The construction of 60 apartment units in Elmshall and Bath Estate is progressing smoothly.
Foundation works have been completed at Elmshall while work is 40 percent complete at Bath estate.
The Bath Estate/Elmshall housing project demonstrates government’s commitment to provide adequate, affordable housing to the people of Dominica.
“Government intends to continue to work with our citizens to facilitate wherever and however possible, to ensure that every Dominican has an acceptable housing standard,” prime minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, has stated.
The project, which is expected to be completed before the end of 2014, incorporates the construction of 36 units at Elmshall and 24 units at Bath Estate with provisions for proper landscaping and access roads.
The two and three bedroom apartment units are made possible through a soft loan from the People’s Republic of China and forms part of a wider urban renewal project which included the construction of the new State House and the new Dominica State College.
Housing is one of the key platforms of the Dominica Labour Party administration. Faced with large areas of substandard housing all over the island, government took decisive action and embarked on the Housing Revolution.
Millions have been invested in this important government initiative which has seen the construction of houses in Hillsborough Gardens, St. Joseph; the Kalinago Territory; Belle Vue Chopin; Savanne Paille; Chance, Portsmouth; Stockfarm and Grand Bay.
The Housing Revolution also includes a “Home Renovation and Sanitation Programme” where over twenty million dollars has already been spent directly impacting the lives of over two thousand people in almost every community across Dominica.
Whoooo what beautiful houses! Which one belongs to Skerra?
That’s a shame and a disgrace. These “Koobs” look like holding cells. Skerritt may live in one one day.
these guys dont even have a clu as to how to run a country muchless to address the social problems that we face from time to time. with all these million that have been spent over the last 10 years, why is the people so poor ? we should be a country at work in every sector, … we still see the red clinic as a way out. we have gotten so accustom to sub standard houseing and living lifestyle that not for a moment we feel that we cannot do better than that …… shame .. i pray to god i will work hard to build something that my kids will love and can play in the yard, not going down these deadly step with (5) pillars at 15 feet high will have family thinking when is the next brake leg on these step. what a shame. i love my P.M DOO.
What is urban renewal about these projects and the housing component in particular? Are the people in Roseau who are presently residing in the dilapidated house going to be the beneficiaries? How many jobs these projects created for Dominicans. This so called housing revolution is unsustainable to say the least. It is largely a means for this corrupt and incompetent government to abuse and misuse scarce state resources for political advantage. Who administer allocation of the building materials, certainly not the welfare department but the parliamentary reps of the labour party. The world over governments have been urged to be facilitator of housing and not a provider except for the indigent and very poor.
A true housing revolution would address issues of land distribution, registration and development, planning controls, impacts of rent control on investment in rental housing, private sector mortgage financing, foreclosure regulations, cost of construction relative to VAT, customs and port charges, and issues of this nature. Not politicians using state funds and land resources to give away to their supporters in order that they will retain their votes.
Labour must go it is hurting Dominica.
Thanks to the coast to coast UWP Team. You got those guys trembling. And so the people are fearing no more, because change is coming.
This world is so unjust no matter what you do is good enough for society. How can this place prosper with so much criticism. People thanks God for blessings whether big or small.
Portsmouth people do not need house too??? All LABOUR want from us is VOTE…LMAO not me ah gain
it’s a good initiative, but serving who? with unemployment above 30%, who is the government of Dominica representing?
if less houses are being built then that means less jobs for electrician and plumbers also… so im assuming its the big contractor companies getting all jobs … what about little guys.. the rich are getting richer
Whilst I’m all for helping needy people I’m afraid the way we are going about this programme will create ghettos for the poor, stigmatizing, rather tan helping them. I think it would be better to disperse such people amongst the general population with the Govt. assisting with the payment of rent, based on a needs assessment, rather than concentrate our social ills in one place.
The way the world is, having an address in one of these settlements will give a negative impression, even in such simple matters as job applications and affect the confidence and aspirations of especially young people, who have ambitions for success.
We must do better than this.
whats the procedure to get an apartment .I am in New York
They don’t accept section 8 from NY. Vote for skerritt and one of these tent is yours.
When is the PRC going to annex Dominica and when are new PRC passports going to be issued to the people? Also, when is Skerrit going to be appointed PM for life by the PRC of their new colony?
GB u got a house ?
What do you expect free standing houses. The Chinese doesn’t know how to build those. Their way of living is sardines.
“Shhhhhhhhhh hush hush! the neighbors will hear us! take it out a little?” “No no leave there.”
To some of you who talk all that crap about yard and other critics concerning those houses;How many of you have travelled to see people live in condos,townhouses and appartments,those houses have no yard.All the occupants,is from the road or street to their house they call home.You all UWP haters that never want anything good for us Dominicans will critisise everything that this present administration does because you all hate the PM.Bet you if it was Lennoxx and the UWP that undergoed such iniciative,you all would be singing a different tune of praise.
