Fifty-nine people from the community of Soufriere on Wednesday signed contracts to join the National Employment Programme (NEP).
A brief release from the Office of the Prime Minister said this follows an appeal made by Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit during a visit to the community last week, to those persons from the area desirous to receive paid training to enroll with the NEP.
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Wat papa bi election coming he fooling them tehbeh down there so he can win… My god people in that country stupid so. He say doninjca have job but he employing people … The state of Dominica is now employing people to work for astafan and witchurch… Sufriere vote for him again!!! Jarkass
Zor bon la avec Skerrit zor
Do Good or bad people talk. It may be no coincident that Skeritt has been focusing on the community of Soufriere in light of recent events but what he may have intended for one purpose can be used for completely different purpose by those involved. NEP is not the best way to move a country forward but at least it provides income to those involved. The last time I checked there was not an abundance of available job in D/ca and yet still some comments indicates that the would have prefer many to stay unemployed as oppose to taking up what the NEP offers, though temporary in nature goes a long way; but then again “who feels it knows it!” Should the government do more? Yes is the NEP a hand out? NO! People work for pay ” I see them under the hot sun cleaning the road, working harder than many of us with better jobs” Why? I will not disrespect those people by calling them lazy, beggars or rats like some of you have already commented. You are disrespectful and rude for such comments.
it also gives them the experience.
Frankly speaking here’s the fundamental reason why D/ca’s economy is in the doldrums.
PM Skerrit’s only idea of how to create economic wealth for the people of D/ca is to play politics. A by-election is looming, so to secure the Soufriere constituency let me execute physiological blackmail. He gives the constituency $597,000 towards housing assistance, announcement of Jungle Bay Resort relocation to Soufriere, forces Ian Pinard into resignation and now offering NEP hand-outs. Please tell me someone… how does that improve the economic well-being of villagers or their standard of living based on how well they are doing financially. PM Skerrit or the DLP administration has done nothing productive for Soufriere/Scott’s Head/Galion – a testimony to this is the deplorable condition the Soufriere-Galion-Galion-Soufriere road is in. The government must measure the Parish’s economic well-being to determine how the villagers are faring, as it is integral in a person’s well-being.
LOL @ Face the Facts…a true Labourite Loyalist who would defend his/her Supreme Leader if he decided to burn the entire Country down to the ground. Face the Facts you are indeed a loyal subject of your Supreme Leader, Master, Emperor and King! I guess you will be awaiting your free ticket to come down and vote for more hardship on the backs of poor Dominicans here at home while you return to Canada to enjoy the fruits of a true and working Democracy! Yet, you continuously denounce Dominicans who speak against the ills of this Administration as wicked and unpatriotic. How ironic!
My God! This is so shameful and IMMORAL.
These people SHOULD BE ASHAMED to have themselves treated like that.
You throw them a bone to get a predictable response.
That’s how I train my dog to sit.
Bi election really around the corner boy…. Sakway toney…!!!
One thing’s for sure, they’re campaigning hard for a seat they think they already won
Paid training? Wow! How many of those people will be trained as vehicle mechanics, carpenters/joiners, refrigeration technicians, electricians or even bakers? Skerritt boy you have Dominicans just where you want them and they are too stupid to realise that.
Great point!
Blatant electioneering with public money. When will it stop and our leader stimulate the economy to create real jobs?
Plan post 2014 general elections:
NEP, NEP, share money in village council, more NEP, new hospital, NEP, village council money, new hospital, tourism gwayay, NEP, Geothermal on the hold, more NEP, block hole in road, more village council money for galvanize, more rain fall block hole again, village council money, more weave
Pre-election NEP Soufriere
. Poor kids, vote for a three month job… that’s all it will be. Boldface BS.
well i worked at a bank for way more than 3 months…just saying. i got the experience and when i reapplied at another financial institution after my NEP days i made sure that i added that experience to my resume’ and yeah i am now employed (not NEP) at another financial institution presently.
Embarrassing that 59 people were Jobless in a labor stronghold and only now when a bi-election is inevitable padna gives jobs..
Dominicans well deserving of Skerrit…
I’ve seen in my lifetime hard working people of my beloved community , reduced to asking for, refusing to get up and do for themselves what they did in the past. It saddens me, but at this point nothing can be done to unspoil a severely spoilt rotten people. But oh well!,
Poor kids. They are being groomed for misery. They will never be able to own a car far less to ever own a house. The mal-travay ripple effect of the labor garbage
Well here we have the blatant corruption that will continue with the PM ti try and win another seat.
Are we really this dumb to accept the handouts and reelection of the corrupt party.
Contracts for millions given out without due process,Legal procedure misuse to protect evil men.
Wake up DOMINICA
Who in Dominica gives anyone money for nothing? At least during their learning process they will be receiving some sort of income. They should be pleased about that and look forward to learning something new which may assist them obtain future employment.
Half a loaf is better than none. They are smart enough to embrace this opportunity. I wish them all the best.
Why don’t you go drink a nice tall glass of antifreeze and bleach? Just do it already. It will be the greatest thing you’ve ever done for mankind. You should be arrested and put in jail for being so dumb. There’s no space for you in civilization. Society is overstocked with retards of your kind so keeping you around might cause world war 3 to emerge.
i think you should drink the bleach and antifreeze. you are so blue and black inside i think you need some cleansing. negativity and bitterness seem to be really eating away at you.get a cleansing my brother.
We know you are a mean, unhappy and negative person who have nothing sensible to state. What you stated above represents you for your comments are nothing but meanness which are embedded in your heart and mind.
Is it not sad that you have nothing good to state about your fellow Dominicans; nothing concrete and encouraging? You must be a miserable person who lack many godly traits and need to cultivate them to grow in love for your fellow people. Otherwise, figure out where you will end up.
Whatever you wish and want for others, it will end up in front of you, on your table and you will have to drink your own poison, the poison of Satan which you spew to your fellow Dominicans.
@ Facts
I refer to you adnauseam as a wicked soul hiding in the bushes…You are an accomplished wicked character who hate Dominicans…Your garbage must be treated as garbage, but Doninicans will not remain in poverty forever…All evil souls like you and those in the DLP will eventually give way to those with love of country a.d love for people.
The real tragedy is that people with a brain in their heads will
Fall for crap like this!
i wud teach the DLP are lesson dont vote for them i im mad by reading this article is this how its going to remain make us poor and during these time set us up for a vote jah boi i have never voted but im mad skerrit god is alive right now im telling everyone like myself we need too vote?
mi koshoni tan
Skerrit is conning the young people for votes. A few years ago, several young persons were invited to a training programme in the north (I believe it was held in Portsmouth). They were told they were being trained for employment at the Morocco hotel. Up to now, approaching five years later, there’s no Morocco hotel. Not even Supremo Skerrit knows when the hotel will open.
Skerrit’s primary objective in politics and in government is to remain in power. As simple as that. So, he will use the State resources to do just that, including conning the young people.. to hell with medium and long term planning for the sustainable development of the country. to hell with doubling or tripling the budgets for tourism or agriculture and agro-processing. to hell with proper budgeting. Everything must pale in significance to his only true objective in life, taking care of Skerrit’s personal ambitions. We have a bunch of inept ministers and a pathetic electorate acquiescing to this man’s fancies. I sometimes wonder if Dominica is not becoming like North Korea with its Supreme Leader.
You critic. Who are you really interested in? Would you prefer, as PM he merely sits back and do nothing for nationals? Is that what you would like to see? Darned if I do and darned if I don’t.
You are shameless and brazen in your defence of skulduggery…You seem to be a terribly bad example of a living soul for anyone with morality should listen to or follow!You and your DLP corrupt leaders are indeed BIRDS OF A FEATHER!!!
As usual you are missing the point by a mile. You are so brainwashed that you are unable to think clearly. Answer me, what is this NEP achieving for the economy and what does it do for the participants in the long run?
Absolutely nothing! This is just another Red Clinic with a different name. It is designed to give some Dominicans some peanuts for a short time in exchange for votes. That’s all it is, nothing more and nothing less. But Skerrit can sell people like you anything and you shout ‘hail Cesar’.
Another of Skerrits political game…What is more galling is that these people know that it is political gimmickry just to keep the seat. In any real country where this lazy, inept incompetent leader cannot create sustainable jobs for its people,these same people WOULD enroll in the NEP and vote against these corrupt men and women….
