Comments on: PRESS STATEMENT – Movement for Restoration of Democracy Launched

By: young

young — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 18:49:04 +0000

An agents cant stop a voter after the electorial office issued a statement on the morning of the elections. It made ell imported voters elegible to vote without fear of intimidation?

By: joan

joan — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:14:22 +0000

tantoe tantoe.

By: shy

shy — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:04:13 +0000

Joan well said i hope all who laughing now was looking at sadam and remember hedid more than that and look where he ends up, thas t when people are dishornest, cheating, lieing these thing happen to them or by the way did i forget to put greedyyyyyyyyyyyyy , oh oh how could i forget such a word as GREEDYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY. just sit back and watch them fight each other in the fowl house as dice put it he could not have said it best.

By: dishonest Dominica

dishonest Dominica — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:34:54 +0000

Some questions:
1) Assuming UWP is correct with their numbers; Which seats would they have won to change the outcome of the election? The people have spoken sorry SHOUTED but a minority is of the opinion that they know better.
2) Every Tom, Dick and Harry has a cellphone with a camera, where are the pictures or videos of all the planes landing (in a UWP stronghold) Bus loads of people leaving the terminal, disruptions at the polls?
3) How many people were arrested? How many lost their greencards? If 600 – 4000 came there must have been a case against at least 1.
4) Who selected/voted for the MRD? We just had an election and did not see them. Who do they represent? What is their agenda?
5) Do we advance Dominica by launching a pathetic campaign to discredit, distract, disrupt?
6) How old will these oposition members be in the next 5 yrs? Will running the country be their retirement job?

By: Mujahardin

Mujahardin — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:16:20 +0000

Very good question. The opposition agents did challenge most of the illegal voters especially in the St. Joseph constituency. What happened is that all the Presiding Officers as well as the returning officers in the targeted constituencies where Labor brought in votes are all die-hard laborites. So when objections were duly made these objections were refused and dealt with contempt by the laborite presiding officers at the polling station. The opposition agents were not sufficiently trained to be forceful enough to cause the disruption which was deserved. these opposition agents were intimidated by the police officers as well as the DLP presiding officers and returning officers. I think it will be much different next time around.

The opposition agents were well aware of the law which required illegal voters to take an oath of qualification, where upon taking that oath the voter would have to prove their elligibility to vote by providing some form of documentation to prove that they are citizens who are indeed elligible to vote before they were allowed to vote.

The morning of the election and even weeks and days leading up to the elections we had government operatives on radio telling people that once their names are on the list they must be allowed to vote, completely disregarding the provisions of the oath of qualification.

The fact that DLP presiding officers refused to make illegal voters take the oath when requested by the opposition agents not only allowed for the voting of illegal foreign voters but it also created the perfect environment for Laborites to even vote on the names of dead people. Remember that Tony Astaphan was mad when he found out that the electorial commission was planning to clean up the list so much so that he told the PM that they were doing madness at the electorial office trying to clean up the list and that would spoil his chances of re-election. So the DLP knew long ago that they were going to steal the elections at all cost. If that didn't work we would definitely have been attacked by the four venezuelan war ships which were anchored on the Mero coast the night of elections.

I must agree with you that the opposition should not have participated in an election which was fraud from the word go. All their cries for electorial reform fell on death ears. For me it was difficult to see how Skerrit would allow election to be free and fair when he knows fully well that losing the election would put him straight behind bars. Skerrit is definitely corrupt but he isn't that foolish. He did all in his power to ensure his returning to office so that he would delay his appointment with jail.

The opposition must begin to plan now to make as much trouble as possible on the next election day if there is not comprehensive electorial reform. That boycott must be all about making enough trouble on election day that Skerrit just have to run out of office. There should be no more election in Dominica without electorial reform.

By: Just Asking

Just Asking — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:06:42 +0000

Allow me to ask thiese dumb questions – How did all these imported people get to vote when the Opposing parties was suppose to be represented at every polling station. Doesn't The representative have the right to dispute or question the legitimacy of a voter.

Why didn't the opposition boycot the election on the premise that the voter list was non compliant..

By: Mujahardin

Mujahardin — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:51:00 +0000

Lennox's work remains impeccable and cannot be challenged. Indeed in Dominica we have been blest with a journalist of truly international reputation. Skerrit is so happy that his cohorts are a bunch of fools, who have choosen not to understand and appreciated truth. God never leaves his people in ignorance that is why God have provided Dominica with Lennox and His team for such a time like this. Hats off to all those working together with Lennox behind the scenes. A prosperous new year to you noble gentlemen. Lennox needs a vacation for work well done, as far as I am concerned he has given us enough to work with. For many Laborites it will take years for them to understand what time of day it is. DNO, WHAT IS YOUR CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE GOOD FIGHT THAT LENNOX HAS TAKEN UP FOR YEARS NOW? ARE YOU PREPARED TO HELP HIM CONTINUE THAT FIGHT? EXACTLY WHAT ARE YOU PREPARED TO DO AS FAR AS CONTINUING THE FIGHT IS CONCERNED?

By: honestda

honestda — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:29:10 +0000

Amen Jeremy and Joan

By: joan

joan — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:17:44 +0000

We have to start somewhere and thats a good move by the MRD. Lennox, please take your rest , do not exhaust yourself because Dominicans are too easily bought. Is only GOD will take us out from under this dictartorship. I understand how the opposition party feel . it makes no sense participating in election until we have election reform. To the worshippers of KING SKERRIT, just remember SADAM was that and more and they had to pull him out from a rat hole.

By: jeremy

jeremy — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:56:37 +0000

This is not a personal crusade by Lennox it is rather a group of right minded individuals who care deeply about the affairs of Dominican politics, a one political party country is in effect a dictatorship, and everyone who has ever read any history will understand how dictators fall in every respect, and it is up to the MRD to stop any further damage in every area to ensure that corruption is made so difficult by those who use this method for personal gain until the fair and correct election in 18 months is concluded.