On Sunday, November 19, the Prince of Wales visited Dominica to witness the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria.
He toured a number of communities including Pointe Michel, Pichelin and Bellevue Chopin. He also attended a ceremony at the Botanical Gardens.
Prince Charles arrived in Dominica at the Canefield Airport and met with Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, and President of Dominica Charles Savarin.
He was accompanied on the tour by a number of government officials.
See photos below.
All photos by Chad Ambo.
Kudos to Dominica. In spite of the post Maria situation we could still organize a royal visit.
Kudos you giving ein man,
”inspite of Maria we could still organize a royal visit” .
Kudos ein , weh weh weh ; man like you Emile , would love to know that the poor and suffering could still be stamping our feet in de hot sun , singing at the top of our voices , GOD SAVE THE QUEEN , and even fainting during parade , Man you need to look back at where we coming from so we can know how we want to move forward and what we leaving the next generation of Dominicans to experience .
Yes i bitter , and i think i have reasons to be .
you dont know man , you dont know .
you think i could ever be happy seeing my people being bribed with rum for by election and now their A _ _ coming out nobody dere for dem . weh weh weh .
We want and ask for…and beg for a Skerrit exit.
I am hoping this visit is not just for show. I hope we will be seeing funds (in the millions) coming to Dominica We need all the help we can get.
want to take where L Rose bled the soil and dem old folks , and you people now just staying there and letting dem man take allu for koo noo moo noos still, unbelievable
Is not by election time so allu not significant , all dem dat had come up here and even playing dominoes with allu , like de airline manager dat come boasting his mother from up there so his roots up there , they come and see awready what de hurricane Maria do to allu?
well i suppose he was taken to Bellevue to see where de posh appartments are being built for party cronies ,and therefore de government care about its people .
Take it in allu posteria allu soufooyier and karsharkoo people allu will always stay like that depending on others to fight allu cause for allu , jus satisfy with a few drinks still when it matters .Pond Casse i building .
Baffling question?
De Prince was taken to Pointe Michel , then Bellevue followed by Pichelin .
I might be wrong here, but i am sure sure sure he is the one who chose what villages he wanted to visit .
What baffles me is , if he is in La Pointe , Soufriere is only a stones throw away 3 and a half miles , The first place hit by de hurricane woman , and he is not taken up dere , I think is because there was no actual damage up dere ; so dem people up dere well happy ; they dow need allu blogodow ,nor allu generators , as its a thriving community with lots of jobs since L ROSE (THE BRITISH COMPANY, who justly compensated the workforce from up there when they pulled out ).
Now i am totally p*ssed off . Not a good fing i not Dominican then , I dunno how i could ever live in a parish with people that sot so again , i done .
No aged person who lived in the L Rose era can honestly say they are satisfied with what L.Rose did to the folks up there ,and not even the British Prince they wan
Dee, you should stop this negative attitude. I can understand your fight for social justice, But a royal visit is not an issue. We should be thankful and appreciate the Prince for his visit and his encouragement. Right now Dominica need a lot of positive attitude for us to move forward. We cannot afford to feel like a defeated people. We need to feel like winners.
Emile
Yes positive in these uncertain and distressing times, im really really pissed off with my people.All this talk about resilient people and moving forward,but i’d like you to honestly say you have seen or heard of the devastated lives up there, and what assistance is actually projected for the area .
Man you want to hear a positive something, my friend lost his 40 thousand dollar fibre glass boat with a 50 thousand dollar engine,all his fishing equipment,nets,fish pots, deep sea fishing lines, all to the tune of another 50 thousand dollars ,the boat house10 thousand ,then like everybody else, the roof on his house , another 75 thousand dollars, and as if that wasnt enough his van he uses to sell his fish damaged, and insurance say , act of God ,.
Now you want to hear positiveness,He says My Prime Minister is so busy now but when things settle down, he will come up and see us,of course that is the kind of positiveness you want,but loads of fish is being landed in Fond Cole .
I’m surprised he didn’t have the Baroness in tow.
why the negative and distasteful comments. what do you have to gain by it. I guess it makes you feel good and empowered.
Emile
of course you will find some comments distasteful ,
my comments are not objecting nor attempting to vilify the Princes visit , but hurricane Maria presented the powers that be to have considered a visit to Soufriere , the first community to face the blunt of the 200 mph winds ,an opportunity to slip into his ears that this was the community where the British company L. Rose received all the Lime juice shipped to the UK back in those days, now the people there being really resilient were trying to forge a livelihood from the sea and now they have lost everything , even the means to try again . They need help , massive help , they need support , psychological support , they need much financial assistance , they need professional advice ,
you talking about negativity , well when reality sets in , we go have problems big big problems surfacing during the next 6 to 12 months .
thats when ill stop voicing the concerns you call negative .
You should not be, the Prince was here to represent his mother, the Queen, who is the Head of the Commonwealth and let me assure you that she has distanced herself from our Baroness.