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Skeritt could you please tell us what the national debt of Dominica is, and how much these series of loans of desperation for ploitical ploys will increase it to, and play tell us how we are going to repay these loans? Will Venezula repay them for us? Or maybe Lybia, or our new friend Finland?

The Sage
 

Where is the USD $300 million. What are the repayment terms? What's the interest rate? Details the public must have. Our debt burden is now among the highest in the region.
 

Dominica is drowning in debt. Our debt level is about 82 percent of GDP or EC$843 million. When you add the US$100 million from the Chinese it jumps to 103 percent of GDP or EC$1,112 millions. That is $EC 1.1 billion for a country whose annual budget is EC$ 400 million.

This is an unbearable burden to place on future generations. Already we pay about 14 percent of GDP on debt service, or 43 percent of our revenue. In oher words, for every dollar government makes it spends 43 cents on servicing debt. Add the Chinese loans it jumps to 50 cents. (2009 GDP is EC$1038.2 million). How can you make it when half of your money goes to paying debt.

Now add the debt to salaries and you see our country is doomed! God deliver us....
 

Apologists, and all readers: The Judge has already sentenced "Skerrit" (just quoting Vince here)and his gang of THIEVES, ignoble men, that they all are, to EJECTION! No kind of signing ceremonies with Chinese, Greeks, Benezuelans, Cubans, no free medical care now or in 2011 (when Skerrit will be in jail getting everything free), no kind of graft, bribery or lies will cut it. And those who are already held in contempt (Remember who you are?) should remain silent before the Bench! I am Judge Nicholas, a Resident.
 

Judge Nucholas the sentence is quite fitting. These high crimes, must be punished! Dominica is the only country which calls itself civilized and democratic where these kinds of treachery can happen. Well if you count Haiti and Papa and BABY Doc, and all the African Kleptomanic corrupted leaders. The saddest thing about all this is that Dominicans just like Nigerians have accepted the horrible things that are going on in Dominica as a fact of life! That says so much about our Dominican people! Who are we? what are we? where did we go wrong? Let us pray for our country and its people!

The Sage
 

Has anyone else other than the Prime Minister reviewed the promissory note/contract for this new US$40 Million loan. What is the terms of the loan? When is the first payment due? Does it have a balloon payment.

Now the most serious question of all: What are the financial penalties for missed or late payments? If Dominica cannot make the payments does the Chinese take over Dominica? What security did the Prime Minister put up to the Chinese to receive that loan?

These questions are urgent and must be addressed by the government. There has to be transparency in these matters for this can affect the future of Dominica. It cannot be left to one man to sign for these loans on behalf of Dominica.
 

Shirley (zapper), what do you think?
 

hahahahahahahahahah!!!!! Shirley, you just got to love them!! You know my fellow Dominicans all last week I was thinking that for the 15 years that I have lived in America and for the one year that I have been a citizen of the United States of America I did not yet find a reason to love my country America and my American family as much as I love them now.. You Dominican people helped to appreciate and love my country America and my fellow Amedricans.. My romance is now with MY country America!!! I can crticize when I feel the need to and praise when I need to, with none on what I have to endure from Dominicans.. I am raising my American flag now, FULL BLAST!!

Shirley Allan
 

Judge Nicholas, a Resident – I must point out that you are far, so far removed from common sense, the readers of this blog at home and in the diaspora are probably despaired at the collection of nonsense and mentally derange crap - pronounced by you.

They all surely know that Dominica would be a better place if people like you are more regularly and rigorously challenged, especially given your propensity to propel toxic memes, such as your non-responsive diatribes into the larger discourse. Judge Nicholas – D/cans need you to step up your game because this regularly and rigorous challenge – is what people like you should be making to the DLP Government. If you continue with this unfocused rant - then the opposition forces on our Dear Island cannot allow your emblem of irresponsibility, lack of logic or reasoning to attach to their banner – they are attempting to advance to unseat the DLP government – not to crap!

“Judge Nico-don’t mess with me” - you are spunky … but … In Contempt of Court.

