President Isaac Baptiste pledges UWP will uphold principles of honesty, accountability and transparency

​Newly elected President Isaac Baptiste pledges the UWP will embrace and uphold the principles of honesty, accountability and transparency. Baptiste replaced Ronald Charles who did not seek re-election at the party’s 38th Delegate’s Convention in Grand Fond over the weekend.
 
He pledged to also uphold the constitution of the party and to promote the values of the United Workers Party (UWP). He emphasized, “These are honesty, accountability, transparency and fairness for the betterment of good governance in Dominica”.
 
He warned the high-spirited party supporters that, “we cannot afford to be complacent, because Dominica will never forgive us if we do not do everything in the next few years, to ensure that the suffering of the people does not continue.”
 
Baptiste added, “Therefore, from henceforth, we must intensify and solidify all efforts towards the road to winning the next general elections. We must continue to demand a level playing field by the Electoral Commission through Electoral Reform. We also have to focus on increasing our work on the ground, it is an established fact that elections are not won in the air, but on the ground. Therefore, we must increase our efforts and put more boots on the ground, to ensure that we win the next general elections”.
 
Senator Baptiste told the crowd now is the time for party supporters to rise up to their responsibilities. He called on Team UWP members of parliament and caretakers, to rise up to their responsibilities. He said, “Ensure you are current with the aspect of membership dues. Consult regularly with your constituency leaders to offer whatever assistance necessary, defend our political leader all the time”.
 
He added, “In our drive to winning the next general elections we must be caring for all citizens regardless of their political positions, we are all Dominican and children of the same living God. We must adopt the principle of respect for all as we gear to winning all hearts. Therefore, I ask you, Workers, to keep your eyes on the prize in making Dominica the best place to live work and enjoy life but we can only do that if we revolve to work hard remain focus and bring more to our fold.”