Dominicans will be given the opportunity of renaming the newly constructed and commissioned West Bridge and they have six months to submit their suggestions, Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit has said.
Speaking at the commissioning of the bridge on Monday, May 1, 2017 in Roseau, he stated that the new name must be able to “immortalize this chapter in our nation’s page of history.”
“I do not wish unilaterally to impose a name on you. I want for each of you to go away from here this evening, thinking of a suitable and fitting name for this impressive new piece of Dominican architecture and engineering,” he said.
According to him, a website will be made available to the public to enter their suggestions, and the new name will be announced on November 3rd 2017 as part of his Independence address to the nation.
“Very soon, we shall make public the website to which each of you can go and suggest an appropriate name for this gateway. We shall assess your entries and I would wish to be in a position to announce the chosen name on November 3rd, as part of my Independence address to the nation,” he said.
With regards to the upkeep of the bridge, Skerrit encouraged the public to take good care of it as he wants it to “remain as the new West Bridge.”
“Keep it clean, keep it tidy, respect the investment, and please do not vandalize it. Do not deface or destroy any aspect of it. Those lights are for the astonishment and amazement of you, and your relatives and friends when they come home for Creole Festival, Christmas, Carnival and other holidays and purposes. They are also for visitors to view and photograph. This is our project, Ladies and Gentlemen. Let us all take ownership of it and preserve its beauty and appeal,” he remarked.
By the time I am complete with my time abroad, I won’t know anything in Dominica.
Roseau is in the parish of St George. Let us call it The St George bridge.
OK. forget the name… i would like another 18 million dollar bridge going into town please…if u do this,, fix the 2 ports and atleast if not build but improve this low class airport…and revive the banana industry.. you mr. Skerrit will have my vote
How about a proper cruise reception center at the deep water port and hassle free walkway for passengers from there to town through Pottersville. That is such a mess and there is not even aproper despatch facility for tour buses. That does not look apetizing at all. Is not only service Mr. Bardouille but the place must not look like a shambles. Thank you.
How about!
Phyllis Shawn Alfree
Frank Baron
Louis Benoit
The New International Airport Bridge
18 million while others are failing bridge.
The Waitikubuli Bridge
This is ELEMENTARY!! Call it the Dr. Roosevelt Skerrit bridge.
HOTEP!
That would be too obvious my fake African brother and enforce the notion that P.M. has already decided that himself but giving it a physhological angle by declaring that the name was arrived at by popular vote. That would be a trick difficult forjhim to resist. I suggest we do not name it after a person especially a living one because that causing too much controversy in our little country and we don’t need that. I could call it bobol bridge but of course, that would not be accepted either. Why not call it something the majority of Dominicans can live with and that gives no offence. “UNITY” bridge for example if you do not want to keep it new West Bridge, which is also ok by me.
PHOENIX BRIDGE
The CBI Bridge. De Caca Bridge. De no more Latrine Bridge. The red ants Bridge. De new hospital cumming bridge. De Anse de Mai falling down Bridge or the 0%Bridge…
the triumphant bridge OR the ophelia bridge
Across the bridge there’s no more sorrow bridge. none of my kids born here bridge.
Brilliant!! LOL
The envy of the Caribbean bridge, Lennox linton bridge, the first bridge in Dominica. The best bridge in the world, the most expensive bridge, the only bridge, the whatever bridge.
The envy of the Caribbean bridge, Lennox Linton bridge, the first bridge in Dominica. The next level bridge.
Skerrit Latrine Bridge
The Bobol Bridge…..if there is a trademark on CBI.
Christopher Loblack (EC Loblack Bridge) and Phyllis Shand Allfrey worked together to advance the labour movement and she was the first woman minister in the West Indies, Minister of Labour and Social Services. in the WI Federation. So put them together: Loblack Bridge and Allfrey Bridge.
anyway domnichen allu killing me with allu naming bridge. he aint put the site yet
yah i in it too. skeritt bridge. we know when people die they like to name after them. so name the bridge skeritt bridge. we have nothing name skerro. look they have air named charles douglas after theu died they want to name after them. that must stop. SKERRO BRIDGE” ya.
The. Most celebrated bridge
The ‘Thank God for Lennox CBS 60 Minute Interview’ Bridge.
Lang Bridge
Bridge over troubled waters
Choices 1. The CABAL Bridge; or the 2) Al Monfared bridge; or 3) soucer sell bridge; or 4) Madreka Bridge or what about 5) the Francisco Corollo Bridge; or finally 6) the Arab SC Bridge.
Stupendous on a point of correction on must never name bridges, schools, high ways, etc after living people. What happens if one of these people goes to jail? They should always be named after the dead, reason being their records are sealed.
I agree so we better wait still the entire cabal dies before naming the bridge the CABAL BRIDGE
Hahaha, what about LAUNDRY bridge?
Dr. Philip Potter Memorial Bridge
I have heard of him. As a child I saw him a few times. However, he resided overseas. What exactly did he do for Dominica?
