The government will not be increasing the minimum pension rate as proposed by the Opposition United Workers Party (UWP).
Roosevelt Skerrit, the country’s Finance Minister, said in a statement on Tuesday that the Opposition leader’s proposal shows that he lacks understanding of how the system works.
On November 15th the UWP, in a release, reiterated the call made by the party’s political leader, Lennox Linton, in his 2018/2019 budget response, calling a minimum monthly benefit to all Public Pensioners of $500, with immediate effect.
“Once again the leader of the opposition in his hastiness to oppose for opposing sake, has proven to the people of Dominica that he does not understand how to manage the finances of our country,” Skerrit said.
Skerrit said Linton and the UWP have also failed to analyze how much work is currently being undertaken in the country especially following Hurricane Maria.
“At a time when this government is simultaneously undertaking several substantial projects in housing, agriculture, public works and tourism, it is reprehensible that the leader of the opposition would propose an increase in government-funded pensions,” he added.
Skerrit, who is also the country’s Prime Minister, said the proposal will only jeopardize the pensions of the current workforce as well as hinder the ongoing development and diversification of our country’s economy.
And, that contrary to what the leader of the opposition seems to think, pension rates are not, “plucked from the sky.”
Furthermore, the Prime Minister said the sustainability of the Dominica Social Security [DSS] is predicated on a prudent and responsible management of the finances of the DSS.
“Any decision that is not supported by the actuarial science will run into difficulties and will cause serious difficulty for those who are now receiving a pension,” he stated.
Before a pension can be disbursed, Skerrit said every single cent of it has to be studied and evaluated against the reality of its likely impact on the fund down the road.
“We must not forget as a country that is the very same United Workers Party which almost bankrupted the DSS by not remitting to the DSS funds due to it by law, and also the mismanagement of investments by the DSS proposed by the United Workers Party at the time” he said.
The issue has arisen in the wake of Skerrit’s decision, as announced in his 2018 Independence Day address, to give a one-off gratuity payment to the lowest paid categories of pensioners in Dominica.
This is a very interesting debate. The solution to the pension crisis in Dominica lies, not in Mr. Linton’s $500 per month “subsidy,” nor in Dr. Skeritt’s “do nothing” response. But Mr. Linton has opened the door to talking about a very serious problem. It is a great pity that in response Dr. Skeritt chose to denigrate Mr. Linton, calling his suggestion “reprehensible” and accusing him of “lacking understanding.” Shame on Dr. Skeritt. But to the crux of the matter: Dominica, like the rest of the world, is in a pensions crisis. In 2014, the OECD, IDB and World Bank Group published “Pensions at a Glance: Latin America and the Caribbean.” The study reveals a stunning reality: in the region, pensioners are growing at a faster rate than workers; by 2050, there will be only 3 workers for every pensioner (the 2010 rate was 8.3:1). What are we going to do then — rather, now — to prevent or alleviate poverty among the elderly? That’s a debate worth having. Thanks, Mr. Linton,…
To begin with it’s Skerritt who doesn’t understand how things work in a real progressive economy. Why does a tiny country with such a small population need to have so many ministers? This is a burden on the public purse and waste of scarce money resources. Couldn’t some of that money go to help pay to raise in pensions? Also Skerritt proposes that all living past Prime Ministers should receive a salary and a new car among other benefits. Did his actuarial pals tell him that the social security balances can afford to pay that much? I doubt it.He had promised to pay for layette for pregnant mothers and provide monetary assistance for those babies. So where is all that money coming from? Tony Ass-ta-phan boasted about billion dollars in surpluses too. It must be election season why Skerritt is attacking a proposal made by Lennox Linton only now, considering it was presented months ago during the national budget.
“This is coming from the same guy who wants to lavish former prime ministers with a car every 5 years and a salary equal to that which they received while in office?”(Zandoli)
You see, it is all about Roosevelt and his greed for money, it is never enough for him, his intentions are to bleed and fleece the country even into his grave.
There are other places in the Caribbean where former prime ministers receives a salary after serving two term in government, nevertheless they do get cars at the expense of the taxpayers. In the United States the former presidents get a salary for life, along with secrete service protection, nevertheless, whereas America, is the richest nation on earth, taxpayers money do not buy former presidents car every five years or no year.
