Bro Rasmo:

You  have been as constant as the Northern Star  in the struggle for a better Dominica since the 1970s so I respect your question re deevelopment of last week (Dr. Dave Shillingford asked for something similar-so I address this to him and all others).You are man of great cultural attributes. I have known you since our DGS days and on many other fronts. Sadly, I cannot say the same for some of those who now seek our destruction. They are Johnny Come Lately tools of power now arrive to loot and plunder the public till and - by forked tongue - disparage our noble heritage of struggle for the public good. They are intent on turning us into a beggar nation and have the audacity to speak of "imperialist." They sleep in bed with natural resource imperialist who rape our fair country. They are blinded by arrogance, adulation from fawning sycophants and the siren song of power. So blinded by materialism - yet they dare to point fingers at others. My word!

Rasmo, you are not perfect, of that I am sure. However, I cannot state now that in all those years I have know you have ever told me an untruth in things material. You have always sought the truth and a higher purpose by grapp;ling and struggling with your own conscience. You have always sought to speak respectfully of others, even where you disagreed. Can we say the same of our distracted brothers and sisters? 

Now then, why can I not say the same of people who I got to know only yesterday in the governance of our nation? What is wrong? What has happened to our value system? Our very culture?  Why do we have such a cascade of abject misdeeds, that has been apologized for in public yet some of our so-called learned ones seek to sweep beneath the carpet?   Why do the young boys and girls who we have not yet enrolled in nation building, become so deviant and threatening of our peaceful Dominica? It is to save, rescue and build a peaceful and better Dominica we struggle.

Do they not see the perils which confront us in such a course of criminality?  Do they not see the ruin of Mother Africa, and nearby countries, banana republics etc,  by such practices?  Lest we seek our destruction as a nation and people, we must embrace a culture which is productive, meaningful, productive and true, now! And on that score, we shall be relentless and uncompromising.  We shall seek no truce or parley with that behavior. It is wrong! And no seawall,  roadwork, or cheap t-shirt accompanied by strong drink and ro ro music shall conceal this cancer to the very conscience of a nation. Yes, my learned friend "V"  in the UK said it shall work.  "De man have skills." Work? For how long? And to whose benefit and to what useful purpose?

 Since you well know where we stand in concrete achievements in sustainable community development, not idle chatter e-mails and venomous attack, I refer you to the  note sent to the PM in 2007. There you will see, as always, what our views on sustainable development have been.  I hope that any government which rules Dominica take due cognizance of it, as it is only by such Competence, Loyalty and Integrity we can build our nation; share far and wide.

Where you have seen it already re-read it and ask whether this government is serious where it did none of those things. Instead it engaged in self destructive behavior and lies to its very own inside the room echelon, supporters,   and cabinet members.  Can any serious development proceed in such an environment? Tell me? Isn't trust, competence, loyalty and integrity not critical to the success of any enterprise and people?

The train of progress can be impeded by the boulder in the road.

Dominicans, vote wisely.

Best wishes,

GJC

Memo to PM and Cabinet below