Chinese Navy hospital ship a ‘God-sent’ says PM Skerrit

The Peace Ark docked in Dominica

Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has described the medical facilities and professional staff of the Chinese Navy Hospital Ship, Ark Peace as a “God-sent.”

He was speaking at the farewell reception of the ship on Thursday night.

Skerrit said also that the country is thankful for the assistance from the People’s Republic of China as it relates to healthcare.

“The medical facilities and professional medical staff of the Peace Ark have therefore been a God-sent to those patients who have been waiting for specialized care, as well as those who simply wait to verify that all was well with their health,” he said.

According to him, it is clear from reports that he received from health authorities that the coverage of the ship’s medical personnel and facilities were impressive.

He said, “even under normal circumstances some of our patients are forced to travel overseas to receive specialized care in the more critical areas of medicine.”

Skerrit went on to say that Dominica’s medical service has been considerably destructed, firstly by Tropical Storm Erika in 2015 and two years later by the devastating winds and rain of Hurricane Maria I 2017.

During the ship’s visit here, the Peace Ark surgeons undertook 20 major surgeries and attended to an average of 800 patients per day.

Ark Peace set sail from Zhoushan, China on June 28 to carry out Mission Harmony – 2018.

Dominica is the 7th stop of the current mission.

This mission is the concrete practice of carrying forward international humanitarianism and disseminating the idea of peace, development, cooperation and win-win as well, which will be conducive to enhance the friendly relationship between China and Dominica and the two peoples as well.

The Chinese navy hospital ship Ark Peace is a large maritime medical platform designed and built in China. She was commissioned in December 2008 with pennant number 866. The ship boasts a length of 178 meters, a beam of 24 meters and an air draught of 35.5 meters.

She is in possession of 8 levels and a full displacement of 14,300 tons. The 4,000㎡ hospital ship is separated into five main areas respectively for casualty transfer, triage, outpatient, inpatient and evacuation.

Over the past 10 years since she was commissioned, Ark Peace has sailed altogether 215,000 nautical miles, visited 38 countries and provided medical services for more than 200,000 people, therefore, she has opened a window for the world to learn about China and is commended as a vivid name card of China in the new era.

The ship arrived in Dominica on October 12th and left on October 19th [today] for Antigua.

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60 Comments

  1. RandyX
    October 22, 2018

    Skerrit, 14 years now and you have not invested a dollar in Dominica’s health facilities. For sure a ship like this must be a god sent in your view. You have broken ground for the new hospital more often than some people break wind in one night. You are incompetent and corrupt. Admit it and get out of here!!

  2. Truth Be Told
    October 21, 2018

    Having destroyed all medical facilities that your Labour Party met on the island, of course this Chinese medical ship is a God sent, a life saver, a saving grace to ordinary Dominicans who cannot do like you and fly out for your health checks and medical cure. As PM you should be ashamed of the statement that you have just made, but you just never get it because those most at risk will still vote for you!

  3. If I had money
    October 20, 2018

    DNO I don’t know why you not posting my blogs. I not talking about people, I talking about me and if I had money. DNO you acting as if you never saw this passage in Ecc.10:19 “A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: “but money answereth all things.” That’s If I had money I make sure I kill all bananas and all agriculture so people come and bow their knees to me. If I had money I would close down Ross University man because they failed to bestow a degree on me and the truth is, too many people earning an income from Ross and too many of you are landlords. I know I can sell my Villas if they aren’t sold already and live all you trapped with all you loans, so the national Bank could close. I would kill health care, frustrate doctors and nurses till the all run, so I could bring my Chinese hospital down as we get ready to get rid of all you and say is God that sent them. I Chase Ross out and is Good that did it; god wants u all to come to me “God is good all the time”

  4. If I had money
    October 20, 2018

    If I had money I would go NY buy me a wife and would pay any man to divorce his wife so I could marry she. If I had money I would pay priest and Bishop to violate their faith and marry me to another man’s wife. If I had money boy, I would build me a villas and pay a Christian to say is his villas he sold crab to build. If I had money I would buy all those greedy pastors to shut up when I do bad or, to even say my wrong is good. If I had money I would buy the president, by the police commissioner, buy the election chairman, buy voters both here and abroad. I would buy doctors and lawyers, buy magistrates and Judges. If I had money I wouldn’t go to school and would just buy all my degrees and have people come and worship me at the airport. Boy I would close down all you hospital and make sure health is at it’s worse and then just bring down a Chinese hospital here and tell all you is Good that send them. All what I do good and bad I would say god told me to do it. All U 2 sort.

  5. Ibo France
    October 20, 2018

    I must submit that Dominicans are much too gullible, docile and deferential. I’m convinced, without any shadow of a doubt, that it is wanton corruption, by this current administration, that has Dominica lagging distant moles behind her regional counterparts. Presently, there are ongoing protests in Haiti over the apparent embezzlement of millions of US dollars by government officials from the PetroCaribe agreement.

    Where is the outrage, where are the country-wide protests in Dominica for the lack of transparency and accountability concerning the $100 000 000 debt forgiveness by Venezuela of monies owed by the Skerrit- led nakedly corrupt government in connection with PetroCaribe? The people should raise hell until Skerrit and his subservient Ministers come clean. This money belongs to the people not in the pockets of any public officials.

    This question Mr. Skerrit MUST answer before the next elections. Where is the $ 100 000 000 from PetroCaribe? The country wants to know.

  6. Jah Sent
    October 20, 2018

    ….. Boy where don’t you improve your health care system

  7. Amino
    October 19, 2018

    “Skerrit went on to say that Dominica’s medical service has been considerably destructed, firstly by Tropical Storm Erika in 2015 and two years later by the devastating winds and rain of Hurricane Maria I 2017.”
    This is a joke! Dominica’s medical service has been destructed by he and his parties leadership (or lack thereof) and is due to the following:

    1. Low pay
    2. Bad to near dangerous working conditions
    3. Bullying patriarchal management
    4. Nurses resigning (mostly due to the reasons above)
    5. Total lack of investment in the existing hospital / cost cutting re the new hospital by demolishing and building at the same time (cheap skates) – did they think this through??
    6. Staff having to work on a building site (due to the above).
    7. Lack of investment in public health promotion (diabetes and hypertension)
    And a myriad of other reasons too many to mention

    Basically the health system is crumbling because of the DLP who should all gracefully resign and leave…

    • viewsexpressed
      October 20, 2018

      Amino, you are so right, sooo right what is happening. These guys, Skerrit and his team are so absent minded that they are not aware what is happening at their doorstep. There are so many people out there within the service and their only task is to look after Skerrit, not work in the interest of our ailing nation but in the interest of this ailing, worthless PM. Check this = “ship a ‘God-sent’ says PM Skerrit”. Don`t be blasphemous, leave God out of you dirty business, come back when you have repented. Skerrit, please leave us alone, Go “Mind your Funky Business – Please leave us alone and go about you Funky Business. You have failed us, you and your hopeless Labour government and so called loyal friends, in denial.
      It is not about hating failed Skerrit, it is about Hurting Domininca and Dominicans as they grow more into poverty and the big boys in Labour party has grown more in wealth. Where has it come from…..sale of our passports. Our rural are so poor, no more bananas…

  8. Ibo France
    October 19, 2018

    I want to bestow a third ornamental doctorate on Dr. Dr. Skerrit for spinning all the country’s woes into gold. The three (3) big ticket items are all in a sorry state, Safety & Security, Healthcare and Education. Dominica is at the rear end of all things good. Just today I learnt that Dominica’s passport was the least valuable in the OECS. “Dr.” Skerrit is the most polarizing figure in Dominica. He creates toxicity and appeals to the lowest denominator. He smiles to the people’s face then exploits their naivety. The man is the epitome of a wolf in lamb clothing.

  9. viewsexpressed
    October 19, 2018

    Skerrit, the Chinese are atheists, they do not believe in God, Religion, Jesus Christ, faith, Human Rights, nor worship. The Chinese government is a brutal one party state where the people are not allowed to worship or preach, talk, teach on faith or religion. If not done it is hidden within the homes of the Chinese family and people. Sad state of affairs. We thank them for their generosity, but do not condone their excessive use of this atheistic approach and cruelty to people who wish to have the freedom to express themselves. This is an act of oppression, abuse and Human Rights
    You think Skerrit can approach them on this matter?

