Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit has announced at least four parties have shown interest in setting up a school in Dominica at the campus that once housed the Ross University School of Medicine in Picard, Portsmouth.
During a visit to construction sites of hotels in the north on Wednesday, he said one of the interested parties will be visiting Dominica next week and a task force has been set up to engage them.
“As I said to the country we are engaging four different interested parties, some of whom who have already submitted proposals for consideration by the government for setting up a school here in Dominica,” he said without naming any of the interested parties.
According to Skerrit, such school will not only be a medical school but will provide additional programmes.
He stated that one of the first interested parties will be visiting Dominica next week to engage the government and landlords in Portsmouth to discuss the various aspects and conditions that will satisfy them.
“We are very excited about this and I believe later in the month a second team, a different team, will come in to also do a tour of the island, a tour of the campus,” he stated, “As you know the campus belongs to the state, the property belongs to the state and the state is in a position to dispose of it however it wishes.”
He said that no contracts have been signed but expressed optimism one could come to fruition.
“We are keeping our fingers crossed, we have not signed any agreements yet, but we are very optimistic that we would be able to conclude on one of these four interested parties who we have been in touch with for the last several weeks,” he said.
Meantime, Skerrit revealed that the government have appointed a task force to engage the parties and is being cheered by Dr. Gerald Grell who has a long history in medicine and academia and, “who in my view has the most profound knowledge of medical education in medicine than anyone in the country and indeed the Caribbean.”
He mentioned further that President of the Dominica State College (DSC), Dr. Donald Peters will also form part of that task force.
“Of course we have folks in the private sector, owners in Portsmouth that will deal with issues relating to accommodation and the various aspects, restaurants, and services that will go towards the school,” Skerrit revealed. “There are some public officers that are also on this task force and we will have someone from the Ministry of Health relationship with the proposed medical schools.”
Ross University School of Medicine closed its operation in Dominica after 40 years and moved to Barbados.
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I am glad you received those words which are quoted here “your eyes are closed; your minds are plagued with darkness, stupidity, and ignorance is you all’s food of the day” And I intend to write it for as long as your all in the minority box have received it. So look out for more of it.
Everything is a mystery with this administration, the airport, hotels and so on, who are these four organizations. Are they from China? A Chinese military facility maybe? Why all the secrets?
More talk from the PM. When you can’t disclose who or what, you don’t have anything.
But who for the property ner??????????????? Is it dominiva own? I haven’t heared anything about that… Ross property belongs to skerite? I thought the place was Ross own.. how is it skerite sayiNg that there are people interested and the place does not belongs to him or the country? What the hell is goin on???
they acquired the property, as well as the enormous bills and operational costs that go with it … they have no idea what to do
Ross sold you the property already?
PM Skerrit is a notorious liar. His vague statement shows me he is talking again just for the sake of talking and to pacify his supporters for a little bit longer.
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The University of Happy , Laughing and Joyful… The same one he get is “ward-aid-rate” from..
Haha these guy says there are people interested but he gives not one name… he talks about an airport but he gives not one location where he is going to build it… he talks about a new police headquarters but yet he gives no location where he intends for it to built… is this man serious? ? Why does this man and his government keep on winning an election? ARe the people of this country fools?
Skerrit and the truth are everlasting and hostile enemies. This man’s lies are legendary. Credibility is not his strongest suit. General elections are nigh so expect more of this sort of political shenanigans. Take a minute and ruminate seriously on this. A foreign business entity has set up shop in your land for forty (40) years. It’s responsible for 30% of your Gross Domestic Product. It then decided to pull up anchor and leave for a neighboring island to pursue that exact business. It could not be easy for them to make that decision. This happened due to the gross incompetence and the indifferent and lazy attitude of the Skerrit-led autocracy. To this day this man has not given the country a full and honest explanation of this debacle. What other reputable school will want to invest millions in a country where astute leadership is non-existent?
Yea He, Yae He ,Yea He, Mr. Skerroo has the Deed for the Brooklyn Bridge and we are going to put a toll plaza on it so Dominica can make money to create employment. Skerroo , when is the cow going to jump over the moon? I want a front row seat, by the way we can charge $1000 per seat. Many more Bear Nancy stories to come. I’m listening.
