President Savarin’s Meetings with Dominica’s Political Parties and Organisations
In order to lower the temperature and quell the noise surrounding the election campaign following the dissolution of the House on 6th November 2019 in preparation for General Elections to be held on 6th December 2019, His Excellency the President has embarked on a series of meetings/ consultations with community based organisations and the two (2) major political parties to discuss the current situation leading up to the General Elections with a view to preserving the peace and tranquility of the country in the days leading up to the General Elections and the period thereafter. Consequently, invitations were extended to the following parties who have acknowledged and confirmed their attendance:
- The Dominica Association of Industry and Commence (DAIC)
- The Dominica Hotel and Tourism Association (DHTA)
- The Dominica Christian Council
- The Dominica Association of Evangelical Churches
- The Seventh Day Adventist Leadership
- The Opposition Leader Honourable Lennox Linton and his team
- The Dominica Bar Association
- The Honourable Prime Minister and his team
His Excellency also invited the Honourable Attorney General and the Chief Parliamentary Counsel to attend all the meetings.
| DATE | ORGANISATION | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 20th NOV, 2019 | Executive of the DAIC and DHTA jointly | 3:30pm |
| 21st NOV, 2019 | The Dominica Christian Council | 10:00am |
| 21st NOV, 2019 | The Dominica Association of Evangelical Churches (DAEC) | 2:30pm |
| 21st NOV, 2019 | The leadership of the Seventh Day Adventist Church | 4:30pm |
| 22nd NOV, 2019 | The Opposition Leader and his Team | 10:00am |
| 22nd NOV, 2019 | Dominica Bar Association (DBA) Executive | 12 noon |
| 22nd NOV, 2019 | The Honourable Prime Minister and his Team | 3:00pm |
His Excellency wishes to thank the community-based organisations, all of whom accepted his Excellency’s invitations at short notice and the Leader of the Opposition and the Prime Minister who have agreed to meet with him today.
His Excellency hopes that the series of meetings and consultations will lead to a lowering of the temperature and quelling of the noise surrounding the election campaign.
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