Acting prime minister, Reginald Austrie, is trashing a media report which suggests that the government of Venezuela has been making repeated attempts to begin collecting US $23.6 million (EC$63.3 million) owed to that country for petroleum imports.
According to the report, Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) the Venezuelan government-owned petroleum company has made up to 18 requests for payment from the government of Dominica, to no avail.
But speaking on state-owned DBS Radio on Wednesday morning, Austrie blamed what he described as ‘administrative issues’ on the matter and described the report as ‘mischievous and ill informed.”
“The government has never refused to pay nor are we not able to pay nor are we unwilling to meet our obligations for payment under that agreement,” he said.
According to Austrie the difficulty lies in the fact that the government of Dominica has been receiving invoices late from the government of Venezuela, sometimes as late as two months. “So while the agreement makes provision for payment within a 90-day period, if you receive your invioce after 60 days, clearly it will affect your payment schedule, and so sometimes you have a double shipment coming on you, the first one you never got an invoice and you have a second one and the invoice is always late,” Austrie explained. “So it makes it difficult for making our payment schedule to PDVSA.”
Austrie noted that agreement with the Venezuelan government makes provisions for the payment of 40 percent over a three-month period and 60 percent under a long term loan over a 25-year period at 2 percent interest.
Austrie explained that Dominica has the authority to use money from the short term facility to pay for a number of projects taking place on the island agreed to by Venezuela.
He pointed out that after the passage of Hurricane Ophelia, the government of Venezuela made a grant of $20-million to Dominica for doing infrastructural work. “That $20 million came from the short term portion, which is from the 40 percent that we owed PDVSA,” he said.
Austrie went on to say that there have been situations when the Dominica National Petroleum Company (DNPC), which is owned by the government of Dominica, had to loan money to the government for certain capital projects funded by the government of Venezuela. “When installments become due, rather than send us a cheque from Caracas, we have the authority to use money from the short term facility to meet payments under that program,” he noted. “So for example they owe us some US$ 4.5 million on the Petite Soufriere/Rosalie Road Project.”
He continued, “We also have number of capital works taking place at this time and money from those works is coming from that short term portion of money which is the 40 percent to be paid to PDVSA. The Venezuelan government owes us some $13.5 million dollars which we loaned to them from the short term portion of the funding and critically too the joint venture, PDA/Caribe Dominica Ltd, they owe the Dominica National Petroleum Company US $20 million and is from those US$20 million when paid to the DNPC we can now pay to PDVSA.”
He stated that while it may appear on the books that Dominica is owing Venezuela US$23-million “the reality is that out of that $23-million we have had to meet obligations of the Venezuelan government under that arrangement.”
“So really the problem there is an administrative issue, not an issue that Dominica not wanting to pay or not willing to pay…” Austrie said.
Austrie’s statement lacks clarity and raises additional questions. I hope the paper work exists and is clear and transactions are properly accounted for.
Dr. Fontaine, can you seek to untangle or make sense of what Austrie has said?
We are all talking about the 40%, but what about the 60%, the bulk of the debt at 2% interest which will start becoming due in some 18 years from now.
Is this 60% being invested?
Is there a portfolio that is transparent?
What if the government of Venezuela change .. which will happen soon, the new government will not be as forgiving and sympathetic to its debt.
Bordiay, I was about to put blows on them fellas but it seems they get enough already.
We had warn allu we about that Labour Party business there.
I’m afraid the Hon. Austrie its talking utter nonsense. Venezuela has no say in the running of Dominica National Petroleum Company Ltd., which is headed by him and which is 100% owned by the Govt. of Dominica. On the contrary, Dominica National Petroleum owns 45% of PDV Caribe (Dominica) Ltd. and has a say in the affairs of that company, which is majority owned by Venezuela. Any donations/ grants, offered to us by the Govt. of Venezuela should never be intermingled with the business of a limited liability company such as Dominica National Petroleum. Incidentally, I firmly believe that the profits flowing into the coffers of this company, derived from fuel sales, are in large part responsible for the high cost of our electricity.
highly doubt there is h anything in there coffers probably been used to fund other little enterprises Unfortunately this government will win again .
doing business with the Venezuelans can be quite messy. they like to cut corners and weave entanglements. As you state, grants offered or promised by the Venezuelan government for capital projects ought not to be part of the accounts of the DNPC.
