WITH THE UNITED WORKERS PARTY MANIFESTO 2010 - 2015 FOREWORD 1 CANDIDATE BIOS 2 A NEW BEGINNING 12 20 PLEDGES THAT SET US ON THE ROAD 15 TO SMART GROWTH THE MAIN PATH TO RECOVERY AND GROWTH 20 MAKING THE TRANSITION TO A CLEAN AND GREEN ECONOMY 24 A BUDGET PROCESS THAT SUPPORTS THE 29 “NEW BEGINNING” IMMEDIATE URGENT ACTIONS TO BE UNDERTAKEN 30 BY THE GOVERNMENT UWP United for Dominica Manifesto - 2010-2015 i FOREWORD The United Workers Party welcomes you to its we challenge ourselves to make a change “United for Dominica” Manifesto for 2010 - towards honesty, accountability, good 2015 which articulates the Party’s position on governance and a sustainable economy, development issues facing our Country which we have dubbed a “clean and green Dominica. Dominica”. Clearly the latter is the only option, so we have campaigned vigorously In many ways it is not the traditional Manifesto that we must step up, raise our voices and vote as it seeks to focus on the twenty pledges to be to Save our Country. The time is now. achieved in twenty-four months presented in the St Joseph Rally on 29th November 2009. Our strong Team of United Workers Party No excuses. candidates stand ready to take full responsibility for saving our Country once we Having listened closely to the people of receive the peoples’ mandate. Dominica these last few years, the many unanswered questions, the hardships suffered We welcome your ideas, suggestions and due to dramatic economic decline, the guidance to this Manifesto which captures our concerns over corruption and lack of integrity, plans, approaches and policies for a better we have sought to shape and form ours Dominica which we all as Dominicans can be peoples concerns for relief, action and delivery proud of. as Pledges. Thank you Our Pledge commitment is clear. Twenty in May God Bless us All twenty-four months. No excuses. These are United Workers Party published in a separate pamphlet but also are the bones of this Manifesto. Our Country is at a major crossroads in its political life. Either we continue to walk the road of lies, corruption, crime and poverty or 1 UWP United for Dominica Manifesto - 2010-2015 UWP Candidates After nearly four decades of service to project planning and management, Dominica internationally, nationally, organizational development and and at community level this son of the training, program evaluation, local soil, who makes his home with his wife governance, and policy development. Joycelyn, in Felicite, LaPlaine, is poised With such a combination of at the peak of his professional life to experiences: the formal education lead a team of outstanding Dominicans system; from teacher to Minister; the on a mission to rescue his Country . His informal/NGO sector; from community two daughters Malaika and Josina, in worker/researcher to final stages of their University studies, Coordinator/Regional Network are in full support, playing active roles Executive; the Governance sector from in this worthy mission. elected Village Councilor to elected Member of Parliament and Minister, Humble, honest, and hard working he is and having worked in Africa, USA and determined to utilize his vast the Caribbean he is well poised, Ronald M. Green LaPlaine Constituency experience, practical approach, and flexible, energized and amply qualified team building style to ensure Dominica to handle the top job in Dominica. advances. A teacher, sports coach, community developer, administrator, Ron is comfortable on the farm too and manager Mr. Green calmly assesses with some four acres of tree crops, and recognizes the many talents we avocados, plantain and his goat have as a people that remain untapped, paddock. His home on his farm in and is committed to take action to Felicite where he has lived with his mobilize those talents for real family since 1981 is simple, comfortable development. and in a relaxing setting minutes away from the center of La Plaine Village His father, grandfather and great grand When in the Capital City Roseau, often father all buried in La Plaine will rejoice enough these days, he is at home with in pride that Ronald’s perseverance, his 94 year old Mother Alix and Brother focus, quiet fortitude and grounded Lowell. peoples politics will be put to the service of all Dominicans as Prime Dominica deserves all its patriotic Minister, especially at this grave spirits, like Ron, to rally onward to junction in our nations life. replace lies and corruption with honesty, openness and accountability Ronald Green has experience in so that, this new politics, a positive teaching, coaching, sports change for jobs and economic administration, community opportunity can become a reality. development, NGO management, UWP United for Dominica Manifesto - 2010-2015 2 UWP Candidates Bobby Frederick, a proud Rastafarian and He is also the current owner of the ever father of six children uses these