    • Love U More
      October 19, 2018

      Views Expressed do you sleep 😴 at night, you are hunted by the ghost 👻 of a Man name Skerrit. Use your time wisely by being a contributing member of society. Show Dominicans that you are the best medicine for our country. The rethrotic insults and name call just shows us you a still an uncivilized Marigot 📚 Bookie. Don’t you have friends who doesn’t believe in God? What’s your point, you enjoyed a free ticket and. hotel from Chinese, now you just realize they don’t share your belief? 😭😂😓🤬🤮

      • viewsexpressed
        October 19, 2018

        Whoever you are you have spewed some untruths about me, or with you stupidity you are trying to work who am I. Well, good luck I am who am I and if you do not recall you will not know. I know of Skerrit, where I sit I know what is happening and we all know up there on that floor that Skerrit is a failed PM, ignorant to the fact of government`s operations and Protocal, so go mind your Funky Business and leave me alone. I cannot and will not stop that we need to get rid of failed Skerrit who has reduced our island to deeper poverty. The so called insults are needed that failed Skerrit and people like you have insulted our Dominica enough. You only care of Skerrit & not Domininca which has deteriorated so much and your love is Skerrit not Domininca. We upstairs see the failure of Skerrit, so you don’t have to look too far to know who wants Skerrit to go that we are free to do our professional work and fast food bobol of Skerrit. He has killed our Domininca. I am minding my Funky…

      • viewsexpressed
        October 19, 2018

        I sleep well at nights. I therefore hate corrupt politicians and especially ur failed Prime (in this case Odd) Minister. Skerrit who abused the office and have blind clowns like you “Love U More”, he love you more, (because you are trapped) and I therefore put my country and people first. Skerrit is a big failure and has crippled Domininca more. Please tell me, show me, list where is the development taking place in Domininca, other than Skerrit’s friends who are well off living all over the world while our poor people suffer, because your failed Skerrit has abandoned our suffering people he created and enjoy nice life with weird characters like you .
        It is damn time that our people wake up and get rid of this Dirty Corrupt Soap Opera show with a failed Pm at the helm. Where is the development. The problem is all you scared of Hon Linton, because he`s decent, professional, knows more of government and is an intellectual more than Skerrit who has zero intellectualism. Skerrit Go…

      • October 19, 2018

        @Love U More October 19, 2018

        Well, he/she might be speaking a truth pertaining to the culture of China, but what does it matter? They are willing to help us in Dominica that is why PM Skerrit called them a “God sent” and he is right to say that.

        What most people, including our own Christians, do not understand is that God doesn’t pick and choose His servants to do His work of Love–and it is very simple to see why He would use the Chinese, who are way, way more advanced than us in Dominica

      • viewsexpressed
        October 20, 2018

        “Love U more”, like your worshiped faked, inept PM says, “Go to Hell, Go to hell, Go to hell, none of your damn Business”, in this case where I work is none of your funky business what I do. I am well versed as to the corrupt happenings of your failed Skerrit, I see it through the Financial Centre daily. Civil servants want Skerrit out. He has to go, he is a political nuisance and not sufficiently mature to run a poor country like Domininca. Skerrit is not an intellectual and not sufficiently mature to be Leader of government, let alone of a youth group. Oh yes I sleep at night, unlike your failed PM. I also read at Night, We do assessment of Skerrit’s failed happenings in government every night to see how best we can take our country back, that is why he has to go. Skerrit is irrelevant to me, has nothing of substance to offer me. He is a pappyshow, that`s it and clowns like you guys are hooked to this Jumbie politics. Now you go do reading on why Domininca is failed state. Get…

      • viewsexpressed
        October 20, 2018

        I am Haunted by the Truth, that will keep me free, unlike your failed Leader PM. You`ll are dangerously protecting him. We wonder why. Well he has states business to account for. For example the “Red Clinic”, which we feel in our ministry is an abuse of states funds. Those are matters you Skerrit clowns should be addressing and not my Funky Business. I am Kool, I am saved and I am not bothered. I only care for my ailing poverty Domininca that Skerrit and his corrupt government and hopeless ministers created and don’t know how to clean up their political dirty labour mess. I will talk until Skerrit is gone and account to the state re its abuse of states resources. Put dat in ur pipe
        He has alot to be concerned about. No wonder after 18 tears he has no where to go,, internationally but stay here and get his corrupt labour government back in office through the back door. It is called Bobol, a term your inept leader Pm, knows very well, because we understand it has been practised…

