Author: Fred White

The election of the Labour government to office in Dominica seems to have coincided with an end to attempts at intelligent, pro-active participation by the other parties in the governance of the country. It will be remembered that the

election process was marked by a late release of its party manifesto by the Dominica Freedom Party (DFP), the dubious “release” of its manifesto by the United Workers Party (UWP), and a limited dissemination of its party’s position on a range of topics by the Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM).

On 8/4/2010 7:49 PM, Christian Volney wrote

PD,
I feel the frustration in your words and do not disagree in principle with your overall intuition. The difference between us is I am (whilst with reservation) not convinced overall because politics is a dirty game which has manipulated better men and women than us.

On 7/30/2010 9:45 AM, Christian Volney wrote:

For the past several decades the conventional and, until recently, the predominant perspective on development in the international donor community has been that countries are poor because they lack resources,infrastructure, education, and opportunity. By this logic, if rich countries and international institutions could only transfer enough resources and technology, improve human capacity enough, and support health and education enough, development would occur. To be sure, greater public resources, better physical infrastructure, and stronger public health and education are essential for development. But they are not enough, and they are not the most crucial factor.

On 7/17/2010 1:48 PM, Philipson Dobson wrote: I welcome and appreciate your comments, very deep indeed and theoretical and also pragmatic. You are not going to […]

On 7/17/2010 11:21 AM, Christian Volney wrote:

This ‘call’ to replace the Skeritt administration (due to the ‘suggested’ incompetence of the Prime Minister’s Administration) is based on a ‘non competent replacement’ strategy and it ludicrous, even dangerous by nature.
How can it be suggested that an administration be replaced, without a collective replacement means or governing body action plan?

On 7/17/2010 11:21 AM, Christian Volney wrote:

This ‘call’ to replace the Skeritt administration (due to the ‘suggested’ incompetence of the Prime Minister’s Administration) is based on a ‘non competent replacement’ strategy and it ludicrous, even dangerous by nature.
How can it be suggested that an administration be replaced, without a collective replacement means or governing body action plan?

By

Christian Volney

Measures to enhance ethics and accountability will have to feature prominently as part of the agenda of civil service and institutional environment reform in Dominica. In recent years, the debate on and efforts to curb ethical violations and enforce accountability have intensified in the Caribbean mainly due to the following reasons: