Good morning, Dominica. I have to be honest – Today I woke up feeling a little SPICY. And yes, today I am going to unleash a bit. Not by naming names, because certain individuals already know exactly who they are.
This past week has been heavy for Dominica. What is unfolding with Roosevelt Skerrit and our country has caused many people to lose sleep – myself included. Maybe that’s why I woke up so spicy. It’s deeply frustrating to watch serious issues unfold in our country while people continue to defend the actions of this government – actions that negatively affect every single Dominican, no matter which party you support. This isn’t about red or blue, loyalty or labels. This is about reality.
When decisions impact the cost of living, opportunities for young people, trust in our institutions, and the future of our country, pretending everything is fine doesn’t help anyone. Defending harm because of party allegiance doesn’t protect Dominica – it delays solutions and deepens the damage.
We should be able to support an idea, a movement, or even a leader and still demand accountability when things go wrong. That shouldn’t be seen as betrayal. It should be seen as a responsibility. This isn’t about attacking people for how they vote. It’s about refusing to ignore what we’re all living through. Because these consequences aren’t theoretical – they’re felt every day, in our homes, our communities, and our future.
Sometimes the truth makes us uncomfortable. But discomfort is often the first step toward change. And Dominica deserves better than silence, denial, or blind loyalty. It deserves honesty – and leadership that puts people before politics.
What’s even more irritating is this: With everything happening, and with everything my Dominica Reform Party is offering to stop it, people are more focused on who I am rather than what my party stands for. So let me set the record straight. You will learn my identity when the time is appropriate – not before.
You will learn who I am after I have a full team in place and after we officially register the Dominica Reform Party with the electoral office. Not one second sooner. Why? Because I have a personal life, private affairs, and a family to protect. Many of you openly admit you refuse to join my party because you fear retaliation for being associated with it. If the risk is that serious for supporters, then understand this: the risk as the party leader is far greater. And that risk does not just affect me – it affects my home and my family. If you cannot understand or relate to that, that’s on you. I will not step front and center and expose myself and my family to a risk of harm just to satisfy your curiosity.
Our team members know exactly who I am because they dared to step up, show up, and take action. If this truth offends you, then you already know why it offends you – and that responsibility is yours. Who the cap fits, let them wear it.
Now, let me be very clear about something else. If you are sitting around on social media asking what our party offers, what our plans are, go to the official website: DominicaReformParty.com.
- Read it.
- Study it.
- Educate yourself.
Neither my team nor I will hold your hand and walk you through 40+ proposals like you are a child. You are a fully functioning adult. Get up, make the effort, educate yourself. This is your country. Act like it! I am here to solve problems, not babysit grown people. I have already raised my children – those days are over. Act like the adult you are. Take initiative. Read. Research.
Here’s what’s truly remarkable to me;
Not one media outlet has reached out to us. Not one interview request. Not one question was asked. Nothing. That silence is telling. I occasionally listen to Q95, and they talk endlessly about government change and accountability – the same principles we stand on – yet there is no interest in engaging with us. Why? Well, I guess because we are not part of Joshua Francis – UPP. And because for too many people, for too many media outlets, “change” is just a talking point – not an end goal.
Media outlets do not want change. Because if they got it, they would have nothing left to complain about. Dominica has been complaining for so long that people no longer recognize what good governance even looks like. The reality is painfully clear: Roosevelt Skerrit is in this for himself. And so are the media outlets – radio, television, social media. It’s about audiences, ratings, attention – not transformation. If any of them were serious about change, they would have offered a simple article or phone interview, even without revealing my identity, just to help spread the message. But nope. They hide behind microphones, keyboards, and social media, crying about change while making zero effort to create it. Words do not change the world. Action does.
Do not misconstrue this as “caring” about online Facebook groups. We do not participate in Facebook groups because none are truly neutral. They pick and choose who gets to post and what they get to post. We were part of many Facebook groups briefly at the start, but the bias was obvious. So we chose to run our campaign on our own, in the hands of our Facebook friends. And honestly, that was a misstep – the lack of serious engagement from our Facebook friends list is ridiculously low for a country that cries every day about change. But it is what it is.
Now, for those who complain: You don’t know who the leader is, so you cannot support the campaign. Let’s put this into perspective.
When Lennox Linton stepped away from the UWP, did loyalists abandon the party? No. You followed Fontaine without question. The face did not matter – what mattered was the party name and what it stood for. The UWP could have put a bag of laundry soap on a chair and called it your leader, and you would have rallied around it. But with my party, suddenly, the face matters more than the substance. That is hypocrisy.
If you truly cared about what we offer, you would join the team, meet me privately, and help register the party. Instead, you claim you cannot support change because you cannot see a face.
- I assure you, unlike every other party leader:
- I have no skeletons in my closet.
- I have no past that will hurt or haunt me.
- So let’s stop pretending, even if the truth makes people uncomfortable.
You are afraid to openly support the party, afraid of repercussions, afraid of consequences, and instead of admitting that to yourself, you hide. And the easiest place to hide is behind my identity. That way, you don’t have to face the real issue: that as an adult, you are scared to stand up to Roosevelt Skerrit. Scared to say out loud that Roosevelt Skerrit has you exactly where he wants you – complicit, silent, and hiding. And this reality doesn’t sit well with you, and it shouldn’t. But rather than confront it, you look for something – or someone – to justify your own passive behaviour. So my identity will suffice. It becomes your excuse. Your cover. Your way of avoiding the hard truth is that fear has replaced your conviction, and silence has replaced your courage.
But let’s be clear about something: this fear didn’t happen by accident. It was cultivated. It was engineered. And every time you choose comfort over honesty, you reinforce the very system you claim to be tired of. You don’t get to pretend neutrality while benefiting from cowardice. You don’t get to criticize from the shadows while refusing to take a stand in the light. And you don’t get to use me as your shield because you’re unwilling to admit that you’re afraid. Change does not come from hiding. It never has. And until people are willing to be honest about the fear that’s controlling them, Roosevelt Skerrit will continue to win – without even having to fight.
Everything in our Path Forward, on the official website, is about shared prosperity. When you win, I win. When you prosper, the government prospers. This is balance. Logic. Common sense. If you read our vision and still cannot see that, the truth is simple: You do not want to see it. You’re a blind loyalist to another party or too scared to stand up!
From this day forward, neither my team nor I will engage in any more discussion about my identity. You will learn it when the time is right. If that makes you uncomfortable, take your vote elsewhere and waste it. You either stand for what we offer – or you don’t.
Humbly, I say this: I am just a woman with a vision. I put that vision into writing and asked you to support it. I am expendable. Anyone who believes in this vision can lead this party. All it takes is common sense, basic budgeting knowledge, and humility to listen, instead of pretending to know everything.
One last point, and it’s important: If you are going to come to this platform and criticize my party or me, do not bother. If you don’t have the courtesy to join, you have no place here to criticize. Neutral or positive comments and questions are much welcomed. Criticism? Take it over to Roosevelt Skerrit, and criticize him about the destruction he’s caused to our country over the past 25 years. Take your criticism to the DLP, UWP, DFP, UPP, or whichever party platform you support. This is not the place for it.
We have endured decades of corruption, mismanagement, poverty, crime, failing healthcare, failing education, missing money, and extravagant lifestyles. All we offer is hope – the ability to turn this country around. If you cannot see that, that is on you. If you made it to the end, Thank You.
- I love all of our people.
- I love our Motherland of Valleys and Volcanoes.
- And I love my family.
- We will get through this – together.
If you feel offended or upset, that’s unfortunate – but it likely reveals that you were never truly serious about real change.
