Dominican opposition resignation

The resignation of the Dominican opposition leader Earl Williams of the United Workers Party has prompted calls from the other opposition party on the island, for Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit to also step down.



Williams announced yesterday that he was resigning as leader of the opposition and political leader of the UWP, over alleged financial wrong-doing related to his work as a lawyer.



The two opposition parties have leveled various accusations of alleged corruption against the prime minister, who announced in the recent budget presentation that Integrity in Public Office legislation would take effect from September.