Where is the P.M? I din’t hear him say where he was going and if it was on official Gov’t bussiness??!!
As I have seen , one by one these miniters are sounding off on issues that they themselves are not even knowledgeable in.
Skerro went to make an agreement with Venevula, Austrie was not there , and now he want to open his mouth and words just coming out. lol
Putting Dominica is the same equation as France, England and America is unfair. These are 1st WORLD NATION some of the richest countries in the world. It is true that there are inbedted, however they are able to generate enough revenue to make payment towards their debt and still invest in the development of their nation. Another thing about these 1st world countries is, when finances becomes unaccountable for those responsible always pay.
With that said I believe fair comparison would be-lets look at Jamaica. Jamaica is one of the most indebted countries. This Island have been drowning in debt for just about 40 years. and although the IMF has granted the Island loans in the billions, this year being the forth time, the Island is still suffering.
Loans may be a good thing, but it’s the interest that is deadly, when we borrow we have to know we can pay the atleast the minimum and still have money left, to invest in education, health, infrastructure.
America, France and England are all 1st world countries, the can afford to repay their dedt. And these first world coutries financial report are public info. Its not hidden from the public.
When a third world country is in severe debt, this is dangerous. How much revenue in the country generating to pay of the minimum annual payment of their debt and contribute to the growth and development of the country. you cant compare third world countries to first world countries.
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Vote these out of government.Period.
The corrupt and false accusers are out of Government
they a on the media day in day out spoiling the good name of Dominica and honest Dominican,they tried in 2000 and fail, 2005 failed,2009 failed, and they are going to fail again in 2015, why? because of there deceitfulness and lies.Lead the way Hon, PM and your capable team, who Jah bless no one curse.
Dominicans must now, more than ever, beware. Where have all the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ gone?
EC$63,000,0000.00 debt to Venezuela for petroleum products? where all that money gone? To do what?
How comes Petro Caribe is about fuel, fuel is about energy, but Petro Caribe is not under the Minister/Ministry of Energy? Who are those fellas on the Board, nuh? What is the position of the minister of housing in that Petro Caribe business, nuh? Who controlling that DNP? DNP is accountable to whom?
All along the patriots warned about that Petro Caribe deal among several other alleged corrupt practices taking over Dominica. Who does not listen will feel. So our parents would advise us.
Those who do those abominable acts, putting an entire nation under such debts, without the people knowing exactly what is going on, will face the wrath of Jah/God and resistance from his people. One day, Dominicans will wake up and realize they are being brought to hell and back by greed, Bad govt. Only when the “fire” is too hot and has caused extensive , maybe irreparable damage to people and country, that some will see some light. Presently, corruption, secret deals, illegalities rule.
You all ain’t see nothing yet. That’s why the cabal just cannot afford to loose an election. Out of power and you know what, your guess is as good as mine. By any means possible. Electoral Reform?????? Forget it.
What we don’t know yet even bigger?
How long? Not long. Change is a MUST, not an OPTION. Or else expect a worse-off country in which a few are getting mighty rich, while the majority reel in increasing poverty. Dominica is too lovely and rich innatural resources. So few
control the lives of so many. Wose fools are we? Think about it. Whose fool are You?
Ok, Domnicans, read between the lines. Is Dominica late with the payments or not? Based on what Austrie is making excuses for, Dominica is indeed late with the payments and has used the money to fund other projects because they have the authority to do so. What we need to know is why is Venezuela now asking for payments?
Austrie, You’re the man! Keep lying sorry, keep making excuses, the people of Dominica are not worthy of being given the truth.
America owes Trilons,england billions,spain,france and cyprus had to burrow from MFI BECAUSE THEIR COUNTRY COULD NOT PAY THEIR DEBTS.Dominica is doing very well thank you.this is all new to you read the news
All governments owe money and always have a deficit. They also borrow from China. Canada is no exception. They could not operate otherwise. It appears this is the manner in which economics operate.
I will further state, I am not giving myself a headache over that. Life has to go on, government bills will be paid in time. It is survival of the fittest. God is in control.
Comparing first world countries to third world countries. these rich nation can afford to pay their dedt. these rich countries, are generating enough revenue to create jobs for their people, develop infrastructure, these rich countries have laws that make sure that when money cant be accounted for, someone has to pay. these rich countries balance sheet is not hidden from the public
Stop your stupidity make no sense.their debt is public knowledge,not a lie
Get a DICTIONARY!
That is a nice Administrative and confusing story .It probaby is set up in a way to Bamboozle the best accountants!Mr. Austrie graduated in the Jungles of Guyana but He seems to have a good grsp on the complx arrangement before us !He may not have had tertiary education but He is certainly sending us to school on this one (E voyeh nous l’ecole!)
Them man take a page from them corrupt African leaders.
Check out they run the show.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2013/08/14/how-isabel-dos-santos-took-the-short-route-to-become-africas-richest-woman/
Good reading.That’s how corrupt leaders can destroy a country and its people.
Who will vote them out when u have a dentist from lagoon. Hadware store owners from lagoon. A phd from Lagoon a preacher in tantan. Another hardware Store owner In savanpaille supporting them?
VOTE THEM OUT. They are all inveterate liars!!!!!Incapable of speaking the truth.
Sa bon pour zous, sort jo sort
zous bon la
Boy look mobo–jumbo! I thought I was listening to a two year old child trying to explain why he stole his mother sugar. Are we suppose to gear up for the usual bad news? That our treasure is empty?? and we owe so much to others that we will belong to several stake holders around the World. I have to worry about my finances in our banks cause I always hear the pm say those of us living in the diaspora should save our money in Dominica. That`s a great idea but the pm is always smiling whenever he makes those statements. It might be his way of saying Put it there to loose it down the Road. Liat will not arrive on time for me to withdraw my finances from our banks. No wonder the road from PeteSoufierre to Rosalie is at a stand still?? Aw ha! The cock is coming home to Roast!!! See who is charged to deliver the bad news, where is our pm? M.I.A. To be for warned is to be forearmed!!! we go see.
The Dominican Government is acting like a bunch of teenagers who have received credit card for the first time.
Drowning themselves in debt they cant repay. Debt is deadly, it keeps you captive, it keeps a country from moving forward in terms of development.
The sad thing about this, is it is all motivated by personal greed.
I am so livid
My shoe (DLP) is now squeezing me and I need my hand (DFP) to help me reach the saw (UWP) to cut off that outdated shoe. It think it was exile one that wrote the song “Mwe travie, pou ayen. Yo bat mwe, yo…That song is a must now because that’s exactly what the DLP is doing to us. They really think they can keep foooooling us.
so because de secret come out u checking de report was mischievous and ill-informed………ALL of us DOMINICANS are ill-informed when it comes to our Government dealings with Venezuela….i am very pleased to see dat de information is coming ‘straight from de horse’s mouth’……..go and call Venezuela and tell dem they mischievous nuh….tell dem why they had to put out such information before talking to u and Skerrit first nuh……….oh so all u is ‘LITTLE BOYS’ then…….hahahaha
Blame it on ‘administrative issue’ in ur father head…….how long have u been aware that the invoices were coming late? Have u sought to bring it to the attention of Venezuela that when this happens it throws everything off course????
U MAKE IT SO DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE ANYTHING COMING FROM UR MOUTH AUSTRIE
I need to hear from Blackmoore…..so u mean my Government owes Petro Caraibe US$4 million for de Rosalie/Petite Soufriere Link road………Blackmoore and his ministry owing Venezuela…..no wonder de project cannot finish……since last General Election de project going full swing……de road less than 5 miles long……INCOMPETENCE I SAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TO MAKE IT SHORT, ITS NOT THAT DE GOVERNMENT NOT WANTING TO PAY OR NOT WILLING TO PAY………………..WE BROKES….WE REALLY CANT AFFORD TO PAY!!
My 2 year old osn can tell a better story than this PAPAMETE is so we come lies lies lies invoice late letter doh come , well to hell with that just blame it on liat is dem dat do that.MR acting PM, what your moder tell you about telling lies?. what allu think Maduro was going to be in allu nonsense well, woye dem big crapaud in belles smoke allu pipe.
Austrie may describe the media report as mischievious, but it caused him to share a lot of information the public should have known.
I wonder what projects the Government uses the money from the short term facility to pay for, agreed to by Venezuela?
I am not sure how Dominicans can. Continue to just vote labour while the only persons getting rich are ministers
The PM should fire Austrie for not spinning this thing properly. So long he there and he has not learned to spin…Stupes.
by now 3quater of DOMINICA MUST BE CONFUSE beside those who canot read or don’t listen radio or they think that more than half of us are parows alredy the same minister said people don’t eat wall.the PT MICHAL SEAWALL AND THE STATE IS BUILD OUT OF PLYWOOD we are in TROBLE.
Mr.As explanation is as clear as the mud in the Boiling Lake.We are in BAD BAD trouble
A corrupt government on the brink of disaster.
as though i see more than ten emails were sent requesting payments. so Mr. Austrie, u did not see the emails that were sent asking for money. that is why when chavez die, that government was mourning so loud. if chavez was there, that debt would be buried long time.
pay up Mr, austrie because u might have to give up more that bird island to pay debt.
I recommend you give your constituency as payment for the debt.
Dominicans are easily convinced by their Government
That’s why they refused to become a progressive island…that ignorance air supply is too
infectious…lol..
Dominicans are way too backward.
What an environment to come invest. Sort mwen sort nor. I want to feel sad but I can’t because when sendible people allow such corruption they bring poverty to themselves
The money is like water in a pocket. Lol sip out hahaha boy look mess. I was gonna come d.ca try employ a few people but man thats garbage. Mwen bien la
Noted! So why send ur stupid comment.
What?? So because you’re on a net-30 or post payment basis you gonna wait till you’re cut off to make a payment on your account and blame the people on the other end for the issue.
In a modern society we live in someone could have sent and email or picked up and phone. Enquired on the amount outstanding, did necessary paper work and transfer funds to the Venezuelans.
This is a testament of the caliber of our leaders in dominica. Running a country is like running a business people. I work for a Multi-million dollar company. We have vendors in 32 countries and 75% of those send a bill on a 30-90 day basis. We do not wait till day 89 to look for the receipts, our accounts do what is called a Month-end close and all debts are settled per dept to ensure that the above doesn’t happen…
So mr leader, what happens if something comes up and the money is used up. And day 90 arrives? No more oil for dominica? You’ll come on the radio and talk rubbish to fool the idle minded. We deserve better. Excusable.
I wonder how our politicians make decisions in dominica.
This guy is my cousin but what looser
Doesn’t seem like they could even handle credit card or any debt.
If you credit something and cant pay at a date agreed, its only the norm to make other arrangements to repay your debtor.
Dats jus d beginin…plenty more cooruption ave to reveal jus a matter of time bro.. An wats dat hurts me d most our children children dat goin to pay 4 d dat don’t be too jealous or dr big ride an house it worth nothin!!time wil tell
What is Austrie really struggling to say? What mess is that on the net? This is what happens when people keep lying. Petro Caribe has been the personal piggy bank of a selective crew in this administration. Disgraceful and mischievous response. How do these people sleep at nights? Pay Venezeula and stop lying because to start with you all said it was a gift to lower gas prices and no money had to be paid out, no wonder it became party central.
