Unemployed Dominicans will soon be able to breathe a sigh of relief as the Government says it is embarking on various initiatives geared at creating employment on the island.
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday morning Minister for Employment, Trade and Diaspora Affairs, Dr Collin McIntyre vowed that the government will be creating means of employment for Dominicans.
“We placed as much as $8 million in the last budget which is being implemented right now to take care of this employment initiative. We want to do it in three different forms, looking first at the continuation of the Small Business Support Unit, the Apprenticeship program which started last year,” he said.
McIntyre noted that currently the government is trying to retool young people and unemployed people for the job market.
“In the Laudat area we first looked at the stone cutting module, and we were able to employ five young men. We are now looking at that module for the Mahaut area. We also want to train young men and women in tile laying, barbering, landscaping, cleaning up of the roads,” he stated.
The minister stated that the government will also be implementing a mentor-ship program which will target unemployed college and university graduates.
“We will look at the various government institutions, government agencies, the private sector institutions as well as where we can place them and we will be paying them to be at work,” he stated.
McIntyre pointed out further that at present unemployed people can register with the Dominica Employment and Small Business Support Agency for the Employment Creation and Mentor-ship Program. The program will officially be launched on December 2, he said.
“We have sourced the money, we will put it there to run the program. The program will look at all the institutions around Roseau that require assistance and we will look at placements. This depends largely on the applicants we have a number of graduates so that placement will be made based on the reception of the applications,” he noted.
McIntyre added that meetings have been held with the private and public sector who are indicating its interest in the program. He said that the government will then pay the salaries of the people placed in the institutions and will pay the trainers.
look at this man he must be at least 10 years older than skerritt
I dont understand how these grown men allowed skeritt to minimize them now he needs them to win all of them out there talking foolishness.
DNO, please remove that article. This news story is embarrassing us Dominicans with common sense.
I actually had to read the article three times.
“Stone cutting module”….. awaahhh wee?
Somebody needs to check if Mista really have a degree. That is a tebeah remark.
Skerrit must be shame and embarrassed that one of his ministers talking such giberage.
Nooooooo maaaan… Doc, we in 2013!
Maybe he meant stone cutting NODULE?? Funny, how educated people can make nonsense so intellectual.
Hon.McIntyre a better way to help ceate long term jobs in the private sector is to offer tax credits to those companies for each job they create.This is better than government paying the firm and the unemployed person from government coffers.
The way your idea is presented sounds like s short term measure.Better yet hold discussions with private firms as to other better ways to create jobs in their work places sector by sector to best make use of the 8 million plus dollars allocated for employment creation.
I wondered where Skerrit is himse3lf but I see the Media Handbook for the Commonwealth Heads of State Meeting in Sri-Lanka lists him a s participant (15-17 Nov.)Was anyone told this? Maybe he does not think it important, but even Obama let’s people know where he is going. But what really puzzles me is what he is doing abroad all that time before that meeting which does not start till this friday.
Sir/Madam of D.N.O. I would greatly appreciate it if you could direct bloggers on this site to the forum that took place at The Fort Young Hotel a few weeks ago? Specifically to the outlined programs of job creation,the foresight and diligence of the presenters.
It is baffling that people come on here and state”show us the 5000 jobs”,”they think they can fool us by say they’ll create 5000 jobs in 2yrs”.
It does not matter if you like the people behind that forum or not,they brought it!with articulation, precision and zeal.They laid out what they believe can happen in a two (2) year time frame with hard work and dedication. So now we falting them for being insightful?
I really don’t care about D.L.P or U.W.P or whatever P for that matter,I detest cronyism.
Dominicans we need to stop taking and voting party lines else we will destroy our country.Vote only performance then we can truly say “WE HAVE BECOME POLITICALLY MATURED AS A CO UNTRY”. Right now we are babies.
We have a dolly house “guavament” because we have a dolly house electorate. Check the comments section!!
I am 100% in agreement. I do not want any party to think or believe that my vote is theirs till I die. I am not a party member and never will.
If you want my vote, just present to me your strategy and plan. Do not promise what you can not deliver. If you say you can generate 500 jobs, show me how thats possible…is it through business expansion, new business or/and government investment. I also want to be convince as to how all DOMINICANS at home and abroad can benefit, be inspired and encouraged to achieved to develope DA.
Peeping Tom and Grandbay Girl, that’s all you do whole day? Go to the Red Clinic and post comments on DNO? What, Skerrit giving you all extra at the Red Clinic?
I can’t believe this guy reported what he was told. The dlp apparently lack job-creating ideas but I do not think they are that dumb. Come up with new ideas! Give more help small manufacturing business such as the castle bruce farmer who is creating a new manufacturing company for pure coconut oil- subdidise those industries until they can survive on their own. Lower manufacturing cost. Help farmers more. Build new feeder roads, and improve on what is as already there. If the geothermal energy initiative is a success ensure that cost of ed electricty is lowered and not be overtaken with greed seeking exorbitant profits.
Really DLP? Really? Train for cleaning road, and barbering? Is there a market for that? Are you saying that you can’t find “skilled”people to clean the roads? Think bigger than that! Furthermore create the proper business environnment so that the private sector will take on those initiatives, not directly the government.
Just reading from am New York wed 11/13/13.Only 57% working-age people in NY are employed. I am still puzzled as to how Lennox and uwp can possibly convince it’s naive supporters that Dominica can do better than NY. Uwp supporter open your eyes. The fact are there to check. Do not be blind followers or we all will regret it later. Unless some of us are just looking out for ourselves and to hell with Dominica. In that case just don’t try to convince people that you are so patriotic and have the best interest of Dominica at heart. And enough of that transparency, good governance bs. You are just being blatantly dishonest.
Your comment is just ridiculous! Why must Dominica’s performance be limited by NY performance? It’s absurd. It’s people like you with no hope and vision that will follow the current DLP saying that is the best we can do – I am very happy not to be under same side of the argument as you, because you have lost hope in the Dominican people. sad sad sad. Furthermore, you saying that the true unemployment rate in the state of NY is 47%? I have to read for myself, because that sounds very wrong.
wesite:am new York go on official site and scroll down
I grew up in a time where people with Dr. in front of theirs names were well respected , Dr McIntyre was one of them , i look up and respected this guy especially when i starting taking my DOG whom i love so much to him and he treated us with great care . now i am so ashamed of him for all this corruption and lies he is telling and involved in . DR mac please don,t do that to yourself for money and fame , let Tony and skerrit to that to themselves , go back to being you please . I have not seen or heard from you as a minister in a long suddenly you are coming and telling lies , please stop.
i have attempted this business on several occassions and everytime you get there no response,try at a later date.i will attempt again today let me see what they are going to say again.i was there last week and nothing.let me see what they going to say.i see alot of uwp persons getting assistance and they doh even care about the government and those laborites not even been considered.can you imagine that mr. minister.well well well.i will be there on wednesday and after i will let dominica know whats happening..mr stephenson is a good man
Zort tackle trois tard. Zort ni pour alez. (you all tackle too late. All you have to go)
AA Doctor Mac, you alive nuh??? Is dat dat take me dere!:
Collin Mc Intyre did nothing as acting Prime Minister and Parl Rep of the Roseau Valley when he and his Labour Government allowed70 good jobs in the Tourism Industy to vanish at the Rain Forest Aerial in Laudat.He should now be ashamed of himself to say he created stone cutting jobs to five young men in Laudat.
Let s start up an airline. 2 daily non stop barbados and 1 daily nonstop san juan to start. lease 2 ATR, hire 8 full-time pilots, 6 flight attendant, group crew, mgt, engineering crew, 50 – 60 jobs . good sustainable jobs.
Call it Dominican Connection.
1st bag fly free.
get get out entrepreneur class at state college to draft the business model. and provide a sustainability study. this is what our State college should be doing. Getting our students doing real world nation building projects.
we can do it. start small. only major routes.
we can it!!!!!!
yes I. I in dart
Right about now dis government is in crisis mode.After years of non performance n eat a food tactics,they like now getting up from a big sleep. Oh please go tell dese tings to fools cause Dominicans are not falling for ole talk. Suddenly,you guys are totally afraid so is just talk n more talk. All the opposition got to do is keep applying prezsure based on truth n honesty then lets see if they can keep their cool. They smell rat so they afraid of the opposition.look they all tAlkin out of turn…..even ministers who were just laying low. One saying jobs…one sayin stimulate econ…de only stimulation one can see is choas, so time to stimulation action for hope, change, n positive development not forgetting an international airport. St vincent is building one based on uncle Ralph good leader ship, so why not Da.mr minister of employment a lovely pass mark out of generousity red clinic style is 10/100 for job creation… so next time create a ministry of unemployment cause dats like hot bread ………..Those supporting dis nonsense will pay for their deeds cause God is not mocked.
Please someone wake us up! The unemployed youth are holding their breath as government is now about to embark on various initiatives geared at creating employment on the island- this coming from the minister presiding over the highest unemployment rate ever in Dominica, the lowest trading activity ever and increasingly desperate affairs.
What does this statement mean, “We placed as much as $8 million in the last budget which is being implemented right now to take care of this employment initiative.” Didn’t government spend 27mMillion on a State Palace to create jobs for Chinese? Budgeting or even spending million dollars does not automatically translate into employment creation. Even the easy door distributed more than that on behalf of the Chief himself in one year, without creating a single job.
Whereas the UWP is speaking of 500 new job, Collin says he has introduced an innovative stone cutting module in Laudat that provided part-time employment for 5 young person.
Whereas the UWP is speaking about Rethinking, Renewing and Rebuilding our economy, McIntyre is sadly talking about retooling young people for the job market in tile laying, barbering, landscaping and cleaning up of the roads.
Unfortunately, Collin has lost it. What he stated was exactly what the PM said in his 2012/2013 budget address 2 years ago and to date, they are still advising us to take it easy- the jobs are coming. But we are not fooled. It is promise season. We know elections are coming soon.
Respectfully
Roseau valley
Skerrit, some off those minister must go. new candidates. new blood. after 3 terms we need new representation. those guys out of ideas.
adding jobs to a govt system that is already too large per capita is creating a bubble that will eventually burst and cause more issues.
creating a false sense of economic growth. its just another method of giving away $8m dollars.
we need sustainable jobs. we need growth. not fake jobs/ fake growth.
private sector needs growth. keep that $8 in the treasury and easy up the import duties. stimulate the private sector.
govt can’t hire everyone. trying that is stupid and trouble in the making.
zoo much chicken dominicans eating, lets rear n sell our own chicken. jobs and reduce import bill. win win. charge some of our new graduates to become entrepreneurs. support their ideas.
don’t give them fake jobs an after elections IMF gonna come tell you to impose stylization levy.
Mr minister, am sure you regret you had that news conference, cause workers gaining. uwp not winning yet, they don’t have my vote yet, but keep up that nonsense and i’ll jump ship.
I am not impressed. Mister alive nuh?
People this statement is a direct quote from an interview that Joseph Isaac conducted on Q95 “We will look at the various government institutions, government agencies, the private sector institutions as well as where we can place them and we will be paying them to be at work,” It seems like at this point the opposition is leading and the Government is following
Wrong, USA. The apprenticeship programme has been on stream long before Mr. Isaac’s appearance on Q95. Get your facts correct.
Gerald stop singing for your damn supper man. You sound like a beggar and government apologist much like u tag Ambassador . Stupesssssssss man.
Peeping welcome back to DNO! Maybe you should get your analysis correct. The programme may have been on stream long before Mr. Isaac’s appearance on Q but that is not the point that is being made. The point is that the Minister has plagiarized the words, expressions of Joseph Isaac, who spoke on Q95 just a few weeks ago.
Respect to you Peeping
Roseau Valley
Ha,ha. I heard the Hon. Minister make reference to wood working so I guess a certain VIP in that business will soon be employing young assistants at the tax payers’ expense under the guise of apprenticeships.
What if he asks them to wash his vehicle or cut his grass as well? I’m afraid that scheme may be abused to boost profits of companies rather than teach our young people a proper trade.
Did the person say the apprentice program or the “statement”?
You are very wrong sir/madam. This is ridiculous. Another UWP propaganda machine at work.
Stealing ideas…thats not the only one…
Mr. Minister, would that by any chance be your Government’s response to the dynamic jobs forum , held by the United Workers Party ? If it is an attempt to respond, I must inform you sir, that it is a COLOSSAL failure, do try again.
As you know this is one of the most educated ministers of government with a PHD but his vocabulary and oratory skills are far below self-taught patriots like Blessings and Lennox with no college degree.
Therefore in light of this limited vocab of this PHD holder, please take It Easy on the Calm Down minister of Unemployment and No trade and Labour Disapora.
Break down what you mean by COLOSSAL for his understanding. He has no idea that response to the UWP’s extremely successful jobs and growth forum is pathetic, pitiable, miserable and as you say a totally massive, enormous and hugely embarrassing dismal failure. We are so disappointed with our Parl. Rep. for being such an educated stooge in this corrupt bunch called the government of the Commonwealth of Dominica.
Respectfully
Roseau valley
Well Sir, you put it well. For a government that puts so much importance on education they now have Dr. McIntyre having to report to Austrie as acting P.M. in the absence of Roosevelt Skerrit. What do you think of that Dr. Peters?
Boss you guys should be ashamed of yourselves. You mean this is the leveled best that you can offer to the Dominican people after almost fourteen years in office?
Dr. Mac how sustainable are the jobs that you are speaking of? In my humble view what you are speaking is utterrubbish in one word.
I will just take this opportunity to congratulate you on your first ever press conference except that it’s on the eve of your last term in office. Man you guys are a disgrace so go to hell, go to hell. it is none of our damn business what lies and false promises that you continue to make. You guys continue to misrepresent yourselves and think you fooling wi. Well my dear friend you are only fooling your own selves.
We shall see……
Shame, I forgot, utter rubbish is now one word uterrubbish indeed. But you know, he is not fooling himself. He is also fooling a lot of people in Traflagar, Fond Canie and Shawford but the people of Wotten Waven, Morne prosper, Copthall, Cochrane and surprisingly Laudat (a traditionally Labour stronghold) are not being fooled this time around.
With great respect for our Parl Rep
Roseau Valley
a strong private sector will foster development of the economy and place less burden on the government to employ everyone because no government really can any way. so it makes sense then to do any thing within your power as a government to protect and defend your private sector. as far as see it that is not really being done in Dominica. matter of fact instead we hear calls for boycotting of business places. mr minister didn’t you realize that there were YOUNG people working at brisee’s mart? didn’t you realize that there were YOUNG farmers all around domonica who use to sell fresh produce to brisee’s mart? didn’t you realise that these actions are killers of the private sector?
didn’t you realize when your government did almost nothing to ensure that Dominican young people work our loan money from the Chinese that you guys were killing the private sector? be real sir we know that even if you all put 8 million it is still going to be a failure cause just like how party supporters got all the money from agriculture investment unit and cannot pay it back for other farmers to be able to access the fund too. and then you also get some of your operatives who tell young people to go to their parl rep so you mean that if I don’t support labour party I cannot get access to funding? mr minister you all need to be honest with people and come good
You know it is troubling and embarrassing to hear from Collin now. Where was Collin when Charlo called for the boycott of Brisee’s mart? Where was Collin when the aerial Tramp closed in Laudat to make way for the geothermal project? Where was Collin when hundreds became unemployed at Clear Harbour? And where was Collin when our Constitution was being violated after his good friend and sister was discarded. Where is Collin- his constituents are asking. Where is Collin when the people of Morne Prosper want the road project to be completed from Savanne to the village. Where is Collin? OH- wait he is having his first press conference after more than 9 years in Parliament as a senator and minister.
Respect to your Sir
Roseau valley
Good to see Skerrit is letting his ministers hold press conferences. It’s about time. UWP is showing the way!
True, even though they are only embarrassing themselves talking BS!
alas lenox linton have them on they toes,,,, they dont how to promise job again
They are going crazy as the refreshing winds of change are blowing from the heights of Laudat down through the Valley to the city of Roseau.
aye aye but where those ministers there come out nuh? i even forget how mr looked. skeritt realise people not voting for skeritt again so now all ministers showing their face on dno.
they were busy checking their own pocket now they know people want jobs?
If I was a government minister and the PM sent me to talk to Dominicans about Jobs, I would tell him I coming just now, and he would never see me again, because Charlo would hate me because Charlo closing down jobs, and the PM want me go talk about creating jobs.
He should say -Just now, I coming because it is time to take care of my own unemployment status as a Minister as the UWP is coming to set things straight whenever Skerrit calls the next general elections.
These are new polices or what should have in effect all along. I am not taking sides but it seems like desperation is setting in the Labour party camp.
but what this guys just came in power man
I must say that government is the biggest set of borbolist I’ve seen in a while. Who are they thinking they fooling cause obviously is story after story, when will this government come out and tell the truth. All of a sudden it’s about Jobs.from the 500 they claim to have generated where are they, the call center business where is it. The Students that are graduating where are they gonna work……..Labourites are the stupidest set of people, because one set getting everything and the other getting scraps and they happy what ever happened to all shall eat under labor, what I see now is uppper and lower class there isn’t even a middle.
14 years to fill your pockets and 6 months to try to fool the people again. Not this time, the people gave to 3 chances, it’s time to pack up.
mr collins i can resign my job so u can add one to your list to make it six
so wat was wrong all d time 15 years we yes I. y work wen we can go red clinic no work for me…
It’s now confirmed as official: These fellas have no shame!!
Absolutely, no shame at all.
The opposition is opening doors for all of you to stumble through? Alas, I smell panic on the Titanic. Malgraysa.
The same “opposition” that spent the better part of a decade outside parliament, collecting cheques for work they did not deliver? The same “opposition” that has seen its popularity dwindle year after year, election after election? The same “opposition” which, for all its optimism about the “Great White Hope”, has found itself being boycotted on its own call for a boycott by an overwhelming majority of Dominicans? The same “oposition” that cannot mobilise any significant section of the Dominican population beyond its regular membership?
The DLP is scared of that “opposition”? Lol! You guys have been smoking some bad grass. Get with the programme, Malgraysa: The UWPwee has been rejected for good. Zot fini! No amount of politicking, boycotting, showmanship, mind-bending, and spin can shake the DLP train. If you doubt, just sniff the air around you, re-read the article above, and look at recordings of the past Youth Rally and Nov 3 parade. Breathe deeply because what you will find is likely to raise your blood pressure.
The days of the myopic one-eyed man are numbered. We now have a team with 20/20 vision! Take that in your pipe and smoke it and if you don’t, crapaud will do it for you.
Peeping Tom only a functional literate of the Labor Party can be so rejected yet you keep coming. But that is understandable cause you are in a position where all is well with you and in oder to secure your position of privilege you must make a unwavering effort to deceive the people who are stricken in poverty imposed by you and the rest of your gang of criminals , thieves, crooked lawyer friends, some religious leaders.
Hell is right here on earth – just remember that. The bus is on it’s way- I guarantee you that.
Cheap labour in order to massage the unemployment figures? Garcon, you competing with our Haitian brothers now? Cheap tactics Dr. McIntyre. Wonder if that is one of Heartless Henry’s brainwaves too?
all i will say is that dominica have to much tebehh people, they will still vote for allu, just fling some galvanize, plywood and toilets..
First press conference in years,,where was that minister hiding ? Lennox and The UWP have all of all you talking,I will take a chance with UWP next time around,,Labour !! never me again…
So how many jobs so far the UWP have created since their on the road trip? How many new businesses they will have opened after day 25? They want to get in government first? I see!!
What are they saying – they will be continuing what the Government have been doing? So you think is foo we foo to change the government and what it is doing to have no change no new ideas, mo new investors from the uwp especially as they criticize all our international donors and partners? We not foo. Is Up the Next Level we climbing.
investors? donors? partners? i guess your investors and partners help you pay ur bills monthend.stop thinking that people owe dominica anything and start think production.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary defines an apprentice as, “a person who is learning a trade by being employed in it for an agreed period at low wages”. Traditionally, the agreed period was years rather than weeks.
Fifty-five years ago, I served a six-year indentured apprenticeship in mechanical engineering. Every week-day I had to be up at 5.30am to get to work for 7.30am. After finishing work at 5.00pm, I attended night school three evenings a week and didn’t get home until 10.00pm. For the first three years my wage was less than my bus fares. After serving my apprenticeship, I had to spend many years as a “journey-man” before I was considered fully qualified.
In terms of qualifications, it may disappoint Dr Peters to know that, although I am recognized as a highly skilled mechanical engineer, I do not have a degree. Likewise, the master craftsmen that taught me, did not have degrees.
I mention all this because a 4 to 8 week training program is not an apprenticeship and that period alone cannot produce a skilled worker. Without a commitment fully-train artisans, we will finish up with a semi-skilled, rather than a skilled workforce.
The difficulty is finding the master craftsmen able to take the apprentice on from there. These days, practical skill is considered secondary to academic qualifications. As a result, master craftsmen and the traditional long-term apprenticeships that produced them, are sadly a thing of the past.
I want my diploma in road side cleanup…Dr Collin McIntyre you’re a joke…..I wonder how you would go about training ppl to clean up de road side when ppl have been doing it for yrs without any formal training
his children is doctor and he want us to clean road!! haha collin and them man not easy eh!!!
Fer negre bien say touchou mal…dont do they upset! do they upset! Marg way sa! its our country every bit counts…u guys think its easy to run a country of 70 thousand people less than half working with the Government and the other half waiting on the government to give them a job! and the other set, are youth, old, disabled, paro, etc an cant contribute to the tax base or otherwise. Albeit the idiots and i mean all of them who come into power give them jobs and handouts! Didnt the last admin flood the hospital with their people! this one is flooding everywhere!
Private sector is supposedly the engine of growth or so they say, where r the investments in jobs, expansion, instead they hoad the profit and lime and go to the Saints, the Government cannot do all, its has to be a private and public sector initiative. Where are the innovative ideas for starting small businesses, see wat the PSS was able to do with their Spa products, government need to create the enabling environment for sure, like making doing business less complicated, research and development, gvn to small business the required working capital from the small business unit and not make people think they are begging…some of us just need the assistance not the attitude or run around for a year and more (i can attest to that). the Haitians and Santo Dominicans come here and find jobs, open businesses, but we as a people we wait on government to give us a job or for hand out! still the slave mentality…when are we as a people going to break the chains of slavery, politics, religion and start working together to build our nation…last time i checked it was not the PM, DLP, UWP or LL own to build it is ours!
They blaming unemployment on World crisis, its not our fault
BLAH blah blah. where are the jobs? that is the question we need to ask them fellas.
Tackling unemployment?! Ha! Jokes! Really??? sourcing the money to put jobs in the country? Ha! only now? 500 jobs? Ha! clear harbor take back 30 so allu can say 470!!! Anyways, All young children that get to leave this country should do so! Take their education and skills and run cause them man in office only like to open their mouth and talk when people shaking them in their office!!! I never knew collin post in government but I know now!!!
Hedge and road? What happened to errrrmmm building a meat rearing plant and a factory for processing agriculture products etc. That would surely employ more than five young men. Why are we still looking at manual labour only? What happened to all the people that have been sent overseas to study? Why doesn’t the govt of Dominica start a state owned bank, (by the way I do not know if there is one already) get qualified young and experienced people to manage it? Invest in medicine or better yet, giving the newly educated doctors/surgeons priority over well established doctors at the hospital. Most well established doctors should now be able to practice privately, that would also allow medical offices to open around the island. Sort of like general practitioner surgeries. New ideas, new medicine and new ways to do surgery, A breathe of fresh air. And for goodness sake, make dca more accessible by air and sea. So I guess we would need an air dominica too plus our own Dominican liners.That would also employ more than five young men. And all of the above would certainly give experience in better fields and better careers. Last but not least, agriculture is top priority. Please please please make dominica self sufficient and cut exports to near zero. Thanks much
the stock farm over londondary is very underutilized,there is a lot of room for improvement and it could also serve as a training facility where the “less academically” inclined or anyone can gain skills and get a first hand experience of how those skills can be used to earn a living and help the country,year round rainfall and yet we cant produce enough meat to feed ourselves.
did you mean cut imports and do more exports?
You meant cut imports, correct?
Thank you Mr. Lennox Linton and the UWP for making the Skeritt Labor Administration realize that the Red Clinic syndrome will not work. Promises will not work, lies will not work, jobs in a briefcase will not work, nepotism and favouritism will not work, what will work is an economic plan as laid out by Mr. Linton and the UWP economic team.
I was just going to post that we.
zort too cest mem wee
No! uwp can never be like DLP. Like it or not this DLP administration bring Dominica up to date. We can sit there looking at the blue skies and try to convince ourselves and others that it is red but the fact will remain for those who have eyes to see.
It seems like the big narrative this election cycle is about jobs and economic development. The Dear Leader first hinted at 500 new jobs then in a later pronouncement downgraded the number to 400. Now the Community Development Minister and other ministers are getting on board the Consolidation Bandwagon and it seems every time they open their mouths a purse falls out. Methinks they would be more convincing if they would all take a voluntary vow of poverty.
With all comments made against the current government I hope we can unite and remove these guys !!! Stand for what is right and for the future of our people and country!!!
Well….Well…another Minister has woken up after 14 years in power….Guess we will see and hear from more soon…..the power of the UWP…………
honestly as a young person, i must laugh. Thats the best the government can do, that how low we have come. What happens next year when the money finish?
now I ask skerrit tony’s puppet where is that cargo boat that was promised in 2009 election. who are there dlp idiots trying to fool?
u all will NEVER get my vote with ya empty promisses
such hate!
Where in the World is Roosevelt Skerrit? He tried to leave on Community Day of Service but LIAT cramped his style, the following day he was in Barbados talking about making LIAT an essential service and now everything has gone cold.
I know he working hard looking for 500 jobs Regie say he was bringing in a briefcase, but now that Collin say where the jobs coming from, 20 at PAPAU, 50 KRAZY Kokonut, 250 Vielle Case, 75 Cottage,
Oh Lord help us!
Maybe the Commonwealth heads of state conference in Sri Lanka, probably passing through Dubai on the way. Nice job, if you can get it.
with more lies Dominicans open allu eyes d country in poverty allu to tebehhhhhhhh
thats it , u serious?
just another political strategy…talk talk talk talk talk until they win elections and the Gov’t goes back on MUTE.
tiling, barbering, cleaning up of roads???…that’s the best u can do???/ wat a big disrespectful slap in the face on Dominicans..
We all need these services and as we dont want to do it with our “college degree” who is going to do it for us? Dont the people who can offer us these services need to get trained? Look outside the box.
I looked outside that box and saw a cage.
I looked outside that box too, and I saw a 7′ x 7′ red clinic with 100 people with red baskets, each containing 2 bath soaps as the people have been waiting there for over two weeks. Vote burst, treasury empty, money done.
For any government in Dominica to seriously tackle un-employment in Dominica – there are key areas that must be addresses.
1. High cost at the port – Bringing in anything of value is put a dent in the finances of any potential business man. The manner of conducting and setting up a business in Dominica is very primitive – way tooooooo many red tapes. Ever so often a waiver or reduction of port fees should be given. (this can be int he form a marketing campaign)
2. VAT – if the port fees are waived then that will should not affect the VAT. Persons will not mind paying.
3. The abuse of lawyers – must be address – too many lawyers are getting away with STEALING innocent people money.
4. The red tapes on Concession must be revised. presently there are concession available but to access it is a nightmare.
5. International airport or more direct flight to DA – not only liat
Number three is serious. Lawyers robbing people blind. They ask for payment up front and years before the job is done. We need legislation to put time guidelines and penalties for attorneys.
Amen, especially point 3. Have you ever heard of a lawyer in Dominica being struck off? Well, they must be superior to other countries where this does happen, such as the U.K.
That bar association is just a club for self-protection of self-interest. Where can you go when you want to complain about your lawyer? Another lawyer of course, who props up the same bar.
Good contribution. Thank you.
government should concentrate on creation of favorable environment to stimulate business development in Dominica not talking about employing 5 fellas on some stone cutting module. No need to invent the wheel: there is interesting report on how complicated to do business in Dominica which outlines all areas need reforming. No need to be genius to see those areas…No need fancy workshops, press-conferences, no need even to call some World Bank economists to figure out the most optimal solution – look how your registries work, look what a headache to open bank account, look how difficult to meet officials to discuss business topics, look on the price of electricity….those are the factors which kill businesses and employment
This country is solely divided politically .When Linton said he would create 5000 jobs without any indication how he is going to do it well UWP were
excited .Now DLP lay a plan how they can possibly
take care of unemployment then it is a problem
Unites we stand divide we fall.
Dear Grand Bay Girl, we are not against the DLP trying to create Jobs, what is shocking to us is that it took them 14 years in office to recognize that people need work, and this was only after the UWP started having this as their focus.
The DLP honestly thought that all Dominicans are foolish and would only depend on hand outs for the rest of their lives.
You too need to wake up after 14 years.
It had to take Lennox to layout a plan to let them know that red clinic is a temporary fix. But what do you expect, they have to learn from the best.
I have not heard How all these jobs are going to be created. That concerns me.
Mamzie! Your response was surprisingly kind.Thanks
Unlike the others I have read, Politicans always
told us what we want to hear. It’s a Game!
If you had gone to the workshop at the Fort Young Hotel you would have heard how they are going to get the jobs. But even then you would refuse to hear because you are blinded.
You will stay in Grand Bay while ministers building mansions.
Yes I have no problem staying in Grand Bay Dominica
.U see I migrated and found out just like you I was criticizing Dominica until I found out
that other countries have the same problem and said there is “No place like Home”….Dominica.
granbay you from dats y,your fool
Soursop! I do not understand what you wrote except you called me a fool.I think for all of us who are looking forward to the 5000 jobs. We need to be prepared learn to read and write. Linton is only going to employ qualified personel
anony mouse, if you can find me Lennox’ “plan” for fightng unemployment, i will personally give you a million US dollars. (Hint, don’t even waste your time looking!)
DO not get confused by a string of ideas that cannot fit together and for which no one has yet told us how they will become reality. If you truly believe that teh regurgitations that you have heard thus far from The Great WHite Hope is a “plan” for development then i suggest that you look up the meaning of the word “plan.” Google it.
This governemnt, on the other hand, can point to several intiatives it has undertaken since 2000 to fight unemployment…from providing financing for small businesses, financially suporting business in critical sectors, training persons..No sector has been spared. I know you will not like to admit it publicly, but at least, i am sure you will agree that this is truly a government that has been working, against the odds. The above news release is simply a further manifestation of this hardworking government.
my girl u really serious, thats why am not coming back dominica, young people like you have no brains
@ grandBay Girl You obviously was not listening. How the jobs will be created was clearly stated by the members of the UWP!IN ANY CASE LINTON WILL EMPLOY YOU! SKERRIT WILL finally be kicked out!
Were you listening? Can you explain?
“Unless we stand divide we fall” Grandbay girl? Surely you mean” Unless we stand UNITED we fall” and I would agree with you on that.
If you want to find our how the opposition plans to create these 5,000 jobs all you have to do is call Lennox Linton on 275 4567. He is not too high-and mighty to talk to you. Unlike the P.M. he makes himself personally available to all.
This government is acting like after 14+ years in power, something has finally awoken them from their politically drunken stupor and realize that job creation was never on their list of things to do.In these 14 years, the only job Collin has created is that of Loreen Bannis Roberts who now lives in the USVI and get a monthly salary, on the backs of tax payers. All these guys have done is milked and exploited government resources for their personal gain
Well we finibat
Is that the best the government can come up with? Garcon, you can’t be serious.
