Housing Minister, Reginald Austrie is to undergo surgery in Guadeloupe, Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, has revealed.
The Prime Minister told state-owned DBS Radio that Austrie fell ill before the passage of Tropical Storm Erika.
He said Austrie is awaiting the green light for surgery to be performed.
“He is in good spirits,” Skerrit said. “We are in regular contact with Honorable Austrie. He continues to be in our prayers. Obviously, you know, because of his personality, in his capacity he is missed especially during this time because certainly people would have been hearing his voice and seeing him very active.”
He asked all Dominicans to say a prayer for Austrie for a speedy recovery.
“We have no doubt his surgery will go successfully,” the Prime Minister stated.
Known for his fiery and sometimes controversial remarks, Austrie is the member of parliament for the Cottage Constituency.
“Ridicule me if you like, but I truly believe that The Almighty wants us to change our ways. Too much unchristian behaviour.”(Believer).
You know if I was un-academically educated, I would share the view that God is teaching us something by sending a storm to kill people in order to teach us something!
That is a nonsensical bit of religious garbage, the white Europeans used against our forefathers as slaves to keep them in subjection, while they beat their epidermis of the tissue of their body. I believe all of that rubbish when I was a kid. However, their is education, and science beyond religion!
I am educated to the science of the weather: I know how storms are developed, and why? I believe in God whole heartedly, and I know that the Bible is the guide that God wants us to follow, and not the crap philosophy that the nonsense that those call priests, and preachers and so called bishops preach.
Tell me; how God Almighty who said in his words “I will visit you in…
Tell me; how God Almighty who said in his words “I will visit you in times of storms” in other words in times of atrocities as we suffered in Dominica recently: Armed with that knowledge, should I agree that he sends these storms so that he can come visit us?
For your education, and development of your mind. I can write a book on the weather phenomena regarding:
Cyclones And Anticyclones
Local Circulations
Tropical Secondary Circulations
Easterly Waves
Tropical Cyclones
Tropical Monsoons
Dealing with all of that will be a waste of time, because it is set in your minds that God, want’s us to, and that is why he destroyed Dominica: Nonsense! If you fail to believe everything, else believe this: Although every hurricane appears to be a potential disasters, these powerful storms are vital to the earth energy balance. They are a means of transporting energy from areas of excess to areas of deficiency.
If there were fewer hurricanes each year, those that occurred…
If there were fewer hurricanes each year, those that occurred would have to be even larger, and more violent to perform their vital function of carrying energy poleward. And that is the full purpose of a hurricane, and God allows that, humans get caught in it so, be it but is not a matter that God wish go talking nonsense about he want us to change: he deals with repentance in his word!
Lets join forces as together we lift Mr. Austrie in prayer. God is able to do exceedingly, abundantly above all we could ever think or ask for.
May the family find comfort in this time. I
f god were a man we would be in trouble but he isn’t so continue to trust in him for a successful surgery more so a miracle. He is able!His mercies are new every morning!
Let us pray for our leaders!
So these days in sickness have politics? smdh. we need to stop these thing. One thing I know God is answering to the prayers of recovery for Mr. Austrie. We are all praying for you Mr. Austrie. Your adopted daughters and friends in NY have you in our prayers round the clock and believe that God going to work wonders for you. We love you and miss hearing you get well soon to help our World greatest PM.
Sorry to hear that. I wish mr austrie a successful surgery and fast recovery
Tell den sis we don’t play some one will get hurt look out
DBS is prejudice and political. Why some callers are given airtime to air their dirty laundry during experience Creole and some are treated with hostility by Felix and other host. Is it because the female basher is a blue toloolou.. Stop the prejudice and let the radio station be what it used to be.. free from politics. SMH.