What de PM saying is true, it could be lovely University or Punjab University from Pakistan or Abadan University from Iran or Damascus university in Syria. This PM is all about fake news.
PJ went to jail one day one day your turn will come for everything you doing your turn will come Kadafi Saddam Hussein they all had you turn yours will be next time will come for fooling the people
This evil leader will break your leg,then give you a stick to walk,and pretend that he has helped you ..So happy that you are unmasked.Your laziness, incompetence and showmanship caused Ross to go. Lazy!
Skerrit Must Go
Skerrit Must Go
Lazy Skerrit Must Go Now
One thing I like that PM, he says a bunch of nothing, never gives any concrete information, he never substantiate what he says with any information and the red supporters jump and say yes. Ok then, Mr. PM you must tell them one day that you are moving Dominica to Alaska..
Has anyone seen what is on the MOU Skerrit signed with China? Could this be the beginning of the Chinese takeover of Portsmouth? So could this be the reason why Skerrit had to get rid of Ross University? Is it a Chinese owned school? Long I heard that Portsmouth was sold to to the Chinese so maybe and this might just be the bill of sale. So he talking apartment owners but soon all of those apartments will be empty because Chinese only believe in one damn China. But that’s good for those Portsmouth fools that just keep selling themselves to Skerrit for nothing. They have to pay for their stupidity
Wait tell me it’s not Dominicans that speak like that. Why is my people is so negative and stupid at the same time. I my language all u don’t like change, one door closed another will open. So now it is open for something else. Jack…,and that is for all of you haters.
@Jacinta – Would you consider yourself to be a gullible and naive person who despite clear warning signs will continue to put your confidence in someone you like who has proven over and over to be inept and incapable of running something successfully?
Are you aware that the cliche “when one door closes, another one WILL open” is not a fixed rule and does not always hold true for every situation in real life especially those situations where a door has closed because of gross incompetence, stupidity and negligence?
There are some opportunities, once they are lost, can never be regained.
Jacinta, you are a prime example of what Skerrit has created and is still creating in Dominica. Brainwashed beggars that don’t care about their country and excuse Skerrits incompetence and corruption on a daily basis. It look like he cast a spell on all you
jacinta every body know you singing for your supper wait it comming
I don’t know if I’m missing something or over-reading into something that’s not there, but this “Ross campus & property belonging to the state” mantra by Skerrit seems to be hiding something. Did Ross pull out of its ‘lease’ for the Picard property? Did Ross sell over its property to the government?
If no, where is Skerrit going with dis “Ross campus & property belonging to the state” utterances if Ross has not abandoned [or does not intend] to abandon the campus & property site in Portsmouth.
As we speak, isn’t maintenance repairs & fencing of the Ross Picard campus currently ongoing (I presume by Ross itself)?
But but but PM if I was married 40 yes and I agreed to divorce my wife and less than three months after the sweet divorce people hear you dating another woman and might get married soon, will they not say you were in your comess long time and that is why your 40 old marriage broke. As for me PM I don’t believe anything you say and now I really feel that you should make the last agreement you said you signed with Ross public , so all could see the facts because right now you giving everyone the impression that you really caused the downfall of Ross University
What losers, they want ross resources for free.
Black people always looking for handouts, if the country was being ran properly ross would still be here.
As long as proper air access , local road infrastructure and health services is not address in Dominica.
I cannot see any legitimate university who is looking for a return on its investment will set foot in Dominica because they will be having the same challenges as ROSS……
So if something is coming it must be Fraud University, Scam University, Steal University or Fake University.
You forgot “Lovely University”
Keep giving the people false hopes SKERRIT KEEP IT UP.THE DAY WILL COME WHEN YOU WILL BE TRUTHFULL TO THE PEOPLE OF DOMINICA.
Well done, PM!! We were always convinced that you and your Cabinet would see us through this onto bigger things. We stand with you.
I always say DLP have two sets of supporters, Naive Aka Stupid people, and Greedy Aka Wicked people. Judging from your grammar, I’ll say you’re one of the greedy ones.
You will stand Tall and remain a peeping Tom. No winder!? When you open both eyes, you will see the reality and the poverty and corruption in our Dominica. In the meantime keep peeping where you fail to see the corruption and a failed prime Minister in the name of Scare Skerrit.
