UWP Candidate for the St. Joseph Constituency Monelle Williams is disappointed in the DLP Administration for not dealing with crimes committed against members of the opposition political parties in Dominica.
 
Williams believes the Dominicans who have excelled in the studies of criminology and sociology must be engaged to scientifically create policies which will effectively deal with crime and negative human behavior in society.

​UWP St Joseph Constituency Candidate, Monelle Williams.

​Manager of the Nature Island Recovery Center Vanley Joseph is calling on government and business agencies to assist his executive in constructing a proper rehabilitation facility, to increase effectiveness of rehabilitating Dominica’s drug addicts.
 
Joseph says the way forward will require investment from government and the business community to intervene and aid him in dealing with the drug epidemic in Dominica.

​Additionally, Joseph explained the current situation of sourcing food and water for patients and staff at the center.

​Manager of the Nature Island Recovery Center Vanley Joseph.

​In an interview after the First Meeting of the Fifth Session of the Ninth Parliament of the Commonwealth of Dominica, where the Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit presented a budget of over 1 billion dollars to the Parliament; deputy leader of the United Workers Party Joshua Francis says he is disturbed by the lack of provision of stimulants in the 2019/2020national budget to boostDominica’s stagnant economy.
 
He said, “I think the budget ought to have provided more stimulants to grow the economy of Dominica consistent with the projections of the ECCB to achieve at least 5% economic Growth.”

​Deputy leader of the united workers party Joshua Francis

Speaking on the topic of economic development, president of the DAIC Kenneth Green says a large amount of the developmentthat is currently taking place is coming from our own resources, be it tax or CBI revenues, and that shows we are self-reliant.
 
He also says the private sector is clamoring because they have not been able to get access to the financing which now creates a pyramid effect, where only select few have access to the economy.

DAIC President, Kenneth Green.

​Head of The University of The University of the West Indies (UWI) Open Campus, Dominica Kimone Joseph described the response of Dominicans to the Continuing Professional Education programs offered at the campus as truly astounding.
 
Summer 1 which offered 7 courses saw 190 participants enrolled in the program.
 
Joseph is of the opinion the programs continuous success results from the fact that there are quality programs, tutors who give up their time and talent and students who are eager to learn and participate.
 
“We are one of the top 5% of universities in the entire world and we are very proud of that and we were just recently reaccredited by the Barbados Accreditation Board so student know that what they are getting from the open campus is really something of substance whether it is a certificate program, a Continuing Professional Education program or degree program, they know that they are profiting from something that is among the best in the world.” said Ms. Joseph at the certificate ceremony for Summer 1 on Tuesday.
 
Summer 2 began on Monday July 29, 2019.
 
From his analysis of the program, UWI Senior Administrative Assistant Barry Casimir stated that in Dominica, capacity building is key; if there are good human resources, it develops your institution and can only mean well for your organization.

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Agronomist Atherton martin claims, everything happening in this current period is calculating up to do one thing; to setup for the stealing of the next general election.

 
Martin went on to list the main 7 reasons he believes are evidence to support his conclusion, and these include the following;
 
1.    The government’s refusal to cleanse the voters list
2.    Refusal to provide identification cards
3.    Continued control of the state media
4.    The abuse and misuse of the public service
5.     The abuse of state equipment
6.    The use of undisclosed sources of money
The use of state events to promote the party.  

Agronomist and host of the ‘Governance & the Economy’ radio talk show on Q95fm Radio, Atherton Martin, brought to the attention of the public an apparent lack of prioritization by the government as regards the state of the road to Morne Prosper. Martin stated that the situation appears to be driven by personal and party-political prioritization, in the governance of the country.

​Agronomist and host of the ‘Governance and the Economy’ program, Atherton Martin

​Prominent songwriter and businessman, Patrick ‘Pat’ Aaron is of the opinion that Dominica does not have a real government. Aaron stated he is convinced that the main item on the agender of what serves as a government, is victimization and segregation.

​Aaron said he does not recognize the political leadership of the country and he is of the belief Dominica is running on auto pilot.

​Prominent songwriter and businessman, Patrick ‘Pat’ Aaron.

​Newley elected Chief of the Kalinago Territory, Lorenzo Sanford has received the full backing of the prime minister.
 
The new Kalinago chief was in the Parliament on Tuesday, when the Prime Minister delivered the 2019 – 2020 National Budget address.
 
As Minister for Finance, the prime minister promised to empower the young Kalinago chief with his full support and said that he is confident that Mr. Sanford will be one of the most successful Kalinago Chiefs.
 
Skerrit said, “As the minister of finance, I will empower you to so do young man.”
 
PM said he himself being a young man at the age of 47, it is with great pride that he celebrates Lorenzo Sanford’s victory and is encouraging others to do the same as well.

​PM said we will see the continuation of the small business development fund and grant funding to new and existing small businesses, and he provide 100 new homes for the Kalinago people.

​Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit.

​Consultant in the Ministry of Family and Gender Affairs Martin Anthony says the workshop currently taking place in capacity building and case management of Juvenile offenders is timely.

Some of the topics that are being covered include principles and standards when working with juveniles, restorative justice philosophy and the Mediation process.
 
The workshop is a collaborative effort between the CARICOM Secretariat and the ministry of justice, and the ministry of family and gender affairs.
Anthony says Juveniles like adults are engaged in anti-social behavior, but the question remains whether the region responds appropriately to youth crime and violence.
 
He says this workshop itself is one way of responding to the challenges faced in the region in dealing with youth crime and violence. He added that there are reforms now taking place, as many laws are outdated.

​Martin Anthony, Ministry of Family & Gender Affairs Consultant.