BEGIN ARRIVING IN DOMINICA
Roseau, Dominica – December 15, 2009 ……..Following written requests by Dominica’s Prime Minister, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit to the Organisation of American States(OAS) and the CARICOM Secretariat for election observers to observe the December 18th General Election in Dominica, officials from the two organisations have begun arriving in the country. A total of fifteen (15) persons will form part of the OAS Election Observation Team. The OAS Team is headed by Mr. Steven Griner who arrived in Dominica on Sunday, December 13th. The deputy Mission Chief, Mr. Jean Francois Ruel arrived in Dominica on Wednesday, December 9th. The other members from the OAS Mission are expected in Dominica this Wednesday, December 16th.
The CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission is headed by Mr. Hensley Robinson, former Chief Elections Officer of Barbados. The team is made up of nine (9) persons. The officials from CARICOM are all expected in Dominica tomorrow, Wednesday December 16.
It is expected that representatives of both the OAS and CARICOM will meet leaders of the various political parties, the Chief Elections Officer and representatives of various civil society organisations.
It is expected that both teams will meet the local media at places and times to be announced.