Go acquire - Ordinary Political Commonsense!

Put up the evidence or shut up your crap!

MD
 

Someone who professes to be a lawyer is asking for eveidence for evidence of corruption in the Dominica Government? These people have absolutely lost their minds and their morals if they had any in the first place? What about the FACT that Skeritt gave out over 2 million dollars of tax payers money to his cronies last year, with no controls, no accoutability, so system to track and account for where the money is going.. Even The mascot financial auditor found something quite amiss with that.. Mr. MD Lawyer, don't you see anything wrong with that? And this is a very, very small issue in the endless chain of corruption, that is now plauging Dominica..

You are not impressing anyone with your fancy legal talk, we are sick and tired of all the aiders and abeters of the corruption, we are sick and tired of the men and women with no principle for make it their duty to be the apologists for corruption. We are sick and tired of these traitors! Down with you apologists for corruption and dictatorship!! Down with you!
 

My question is:"Why do we need a new State House" since we have one already, which is hardly used.? Sure, it could do with an update but there is no need to replace this historical building, with what? Is there something I am missing here? Could somebody elucidate this for me please.

Jay
 

Writer MD. Normally at Court I do not dignify such verbiage with a response. However, in sympathy and in the hope that you might just listen to the Judge for once, I advise you to open your eyes and your mind. There is not a man so blind as one who refuses to see. Man, there is so much criminal activity taking place in government -among these THIEVES! What more evidence do you seek? Bless you MD.I am Judge Nicholas, a Resident.
 

Mr. Down with you! - # posted by Anonymous : September 6, 2009 10:20 PM - - -

You feel so strongly about the matter - why don't you post your name?

Evidence of corruption - can you use it to get a conviction because a law was broken?

MD
 

Jay - I agree with you. It is an excellent start to a political attack on the DLP government - financial irresponsibility is always a tax payer concern which leads to converts.

MD
 

I repeat: Judge Nicholas – D/cans like you need to step up your game because a regularly and rigorous intelligent challenge – is what people like you should be making to the DLP Government.

Not just saying their is corruption, but citing specific instances, with what law you think was broken - and how you think it will lead to a conviction. Then your arguments will have more credibility, and, will lead to more converts to your cause.

Your usual rants are in-effective.

MD
 

Jay - your question sent me to do some research resulting in the following information.

Economic Development and Planning Minister Julius Timothy says the State House Renovation and Extension is among the several development plans of the DLP Government.

At a weekend event in Dublanc, Timothy stated that upon completion of the extension and renovation of the State House, the President will be able to live there.

The State House, formerly known as the Government House, was first constructed in 1766, shortly after the British took over the governance of the island in 1763. The house was designated to the resident governor who represented the Crown. In addition, it was used as an office, a place of entertainment and as guesthouse for the visiting dignitaries.

The building was a two-storey high timber structure with a large wraparound verandah in tropical Victorian style. However, a hurricane in 1834 left the building in ruins.

The new government house, which began in 1836, was a much less imposing stone structure, because Dominica has already fallen into economic decline in 1830. The building was extended in the 1890’s and again in 1930, thus achieving a combination of architectural styles in an eclectic charm.

In 1979, the building again suffered damage by the passage of Hurricane David. In 1980, the DFP Government made major renovation and extension works on the building, producing the present-day structure. From its inception until independence, the building had been used as the official residence of the Governor. It is now used as a venue for state and other similar receptions.

This may be a good use of tax payer financed money - a renovated State House - where our President could once again reside.

MD
 

MD thanks, this makes sense especially in the light of Mr. Timothy's disclosure. The intriguing thing is that he did not say who the president would be but I have a feeling in my bones that in case the current administration is re-elected they may want to eliminate the position of President as is at present, citing it as an anachronistic relic of previous colonial rule, a costly and irksome irritant and combine the role of PM and President into one.I am sure that such a "Presidential" leader would see such a residence as rightly befitting his status.

