PM Skerrit announces $600,000 for Good Hope

The Prime Minister meets with resident of Good Hope before a town hall meeting in the community

At a town hall meeting held in Good Hope on Wednesday evening, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit made a number of announcements.

He said that the Government was in receipt of requests for house repair assistance totaling EC$785,000.

He added that as Minister for Finance, he will be making available immediately, $400,000 towards those requests with the remainder to be provided following the passage of the 2017-2018 National Budget which will happen within the next few weeks.

The Prime Minister also announced that he was making available EC$200,000 for Small Business Development but wants EC$100,000 of that amount to be made available to farmers.

He reflected on the Government’s ongoing assault on pit toilets for total eradication of them by year-end 2017. He said that of the 45 washrooms to be constructed in Good Hope, the first 20 have now be completed, and announced that the remaining 25 would now commence.

Finally, Prime Minister Skerrit announced that EC$160,000 will be made available immediately for the rehabilitation of the Balata farm access road.

The town hall meeting was hosted by MP, Johnson Drigo.

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22 Comments

  1. A resident
    May 18, 2017

    This picture was taken in Castle Bruce under the pavilion near the playing field .

  2. Jamdem
    May 18, 2017

    The Pm reminds me of Billie Ocean’s song : ‘Suddenly’
    All of a sudden CBI money spending left, right and center. It’s a new style of leadership called Town Hall meeting n rum n money to give to poor and clueless Dominicans.
    To date, they are yet to ask the government where does the money come from?
    So where was that CBI money going alllllllll these years? What was the money used for?
    So far the pm and his frivolous government have given out millions of dollars from CBI. One would like to know, what’s happening with the funds given to Dominica for post errika projects.
    They boasted about a bridge with lights under it…. Yet there are loads of bridges n roads to be constructed… This government had to strategic development plan for Dominica, therefore projects n contacts all over the place. Priorities upside down. Mr pm you better fix the roads in the east n south with more urgency. These roads should be completed by now. Disastrous laughable pappy shows DLP

  3. vin
    May 18, 2017

    I took a decision to invest in Dominica and so I decided to visit Dominica strictly to explore the viability of my business idea in Dominica. I must admit that it was a rude awakening although I visited Dominica several time before mainly for festivities. I stayed on the ground line everyone living at home and from my personal experience Dominica is in free fall. The people are flat broke and there is little to no buying power. I came face to face with the reality of poverty and the depth of begging.
    I have to pull back on my plans for Dominica and I am now considering a setting up in another Caribbean island. It hurts but it is a business decision

  4. JOSH SHAW
    May 18, 2017

    These empty promises are only comforting FOOLS!!!

  5. May 18, 2017

    Viva Skerrit, you working for your people and that they vex about!

  6. May 18, 2017

    Can’t please Dominicans eh, but continue the good work my PM!

  7. DomiChina
    May 18, 2017

    The people don’t need to work because the country is producing enough needed CBI passport Funds to sustain them.
    Alas Dominicans. If this is not dictatorship, then tell me what it is.
    I am yet to hear the news cast say:
    The Minister of Communication and Works (bla bla) has approved funding for this.
    The Minister of Health has provided funding for this
    The Minister of Koshoni has provided funding for well ness
    The Minister of (Bla Bla) has met with the people of ….

    So many approvals coming through the Minister of Finance, but there is no accountability and transparency and AUDITING, and REALISATION.

    So tell me, ALAS Dominicans, is this what we have reduced to.

  8. kellye
    May 18, 2017

    Skerrit boy you giving $$ like it is going out of style– no grant process, no tracking , no nothing. You are destroying the society but I suppose as long as you are re-elected who cares.

    We will pay for this recklessness lack of systems later big time.

  9. ye yep
    May 18, 2017

    Thank you Lennox for forcing them the empty the hidden vault.

  10. Shameless
    May 18, 2017

    Looks like Papa Noel finally showed up in Good Hope bearing gifts of deceit and trickery. To the good people of Good Hope I say take it and vote John-dont-know behind out of office. For donkey years they forgot you all now they planing their election they coming bearing gifts. Dominica is headed down a slippery slope and we better take warning….#SkerritmustGO with his goons.

    Assertive like the rod of Moses! :twisted:

  11. Jonathan St jean
    May 18, 2017

    It’s sad when government is the only show in town and worse yet when parliament has had no say in this largesse.It borders on insanity when the norms by which government operated in the past are subverted by a man who is so full of himself that an honorary doctorate was engineered for him.This social experiment is myopic and I don’t expect the highest return on the dollar for an impoverished country.Robbie Tongue wants to micro manage a cleanup effort in Roseau and yet the PM trust giving that amount of money to rural councils and I don’t hear much about supervision and evaluation of the effort

  12. KA KA POULE
    May 18, 2017

    thank you papa skero money money money i love it. dominicans love it. we love the money you give but when it run out

  13. 007
    May 18, 2017

    I’m not against people who need help getting the help,but something is wrong when everything somebody needs they have to go the government because they can’t afford it them self ,

  14. weh
    May 18, 2017

    Santa claus is coming to town :lol:

  15. Kermit
    May 18, 2017

    UWP put yourselves in order!!!! All you sinking!!! :lol:

    • Dominica
      May 18, 2017

      Kermit you are so wrong about that. The country is sinking, not UWP. And remember you are part of the country.

    • Shameless
      May 18, 2017

      If you think Good Hope people stupid and can be bought for 30 pieces of silver then think again. For decades they survived without the pittance from Skerro and John-dont-know and believe me they can continue to do so. Labor take enough advantage so keep on fooling yourself :twisted: .

      Assertive like the rod of Moses! :twisted:

    • concern citizen
      May 22, 2017

      Yes but the CBI money will not be available for too long

  16. Anthony P. Ismael
    May 18, 2017

    That CBI money is very long. Everyday a new community is getting their share. Everything now is CBI. Meanwhile, the West Coast still has no passable bridge and Copthall still needs a new bridge.

    • dee
      May 18, 2017

      Anthony
      Everyday a new community is getting their share ?
      why say that man ? you hear Soufriere get CBI money yet ?. since by-election won, we stay crananar
      Pointe Michel Soufrierre road still sinking .

  17. jihan
    May 18, 2017

    So the citizens dont need to work anymore and provide to themselves,smh how can a country develop,and can the people get out of poverty?

    • Kewl
      May 18, 2017

      They like it soo,they are free. Rational and logical thinking has been thrown out and Dominicans are being led where ever and you cannot tell them nothing because they will jump down your throat.

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