APP opposes $32,000 rent payment for PM Skerrit

Rearview of the house owned by Mercury Properties Development in Morne Daniel

Another voice has been added to the call for the Cabinet of the Government of Dominica to reverse its decision to approve a $32,000 monthly rent payment for Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit. The payment is for a house owned by Mercury Properties Development Ltd at Morne Daniel which is being rented as the official residence of the prime minister.

The Alternative People’s Party (APP) said in a release, that it was joining the discussion on the matter after senior cabinet minister, Reginald Austrie, confirmed in a radio statement, that Cabinet had, in fact, taken that decision.

First of all, the APP is taking issue with Austrie’s statement on Kairi FM’s ‘The Next Level’ radio program on June 30, 2020, that “the PM has a right, and the country has ah [an] obligation to provide suitable accommodation for the Head of State, the Prime Minister of Dominica.”

The party expresses deep concern about what they describe as a misleading statement by the minister.

“This is incorrect,” APP Interim President, Tahira Blanchard, states in the release.”His Excellency the President is the Head of State.”

She also adds that her party is of the view that this decision by the Cabinet of Ministers may not have the support and blessing of the majority of Dominicans.

“Our concern is rooted in the Hon. Prime Minister’s very own admission, that the government cannot afford to continue [to] subsidize housing for citizens who were dislocated from their community by Tropical Storm Erika,” Blanchard continues. “It simply cannot be fair for the Prime Minister, who is touted by many as ‘someone with plenty money’ to receive state housing assistance to the tune of close to $400,000.00EC a year, while some citizens who make no income, are left to fight it out on their own.”

The APP says it recognizes that the prime minister, just as any other citizen, “can receive government housing assistance,” but Cabinet’s decision “seems unfair on several fronts.’

“My team and I, therefore, ask the members of the Cabinet of the Government of Dominica to reconsider this decision in the interest of the people,” Blanchard states. “We further reach out to the good people [of] conscience in the wider Dominican community to impress on the Head of State and the Prime Minister [to] put ‘we the people’ first in this and other such matters.”

The APP official makes the point that elected members are servants of the people and stresses that this will always be manifested in APP’s “every action.”

Also of concern to the party, is Austrie’s statement that after examining three buildings, the Cabinet of the government of Dominica decided, based on the location and security features, “that is the house we want for the Prime Minister.”

Blanchard insists that if the prime minister of Dominica needs to live in a facility with suitable accommodation and security features at a cost of EC$32,000.00 to the country, there are many more worrying questions to be asked.

“We urge the people to inquire of their elected representatives, and demand answers. APP stands with and for the people,” Blanchard states.

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59 Comments

  1. Man bites dogs
    July 9, 2020

    I’m man bites dogs, and a bloody proud Dominican when I was in England as a young man it gives me great opportunity to see the world not only on a cruise ship but also in the UK armed forces the point I am trying to make l have done more for Dominica long before Mr Skerrit, in my own much smaller ways than you Viewsexpressed, and that other ratbag Francisco, Lennox Linton, and his looney bin supporters all put together there you are have a good suck.

    • Batibou River
      July 11, 2020

      …and what exactly have you done for your country apart from plastering this website on a daily with Skerrit rethoric and general nonsense? Come on, let’s hear it.

  2. Viewsexpressed
    July 9, 2020

    Mr. Weird Embarrassment Silver Duck, Dominica and Dominicans come first and not this immature incompetent failed Skerrit who has crippled our Dominica and abused our state’s resources. No matter what BS you and flies following Skerrit blindly he is already that stained for life. Your Incompetent Immaturity Skerrit is not Prime Minister material, he is known as this Off Odd Minister.
    What has this failed clown Skerrit done for our people and country,? Well, it’s obvious, it’s the:- abuse of States funds with our suffering jobless people looking for cash for their families
    Skerrit has used and abused our resources thru the; Bin Bobol to Fertilizer Bobol (That Hon. Linton exposed him,), Also the Fertilizer Bobol, the Bin Bobol and our suffering people, desperate for Handout cash thru the deceptive Red Clinic. We need an audit for this abuse ASAP. This Skerrit Bobol Red Labour government is stained and reduced our suffering jobless people to begging. We must take our Dominica back…

  3. Viewsexpressed
    July 8, 2020

    Man Bites Dogs will have no problems to see the on going deception, corruption, Bobol of our limited States financial resources, abused by your failed incompetent Skerrit and his blind loyalists friends who put that idiotic Skerrit first as this political clown while our suffering people and country is in dire straits. This clown Skerrit must get the hell out of our government and states funds. Enough has been abused that we need account of.
    Shameful Skerrit and blind so called over ministers.
    Skerrit is Not PM material, it’s like a political playboy playing with our States finances and resources.
    There is no development taking place in Dominica outside in of the abusive Red Clinic created by this fake Skerrit to buy loyalty from people and families who unemployed whereas that Skerrit has been selling our passports where our people don’t and have not benefited from it. Skerrit must get the hell out of our government and move on.
    We had enough of blind, hypocritcal Labour…

  4. Viewsexpressed
    July 8, 2020

    Man Bites Dogs, woof woof, you’re a blind, to be taking loyalists and not sufficiently competent nor civilised to address the matter of our ailing Dominica under this failed incompetent Skerrit of yours who has failed us and reduced our people as beggars at the Red Clinic. It’s called corruption buying cheap fake loyalty of our Dominica people.
    People of Dominica please wake up and smell the coffee, stay away from fake, waste of time Skerrit. He has, earned big state money whereas you and your suffering jobless by family are crying out. Stay away from Skerrit, he has nothing to offer you, but want you all to cry out,”We live our PM!!? What a fake PM Skerrit is.
    Skerrit must no longer be this Prime Minister, he does not deserve to be in this position nor be head of our government. Skerrit has stained our people and Dominica.

  5. Afflicted
    July 8, 2020

    People look at the house again, this is only a regular house they put a gazebo over the front door. He gives a fella over 2 billion dollars worth of contracts and this is how the fella repays him when he needs help?
    This is only an ordinary house, not even as sophisticated as some houses on the Canfield hill.

  6. boto
    July 8, 2020

    Signs of corruption in the form of giving ”free money” to one of the boys. Its time people tostop this madness.What did they say? Absolute power corrupts …..

  7. Jules Vert
    July 7, 2020

    The despot is showing his true colors and some of the ignorant and oppressed will still show support. What hypocrisy!! I picture the PM after Maria and how the outside world was saying that the man is in distress for his country! He was even crying in public. Does Skerro care? He is still the immature selfish brat that some of us remember from years ago.

    • Viewsexpressed
      July 8, 2020

      Get rid of Skerrit. We say openly, that: “Skerrit, it is our Damn business to protect our poor ailing Dominica under your failed Bin Bobol corrupted Labour government lead by failed incompetent, Skerrit. We need decency in our government and politics that we elevate our suffering people created by Immature Skerrit and his questionable, corrupted Labour government. Too much on going Bobolistic shameful behaviour by this disgusting, corrupted Labour government headed by this failed Skerrit and his incompetent Labour government. Skerrit must “Go to Hell – Go to Hell’ it is our Damn business to take back our Dominica that our suffering people will not have to be “Boom Boom Flies’; chasing this poisoness failed Immature PM. Too much Bin Bobol etc, that our distinguished Hon.Lennox exposed.
      The only Decent Visionary Political Party we have is United Workers Party under our formidable Hon. Linton and his competent professional UWP.
      Ignore POD and it’s leader: Just an Immature…

      • Silver fox
        July 8, 2020

        @Viewsexpressed, You keeps sounding like a broken record singing the same old crap everyday ha ha ha 🤣 Linton will soon be kicked out from the comedy party watch this space Linton is an embarrassment to his party and Dominica 🇩🇲

        • Viewsexpressed
          July 9, 2020

          Silver Fox, go home and shut your dirty corrupted Labour government Mouth.
          We will get at failed incompetent Skerrit everyday until he gets his Assets out of our government business ASAP.
          You Skerrit clowns are in denial and promoting this failed Odd Minister who has failed our Dominica and our suffering people and yet our nature island resembles a broken down forest after a Hurricane, named Skerrit and Scare it.
          The only disciplined committed trusted mature Political Party to be the next Government of Dominica is the prominent, decent, trusted committed Professional UWP. The UWP is disciplined, trusted, committed under its mature, strict Hon. Lennox Linton, ably supported by his well structured and committed United Workers Party. Failed incompetent Skerrit and his Blind loyalists must get the hell out of our government Now.
          This failed incompetent Skerrit and his failed Labour government has failed us and therefore must get the hell out of our government now. It’s devilish😡😡…

      • Man bites dogs
        July 9, 2020

        @Viewsexpressed, All that crap you keeps writing it seems to me that you are sick lonely and looking for love 😍 sorry I am not a shirt lifter!! 🙊

        • Batibou River
          July 10, 2020

          Ordinary stray dogs like you should not run in greyhound race. So, stop barking!

