Good morning, Dominica. I want to discuss the painful truth we need to confront. We as a country are not loving one another the way a country should. Too many of us have been taught to fear our neighbour, to see politics before people, party before country, and power before compassion. This division did not grow naturally among us. It was introduced, cultivated, and weaponized because history has always proven that a country and its people divided is simply easier to control.
In 1995, the United Workers Party introduced chaos and division into politics, something that would forever change Dominica’s political landscape. When they first took control of government, it marked the first time our country truly experienced politics as a weapon of disorder. Before that moment, disagreement existed, but not deliberate disruption. Debate existed, but not a manufactured division.
The United Workers Party introduced a style of politics that changed Dominica forever. They intentionally cultivated a “US VERSES THEM” mentality that conditioned all Dominicans to see one another as opponents instead of neighbours.
In 1995, when they used this chaos to win power, it was unprecedented in our political history, and it never faded away. What they unleashed was more than a strategy; it was a Pandora’s box. And once opened, the forces of anger, hatred, division, and distrust could not be contained. That same chaos they created to gain control did not stop with our people; it turned inward on their own party.
What had been a tool for electoral victory became a destructive force that tore the United Workers Party apart from within. The very chaos they used to seize power became the chaos that shattered their unity, created infighting, and left them fractured to this very day. They opened Pandora’s box, and the consequences have haunted them for 30 years.
Playing with power in this way may have brought the United Workers Party short-term gain, but it carried devastating long-term consequences. The infighting, backstabbing, and distrust consumed the party. What they once wielded as a tool of control became a weapon against themselves. They opened Pandora’s box, and it destroyed the unity, trust, and stability of their own party.
The lesson is undeniable. Once you tamper with the unity of even your own team, as the United Workers Party did, you cannot control the forces you have unleashed.
- Division feeds on itself.
- Loyalty becomes fragile.
- Betrayal grows.
The United Workers Party’s own ambition blinded them. Their hunger for power created a monster that devoured them from the inside out. The damage they caused stands as a warning to every leader who believes chaos is a strategy and that power gained through division is the only path to success.
But I say clearly: it may bring short-term victory, but in the end, it is always self-destructive.
Instead of rejecting this dangerous approach, the Dominica Labour Party and Roosevelt Skerrit adopted it, refined it, and expanded it after taking power in 2000.
- Fear was normalized.
- Intimidation became strategic.
- Loyalty replaced integrity.
- Division became a governing tool rather than a political failure.
- And over time, the consequences have become impossible to ignore.
But let me say this with absolute clarity: this is not the Dominica we know, and it is not the Dominica we will allow ourselves to become!
And I say this openly, even when it is uncomfortable for our own people to hear: Our country cannot heal while its people are taught to turn on one another. Our nation cannot move forward while fear replaces empathy. Leadership has failed when it governs through division instead of unity.
But hope is not lost; there was a time when leadership in Dominica understood this instinctively. Dame Eugenia Charles never governed through chaos. She did not need fear to command respect. She did not pit Dominicans against one another to maintain authority. She led with firmness, yes, but also with care, restraint, and a deep woman’s instinct to protect our country as a whole. She understood that a country is not ruled like a battlefield, but guided like a family. Her leadership was rooted in stability, dignity, and responsibility, not manipulation.
Loving one another does not mean agreeing on everything. It simply means recognizing each other’s dignity. It means understanding that no Dominican is the enemy of another Dominican.
- Poverty is the enemy.
- Corruption is the enemy.
- Fear is the enemy.
- And a government that thrives only when we are separated is the enemy of progress.
This is why unity matters, not as a slogan, but as a responsibility. I am calling our people back to one another.
- Back to respect.
- Back to compassion.
- Back to the understanding that we rise or fall together.
And to those who profit from division and dismiss unity as weakness, understand this clearly. A united Dominica cannot be manipulated!
The Dominica Reform Party campaign:
- It’s not about hate. It is about healing.
- Not revenge, but reform.
- Not tearing down, but rebuilding something stronger, together.
- And Dominicans must learn to love one another again.
Now, the truth must be spoken plainly. The division we see in Dominica did not happen by accident.
It has a source that has been encouraged, exploited, and normalized from the very top. Roosevelt Skerrit and his government bear direct responsibility for maintaining a climate of chaos, fear, distrust, and division, long after its damage became clear in 1995.
For years, unity has been spoken of by party leaders publicly, while division has been practiced privately.
- Fear has been used as a political strategy.
- Loyalty rewarded. Dissent punished.
- Neighbours turned against neighbours.
- Families are pressured to choose sides.
This is not leadership, this is control!
A country does not stop loving one another on its own. That happens when leadership benefits from keeping people divided. When a government and the political landscape thrive on fear, tolerate intimidation, protect corruption, and enrich an inner circle and the Top 1% while ordinary people struggle, it conditions our citizens not to trust one another. That behaviour rests squarely with Roosevelt Skerrit, his government, and every other political party leader who has remained silent over the years.
Let me state this unequivocally: the issue is not the people of Dominica. The issue lies with Roosevelt Skerrit and the Dominica Labour Party, who chose to embrace chaos rather than reject it and govern through it.
I say to you, Roosevelt Skerrit: history leaves no doubt. Power founded on fear is never lasting, not due to external pressures, but because people will eventually awaken. When that moment comes, unity will replace manipulation, and truth will replace control.
So hear me clearly, calmly, and within the rule of law. You will not be removed by chaos, nor by violence, nor by foreign interference. You will be removed by the democratic will of a united Dominican people organized, conscious, and no longer controlled by fear, manipulation, or psychological intimidation.
Your degrees, your fake “Doctor” title, and your office do not grant you the right to divide our country. You have used division to maintain power. I am using Unity to restore dignity.
- Where fear was taught, I am teaching love.
- Where chaos ruled, I am building stability.
- Where silence was enforced, I am restoring voices.
The Dominica Reform Party was born:
- Not of hatred, but of love for Dominica.
- Not chaos, but accountability.
- Not ego, but service.
Know this beyond doubt: a united Dominica cannot be controlled by fear. Together, we are unstoppable, and together, we will choose our own future.
- Dominica will love one another again – without condition.
- Dominica will stand together again – stronger than ever.
- And Dominica will choose its future – together, again!
May everyone’s God look over and protect our Mother of Valleys and Volcanoes, because she has endured every storm, and her children will not fail her now.