I wish Reggi a speedy recovery, I’m praying for him. We attended College in Guyana together, but I was not in the jungle learning to fight like he was. I’ve told him to stop talking nonsense for a grown man, and stop all the anger. Life is too short. We are friends still and when I visit I tell him straight up. I’ve warned him about blood pressure fatalities for folks who practice unnecessary stressing., for party politics at that. Talk with him like a big sister, like I did in Guyana. I hope he’ll be home when I visit again soon. I will surely visit him, spend some time, pray with him. We are polar opposites in the Dominican political philosophy, and I will again stress not mocking people when they are sick. My father went through that and it was painful for me to experience as a child, seeing ppl rejoicing at my dads illness. Hopefully, my friend will grow up. He must. Let’s all wish him well. Time and “going thru” and experience is a heck of a teacher. Best wishes, Reggie…
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My fada doe even worry with you foolish people stop waisting you alls time before I come and find all of all that talking idiots
That’s could never be Jose, learn to spell and write
Really DNO? Exact reason I don’t come on here as I used to. DO YOU THINK THIS IS WORTH POSTING? Who is this “JOSEFIN Austrie”? Didn’t know my pal rep had a child with that name.
Idiot!. Even Reggie himself would not come with something as crude and excruciating as this.
I would like to wish Mr. Austrie a successful surgery and speedy & full recovery. Also wish his family the strength as they continue to provide him with their full support. Stay well, Big man
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For all those persons who are rejoicing I say woe be unto you…. Today is his we do not know what Tomorrow brings. At the same time Mr. Austria owe no one anything but the Almighty.. What business of yours to want to know what he has. Mind all you own business..some of you are ill and don’t even know it. When was the last time you all had a medical checkup..stop all of you all vicious ways and be respectful. Sickness is natural as health so why should he being I’ll take precedence over a major disaster in Dominica that should have been broadcasted..Once again deal with you all own issues and leave Mr. Austria to deal with his. Bunch of if beef mongers and idlers.
Zuma, in your imagination! I did not hear anyone rejoicing about Reggie’s illness so why should you even go that way unless your prejudicial mind is warped. I for one, do not support Skerrit and would never vote for Reggie but I wish him well.
I pray for a successful operation for you Honourable Reginald Austrie and a speedy recovery.
How can we expect an isolated population of 72,000 to support a full fledged modern hospital? We constantly compare Dominica to places with populations in the millions and expect similar levels of service. Man, when it comes to reverse diarrhea….
“We have no doubt his surgery will go successfully,” the Prime Minister stated.
It’s not up to you mr PM , but Up to my Lord and saviour Jesus Christ!!
or maybe you’re saying is because he isn’t at PMH doing it?t
They stop do surgery in PMH? What happen to the hospital? Did Erika wash it away? So substandard treatment and care is for one set; the stupid. You see how fast all and sundry running overseas for health care yet they will defend PMH like it is the best thing. Shame!
He needs some mannish water made from the ram goat liver?
Lord look over my boy Austrie
It would be a deliverance if people like you never recover. if there is a god he has to agree with me. people like you have pimped & beggared the country
Hmmm boy sometimes we eat so unhealthy foods which can cause all sort of complications for us and thats why we should avoid eating too much cow meat
Speedy recover. One can choose anywhere for health care. Man you know your pocket and it is your choice.
I also wish my cousin, Mr. Austrie, a speedy recovery. We are closely related and whatever our political differences – and they are many – I wish him well and hope that he will be home soon with his family and friends.
Ausso, I am no fan of yours politically but wish you a successful surgery and speedy recovery. Looks like eating all the cow meat was bad for you sir. Get well and please adopt a healthy lifestyle for your own good. God’s speed..
Assertive, NEVER Aggressive!
One thing I know, sickness has no respect. You can be the best, most holy person it will get you one day when you least expect. ?We have some citizens who rejoice at sickness but the ones you are laughing at right now have the money to go overseas. Hope you don’t come begging for Go fund me when you get your turn, we will see who has the last laugh
Hope you have a speedy recovery mr austrie. If it is a blood circulation issue i advise that you stay off eating cow meat , goat meat and so.
WOE unto he who laughs, jeers and makes fun of another’s illness. Coincidence that he shud be ill in he leg?? The same illness he made fun of? What they are dealing with is behind them…..I guess Mr. Austrie didn’t know what was before him.
Mr. Austrie,i sincerely hope you learn your lesson.?Remember you nade fun of Ferdie?
No one chooses to be sick.Hope you learn a lesson of humility. I always said Ferdie lost his leg but you did not know what would befall you.
you need to loose some weight boy. Turn to God. Change your ways.
so what happen to PMH?. Is it only for the poor and underpreveleged?
