{"id":241025,"date":"2019-12-07T18:46:29","date_gmt":"2019-12-07T22:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=241025"},"modified":"2019-12-07T18:46:29","modified_gmt":"2019-12-07T22:46:29","slug":"oecs-statement-on-the-re-election-of-the-government-of-the-commonwealth-of-dominica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/oecs-statement-on-the-re-election-of-the-government-of-the-commonwealth-of-dominica\/","title":{"rendered":"OECS statement on the re-election of the government of the Commonwealth of Dominica"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"story__headlines\" role=\"heading\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_241026\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-241026\" style=\"width: 642px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-241026\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Dr.-Didacus-Jules.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"642\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Dr.-Didacus-Jules.png 642w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Dr.-Didacus-Jules-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Dr.-Didacus-Jules-640x448.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-241026\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Didacus Jules<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"story-intro\"><strong>The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission congratulates Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and the Dominica Labour Party (DLP) on a\u00a0successful election victory and return to Government.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"story__content story__content--with-wells\">Director General of the OECS, Dr. Didacus Jules, commended the people of the Commonwealth of Dominica for exercising their democratic right to chart their own destiny.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe people of the Commonwealth of Dominica have spoken and, for the fifth consecutive term, they have chosen the leadership of Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and the Dominica Labour Party.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWe respect the will of the people of Dominica and offer our congratulations to Prime Minister Skerrit and the Government for another term in office,&#8221; said Dr. Jules.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission congratulates Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and the Dominica Labour Party (DLP) on a\u00a0successful election victory and return to Government. 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