Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has held discussions with Chinese premier Li Keqiang.
The two met at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, the capital of China, on July 17, 2013.
Details of the meeting have not been made public but Chinese media quoted Li as saying his country is willing to forge cooperation with Dominica in the fields of trade, investment, agriculture, clean energy, public health and transportation.
Skerrit is in China to attend the Eco-Forum Global, which will be held from July 19 to July 21 in Guiyang, capital of southwest China’s Guizhou Province.
The forum is being held under the theme “Building Eco-civilization: Green Transformation and Transition.”
Hundreds of ecological experts, leaders of NGOs and businesses, as well as politicians from both China and abroad are expected to participate in the annual gathering.
Whether I like it or not, Skerrit is a respected leader and has engendered a great relationship with the Chinese.
While it is true that the people wha are employed results in more taxes collected by the Treasury, the fact is that with our population raising the amounts required for the Stadium, E. O. LeBlanc Highway, hospital would be difficult to raise from the economy.
So we may not support him or even hate or despise him but the fact is this man has been able to use foreign policy to benefit our country.
wake up – Skerrit is just a PAWN in their game of world domination, wake up and look at what is going on in other countries around the world.
Roosevelt get help from everyone. Why do you all not complain when he receives help from America?
I SUSPECT THAT Skerrit went to China to pick up a cheque of $45 million. Last week, he revealed that he had requested that sum from a donor country.
did you see that the Chinese are all wearing blue tie? that speaks volume… even the Chinese realize BLUE coming they start to change their wardrobe.
Who is paying for all this nonsense, you mean these red tie men have to travel this far so often to do what? After all these years all these visits, all these talk, all these promises all these bobol, all this thievery all these promises Dominica is still poor, in poverty our communities are in the dark ages…this guys are good in fooling the people or our people are blind to be fooled for so long.
Listen tot the promises and speeches and the deception when they come back on GIS
What a waste…what a fiasco….
U all think PM Propaganda Skerrit easy …Election coming soon, he knows majority of the nation is tired of his lazy Govn’t. Soon u going hear & see him jumping-up on some stage he set up in lagoon Roseau saying ” My brothers & sisters we get money for a international airport”. Fool me once Skerro but not again.
And you think lennox, sprags, blessing and arthie can really do better….let me go find earl eh
@ IPO tell me can u feel the change of the wind blowing in the air?? Are you chilly??
The Doc in the Valley ain’t buying this vote.
Just check the comments;One can know when they(Uwpites) are by multitude on DNO.They deysoley.
There is a chinese saying, You can’t give a man a fish everday to feed his Family, you teach him how to fish instead, maybe it’s time we learn to fish
since when we know of Skerit where about? Something is really happening,,Mr PM we can read between the lines,,Mervin Paul to little to late hold that news inside GIS,,Skerit travelling was always a secret,,
All u crying so much. If election would be called tomorrow all u would still vote labour me I not trusting my people ehn
Get an international airport started, we need one
Ditto.
Its very interesting that the Chinese premier wants to cooperate on all of the sectors of Dominican society such as transportation, clean energy, agriculture etc. Please all patriot Dominicans, regardless of your political affliations. Read between the lines of Skerrit’s visit very carefully. If China is given the permission to go ahead, then we may as wave goodbye to our land of Dominica for ever. Check the history of the relationship between Tibet and China for further clarification. This is very, very serious.
Can dominica stand on its own right now?
Dem man just stupid. All small countries like Dominica depend on aid from bigger countries. But anytime China help us people crying Dominica going to turn Chinese. Can stand these uneducated backward thinking poubelle senti ppl.
What a mess!! no need to comment.
Yet you did.
CAMPAIGN MONAAAYYY!
Mr. Skerit should try convince the Chinese to build a international airport for Dominica and manufactury to create job in Dominica,Theirs no way Dominica will be able build an international airport on its own,Do like the Panamian they allowed U S the canal and the U.S had owned it for 20years now it own by the Panaminian.
You are correct….I give you an A +++
When is the MOU going to be released in full?
Always one side of the story. What is Dominica giving back in return? Are you trying to tell me that these Chinese are so generous? This man has chinese with Dominican passports, Chinese restaurants, stores etc taking over the island. Even lions on the Roseau Bridge. Why didn’t he put a Dominican emblem? Soon they will take over the island and it will be mandatory to teach Chinese in school (so the Chinese can get even more jobs). A bunch of Chinese come to the island with prisoners in the mix too. Hmph!
Chinese are all over. Why are there Haitians and Dominicans (Santo Domingo) in Dominica? We, the citizens of Dominica should DEMAND our needs from our Government. We talk behind his back and expect results. MAKE HIM LISTEN.
DNO you all missed some parts of the story wiii “On Wednesday, Li also met with his Dominican counterpart Roosevelt Skerrit, calling on the two nations to cultivate cooperation in coping with climate change and promoting sustainable growth.
China is willing to forge cooperation with Dominica in fields of trade, investment, agriculture, clean energy, public health and transportation, Li said.
Skerrit, who is in the country to attend an ecological forum to be held from Friday to Sunday in Guiyang, capital city of southwest China’s Guizhou Province, expressed his appreciation to China’s long-term help and aid to Dominica and other Caribbean countries.