  8. Tobby
    July 7, 2020

    This cannot be serious the pm where I’m living lives in his own personal residence. All he does is built a security booth for the officers who assigned to guard him. So I DNT see the reason why Dca pm should be renting at such high cost, when he has his big house in vielle case. And I sure his wife has a house in town he can live if he DNT want to go vielle case every night.

  9. All in with APP
    July 7, 2020

    They are, or I should probably say we, because I am all in with the new swing. We are legit and ready to lead on behalf of the Dominican people. Check out our plans, along with the interim team here https://appdominica.com/ the party will be officially launched sometime in the future.

    • Man bites dogs
      July 7, 2020

      APP I welcome your new party and good luck to you all play your cards right so we can knock that idiot so-called opposition joker out of the waters out of our life completely he is sooo ugly one eye is lower than the other I would not allow my young kids to watch him on evening TV in fear of having nightmares🤪 Lord what have we done to deserve that this guy he is now begging us for our last 20 dollars so he could pay his legal fees “Heeelllllpppp” 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

      • Viewsexpressed
        July 8, 2020

        No wonder you are this, Dirty Barking Man who Bites Dogs with a woof woof bark.
        Be human, the animals are able to take care of themselves, woof woof, only if this is your Barking language. Shame on you. How disgusting. The higher you attempt to raise failed incompetent Skerrit Profile more he exposed his “Assets’. Hope you get the picture and the message. Woof woof.
        There is no way Skerrit can rise to the intellectual level of Hon. Linton.
        We need our money and an account of 1. The Bin Bobol 2. Fertilizer Bobol, 3. Red Clinic Bobol, 4. Passport scam Bobol, Bin Bobol etc and the distruction of Economy, the denial in updating our Roads and the deceitfulness of talking BS talk on Radio and TV. What comical Political Leader called Skerrit,?
        Skerrit has failed us. He should not be Prime Minister. It’s like a political play boy who buys Loyalty for himself.
        We had enough of this failed incompetent Skerrit as head of our government, and his failed questionable corrupted Labour…

  10. 72nations72elements
    July 7, 2020

    What disgusts me is that the laborites are trying to drag lennox into it like “oh if it was lennox, all you wouldnt make noise.” But what many of them dont know is that Lennox already built his own house IN MORNE DANIEL more than ten years ago. Long lennox living in the area. He is not like those that never-see come-see. What happened to Skerrit was in before Maria? It is fixed. What about his house in Vielle Case? Sold? What whould Morne Bruce? The same MMC that build Skerrit house for him …………………………….could have fixed the residence in Morne Bruce. what about the State house where he was staying? So many other properties. Nothing about Morne Daniel is secure. He is a very easy target up there trust me. I know that area very very well. ITs all a big circus, and more and more we keep looking and acting like the biggest clowns because the joke is on us. not on Skerrit, on us. The people who pay him to rob us. We will be paying him 32,000/month to live in his own…

  11. 72nations72elements
    July 7, 2020

    “She also adds that her party is of the view that this decision by the Cabinet of Ministers may not have the support and blessing of the majority of Dominicans.”
    Which goes back to the question i have always asked. HOW ARE LAWS MADE HERE? i have never heard of a politician or a rep of a politician doing polls or survery in communities to get feedback on issues to be passed in law. For years in every community people have been asking for this and that. But the government either refuses, or one day you hear a policy or a law is passed. Government officials who are paid by the people to represent them DO NOT EVEN CONSULT THEIR REAL EMPLOYERS- THE PEOPLE regarding national policies, laws or otherwise. THESE PEOPLE JUST DO WHAT THEY WANT. All the ministers are scared of the PM so they do whatever he says. If the PM says he wants 32,000 for rent these little song singers have to follow the tune. Why wasnt this discussed in parliament? for the opposition to have a say ? Is skerrit house…

  12. Ti Garcon
    July 7, 2020

    Skerrit give us the 25% VAT! we want it so!

    Give all ministers a $25,000 house rent too!

  13. Man bites dogs
    July 7, 2020

    In my opinion I reckon guys like Francisco, Viewsexpressed and the rest of the more radical so-called Workers clowns should all cut your head off and stick it up their Backs***s and another thing” professor Lennox Linton “academic of the highest rank of fools,:has found the missing billions Mr Skerrit was accused of stealing and his gutter rats were singing 🎶 and dancing drinking Rum 🥃 about it but now there is no such mention about it, even DNO is not mentioning a word of it very strange!

    • sts
      July 7, 2020

      Dogs i would love to hear what you would say if it was Mr Linton who wanted the state to pay 32 thousand a month rent for his home,but since its for Skerrit you have no problem with it right?

      • Iamanidiot
        July 7, 2020

        Actually, I disagree, I would never be in support of any leader be it Linton, Skerrit, My Father or My mother living in a 32,000 and tax payers have to pay it. Certain things just not right no matter who doing it. That’s what you have to be able to do, not because you love the PM means you cant tell him he doing nonsense, and the PM having the state renting a house for him for 32,000 is nonsense. Come on.

        • sts
          July 8, 2020

          I agree with you i dont support any leader living in a 32 thousand a month accommodation paid by taxpayers. I was just exposing the hyprocracy of the situation where supporters of the PM who know that it is wrong however refuse to criticize him, but would automatically criticize the opposition leader if he did the same thing.

      • Man bites dogs
        July 7, 2020

        @sts, I would have no problem with it my prime minister Skerrit is worthy of every single penny of it, but my problem is with things like you pretending to be something does that answer your question?

        • Batibou River
          July 8, 2020

          Since you are going there, let me tell you, YOUR PM is not even worthy of a dollar. If it was down to me I would stop ALL payments to him incl. monthly salary until such day that he accounts for the missing CBI and PetroCaribe money. Doesn’t it bother you what YOUR PM does with your country’s money and resources?

        • sts
          July 8, 2020

          No you didnt answer my question but i didn’t expect you to anyways

        • Viewsexpressed
          July 8, 2020

          No wonder you are this, Dirty Barking Man who Bites Dogs with a woof woof bark.
          Be human, the animals are able to take care of themselves, woof woof, only if this is your Barking language. Shame on you. How disgusting. The higher you attempt to raise failed incompetent Skerrit Profile more he exposed his “Assets’. Hope you get the picture and the message. Woof woof.
          There is no way Skerrit can rise to the intellectual level of Hon. Linton.
          We need our money and an account of 1. The Bin Bobol 2. Fertilizer Bobol, 3. Red Clinic Bobol, 4. Passport scam Bobol, Bin Bobol etc and the distruction of Economy, the denial in updating our Roads and the deceitfulness of talking BS talk on Radio and TV. What comical Political Leader called Skerrit,?
          Skerrit has failed us. He should not be Prime Minister. It’s like a political play boy who buys Loyalty for himself.
          We had enough of this failed incompetent Skerrit as head of our government, and his failed questionable corrupted Labour…

        • Viewsexpressed
          July 8, 2020

          Man Bites Dogs will have no problems to see the on going deception, corruption, Bobol of our limited States financial resources, abused by your failed incompetent Skerrit and his blind loyalists friends who put that idiotic Skerrit first as this political clown while our suffering people and country is in dire straits. This clown Skerrit must get the hell out of our government and states funds. Enough has been abused that we need account of.
          Shameful Skerrit and blind so called over ministers.
          Skerrit is Not PM material, it’s like a political playboy playing with our States finances and resources.
          There is no development taking place in Dominica outside in of the abusive Red Clinic created by this fake Skerrit to buy loyalty from people and families who unemployed whereas that Skerrit has been selling our passports where our people don’t and have not benefited from it. Skerrit must get the hell out of our government and move on.
          We had enough of blind, hypocritcal Labour…

