Parliamentary Representative for the Salybia Constituency and Minister for Carib Affairs, Ashton Graneau is describing the new Horse Back Ridge Road as one of the most important developments in the Kalinago Territory.
Graneau is excited at the economic opportunities created in tourism and agriculture through this project.
“It is going to enhance the environment in that area; the area is known to be one of the spots where tourists visit and get a view of the Kalinago Territory both right and left,” he explained. “It will open up new agricultural lands, people have already been tilling the soil there but since we have a road and a good road then more farmers will utilise the road for the purpose of opening up new lands.”
He said the road also connects the village of Concorde, known originally as Tuna which is also a tourist site.
“For these reasons it is really going to enhance the area and, of course, you will have too the vendors and others, the entrepreneurs, who might want to open new businesses on this road,” Graneau stated.
The Horse Back Ridge Road is one of six components under the Caribbean Development Bank funded Carib Territory Capacity Building Project.
The project involved the rehabilitation of 1.3 kilometres or road and the construction of one kilometre of new road.
The cost of the project was $1,868,988.05.
The contractor for the project was Edgehill and Associates Ltd.
The vibrant and euphoric celebration that I read concerning the paving of approximately 5 miles of road in the Carib Territory tells me how far behind we truly are.
We understand the need for adequate infrastructure and its impact upon any community. However, much more has to be done to create real sustainable excitement.
While we’re on more tourists visiting the Carib Territory especially along that section of road, I am curious if there are any rest stops, and the all important “Restrooms, for these potential visitors.” Bear in mind that we declared a war on “Pit Latrines” recently.
Missing from this post is at least one industry or new market and transportation that was sought for agricultural crops that so many of the inhabitants in that village produce.
Building and maintaining infrastructure is the job of every elected government. So when they do their job at its most basic format, there’s nothing to celebrate. I saw no lamp poles in the photo that was shown. Illumination, especially at night should be part of the new road. Tourist and locals alike do not fancy darkness when the sun goes down daily. “In the land of the blind, one-eyed-Jack is king.”
Great job Ton. Many of the clowns criticising dont realise the private sector creates jobs. Not government. The private citizen risk his cash in a venture to satisfy a need and he is rewarded with the profits. Stop asking for government to make jobs. Bloody Hell. Look at a potential venture and invest your time, money and energy, instead of harping bullshit francisco. Or better still do some micro-economic studies. Coward.
A government’s duty is to create a suitable environment where the private sector can expand. Tell me honestly, do you see any signs of that conducive environment being made available in Dominica right now? Didn’t you realize what was happening when this government actually felt happy to see Brizee mart close down. Smart boy that was the private sector being allowed to go down the drain. When the cost of electricity is so high private sector cannot operate efficiently so what do they do smart boy? They cut down on staff. Right now you have a resource centre being built, tell me smart boy how many kalinagos are employed? Less than 5. So what are you talking about micro economic studies. How on earth is that supposed to make life better for people in Kalinago country? Don’t you see that certain people import craft items that are not made by Kalinagos and then the kalinagos have to struggle to sell their craft items. These are the things that you should check on before you open your mouth and call people clown!!
“He said the road also connects the village of Concorde, known originally as Tuna which is also a tourist site.” This is an incomplete sentense, man…where the rest nuh? Stupes!!! Allu killing me man.
Ashton vou pa vo reponce.
how? does it bring them food? i’d love a concrete road that brings me food.
But wait awhile, isn’t that the same Horse Back Ridge Road that has been there for soooo many years? The road or part of the road may have been resurfaced, but that’s not something to croak about, for this is what Gov’t is supposed to do..upkeep the roads among other stuff. Ashton, the kind of vibrant person I knew you to be, you really let us down. Time to pack up and roll on out. Make way for people who can be in position to make things in the Kalinago Territory happen.. Forward we go…no turning back now.
the road is incomplete the bataca side should be pave to the horse back ridge road leading to bataca it is in a deplorable state
good job!
Any port for a storm
stop making your self a poppet skerit do not want you. You a not the candidate going to contest the seat. you should show the PM WHAT YOU DID before he dump you ashton there’s a lot of persons spitting you saying negative things on you in your camp stop upholding them put out the secrete of the party before its to late your brother see things were not write he step out before they pushed him out
POOR FOOLS
“It is going to enhance the environment in that area; the area is known to be one of the spots where tourists visit and get a view of the Kalinago Territory both right and left,” he explained”
Graneau, you are like chicken which layed its first egg, and turn around, looked at it, and began to cruttle. Are you so ignorant to believe that the repairing, or building of a stretch of road is going to attract the tourist to visit the Carib Reservation? Don’t you realize that most of our visiting tourist are from nations such as the United States, Europe, and Canada, where there are thousands of miles of paved three, and four lanes of streets, and freeways, fully paved, in both directions with lane dividers.
We do not see in these country’s people going out and stand on a street conner admiring the asphalt, or concrete pavement! How many Carribs are going to be employed on a daily, or yearly basics. How much in revenue is that bit of infrastructure is going to generate, until the next storm which will cause some damage, and it is time to repair it again.
How much money was borrowed to facilitate the construction. You people glory in everything insignificant, there must be infrastructure in every country, it is the responsibility of the government to ensure these infrastructure, there is nothing to clap the government on the shoulder fore, that is what they are elected to do; no one man or a political party is entitled to “thanks” for anything they did in the country.
Wake up out of your nightmare; release the delusion: if you are suggesting that the crowed should vote labor over some asphalt spread on the ground, you are mad. Whereas roads are necessary, job creation are much more essential, because the more people who are employed, it is the more revenue the government can collect via income tax; which will be used in resurfacing more roads.
How many jobs have you created in the Carib Territory; how many tourist have visited you Territory, and decided to dwell among your people and set up an industry of any kind there. Cut the crap out man there is nothing gallant or valiant about a blood piece of asphalt!
Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
In that case sir it is not asphalt but concrete and according to one of the 2014 calypsos “we cya eat concrete”. The part of the road that leads back to the main Bataca village is soooo dilapidated. What I noted with interest was that Grano said that the tourist could look at the Territory from both sides. That is in the exact location where that segment of the road is dilapidated. What the man needs to do is just chill out and let Skerrit do the work cause he is basically a non factor in the Kalinago Territory. The ONE thing of significance Ash ton Grano did for the KAlinago Territory was to ask the PM about the money that the late Hugo Chavez gave for specific projects in the Territory. That project was written by a group of academics from the Territory and submitted to Chavez. Chavez apparently liked the idea because it showed him that it could be sustainable and provide the Kalinago people with some areas to develop independence. The project was however hijacked and when Grano asked him about it he paid the price of being bold and honest by being silently ostracized from the labour government. So I really cannot understand why he grano still blowing a rusty ole trumpet alas zore!!!!
“In that case sir it is not asphalt but concrete and according to one of the 2014 calypsos “we cya eat concrete”.
Anonymous; Maybe Graneau is capable of eating concrete, he usually get excited, and over-elated about nothing; such as the war on feces. Remember the man just a few months ago declared the best, and most important thoughts of his government in more than twenty years is to declare war on feces you know!
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!
When the war starts I hope he has enough protective garments on because what is in the pit-holes are soft, and watery, and stinks also. If he has the skills of a night-soil man he might survive it, nevertheless if all those pit hole starts overflowing in his face, I do believe the feces in the pit-hole will win the war!
Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
I am wondering if you write merely for the sake of writing and providing your comments. You are always bringing down people. Are you ever pleased with whatever is done in D/ca? Do you ever offer compliments? Do you understand the overall situation in D/ca? Be fair.
You must see the good, the progress which has been done in D/ca dating back to a few years ago to today.
As babies who must first learn to creep before they walk, everything takes time. We know the saying, “Rome was not built in a day.” Furthermore, everything takes money and much of it especially in the West Indies, dollar for dollar. The funds must come from somewhere since D/ca does not have a money tree. Everything cannot be done all at once.
Dominica has come a long way from bygone years and when you were 14 years prior to leaving D/ca unless you are still a spring chicken.
Prior to seeking employment for obtaining a good, secure and well-paying job in Dominica, applicants must be educated. i..e. to have at least completed high school.
What other types of job could be found in that territory? Today more of these children are being educated. I foresee once they especially graduate from high school, in the future they will qualify for such jobs. In time whatever needs to be done will be done.
There are times projects have to be halted due to lack of funding and other emergencies which require priority. Give the government a break.
For now Salybia residents are happy to have a good road which will assist them and their economy in time. Once all roads are complete, there will be more tourist traffic and visitors to these sites. It takes a few steps at a time to do good and to grow.
Are you talking to me girl?
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If you are, I am surprised that you are impressed by the nonsense that these stupid politicians who leap miles into the air over nothing, and you as a follower seems also happy about such crap. When will people like you learn that the more you support them in their crap, it is the more complacent they become. Fifteen or twelve years ago if people like yourself started speaking out about the crap, the nothing, the no progress under this government; perhaps they would have made an effort to change the status quo.
I supported them for as long as I thought that we would all wake up one day, and here of some significant change was about to take place: nothing significant has been accomplish in fifteen years. Yes, they built a State House, the Chines handed us a Sport stadium, the squandered half a billion dollars on Melville Hall Airport, is that what impress you so much that you are unable to comprehend my argument.
Let me tell you something I will reiterate, that Gloria Dods Shillingford late father, is my uncle, so too my late mother is my aunt. Her husband is my cousin, the son of my aunt by father, Viola Joseph, when she ran last time around, I contacted as many people in her constituent as I could and suggest that they voted for. She won, but has produced nothing for the village of Wesley.
The now suggested candidate for that constituency is closely related to me. Her grandmother’s mother is my biological aunt, however I cannot in good conscience suggests to any of my relatives to vote for her, I know she is going to be angry with me; for that matter when she looses, and return to Canada, and I go to visit Canada, and tell her I want to stay at her home for a week or so, if she say no, I will simply say to her more power to you, and go and check into a hotel, or relax with another cousin.
No love lost you see. I do not support politician only because I love them. To hell with that, if I love you and because of that I vote for you and in the progress you screw up Dominica, and hurt people in the process, I might be even be guilty of treason, or murder, because people may stave to death.
Is that what you are hoping for Just the Truth? Don’t forget I read the comments you last made, I ignored it because the link was almost out; yes, you remember that piece in which you said I do not know you, well let me tell yo I worked in Dominica for about six or seven in my life also: And I planted green fig too; so you “aint gat knotten over dis kid yah oui!” any error found correct them fu me!
Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque