A friend posed the question. “How would the law treat a situation where land acquired by a former Administration for a specific purpose (construction of an airport) is repurposed by another Administration to settle residents in public housing due to the compulsory acquisition of lands at a different location to undertake the initial project of […]
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PART III: COMPENSATION CLAIM WHEN COMPULSORILY ACQUIRING LANDS ‘ALLEGEDLY’ FOR AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION
16
Jan
Jan
Sections 19-22 of the Land Acquisition Act of Dominica provide detailed procedure and considerations for assessment of fair compensation, which includes inter alia; Rules for assessment/valuation of compensation: Special rules for severance; Rate of interest on compensation from the date of acquisition; and Claims for reasonable costs for submission of a claim for compensation (not […]
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PART II: SQUATTER’S RIGHTS AS A HUMAN RIGHT WHEN COMPULSORILY ACQUIRING LANDS ‘ALLEGEDLY’ FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SKERRIT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
15
Jan
Jan
The passion with which the callers to Q95 expressed their concerns over the indifference and uncaring disposition of the Skerrit-led Administration in dealing with the farmers who are squatting on lands that are compulsorily acquired by the State for the alleged construction of an international airport did not escape our attention. Clearly, the DLP government, […]
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PART I- GOVERNMENT’S COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF LANDS ALLEGEDLY FOR AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION
14
Jan
Jan
Over the last few weeks, the citizens of Dominica, particularly farmers from the north-western communities of Wesley and Woodford Hill, have been expressing tremendous concerns and airing grievances over the seemingly uncaring conduct of the Skerrit-led DLP Administration in executing its land acquisition authority ‘allegedly’ with the intention to construct an international airport ‘ostensibly’ to […]
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COMPARISONS OF LENNOX/UWP IN DOMINICA AND TRUMP/RETRUMPLISM IN AMERICA IS OFFENSIVE AND UNJUSTIFIED
09
Jan
Jan
Over the last few days since the violent rioting and mayhem of “RETRUMPLICANS” in the capital of the United States of America, a few loud DLP radio media personalities, primarily on Kari FM and despised DLP social media propagandists, have been attempting to draw a deceitful, wild and unfounded comparison with the personalities of the […]
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PART XVII: WILL SIR BYRON GIVE FAVOURABLY CONSIDERATION TO DLP’S PROPOSAL TO REMOVE THE 5 YEAR ABSENTREQUIREMENT FROM OUR ELECTORAL LAWS?
20
Dec
Dec
Lest we forget, in our state of shock and amazement from the unfamiliar sights of bright Christmas lights on our streets and the traditional smell of smoked turkey and salted ham in the air, the final $500 thousand consultancy report of Sir Dennis Byron with recommendations on the way forward for electoral reform in Dominica, […]
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ENHANCING THE ETHICAL AND ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK IN DOMINICA
17
Dec
Dec
Measures to enhance ethics and accountability must feature prominently as part of the agenda for institutional and civil service reform in Dominica. In recent years, the debate on and efforts to curb ethical violations and enforcement of accountability framework has intensified in the Caribbean mainly due to four reasons: i. The increase in the incidence […]
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THE INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT OF CORRUPTION IN DOMINICA: STRUCTURAL AND INDIVIDUALISTS CAUSES
15
Dec
Dec
By Christian Volney A Dominican Patriot The institutional environment in Dominica, not cultural norms, determines our society’s propensity to engage in corruption and other forms of opportunism. The incentive structures that our country’s market participants face-which are determined by the country’s institutional arrangements are responsible for creating opportunities for corruption and provide for an environment […]
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ANOTHER SELF-AGGRANDIZING INTERNATIONAL LIE OF PM SKERRIT ABOUT PUBLIC SMOKING BAN
01
Dec
Dec
In the 29 November 2020 episode of his Sunday evening talk show, Anou Palay, Prime Minister Skerrit confidently stated with his customary simperingLeviathan smirk, “I recall making a case in the public service and in the country about banning smoking in public places and I did not get the support for it and then lo and […]
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SKERRIT LIES ABOUT PIT LATRINE REVOLUTION
30
Nov
Nov
A few years ago, Ian Douglas, then Minister of Health Kenneth Darroux, then-Senator Jahisiah Benoit, and even Prime Minister Skerrit himself were all bragging “EVEN BEFORE THE UNITED NATIONS STARTED ITS ATTACK ON PIT LATRINE PM SKERRIT HAD STARTED HIS PIT LATRINE REVOLUTION IN DOMINICA” This was a lie then and it is still untrue […]