  10. god told me so
    October 19, 2018

    Well Evangelist Peter Augustine, Pastor BJ and all those preachers that use to say God sent them and would pray for the sick must now close down their Churches and go find work to do because now we know God did not send them is the Chinese hospital ship God sent to do his work. What a slap in the face of those preachers that would say Chinese don’t believe in God and call their god the “dragon god”. But now according to Skerrit it seems that God sent the Chinese to replace them maybe because they got stripped of their anointing? But then again all you proclaimed Skerrit is God so what you expect

    • October 19, 2018

      @god told me so October 19, 2018

      Your comment is very stupid! If you are trying to be sarcastic, you have a long way to go, before you stop making a fool of yourself

    • Joseph John
      October 21, 2018

      When Skerrit said God sent the Chinese to help us he is proclaiming the glory of God . By extension he is saying that al the help we received re Maria came from God who is usuing all kinds of people to help us. Remember the story of St Paul, of Moses of St Agustine.
      We should give thanks and praise to Jesus for all the help we received. We would never have survived a Cat 5 without the help of God, We never would have recovered so quickly if GOD DID NOT HELP US.
      so LET US BE MORE APPRECIATIVE.
      Skeritt did not make a political statement, but acknowledge the GREATNESS OF GOD.

      • October 22, 2018

        @Joseph John October 21, 2018

        Once again you have spoken my thoughts, which is the insight of God’s Holy Spirit. I am sure by now, that you and I are brother and sister in Christ Jesus. Let us continue to walk this walk of Light together, my dear brother

  11. Dominican
    October 19, 2018

    As much as I’m glad we got that service I’d like to understand why a container of Dasheen bound for the UK from Dexia had to stay on port due to the ship coming to the port. Not everything should just be accepted. There are consequences to certain decissions. Couldn’t the people be transported to thebship until the cargo boat was done.

    • Just thinking
      October 20, 2018

      The decision to order Geest to vacate the berth shows a complete failure of management or was it a Political decision?
      The hospital ship could have vacated the cruise berth and anchored off shore,to no detriment of it’s proposed task to treat further selected citizens.
      Geest would have completed unloading/loading and all concerns would have been completed.
      Just further evidence of a breakdown in what should be simple administration and governance.

  12. tellmethetruth
    October 19, 2018

    Using god name to fool the poeple ,mean you taking them for fool.

  13. Man bites dogs
    October 19, 2018

    @ Waypapa, I don’t know how Intelligent you are so i will not go there, But in case you didn’t realise even in big richer countrys sometimes patients are move from one to the next for treatment, Dr.Skerrit prime minister didn’t say anything wrong. I know for a fact %, Ibo, View Vex, and Professor liar Francisco are all spin doctors and idiots jokers like clowns, please don’t join that club of Bag ……..

    • Ibo France
      October 19, 2018

      Man bites dogs, you are the BRIGHTEST dunce on this forum.

      • Man bites dogs
        October 21, 2018

        @ Ibo, well said you bloody two heads snake idiot 🤣

        ADMIN: We do appreciate the irony of this colourful and humourous exchange, but we still encourage you to make your point without insulting the posters on this forum. Please bear that in mind going forward.

      • Ibo France
        October 21, 2018

        ADMIN, I agree to your policy of refraining from verbal attacks on subscribers in this forum. That’s why I focus my thunder on public figures for their wrongdoings and ineptitude. He (man bites dog) launched an unprovoked attack on me. It was all in jest that I threw back an innocuous jab at him. I have no animus for the guy. Calling me derogatory names do not perturb me for it doesn’t define me. If you live in a glass house don’t throw stones. Those persons who are usually loud and obnoxious are the ones with eggshell egos. Can you believe that this guy who attacks people so viciously, relentlessly and senselessly is so sensitive?

  14. No Thanks
    October 19, 2018

    “God sent” is the medical vessel PACIFIC HOPE, which is operated by a CHRISTIAN non-profit, and that has been quietly and selflessly helping the people of Dominica for the past several months and will continue to help the people in the future.