Chuck Norris Bridge
Citizenship Gateway Bridge
Call it “Controversial Bridge”..
De hand out government bridge
Roosevelt Skerrit bridge. Thats what you are going to name it anyway.
That is what it should be named, the namesake of the PM.
De 18 million $ kickback bridge
‘ I live my pm bridge’
DE passport programme bridge
NAN Ducreay Bridge… this is another untold pioneer..
If ypu know your history you would know that E.C, Loblack bridge would not sit comfortable next to Nan Ducreay bridge. He caused Loblack to,leave the laour party never to return for the rest of his life.
Roosevelt Skerrit Dedication to the People of Dominica Bridge!!! A government that places its citizens first! i am indeed excited for the future!
Never mind the spelling i meant divided we fall there will be no division in little DA
Forward ever.
Praise his majesty there is more to come becausevgreatvthings he hss done,greater things he will do unto him be the glory.
According to the carnival song jealousy sey met sorceia mind you know PM and the rest they would like to see allyou fall but they better dig a hole for themselves.
One Dominica united we stand divided we stand, I will live to see Roseau flowing in Jesus name. More bridges,airport, houses shops and all other necessties will come in abundance. All satan followers will vanish, move the shackles and mountains.
Your PM more want to see Linton fall.All the mischief he doing to Lennox for nothing when he know Lennox talking the truth. Your Pm is a wicked soul but Lennox will triumph over them all. Lennox will live to see the fall of Tony, Skerrit, the judge and pinard.Beleive me so. Your Pm more jealous of Lennox than anyone jealous of him. You are a wicked soul
I guess you govern their lives to know who will live long (longer) and who will not.
Don’t be dumb my friend which God are U referring to, have U ever read God’s bible do U understand the passages in the BIBLE U speak about U all are God people and those opposing are for Satan
Do U remember the fire of Christmas morning 2010 up at St. Aroma where the 2 elderly citizen lost their property and almost lost their life? The eyes of the Lord are in every place beholding the Evil and the Good PROVERBS 15: 3
so God knows exactly who set the fire he knows who those arsonist are and he sure to settle the score with them at the appropriate time don’t hurt your head friend, who laugh last laugh the BEST” Luv U!”
De Trevor Tossy Johnson Bridge
We get an opportunity to rename a Bridge but You cannot even tell us who our Ambassadors are ? We want an opportunity to make sure We do not have Ambassadors who are Criminals ! Forget renaming Bridge The Old name seems appropriate to me “New Bridge”
How we so sure You do not already have a name and just making fools out of us.I do not want to say You are lying to us but how else can I say it help me .
Remember Skeritt said He did not want the Airport to continue to carry the name Melville Hall Airport because that is a Colonial name now a British Company is chosen over a local one to build a bridge in the Capital so just give it a Colonial name and continue to contradict what You say You stand for or against
Seriously… Dominicans never seen a bridge before.. Ebeah look nonsense in Dominica..
what about the RED BRIDGE seeing that all you could see was people in red clothes
Samuel Jules Celestine Edwards
He is only a recently heard of name. If only we knew him and what he did for Dominica. Remember, he did not name Dominica as his land of birth.
What’s up with changing the names of everything, nowadays? It’s already called the West bridge; it this not a good enough name?
Tongue to long Bridge
Call it the DOTW Bridge – Distraction Over Troubled Waters Bridge
How about the CBI-sell out bridge?
Skerrit the. Trump bridge
The “Bridge that goes out of Roseau” Bridge
Anybody notice that the finished product looks nowhere close to the artists rendition of what was displayed on DNO so many times with white Bobtail trucks driving past each other in opposite direction?
Fransisco, OBVIOUSLY, you cannot have traffic going both ways in this case. The picture was an illustration of the infrastructure proposed. Or are you going to bellyache because it didnt turn out exactly how the picture said it would., direction of traffic included? I swear for grown people many of you act like little retarded girls, in print, in public.
freshwaterlake May 3, 2017
I am in that! Way to go!
Some people were born to be negative and dark, regardless of how bright the Light is shining for them. That Telemaque person is the #1 of all.
There you go disrespecting women. Do you have a mom, a wife, girlfriend, child,? Wel, get a life and ask Mamo for forgiveness.
You are a true hater. Seek help and fast! You cannot be obsessed over a man like that.
18 million dollars bridge
Let us call it the “Pas Kwazay Bridge “.
The Corruption Bridge
As we have the Chinee Bridge, why not call it the Bajan Bridge ? We could go for a full house of bridges constructed/paid for by foreigners.
the roosvelt causeway, for it was in under his administration that it was ground broken and commissioned
i think we should put fair where fair is
The Roosevelt Skerrit Bridge
OOOhhhhhhh Nooooooo,,, please ,,,, that name is stained….very stained…. not worth even on cardboard, or on a ply wood. When the cases come up there is plenty space to hang his name going up the hill.
So is yours! The pot calling the kettle black.
A suitable and fitting name for this impressive new piece of Dominican architecture and engineering, my choice of name for the west bridge should be named, “Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit Bridge.