Lord have mercy on D A.
Labour supporters laughed and cheered when Austrie was verbally decapitating the female politician, the leader of opposition, Team Dominica and the UWP SUPPORTERS ALSO, Austrie was heard all over the globe describing Lennox’s features, his nose, his face, and all labour party supporters cheered, laughed , this same Austrie also made fun of Mr Linton saying he was in hospital in the States for his leg, surprisingly today Austrie is in Guadeloupe hospital for his leg, the same body part the was rejoicing over, no need nto rejoice, but Austrie got what he deserve, we need to pray at all times, everyday,hour minute, second, morning noon and evening, not when it suits us, not when we ne3d help from The Almighty, Skerrit you and your prayer talk, to you I say continue fooling Dominican, but you cannot fool God, you participated in too much devilish
activities during the election, I am asking God’s forgiveness for being part of some of your activities in the past
I wold like to know if you were one of the Devils Skerrit came to? Stupes! Austrie will be healed in God we believe. But becareful yours not behind then will I say you deserve it. But if they have big nose and they ugly why not say that? What you wanted Austrie to do ? Lie and say they handsome when the world know they ugly. If they ugly say they ugly
Save your sorry for someone else. I do not feel sorry for Austrie. Karma is a Bitch!!!!
In other words, those laughing now will get their share soon?
I wish Hon Austrie good health and a speedy recovery!
But the bigger question here is…What happens to the old chap who cannot afford to go to Guadeloupe to receive adequate medial care? I guess he will die in the sub-par hospital which has been provided for the Dominican people.
A MAJOR responsibility of any government is to provide a proper health care service with tax payers money. If ministers of government themselves know that PMH is incapable of providing them with proper health care…why don’t they fix the problem?? This was a PRE ERIKA situation …which should have been fixed long before so many of our loved ones lost their lives to constant misdiagnoses, inadequate equipment, incompetent staff and an bed bug infested hospital…
And BTW I live in Dominica! Which is why it makes me so angry! I fear the day I get sick! I may die far too early because of PMH’s inadequacies…
All the money Skerrit had buying the election should have been used to omprove the hospital.
Let us keep our eyes open that he does not use Relief money to play politics and use to send tickets for those Parasite Dominicans to come back to vote.
How many of those who got tickets to come to vote.bought their own tickets to come and help rebuild the country?
Our young stallion get well soon so the that the PM MAY HAVE A BREAK. minor set back may be you needed a break overworked lack of rest.we are with you all the way,hurry come back we have work to do
Now don’t go overboard. More like and old steed than young stallion, judging by the operation he needs. Pray it does not urn him into a cart horse.
I wish Honourable Reginald Austrie all the best for a speedy recovery.
What are you after this time William? Remember we know you.
If you are aware that our medical professionals are incompetent, why risks the lives of the poor who more than half the time walks into our so called medical institutions alive, and within days they, comes out feet first dead! No one can deny that one of my nieces suffered that fate lasts year!
Most of the doctors are incompetent, the system lacks medication, we donot have an MIR machine, we like the most important medical instrument used in diagnosing patients, we have the worst medical system on the planet! Doctors in Dominica has recently diagnose a man, claiming has cancer.
Some advised they to come to the U. S, as matter of fact a born doctor advise hem to come and get a second opinion before the butcher him in Dominica, he came only to find out he had no cancer, the the man been living with untreated diabetes, for a long time, which left some markers, I’ll not explain, but they could have killed that man talking about the operating on cancer!
“we like the most important medical instrument”
That should to be ‘we lack the most important modern medical instrument used in diagnosing patients!’
“Some advised they to come to the U. S, as matter of fact a born doctor advise hem to come to get a second opinion before the butcher him in Dominica, he came only to find out he had no cancer, the man been living with untreated diabetes, for a long time, which left some markers, I’ll not explain, but they could have killed that man talking about the operating on cancer!”
Okay, let me fix this: ” someone advised the sick person in Dominica to come to the U. S., as matter of fact, a born Dominica doctor, advise him to come to get a second opinion, he came only to find out he did not have cancer, his problem is that he has been living with untreated diabetes, for a long time which caused some makers. As I said I will not explain that, however, the so called Cuban trained doctors could have killed the man with their nonsense.
