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Archive for December, 2009

CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission says 2009 General Election in Dominica were Free from Fear

Q95News – The seven member CARICOM Electoral Observation Mission led by Mr. Hensley Robinson of Barbados, with members coming from Antigua and Barbuda, Guyana, Jamaica and the CARICOM Secretariat, says the 2009 general elections were free from fear. The mission which arrived in Dominica on December 15th, says before observing the conduct of elections, they […]

Opposition UWP Takes Firm Stand to Boycott what they Call a Parliament Based on Fraudulent Elections

Q95News – Leader of the United Workers Party, Ron Green, says following what he describes as the fraudulent nature of the 2009 general elections characterized by unprecedented irregularities, fraud and breaches of the laws of Dominica, the members of the United Workers Party have taken an executive decision to stay away from the parliament. Green […]

PM calls for Dominicans to return to peaceful Christmas spirit and to accept results of elections

Q95News – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has urged members of his party to keep in dialogue with the people, as Cabinet will not have all the answers. He says the corporation of everyone on island would be needed to take Dominica to the next level. The Prime Minister acknowledges that there is division among the […]

Dominica Labour Party Wins the 2009 General Election

The Dominica Labour Party (DLP) has been officially declared the winner of the December 18th 2009 Dominica general elections with a landslide victory, by winning 17 of the 21 seats in the country’s parliament. Just one constituency (seat) shy of DLP predicted eighteen seats. This is the second consecutive victory at the polls for Prime […]

Close battle anticipated in Friday’s Election in Dominica

Caribbean Net News – It seems as if there may be a photo finish in Friday’s elections in Dominica. Although two polls predict that Roosevelt Skerrit’s Dominica Labour Party (DLP) will return to power with a wide margin, for a third consecutive term, there are indications that the poll might be wrong, since the main […]

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