OCTOBER 2ND-Daily Update from Dominica

  • Banks and certain businesses are slated to open doors today
  • Traffic is blocked in the area of the Financial Center and Government Headquarters to allow for clean up
  • United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)  is currently working on mapping systems which will assess the island-wide needs in three areas: Water, Food, Health Services.
  • The focus is on providing increased service to areas which are still in need
  • There is concern that certain areas are not being serviced properly
  • The plan to combat this issue is :

       1. Utilizing public service input which will assist in providing data and strengthening the report mechanism.

       2. Establishing a number of distribution points in each community.

       3. Increasing volunteers on the ground.

       4. Reassigning existing volunteers in order to ensure that the distribution model is working as intended.

 

  • The following are hotlines which have been established for the general public as well agencies wishing to render official aid to Dominica.  All Inquiries and requests should be directed to these contacts:

Hotline Numbers:

        767 277 8667

        767 285 0989

        767 614 3000

       Email address:   [email protected]

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42 Comments

  1. October 4, 2017

    Anne and Cuthbert at Papillote: How are you doing, are you getting what you need? How is the road?
    Steph

    Anne

  2. Y Me Lord?
    October 3, 2017

    @ duck 1951, you said Dominica is not the only nation that took a hit. Shortly after the destruction of Maria I said the same thing since Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, St Marteen /St. Martin, Tortola, the USVI, the BVI, Mexico, Houston, Florida, and Puerto Rico all had taken their hit. However, someone told me something that had me to think real hard about Maria. The person said, “all of the countries that got their blows are countries that Dominica and Dominicans would run to after Maria but for some reason they too were all attacked as though Dominica and its interest were sorted after.” Then I said Dominicans would not go to Mexico. But it was brought to my attention that Mexico had just signed an agreement to build a hospital in Marigot. So really we were attacked on everyside Q duck 1951

  3. jesus wept
    October 3, 2017

    Erika in 2015, was a warning to us; but did we take heed? Did we judge ourselves? Sadly I think since Erika we got worse as we sold ourselves more to do evil, as though corruption pays. Since we did not take heed to our ways Maria came and speared none according to this passage we usually read during holy communion: “For if we were judging ourselves thoroughly, we wouldn’t be coming under judgment. 32 But when we are judged, we are being disciplined by the Lord so that we might not be condemned along with the world” 1 Cor. 11:31-32

  4. jesus wept
    October 3, 2017

    @ Justice Maria, If Maria had not just us we would be eternally lost! Dominica had lost the voice and presence of the church as almost everyone fell for the evil deeds of Skerrit. We had already lost the police as most officers realized that promotion and favor depended on doing what’s wrong. We had already lost the presidency as a president was installed to protect the evil one at all cost. We had already lost the media, the village councils / town councils, the judiciary, the election commissioner and procedure. We had already lost everything and we were on the verge of probably losing the voice of the people as they were working on jailing those who opposed them. My God it is sad to see how Maria judged us but if she hadn’t Dominica would be lost for good! As we rebuild I hope we are not just thinking of nailing back plywood and galvanize but for God’s sake I hope Skerrit calls it a day before independence; but if he doesn’t I hope we tell him he has to go!

  5. papa
    October 3, 2017

    Lady try norwegian thats the only wAy till two weeks again cause all flights are full

  6. Ibo France
    October 3, 2017

    I hope that the PM would convene a forum in the not too distant future with the best minds Dominica has to offer from a wide cross section of the community (Opposition included of course). This would be an opportune time to discuss best practices in rebuilding the infrastructure, map the best way forward for economic development , and kindle more inclusiveness and fairness (equity) in the political process. The collective good of the Nation should trump petty partisan politics. This is the time to deflate egos, to practice selflessness, to improve the level of social & political discourse by looking at the country’s problems in human rather than political terms. There should be no plausible defense for the nasty political diatribe. May not only the physical landscape of Dominica change for the better but the minds and attitude of the citizens likewise.