That is what the SOUFRIERE PEOPLE worth how can he give them more than that, since after election they have received northing from the fools table so what/
these LABOURITES / SKERITES are punishing the country and keeping it poorer and under developed, think of Melville hall airport, that is what Dominicans worth a stupid thing looking like an airport, the laughing stock of the CARIBBEAN
Ambrose had told them don’t come back to D/ca cause there is nothing to do there, so they are in Antigua scrunting like beggars what a people, the CARIBBEAN is ashamed of Dominicans the laughing stocks of the DAY
I must say I am over all impressed with the intelligence and Clear mindedness of the commentators above. In my opinion, this government is like being in a relationship with a guy who beats u up then later brings you flowers and gifts to win back your affection, when will enough be enough?
Only Inept people that signing up for NEP, and Soufriere again lmao. DLP really taking people for ole zeh zeh but you cyah blame them… They got elected back to back
JAH … I wish the labor party could develop Dominica like the rest of the caribbean islands like how they play games with Dumb Dominicans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JAH
These actions are becoming more and more blatant. Its sad how a one-man Government is treating his people. Time changes everything.
THIS IS DISGRACEFUL and ENRAGING!!!This is what is referred to as Stealing an Election!This is why I SHALL never, even support this evil regime led by Skerrit..This regime main objective is to stay in office only..They dont care a darn about country.
Why only now all these activities taking place in the Soufiere Constituency and Roseau South?. One thing for sure Skerrit know how the fool, bribe and play his election gimmicks on the foolish Dummicans. Corn cornay under the Patronage of the Honorable Ian Pinard, the man cried and drank water like an elephant saying because of health issue etc he resigned, yet at the same time saying that he will be his replacement campaign manager, only in Dominica politicians can continue fooling the fools, taking them for rides, making them poorer and poorer whereas them politicians are becoming richer and richer, people need real jobs, full time jobs, sustainable jobs,to take care of themselves and to be self reliable not jobs/employment for a few months before election/bi-election, then after the election they back to zero again. For the love of country and our future generatio I do hope that the people do what is right, take all that Pinard, Denish, Skerrit and the others are dishing out
Is their a law punishing politicians who give favors for votes. The NEP has been around for over a year. Recently, Skeritt was boasting how good the program was, in terms of helping young people in particular. In fact, he told us approximately twelve hundred young people were involved in the program. At the eve of a bye election in Soufriere, the man is now remembering the young people of the constituency. You are asking them to sign up for the NEP program, is it just coincidence or you want to secure the Soufriere seat. According to brother Copiel, take their money, take their jobs, eat them, take everything they want to give you, it is your mother and father’s tax money, but don’t vote for them.
As Prime Minister, he cannot establish anything in Dominica without being accused of performing favors? Some of you are something else; not nice people. Small minded. You are the ones who keep Dominica down and always debasing everything the PM tries to do. God will punish you. Wait and see.
By elections should be run in every constituency, our unemployment issues would be history. But i am waiting on the big bands, maybe Kassav, Maxi Priest……any suggestions folks?
He can bring Rihanna for the elections in Soufriere. And just spread money in the place everybody will forget the years of misery and vote just like that hahaha. Boy look a people!
unfortunate but true
DNO is that news or a political ad? Just asking.. if it is a political ad then I do understand you run a business but if this is meant to be a news item then you have missed the boat.
Yet more pre election bribery and more smoke screens from a government that is incapable of addressing the core issues. It’s just unbelievable.
ahahaahahhaha woa i die, look some rats, and Mr Skerrit is the pied piper. You kidding me right? All of a sudden? you do the math.
what i like bout that move is, we know we are being played but we like the game
This comment really had me
LMAO
giving job or buying votes ??
election goodies, these people are not so smart if they cant see through skerrit plan
But what plan nuh garson? The man playing with them people like ole toy right in the open!
Some of the money is being put to good use. Open your brains, heart and mind. They are closed shut.
You are not smart at all and to degrade whatever the PM tries to do. Low mind. You have a severe problem and an unpatriotic one.
The kettle is telling the pot that its bottom is black..Your mind is nothing more than depraved…,vile and wicked..No wonder hypocrites like you are always using Gods name to shield your wickedness.
Is there that much unemployment in Soufriere? Disgraceful government performance! Clearly, this ia ploy for the looming by-election. People, who are beholden to the govt. for their income, little as it may be, are inlikely to vote against the govt. candidate.
How foolish could you be? You would prefer them being idle, begging and also starve to death, even committing crimes. You do not have your country and nationals at heart.