popular Harlem Plaza, an entertainment characteristics to effectively relate to a refuge for the entire south of Dominica. He sector of the Dominican population largely also owned and developed the world left unrepresented in general elections famous Gingerette Nature Santuary in the making him a real man of the people. Well Layou Valley known and liked by all he grew up with in the community of Newtown, Bobby Bobby plans to put his business acuity to attended the Roseau Boys School, and the good use in the development of Roseau Dominica Grammar School. He then went South including apartment housing in on to attend the George Brown College in Newtown and Silver Lake, yachting and Canada. tourism development in Newtown, Citronier and Loubiere, the upgrading and A business genius, the masterpiece of eco- lighting of all playing facilities in the tourism known as the Cocoa Cottages constituency, revitalizing the farming Resort at Trafalgar is Bobby's brainchild. sector in Giraudel / Eggleston and further Bobby A. C. Frederick During his time as its owner he was also development of the Fishing and baking Roseau South Constituency president of the Dominica Hotel and industries among other things. He is also Tourism Association, lending him a unique concerned about the road network in advantage and experience in the field. He Castle Comfort and Wallhouse and the is currently Chairman of the Trafalgar bridge leading to and from the Elmshall Village Council, a position not new to a man community. well known as a community activist and member of various boards and institutions. WE ARE READY WITH BOBBY Having heard the call of the people, Ezekiel went on as manager of Dom waters in Bazil born on the 16th of November, 1965 Antigua. He was later employed as in the village of Wesley took the decision supervisor at Insurance Consultants Ltd and heeded the call to service the people. agents for American Home Insurance Co. Ezekiel who is a catholic was educated at Nemwil and Barbados Fire and General. the Wesley Primary Government School, Ezekiel then decided to move back to the Dominica Grammar school and was Dominica to make his contribution to transferred to the St Andrews high school community building and national after the devastating Hurricane David. development. He was appointed managing director for Mc Breadston Foods Ezekiel is holder of a degree from the (Perkys) and is now a director of The American Institute for CPCU/ Insurance Resource Management Service and the institute of America in property and Claims Manager of First Domestic Insurance casualty claims, he also pursued studies Company Ltd. and obtained Diplomas with Crawford Learning and resource center in Atlanta He also served as general secretary to the Ezekiel Bazil Georgia in the field of Liability Claims Tipper Trucker Association of Dominica and Wesley, Woodfordhill Constituency Adjusting and the other in automobile was involved in a number of groups at the appraisal. He is the holder of certificates in Wesley Catholic Church and the St Andrews fire surveying and claims condition as well High School. Ezekiel chaired the local group as motor claims management from the St which brought the largest ever general Lucia Insurance Institute. insurance conference of the Caribbean to the shores of Dominica. Ezekiel served as an agricultural extension officer for the Wesley/ Woodfordhill district Ezekiel who is married and a father of four with the North East agricultural program and is determined to bring back to the before gaining employment with American people of Wesley, and Woodfordhill the Life Insurance Company and Life of pride and respect that they once cherished. Barbados as a life underwriter. He then 3 UWP United for Dominica Manifesto - 2010-2015 UWP Candidates “I thank God for the gifts of Courage, playing field for the Roseau Community and Commitment, Capability, Honesty and Hard the Grammar School” , says Norris Prevost. work, with which he has enabled me to serve you the people of Roseau, as your MP for the Prevost’s love for Sports goes back to school past 5 years. I thank you the people of days, when he played “sa ky tapay” in Windsor Roseau, for the Great Trust you have placed in Park with boys like Hosay, and Lafond, and me. I am committed to give you the best would sometimes, sit on the Windsor Park representation in Parliament and in the stands until dark, listening to men like Community .” Thomas Baptise, Patrick John, and Johnson Isaac, one of Dominica’s best goal keepers, Norris Prevost holds a Masters in Public discussing why Combermere had won or lost Administration from Harvard University, the game. Kennedy School of Government and a Masters in Business Administration and Under His Patronage, RIC Inc. has been in the Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics, forefront of organizing community sports in from University of the West Indies.