Jay
 

...they may want to eliminate the position of President as is at present, citing it as an anachronistic relic of previous colonial rule, a costly and irksome irritant and combine the role of PM and President into one.I am sure that such a "Presidential" leader would see such a residence as rightly befitting his status.

I would support such a move 100%. We in Dominica do not need a ceromonial head!
 

Michael Davis, Sir you are begining to make a absolute fool of yourself, you really need to take your head off the donkey's butt that you have burried it in. You will not be convinced that this labor party government is a corrupted dictatorship even if you get all the evidence including swiss bank accounts where the thieves are siphoning the money they are looting from the Dominica treasury, you sound like you are getting a cut from it. Are you Mr. Davis? You want my name, What about my innitials like you do?

JP
 

I have a day off today thus a little more time. Jay your concerns are valid and such a constitutional adventure of centralized power would be a cause for great action in opposition similar to 1979. Thanks Jay.

You know – reflecting on blog debate, it occurred to me that this may well be my last contribution unless compelling reasons convince me that it should not be; as an individual born in a Freedom family – it hurts to see the current state of the party that my parents and relatives with many other D/can families strived to build. Mamo, my cousin, was a great PM, but a lousy political party leader. My aunt served as the Clerk and later the Speaker of Parliament as well as a regular contributor to the local media. My grand father has been honored by my fellow D/cans. Many others in the family made multiple substantial contributions. – I state those facts of history to clue you in to how strongly I feel about my country - D/ca. But as strongly as I feel about my homeland – I am not going to tear down my country – by tearing down the Prime Minister with allegations of corruption which are not substantiated – because he leads Labor.

In my view - most of you have an ax to grind, and a political agendas which are in your individual personal self interest.

Thus those arguments of personal attacks notwithstanding - - - I will not directly rebut - - - however, the aid and abettors of the corruption conspiracy theory that some propound – well, these arguments are too speculative – and an attempt to prevent a more regularly and rigorously challenged to your allegations. The alleged corruptions most of you speak of are not particularized to any act or law, but, are rather inadequate as a basis on which to establish a compelling brief for prosecution.

The wackiness of the aid and abettors theory – an various allegations of wrong doing - well you are trafficking in innuendo and advancing a variety of vaguely-defined claims purportedly related to a hodgepodge of constitutional provisions, civil and criminal statutes - - - which none of you can or have credibly supported. Seek allies to your cause with reason - stop repelling with your personal attacks. but you know this - is why I have repeatedly request that all of you step up your game of substance over personal attacks, substance over ranting, substance over crap, SUBSTANCE over taking each other down like CRABS in a BARREL!

Let us advance the national debate in the interest of what is best for Dominica – the public interest instead of our narrow political self interest. If the PM is performing and brings development to D/ca – be him from UWP, DLP or DFP – it is the national interest to support his and his government efforts.

In my view - the current PM is making stronger arguments for reelection to another 5 year term than the arguments made by the combined opposition to defeat him. Sorry, those are the facts.

Later for now.

MD
 

PS : JP your contribution described JP quite well; your bliss of ignorance notwithstanding, is ... well ... if what one want to say is not pleasant, might as well not state what one wants to say.

I have interchange between MD, Michael Davis and Cha all in the same contribution - MD is not to hide my identity - it is just shorter.

JP - get some commonsense, courage and character.

MD
 

In my view - the current PM is making stronger arguments for reelection to another 5 year term than the arguments made by the combined opposition to defeat him. Sorry, those are the facts.

For real where are the combined opposition parties? There silence is deafening!
 

What happened to the Prime Minister's residence in Mourne Bruce? Remember the kinds of palaces Maugabe was living in while the people were starving to deathin Zimbabwe? It is on the internet somewhere under that caption "Guess Who LIves Here"' That's another sign of dictatorship!!


Some Advice for a Dictator
And for Those Who Want to Become One

by Joseph Goebbels


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1. A dictatorship requires three things: a man, an idea, and a following ready to live for the man and the idea, and if necessary to die for them. If the man is lacking it is hopeless; if the idea is lacking, it is impossible; if the following is missing, the dictatorship is only a bad joke.