To some of you who talk all that crap about yard;How many of you have travelled to see people live in condos,townhouses and appartments,those houses have no yard.All the occupants,is from the road or street to their house they call home.You all UWP haters that never want anything good for us Dominicans will critisise everything that this present administration does because you all hate the PM.Bet you if it was Lennoxx and the UWP that undergoed such iniciative,you all would be singing a different tune of praise.
These houses are built one on top of the other…Is it because the people are poor gov’t should build these houses in such a way that the children have no where to play? it is time for dominicans to know what is real politics ,ask for a plan from the politician who go all over the place and give out cement,galvanize and other things for a vote ,then after they are in power the voter continue sucking salt…these houses are rescue houses after disaster ..
That is good,but Dominica needs economic activity so people can build the house they want.
Not gifts from th\€<
So many foolish people destroying the economy,It is no wonder we are lagging behind in the Caribbean.
God bless the Chinese.
The steps are a hazard especially if they have children. I know many will say well they have to be thankful for what they get, but honestly, we should ask for quality at all times. Further more, the building code should not allow this.
What HOUSING REVOLUTION? With thousands of young people unemployed, dozens of contractors in trouble with overdraft debt, walking up and down looking for work, tradesmen idle, Chinese are fully employed on Dominica’s borrowed money from China, what is housing revolution about that?
The government claims to have spent millions of dollars on housing, yet the housing stock is worse than it was in 1999.
Check the records with Physical Planning, less houses are being built now than before Labour came to power.
The Government gives away millions of dollars worth of building material to people who do not have land to build and others who cannot build because they do not have the resources to and what they receive is insufficient to build, so what do they do? They sell the building materials and burn the money in, most cases, rum.
The Housing Revolution needs an depth analysis.
DNO are you prepared to publish a piece on the HOUSING REVOLUTION A GOOD IDEA BUT AN UNFORTUNATE SEED OF CORRUPTION, NEPOTISM AND INCOMPETENCE.”
I will not charge except that it will be copyright.
couldn’t they give these people a little yard?????
why would you pack the houses like sardines…… a little yard next time man
you people so bias and ungreatfil..check England and America,bronx Brooklyn,ect. and see how much yard their kids have to play with all the houses all assembled together..you peoble so backward with negative thinking.
These are Condos and Townhouses, Dominican style. Condos and Townhouses has NO YARDS. You need single family homes to have yards. Ask the USA.
Office of the prime minister been, a while i have been applying for a lot of land or a house from u guys and i always get a reply my name in file, been over 10years now is there any thing u can do for me plx would be very happy .
@eyes wide open, take the letter stating that “your name is on file” to the PM’s office and make sure your name is no longer “on file” but on the CLOSING DOCUMENTS. BE RESPECTFUL, BUT FIRM. DO NOT TAKE “NO” FOR AN ANSWER.
Add your full name then they will see you have been applying.
O LORD i hope Dominicans are the onces going to build these houses,
i hope the cry of JOBS COMMING,is in there also
O LORD make this be for Nation Building;and Not just for Campaigning.
If is Dominicans that will finish in 20 years.
kokay There;
If chines build it, how long it going to last?
Build fast,don’t last;no class.
true that.
Lol.
BORING.
You went to school under a ripe fig tree..
If you think am lying ask the world bank, those who have eyes let see.
https://www.google.tt/publicdata/explore?ds=d5bncppjof8f9_&met_y=ny_gdp_mktp_cd&hl=en&dl=en&idim=country:DMA:GRD
if you look problem you would release that we have been doing bad since 2008, and Dominica preformed the best in 1998 to 2001 in all its years of independence.Remember world bank said so. Check out the facts for yourself
If you look properly you would…
If you plot (by selecting in the boxes) the graphs for all the Winward Islands you will see that the graphs of all the other islands separated from Dominica’s from just after 2000 as they all left us behind. This speaks volumes
even if the figures are places on their glasses lens the spinners and bigots will still have an explanation that will fool the gullible and fools that we have so much of..
so that the main contributor to economic growth and development, that’s why the economy is in this state its in, building house for people, fine but that should not be your Main Act for expanding the economy because that’s unsustainable. Even a national airline is more sustainable. At-least you have ROSS students and all the US travelers who lose their flights due to Liat. They would be using the National Airline and this would be a sustainable contribution to the economy, by; creating jobs, adding to GDP,increase foreign exchange, create an avenue for fresh flowers to be exported to the US, add to government revenue and have a multiplier effect. Can the housing revolution do all these things? WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE, WE IN PROBLEMS BECAUSE OUR MACROECONOMIC POLICES ARE SOOOOO WRONG.
Great job my pm.but we need money an jobs in the country please..
great. Not every one can afford mansions. Thank God for his blessings
Thank god for small mercies.
Did the housing revolution miss Fondcole?
I stuck under labass….come and get your!!! they even have codfish overthere incase you hungry!!
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I only understand English and Patwa.