I support the idea of a pension for the former prime ministers, especially those who are honest. With knowledge after politics they will get something, will detour them form stealing, (they will not thief government…
I fully accept that the DSS pension fund may not be adequately funded to provide additional pension payments. In fact I doubt the fund is adequate to fund existing current and future pension obligations. However, Mr. Skerrit is disingenuous in quoting this as a reason to reject and ridicule the opposition proposal. As minister of finance, who also has the DSS in his portfolio, he can either top up the DSS pension pot or make payments through the same channel he uses to make unilateral payments to the recipients of his largesse attending his so called “red clinic”. The money is there!. In any case, out of a population below 70, 000, how many of our elderly would qualify for the increase, which would amount to only E.C.$.200/person/month, given that they already receive E.C,$.300.
That being said, why Skerrit does not take on Linton in a debate so that we could engaged them with follow up questions? Why does he always want to hide behind DBS, kaire fm, or behind the skirt of madam speaker to make statements? The man is a damn coward and all he does is bark like a dog from far
He hides because he is a coward. Liars and thiefs are usually cowards as well.
Mr PM, what is the impact of a minister’s salary, a driver and a state-sponsored car every 5 years on the country’s finances? Is the CBI going to be here for ever, and what happens when it fails to generate the revenues that we are enjoying now? And you know it will.
“Roosevelt Skerrit, the country’s Finance Minister, said in a statement on Tuesday that the Opposition leader’s proposal shows that he lacks understanding of how the system works.”
Ridiculous, what system is Roosevelt talking about: If there was a pension system for the poor, it would not be two hundred measly dollars in a brown or manila envelope handed to the poor with the words written on the envelope ” from the prime minister.”
To Roosevelt and his clones they think that five (EC$500.00) hundred dollars is plenty of money, that is equivalent to US$185.00.
Two ($200.00) dollars EC. is equivalent to US $74 dollars, not enough to buy cat and dog food in Dominica. Sometimes the good that a man believe he is doing can cause more harm to the poor he pretends to help.
The question the nation should ask Roosevelt is: Can you Roosevelt live on two hundred dollars per month?
Is two hundred dollars enough to feed one of his children for one month? Time to kick Roosevelt…
I think what is being blantly ignored in these comments is the fact that the increase UWP suggested is for people who did not contribute into Social Security. It’s not for people who regularly paid into SS. In other words they are not entitled to any payment. It’s a welfare payment that UWP opposed in the past when it was initially introduced at $150 a month. This didn’t exist 5 years ago, and 5 years from now it won’t be around.
That’s the reality, stop playing cheap politics. Simply enjoy it while it lasts, no country in the world does this. UWP supporters should ask what LL is thinking instead of blindly supporting him. This recommendation is not only random and unorthodox, but he is back tracking in his own standings for what exact reason?
The situation in Dominica looks Blick! With a no vision leader like Skeroo Dominica will remain in its slumber.
This guy is a power hungry feller so he is thinking that if he give even older people who have worked their life for the coutry more money , he will not have power and control of them. There are many leaders in Africa like that. This is why so many of them are risking their lives on the Mediterianan sea.
Shame on the people who are still supporting that kind of madness.
Taxpayers money is used to bring people down to vote and but pensioners can’t receive $500 monthly.
One company provided with $600K of taxpayers money and pensioners cannot receive $ 500 monthly.
Using taxpayer money to take people to court for questioning $1M assets base on $5k salary but pensioners CANNOT GET $500 a month.
Taxpayers money is used to take the opposition to court for trump up charges of an overthrow of DLP GOVT but pensioners cannot receive $500 monthly.
People on the coast are drag to courts using taxpayers money for standing for better roads to their farms and pensioners cannot receive $500 monthly.
Wasteful spending equates to PM SKERRIT.
skerrit will never agree with linton on anything that would make linton look good. but I agree with linton even he knows skerrit wont use his policies he must keep bringing it up so that the people will eventually wake up and smell the coffee and to know who skerrit is. this man keep trying all kind of things to make linton look bad but don’t worry about anything linton. KarMa is on its way.
Wow! It’s amazing how Mr. Linton and UWP are always able to come with some brilliant ideas to benefit all the people of Dominica when the people really need help and the economy is badly in need of a spark. The truth is Dominica has a lot of money and more money that we ever had. The only problem is the money is in the hands of a very small circle and is not circulating. I mean how could Skerrit tell us about the economy when we know for a fact that a few weeks ago he was able to bring down 3 prosecutors from T& T to go after his political foes, like Trump attempted to do? Did they come for free and paid hotel from their pockets! They will be back tomorrow for Thursday war against freedom of expression. Will they be doing this for free? Did Skerrit take the state of the economy after Maria into consideration? Did Skerrit take the state of the economy into consideration when he hired the Barbadian accountant? Did he consider the economy when he bought JI, like slaves were bought?
Trust me when the election date is announced and Skerrit will see people are no longer afraid to express themselves and people are determined to vote him out, you will see how fast he will reverse this statement and even pledge to give more than the $500 Linton has proposed? Wasn’t he always against an international airport to the point that he brought Ralph Gonsalves down to say we couldn’t afford it? But when he was under pressure to win the last election didn’t he flip to the point of even signing a $300 million loan with a Chinese company? After his pollster told him this time he is in real trouble isn’t he going to build a container international airport now? Wasn’t he against giving public officers a raise last election when Linton offered them a 5% raise? You remember his 000% raise? Didn’t he flip two days before elections? Expect him to change his mind on cannabis and this $500 dollars pension closer to election because this man has no foresight t. That’s y we in a mess
Dr.² Skerrit is the king of squander mania. So much so that he has depleted the country’s treasury over and over. As soon as the country’s finances are replenished from the sale of passports, Dr.² ruins it. If the double awardee (Skerrit) were put in charge of the Sahara Desert, within a short time it would be completely depleted of sand. The man mismanages everything.
People, are you more satisfied than 5 years ago? Voting for Skerrit and his blind disciples, is voting for 5 more years of “gas-filled” bellies.
As a Vielle-case man, I have no doubt that Skerrit added dlp supporters to the pension list just for his political gain. I would like at this time to ask Mr. Skerrit about a 58 years old young man from his constituency, that I would like to refer to as Tabanak. Skerrit is Tabanak receiving a monthly pension at age 58? Can you please tell us if is true Tabanak has been receiving a pention since 2015 and if so, who added him? We talking about a young man that is healthy, never worked for the government, never paid tax or social security. Skerrit need to answer a lot of questions that he is yet to answer
Ittassi Too – Are you able to give us any information on that young farmers group from Penville that Skerrit gave $100,000 for ‘farming’ in February 2016? Has there been any progress by that group in farming?
Reminder – https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/general/young-farmers-group-launched-in-penville/
It was reported that $100,000 were presented to the group by Skerrit as part of an overall $250,000 commitment made to the group.
According to an online dictionary, the word Farming can be defined as “the activity or business of growing crops and raising livestock.”
Were any of those guys in that group active farmers before the monetary presentation? If so, how many of them?
Is that group still active today and engaged in farming? How has that group used the money Skerrit gave them for farming?
As a fellow villager it hurts me to hear a fellow Ittassi man talk so much foolishness. Why would a man like Skerrit even accuse Mr. Linton of not being able to handle the economy when the world knows Skerrit has wrecked the economy of Dominica? I am convinced that if Linton were the PM our economy would be much much better than the shit Skerrit put our country under. Skerrit is only concerned about himself and to hell with Dominica, whereas Linton would make FIXING Dominica his priority. Since Maria Skerrit went to Barbados and hired an accountant. Then he paid JI lots of money and created a ministry for him, just to buy him from UWP. On top of that he ensured that Ross University. a major contributor to our economy, run out of Dominica and went to Barbados with the assistance of his three Bajan advisors that we pay a salary to. Not only that but for political reasons Skerrit has increased the number of pensioners that are NOT qualified.
Lay off 8 of dem lazy Ministers, give more work to the others left , see how they will do their work now as they dont want to be next , on the dole , then you can channel their wages to enhancing the pensioners pay .
i sure it can work , half de speaker pay you increase there, and add it to that also .
Excellent suggestions, Dee. I fully concur. Ridiculously dilated government! For such a small population with such a huge number of Ministers is a vulgar waste of hard earned, scarce taxpayers’ dollars. This administration neglects the poor and needed but fattens the pockets of its political appointees. Revolting set of sadists.
The pension rate should have been raised a long time ago. Everyone is subject to their opinion(s), however, there are some issues that should not be up for debate. How can one maintain his or her self in Dominica with less than $500 a month? I mean, $500 per month is not even enough. Some Dominicans are looking at the “reserved” and what they think they have in “reserve” and are too wicked to release. Do we understand that anything invested wisely will bring returns. $500 a month could generate income for so many if we think of the domino effect. It is therefore my opinion that the government of Dominica (“One Man” – AA) does not want to see the people free and independent. Giving them more money may cause them to gain some level of financial freedom and a glimpse of the lavish life he is living…..that he surely does not want!….No….Dominicans wake up!!!!!!! “There is non so blind as he who refuses to see” Hon. Lennox Linton may very well be Dominica’s…
The pension rate should have been raised a long time ago. Everyone is subject to their opinion(s), however, there are some issues that should not be up for debate. How can one maintain his or her self in Dominica with less than $500 a month? I mean, $500 per month is not even enough. Some Dominicans are looking at the “reserved” and what they think they have in “reserve” and are too wicked to release. Do we understand that anything invested wisely will bring returns. $500 a month could generate income for so many if we think of the domino effect. It is therefore my opinion that the government of Dominica (“One Man” – AA) does not want to see the people free and independent. Giving them more money may cause them to gain some level of financial freedom and a glimpse of the lavish life he is living…..that he surely does not want!….No….Dominicans wake up!!!!!!! “There is non so blind as he who refuses to see” Hon. Lennox Linton may very well be Dominica’s…
A joke dat man; “when kettle call the pot bottom black” we have a serious problem with dat; the Double (Dr) PhD who is yet to produce a diploma in finance (or equivalent) after stabbing his predecessors in the back (according to Tony) has now totally deviated from the DLP party slogan “all shall eat”; the same guy who professes he has a heart for the elderly (eg. yes we care program) and according to him, and his spin Dr’s; Dominica has the best economy in the world; yet he cannot find it in his brains to pay minimum pension of $500; that’s fake news right! like my partner Whiskey would have said “what do you expect from an empty bag of coals but dust”.
Where there is no vision the people perish. The minister of finance shows great understanding dealing with this issue.
Advice to the opposition leader: “It is better to keep your mouth shut and be thought wise than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.”
Lennox every time you open your mouth you reveal you incompetence.
You just keep on singing for your supper! Don’t forget though your song is going to be finished soon.
Hahah boi alll you people stupid boi mama… damn conoomoonoos
Martin Registe, to me you sound like a fool.
Martin Registe, I think you should take your own advice and shut your mouth.
Skerrit is the last person on Earth to talk about managing the economy. Skerrit must understand that he destroyed Dominica to the point that we don’t even have an economy. Weeks before Maria, let’s not forget that Skerrit had so much money to throw that he was going from village to village dishing out large sums of monies that are yet to be accounted for. That happened shortly after the arrest of oney Monfared, when Skerrit was planning a snap election. After Maria he was also on a capaign giving monies to so called farmers that did not even have a tree of cannabis in the soil. Then he worked his magic to get rid of Ross University, just to put the country on a CBI economy that he alone knows about. We also heard of a US$100 MILLION (EC$ 267 MILLION), debt forgiveness from Venezuela in Sept 2017, that Skerrit is yet to address. I was in Roseau and saw a very expensive dressed woman whose dressing was worth over $2000.00 I don’t know her but they say her name is Melissa. So our…
An election is around the corner so Linton needs to score a few points if he has any to add to it; that is the reason he made such proposal–but to no avail. Thanks to God for a strong-minded Prime Minister
Lennox Linton has no compassion for the people of Dominica; it is all about his hungry desire for power.
I remember that just a few weeks after TSErika he went on with his calling for International Airport, at a time when the Government neede to assist so many people who were stranded then; not even having a place to live.
This time he is calling for a higher pension, immediately –like a small boy who has no understanding of the cost that his parents must deal with to satisfy his demands. “If I am ruling I will implement” What nonsense!
@liz for Satan
Shut up Liz…You know absolutely nothing about patriot Honourable Linton..You too are steeped in greed like the DLP MISLEADERS that you support…Stop staying in the bushes and poke you nose in UWP affairs.If things are nice under Skertit,why are you in exile? You doggone hypocrite and accessory of evil.
Skerrit Must Go
Skerrit Must Go
LAZY Skerrit Must Go Now
Hey %, the police should arrest you for besting up on an old lady, a septuagenarian at that. Liz wants to be relevant, let her bray.
@ElizabethLinaXavier – Having read your post above, I am left to conclude that you are an extremely confused person on matters of politics.
Phew!!!
@Channel 1, why would I expect anything different from you, and the rest of you; I am not on your side, neither do I want to be.
But I am proud to be one of the other side, who is not afraid to face persecution for what believe to be the truth. You should know that the number on my side would easily overwhelm your group if they were as brave as I am!
And one more thing! I will continue to get the victory–that is the important thing.
Elizabeth shut up, you are one of those people who do not know the value of money, that is why you wrote on the blog, that the maximum amount of retirement pay in Canada is $900,00 dollars.
I do don’t know but you do not seem normal. Are you normal person, I think you need to see a psychiatrist!
I red where you that Elizabeth said I the king Francisco have a low rating, of thumbs up, you said all I get is thumbs down, because nobody nobody like me!
But in my entire time I am submitting comments on DNO, I cannot remember me getting fifty-one (51) thumbs down eh!
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!
I suppose is because all of us Dominicans love Lina Liz Elizabeth so much that we express our love for you with all the thumbs down you receive. You get the most thumbs down on DNO oi!
Don’t worry about me (I doh looking for thumbs up nor love eh!)
Telemaque, what is the nonsense that you are talking about? I am not writing on DNO for thrumbs rating, especially that most of the people here are not qualified to rate my message. I am one among the others who are not afraid to express myself based on what I believe and support–this comment board is packed with a set of negative and futile mind like yours–get off with your thing about love –you don’t know the meaning of the word
Yea right!
That is why you were a school teacher in your village at twelve years old!
Anything you say Elizabeth right oui!
@ElizabethLinaXavier, just so you know that Mr Linton offered this proposal during the last budget debate which was a few months ago. So Linton is not saying anything because elections is near. Skerritt on the other hand realizes that his position is weak politically, so he brings it up now. Elizabeth, get your facts and timing right.
This is coming from the same guy who wants to lavish former prime ministers with a car every 5 years and a salary equal to that which they received while in office? And then, as Trump has done very successfully, turn around and fool his supporters into believing he is a man of and for the people.
Manage finances?.???! You are managing a outrageous squandering of our money..Give me patriot Linton everyday.Our finances are disgracefully wasted.
. Shameless and boldface leader!!!
Skerrit Must Go
Skerrit Must Go
LAZY Skerrit Must Go Now
Every suggestion that is made to assist the poorest of the poor long term in Dominica, Skerrit pours cold water on it. He is disingenuous when he speaks about careful management of the public purse. Does a man who care about the finances of the country:
1. Go globe trotting ever so often at taxpayers’ expense?
2. Recruit such a large contingent of highly paid advisors?
3. Surround himself with 18 dim-bulbs in Cabinet?
4. Set up a Red Infirmary from public funds?
The country needs a government that will put people FIRST.
It will be raised anyway, because you are going out.Unceremoniously Kicked out soon by the electorate.No buying of votes will save you and your corrupt party this time.
Skerrit Must Go
Skerrit Must Go
LAZY Skerrit Must Go Now
So the Min of Finance claiming that the gov’t cant even afford to pay pensioners $500 a month and minimum wage is still $4.05 per hour in 2018. BUT.. they can afford to have the world while the poor people suffer, just wait for the extravagant campaign. Dominica is in a deep hole and next election is either we throw dirt or start climbing out… wake up Waitukubuli
Well-said, PM! Every time Linton opens his mouth and tries to sound like a policymaker on an issue, he displays his ignorance of the systems that are in place in Government and he confirms his place as an incompetent novice who is unfit for the office of the PM. The dude is just downright idiotic! Yesterday, on Matt’s show, a caller asked him whether his party has done feasibility studies regarding the potential for cannabis to be the salvation to our economy as he, Linton, claims. He responded: “the feasibility? Well, the feasibility is in the law!” Huh??? I mean, are you for real?? Since when does a law equate to a feasibility study? And now, we have his misinformed and ludicrous off the hip call for an increased “pension!” What a dimwit!!
OMG! Will someone please rescue Linton from making a further a** of himself and his supporters, please? Pretty please?
@Peeping Tom
Thank you for a good comment, especially the motion of that radio conversation
You have a wicked mind for religiou person.
@Liz for Satan
You have quite a skewed idea if what good governance is. In Dominica we have greedies governing the island.Corrupt men whose work is always bring undone by the God most of the people I know of serve.
Skerrit Must Go
Skerrit Must Go
Skerrit Must Go Now
Skerrit , along with his scandal tainted government, continues to set insurmountable records in futility in the English speaking Caribbean. This man and his lackeys cannot even manage a rum bar. Here are just a few of their records in uselessness.
Lowest & Fewest: minimum wage, pension, standard of living, economic growth, tourist arrivals, infrastructural development, recreational-sporting-shopping-entertainment facilities
Highest: unemployment, underemployment, poverty rate, corruption, mendicancy, vagrancy
This administration does two things exceptionally well, bribe and cheat to win an election and amass ling-sized wealth for themselves. The people’s wellbeing is an afterthought.
@ Peeping Tom
I think you are the accomplished lunkhead whose nescience has him to believe that “nonvice”is an insult.Its an english word peeping.So I could say Peeping Tom is a novice with regard to policies to take care of pensioners .Wish you were not constantly sitting behind the chalk board at school .Honourable patriot Linton is selfless in many areas that Skerrit is not . Honourable patriot Linton is for the poor,sick, downtrodden,indigent,the pensioners and even beggars like you Peeping.Skerrit is only for Skerrit!!!Oops for a ministers salary and a new car every five years?????This is a man only for himself .
Stop wearing your stupidity as a badge of honour. You are obviously empty and devoid of any vestige i
Of commonsense.Your cesspit of garbage stinks so much that I defenestrate it through my window Sorry for littering!!!!
Skerrit Must Go
Skerrit Must Go
LAZY Skerrit Must Go Now
That’s the same Prime Minister that suggested increasing the pensions of former PM’s with a car every 5years. Whaw
It is clear that you are having much difficulty making sense of the PM’s statement, let me help you.
1. Linton proposes pension increase for “all public pensioners,” i.e. increasing recurrent expenditure on the heels of 227% GDP loss of Maria and 95% loss of Erika for thousands of pensioners. The PM proposes an increase for a much smaller number of persons that is commensurate with their past standing as head of the Government, i.e. a measured step forward
2. Linton offers absolutely no logical explanation grounded in facts or scientific analysis that will justify this increase. The Hon Minister of Finance, a.k.a the Hon. PM, schools Linton in how a Cabinet in our jurisdiction arrives at an increase for pensioners.
Chalk and cheese! This is why Lennox Linton is not and never will be an alternative to Roosevelt Skerrit (Hon. D.H.L, Duquesne, USA; Hon. D.Litt, Lovely, India).
Now, go sit in a corner and do not touffay!
Tom, you are pathetic. You make your pal Skerrit look worse than he is already.
In the land of the blind one eye is king
It would appear that mr. Skerrit has scored an own goal again. I suspect it is not because of our financial situation but because such a popular proposal was initiated by the opposition and mr. Skerrit can’t stand being caught on the back foot like that. He is not able to claim credit for it. Now he looks like mr. Scrooge and I pitty him.
@Look It – You are spot on with your assessment of dat bonafide joker called Skerrit. Very good post.
Aye DNO, I am nominating this comment by the poster ‘Look It’ for the Top Comment of the Month award.
See who talking about managing finances, your title is nothing more than words Mr. PM. All that money dominica getting and not nothing being done. Allu self in that government can never get along, how we expect progress if is one set of people alone that having the power. So many people still living under tapoline, our natural resources siting there idly and you on your high horse doing so much evil in the land. Sorti la garcon! your time will come.
He cant afford to give an increase in pensions, but he can afford to give the house speaker a large pay increase?
Wow, just wow. The Prime Minister opened this can of worms with his pronouncement on Independence Day that those same pensioners would receive a “one-time” gratuity to bring the pension up to EC500, and others also getting “topped up” one time. It would be useful to know just how many Dominicans receive only EC300/month, and how much it would cost the Treasury to increase it permanently to EC500/month. Then I think clever Dominicans would cost out the proposal, also by the Prime Minister, to augment the pensions and perks (a car every 5 years) for former Prime Ministers. Essentially, how much would be spent on only 3 (right now) former PMs versus how many of the poorest of Dominica’s people would benefit. Do the math!
Skerrit you calling the Kettle black,you a very wealthy man on the backs of the poor people,where is the Maria millions,where are the monies to build more sustainable bridges,you day is coming.
but you know how to manage eh? ROSS gone and you promised investors who were suppose to be here on the week of October 8th….. UP TILL NOW we have NOT heard anything again from you!!!!
while you refusing to increase pension and not looking at reviewing minimum wage allu spouses walking around Dominica with Valentino cross-body bag worth 1900USD, Gucci belt worth 400USD, etc etc etc etc…….WICKED SET OF PEOPLE…..but everything must end….. your time soon come.