2. A dictatorship can rule against a parliament when necessary, but never against the people.

3. Sitting on bayonets is uncomfortable.

4. A dictator's first task is to make what he wants popular, bringing the will of the nation in tune with his own will. Only then will the broad masses support him in the long run and join his ranks.

5. A dictator's highest duty is social justice. If people sense that the dictator only represents a thin upper class that has nothing to do with them, they will see the dictator as a hateful enemy and quickly overthrown him.

6. Dictatorships will rescue a nation when they know better ways than the previous governmental forms that they are fighting, and when their power is so anchored in the people that they do not depend on weapons, but rather on their followers.

7. A dictator does not need to follow the will of the majority. He must however have the ability to use the will of the people.

8. Leading parties and masses is the same as governing a nation. He who ruins a party will lead a nation into the abyss. Political ability is not demonstrated by using treacherous methods to rise to a ministerial chair on the labor of others.

9. Dictatorships must be able to survive on their own spiritual reserves. It will not work if what is good in their ideas comes from their opponents, and what does not come from their opponents is bad.

10. The ability to speak is no shame. It is shameful only when actions do not follow words. To speak well is good. To act bravely is even better. The typical reactionary can neither speak nor act. He has somehow gained power, but has no idea what to do with it.

11. Nothing is more foreign to dictatorial thinking than the bourgeois concept of objectivity. A dictatorship is by its very nature subjective. It takes sides by its nature. Since it is for one thing, it must be against another. If it does not do the latter, it runs the risk of having people doubt its honesty about the first.

12. A dictatorship speaks openly about what it is and what it wants. Nothing is farther from it than to hide behind a facade. It has the courage to act, but also the courage to affirm.

13. Dictatorships that hide behind the law to give themselves an appearance of legality even if their actions disagree, are short-lived. They will collapse of their own incompetence, leaving behind chaos and confusion.

14.

15. It may sound grotesque, but it is true: The nature of a dictator must be clear from his name. One cannot rule with a name like Müller or Meier. And the claim to a title must be fought for. It can not be gained by swindle.

16. A true dictator depends on himself. His false counterpart hides behind the rules and depends on legal paragraphs to justify his actions.

17. Everything great is simple and everything simple is great. The little man likes to conceal his insignificance through complexity.

Skeritt is written at the end of every sentence of this piece!! Open your eyes people!


JP
 

Before you go MD, What do you know about circumstantial evidence? many a people have been convinted and punished on the basis on cirsumstantial evidence in the absence of physical evidence of which there is so much concerning the thugs in the ministry in Dominica..

JP
 

For sure I don't want the kind of common sense that you have, if it is what you think I should have. It is pathetic, didn't you study logical reasoning as a law student? I am sure you did, what happened to that? Gone with the wind of your stupid, indefensible defence of Skeritt and the thugs in the Dominica Government

JPB
 

Guess who lives here?/ It is Mugabe!!
http://bitsontheside.co.nz/2008/07/02/who-lives-here/

These thugs always feel they deserve the best! It is all about them and the their egos, and with defenders and supporters like MD and the rest of the so called educated Dominicans, well of course the thugs deserve it, no matter how corrupted and incompetent they are.. We cannot have that In Dominica.. Down with the corrupted dictators, and down with their apologists! the accomplices in the crimes aganist Dominica and the Dominican people. Se e par n e suturie e par ne voliare.
 

MD get serious. You mean you don't consider stealing more than half a million of tax dollars (BIN BOBOL) as corruption? The PM admitted to the deals.

You don't consider promoting inept police officers corruption?

You don't consider the stae of crime a symptom of a society that has lost its moral ledership?

You don't consider the Chinese ambassador affair coruption.

You don't consider the wanton sale of Dominican passports and unaccounted monies corruption?

If you don't, I agree with the previous post that you are aiding and abetting corruption in Dominica.
 