    Since arriving in Dominica, the Pacific Hope has provided medical and optometry services to over 2,000 Dominicans, as well as assisted in:

    – Reconstruction of roofs to hurricane code for local residents on the eastern side of the island;
    – Construction of the Paix Primary school in the St. Andrew parish;
    – Reconstruction of a tender dock at the Cabrits National Park;
    – Reconstruction of the roof of a local woman’s shelter;
    – Reconstruction of the Centre where Adolescents Learn to Love and Serve (CALLS);
    – Beach cleanup and shoreline wreck removal.

    So DNO, why so much coverage of the Chinese ship, yet no coverage of the Pacific Hope?

    ADMIN: https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/general/health-minister-clears-air-on-us-medical-ship/
    https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/economy-development/ships-ready-to-dock-at-cabrits-national-park-following-successful-pier-restoration/

    • Jeane James
      October 19, 2018

      God is in Charge, I renounce Satan with all my heart and I give my soul to Jesus. We are to Praise only the Lord Jesus Christ. DNO, keep cutting out the comments I try to make. I notice your News items are no longer fulfilling what people need to know, I am ashamed that the non-profit Organization has been treated in a shabby manner and I know why this is so. Most of the news media in Dominica has been compromised. Notice the same is happening all over the World. The Evil l forces time is at hand . All this trickery and treachery is going to end soon. those who believe in Jesus need just to Watch and Prayer. The Dominican people who are “Just” will be delivered soon as long as they trust in God and act accordingly. Fear no Man!

      This is all part of the Trump phenomena collecting lost souls.

      ADMIN: If you read our earlier response you would have seen the two articles we published on the Pacific Hope, here they are again: https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/general/health-minister-clears-air-on-us-medical-ship/
      https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/economy-development/ships-ready-to-dock-at-cabrits-national-park-following-successful-pier-restoration/

    • Joseph John
      October 21, 2018

      DNO….I think you should stop printing posts that insult people. All this name calling does not help anyone.
      It is not jokes and teasing anymore , its like bulling. Aggression leads to hatred and violence which leads to terrorism.
      Soon some people will start taking legal action against you for libel publication if you are not careful.

      You can start by sending out a warning to desist . Then stop printing these posts and inform the poster why you could not print it.

      Most of these posts go against your stated guidelines and policy so you just have to remind us of them.
      We are all different and disagreement is natural, but we do not have to vicious .

      I think you are doing a great job on your reporting, but the some of the comments coming from some posters should not be encouraged. My source of news these days are DNO and DNO online news.

      ADMIN: Thank you for your comment. You may have already noticed we have been doing what you suggested. Comments have been withheld for that reason and some have been cautioned to refrain from insulting other posters. We took the opportunity to post some of these comments so that we could reply to the poster rather than leaving them wondering why their comment was not allowed.

      • Joseph John
        October 22, 2018

        Thanks, Good job, much appreciated. Keep up the good work. Because of my thinking of Dominica as a good setting , I can see your op -eds as a source of research material and ideas. Students should be able to quote your reports without fear of biasness of ” fake news”.
        You should aim for credibility of your stories. Be of such high standards that readers can say, ” “According to DNO or DNO online news” in their creative writings.
        Do not be afraid or ashame to be above the rest.
        Tabloids do not get recognized and honoured for integrity and truth. They only aquire gossip value.

  15. god told me so
    October 19, 2018

    Here is what the book of Skerrits chapter 3:16 says. For god so loved Dominica that he SENT the Chinese hospital ship to save the people. Boy I don’t know which god the Skerrits talking about but they really bringing that god low we papa. Yesterday it was Melissa that said god sent Skerrit and that god gave him a vision of how Maria would destroy us but that god I have in small letters would use Skerrit to bring us back and today it is Skerrit giving us a little more of that revelation by saying the Chinese hospital was god-SENT? Just now they will tell us that god told him to run out Ross University so they could replace him with a god sent University and then that god told him to sell his villas, while others are stock with theirs. What a god! Dominicans I hope you realized I spelt that god with common letters just to differentiate it from the one true God. The god the Skerrits talking about is their personal god

    • October 19, 2018

      @god told me so October 19, 20

      Whether you write the upper “God” or the lower “god” just be careful that you are not also making a mockery out God. And notice that PM Skerrit testified about “God” not “god” through just those two words–do you have a testimony of Him in your walk of the day?