Hmmmmmmmmmm, tell you what! These crazy accounting that Mr. Austrie is advocating as being the norm within this ‘agreement’ is in my opinion, the modus operandi of the government in every aspect of financial transaction. I bet you that if scrutinized, it will be revealed that the ‘agreement’ with theFrench government which is supposed to cover the payments for the Pond casse to Melvillehall project is suffering the very same fate. Money for one thing going off to pay for another and no proper account being kept of any monetary transactions! Now who is responsible for this?? Who should be explaining this fiasco??? If not Skeritt, then who????? He is the PM, head of government and the cabinet group shouldering the responsibility of making and implementing policy. He is also, specifically, minister of finance!!!! So why does he not answer the questions????/ Hmmmmmmmmmmmm
Why are you ant-DLP folks trying to control all the media oulets like a swam of bees to attack the government??? do you really believe that this is going to help your party at the polls??? haven’t you guys learnt your lesson or understand politics for that matter??? Stop your excercise in futility and start telling the people on the ground (many of whom are not fortunate enough to own computers and right crap on the internet) how better the change you want to put in is going to help them if they were to remove the DLP from office. That’s the crocks of the matter, otherwise you guys are only going to be crying blue again after the next elections!!!!!
I CONCUR
It is interesting that they are now answering questions whereas two years ago they were ignoring questions particularly question about the people’s financing.
What a fowl Chavez died things change the man Munduro want his money different set up . Stop fooling us Mr Minister
boy mr not eeeezzzzzzz, you owe , u must pay . so if we owe $23+ m, then we must pay 40% in 90 days.. the 13+m is a loan @ 2% for 25 years…. question is how is our bill per month or rather year,,,…… look a favorable loan…. we must be sort….. so we will forever owe venezeula ….. they think papa chavez was sort.. he used his diplomacy to fool them lil boys from dominica.. by the way who own petro cariabe
Hurricane Ophelia was in 2005 – that is 8 years ago. Note that under the PetroCaribe arrangements we were suppose to pay less at the pump but we ended paying more so logic would dictate that there was extra money in the basket for the government.
So in reality Reggie and his government are blaming Venezuela for not honoring their debt to Dominica – what are we .
Instead of selling passports maybe these politicians should write a book (best seller) on Ponzi Scheme Government accounting
we are so DEAD and about to be BURIED..wonder why dey took down the bogus story????????have neva seen that level of IN URE FACE BRIGHT DAY CORRUPTION IN MY LIFETIME…
I wonder if is in cornbeef or breast they eat the peoples’ money. Adminstrative issue, last week the money was in the invisible bank. Nicolas Maduro isn’t Chavez, so pay the piper and stop with the transparent antics.
You owe me a guava juice woman, I just spilled my juice, my colleague called me to read what you said. No you didn’t
. Dominicans have jokes. You forget to add pig snout, his favourite in red beans and dumplings. 
I honestly did not hear or read that the government refused to pay, not able to pay, nor unwilling to meet their obligation under the agreement.
How could one who professed he graduated in the jungles of Guyana explain matters that he’s not a subject matter expert in?
The whole thing sounds like a “uncover Peter to cover Paul” scenario. I think by now, the Dominican public know exactly what and who they are dealing with in terms of truth, lies and deception.
Don’t know how long the people will continue to allow these men to take them for a ride, while the blind man can see that these are opportunists who are in it for themselves.
Question: Would he or any member of the cabinet address the issue, if Mr. Linton hadn’t spoken of it on his program “Between U & Me?” We all know the answer is NO!
That’s another reason why change is not an option, but a must if our beloved country wants to get out of its calamity.
I say again, “TAKE THE MONEY THEY GIVE TO BY YOUR VOTES, AND VOTE THEM OUT!” Thank you & God bless Dominica and its people.
papamet! boy look confusion!!!!that 40 % portion taking blows!!!!
Austrie garcon, you not easy..you really don’t have respect for educated Dominicans…
I promise to vote for anything other than this Skerrit administration However I am giving the new administration ( if so) one years to prosecute ALL thieves in government particularly tose who cannot account for their sudden riches – offshore bank accounts, Villas, mansions etc. Also prosecute the lawyers who cannot give proper account of all the passport transactions; The ministers who are on company boards and steering government contracts their way.
This is so embarassing.
One day another country –China or Venezuela will sue this country and claim its resources.
