This is to all who love Dominica , even with the removal of Venezuela President – Nicolas Maduro, this does not mean the end of drug trafficking through our region or through Dominica. Drug cartels do not work for the Venezuelan government and removing this one individual will not magically stop an entire global criminal network. The system that enables drug trafficking is far bigger than this one person.
That said, change has to start somewhere. This is a start, a positive one, but not a guaranteed that change will even happen. And we must be honest with ourselves. Cleaning up drug trafficking could take years, possibly a decade, not headlines or quick political victories.
Let is also be very clear about something else. What Donmald Trump did was never truly about drugs or protecting the United States. This was about power, politics and Venezuelan oil. Drug trafficking was the convenient excuse, the facade. But none of this changes the real issue we face here at home.
The removal of this foreign leader does nothing to address who leads our country, Roosevelt Skerrit or the deliberate and repeated failures we live with every day:
- Deepening poverty.
- Lack of accessible healthcare.
- A failing education system.
- Extreme unemployment.
- Our youth fleeing the island for work.
- Seniors facing an uncertain future.
- Essential services that do not work.
- and musch more.
Our crisis is not imported. It is homegrown. And until we confront that truth, no foreign intervention in another county, in South America will fix what is broken right here. Real change begins with accountability, honesty and leadership that puts people before power. Dominica ReformParty is that change.
And I say to you, Roosevelt Skerrit, it is time we as a country, start addressing your political alliances and rumours of past conduct. With today’s large‑scale military operation against Venezuela and the capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, being flown out of the country after prolonged pressure over drug trafficking, democratic abuse, and corruption, the world has witnessed a historic escalation in regional affairs.
This is not speculation – a sitting head of state, long accused of narco‑state leadership, has been forcibly removed by another nation’s military. Yet, while global attention focuses on this extraordinary event, questions remain about your own choices and alliances. Yet, you and your President continued to defend and celebrate an authoritarian strongman whose regime has been widely condemned for corruption, repression and enabling organized crime. Your foreign alliances now look out of step with democratic values and the interests of ordinary Dominicans.
History will judge those who stood with dictators over the people who suffer under them. It is time to be honest, accountable, and put the needs of Dominica’s citizens above political convenience or personal alliances.