    • viewsexpressed
      October 4, 2017

      For over seventeen years clown in office, weak and clueless Prime Minister and today after the wrath of Maria on Dominica where the country`s resources not prepared you asking clueless Skerrit to lead a forum of the best minds Dominica has to offer whereas he has been ignoring them for years? Not even in Parliament this clown allowed the Country`s Debate on the Budget to pursue gentlemanly closing the debate asap, called “sine die”. Skerrit is gone, he lives in cloud cookie land like a puppet on a string under the minds and control of the likes like Hartley Henry in Barbados, Astaphan in the USA, immature political clowns in Dominica, the Parry Bellots etc who have nothing new to offer. He was Productivity Consultant, to this day no one knows what he has produced, the guess is he may have been paid for this? States money wasted on nonsense to friends and opportunists, whatever comes before Skerrit.
      To save Dominica Skerrit must Go. You understand. Lead and drive the cause He must…

  7. papa
    October 3, 2017

    We need roads in checkhall dont forget we are there like how we was treated for Erica

  8. Aldwin George
    October 3, 2017

    Does anyone know of a way/ or any program for relief efforts for Dominica. I believe sending a barrel is an amazing start but I would like to be hands on with the aide whether it be with carpentry efforts or distribution efforts.. I am young & healthy and more than willing to do what it takes. I would be more than willing to take a Week+ long vacation from work to work in helping others and help contribute to getting things back on track. Please someone let me know. I live in New York FYI. :?:

    • Admin
      October 3, 2017

      The following are hotlines which have been established for the general public as well agencies wishing to render official aid to Dominica.  
      All Inquiries and requests should be directed to these contacts:

      Hotline Numbers:

              767 277 8667

              767 285 0989

              767 614 3000

             Email address:   [email protected]

  9. Nous Meme
    October 3, 2017

    This is important to those living overseas and must come home to meet with the insurance companies and contractors to rebuild our homes for our families and tenants.

    I live in New York. I MUST travel to Dominica to make arrangements to rebuild my home. I have communicated with the insurance representative and he is expecting my arrival soon. I plan to come for a few days. I will not be a burden to relief efforts or need relief supplies. I can’t get in at the airport. The flights to Martinique and Guadeloupe are completely booked for weeks. I understood that I could travel to St. Lucia and travel that long distance on the ferry.

    In this situation where it will benefit the rebuilding of Dominica, is it possible to grant a travel waiver to LIAT to have us fly into Dominica from Antigua or Barbados?

    Who can I speak to? Please help.

    God Bless

    • Anonymous
      October 3, 2017

      What you have to co tri the so you want a waiver for LIST.

  10. Negre Bos LaMer
    October 3, 2017

    Oliver Seraphin’s (OJ) reign as PM was shorter than all mentioned above.
    He was the PM when we got hit by Hurricane David in ’79.

  11. viewsexpressed
    October 3, 2017

    Justice has to be done, and seen to be done Maria. All these accolades and feeling sorry for the worsePM Dominica has ever seen is really being silly, blind and ridiculous. This yardstick you gave to justify feeling sorry for this inept PM is way out of hand and does not fit to the social and economic damage this PM and his corrupt government has placed us Dominicans under. This Inept PM Skerrit is lost and oblivious to what social and economic development is all about, therefore what you attempt to write there is a personal obituary to get this man out of office and let those who are more mature run this country. We had to recover after 1979 David and then the recovery was best organised, planned with civil servants assessing those in need and their villages in need of structural attention and access.
    This corrupt PM abused the civil service structure and its professional workers and uses own political scouts running about distributing stuff. That is forgery. Hes Fail-Skerro Must…

  12. EHB
    October 3, 2017

    Addendum to first EHB comment –

    In advocating “strapping down” corrugated roofs I do not mean that this is a permanent feature – what I mean to say is that they should be strapped down in the run-up to the arrival of a hurricane and the strapping removed after the hurricane is over.

    • lasspalay
      October 3, 2017

      Good comments EHB. SO the Disaster Management people don’t know that? Like where are the policies? I am disappointed.

  13. EHB
    October 3, 2017

    – Continued

    While we’re on the subject, another fully-anticipatable event that could have severe consequences is a significantly violent earthquake. When I look up the hills at the back of Roseau and see all those reinforced concrete-construction buildings with exactly square junctions between their vertical support pillars and their horizontal beams I immediately anticipate their vulnerability to earth movement; the stresses at these junctions will tend to lead to unnecessarily early failure.

    The Government should REQUIRE that all junctions between vertical pillars and horizontal beams in reinforced concrete buildings be significantly rounded (including the internal steel-work) so as to radically improve the ability of the building to resist the stresses resulting from earth movement.

  14. EHB
    October 3, 2017

    It is well-established that, historically, Dominica will be subject to a significantly violent hurricane, on average, about once every 40 years; global warming is presumed to be reducing this period. Thus, hurricane Maria can not be regarded as some sort of unusual event; it should have been expected by all.

    The question is – what policies should Dominica (through its Government) have put in place to mitigate the effects of this fully-anticipatable event? Given the current prevalence of corrugated roofing, the Government should REQUIRE that it be screwed into place (nails are not good enough). On top of this, it should be REQUIRED that roofs be actively strapped down (with external stress-spreaders beneath and between the straps) in order to help retain the peaks and the edges of the roofs (which tend to be the initial weak points).

    The Government should set up a committee to produce and consider other simple mitigations which it should REQUIRE be implemented.

  15. Let's be real
    October 2, 2017

    Very well said Justice Maria. I am also reminded of this passage in 1 Cor:11:31 “For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. 32But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.
    As we work on building Dominica again I hope we don’t go for the quick fix of putting back our roof and installing Bailey bridges, but I hope we repair the bag of holes you spoke of, and I hope we build with love for all and respect for all our citizens whether they criticize us or applaud us. Maria spears none of us not even our churches as if to suggest that she was not please with us. So I say let’s rise and build together. I call on our politicians, our government in particular, our churches, our justice system, our town / village councils, our media a d e everyone to judge ourselves and let’s doing God’s way as our fore parents taught us

  16. The Calabash
    October 2, 2017

    Action on global warming is the answer. In the short term, we must all contribute to alleviate the suffering. Then it’s just a ton of hard work to pull ourselves up……I will only accept the notion that god helps those who help themselves.

  17. Justice Maria
    October 2, 2017

    Despite all these updates Dominica is in a serious crisis and it will take many years to pull out. I don’t know what God is trying to say to us but we better open our ears to hear and take heed. I feel sorry for the PM because there is no PM in our history to experience what he has experience. During the short reign to PJ I can’t remember any hurricane or natural disaster that brought us to our knees. Mamo came stayed for 18 years and though we had some storms but never were we brought to our knees.; Edison James came and again, though we had some storms they were not serious. Rosie and Piero came and like the others, I cant remember going to our knees. Since Doc. Skerrit came, it’s one after the other; he working but we can’t enjoy his work because all highways kwasaying, bridges going, airport going, apartments going, pit toilet going, flushing toilet going etc. I have never seen such thing in my life man. I really feel sorry for PM and he must be asking, WHY ME LORD

    • Justice Maria
      October 2, 2017

      Correction: I feel sorry for the PM because there is no PM in our history to experience what he has experienced. During the short reign of PJ, I can’t remember any hurricane or natural disaster that brought us to our knees. Mamo came and stayed for 18 years, and though we had some storms yet we were never brought to our knees.; Edison James came and again, though we had some storms they were not serious.
      Right now we are like a man that works very hard to pay bills but when he gets his pay cheque, it falls from his pocket and someone else gets it. I don’t know why but Hosea 1:6 says this: “You have planted much, but harvested little. You eat, but never have enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it” – NIV
      DNO I know you all like to delete comments but this one should NOT be deleted because I believing God is trying to get our attention as a nation.

      • Let The Truth Be Known - Original
        October 2, 2017

        God is also trying to get your attention. You are no different to others. Praying is better than criticizing and making innuendos.
        Such occur every hundred years or nearly. Look at what occurred in Barbuda, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Mexico, etc. I read that 300 years ago Barbuda was empty. Figure this out.
        I have resided in Canada for some years and never did we have an ice storm until a few years ago. The same as the Province of Quebec a few years prior to that. There was not one person who is older who said that they experienced an ice storm. It was a bad one. This disasters occur once in a lifetime. This is the time it occurred. It has nothing to do with the PM or previous ones.
        Thank God that there were not many more deaths. It could have occurred. Pray and keep praying for Dominica and everyone who is affected.
        God wants our genuine and fervent prayers; nothing else. If you are in D/ca and can help do so. This is what He wants of us.

      • MILITANT DOMINICAN
        October 3, 2017

        so feel sorry 4 urself & not UR DOC PM like u call him u BACKWARD IDIOT

      • duck1951
        October 3, 2017

        Dominica is not the only nation taking a hit around the world. look around ! Read , what about the other islands in the Caribbean and the US mainland , what about 1/3 of Bangladesh under water . What about Rohingas
        fleeing Myanmar to save their lives ? what about innocent bystanders getting killed for nothing ? What about Mexican earthquake ? So , yes ! very sad for us but we are not alone .

      • The Rocks
        October 3, 2017

        I feel sorry for you , for not seeing that the P.M is well off on the backs of us Dominicans who can’t fly away to far away lands to eat Steak and fine wines in a critical time like now!?
        It is people like you who choose to worship a man in times like this rather than to call on God to help us. You all are holding back the progress of Da.
        When will Dominicans learn?