      And notice that I said “walk” because there is a lot of your companions walking the World like a coffin with a dead body within; that body is your soul. So I cannot speak here, about your Life, because it is clear that you don’t have one

    • Lougawoo Memm
      October 20, 2018

      He forgot to tell them that China is an anti God nation that continues to persecute God’s children.

      • Joseph John
        October 21, 2018

        This may be so ,but God is God of everyone even those who do not believe in him.

  16. Shaka Zulu
    October 19, 2018

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_China
    A country with only 2.3% Christian tbe majority of which is from a form of Catholicism independent of Roman Catholic. Religion is strictly control by the government the majority of whom believe in a different God than Skerrit. I am making an assumption on the God skerrit believes in. Interesting utterrances that the Chinese ship was God sent. Well God must be real messed up because the people of Indonesia had an earthquake the same time ship was leaving and he did not send there. I guess God does work in mysterious ways just lime the Chinese. When men like Skerrit use God in his business i question the existence of God because the lies and deception it is used with. No different from the 300 plus rapist and pedophiles priests in the Catholic church screwing up the congregation and then calls God name in thier BS. The devil must be a happy man.

    • viewsexpressed
      October 19, 2018

      I am a proud Christian and Catholic and those within the faith who do this dirty abusive act do it from their own, and not on behalf of the Church. They however bring the bad name to the many denominations who wish to practice their faith in peace giving everyone and not abusive to none.
      I detest any state control of their absolute power over we the people. This is abusive, insulting, discriminatory and disrespect for human rights.
      Shaka, please do not question God because of that failed mumbo jumbo Skerrit. He is a lost sheep captured by evil powerful people on his journey to somewhere. To this day Skerrit is not mature enough to be independent in thinking and in matters of the state as to its direction. He believes he is doing good, but in denial….on some weird, and humpty dumpty, people who wish to be friends and I guess to benefit from some state money that is given out through the Red Bobol thievery Clinic. The saying is welcome in this area, which is , “Thou shall not…

      • Say What
        October 19, 2018

        Man are you ashamed of yourself? Liar 🤥 liar 🤥 pants 👖 on fire 🔥 🔥 . More huges and 💋 💋 to the PM. Poor poor pity you sounds so desperate, no you are not A Catholic and has never been a 🐈 Catholic.

      • October 20, 2018

        @Say What October 19, 2018

        You have said it right. It is not possible for a person to testify of being a “proud Christian” and cannot see the Christian principles in another Christian–how could that be?

      • Joseph John
        October 22, 2018

        Skerrit may be all that and more, But he is our PM and we love him. So leave us alone in our misery because we like it so. Leave our skin fing alone. You can dislike us, call us insultive names, try to make us feel shameful , try to demonise us …..that is not going to change our loyalty.
        So knock yourself out, tramartise yourself. After next election with a DLP victory of 21 to 0. it will be crying time ,and nashing of teeth.

    • Joseph John
      October 22, 2018

      Shaka…. China has 1. 5 billion people. So 2.3 % of its population is more than the whole population of Dominica and a lot of other Countries. The USA HAS 3OO Mil., 2.3 % =6,900,000 . I have not learnt how to calculate billions but China may be the country with the most Christians in the world.
      God works in mysterious ways. Man, with his God given free will, always make bad things happen
      It is not my place or my duty to tell you who or what to believe (in). But I know God is real and Jesus is God.
      And we are called to cultivate a personal relationship with Jesus and to love our fellow men ,not to judge each other.

      • October 23, 2018

        Amen! And the praise is to our God in His Christ Jesus.

        One thing I will object to, though, is that God no longer works in mysterious ways, for no one can unfold a mystery, but God wants us to come to know Him, by His works of Love in and among us–even by His wrath against us.

        Through His Christ Jesus, He has made it possible for us to see how and through whom His ways are manifested–fortunately, and once again, PM Skerrit saw it through the Chinese service to us–that is what his testimony is about.