How did things get so bad, govt just spewing garbage, rubbish, nonsense…I am utterly fed up
Wow…hmm I didn’t know we had to pay for Petro Caraibe.
That’s where all govt honchos sit down eating massive salaries for incompetence.
I wonder what is the agreement with the coffee plant.
they ave to realise that Maduro will not be a compromising as Chavez, every country must eat.
I am old enough to speak of my experiences with the last three government administrations in Dominica. Brothers and Sisters this is the worse I have seen . The current administration and the politicians therein have built a fortress guarded by lies and illusions, smoke and mirrors.
No transparency, no accountability, no economic progress, victimization to the next level, police corruption, judicial system breakdown , a people disenfranchised, clearly a government that has been lost and discombobulated for almost 10 years.
Patching holes in a damn is a dangerous approach and the Dominican damn is under serious pressure. The people are impoverished and are drowning , the floating objects are the scum of a society filled with pockets of corrupt cabalists to include filthy senior counsels, ordinary lawyers, judges, family and friends of the corrupt government officials.
When this damn fail the scum will come crashing and more and more filth will be exposed. Wait for the DOWASCO sewer line of corruption to break early- soon too.
After 15 years of the great Eugenia Charles we saw a decline in the performance of the freedom Party ( They got tired – ran out of steam). We the people opted for a change – deservingly so.
We replaced the Freedom Party with the UWP administration. The UWP had some brilliant moments with accusations of corruption- Our people were not use to dealing with those allegations of corruption.; we also bought into the Rosie Douglas charm. In hindsight – we made a huge mistake cause the very same accusations that we imposed against the UWP regime today we see that the current administration has taken blatant corruption to the HIGHEST NEXT LEVEL. We were convinced that the UWP debt to GDP ratio was unacceptable today our debt to GDP ratio is off the roof. Poverty, unemployment and crime is a pooper.
If we expect the current administration to get better we are in for a rudder awakening. I we think that we are awaken by the nightmares of today try giving this diabolic administration more life line
Austrie stop insulting Venezuelans what u mean if we receive your invoice after 60 days,is that how u thank Chavez for his generosity?
WHY IS REGGIE ACTING PRIME MINISTER WHEN HE DOESN’T HAVE A DEGREE ?
Who told you that Reginald Austrie does not have a degree. I wonder in politics all the Minister and past Ministers who have degrees. What is so much about acting as a Prime Minister or a President.
degree in what cutting dead people by ross
Don’t ask me, why don’t you ask Tony Astaphan and Lennox Lawrence.
And you want Lennox To be the next Prime Minister of D.A. And he Lennox does not, does not hold a degree!! So what’s your point?!
No one needs a degree to run for political office in the free world.
But he has a degree in making excuses to cover their comess (corruption) like he is trying to do now. But we know them already with their lies.
A degree in what how to ruin a country or how to feather my own nest or how to lie and take advantage of others.
Remember this…THERE IS NO FREE LUNCH!!!! NONE!!!
Dominica is borrowing and spending hundreds of millions, while the country can only generate tens of millions…Unless the country is going to get grants or FREE Money to cover the balance, somebody has to pay it back…. But Wait, THERE IS NO FREE LUNCH!!!
This type of accounting should scare every Dominican. But then again, the person that is trying to clarify this issue is the same one who said Dominica would get FREE oil from Venezuela. I am sure you are not surprised….The part that is most scary is that Dominicans believed him when he said that, and we voted for him…We need Help.
What did Tim Tim say would happen if we couldn’t pay?
I doh go skool. I doh have D gry but I en no fool . One and One is two even though techa Rumpy tell me One plus one is a a big one.
In de pal lia ment Reggie tell us that dee money on the ark count and is not a debt.
Woy yoy yoy I wan to pee pee.
lol
Papa Bondiuer ca qui ca fete. Accounting gone upside down. Well what can we say the man learn accounting in the jungles of Guyana.
I should have volunteered for that three week guerilla training in the bushes in Guyana . I remember my padna volunteered for the Lybia leg of the training and when he got to Lybia is cry he was crying and they sent him back. If you think ah lie go down to Lagoon Portsmouth and ask a panda
I also know padnas who was in the Jungle in Guyana too.