What, you have a problem with the government training unemployed persons and helping them to get a job? Why would you have a problem with this? You should be happy that there will be fewer persons unemployed, if those involved complete the programmes.
they just making empty promises, fooling the people as usual, tell them what they want to hear so they can vote them back again, sometimes I think my people are not thinking for themselves,go ahead believe them labour people and see what will happen, they have being making these empty promises for 14 years
Peeping Tom, I don’t think anybody has problems with the gov’t training unemployed people. The question is, why now?
When last did Dr Mac hold a press conference?
When last did the gov’t sit and take a serious look at unemployment in Dominica? Why is our unemployment rate at 21 percent, some say higher?
Why now when you had 14 years to tackle this issue? That is my question.
Dominica Labour’s Best and only gift to Dominica is registering It Officially as the “Poorest in the Eastern Caribbean”
Labour has cursed Dominica.
Is that the best you can do?
Show me that facts of what u r cliaming.
Nonsense that wont work,labour has failed and needs to get out of town,my vote is for uwp this time !
I have never heard so much of nothing on how to stimulate employment from a sitting minister of GOVT.
These guys have no clue as they are viewing Dominica like 25years back and are launching primitive plans to suit that era when it comes to sparking employment.
We have a GOVT group that is incapable of managing the affairs of the country…Plain and simply!!!
Therefore there is no other choice they must go.
The government must be applauded for its courage and leadership. The ideas are not novel but they are for Dominica, at least as a government policy.
The successful implementation of the initiatives will mean greater opportunities for people to feed themselves and to improve the quality of their lives. So, bravo to the Cabinet and the relevant public officers! Keep on working
Yeah, isn’t that brilliant……after 14 years????
Oh YEA…It seems the growing popularity of the UWP is creating a storm within the DLP. From now on till election day we will be seeing all sorts of initiatives coming out of the woodwork.
WHY NOW. Current and potential businesses need incentives to create jobs.
are you serious? The population is so small…how many householders can employ a guy to landscape and how much do you think they will be paid for landscaping as it should be? How many houses are being built to sustain the trainer and their family.
Cleaning up the roadside…do you think I would have sent my son off to college to go and cleanup the roadside? Unless it’s in his own yard. These small time ideas won’t in any way dent the stress on economy this is more of a HAND-TO-MOUTH process as I see it
Of course, Ben Dover et al, none of you will be pleased with such initiatives because they are further evidence of a Labour administration that is working for all. In addition, they deny you an opportunity to criticize the government.
Unfortunately, you do not see beyond “government” or political party or an individual. All you see is “Skerrit.” In these programmes, i see additional opportunities for Dominicans who are interested in earning legal money (not all are. Not everyone can be an accountant or a barber, but someone, SOMEONE, will be able to earn a living as one. This is the strength of these programmes: All shall eat!
These programmes are an addition to other public sector intiatives. So, whether they target 10 or 50 or 500 they add up. In the end, many will benefit from this training and this is
I hate when dem fellas say sign of relief. What u all think a Government is? We paying all u to make our lives better not bobol or running women like in your case. Sign of relief my foot!
This DLP Regime sucks period…folks how long have they been in Power for?
Why does a Government exist? were they sleeping? or Getting something fatten in another angle?
Didn’t they say to all the citizens that Dominica is doing better than everyone else in the Region?
What are the salaries scales..$300.00 a month per employee?
clearly shows a lack of vision by Labour..haha is the jokers were smart they would have ensured that the chinese projects have spin off in the society, esp housing,food and employment of locals at least 40% of the labour force on the sites…
I WILL NEVER VOTE LABOUR..they love keeping citizens poor, by giving a few loaves of bread, a shoot of rum, a tin of corn beef and a labour t-shirt and cap…and say Thank GOD..is so it is..
This is Evil and of slavery mood at the highest core…Labour should never see the reigns of Power in Dominica….
Why do you seem so full of anger and hate after you view a news item that is so positive and full of promise for many Dominicans? Are you not a patriot?
@Peeping Tom We know who u are and we know what u getting. Your time will come just wait…..
Corrupt_Bastards, you respond like a real UWPwee suporter: Spit, insult, threaten, and vilify. I think you should enrol for one of the new initiaves. After all, a mind is a terrible thing to waste and we already have enough lazy men and women in Dominica
wake up and look around you.
These guys must be joking or taking people for fools – NOW they want to tackle unemployment seriously? That should’ve been priority #1 from the day they took office. Now, a year or so before elections, there is suddenly a need to tackle unemployment? Dominicans need to ask them – what have you been doing all this time? And then kick them out of office. This is reprehensible.
and the jobs are what they say they are JOBS…you get a project Monday..Friday it done you have to hustle to find a next one or you F next week…what kind of sustainability is that?
This is ridiculously laughable!! After almost 3 years in power, and election is around the corner now is the time you are waking up from your slumber regarding job creation?
Extremely poor effort from the current government.
The unemployed turn to crimes and other illicit behaviour because of lack of jobs. People crying……… Banks are repossessing properties, farmers are hiking. Feeder roads are not rehabilitated. Tons and tons of produce rotting on the farms because of difficult access to farms and lack of market creation.
God help us in Dominica!!!!
Why would you let a big manufacturing business close down and lay off all the workers when u all could help? seriously? I was at that meeting when the PM said he would help. He yet to do a dam thing.. All they want to do is just be importing things from outside and not export nothing from their own country….no wonder we on the top 20 worst economies list in the world.. SHAME
If you say it enough you might actually start to believe it. In your case you do but this does not change the facts. They are there to see. The wise ones will check and the stupid ones will just believe.