In my career I have come upon several attorneys, and while they blabbered away before me calling it "argument" I wondered and asked myself: Where did this guy buy his law degree? That is my question with regards to the shallow reasoning of an opaque brain that fits the head of one calling himself MD. I understand that he is characterized as a lawyer or attorney...He is clearly guilty of "self-comtempt" and should step out of Court and regather his brain. The evidence is so glaringly manifest except to the dull and insipid apologist. MD that fits you. The Dame of blessed memory would not tolerate your stupidity and she told me so. She needed not your political support MD. Take that to the Privy Council. I am Judge Nicholas, a Resident.
 

Michael Davis, you need to read this book!

Tanzania, The case for circumstantial evidence. Pretty good case study when put in context of the present Dominica corruption. If the evidence of corruption is not glaring enough for you! at the very least there is enough circumstantial evidence to make a corruption case!

It seems to me Mr. Davis that if you were a trial lawyer you would be a laughing stock in the courtroom, your lawyer colleuges would be having a field day with you, please keep on doing what you are doing and don't go near a courtroom. The arugments you make here definately would not cut it!! I am just a lay person with no legal training except for a couple of courses I did in business law, and you amuse me with your arguements.

Please I know you are a strong supporter of the labor party because Eugina Charles asked you to be, but please do not allow the corrupted, dictator, thugs to make you continue making a fool of yourself with this no evidence case that you are making on their behalf. Redeem yourself, and be on the side on truth and justice!

The Sage
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Folks - insults are not compelling reasons.

MD wrote: "You know - reflecting on blog debate, it occurred to me that this may well be my last contribution unless compelling reasons convince me that it should not be"

John Marshall
 

MD is just getting a dose of his own medicine. He doesn't like it right? Well so do they people he insults! Maybe he can come back with the idea that he who insults should expect to get insulted in the same manner! Have you been reading what this MD fellow has been saying to people? Please do!
 

Yes I have read his postings. I am not defending MD but could you point out - copy and paste if you must - an insult written by MD.

John Marshall
 

These for starters!!PS : JP your contribution described JP quite well; your bliss of ignorance notwithstanding, is ... well ... if what one want to say is not pleasant, might as well not state what one wants to say.

I have interchange between MD, Michael Davis and Cha all in the same contribution - MD is not to hide my identity - it is just shorter.

JP - get some commonsense, courage and character.

MD
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Judge Nicholas, a Resident – I must point out that you are far, so far removed from common sense, the readers of this blog at home and in the diaspora are probably despaired at the collection of nonsense and mentally derange crap - pronounced by you.

They all surely know that Dominica would be a better place if people like you are more regularly and rigorously challenged, especially given your propensity to propel toxic memes, such as your non-responsive diatribes into the larger discourse. Judge Nicholas – D/cans need you to step up your game because this regularly and rigorous challenge – is what people like you should be making to the DLP Government. If you continue with this unfocused rant - then the opposition forces on our Dear Island cannot allow your emblem of irresponsibility, lack of logic or reasoning to attach to their banner – they are attempting to advance to unseat the DLP government – not to crap!

“Judge Nico-don’t mess with me” - you are spunky … but … In Contempt of Court.

Go acquire - Ordinary Political Commonsense!

Put up the evidence or shut up your crap!

MD
# posted by Anonymous : September 6, 2009 7:41 PM

And there are more, many more of those on other posts to! So?
 

MD wrote in response JP's insult:

"Sir you are begining to make a absolute fool of yourself, you really need to take your head off the donkey's butt that you have burried it in ...

...you sound like you are getting a cut from it. Are you Mr. Davis? You want my name, What about my innitials like you do?

JP

John Marshall
 

Have you read Judge Nicholas, a Resident posting?

I have read both their stuff - Judge Nicholas's insults are personal insults.

MD has tried to stay above the personal insults and addressed the issues for the most part, questioning the facts and asking for supporting evidence.

Judge Nicholas insulted him about his family, his education, accused him of being an aider and abettor of criminal activity. I can go on, but why?

