{"id":20487,"date":"2010-10-27T10:31:49","date_gmt":"2010-10-27T14:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/dno\/?p=20487"},"modified":"2010-10-27T12:35:59","modified_gmt":"2010-10-27T16:35:59","slug":"nothing-has-happened-reminiscing-dominica%e2%80%99s-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/features\/commentary\/nothing-has-happened-reminiscing-dominica%e2%80%99s-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Nothing has happened? Reminiscing Dominica\u2019s development"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A photograph showing Eugenia Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica, Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister, and Indira Gandhi, Indian Prime Minister, with Tom Adams, Prime Minister of Barbados, and Lester Bird, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, behind them. The delegates are pictured at Fort Aguada, Goa. * Photo credit: Royal Commonwealth Society Photograph Project<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Whilst time and space through this medium is a premium, I wish however to congratulate all of us the people of Dominica on yet another occasion of celebrating our political independence.<\/p>\n

Thirty-two years ago on November 3, 1978, Dominica severed its political links with Great Britain and assumed controlled of its affairs among the independent nations of the world.<\/p>\n

I remember sneaking away from home to join the thousands of Dominicans who came to the Windsor Park where the Union Jack was lowered for the last time and replaced by our own. Should I call it the \u201cSisserou Standard\u201d? For some this was the end of political marginalization by a mother country and the beginning of \u201cbeing in charge\u201d. For others this was ill-timed as those who held on to the reins of power were not properly equipped to deal with the challenges of a small poor developing state.<\/p>\n

There were three major speeches that night. The leader of Opposition did not mince her words nor did the Premier\/Prime Minister.\u00a0 They were both scathing in their remarks directly principally at defending individual turf. Princess Margaret, the Queen\u2019s representative, also delivered Her Majesty\u2019s address as Dominica\u2019s \u201cumbilical cord\u201d was detached from the Mother Country.<\/p>\n

In the intervening years, Dominica has had its fair share of challenges to survive. As an ardent follower and participant of things developmental in Dominica, I have witnessed firsthand what we can truly call difficulty moments (politics, economics, natural disasters, social dysfunction) in our history. Conversely we have seen the hand of God in every conceivable way leading our country day after day in a manner that we are not deserving of. No one can truly say that Dominica has not made strides since we took that first step on our own. To put it mildly much has been achieved. Yes! We could have achieved more, but we have achieved nevertheless.<\/p>\n

In the area of defending and protecting our democracy, we stand head and shoulders above many. Our people have understood in large measure what it is to be free. Some may argue – too free indeed. By way of education development, there is no denying the fact that great strides have taken place in our educational development thrust. And whilst some may wish to find fault in our present state, there is every reason to be joyful and thankful. The announced policy of achieving one university graduate in every home by 2015 may sound a bit ambitious, but it is a good one. The evidence suggest that we are well on our way with the State College coming into being and the record number of students pursuing tertiary education at institutions of higher learning around the world.<\/p>\n

Consider the advances in communication. There was a time when we were told that cell phones cannot work on Dominica, given its ruggedness. Granted, Dominica\u2019s topography is unlike many of its neighbours. But when we see the work that has gone into bringing cell phones services into virtually all of Dominica, we all can be justifiably proud. I also remember the days (1980\u2019s) when we paid $7.00 a minute to call the U.K. See how far we have come? That is why I take with a grain of salt the partisan comments from certain nay sayers who advanced the view that it is so unsafe to land at Melville Hall Airport on Runway 29. Whilst the technology for assisting the aircraft to land safely may not be available just now at the airport, it is in fact possible to acquire the equipment and to facilitate the opening up of Melville Hall Airport after sunset. Only the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviations Authority expertise can convince me otherwise. I am certain that if it was not technically possible they would have indicated so a long time ago. In fact they would not have granted the O.K for the inaugural flight last September.<\/p>\n

Back in the days when we stepped forward to face bravely the challenges of political independence, we depended on television service from Barbados. At Pointe Cachacrou (Scotts Head) we had the massive transmitter towers which relayed programs from Barbados a few hours a day, mostly in the evenings. It was Hurricane David in 1979 that laid waste the repeater towers. It took a few years later for television to resurface, still limited to the urban areas of Dominica.<\/p>\n

That sector too has experienced rapid changes. Today we boast of unlimited hours of hours of service (news, entertainment, sports business etc) right in the palm of our hands as we travel or go about our daily lives. No longer do we burn the midnight oil, straining our ears listening to commentaries from a live cricket match \u2013 \u201cdown under\u201d. We now sit in the comfort of our living rooms and are able to appreciate the athleticism not only of local sporting heroes (Shane Shillingford and Billy Doctrove) as they perform on the world stage, but indeed we are able to witness the exploits of the Brian Laras, Ricky Pontings, Shane Warne, Mura, the Sri Lankan \u201cspin maestro\u201d, the Williams sisters, Usain Bolt etc as these unfold before our very eyes. Yes! Dominica has made great progress. Not that we have arrived at all, but we have made significant forward movement.<\/p>\n

Back then we still depended on the Princess Margaret Hospital and the satellite clinics at Grand Bay, Marigot and Portsmouth as the main and regional centers for managing our health problems. The number of medical practitioners was limited. The specializations were few and far in between. Happily, not too long ago, a former Minister of Health went on the record to state that there were too many medical doctors here and that government was exploring the possibility of sending some of them overseas for specialized training and relieving the rest of their scholarship bond to pursue their goals outside this jurisdiction. Our medical service today is a far cry from what was obtained back then in 1978.<\/p>\n

We can continue across the board to identify and list so many other achievements. Consider for example our physical development. Every ruling party since independence has sought to make their own mark in developing and improving the country\u2019s infrastructure. From buildings (banks, Financial Centre), communications (cruise ship berths, airports) roads and bridges, sea defense works among an impressive list of projects. Sadly so, successive ruling parties, when in opposition has bitterly criticized the infrastructural program of the then ruling party as too much infrastructure and not enough personal development. Prime Eugenia Charles who worked hard to restore the country\u2019s battered infrastructure bore the brunt of that criticism. Because she did not have a proper public relations response, to counteract such a campaign, her efforts at building the country\u2019s roads, bridges, buildings etc were nullified and her party was humiliated in the 1995 general elections. In their turn at the \u201cbatting crease\u2019 though, the succeeding government embarked on its own program of infrastructure development.<\/p>\n

We turn to education. What about the scores of young and not so young Dominicans who have benefitted from government\u2019s assistance to pursue further education at institutions of higher learning here and overseas?. Every conceivable area or profession, with few exceptions, applicable to a small developing country with very limited resources has been targeted. Today one can find a Dominican in nearly every area of the professional world. Where ever they may be, as nationals they have always credited their initial training and development to Dominica. A pity more of our professionals do not turn back on the land that nurtured them. On many occasions you find those who do turn back, seemingly get so nauseated with their successes that they often times speak down on those of us who were unfortunate not to walk the hallowed portals of a university, not because we do not possess the academic ability, but more often than not, because of economics. In 1978 support for education was limited to a few individuals, the island scholar etc.\u00a0 In the 1980\u2019s, government\u2019s program of support for education was revolutionized when many more young people left Dominica to pursue higher education opportunities overseas.<\/p>\n

In the area of politics, whilst we have a long way to go, in terms of how we relate to each other even with our divergent views, we can take pride in how we have succeeded in managing our own political affairs. Very early in our life as an independent state and still recovering from the celebration of \u201cpolitical emancipation\u201d our local politics was thrown into certain disarray when the government was removed from office by a popular people\u2019s uprising a mere seven months later. We were forced to learn on the move. A new government was sworn in and as a nation we matched ourselves back to the polls, to elect a new government and restore democracy as history would have recorded. We have had eight Presidents, seven Prime Ministers and seven general elections since independence. We have changed from one government and head of state to another with an ease comparable to any of the \u201cbig countries\u201d. That is an achievement on its own.<\/p>\n

The shortcomings in the system, whatever that is, do require review after three decades, but the long and short of it all is that the system has worked for us whether you end up as a winner or a loser. In recent times much ado (mostly partisan) has been said about the authenticity of the electoral process. Interestingly the system has been found wanting (criminally it is alleged) where there are losers and endorsed wholeheartedly in full where there are winners.<\/p>\n

Natural disasters such as hurricanes have become integral to the annual challenges for us. Hurricane David in 1979 led the list of devastating hurricanes to \u201cblow\u201d over Dominica. We can also speak to Hurricane Allen in 1980, and later Hugo, Marylyn, Lenny, Dean and co. In one month, in 1995, we had three of them in three weeks. Each successive hurricane has left its mark either on our landscape, economy or emotions and psyche.<\/p>\n

Despite the setbacks and disappointments along the way, I make bold to advance the view that Dominica has made significant strides in its development path. We are not there as yet. There is still a long way to go, but we can take pride in our achievements as a nation. Because of partisan politics, some it calculatedly, some of us might have lagged or left behind, but the nation as a whole has made certain strides. My personal efforts at pursuing further education in the mid to late 1990\u2019s, suffered immensely. My only sin is my past association with \u201cmamos\u201d party back in my youthful years. Do I regret being part of the merry gang of young freedom fighters then? For the sake of education advancement?\u00a0 Yes! The rest I\u2019ll answer in the stillness of my thought processes.<\/p>\n

Partisan politics in its cruellest form could be considered Dominica\u2019s number one enemy. This was true back in 1978. Without a doubt, it also existed in the intervening years. Today the ugly head of purely partisan agendas is threatening to rock the very foundations of what has made Dominica what it is.<\/p>\n

Imagine, for partisan, political expediency, we are now finding fault with every national and state institutions that have disagreed with the positions we have taken on current happenings. Our institutions helped build and develop Dominica in good times and bad times. Some of us were left crying and angry, whilst others were happy and comfortable. But it has served us and continues to serve us well – nonetheless.<\/p>\n

There are indeed solid indications that there\u2019s a bright light down the tunnel. Should we curse it or light a candle? I wish all of us, the people of Dominica well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Whilst time and space through this medium is a premium, I wish however to congratulate all of us the people of Dominica on yet another occasion of celebrating our political independence. Thirty-two years ago on November 3, 1978, Dominica severed…","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":20491,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[13,38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-commentary","category-culture"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nNothing has happened? 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