Sunday May 20th the federal elections cumulated with a great voter turnout… a whopping 69 percent of the eligible voters cast their ballots to re-elect the ruling PLD party by a slim margin of 51.24 percent. The socialist opposition party (PRD) received 46.93 percent in a very close race and it went right down to the wire to declare a winner. We encountered such passion & patriotism that was demonstrated in their rallies as we have not seen in Canada for many years.
It troubles me to read that in the tourist district of Las Terrenes, a small community on the extreme northeast portion of the island a fire destroyed 16 businesses 2 weeks ago, putting 250 people out of work. The cause for the great loss was due to the fact they did not even have a fire truck in their district. The mayor and 27 local firemen have been campaigning for 7 years to receive a one and have used strictly their own resources to do their job.
When I hear that $1.6 million has been spent by the incumbent party on their election campaign but there were no funds available to give this community a fire truck this gives cause for great concern. We ask that the Lord will bless this government and pray that they will do their utmost to help their fellow countrymen as they rule for the next 4 years without the corruption so evident in the past. The statement heard many times over was that “they could not eat cement….the people need social programs to assist their fellow countrymen, not fancy buildings & cathedrals”.
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