They missed diagnosed to having cancer, how many more people have lost their life because of malpractice!
you must be a perfect being!
You are not saying that medical errors are not made in the USA.
DNO
I am not a labourite, but I believe that some of the comments are very uncharitable and uncalled for.
Have Dominicans learnt nothing from the destruction of Erika?
We need to pray for Mr Austrie’s speedy and complete recovery and not cast aspersions on him and the P M.
Dominicans, please do not ignore the Lord’s warnings!
The question should be; “has Austrie, Skerrit, and the rest of his cabal learnt anything from Erika?”
Some people pretend to be humble when something such as illness or anything catastrophic occurs, however, when the dust settles, they return to their old vicious ways. If Austrie survives, by the time he opens his mouth in the streets or, in parliament, you will judge for yourself if the comments you consider un-called-for might not be justified.
The question You Francisco Telemaque, and everyone of us Dominicans must ask is, ‘ “What Is God trying to teach me through the raging waters and falling rocks of TS Erica?” Not what others have learnt. God is trying to get our attention and we are ignoring his call.
Like you said “………when the dust settles, they return to their old vicious ways.”, but sir, the dust have not even settled and we are already busy back biting, pointing fingers, criticizing, and fighting with each other.
the signs of the times are right infront of us, the warnings from God right here and we fail to see and hear because we are preoccupied trying to remove a speck in someone elses eye. Everyone has to give an account to God for his own doings.
Francisco
We all need to take time out to ruminate over the devastation which has struck Dominica.
As mentioned in my previous comment, I am not a labourite, but surely one cannot ignore what has occurred recently?
Ridicule me if you like, but I truly believe that The Almighty wants us to change our ways. Too much unchristian behaviour. We need to be more humble and charitable towards each other. If your neighbour displays negative traits, pray for them, as we do not know what issues they are dealing with.
One minute Erika was downgraded as a minor storm then in the quiet of the morning, a mortal blow. I am not pontificating, but surely there cannot be any harm in being a better people? I know that I am a much happier person when I am nice and humble!
You again Francisco
it goes both ways
we should all hope he gets well just as we would like for ourselves or family but I have a few questions about the health care system in Dominica .For so many years i read and hear of so many people going to Cuba for medical studies then return as trained doctors but people keep going overseas for treatment .the question is .WHY? Charles Savarine had to be treated in matinique so was Julius, Skerritt son was born in the U SA so what happens to those of us who cannot pay to travel for treatment outside of the country? I am no teenager and do remember the days of Desmond M DR Watty , Shillingford William Green and Griffin. It is said that if not for a doctor from spain the bearded one in cuba would have died years ago. one last question when will marigot get a proper clinic? let alone a hospital?
I totally agree where are all the the trained oncologist. paramedics pediatritions and all the trained medical professors . Dominica should be boasting of the best health care in the CARIBBEAN INSTEAD OF ALL THEM LITTLE RAVINES WE CALLING RIVERS… WE NEED BETTER HEALTH CARE Mr. s / Mrs Government.. my dad had to pay EC 400 to an eye specialist before he was seen to. he is a pensioner, work in the Hospital or 39 years until he was forced to retire under the UWP. still the health care is a mess… we need to demand better health care from the GOVERNMENT AND WHEN I SAY DEMAND I MEAN DEMAND…. AND THEY NEED TO MAN WOMAN UP NOW.. SEEK BETTER MEDICAL SERVICE FOR DOMINICANS OR ELSE GET OUT.. NOW THERE S A CASE FOR PROTEST…
DCANs home use every opportunity to bash cuban graduates. There are many People who graduated from cuba doing excellent work abroad. The cuban graduate bashing is uncalled for and unmerited. Most of the consultants in DCA are not cuban grads..so when people die under their care what kills them? The doctors home are faced with very little resources, overwhelming hours of work and very little pay. The issue of resources both in equipment and human is a real problem. Is the average DCAN willing to pay for the type of stellar care they wish to have..or do they continue to ask for free health care while complaining about freeness can provide? A doctor can only do so much with what they have! I went to the US to do a scan that is not available in dca, the scan and doctor’s visit cost me EC 20, 000, not to mention the plane ticket, and i m still getting bills. if the government provides such facilities in dca will dominicans pay to acquire and maintain them? Lets not be naive!
