St John's, Antigua (15th February 2010) - Following a recently held retreat session of the Patriotic Democratic Movement (P.D.M) on Thursday 11th February 2010; group members tackled decisions on the choice way forward in dealing with pertinent challenges that have been affecting the steady flow of the organization's operations since it made a public announce of its intended strategic planning retreat and white paper compilation sessions in January 2010.
Founding spirit of the movement Bishop Ewing Dorsett expressed that although the P.D.M is a non-profit organization, due to its perceived controversial civic oriented nature it has come under challenges in locating an affordable and suitable venue to host its members and invited guests in executing its meeting and retreat sessions. As a consequence the movement has been unable to adequately meet as a group to discuss important matters of the organization that needed to be addressed; in particularly its initially intended deadlines in establishing its overall operational structure and its anticipated public announcements of white papers for discussion to address and tackle a list of social and civic issues being experienced within our twin island nation.
Bishop Dorsett continued in noting; that the P.D.M had to move away from the its initialed commercial meeting venues to seek more affordable accommodations to maintain the groups intended meeting sessions and other activities. As a result the movement's members has been actively pursuing an accommodating venue and has been able to secure a viable nesting place at the Silton Library on Redcliffe Street opposite the ABI Financial Group building. In that the P.D.M has announced that with a viable location secured it will continue its planned strategic retreat sessions and reassures the public that it is working relentlessly to launch its intended white papers for public discussions very soon.
Additionally the P.D.M has expressed its keen intent in raising and addressing the festering issue, as it relates to the cleanliness and the public's perceived corrupted and padded status of the current electoral voters list being utilized by the electoral commission. As whispers of a possible by-elections continue to be murmured within and around various circles and quarters across Antigua and Barbuda; the P.D.M noted that it is most important that the public take very keen interest in the cleanliness status of the present electoral voters list.
At the same time Bishop Ewing Dorsett also expressed his continued public appeal and plea for a forensic audit of the current electoral voter's list. Bishop Dorsett was a former officer of the Antigua & Barbuda Electoral Commission, who shortly at the end of the March 2009 general elections resigned and called for the resignation of his fellow electoral officers; following outcry of a tainted democratic process.
The P.D.M will continue its retreat sessions every Thursday starting this Thursday 18th February 2010 at 7:00pm at the Silton Library and extends open invitations to ready and willing patriotic volunteers who are interested in contributing to the democratic development of our beloved Antigua and Barbuda to join up with the movement and lend their share of support. Interested volunteers can contact the P.D.M at 785-5796 / 462-5702 or email: pdmantiguabarbuda@gmail.com.
