The government of Venezuela has donated medical equipment and supplies to Dominica to help in the battle against COVID-19.
Ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to Dominica, Hose Durabio Moros Savelli, this morning handed over three thousand (3,000) rapid COVID tests and fifty (50) reagents for PCR machine testing to the Minister for Health, Wellness and New Health Investments, Dr. Irving McIntyre.
Dr. McIntyre said the donation is significant in light of the present geopolitical situation and the different economic sanctions that have been imposed on Venezuela.
He said the government is grateful for the donation which will help Dominica in the country’s preparedness to protect its frontline workers and people.
“You can see how friendship can be extended when needed and it just shows the solidarity between the two nations,” McIntyre noted. “That’s not the first time that Venezuela has come to our assistance and it means a lot to us. They’ve been here for us in the past as regards to our different health projects…infrastructural projects and for this we are very grateful.”
Meantime, the Venezuelan Ambassador said the donation is handing over should serve a lesson in unity to other countries.
“Covid-19, as rude as it is, is giving the world a lesson in more than one way; is like it’s asking us where our priorities are. I pray to God that this humble gesture of solidarity between Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Commonwealth of Dominica serves as an example and sends a message of unity and fraternity because we are in this together…we need to stick together,” he said.
He praised the Government of Dominica and its people in the fight against the spread of the virus and for the implementation of the policies and measures with the priority of saving lives.
So far, eight out of the sixteen (16) confirmed COVID-19 cases in Dominica have recovered.
Venezuela has also reached out to other countries in the Caribbean including St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada to assist with their fight against the deadly virus.
Thank you Venezuela. We appreciate the love.
Great! Now open the airport with a good plan.
Wearing masks while making physical contact to perform some stupid meaningless ritual. THAT’S NOT SOCIAL DISTANCING.
Is DA PM looking at ALJEZHEERA news? Venzuela is in a hot mess, can’t feed it’s people Magway sa. I understand it’s all in good faith but Dominica should refuse this donation or send food in return to the people of venezuela to eat.
Just wonder how that consignment got to Dominica since we have no direct transport connection with Venezuela. Perhaps through the backdoor, which Mr, Skerrit says is part of our culture? Feel guilty though accepting this though , seeing so many Venezuelans go without themselves and I hope this is not used for propaganda but since you publish it, it may be exactly that.
That is a very good question! Maybe the consignment came in the same way all them drugs from Venezuela come into our country. If all you people would only know the half…
How many active cases of Covid-19 do we have in Dominica? This report suggest that we have 11 whereas previous posting on this very platform suggest we have nine cases. The P.M also on this very platform suggested 7,So really, which is it? 11, 9 or 7?
Could admin please clarify and keeps the numbers accurate and consistent?
ADMIN: Actives cases are the total virus cases minus the ones that have recovered. This number will continue to change, the most update-to-date information on Dominica’s COVID-19 statistics can be found on GIS’s and Prime Minister’s Facebook page.
Shame on Venezuela. Your people are starving your economy is broken yet you taking food out of the mouth of your own people where it is desperately needed and spending it on foreign donations. Dominica needs friends but we do not need friends who let there own family suffer in order to donate and look good to the rest of the world
I just hope that PM Skerrit knows the following:
1. Maduro is wanted by the US for drug trafficking
2. The US issued a $15 million dollar reward out for help with the capture of Maduro
3. As of last week the US placed sanction on Maduro’s enire corrupt regime
4. The US has $10-15 million dollar reward for the capture of Maduro and members of his corrupt regime
5. The US has threatened to place serious sanction on any country involved with helping Maduro violate its sanction
6. The US placed 3 warships in the Caribbean water to monitor what goes out and comes in to Venezuela
7 . So PM a word to the wise is sufficient. However, if I were in your place I would say a thanks to Maduro’s ambassador but a very BIG and loud NO thank you to the embattled president Maduro because we all know when a mans back against the wall he reveals all kinds of secret to his capturer
https://www.npr.org/2020/04/10/831569313/many-venezuelan-hospitals-lack-basics-to-function-let-alone-handle-covid-19
It’s always good to receive help when things are very bad with you but I believe it is morally wrong for one to love their neighbors more than themselves . In the interest of the people of Venezuela that is in a double pandemic, Skerrit and Dr. McIntyre should not receive anything from Venezuela at this time. Well I don’t what exactly they sent to Skerrit in the name of medicine because we dealing with a Venezuelan President that was recently charged by the US for drug trafficking and I don’t know if that drug was medical. But I Will not say more except that I see two birds with the same feather flying
Boy see one of our best doctors that should be helping us out at this time nou. See what Skerrit did to us man: Dr Pascal, Dr, Sam, Christian, Dr, Rickett have been all banned from our hospitals. He turned Dr. McIntyre, Dr Darroux an Dr King and maybe Dr Johnson into politicians so instead of attending to us they are busy attending to Skerrit propaganda. Dr. Ettiene he helped get a big job abroad so she too is not available. But the alarming thing is to see Dr. McIntyre receive a gift from Venezuela with no gloves whatsoever and the person he receiving it from has no gloves too. Dr McIntyre we know you will do anything to cover for Skerrit but do you realize that Venezuela Heath especially during Covid-19 is far worse than ours? Doctor McIntyre is that what you call social distancing? Abe waypapa