Those male papaw papaw tree in government were only living for themselves. After 14 years of self enrichment they are now talking crap.
Do these fellas realize what 14 years of damage , unproductivity, corruption has done to the people. Now these have the guts to try to fool people with their fake carrots.
When patriots spoke about poverty and unemployment they had the audacity to tell us that we are doing better than others in the region and even America; They said that the next level has arrived; agriculture was alive, manufacturing was doing good. Now all of a sudden unemployment and poverty is a concern. How much more can Laborites defend. Where are the voices of people like Parry Bellot, the church, those who have influence and for so long remain silent; where are the voices of the merchants- people like Depooter, Mc Kenzie Mitchel; Rudolph Thomas Business, etc . Now that the government is admitting only now that election is around the bend – what else besides a conscience do you guys need to make a noble decision to stand up not just for the survival of your businesses but also for the Dominica that we love.
The situation did not just sprong up on us this was a systematic and progressive effort towards poverty – it happened while many ” know Better ” people buried their heads in the sand. Many pretended that the opposition was just being silly just so that they wont have to deal with reality. Well now the government who have been arrogant and deceitful is telling Dominicans things are bad , real bad.
Now who is to blame ? The opposition not going to parliament; Between you and me?; Matt?, Angelo?
Behold government have unveiled the truth – seem like they are begging the people to get them out – maybe just maybe their consciences is getting the better of them but we all know that they still long for one more chance to sit on the poor people’s account, bilk the country with high salaries , increased retirement benefits for parliamentarians and drive the people one more notch down into poverty
Skirrett boy u cannot fool the people all the time.Try something else.
Too little, just toooooo late!!
Well it’s about time!! I am tired of sitting on the side of the road bumming for money, rum and cigarettes.
Get up from your a– and do something for yourself. It is always the same set of people crying that they have nothing to do while another set always find something to do no matter what or who in power.
You want to tackle unemployment? Help businesses grown and they will hire more people. Reevaluate VAT and your import fees etc. Businesses are closing down or laying off people every day because it cost too much to run a business here. Once businesses start growing implement minimum wage and enforce it. That’s how our economy will grow!
of course business are closing – no real opportunity to make profit…of course if you are monopoly here then you make money – no questions here..but in order to have more cash circulating you need cash injection from abroad and for foreign investors Dominica is not attractive…a lot of red tape and a lot of administrative non-sense
hmm
haha …. are these guys for real man??? I mean where have you all been all this time and what have you been doing?now you all see that there is an unemployment issue in Dominica? i mean come on..at the 12th hr Government going to do this, government going to do that, but the truth is this government have not been doing the proper business of the ple for the ple and by the ple hence the reason we are where we are now.GROSS INCOMPETENCE. The only penalty for that is DISMISSAL..
If you believe this has anything to do with the Opposition’s talk shop on jobs you are ignorant of the facts. The apprenticeship program is a continuation and expansion of programs started last year and the mentorship/internship program was included in the budget address in July and budgeted for from that time.
Program budgeted for in July is being implemented, opposition talk shop on jobs November is still on paper, don’t get it twisted. Stick to the facts.
Could shake your big toe. I knew the supporters of the “BLUE TALK MACHINE” were gonna come here to spurt out their garbage, but only fools and biased individuals with blue goggles on will take tthem seriously.
Training people to clean the roads? Wow isnt that a brilliant idea? …. Young man please hold your broom this way…. Young lady this is not the right way to rake the dried leaves…… This is hilarious.
You missed a spot.
Well someone needs to clean them and what better way than to do it professionally and with pride to stop ignorant people considering the task as demeaning. You clean your house or don’t you?
One of the biggest complaints and reasons why tourism is not thriving in this beautiful and full of potential Island is the state of its streets and services.
Do you know how many people are now wealthy through cleaning and many people in other countries who started out as mere cleaners now run their own cleaning companies employing their own staff by rising above ignorance and settling for a regular wage and opportunity.
Judging from most of these comments it seems that attitudes need seriously changing in D’ca and the youth need to wake up to the fact that progress only comes from graft and not from fantasising over hollywood movies or so called reality programs.
Best McIntyre jus shut his mouth there.. Cuz he kno dam well that one of the biggest manufacturer came to them (PM and himself) , wrote tons of letters for assistance and none was given. Instead the business had to let off all the workers and close its doors. You’re surely not helpin to create jobs if you refused to help a manufacturer who could hire more than 20 workers to add to the existing 35..
if you look at the job skills they are offering it pays peanuts and then they can bring back some of this same money and say they sourced new funds to do this that and the other
Two sides to every story.
Just because the opposition focusing on job creation, all of a sudden all you now realize there is an unemployment problem? stupesssssss.
bunch of hopeless fellas.
is either that or they realized that election coming so they putting a foot forward to say we are aware of the plight of young people so here is what we are going to do.
Stupes, how about making it easier for entrepreneurs to start a local business? If you dnt go through the DYBT program, cwapo smoke ur pipe.
Nonsense!!!! Wasn’t the small busuness and employment unit set up long before the oppsition start talking their unrealistic nonsense about creating 5000 jobs in 2 years ( mark you without giving even a slight indication of how they are going to do this)!!! Stop being partisan and foolish at the same time. A bird in the hand is always worth more than two in the bush my friend.
Really???? So whre are the jobs it created?