UNITED NATIONS AMBASSADOR FROM DOMINICA RECALLED IN AFTERMATH OF GLOBAL FUROR ABOUT RELATIONSHIP WITH SYRIA

 

Ambassador Bannis-Roberts presents her credentials at the United Nations 

Reports from the Commonwealth of Dominica have indicated that LOREEN BANNIS-ROBERTS, the Permanent Representative (Ambassador) from Dominica to the United Nations (UN) has been summarily recalled home. Bannis-Roberts signed the diplomatic accord with the Arab Republic of Syria, which established official relations, notwithstanding Syria's designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, and despite news that approximately 40,000 Syrian troops were being prepared for combat, on behalf of the Russian Federation, in the invasion of Ukraine. The Memorandum of Understanding between the two countries has not been made public, leading to fears that Dominica has agreed to assist Syria in sanctions evasion and money laundering.

Additionally, details of the sale of multiple Dominica Citizenship by Investment (CBI) passports to Syrian government officials (PEPs), and businessmen & celebrities linked to the regime, have leaked out to Arab media, causing serious global political fallout amongst the Western democracies, as well as Dominica voters. The possibility that the Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) organization, Hezbollah, has already or will acquire, Dominica CBI passports, and use them to commit terrorist acts in Europe, has also been a topic of discussion amongst compliance officers, who are already leery of Dominica passports. 

One source has opined that the recall of Bannis-Roberts could be an indication that the Honorable Ambassador is being used as the fall guy, and will be blamed for establishing diplomatic ties, as she signed the documents at the UN. Loreen Ruth Bannis-Roberts is a career Labour Party politician, and a former minister and Acting Prime Minister. Whether she will be dismissed, and possibly face further disciplinary action, is not known at this time.

UPDATE; The Ambassador has abruptly resigned, alleging that she alone, without authorization from Roosevelt Skerrit or the Foreign Minister, opened diplomatic relations with Syria. Nothing could be further from the truth; her resignation was ordered to protect Skerrit and Labour from their decision to get into bed with Syria. Ms. Bannis-Roberts has been sacrificed to  save Skerrit.