  17. Silver fox
    October 19, 2018

    I just love it seeing you haters of Dr.Skerrit suffering with envy just having to see Dr Skerrit, achievement in life and real Dominicans love being part off. And your idiotic leader don’t have a clue of what is what in todays world ,Now look again your leader hasn’t achieve any thing in life not even a school leaving certificate but a school drop out certificate. Now you tell me? Who’s the real man.

    • viewsexpressed
      October 19, 2018

      Who is the real man???? What Doctor? What idiotic, silly talk is this. Tell us idiot Fox, the qualification of Jesus Christ and his disciples? He operated from his heart and established, not going to school, the spirit of respect, acquired intelligence to serve poor people and country due to the rotten government and people who surrounded him then, but he persevered and just like Christ persevered Hon Linton will also by dismissing satanic versus like yours meaning that is what you live on, on hate and because someone has a different perspective, one of intellectual. You see Fox, you have been following that failed leader Skerrit of yours for too long and therefore you operate from a very corrupt mindset now. Skerrit cannot begin to come in Hon Linton’s shoes, not academically, socially, intelligence and honesty in public office. Hon Linton has worked, on his own merit within the Caribbean (Barbados & Antigua), a feat that Skerrit will never earn in his life but hoping with a…

      • Me One
        October 19, 2018

        Views Expressed, the Honorable Lenox Linton, who administered your medicine for you today? Are you comparing yourself to Jesus Christ.? No No No Boss, you are bold face lying Sinner. While your pressure is going up remember your party was voted out because they failed the NATION.

      • October 20, 2018

        “and just like Christ persevered Hon Linton will also?”

        @Views Express what nonsense is that which you are speaking?

        “He operated from his heart and established, not going to school, “the spirit of respect,”?

        You have the right to “express your views” but be careful that you don’t go into blasphemy, here okay! This is an unforgivable sin, you know!

    • viewsexpressed
      October 20, 2018

      Silver Fox, your PM may have some qualifications, fact is he`s not an intellectual. Hon Linton has surpassed him & has held honourable jobs. He brought in Joseph Issac to Coconut Products when Linton worked there are Personnel Manager. Linton has also worked & lived in Barbados and Antigua as a highly resourced Journalist. Hon Linton who research and put together a packaged of the Bin and Fertilizer Bobol (Voleur) and your corrupt Labour govt from the very top, said not true, but little did they know, Linton set a trap for them, and then he brought the clinical evidence to prove the thievery of this Labour government. They continue to deny, as against the law, a sitting Labour minister used his brother in USA to purchase Fertilizer, all these were corrupt practices. The reason they and your corrupt government are scared of Linton and UWP get into office is because many people, i will not name now, will be arrested for the violation and abused of states funds. Thanks Hon Linton.

    • Ibo France
      October 20, 2018

      Mr. Fox, truth is the new hate speech.
      I never give them hell, I just tell the truth, and they think it’s hell.
      We live in a present culture where truth is despised and lies are glorified.
      Life is ironic. Mr. Skerrit consistently bends the truth yet he’s idolized by some. Some of us dare to speak truth to power and we are thoroughly vilified by DLP’s parasites looking for a meal. The ethos of the country is abysmally low. Even to provide for the mere basic things of life is a monumental undertaking. To maintain your sanity in Dominica is a relentless struggle.

  18. It's my damn business
    October 19, 2018

    I knew DLP was in real trouble but I didn’t think using a hospital ship from China would be used as a political propaganda to that God would send to help Skerrit and the DLP. Is that what Skerrit meant by saying the hospital ship was God sent? Look, the Chinese Ambassador last week made it very clear that the purpose of the ship was to help Skerrit and the DLP at the poles when he made this statement “He said he strongly believes that under the Dominica Labour Party (DLP) government the “brave Dominican people” will rebuild the country.” Notice he said it would only happen under the DLP, which is politiking for Skerrit. But Skerrit really confirmed that their coming was God sent to see if that would help him win. Boy look low class politics.

  19. La Belle
    October 19, 2018

    I would not have any Chinese doctor operate on me. China is using soft diplomacy to make Dominica indebted to it. They do not use guns and bombs, they use cheap tricks and junk gain the support of governments all over the world. The government should be free to deal with any state without any strings attached.

