{"id":67570,"date":"2012-07-04T12:42:59","date_gmt":"2012-07-04T16:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=67570"},"modified":"2012-07-04T13:18:16","modified_gmt":"2012-07-04T17:18:16","slug":"another-dfa-official-gets-the-boot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/sports\/another-dfa-official-gets-the-boot\/","title":{"rendered":"Another DFA official gets the boot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-67571\" title=\"fired\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/fired.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/fired.jpg 235w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/fired-150x136.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/>Mere days after the general conference voted 24-7 to place a further ban on disgraced president of the Dominica Football Association (DFA) Patrick John, its general secretary Clifford \u201cBala\u201d Celaire, John\u2019s handpicked right hand man, has been dismissed.<\/p>\n<p>Celaire received his walking papers from president of the DFA Glen Etienne on Wednesday (July 4, 2012).<\/p>\n<p>After taking up the post as president, John as mandated by the DFA constitution was empowered to select his own \u201cgeneral secretary\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He opted for Celaire, a close friend who has worked with him over the years.<\/p>\n<p>It has been widely suggested that Celaire was \u201cless than loyal\u201d to the present sitting president, and was alleged to have been engaging in moves aimed at \u201cfrustrating\u201d the Glen Etienne led executive.<\/p>\n<p>DNO is following up the story and will give updates as they become available.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_67578\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67578\" style=\"width: 187px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67578\" title=\"bala\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/bala.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/bala.jpg 187w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/bala-150x125.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clifford \u201cBala\u201d Celaire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mere days after the general conference voted 24-7 to place a further ban on disgraced president of the Dominica Football Association (DFA) Patrick John, its general secretary Clifford \u201cBala\u201d Celaire, John\u2019s handpicked right hand man, has been dismissed. 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