect to be taken seriously. This man’s credibility is nonexistent, Just a joke.
Lol! The conference had a prank vibes to it, for true.
The dude reminded me of Pappy.
Come on man, that is an insult to Pappy.
He added, “We are honestly and genuinely ready to take over the reins of government.”
No. One is not inclined to believe that! What Dominica needs at this time is a different breed of politicians with new ideas and not more of the same old, same old pass partou (passez par tout) ways. Please wheel and come again Mr. Bruno. Thank you.
Is Roosevelt Skerrit financing this new party? It is strange that after the CCJ told us in no uncertain terms that Dominica should not go into another election without election reform Alex Brono is about to lunch his new government. I say government because he has already announced his 11 ministries but not one candidate. People something is telling me that Skerrit is behind this movement because he is about to call a snap election and should UWP don’t contest without election reform, the party of Alex will contest which would legitimize the election and Skerrit would make Alex the opposition leader. Look out Dominicans
Bruno continued, “We have been speaking to hundreds of people, consultants who have given us very sound advice. We are ready to run Dominica for maybe two months time if the election calls early or a year and a half time.”
If wishes were horses, beggars would ride. Sigh! Sigh!
Honestly, I am fed-up with this labor party, Dominican is going around in circles, no real job, no real income, still have to approach these ministers and beg them, I am fed-up, any change right now will do, I definitely would give these guys a chance, I doubt it can get any worst than it is.
I once had a lot of respect for Alex Bruno but now he is making a fool of himself. He doesn’t seem to know who he is, what he stands for, where he stands and where he is heading to. Before I know his eleven ministries I would prefer to know who are his candidates and who is the leader of his party. Is it Sam Raphael? Or is it the co host of the other side program who still cannot tell us how a boy he ran after happened to run in an overflowing river and got drowned. Stupes tan Alex. Too much smoke with no fire
In my 10 years in the IR field, I have never seen a Ministry for “Foreign Policy, Protocol and Diplomacy.” Groundbreaking indeed.
That new ministry might replace the old pie-in-the-sky-ministry. Guess who in charge of it?
But allu didn’t have one already nah..allu doh ready yet. Skerrit leaving de show 4 now..allu cannot do it alone is only God that can take Mr. Out. We need a praying set of people for our country. I seeing prayer groups coming and they just bigging up skerrit in their prayers we, so allu doh expect skerrit to do sh%t in the country then. Smh. Alex will and come again.