{"id":6913,"date":"2010-03-31T07:55:31","date_gmt":"2010-03-31T13:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/?p=6913"},"modified":"2010-03-31T07:55:31","modified_gmt":"2010-03-31T13:55:31","slug":"little-help-for-dominican-athlete-making-his-country-proud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/features\/letters-to-the-editor\/little-help-for-dominican-athlete-making-his-country-proud\/","title":{"rendered":"Little help for Dominican athlete making his country proud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/editorLogo12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6914\" title=\"editorLogo1\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/editorLogo12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"286\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a><strong>Dear Editor:<\/strong> I am forced to write this because in this lovely country of our Dominica the poor will always remain poor and the rich will always remain rich. I say that in light of Mr. Thomas\u00a0who most of us know as Jr, a long and uprising man from the small community of Loubiere.<\/p>\n<p>Many will know him as the guy who is a people&#8217;s person, a very helpful individual who will assist anyone who is in need.<\/p>\n<p>Some who know him well will recall that he has been involved in athletics and has ran 100 to 200 metre races in and out of Dominica and he has represented well.<\/p>\n<p>Two weeks ago he left Dominica, very sadly to participate in three races in Trinidad and Tobago, with little help from the Government of Dominica\u00a0and from Verk-Vers internet cafe. He sought assistance from many business places and even the Olympic Committee here and got no assistance, mainly because as he was told he is not a national player.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, March 20 he ran the first leg of the race, which is the 100 meters and came third with a bronze medal. On\u00a0 Sunday, March 21 he participated in the 200 meters race in Trinidad, and last week was expected to run another 100 and 200 meters in Tobago.<\/p>\n<p>Jr. has indeed made us proud by placing third on March 21 at Trinidad. So for all those who denied him help he has made not only himself proud, but Dominica proud.<\/p>\n<p>He still needs help and I am asking the business places to come forward in helping his young man.<\/p>\n<p>He can be reached at 1-868-7831808.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8211; Jr. fan<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>DISCLAIMER: The views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of the management and staff of Dominica News Online and its parent company.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dear Editor: I am forced to write this because in this lovely country of our Dominica the poor will always remain poor and the rich will always remain rich. 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