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Dominica PM under fire over election
Opposition leaders in Dominica are boycotting the newly chosen Parliament, alleging fraud and other irregularities in last week's elections. Comment?
Reviewing Caricom's election watch --
... and developments prior to voting day. The latest example of this came last weekend following the monitoring of Dominica's December 18 election by a seven-member team of Caricom observers. Normally very limited in terms of days spent monitoring the ... Comment?
Dominica opposition shuns election, seeks boycott
Opposition leaders in Dominica are boycotting the newly chosen Parliament, alleging fraud and other irregularities in last week's elections. Comment?
Commentary: Election 2009 and the corruption of our nation's character
... by the weakness of its judiciary, its system of laws and those practitioners who complement that system. In Dominica, the Chief Magistrate is Prime Minister Skerritt. His disrespect for his role as chief enabler of our laws and guarantor that law ... Comment?
Dominica Govt Expands Seats in Parliament
Roseau, Dec 21 The ruling Dominica Labor Party increased to 18 their members in the National Assembly after obtaining a new SEAT in the recent general elections in which they manager to win for the third time in a row. Comment?
... 3:52 a.m. local time in the first-ever launch of a Soyuz spaceship on a winter night. Island vote strong ROSEAU -- Dominica's governing party won a decisive victory in early parliamentary elections, officials said yesterday, a sign of strong support ... Comment?
... party is, as noted earlier, a rare political development in the Caricom region. The few exceptions would be Guyana, Dominica and Jamaica, in that order. In the case of Guyana, Janet Jagan, a formidable champion for political independence and ... Comment?
Dominica ruling party wins early election
Dominica's governing party won a decisive victory in early parliamentary elections, officials said Saturday, a sign of strong support for the prime minister's plan to promote development of the lush Caribbean island's natural resources. 1 comment
Voting progressing well Electoral officials in Dominica were reporting a steady trickle of voters heading for polling booths around the country yesterday morning, as the island holds a general election. Comment?
Chavez ally who has kept good ties with US faces early elections in Dominica
Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, who has led his small Caribbean country into an alliance with Hugo Chavez, is betting that Friday's early general elections will keep his Labor Party in power for another five years. Comment?
... figure that out in time. But right now I pity the man who tries to find a minute in my schedule," she quipped. ___ DOMINICA: Chavez ally who has kept good ties with US faces early elections ROSEAU, Dominica (AP) - Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt ... Comment?
Tiny Dominica goes to the polls today, amid controversy over party campaign financing and allegations of dual citizenship against candidates of the two main parties, including Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, who has admitted to being a French citizen. Comment?
... work in all the areas." He said he had presented an overview of the economies of the Caribbean in the absence of Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, who is campaigning for the December 18 general elections and his Antigua and Barbuda ... Comment?
Close battle anticipated in Friday's election in Dominica
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By Oscar Ramjeet ROSEAU, Dominica -- It seems as if there may be a photo finish in Friday's elections in Dominica. Comment?
OAS and CARICOM election observer teams begin arriving in Dominica
Following written requests by Dominica's Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit to the Organisation of American States and the CARICOM Secretariat for election observers to observe the December 18 General Election in Dominica, officials from the two organisations have begun arriving in the country. Comment?
Top cop appeals for calm ahead of December 18 vote
The top cop in Dominica has called for calm as campaigning intensifies ahead of the December 18 general election, according to a report on www.cananews.net. Police Commissioner Hobbes Jno Baptiste told reporters Wednesday that it was important for Dominicans to be united after the election process and so, needed to avoid all violent activity ahead ... Comment?
Dominica's controversy-laden poll --
WITH two days to go before Dominicans vote to either retain or change the government in Roseau, reports point to a sharp intensification of a clash between 'big money'' politics by the incumbent Dominica Labour Party and widening allegations of political misconduct from its contesting opponents. Comment?
Commentary: Dominica Labour Party record is one of failure
... how long? When discovered he said that he obtained his citizenship in June 1972 but he was born on 8th June 1972 in Dominica. Do a Google search for French citizenship and consider whether it is possible to obtain French citizenship before you were ... 1 comment
Speed-reading and bad spelling
... note on just how important it is to spell things properly in order to have at least a bit of credibility. From Dominica News Online : [Headline] Prevost proposes Jean Ryes Museum and Alice Wyllis Heritage Home on Fields Lane UWP candidate for Roseau ... Comment?
Open Letter to the President of Dominica
HE Nicholas Liverpool President of Dominica Morne Bruce Commonwealth of Dominica Dear President Liverpool: I pay compliments to you, Mrs Liverpool and your office at this Christmas Season; an important season in our Christian heritage as a nation which speaks to peace and goodwill among all men and women. Comment?