{"id":127646,"date":"2014-11-13T11:24:15","date_gmt":"2014-11-13T15:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=127646"},"modified":"2014-11-13T11:24:15","modified_gmt":"2014-11-13T15:24:15","slug":"manifesto-expectations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/features\/commentary\/manifesto-expectations\/","title":{"rendered":"Manifesto expectations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-39536 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/commentary2.jpg\" alt=\"Commentary\" width=\"286\" height=\"206\" \/>OPEN LETTER TO PARTY POLITICAL LEADERS<\/p>\n<p>1. Dominica Labour Party<br \/>\n2. United Workers Party (Dominica)<\/p>\n<p>Messrs Roosevelt Skerrit and Lennox Linton<\/p>\n<p>Good day to you gentlemen.<\/p>\n<p>While we all appreciate that the political campaign towards the 2014 general elections has moved into high gear, as the leaders of the two main political parties on the island, we expect to see election manifestos that reflect the national development agenda; manifestos that seek to address the holistic development of all the people through programmes engendering political, governance, social, and, economic development strategies and areas of priority.<\/p>\n<p>The political, governance, social, and, economic development strategies and areas of priority that I would like to see addressed during the 2014 election campaign must include but should not be limited to:<br \/>\n1. A National Growth and Economic Development Programme<br \/>\n2. A National Public Safety and Security Programme<br \/>\n3. A National Human and Social Development Programme<br \/>\n4. A National Infrastructure and Superstructure Development Programme<br \/>\n5. A National Sustainable and Environmental Development Programme<br \/>\n6. A National Youth and Gender Development Programme, and,<br \/>\n7. A National Political and Governance Programme<\/p>\n<p>These development strategies and areas of priority must seek to make Dominica a better place to live, work and do business\u2026 I do hope that as leaders of the two main political parties you will consider all or some of the ideas mentioned above\u2026, and hope that when elected you will deliver these programmes in a timely manner to benefit all the people in particular and country in general.<\/p>\n<p>Please note further that I will be addressing each of these development strategies and areas of prioriy mentioned above in more detail over the next few days to the Local Media\u2026 I also hope that these suggestions are taken in good spirits<\/p>\n<p>Best regards to the both of you, hoping that this season of political campaign will be free and fair, I wish you both well.<\/p>\n<p>Regards<\/p>\n<p>William Mc Lawrence<br \/>\nBusiness Development Consultant\/ Entrepreneur\/ Community Activist<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OPEN LETTER TO PARTY POLITICAL LEADERS 1. 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