      • Justice Maria
        October 3, 2017

        Are you kidding me Q my Rock? Don’t tell me you did not understand my blog. I am not by any means supporting Skerrit. In fact if you take ur time to read it you will realize that what I am saying indirectly is, Skerrit has us in a mess and it had to take Justice Maria to judge us. I made it clear that if we were to put all of our past PM’s together at no time were we as a nation being judged as we are being brought to our knees under Skerrit. I am saying it’s time for us to realize that our country is going NOWHERE under Skerrit, as the little that he tries to erect to boast is being destroyed every time.

      • Let's be real
        October 3, 2017

        @ Let the truth be told when people like you that’s known to be a supporter of what’s wrong, migrate to Canada don’t you expect strange things to follow you?

    • MILITANT DOMINICAN
      October 3, 2017

      u doh saying since he in power he became rich 2.
      people like u make me SICK 2 my stomach, dat man doh give a DAM about u, your family, or de country! ALL he cares about is his FUNNY LOOKING SELFISH SELF, & his family off course

    • October 3, 2017

      We must all start praying for our leader put politics aside and work together its our country what ever come out of this we are all in the same boat Dominica first politics after all the people out there steeling and looting pick up a shovel some kind of tool and get to work remember its country not party.

      • Justice Maria
        October 3, 2017

        @ Wallace hussy, you want me to pray for Skerrit with the way he has destroyed my country to the point that we are under God’s wrath year after year? My prayer for him is that he would humble himself and be real. Otherwise I pray that he gets out by all legal and spiritual means possible. EVIL MUST BE JUDGED!!!

    • Domnichen
      October 3, 2017

      The PM is doing a great job under the circumstances !!!!!!

      • Roseau
        October 3, 2017

        You all make me sick with this politicking in times like this. Skerrit has spend most of his time after the hurricane overseas so and retuning empty handed. What has he done?
        Skerrit is incapable of handling the rebuilding of Dominica. He has to resign , now for Dominica and Dominicans to progress.

      • UK Dominican
        October 4, 2017

        Tthe truth is that he was the first man out on the first available helicopter and did not pay departure tax like those pure refugees were required to do at the port when fleeing by boat. He is a vain, silly man if you ask me.

    • Domnichen
      October 3, 2017

      We need more “Positive” vibes /comments . we need to pull together to recover from this devastation

      • Justice Maria
        October 3, 2017

        The PM is doing a great job eh? We need more positive vibes? Unfortunately I he getting what he deserves. When good people stand by doing nothing and saying nothing when they see evil prevailing, they should not ask for positivity when they see the judgement of God. We were on the edge of losing Dominica as day after day evil seemed to be prevailing and the good citizens said nothing. No wonder so many churches were damaged because they remained silent just to protect Skerrit. I knew it was just a matter of time. Erika warned us but we took no heed and instead, we got worse. When God fearing men and women that fear God spoke against the evils, they were arrested like common criminals just to protect the evil. When they speak against injustice they are sued! Two days before Maria they were filing papers to declare Linton bankrupt. They though because they are in charge they owned Power. No Maria has judged you want us to be positive. NO, you need to tell Maria to be positive

      • October 3, 2017

        Positve vibes won’t fix it.Put ur hand to the wheel

      • MonkeyGuy
        October 3, 2017

        Difficult to do so when you have people trying to see how they can let you starve. On a positive note though. God is great and his children will eat even if they not red.

    • October 3, 2017

      What god trying to teach us :lol: ? Or what teaching shall we take from mother earth ? “U mighty people think that great god will come from the sky” B. Marley.
      God doesn’t have nothing 2 do wid wat pple doing in there life. The teachings I think Dominicans has 2 take from their Xperiences in life is dat dey has 2 stop all the crimes dey spreading all over (home & abroad).
      Bcoz these people carrying death all about (shooting, drugs dealing) in Gpe, Matnik & in St-Thomas (at least the ones I know). Then they coming to hide in D/a. Do u think God said to kill or to rub people ? No matter who they are. Dominican back in the days use to be nice people. They now a day become selfish(devils), lazy, stupid.
      Our people beeing wicked and have plenty of jealousy within 1 heart. They doesn’t want to work strong and smart. + Many mothers hiding their kidz after their crime (iz no help).
      So wat “He” trying 2 say ? So wat ur conscience trying to say aswell ? Bcoz all man has a…

    • mine
      October 3, 2017

      You all did it to Dominica wishing for bad things to happened to the Island, when you all sing death songs in meeting asked yourself a question.

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