– nine seats). The DLP formed a coalition with the Dominica Freedom Party (DFP – two seats) and Roosevelt (Rosie) Douglas became Prime Minister. Following his sudden death in October 2000, he was succeeded by Communications and Works Minister Pierre Charles. In October 2003 Dr Nicholas Liverpool was elected President by the House of Assembly for a five-year term. In January 2004 Charles died suddenly and Roosevelt Skerrit was sworn in as Prime Minister. In the general election in May 2005, the DLP took 12 seats, the UWP eight and independents one. The DFP failed to win any seats and was unable to continue as coalition partner with the DLP in government. In December 2009, in an election that was called early, the DLP won 18 seats – with 61.2 per cent of the vote – and the UWP the balance of three (34.9 per cent). In early January 2010 Skerrit announced his new cabinet, in which he was Finance and Foreign Affairs Minister. Following the resignation of President Nicholas Liverpool, the House of Assembly elected Eliud Williams as his successor on 17 September 2012. The following year, on 30 September, Charles Savarin was elected President by the House of Assembly for a fiveyear term. Domi n i c a Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and the DLP were returned to power in the general election on 8 December 2014, winning 15 seats. The UWP secured the remaining six elective seats. Local government Ministry: Community Development, Gender Affairs and Information Association: Dominica Association of Local Authorities Local government is provided for by the Town Council Act 1937, the Village Council Act 1954, the Carib Council Act 1978, the City Council Act 1984 and the Urban Council Act 1992, and not by the constitution. The Ministry of Community Development, Gender Affairs and Information is responsible for local government. For the purpose of local government there are three urban councils, 37 village councils and the Carib Council in the Carib territory. The local authorities have powers to raise revenue from property and land taxes, and they receive transfers from national government, which include amounts matching revenues collected by authorities. The largest part of local government spending is on road maintenance. Governance A major initiative in combating corruption in public office was the establishment in 2008 of the Integrity Commission of the Commonwealth of Dominica, which is chaired by a former judge of the High Court, an attorney-at-law of 15 years standing at the Bar or a former chief magistrate; and has a further six members, including two government officers, two opposition politicians, one accountant and one attorney-at-law. The commission’s mandate is to examine and verify the declarations of all public officers; and to investigate any allegations of bribery, corruption or failure to comply with the Integrity in Public Office Act 2003. Further information Dominica Government: www.dominica.gov.dm Commonwealth Secretariat: www.thecommonwealth.org Commonwealth Governance: www.commonwealthgovernance.org Commonwealth Governance Handbook 2014/15 159 Governance institutions Eastern Caribbean Central Bank: www.eccb-centralbank.org Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange: www.ecseonline.com Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court: www.eccourts.org Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority: www.ectel.int Electoral Office: electoraloffice.gov.dm House of Assembly: houseofassembly.gov.dm Ministry of Tourism and Legal Affairs: tourism.gov.dm National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission: www.ntrcdom.org
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