John Marshall
 

JM you pretend to be just an observer, but not an impartial one, your bais is obvious, you sound more like an advocate of MD than a neutural observer in this.. This was not the begining, it began on others posts, what you are quoting here is the continuation of things, I have been following, and I can tell you that MD has dished out hie fair share of insults, now that things are getting hot, he is playing sanctimonious, and pretending to have always been on the high road.. It is not so!! So stop making excuses for MD. Those who have eyes to see have been seeing, those who can read have been reading, I don't think we need your analysis to tell us what has been taking place here. MD is a bg lawyer, he can give, so he ought to be able to take!
 

Dear: # posted by Anonymous: September 8, 2009 1:38 PM

Yes, I do know MD. His a respectful man of civility, politeness and always have a listening ear or a helpful hand. I know for a fact of his generous nature - representing many D/cans free of charge in his legal practice. I am not defending him, he can defend himself. But since he quite by writing the following - "You know - reflecting on blog debate, it occurred to me that this may well be my last contribution unless compelling reasons convince me that it should not be" - I as a friend decided step in;

You state that - "this was not the begining, it began on others posts, what you are quoting here is the continuation of things, I have been following, and I can tell you that MD has dished out hie fair share of insults ..."

Yes I have read his postings. Again, can you point out - copy and paste if you must - these insults you state that MD has written? Don't tell me there was insults - SHOW me, cite to the specific blog.

John Marshall
 

YOU STATE: "... now that things are getting hot, he is playing sanctimonious, and pretending to have always been on the high road.. It is not so!! So stop making excuses for MD ... ... MD is a bg lawyer, he can give, so he ought to be able to take!"

We all can read, MD last posting was on September 7, 2009 1:10 PM and all before has demonstrated that he can defend himself. MD is like Obama - and you are like the right wing republicans like Glen Beck and Rush ... laced with hate to advance your political agenda.

Observer
 

WOW! Somebody is invoking Obama!! Don't make yourself sound so desperate! Well at least you finally came clean with your motives, so I will give you some credit for that, and you are not the only one who personally knows MD, I do to, from our young Freedom Movement Days, and I know that he can be a ferocious political operative, I am not saying that he not a fine young man, never said that, buuuuuuuuuuut the Obama comparisan, I am not too sure about that!
We are all what are, even though we sometimes want to deny what we are!
 

Most of you seem to be Missing the Nuance, grammar, usage and style ... of MD's writing.

http://topics.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/08/missing-the-nuance/

I used Obama - because MD worked for the Obama campaign. He lived, dream and drank the Obama magic!

Observer
 

Now don't overrate this! take it easy my friend , don't start with your own insults, I mean insulting people's inteligence. People can get really upset when that happens! Ok.. Relax bro! MD worked in Obama campaign so did MILLIONS of other Americans, does that make the other millions speacial? Like Obama? Come on bro, be careful! Although I am no one who believes in the immortality of Obama as most people do) That sounds a bit childish if you ask me. MD is of course an eloquent man in his own way, but most of us prefer truth than we do eloquence, truth is simple, no need to be eloquent when dealing with truth, most times eloquence is used for creating impressions and we all like it, not for any truth it tells, or any viture it expouses, or any heroism, we just love eloquence for eloqeuence sake.

Truth is what impresses me and if you can say it eloquently, than thats a double wammy!
 

Observer fails to understand what you mean by Truth? Yes, many worked for the Obama campaign. MD also did as part of the legal team blogging and knocking down all the false rumors about Obama & Mitchell.

My point is he believe in Obama, he drank the Koolaid - Obama's philosophy of civility and respect in politics - he drank it all - and - that is why I know that he is not just "playing sanctimonious, and pretending to have always been on the high road" ...

Get it?

Observer
 

Shirley Allan,
Please tell your boy Fontaine its time to post newer articles on this medium, for we are eagerly awaiting to hear your wise comments on them. We just can’t wait any longer to be mesmerized by the things you have to say on new matters concerning Dominica!