{"id":49807,"date":"2011-11-29T09:25:32","date_gmt":"2011-11-29T13:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=49807"},"modified":"2011-11-29T09:33:52","modified_gmt":"2011-11-29T13:33:52","slug":"commentary-dominicas-politics-in-turmoil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/features\/commentary\/commentary-dominicas-politics-in-turmoil\/","title":{"rendered":"COMMENTARY: Dominica&#8217;s politics in turmoil"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_49808\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49808\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-49808\" title=\"kim douglas\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/kim-douglas-300x241.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/kim-douglas-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/kim-douglas-140x113.jpg 140w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/kim-douglas.jpg 726w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-49808\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kim Douglas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dominican politics is presently facing enormous challenges and we are in need of engaging the populace in serious, constructive dialogue to find solutions and plot a way forward. The present political climate is potentially detrimental to the realization of meaningful progress in our country. Dominica is constantly hurled into the media spotlight for all the wrong reasons and careful observation of the trends and stories reveal that many of our problems revolve around the actions and decisions of our politicians. In addition, the prestige of many of our political institutions is diminishing right before our very eyes. Institutions meant to symbolize our history as a nation and who we are as a people; institutions and offices that need to command respect from all sides if we are to be successful in the cause of nation building.<\/p>\n<p>The Labour administration is scrambling to discover why with such a command of the state\u2019s resources and despite an overwhelming advantage in party resources they are caught responding rather than leading the national dialogue by setting the agenda, inspiring our youth with purpose, and establishing a vision and long term development strategy for the country. With the rising dissent due to the administration\u2019s failure to uphold basic governing principles, public trust is eroding, and our leaders now lack the moral capital required to motivate and unleash the creativity of Dominicans at home and abroad. The reality that many talented Dominicans in opposition remain convinced that there can be no substantial progress until the DLP administration is successfully removed from power is alarming. As a result, the government, despite an 18-3 majority in parliament are experiencing severe security concerns and have resorted to extreme measures to supervise potential threats.<\/p>\n<p>The Dominican Parliament, the national center of debate and political discourse has been virtually occupied by one political party over the past two years with the opposition launching numerous boycotts of this institution, choosing instead to file litigation against the ruling party. The campaign for truth and good governance has to be applauded, and it appears surprising that the opposition can have such a voice even despite their lack of parliamentary power. However, to capture the hearts and minds of Dominican Public they will need to establish a viable alternative by presenting the strategies, ideas and policies with which they intend to advance the country.<\/p>\n<p>To liken politics to a sport would seem to belittle the importance of the numerous lives affected by the decisions and policies of politicians. However, \u201cGame Theory\u201d comes close to depicting the political process by illustrating role play, and the process through which different actors on the political stage interact or work (for or against each other) in the hope of arriving at desired outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>The recent citizenship case involving Prime Minister Skerrit has brought to light a problem which is silently undermining our nation building efforts. The possibility that the Head of Government and arguably the most powerful Prime Minister in the history our nation, in whom is entrusted the hopes of the nation, the prestige and responsibility to initiate policy, influencing the future prospects of our sons and daughters would be (despite all these privileges) an active citizen of a regional colonial power leaves many Patriotic Dominicans uneasy.<\/p>\n<p>As the legitimacy and patriotism of our Head of Government is being brought into question, we are forced to assess our political actors since the opposition party who has filed charges against members of the current administration over the citizenship issue, is known to have had prominent members who have held citizenship to a foreign power while serving as members of the Dominican Parliament. Two wrongs cannot make a right, and in this information age, where ordinary citizens have access to more information, it is a natural result that they will play a greater role in supervising public officials. If Dominica is to move forward as a country and lay down the foundation for future national growth and development, political and electoral reform is necessary to prevent future abuses, to promote fairness and build political institutions worthy of public trust and respect.<\/p>\n<p>The Labour Administration is now facing a daunting task of reassuring Dominicans that the economic citizenship program presents a viable source of income to our developing nation and is conducted in our national interest (And not simply a vibrant source of income for a privileged few). If the economic citizenship program is to continue, and if substantial public concerns are to be eased, the Government of Dominica at the very least would have to step forward and provide the necessary facts to confirm the contribution of passport sales to the national economy and welfare of the Commonwealth of Dominica and educate the populace on the sustainability of this program going forward.<\/p>\n<p>What has become of our country? That the Labour Administration have not done a good job of facilitating transparency in the governing process is now accepted as an undeniable truth across the board. Public officials are servants of the people, entrusted with the task of facilitating national development and are deemed honorable for their contributions to the state. The present situation is such that the unsavory governing practices and previously hidden deals are now coming under public scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>We live in the information age, the age of ideas in which transparency cannot be understated. This involves constructive dialogue and information sharing concerning the problems we face. This includes strategies available to grow our economy, create sustainable jobs and maximize our national potential. As long as the Government of Dominica continues to govern by secrecy and continues to ignore the calls for more transparency in the formulation and implementation of public policy, we will continue to plunge into kayos. The Labour party in opposition led by my father the late Rosie Douglas was vigilant in educating Dominicans on our position in the International Community to help us formulate a common sense of brotherhood and fellowship to plot a course forward as Dominicans. He maintained an open door policy sharing vision and ideas with anyone interested. This open and honest approach to governing needs to be revisited because now it appears that information is now viewed as an asset, held by a privileged few and used to maintain personal prominence and amass personal wealth.<\/p>\n<p>The present political climate of negativity is depressing. This dark cloud spreading over Dominica is seriously hampering our future development prospects. We are desperately in need of a unifying force to shine a progressive light on our country and people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect those of the management and staff of Dominica News Online and its parent companies.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dominican politics is presently facing enormous challenges and we are in need of engaging the populace in serious, constructive dialogue to find solutions and plot a way forward. 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