He also praised the role China has been playing to safeguard the common interests of developing nations, pledging his efforts to promote bilateral cooperation as well as cooperation between China and other Caribbean countries.”http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-07/17/c_125025197.htm
WHAT IS Newtown getting out of all those travels. We do not have any representation at all. Its a great shame indeed.
Change your Rep.
I am fedup with this man travelling over the world on my tax money and not even have the audacity to say kindldy “comrad” where he is going – especially this one. Skerrit u enjoyed my votes… not this time nah awah…!
You sure you paying taxes boss??? How are you so sure is on YOUR tax money he travelled?? And don’t ALL PM travel abroad seeking aid?? What about when these trips bring back grant monies to spend in the economy?? Not defending anyone, but sometimes we tend to be so political about everything that that we make stupid statements that make no sense at all!!
That is why the comment page is available. To speak freely. To get the views of people and how they think and feel.don’t get personal. Expect anything from people. No sweat!
You have a point, Anonymous. I find too many Dominicans are too negative, and about virtually everything. They are so politically partisan that say stupid things.
Because you never voted him in the first place. Whether you vote him or not he is still going to lead the country.
Who is getting your votes now….lennox, spags john, blessings, groovy bat, shillingford….choose one….lol
May the best man win….!
To Dominican….deep in your hearts and brain you know skerrit is the best man
It really would be good to know who the members of the Dominican delegation (and maybe their counterparts) are at the meeting. It would help us Dominicans who are concerned about the stagnant economy get a sense of government’s thinking as it regards economic on the Nature Isle.
Steve Ferrol, Alvin Bernard, Felix Gregoire and Martin ??? – Chairman of Aid Bank and Skerrit Security.
And they all wearing ‘red tie’ lol! In solidarity with the One china Policy.
Those are our best and brightest. What a ting
Who is the Chinese-looking man on the Dominica delegation?
I hope he getting money to start working on the international airport because otherwise its out you go after all that waste of money at Melville Hall.
I am all for an International Airport, but is that all you are voting for him for? The Island needs EVERYTHING. He really should make that Airport and ROADS a PRIORITY
A deadly piece of sushi go down
Details not made public uh. We vote politicians so thst they can rule; I thought politicians work for us. Why when the politician use my money to travel it is not my business?
This Article should be honest and the headline should read “SKERRIT GOES TO COMMUNIST CHINA TO BEG FOR MORE MONEY”!!! Indeed Elections are coming up and it’s time to throw some money around to boost his support. His Administration will be all over GIS and SAT announcing road repairs and new buildings, loans and grants and programs to benefit key party strongholds. But you want to know the saddest part of this scam? The same stupid people will fall for it and sell their votes for temporary handouts only to be crying years later about broken promises and how desperately poor they are! And the wheel continues to spin. Are we Dominicans the smartest group of people in the Caribbean? Don’t answer until you’ve taken at least ten minutes to reflect and ponder!!!!
So right!!!!!!
And Papa Met will be in the campaign and the motorcade as well….because he dont want people to see him dressed in blue following lennox , blessing, angelo and spags John
EVERY Prime Minister and President BEGS FOR ASSISTANCE. If Roosevelt was not begging you would complain, he is begging you complain. There is NO remedy. What do you all want from Roosevelt? Regardless to what he gives you all DO NOT SATISFY. Do you not believe that his replacement, or not, will not be any better? I do, because they are, after all, POLITICIANS.
Why would the government inform the public of a meeting and not inform the public of the details? Will we soon hear of the re-election package?
Please mister Prime Minister put agriculture on the front burner. When agriculture thrives a country always do well. This would also mean our food security and less importation of certain goods which are certainly taking a tole on our ailing pockets.
Set aside the pockets, think of the HEALTH. You do not have to eat Mac n Cheese, Pizza, KFC and the like, continue to eat what you grow and both your health and pocket will feel the results.
DNO we dont need to know he met with the Premier ner we need to know what they Met about
And wait i see Mr Bernard and d PM and is that the Man from Barbados I see Sitting to the Left of the PM
That is the Cabinet Secretary Steve Ferrol. This is exactly how misinformation spreads.
No Thats Mr. Steve Ferrol Cabinet Secretary…….Can somebody, anybody please tell me what the govt of Dominica Pay 10 to 13K to send Martin Charles to China for????? I mean this thing is a joke now man??? In what capacity is he there? As Chairman of AID Bank??? What a joke sic*
Read the article.
No disrespect to any other politician, but Skerrit carries a certain level of respect that is unmatched.
You don’t have to ask DNO, do your own research.
They’ve got something in common, They are the ones advocating for one party states, but that’s not WHO we Dominicans are
Thinks about it, You could be jailed for critizing sherrit and Co,
There can NEVER be ONE PARTY; however, there can only be ONE WINNER. MAY THE INDIVIDUAL, BETTER EQUIPPED TO LEAD THE ISLAND WIN.
Keep on dreaming my friend…just maybe one day you will awake and smell the coffee.
assertive, NOT Agressive!
On a different note what ever he is looking for from China, I swear he will get it, or should I say Dominica will feel it.
You will get it and feel it.
On another note, we were not looking for Nothing from our colonial masters and we got slavery,dehumanization and nothing in the end.
So maybe we need to play reverse role and get something from the superpowers
Seek and you shall find.