| Anatomy of betrayal |
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| Written by Debbie Douglas |
| Thursday, 07 August 2008 07:02 |
 I fully support the authors of this article and I join them in calling
for the government to rescind the contract a.s.a.p. It is a crying
shame that this government is continuing to undermine Dominicans by
putting foreigners in control of our resources. My father the late
Prime Minister of Dominica, Rosie Douglas use to say "no government
should be in power that does not have complete confidence in its people
regardless of their level of development". It is difficult to
comprehend how a DLP led administration would deviate from its core
principles. This is not the DLP of Rosie Douglas, the late Pierre
Charles and the late Michael Douglas. We Dominicans are quite capable
of managing our own affairs, it is time that this administration
recognize that or move on. Dominica belongs to all of us not just a
few, we must not allow our country to be hijack by persons who don't
have the country's best interest at heart, but that of their own. How
else can you explain their decision to take away the project from
capable Dominicans and put it into the hands of foreigners. This is an
affront to Dominicans and our sense of nationhood.This is not the first time this administration has behaved in such an unpatriotic manner - we see with the case of the Waitikubuli Trail that this project was taken away from WES (Bernard Wiltshire) and given to foreigners. Then there is the case of our government hiring foreigners of questionable character to represent us as diplomats. A case in point is Mr. David Shui who is our Ambassador to China. Why does Dominica have a Chinese represent its interest in China? Who is Mr. David Shui? Is there no capable Dominican that can represent our country in China? Would the Chinese or any other serious government appoint a foreigner to represent their country? The answer to this is no. Then, why are we engaging in such unpatriotic and foolish behaviour? What is the rationale for this behaviour? What is the quid pro quo? This is a absolutely disgraceful! A dangerous trend that must stop a.s.a.p. It is time for Dominicans to reclaim their government. I will close with a quote from the DLP manifesto of 2000. This can be found on page 5 of the manifesto and it reads "A DLP Government will be resolute in ensuring that Dominicans and Dominican companies & enterprizes are given first choice in employment and business opportunties. The renewal and rebuilding of our society and economy on a basis that can be sustained, depends critically on the emphasis we place on developing our human resources. For this reason, DLP Government regards our people and their talents as central to ushering in a new era of opportunity for Dominicans. We can only get the best out of our efforts of our people if we can create the conditions in which they have a real stake, real ownership and real confidence in our future". It is time for Dominicans to stand up and take back their government. And demand that the interest of Dominica be placed first and above all personal and self interest. Our people deserves no less and that is what the late Rosie Douglas fought and died for. Debbie A. Douglas Toronto, Canada. |
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