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High court judge court recuses herself, again
Justice Birnie Stephenson Brookes For the second time in as many weeks, High court judge Birnie Stephenson Brookes has recused herself from a court matter. Last week the judge decided to let another colleague handle a retrial ordered by the OECS Supreme Court that she had initially handled at the High Court. On Monday (May 21) Justice Stephenson Brooks also went the recuse route in relation to the murder trial of Dean Davis.
Change dual citizenship law – Wickham
Peter Wickham Regional Pollster Peter Wickham wants the Dominica government to use its parliamentary strength and the large chunk of political support it obtained from the electorate in the 2009 general election to change “outdated” laws, and work towards greater transparency. Wickham, the featured speaker at the delegates conference of the governing Dominica Labour Party, said the Party which received 61 per cent of the popular vote in the last election, should be able to deal with governance issues without having to look over its shoulder. He made reference to the troublesome dual citizenship issue that recently landed Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and his education minister Peter St Jean in court (the two won their case but the matter is being appealed at the level of the OECS Supreme Court). “I worry about the fact that in most instances we have not renewed our fundamental laws once or twice at best, if at all,” the pollster said. “I worry that we are afraid to delete from our constitutions a provision that would allow Dominicans holding dual citizenship to hold office,” Wickham, who has weighed in on that matter before and been criticised for it, described as a controversial issue.
Brizee’s Mart’s Mother of the Year
Nadura Prosper (right) with Justina Robin, Brizee’s Mart representative La Plaine’s Nadura Prosper has been told that she is entitled to EC$100.00 worth of groceries from Brizee’s Mart each month for a year. Prosper is the winner of that firm’s Mother of the Year sweepstakes, and is being recognized by the company as its 2012-2013 Mother of the year. In addition to the free groceries, she can expect a complimentary drink whenever she visits Brizee’s Mart, as well as “gifts at special times of the year and other special privileges” according to a release from the business enterprise.
Former Barbadian PM to address DLP stalwarts
Former Barbadian PM Owen Arthur Regional integration, the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) and related matters will be on the agenda on Sunday (May 20) when the Dominica Labour Party (DLP) holds its delegates conference in the West Coast community of St Joseph in keeping with the DLP’s observance of its 57th Anniversary. Barbados’ current opposition leader, former prime minister Owen Arthur will be the featured speaker there, and is expected to focus on these regional matters that he championed during his tenure as a regional leader. However while the hundreds of delegates expected to converge on St Joseph from around the island will be happy to welcome the veteran Barbadian politician, they’ll probably be much more interested to hear Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit’s report on some of the major achievements of his administration over the past 12 months. Party officials have indicated that although there will be elections for a new executive, the status quo is largely expected to remain the same, with Prime Minister Skerrit maintaining his position of party leader, along with the majority of other officials serving the DLP at executive level
Dame Mary Eugenia Charles: the first woman Prime Minister
Martin Sorhaindo and Eugenia Charles at a meeting to found the Dominica Freedom Party at Old Street, Roseau, in October 1968 Mary Eugenia Charles served from 1970 to 1995 Appointment: Nominated Third nominated Member Date of Appointment: 12th November, 1970 – 13th February, 1975 Appointment: Member for the Roseau Constituency Date of Appointment: 24th March, 1975 – 28th April, 1980 Appointment: Appointed Leader of the Opposition Date of Appointment: 7th April, 1975 – 25th July, 1979 Appointment: Member for the Roseau Constituency Date of Appointment: 21st July, 1980 Appointment: Prime Minister Date of Appointment: 23rd July, 1980 – 13th June, 1995 Dame Mary Eugenia Charles had a distinguished career as Prime Minister of Dominica, lawyer, politician and occasional journalist. She was born on May 15, 1919 at the village of Pointe Michel on the south-west coast of Dominica. Her parents had a great influence on her attitude to life. Her mother was a practical, firm, but loving guide who imbued her with a down-to-earth and no nonsense approach to life
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