I have said this over & over again, Those Ministers/Skerrit have no idea how to manage and run this Country. They keep taking D/cans, especially the youth for a ride to NOWHERE..
It bothers me tht the United Workers Party still have a problem connecting with a vast amount of ppl. With all the nonsense this Government doing it should be a breeze to vote them out. I also realize the UWP hav the upper hand on the blogs and their radio programs are very popular but tht can’t get you to the finish line, just Remember 09.
I’m a young person most of my young colleagues & friends when I ask them about politics, majority of them keep saying that they don’t listen to those radio programs but “they love skerrit”..When I ask them what Skerrit doing, they can only say he build roads & a college, they also admit their is no jobs…
All those same Workers guys that keep calling the programs u all talking too much, Lets get pamphlets with the “WORKERS DEVELOPMENT PLAN” also lets use the ministers words against them to show tht they are just “PROMISE MAKERS BUT NOT DELIVERERS”.
Lets walk village to village,stop everyone discuss, convince them Skerrit non performing Government has to GO, I will dedicate my time to this because this PM is holding my Country hostage!!
You don’t need the UWP to show that you care about your country. Why don’t you rally the same friends and go talk to the villages. The UWP is not thee opposition. The opposition are the people Fed up with an underperforming and corrupt government administration.
The young people are truly brainwashed – they are totally ignorant of the Freedom Party Era and the UWP era ; too many of them are too young to remember or were able to understand the era. It is the duty of the elders to tell the young people that past administrations built roads and performed road improvements, schools and sea walls. We must let the young people know that it was the same Reginald Austrie who while in opposition uttered the words ” we cyan eat concrete”
what else is it going to take for us to realize that we need to change. Albert Einstein described insanity as doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result how long are we going to keep this administration in place and expect something different
Sound like a panzi scheme. So we can safely say the 60 million to be generated from passport sales will go to venezuela. Well well welll.
Change is a must not an option…..These guys are too corrupted
Never in my life I have heard utter rubbish like what is coming out from.Mr A .YOU MUST HAVE WENT TO THE UNIVERSITY IN THE JUNGLE OF GUYANA
No transparency, corruption, misappropriation, and sad stories to confuse us.
Dear Dominicans:
So-called “ACTING PRIME MINISTER” Reginald Autrie is lieing to you by trying to confuse and scramble the issue! Please click on to the link section found at the top of this page and go to Caribbean News and under Dominican News go to The Dominican to find the real story. The fact is that our Government owes millions of dollars to Venezuela; they received petroleum, sold it at regular market price and CANNOT GIVE AN ACCURATE ACCOUNT of where that money has gone. Mr. Austrie’s attempts to confuse the issue is pathetic.
Claiming that the Government had permission to borrow from moneys already owed for the purpose of “Capital Projects”! Ask him: Capital Projects such as???? Then having the audacity to claim that out of the more than twenty-three million owed to Venezuella, Venecuella actually owes the Dominican Government for moneys loaned out of that amount. What kind of fools does this Government take my Dominican people for??? If you owe me and give me some of what you owe me I deduct it from the total of what you owe…I DON”T FREAKING OWE YOU!!! You STILL owe ME!!!!
Mr. Austrie I believe that you and the rest of this Administration is realizing that more and more is becoming exposed, from the Garbage Bin scandal to the Passport Debacle and now Lost PetroCaribe Money.
Further to your comments, Austrie told …. that their is tranparency as regards to the Petro Caribe deal,if so, please Austrie, tell the Labor Party supporters and Dominica by extension,what is the Petro Caribe debt.
Wait a while noh! During the days of high runnings of Chavez and Skerro on the streets of Roseau , Didn’t Skerro tell us that Venezeula will be giving Dominica free oil??
Well is now all the lies are coming out and we are once again left with the empty bag, but is expected to pay for these guys blunders.
Dominicans, how long will you all wait to remove this incompetent Gov’t from office??m Ok till elections.
