Category Archives: Caribbean News

OAS Remarks on Elections in Dominica

Remarks by Deputy U.S. Permanent Representative Alexis F. Ludwig November 20, 2019 Madam Chair and OAS Ambassadors, the United States is very proud of the role of the OAS in promoting and protecting democracy and free and fair elections throughout the Hemisphere. We strongly believe, as stated in the OAS Charter, that democracy is the foundation […]

Was this Roosevelt’s last Salvo? Hopefully so

On Tuesday November 19 th 2019 Roosevelt addressed the nation after his police officers violently attacked unarmed Dominicans who were protesting for electoral reform. This demand has been denied to them for eleven years and three election cycles. Roosevelt,  ordered by his advisor Tony Astaphan has been in defiance of the people’s request because, as […]

Skerrit’s descent into Schizophrenia

by Dr. Reality in These Time On November 19, 2019 Skerrit who runs things on Dominica gave a speech following a night of rioting he incited by denying Dominicans electoral reform. in a remarkable display of delusion he blamed peaceful Dominicans who marched for democracy as the ones destroying Dominica. Make no doubt about it: […]

Pharaoh and His Pharisees

By Reggie Kempinski the Bull Neck Diner On  November 19, 2019, the morning after he set his security forces to fire tear gas on innocent Dominican men, women and children protesting for democracy,  Pharaoh spoke He was nervous. His eyes started about. His forehead glistened with cold sweat.  He gulped, anxiety gripping his visage. Pharaoh […]

Dominica: Why An Election in a Small Caribbean State Could Be Pivotal 

 Analysis. By GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs in Roseau and Washington, DC.  Most governments allocate 95 percent of their intelligence budgets and attention, and 100 percent of their best thinkers to “the main target”: the threat which causes them most concern. Most governments, then, face “intelligence failures”, “black swan events”, and the lack of preparation for […]

US Embassy Alert issued

Demonstration Alert for Dominica – Issued by U.S. Embassy Bridgetown, Barbados (19 November, 2019) Location: In the capital of Roseau and possibly near government buildings throughout Dominica. Event: Demonstrations and protests are expected in advance of presidential elections on December 6, 2019.  Recent demonstrations have involved police use of tear gas. U.S. government personnel and others have […]

Conduct of a Dominican Police Officer

Dominica appears to be in a rather dark state, In the video below a police officer pulls over a young man dressed in a blue shirt. Of note, blue is the color of the opposition in Dominica. What is very disturbing is the profanity that this police officer is using on the young civilian. He […]

SALISBURY STANDS

SALISBURY IS STANDING Tonight one of the most resilient communities in Dominica has decided to take a stand again . They have joined the call to stand against the corrupt regime of Roosevelt Skerrit . The Bawi people have been deliberately penalized by the DLP government.  

TEARGAS RAINS DOWN ON INNOCENT CIVILIANS

The number of protesters in Dominica grew exponentially today Nov 18th. They marched through the city and up to the Neg Mawon statue . They encountered the usual barricade the police in military outfit had set up for 8 days now . The only difference was there were now hundreds of protesters. They stood at […]