Let us be fair. The PM has been instrumental in having this West Bridge built.
Fellow Dominicans, whatever your political affiliation, this is your opportunity to etch the PM’s name in history and to show your appreciation of all he has done for D/ca and hope to do for your benefit.
In all fairness, keep in mind you have relatives and friends who are benefiting in various ways of what the PM has done for D/ca and will do for them and others in future. I visualize his eagerness to continue enhancing Dominica and the life of especially the needy.
He is the PM, not to be forgotten.
God bless the PM. God bless Dominica and nationals.
Enjoy the new west bridge, be proud of it and take care of it. It will a beautiful landmark which will constantly be admired.
Please! How shallow minded you are..just a lot of rubbish flowing for such a simple act of constructing a bridge.. People need more important things to occupy their minds and time.. pure archaic in nature. So let’s just name it the Labar Debar bridge or the Mother of all bridges. Best to take care of the environmental eyesore that the river has turned into than perpetuating the culture of sewo that has been prevalent in Poverty enabling politics
Dictator! Who do you think you are? If you are smart you would know to allow others their right to comment as they allow you. You are not more intelligent than I. I state what I feel like and I am not wrong.
Some of you also love to demean others as if you know better. You do not!
You harbor hatred in your heart and mind. I feel sorry for you that you have to live with this. It will get you nowhere. Instead of amassing blessings by your comment, you amass curses. Woe to you May God rebuke you.
If you people has any style or Soul the bridge must be named: The ROSEVELT BRIDGE.Any other name would be second best.He was taken to Court! Harrassed in the worst possible way and now it is there for all to see. I was told that with that bridge workers have no chance of winning an Election.
stupes… dont fool alu selves.. the bridge have it name already
The Roseau River Outbound Bridge
Goof name…..Go for it…
Name: “Skerrit Must Go”. Well it is a bridge over troubled waters
In your imagination.
UWP supporter at work, good for nothing and nothing good stated.
I imagine the bridge will be used by vehicles and pedestrians, why did engineering not add safety measures by enclosing the walkway. One look at this design shows a glaring omission that will result in unnecessary accidents between vehicles and pedestrians.
I think the name should be left as “The West Bridge or The Westgate Bridge
Since everybody know the name already.
Putting a name on every insignificant structure will soon get confusing . Might I add , this necessity to always get cheap praise and imortalize things is an indication of Dictatorship.
We are a free independent country.
By Golly it’s just a darn bridge .
Considering the bridge will be used by vehicles and pedestrians, why did engineering not add safety measures by enclosing the walkway. One look at this design shows a glaring safety omission that may result in unnecessary accidents.
hmmm… I suppose when you are crossing ever street/road with vehicles going in both directions or perhaps even in one direction, you cross always in a protected path?
come on now… we cross roads, streets, bridges many times when there are no inside railings. Due diligence is always always necessary… rail tracks don’t even have these protections.
I’m not saying that the shouldn’t – prevention is always the best option
Pinard Burn Lennox Bridge
A few suggestion would be..1.Dame Eugenia gateway bridge..2.Sir Lennox Honeychurch..3. Independence thruway.
Dame Eugenia already has her boulevard and Honeychurch dont like that zaffair and the bridge does not open out on Independence Street…. so try again.
Her name is already etched in a Boulevard.
THE LENNOX LINTON BRIDGE. After all his is going through in the court system. Don’t you think he deserve it? Please throw the guy a bone.
18 million
I propose they name it: CBI Bridge.
I counted four police officers in that photo, but not one was able to reach two villagers in the South a few days ago and offer assistance when it was needed.
Simply terrible.
West Bridge
Roseau Main Bridge
With all due respect, name it The Hungry Labourites Bridge.
What about Aliereza Monfared Bridge? We need to have something named after him since Skerrit told us he is a good man that wants to help Dominica, and was allowed to run The MY Dominica Trade House, which might have assisted in sourcing the money for the bridge. So Skerro, Aliereza Monfared bridge. DO NOT ACCEPT ANY OTHER NAME
D/a has a long way to go…what about this bridge would someone want to photograph or amaze at?
Why the whole big thing about things government supposed to provide?
You’ll acting like is Astaphans that do us a favor
the Roosevelt Skerrit bridge
West Roseau Bridge
Lennox Honeychurch Bridge..
Three Mikes Bridge
The Disciple Skerrit bridge
CBI 19 M Bridge
or jus call it
Trouble bridge .
I propose they call it “The West Bridge”
Skerrit,your followers and you know it will be after you the supreme leader.
Great minds think a like.
When I read the article, I thought it should be named after the PM. There should be no sarcasm about that.
What about Great George St Bridge?
The Market Garden Bridge (A bridge too far) ?
Whenever the PM makes a comment, some of you non supporters twist and turn his words and what he meant. However, you said it correctly. The bridge should be given his name.
This was not meant for this comment. How did it happen to be there in he first place? Some of my comments were hidden. Is this why this occurred?
Wow these guys are good. Impressive.
Dual Lane Bridge
Skerro