  20. %
    October 19, 2018

    Of course the ship andis a God sent,because your laziness has ensured that poor Labourites will die on island because you have not done anything to provide these poor people with proper byhealth services on island,while you could fly to Malaysia,Vanuatu, Martinique,etc for a tooth ache.
    This is called disgraceful leadership … Your failure and MISLEADER..

    • %
      October 19, 2018

      Skerrit Must Go
      Skerrit Must Go
      LAZY Skerrit Must Go Now
      Few errors but the message is understandable.

  21. Looking
    October 19, 2018

    God sent only if your hospital and your health care system is a mess.

  22. Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
    October 19, 2018

    How can that be a God sent when 99% of Chines, and especially the government officials do not believe in God!

    The Chines and their government are communists remember? And also remember one of the greatest ideology of the communists is that there is no God, Go to China again Roosevelt and see how many 
    churches you find Roosevelt and come back and tell the amount in numbers.

    I do not know when you will stop making a comic of yourself, comedians makes money you know more than you will ever make by corrupted means, but they do it in a forum where people pay to see them make fools of themselves; your jokes are no longer laughable!

    What happened when the United Hospital Ship was in Dominica, giving free medical attention, medicine and food; how come you did not say that was a God sent?

    And since you hate America so much how come your children are not born in China; whenever they’re 
    about to born Melisa comes to America!

    • October 20, 2018

      Telemaque I cannot believe you are also speaking that ……. here. When God is out to do His work of Love, He chooses whoever He planned to do that job, who said that a person has to believe in God for Him to use that person, people, or group. ……………………..

      When God used, Balaam’s donkey to rebuke his behavior, did the donkey believe in God? God will most likely use a person who does not believe in Him to do His work of Love for His glory. That means that people will see that person’s work and give praise to God. How can you not know that?

      You are the one who is the comic you are the one who needs to stop making a fool of yourself,
      Good heavens!

      ADMIN: Please refrain from using personal attacks and excessive insults to make your point on this forum especially in response to other posters. While this behaviour has been allowed in the past we have been making efforts to improve our approach – this applies to all comments. The extra insults were edited out this time, otherwise the whole comment would have been rejected.

      Francisco has admitted that many of his comments have not been published – and its primarily for this reason. We do allow individuals a bit more freedom (the comment policy still applies) in criticizing public officials (from all sides) in the interest of free speech and public discourse.

      Comment Policy: https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/policies/#comment-policy

      • October 20, 2018

        Thank you ADMIN for keeping the important message instead of not printing it all. From now on I will abide by your rules.

      • Joseph John
        October 21, 2018

        DNO that is very good news. I really appreciate this attitude. This is the professional stance I have been waiting for. I am a recent poster , but I almost stop because of this tendencies to insult by some. If no one agrees with me is fine. If my opinion is wrong challenges are expected and accepted. But why the insults and maypwe. Are we trying to become a less civilized society.

    • Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
      October 20, 2018

      Elizabeth let me tell you again; God does not play any part in Chines and Roosevelt politics. Question; did God send the United State of America Navy  Hospital Ship; completely equip hospital to Dominica to treat people?

      Did Roosevelt and Melisa acknowledge what the American, who has done that around the world for more than a hundred years a God send?

      What about the many Dominicans doctors practicing medicine in private, and in hospitals here who offered their services to our people, took medicine to Dominica, after a hurricane when you god refused  to allow the Dominica born doctors to render their services.

      Your god, Dr. Punjab-Duquesne and his minister of health said the medicine they brought home was no good; was that a God sent?

      I believe lots of things, however, I do not believe that God send an unbelieving people in him on any mission, God  Jehovah sent no communists to Dominica: Go into the world and multiply in children.

      Chines legally limit their people to one…

  23. Iamanidiot
    October 19, 2018

    *Continuation of the speech*

    In closing my brothers and sisters, good thing the ship came to take care of those who didnt have the money to go Barbados and Martinique cause we cant so sh*t here.
    I thank you

  24. waypapa
    October 19, 2018

    He said, “even under normal circumstances some of our patients are forced to travel overseas to receive specialized care in the more critical areas of medicine.”

    Jesus alone that can understand that! The man not even ashamed to say that. Nuff said.

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