{"id":318608,"date":"2024-03-06T18:02:26","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T22:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=318608"},"modified":"2024-03-06T21:01:31","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T01:01:31","slug":"do-nothing-receives-support-from-some-business-owners-say-uwp-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/do-nothing-receives-support-from-some-business-owners-say-uwp-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Do nothing&#8217; receives support from some business owners, says Pastor Rodney"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_318611\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-318611\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-318611\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20240306_153722-COLLAGE-642x482.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-318611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pastor Randy Rodney, Edison James<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pastor Randy Rodney, host of Q-95 Radio Kingdom Connection Program has said that some businesses around Roseau showed support for the \u201cDo Nothing\u201d campaign on Monday by shutting down their establishments for the day.<\/p>\n<p>Although some Dominicans here and abroad criticized the campaign, Pastor Rodney believed a strong statement was sent since these businesses took a stance and did nothing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were some businesses I saw that were shutdown in Roseau and it seems like some people are feeling the pinch. They have been feeling the pinch, so they are making a point which is absolutely necessary,\u201d he said. \u201cA point needs to be made to our government that we will not continue to take business as usual.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Rodney, people who become tyrants and change democratic parliamentary regimes never admit they are doing wrong.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey keep sidestepping and sidestepping until they make bad matters worse, not just for them but for the people,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Former Prime Minister of Dominica, Edison James said the campaign was aimed at highlighting the disappearance of our money.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what it is about,\u201d he said. \u201cEvery time you hear do nothing, I would like people to reflect. Do nothing now has to do with our money back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cPeople are seeing that, businesses are closing\u2026everybody is feeling it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pastor Randy Rodney, host of Q-95 Radio Kingdom Connection Program has said that some businesses around Roseau showed support for the \u201cDo Nothing\u201d campaign on Monday by shutting down their establishments for the day. 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