{"id":314656,"date":"2024-01-02T15:24:11","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T19:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=314656"},"modified":"2024-01-02T15:24:11","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T19:24:11","slug":"blackmoore-quotes-king-hunter-to-inspire-a-gentler-and-kinder-nation-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/blackmoore-quotes-king-hunter-to-inspire-a-gentler-and-kinder-nation-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackmoore quotes King Hunter to inspire a &#8216;gentler and kinder nation&#8217; in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_167938\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-167938\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-167938\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Blackmoore4-642x426.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-167938\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blackmoore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Security Minister Rayburn Blackmoore has called on Dominicans to be more tolerant of each other in the New Year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was addressing the Eighth meeting of the First session of the Eleventh Parliament held recently.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI particularly, Mr. Speaker, want to call on Dominicans to be a little more tolerant of each other,\u201d he said. \u201cAs we move into the New Year with a record number of projects meant to transform this country, now is our time to play our part and to be each other\u2019s keeper.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He continued, \u201cAnd we have to try to solve our differences without resorting to violence, without the taking of human lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blackmoore said the police will continue to do what they have to do to intensify its effort, \u201cbut we as individuals, as community, as family, have to play our role\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, he said communities need to embrace each other more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYes, the police have to step up in terms of ensuring that communities are adequately policed and police officers respond quickly to people&#8217;s concerns and reports, but at the same time we are individuals, as family members, as community can ourselves resolve our issues and practice some form of tolerance,\u201d Blackmoore stated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, he reflected on a rendition from Deryck \u201cKing Hunter\u201d St Rose who asked for a gentler and kinder nation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe need a gentler and kinder nation,\u201d Blackmoore said. \u201cThis country is too small to have this kind of bad blood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He went on to state that those who are involved in the political field, \u201cthose of us who are involved in radio and various forms of mass communication must simmer down our rhetoric.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIf every time you put on your radio you are hearing negative stuff, that can impact on your cycle,\u201d Blackmoore remarked. \u201cIt\u2019s time for us to embrace each other and support the best party in the political history of this country, The Dominica Labour Party.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"National Security Minister Rayburn Blackmoore has called on Dominicans to be more tolerant of each other in the New Year. 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