On Wednesday 15th August 2018, the Dominica Freedom Party (DFP) convened a public forum to discuss strategies for spurring business activity in the Portsmouth/Picard area given the departure of Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM) from Dominica.
The party has released a report on the forum.
The report reflects preliminary suggestions emanating from the discussions. Participants in the forum agreed that the first draft paper/report will be presented to the recently formed Portsmouth Hospitality Association which was formed to represent the interest of landlords and enterprises in the Picard/Portsmouth area.
The group would subsequently have the lead responsibility to further develop the suggestions contained in the paper and to champion follow-up actions.
Participants in the forum also agreed for the draft paper to be circulated to the government and to all political parties for information and for feedback.
Government is encouraged to adopt relevant suggestions and to reflect these in its plans to re-energize business in the area and to facilitate adjustments.
Should feedback be received from the government and from opposition parties, the Dominica Freedom Party is willing to prepare a second draft paper and to cooperate with the government and with all willing political parties to plan a national symposium on the way forward.
The report was emailed to the Portsmouth Hospitality Association, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, the United Workers Party and the People’s Party of Dominica.
The Discussion Forum Report is below.
People, people, listen here – The first course of action that has to be taken in finding solutions to this Ross debacle is to remove the government of Roosevelt Skerrit from office.
All this yadda, yadda and presenting ideas to that bunch of incompetent, lazy, no-good government is a waste of the English language, paper, time and energy. That absolutely backward government there has an 18 year track record of mismanagement of Dominica so coming up with ideas for them to work out something is like throwing pearls before swine.
I repeat, the first course of action to moving forward from this Ross debacle is to REMOVE THE GOVERNMENT OF ROOSEVELT SKERRIT FROM OFFICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The entire country is suffering from severe economic hemorrhaging. Therefore, the best solution is not to provide economic revitalization to one specific area of the country but to the whole country as the pain and misery is widespread. The present economic outlook for Dominica is very dire as confirmed by the IMF. So many people cannot keep apace with their bills, so many have to go to bed on empty stomachs, so many have no savings at the bank. Yet, Skerrit and his loyalists, look at the country’s problems in political rather than human terms. More thought and effort is urgently needed to get the economy out of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The country badly needs politics that works for everybody not the hyper partisan politics that is presently practised by the DLP.
Impressed with Vital, keep it up sir don’t mind the naysayers. I will see the day that DFP runs the country
DFP again you have shown country first. My people of Dominica wake up. The DFP and Mr. Vital is a breath of very fresh air and ideas.
Honestly, I do believe both the DLP and UWP is a complete waste of time. All they do is attack each other.
Have you ever listen to Freedom and you on Q9s on Wednesday nights? if not please do because they are discussing the issues that matters the most and not attacking people like the DLP and UWP.
Kent, keep up the good work.
When Dominicans talk like this more hope for our country is lost. How can it be that just because we agree with one party, it automatically makes all other parties null and void.?
You have found your proof to say the DLP is a complete waste of time (18 years worth), but how can you really dish out same judgement to the UWP?
All when the DFP was in turmoil and trying to find itself the UWP have stood up in defense of the poor ppl of Dominica, they have unflinchingly shone a light on corruption in DA and continue to do so..As a result more Dominicans can think critically and clearly about making a Political choice and in some cases moneys have been paid back into the treasury of Dominica and yet you say UWP is a waste of time?..AWA Dominicans. I wish you well..but Lennox should resign from Politics in Dominica and wait till you all call his name to return after being rolled over by this corrupt regime. DA needs to look past Party to move forward. UWP done a lot for DA and DFP can…
Kent, it matters not what you say or what is written on paper and circulated to government, or all the new infants born, yesterday, today, and hereafter will only be recorded as useless talk as usual!
Where it pertains to development in a village, a town or country there must viable investments industries.
Without industries in the country to provide employment to people; it is like walking in a grave yard. Portsmouth depended on Ross University for the survival of a majority of people. Assuming there were any five employers such as Ross in a variety of businesses in the Portsmouth area, it would not be empty.
The fact is all of Dominica is dead; the concentration should be on the entire island; after all the population of Dominica is less than fifty thousand people, more than 80% are unemployed they all need work!
In order for Dominica to survive, there must be some investments in industries, such as manufacturing, and exporting of manufactured goods.
I appreciate your endeavor, your goals are applicable. I do have a major problem, allying with the snakes of the UWP isn’t helping YOUR ideology. Your concerns are jenuine, I would like to continue following you, because you are a breath of fresh air. We are tired with both the DLP and the UWP.
Never Trust anybody bearing Good News who spells Genuine with a “J”…lol
Just old talk as usual trying to gain political points.
How can it be old talk,when the MISLEADERS in the DLP are clueless on everything to do to propell the economy forward.Once a government can allow Ross, a billion dollar industry to leave its shores because of ineptitude,this is clear signs that this government is heartless, callous wicked,etc,and it needs to go
Skerrit Must Go
Skerrit Must Go
Lazy Skerrit Must Go Now
% Atlease Freedom party is trying to do something, But those blue Rattle snakes only making false noices by shaking their tails. And that goes to you as well % the idiot like an old gramaphone player