{"id":6138,"date":"2010-03-16T06:31:48","date_gmt":"2010-03-16T12:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/?p=6138"},"modified":"2010-03-16T06:31:48","modified_gmt":"2010-03-16T12:31:48","slug":"who-has-dominicas-interest-at-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/features\/letters-to-the-editor\/who-has-dominicas-interest-at-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"Who has Dominica’s interest at heart?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Who has the country’s best interest at heart? This is the question we should be asking ourselves as Dominicans right now, where ever we live, be it in the Diaspora or at home.<\/p>\n

It is a crucial time in our history and development in terms of where we want to go as a nation. It is very important for us to stop and ask\u00a0 ourselves that question, rather than ask it later, when it is to late, and refer to the old saying, “To late shall be the cry”. I hope this shall not be the the case with us.<\/p>\n

In seeking the answer to this question, let us start with the people who\u00a0 are our leaders; let us remember they become leaders because of our support to them and our belief\u00a0 in them, and of what they have professed to us. In return we have entrusted them to do the right things on our behalf, to lead us. Now, what criteria or tools we use to determine if these so-called leaders deserve our trust to lead us?<\/p>\n

Do we use good judgment when it comes to choosing leadership or are we just throwing our common sense to the wind?<\/p>\n

The electoral process has taken place. We still have two parliaments, one that is truly elected by the people, and the other one called the Peoples Parliament. Which parliament has Dominica’s interest at heart? Can you imagine MA Dominique saying, \u201cPlease people, what is wrong with you all? Do we need two Parliaments, well I see times has changed papa, good luck to you all\u201d<\/p>\n

As Dominicans, we all have differences, politically, home and abroad. Let us not have our differences destroy our country. I think we should use our differences to build our country rather than divide it. Let us question our leader\u2019s motives when being led.<\/p>\n

Leaders forget you egos. At the end of the day Dominica is bigger than you. Work to build, not to divide. As one of our patriots Masterville Labad\u00a0 Campaign theme years ago would say, “Time will tell”.<\/p>\n

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