Reroofing to begin for residents of Belles

Darroux said funds have been approved for the project

Residents of the community of Belles whose roofs were impacted by Hurricane Maria will soon see repairs done on their homes.

MP for St. Joseph, Kelver Darroux, said on Wednesday that over $100,000 was approved for the project.

“Yesterday the Prime Minister approved in the first instance an amount of $150,000 that will go towards the reroofing of houses, the first 50 houses in the community of Belles,” he stated.

He said work will begin “immediately as soon as the funds have gone through the system.”

Additionally, Darroux said there is ongoing renovation in the community of Layou and St. Joseph.

“We have partnered with the Red Cross in the community of Layou to reroof some of the houses that were impacted post-Maria and the government is providing tremendous support towards that initiative,” he noted.

Darroux praised the residents of Mero, who he said cleaned the beach in the area in time for the tourist season.

“The residents there worked diligently and we partnered with the Ministry of Tourism to ensure that we can get the beach back to a state of readiness for the tourist season because as we are all aware, Mero has one of the most popular beaches in Dominica,” he stated. “I am very satisfied as the member of parliament with the efforts of the residence of Mero in ensuring the cleanliness and upkeep of the beach post-Hurricane Maria.”

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21 Comments

  1. Freelance
    December 27, 2017

    Here we go again PM skerrit approves where the hell is parliament in all this? Parliament has been relegated to trash yet we speak of unity and inclusiveness. I mean is this country for real. The TnT coast guard came to our shores very often and do you know the PM of TnT had to go to parliament to have the trips and missions approved. Down here whether trips, or treats, whether contacts or extracts one man decides The people’s parliament is not involved at all. When is this going to stop. Man Dominica is a failed State.

    • Freelance
      December 27, 2017

      And the senior public officers are the ones condoning that nonsense including the breach of the people’s parliament. People like the AG the FS and the Cabsec what a shame.

  2. Barbie
    December 24, 2017

    Kelver don’t forget my house as usual wen u coming belles as ur habit my roof leaking too an I have children. An by d way d materials u tell me about since October now it come of d port……

  3. Expat
    December 23, 2017

    I am really baffled at the level of thinking by some people. Some of you are asking whether these houses are going to be climate resilient. People whose roofs were impacted still need a place to stay. Do you think that all the old houses in Dominica can be made resilient ? What the government is advocating is that moving forward new construction will be climate resilient. Put on your thinking caps and try to think for a moment. In the meantime people whose roofs were destroyed will be able to get the necessary help needed to alleviate their conditions. This is not rocket science.

  4. Rowrowbaby
    December 23, 2017

    Why does every comment have to be politically motivated? Why cant you people just be grateful for once? It’s a damn shame looking in on some of the comments that’s written here.
    For once in your lives be grateful and think positively of the work that’s being done. After hurricane David the same was done to the point where some of us excreted three and four times a day from eating butter oil, galvanized steel were distributed because it was made available through donations. The monetary gifts were made available to the government for the people, it’s being utilized in a decisive manner what is the problem.
    Some of us are fuelled by greed, hatred and our toilet mouths. Enough is enough. Let’s learn to be our brother’s keepers and look for something positive to comment on.

    • Me
      December 27, 2017

      It’s the colour of that decisive manner that is the problem.

  5. Hey
    December 22, 2017

    You live in the US, the cockroach people will welcome you., when Trump and ICE find YOU.

    • Rowrowbaby
      December 23, 2017

      You should think about the donations that you received before calling people cockroach. Because it’s the same set of undocumented roaches who took from their rent and food budgets to make sure you had food and clean water. It’s the same roaches who chose not to do overtime to pack the barrels to ship them in a timely manner.
      It comes back to the same comment I just made. Be thankful for once.

  6. Best Wishes
    December 22, 2017

    Florida Disposal, stop drinking hateraid, YOU might choke on it. Unlike U, I’m a contributing member of society, U are even ashamed of U birth place and family. Smoke Dat!

  7. For Real
    December 22, 2017

    That’s great. Is that project for the community of Bells only, or island wide. I need more information for the Kings Hill/Morne Bruce area please.

  8. Observing the Stats
    December 22, 2017

    This is craziness. The DLP playing politics again even amid a disaster. Maria destroyed most of the political houses of the housing revolution but they are not learning. Let us do a little mathematics. $150000 earmarked for 50 houses. This means an average of $3000 a house. What kind of reroofing is the DLP proposing? This seems like climate resilience has become a hoax. Remember Hurricane season starts in 6 months careful God doesn’t strike against you evil politicians who are hoodwinking our people just to hold power

  9. June
    December 21, 2017

    Enjoy papa. I waiting to hear evacuation to begin for coulibistrie and st joe to……

  10. June
    December 21, 2017

    Enjoy. I am waiting to hear evacuation to begin for coulibustrie and Colihaut to,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

  11. HAVING AN ANGELO AND ARONDEL GROS PWEL
    December 21, 2017

    labour faire jean dominique feyan

  12. December 21, 2017

    I would like to say hats off to you Mr PR but the question i beg of you sir; are the repairs going to be “Climate Resilience” as your mentor the Punjab PhD had been advocating since he found his new chorus? Just asking.

    • indira Ghandi
      December 21, 2017

      Hope it will be free of political connections.
      Hope it will be for Dominicans in need and not labor party supporters.

  13. magwaysa
    December 21, 2017

    better to be red than dead – papamet ! Dominica finibat under these guys

    • St. Joe Born
      December 21, 2017

      Yes, kudos to our PR. Thank you CE. for your wonderful dedicated son.

      • Florida Diaspora
        December 21, 2017

        That is all you guys know…. to sit down all you lazy behinds and wait for the government to feed all you bathe all you and give you guys cock roach toilets Sarckway sor sot. I’m also st Joe born by the way. The difference between you and I is I see reality not fantasy

      • Anonymous
        December 22, 2017

        Listen, as far as I’m concerned that St. Joe MP is a flake, a non entity, simply doing as instructed by his his master, wouldn’t say boo to a goose.

      • Me
        December 27, 2017

        And what are you after?

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