Skerrit must Go…he has failed us.
Lies he’s telling again. If there are 4 interested parties, why doesn’t he say who those parties are. The truth of the matter is that the only party interested are the chinese but they are most certainly not interested to establish a school for medicine there but rather some kind of military foot hold. Dominicans be on your guard. Soon the island isn’t yours anymore.
Roosevelt you are a liar!
If if there are multiple parties showing interest, or are interested in buying, renting or occupying the now vacant; abandoned Ross University facilities; how come they showed no interest in Dominica while Ross was still operating in Dominica?
Another of your cheap political ploy, lying through your teeth! Visiting what construction site of Hotel.
On islands in the Caribbean where the economy is tourism based, and some natives are dependent on tourism for a living, they all have an International Airports? You are talking nothing more fart! For almost twenty years, all you do is lie, making promises: you have plans to do everything; nevertheless, nothing comes to fruition!
No International Airport Hotel Empty!
Nothing which get started in Dominica since you are prime minister never get completed; now you have plans to build new police station. The Government of Mexico gave Dominica millions of Dollars to build a hospital in Marigot to…
Roosevelt you are a liar!–Telemaque
I suppose you think that you are smart to write what you wrote above but how stupid! The location was full so now that it is empty, is that not the right time to go after it? So how did the Prime Minister lie?
You people continue to keep your eyes closed; your minds are plagued with darkness, stupidity, and ignorance is you all’s food of the day.
There is a difference between a promise and an insight; the promise is sure to be fruitful at the certain time, but an insight is not so. The government speaks of their insight, they cannot promise when or if that insight will be fulfilled–but who among you all can understand this; you have no wisdom to do so.
To think that the Prime Minister can speak of an insight today, and it will be fulfilled within a few months, is the thought of a fool.
Jesus said He would return to the World. But it is 2000 years later; we have not seen Him. Did He lie?
“The location was full so now that it is empty, is that not the right time to go after it? So how did the Prime Minister lie?”
Okay Elizabeth; I know that you were one who claimed to be a former teacher educator in Dominica, maybe you thought Roosevelt Skerrit that’s why he is a liar?
Now answer this: Can you tell me if the location “site” of the now abandoned University is the only site in Dominica that can accommodate schools, and churches and other institutions? Elizabeth, Roosevelt Skerrit is a notorious liar; he have you pegged; and you keep on defending that rat, that liar!
If there are three or four parties as Roosevelt said interested in Ross facilities, where were they prior to Ross leaving the island due to the lack of an International Airport? Ross University was started in a rented house by Dr. Ross the original owner; so if there are people with interest in investing in Dominica they could have come before Ross left?
Elizabeth I am back!.
You see Elizabeth: Only stupid people would believe that nonsense; there is nothing special about Dominica to pull educational institutions to Dominica, as a matter of fact there are Medical School on every independent island in the English speaking islands of the Caribbean.
So, tell me what is the pull to Dominica; I think in Anthropology they taught me about the push, and the pull; there must be something in a country that pulls people into that country, and something that push people away.
America, Canada, and places pull people because of employment opportunities, these are industrialized nations; Dominica has nothing to pull any particular investments into the country.
Ask yourself why Ross, Colgate Palmolive, (Harris Paints after operating there for over fifty years left.) The tram company, The Shine Company, Dragon Windows, and all the local companies who went out of business are no longer there.
As for you Anon, and Man bite Dog you are…
Elizabeth, no one will give you a tick, or thumbs up for you stupidity, denial, blind loyalty, and ridiculous comments on world wide media. Wake up woman, Skerrit is gone, he has failed us and you and silly Labour cronies will not bring him back, and Dominica is going no where with this failed inept comical clown of yours. wake up and smell the coffee.
Skerrit Must Go
he has to Go
he must fall
he must get lost,
he is a failure
He is dunce to social-economic Development.
he is good at creating poverty
Skerrit must Go…Run, move on, Get lost, you Skerrit have failed us and reduced our Dominica to poverty.
Let me describe Elizabeth, because she repeats the same nonsense every time, only that it comes some weird language that not mature in. This is you as you said Elizabeth, read carefully: “your eyes closed; your minds are plagued with darkness, stupidity, and ignorance is you all’s food of the day.