Don’t make it look so bad,
u had no insurance so you had to pay
out of pocket. Why didn’t you go to Guadeloupe.
That’s the problem of the Government to take care of its citizens.. Where is health insurance for Dominicans. Who is paying medical care for pensioners. The poor, and the persons who have no Money to get a proper medicine when the are ill.the government is responsible.for this. This is what we put them there for to govern properly and we need proper health care and this is what we are demanding…
Are doctor trained in Cuba the only ones who return to Dominica? It will be surely be fair if you include the doctors who studied in other countries. Not only doctors trained in Cuba are practicing medicine in Dominica. Please stop sounding like one of them who failed so bad, one of them who did not make it through. My dear, you may not have made it to be a doctor but you can focus on other skills, there are painters, singers, and many artists who are more economically stable than doctors. I’m sorry for your failures but I can relate to it because i have failed many endeavors. Peace & Love…
I wish rotweiler well (..knowing, him will accept that nickname as a compliment) but I’m concerned about his general state of health. An operation like that requires that the patient is fit enough to withstand a serious general anaesthetic. To have to wait a month for him to stabilize to that stage would indicate to me that he has serious issues, particular with regard to his vascular system. Mr. Skerrit, is that a state secret in the name of national security?
The voices on Q95 have forced Skerritt to reveal what the people speculated long time, that Austrie is ill. Isn’t Austrie human and could fall sick anytime? Why would Skerritt and his DLP cabal try to hide that from the people whom they suppose to serve? If they are trying to hide sickness, imagine what those guys have hidden, are hiding and continue to hide.
Fooled by Skerritt, the Dominican people are still waiting for the New Hospital. How many years since that famous MOU signed with China and pillar projects? So hospital building was not a priority? Whose fools are we?
How many poor Dominicans could afford to travel to Guadeloupe for surgery? Perks to be paid by tax-payers to Austrie every day he is out in Guadeloupe, plus salary, plus the $1000.00/month for medicals. How many sick people cannot afford to visit the doctor here or pay the cost of medical care?
“Where were they, when Pierro stretched his hand?” Who said those words?
Stress is the…
Wishing you a speedy recovery Mr Austrie. You shall be remembered in my prayers.
Oh, he shall be remembered alright!
As the saying goes, be careful how you spite, when Austrie should have been walking a mile in Teacher F. FRAMPTON’S SHOES, we all know what he did. Austrie, you rejoiced over my former Roseau Boy School Teacher illness, it is written, Boast not thyself for thou knoweth not what the future holds, all you hypocrites out there and those of you who laughed with him when he Austrie made fun of my former teacher illness, coming out now saying thar poeple should not rejoice at others when they are ill, did anyone of you told Austrie the same, you all need to suck it up, God do not like ugly, and for skerrit to be saying
that he is missing Austrie humor this is sick, like it or not, Austrie is getting his KARMA period
Best wishes to the Hon. Minister. Hope he gets well very soon. Hope we all learn from all our errors. God loves us all and he never gives us anything we are unable to handle. Praying for the Minister in this difficult times and for his future when things are better and happier.
“We are in regular contact with Honorable Austrie”
Aben weh Mr. Skare-it, only today you telling the nation about Mr. Austrie? Mr. skero, you really sound like a man with a troubled heart, maybe scared of something. This news today September 28, approximately one month and three days since Erika destroyed Dominica is just a distraction so the public would have something else to talk about.
Sir, I did psychology in college and I was told that one of the symptoms of a deeply troubled and disturbed mind is, they always resurrect events that they kept as secret and try to generate a conversation to avoid dealing with the present.
Could this be what you are doing today sir? I do want to inform you that your good old boy, Mr. Lapsing, has conveyed his love to you and tells you to expect his call because he is now in the USA.
FEAR NOT SIR!!!
You do psychology for your self. Take it and push it where the sun don’t shine. Keep up the good work Mr. Prime Minister!!!
Does psychology go where the Sun don’t shine? Sneaky? If you keep ur Fart inside what happens SNEAKY? lol U need to see Dr. benjie lol or the otherone preferably LMAO with you jokers.
You sound disburbed. If you did psychology, you not even speak about this, you counsel not critisise for political gain . You need an evaluation. Whats wrong with you people. Learn from Storm Erika, see how we were all separated from each not even get cell or land land calls through, it took a while to get through. Go to God in praper and behave all you self.
Boy something wrong with all you. Repent. You have not learnt noting from the past happennings. Stop it all the politics. So symphathetic.
Tell Tony Astaphan and the rest of the comrades on the animal show to stop their politics and verbal diarrhea also, don’t you know that without politics some of us would be slaves under skerrit, the whole world is built on politics. Did Austrie showed any sympathy to Mr Frampton, give me a break with your repent, we should be always show love, peace and harmony at all times, not only in times of disaster, sickness and sorry, for God is no fool
My prayers offered for a successful surgery and recovery.
You see what happens when the priorities of our leaders are in the wrong place?
Supposedly Dominica was to get a “state of the art” hospital under some ‘five-point’ master plan with the Chinese.
Instead of building the hospital first for the benefit of the people, the government went ahead and built a state house for one man, which has been reportedly sucking $50,000 a month electricity bill.
The government said that building would be a tourism magnet, earning money for the state. How much money has it earned for us?
Meanwhile, poor people like me have to settle down for PMH, infested by pou poule and other pests and poorly trained doctors who cannot even diagnose appendicitis.
Get well Austrie, and please think long and hard of 95 percent of Dominicans who cannot run to Guadeloupe for medical treatment and lobby the government to get that hospital, which the government has been speaking about for five years now, off the ground.
But you don’t live in Dominica so how are you left to deal with PMH?
No my friend “peace”. I actually live in Goodwill in the shadow of the PMH, which I consider the most feared government institution on the island. Most people I know who went to PMH came back out foot first, heading for the morgue.
Dorival, didn’t you hear the P.M. say that groundbreaking for the new hospital would take place on 1 July gone? Well, P.M. always speaks the truth and it is 28 Sept. now so that groundbreaking must have taken place. Maybe, we of little faith, did not observe that groundbreaking and mistook it for windbreaking?
Thanks for the laugh, Titiwi. Lol
This man is the greatest man that i know. PERSONALLY. i needed help years ago, and although i am not a labourite, (which he knew) he offered me assistance to further my education. He is a very close to my heart as he will ALWAYS be. You are in my thoughts and I wish you well through your surgery.
I’m glad he help you man, serious. Many others are still waiting.
You have no idea what a great man is like. Sorry.
What is wrong with him….PM that half story reminds me of Chavez half story!
prostate? not too early ? wish him well.
Get Well Soon i am Praying for you!!!!
Best wishes for a successful operation and speedy recovery
“Known for his fiery and sometimes controversial remarks”…DNO I think that piece could have been left out and that line could have just read “Austrie is the MP for the Cottage Constituency” and leave it at that. There’s a time and place for everything.
Reggie would be laughing at you. he gives as good as he gets and is not fazed by insult . I’m not particularly impressed by his manners or crude behaviour but Reggie would not want to seen as a a whimp or a pussycat. He takes on all comers, including his own party hacks and cabinet colleagues.
I totally agree with you..he would probably be laughing right now…at the same time I still believe there’s a time and place for everything. DNO have a habit of posting a seemingly positive article and at the end put a one liner totally flipping the positivity of the article.
If it were unflattering I would agree, but it’s not insulting to note correctly that a public figure has a passionate approach to issues. Anyway, best wishes for a full recovery.
it was bound to come out, do u think dominicans are that stupid? huh mr pm?smdh
You stupid or retarded? Which one?? What ‘bound to come out’ you talking about? Sickness is sickness. No secrecy about it. If it were critical I’m sure the nation would have been informed earlier. Priority was obviously given to the current state of affairs in Dominica right now Re Erika.
SMH,need I remind you that the P.M. says in the article that mr. Austrie fell ill BEFORE tropical storm Erika!
I pray to God that he gets better as soon as possible so the work of his portfolio can be continued under his guidance. May God continue to bless him.