DLP is making “word of mouth” MoU’s! What a bunch of jokers
what qualifications does aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaustrie ave to manage petro carib? is so we come?you dumb people.
That’s a pretty convoluted story. We simply want to know what is the invoiced amount for one shipment… and how many of those amounts to the $23 million. If it’s as complicated as Mr Austrie is making it, then they are mixing too many funds. Funds in this Petro account should not go to pay for roads or any other programs. Something is not right there. I suspect they were caught unaware by this disclosure and are scrambling for explanations. The more complicated they can make it, the more acceptable they think it will be to the public – since they think we’ll get lost in the explanations.
Dear AP, they will complicate the question of National ID Cards in the same way when the time comes! Anything which needs hiding will be made complicated in order to hide the truth……….The truth????? Do you really want to know the truth???? Hmmmm, the truth is YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH!!!!!!!!!!!! hMMMMMMMMM
Excuses, excuses,darm excuses, Austrie can try to fool Dominicans as much as he wants, but he cannot fool the Venezuelans. The money was not available period. You signed a contract to pay within ninety days, why does eighteen reminders have to be sent via emails.The emails are made public,yet he wants to give excuses. Austrie, just pay the people their money and shut up.
There is so much to say here that I will just issue these bullet points
Seem like a scam going on
whoe fault it is that there are administrative issues
why it is that the audit department cannot audit the company DNPC controlled by Reginald Austrie
The letter show that the Venezuela government has been making payment requests for more than a year.
Is the administrative issue the fault of Venezuela
Invoices late ? What about an explanation for the 18 notices.
When you mix private interest in public affairs it is a recipe destined for disastrous results.
Someone said Reggie cant tell the difference between a balance sheet and a bed sheet and that is telling cause he still did not account for the $23.63 Million.
That’s the biggest bunch of bull i have heard. You can fool some people sometime but you can’t fool all the people all the time.
Mr. Austrie your explanation makes no sense. There is something called accrual accounting and it would take care of the timing issue. When ever you receive the invoice, it is used to relief the liability. So please stop that crap.
Revise your explanation you and your cash strap government.
He must try to lie because he know they coming for him to all there money he take to buy houses they will take them for here money.ross dead never give him all them millon. Man work for 50 years never obtain them millon there. Young people of lagoon take note if you can’t read make some one read for you curoption curoption
Persons may say that I am a Labour Lackey for saying this but I dont care cause I certainly am not. But as a professional person I have a serious difficulty with persons who serve in capacities which enable them to see documents pertaining to the work that they are employed to do and then these same documents mysteriously end up in the media. This is totally unprofessional and an afront to all DOminicans by extention. I am not against whistle blowing and holding our leaders to account when they stray. But surely there was no conspiracy here no one stole money or misappropriated finds etc. or anything of that nature so why then is my question why the leak??? This is sickening!!!!!
So you mean to tell me all u there lending money to Venezuela and they are paying us back by doing road projects and so forth, Dominica all u do easy, making it look like if give them ppl giving us and helping our country and is dept they paying off.
Thanks for the breakdown Mr. Reginald Austrie.
The amount of loans that I hear we taking. Loan for state house. Loan for repairs after hurricane loan for this loan for that. How are we going to payback all these loans when Dominica as a country is not generating any income for itself. The jobs are going down so less tax. Tourism not picking up neither is agriculture.
I believe is owe they owing Venezuela for real they owing everybody else. Ask contractors who do government jobs how long it takes to get money back. The country so brokes but is loan after loan we taking. I dont know hat going to happen to Dominica boy.
I will tell you what is going to happen. We will become a salve to the countries we owe. Very sad, That’s what debt does, it hold people and a nation captive. we will become poor, unless some good Samaritan like Bono pay off all that debt for us and the people of Dominica come together and kick that administration out.
look jokes…. time to vote the shoe out of office…
John is time to put them little boys to play with there toys and leave the country for big man that know toys
i agree and we can start by kicking the shoe out of government.
Poor we Dominicans must we continue to be fooled by one who always talks about millions on the political platform