@ Francisco, how do you know that these companies showed no internet, just more of your lies. If you haven’t noticed, the stadium was completed ,the Roseau to Marigot road including bridges completely rehabilitated, the Roseau to Portsmouth road was also rehabilitated. A new Dominica Grammar school and a new Newtown school was built. No international airport, but the airport at meville Hall is in much better condition than when the DFP or UWP was in office. Let us not forget the brand new State college, I could go on but it is better you come see for yourself instead of spreading lies.
Anon, this is the brutal truth. In Skerrit’s Dominica the present economy is so atrocious that thousands of people are being deprived of a livable wage. Many children and adults go to bed suffering from flatulence. Most of the infrastructure is disintegrating. The buildings that house very important governmental institutions are either dilapidated or mold infested and need urgent rehabilitation. If one were to juxtapose Dominica with any of the other OECS countries , Dominica is light years behind. Most of the neighboring countries are heavily populated with Dominicans. The people are fleeing their land of birth in droves in search of greener pastures. The present leadership of Dominica has condemned its citizens to a life of mendicancy, abject poverty, insufferable hardship, and an ineradicable political tribalism. The misery is unbearable.
Yes indeed Annon! And this fellow has the nerves to call PM Skerrit a liar. He wants me to accept those evil lies when I know that he is the greatest liar in this world. His whole life is based on lies, and he knows it very well.
FRANCISCO, you are a sick old parrot as the British would say. You have been bashing Prime minister Dr.Skerrit, for 15years and more calling him all kinds of nasty names you can think off but you and your so-called workers supporters bunch of ………. still cannot find a way of beating Mr Skerrit, at elections and more because every time you guys comes up with your idiotic rubbish lies you making him stronger and his administrations plus supporters strong,also we will teach you lots a good lesson at next election. You can stay in hiding in your American dog hole and post all your crap and lies about Mr Skerrit and Dominica we are strong . RED is power, My blood is Red.
I hope DNO will print my post: Thank you.
@Ibo France, most of what you wrote can be applied to any Caribbean country it can also apply to the USA. No country in its development has gotten everything right, there are always challenges. People like you expect Dominica’s development under Skeritt to be flawless, that’s a dream you all will never wake from.
Anon, go read a book of “Deceitful immature politicians and their lying telling Blind supporters…”. Does this sound like you. Skerrit is a failure, he has nothing to offer Dominicans, but failed projects, lies, deception, irrelevant in thought. Skerrit is a failure and childish. Dominica is poor in deep poverty and Skerrit is happy, you see our (Skerrit/Melisa) children in New York very happy, they don’t live in Yam Piece, Tarrish Pit, Fond Cole, Castle Bruce, Pte. Soufriere, Gutter Village, etc., you can put in the rest. No matter what you and your blind clowns say we will respond with facts and truth that Skerrit is a failure and the worse Prime Minister we have seen. Skerrit must Go. Get Lost
Mr. Skerrit when Ross started about 40 years ago Dominica was mainly an agricultural society and so to was the rest of the Caribbean. Ross grew with the times, Dominica did not keep up pace. I have met many folks who love the nature isle but refuse to return because of the hassle of travel and two, there are other beautiful islands that are cheaper to fly to directly. This was also one of the reasons Ross left. To date the necessary infrastructure to accommodate any sustainable mordern growth is not there. This is mainly as a result of 18 years of a myopic vision that only sees 5 year increments of how to bamboozle Dominicans to win elections instead of how to advance true prosperity in the country. The gov is in a constant state of campaign even after winning election and using state funded resources and functions to do so. I am afrai any new institution at old Ross will be faced with same challenges so what is the selling point i might ask? You are nothing but a failure!!!
Shaka Zula writes…….I like it, here is what I pulled up from is comment above.
“To date the necessary infrastructure to accommodate any sustainable mordern growth is not there. This is mainly as a result of 18 years of a myopic vision that only sees 5 year increments of how to bamboozle Dominicans to win elections instead of how to advance true prosperity in the country. The gov is in a constant state of campaign even after winning election and using state funded resources and functions to do so.”
Well said…..Thanks
Hahahaha..a whole 4!!..I must say that Skerrit run rings around many Dominicans eh, in his 14 years as PM..
Skerrit never speaks with certainty, it’s always something coming..and soon Dominicans forget about it because it never comes..
Anyhow, one reality I know we all need in DA, whether schools come or not is for the West Coast Bridges to be fixed..since 2015 the place under siege!!..I saw a terrible wave topping situation at Melvillehall and now in Calibishie, so if you serious about these 4 schools, at least show us you doing something to support their arrival by fixing those roads..smh!!..Dominicans die waiting on promises from this Government.
I agree with you, he knows how to draw rings, (draw circles) around the idiots who supports him? Nevertheless, sometimes we draw circles around ourselves from which we are unable to emerge; Roosevelt is at that stage, anybody who has confidence that Roosevelt can move Dominica one inch further is a fool!
They began campaigning, that is why all of a sudden they all have something to say; it is about keeping their job, while they keep the people and nation down!
When one graduate college, or high school they should be in a position to get up in the morning and decide where they are going to look for a job: there is no such prospect in Dominica. A student leaving school only hope is they will work “for the government.”
And so when the apply for a job via the public service commission with no result, because the civil service cannot employ every candidate, they become political, becoming beggars and puppets to some dumb politician.
I wish this imitative well, I am not a hater and I CANNOT love any other Country more than my Country of birth. When it does well, my family and friends will do well. If it does bad, every one is going down.
I wish my Country and Government well for the sake of us all. No hatred, no malice, no ill will. I have travelled I am open minded, not closed or small minded. That’s why I can speak so profoundly. God bless Dominica.
God bless Dominica, I agree but Skerrit can go to where he told his people to go. Hell!
Hear Hear! Well said Desmond. God Bless our Beloved Dominica/Waitukubuli. The First is The Last, and
The Last shall be The First.
More lies. Why don’t he give the names of the companies? Who does he think he’s fooling? And maybe, just maybe, if he
Had said one company, it would probably be a little more credible. But four? Like everyone is just rushing to set up in Dominica under the present situation. Skerit stop trying to fool the people.
How do you accuse a man of telling a lie when you do not know the facts? Maybe you should simply wait for the facts before condemning. Then again, your natural inclination to be vex at the mere mention of good tidings for Dominica, under Roosevelt Skerrit, will naturally inhibit your normal human behaviour.
Be patient, John! You will soon be fed all the details that you can digest. And then, what?
Peeping Tom, I go by his trend – his unfulfilled promissses. How many times he has said he’s going to build an international airport. Where is the airport? Jobs. Where are the jobs. Coffee making. Abattoir. Geo thermal- where is it? Cruise ships. Remodeling of Roseau – Roseau is worse. And the list goes on and on. So give me one reason why I shouldn’t think it’s a lie. A liar is a liar, period.
It doesn’t take much to convince you because you still believe in Father Christmas. Keep singing for your supper!!!
Peeping tom.. It’s people like you that allow skerrit to use you’ll ignorance to his advantage… I’m happy that all dominicans don’t think like you cause that country would be worse than it is now.. Open your mind before your mouth. Smh
Dear John, based on the list that you have detailed, it is clear that you are very confused about what is a lie. In fact, you reveal sheer ignorance of the reality in Dominica by suggesting that nothing is being done about those projects. If you know nothing of something, how can you claim that it is a broken promise? Both during and after the most recent budget debate, much has been reported by the Government on ALL of those areas that you listed. Inform yourself first, John, and then, you can speak about lies. In fact, not long ago DNO had an ad pertaining to one of those projects.
BTW, the only politicians that our recent history has documented as liars are Eddison James and Lennox Linton (when a judge told him that he was on a fishing expedition). Roosevelt Skerrit, on the other hand, has been described, also by a judge, as a “credible witness.” Do you know what “credible” means, John?
@Peeping Tom, I salute your rebuke against that foolish person. John
One of these great fools here is suggesting that persons interested in replacing Ross University, would have shown interest in Dominica before that. But how stupid! The location was full so now it is empty, is that not the right time to go after it? So how did the Prime Minister lie?
These people continue to keep their eyes closed and their minds plagued with darkness, stupidity, and ignorance is their food of the day.
There is a difference between a promise and an insight; the promise is sure to be fruitful at the certain time, but an insight is not so.
These people are thinking that the government can speak of an insight today and it will be fulfilled within a few months, but how can that be?
Even the message of the Bible has not been fulfilled. Jesus said that He would return to the World. But it is 2000 years later; we have not seen Him. Does that mean He lied?
“How do you accuse a man of telling a lie when you do not know the facts?”
Peeping Tom, wake up and catch your memory. We will not and cannot trust Skerrit and his band of worthless followers, like you I guess?
Do you recall the Bin Bobol and the Fertilizer Bobol? Who lied and denied when Hon Linton exposed their thievery and lies of States Funds.? When it hit them hard, the claim “it was a mistake..” You see how liars and thieves tell lies upon their own lies and deception?
Where were you…still in Diapers, with eyes closed?
Elizabeth, you are becoming more and more bizarre. The wise wants commitments not promises. Many promises today are made with ulterior motives in mind, especially, those made by politicians. Politicians will promise to build you a bridge where there is no river. Show me some documentary proof to your pledges. Your confidence in Skerrit’ to fulfill his declarations is misplaced. He is notorious for his lifelong history of lies and broken promises.
Politicians will promise –IBO France
If you had understood what I wrote above you would not have written that 3-word thought of your mind to contend against me–in that I said the Government cannot make promises but they have insights, given to them by the Divine God –that insight is like a hope that they must speak out, but not knowing when it will be fulfilled. An insight is the same as a vision given by God, but the one who receives that vision must speak it out in order to see the manifestation.
For example, King David spoke about building the Temple of God, but his son Solomon was the one who built the Temple.
PM may be an old man when his insights will be fulfilled because it wasn’t meant to be fulfilled under his rulership in Dominica.
When you people judge PM Skerrit according to his works, you all are judging God, for He takes the Primary control over the ups and downs of a Nation–Dominica is one of those Nations.
Xavier, shut up!! When you run out of excuses for your corrupt and incompetent PM you resort to the Bible. Ok, since you are the chief Bible basher, dont the 10 commandments amongst others say: you should not lie and you should not steal? But you keep on supporting an idol that lies to Dominicans on an ongoing basis and steals from the your country. Now, you can’t have it both ways, are you supporting the Bible or are you supporting a thief. Or perhaps are you the biggest hypocrite in the western hemisphere?
In 18 years at the helm the few successes that the government can point to are things like DCP, Klempinski hotel Jungle Bay hotel and resorts, and what again? Note that all these have one thing in common which is the selling of Dominican passports. So where is the direct foreign investment and the injection of foreign capital? My suspicion is that if this spit in the sky that Skerritt is talking about going to happen it will be another venture financed by sale of Dominican passports. Skerritt stammered through this presentation and did not look into the camera so that tells me it’s wishy-washy at best. I want my country to develop so I’d be happy if it materialized but I’m not gonna lose sleep over it. Let the puppet labour supporters drink that cool-aid 😄. Too many unfulfilled promises from the Punjab doctor to take this seriously. Come on Skerritt next lie 😀
Bro your brains has malfunction again. Why are are you letting Skerrit have free room and board in your head. In the last 4 yeats the man is living rent free with you, eventually you know what will happen. Why the majority of Dominicans have a drifferent prospective? Mr. St. Jean the sooner you take the man who lives in your heart away or have him pay rent, your level of anxiety will drop. Apparently St. Jean 18 years is a long time living Rent free.
This mad man is so unintelligent and dumb (a dotard)…It could be a billion parties interested in the buildings,the fact is your laziness has caused us to lose 30% of our GDP.The other parties would just add to Ross.You cause them to leave,now you want to play saviours? Lazy!!
Skerrit Must Go
Skerrit Must Go
Lazy Skerrit Must Go Now
% there is only one mad mad person and that’s You %. Take a look at the accomplishments of the Honorable PM and compare it to yours, in no uncertain terms are you close to that gifted and visionary dedicated LEADER. You are a complete failure look at your Marigot constituency under your watch! The now hospital what happen to that. You are walking around Roseau holding doors for people hoping to get your 1cent in. Are you an entrepreneur, if you cannot create a job for yourself how can you create for others.? Why is the PM so likeable while you are detestable. % don’t you think it would be to your advantage if you would take corresponding classes. Never too old to learn.
Accomplishment My dirty labour foot. Give me a break. Relax, go read a book and take a swim. You are lost in your conversation.