        • Viewsexpressed
          July 9, 2020

          Man Bites Dogs
          You have just penned some idiotic response re the abuse and misappropriation of our States financial resources.
          As the topic is discussed, Skerrit is not worthy of any Bull…. as we will not tolerate nor condone nor encourage nor associate ourselves with this failed incompetent Skerrit knowing that he is this big failure. We do not trust Skerrit with our States financial resources. Skerrit must get the hell out our government and our Dominica. It’s been an over 20 failed, Questionable incompetent years of Failed Skerrit tenure in our Government. Time to get out, get lost Skerrit, you’re this loser and failed Incompetent leader and failed leadership. You have failed our people and our Dominica, nature Isle. Get the hell out of our Dominica government. You and your ably blind supporters must Go.
          Go to Hell, go to Hell, it’s none of our Damn business. Just donot touch our government and states money 😡. Go away/lost. We need decent mature people to manage our nature…

    • My Dominica
      July 8, 2020

      you a classic.. Its nice how you strayed from the topic. lol. you really think the pm should live such lavish life style on the poor backs of Dominicans. you don’t have to be in opposition to recognise wrong. This is just wrong!

    • Viewsexpressed
      July 8, 2020

      Get rid of Skerrit. We say openly, that: “Skerrit, it is our Damn business to protect our poor ailing Dominica under your failed Bin Bobol corrupted Labour government lead by failed incompetent, Skerrit. We need decency in our government and politics that we elevate our suffering people created by Immature Skerrit and his questionable, corrupted Labour government. Too much on going Bobolistic shameful behaviour by this disgusting, corrupted Labour government headed by this failed Skerrit and his incompetent Labour government. Skerrit must “Go to Hell – Go to Hell’ it is our Damn business to take back our Dominica that our suffering people will not have to be “Boom Boom Flies’; chasing this poisoness failed Immature PM. Too much Bin Bobol etc, that our distinguished Hon.Lennox exposed.
      The only Decent Visionary Political Party we have is United Workers Party under our formidable Hon. Linton and his competent professional UWP.
      Ignore POD and it’s leader: Just an Immature…

  14. LifeandDeath
    July 7, 2020

    If we have never seen a real Goon, just ask for a picture of Reggie..lmao!!..The man can hardly make sense, but he knows that “that is the house WE want for the PM”..
    Now, is it just coincidental that Skerrit farms land attached to that particular property?
    If this is not yet another attempt at fleecing the Treasury then we have never seen one.

    Dominicans you all have endured too much. Stop looking outside for the solution to your problems. You all know how to fix it and no one will come to rescue you ever.

    A Prime Minister who plots to harm his country in this way should face serious consequences from his own citizens

  15. Goodweed
    July 7, 2020

    Listen, I don’t see what’s the big deal If it was approved by the cabinet, a cabinet that was elected by the people of Dominica. I agree it’s a lot of money but remember that this money was not about to go into ordinary Dominican pockets. Take good care of your leader and good treats will flow down to you.
    APP is irrelevant!!

    • LifeandDeath
      July 7, 2020

      Ur statement offends every Dominican of good conscience and simple common sense. You may not be a REAL Dominican

    • Iamanidiot
      July 7, 2020

      You right, lets build a landing pad on it, and order 3 Hummers and a Lambogini and a Rolls Royes, Also a private zoo. But make sure Cabinet approve it.
      You absolutely right my brother, even if public servants hungry by the 3rd week of the month because that money was about to go into other people pocket not Dominicans..

    • Cane&Abel
      July 8, 2020

      Goodweed:- This is how we separate the men from the boys when education come to play. The PM is also the Minister of finance,. and at the end of the year, he has to balance his books. He’s got assets,; liabilities and expenditures. If he should only record assets and liabilities with no expenditures, his books wont balance and, here comes trouble with his trial balance. He is playing safe to protect himself. The first safety is to yourself. No wonder he is PM BECAUSE HE IS THE BEST.
      empty vessels make the most noise.

  16. the dominican
    July 7, 2020

    well we fini bat.i think the prime minister has a heart tha is pushing it we cannot accept that not in this type of economy

  17. Dam Tief
    July 7, 2020

    “that is the house we want for the Prime Minister.”

    Not the house that the Prime Minister needs. Sa kway voleur

  18. Viewsexpressed
    July 7, 2020

    Da Peeps, I concur be with your comments fully. You have hit the nail on the head.
    Skerrit as This Odd Minister has failed our Dominica and our people majority of those beitj no jobs. Poor housing, unemployed with our suffering families who are jobless. Yet this failed incompetent Questionable comical Skerrit is not Prime Minister material. He is this Odd Minister with no knowledge of development. It’s all fanfare buying the loyalty of our suffering people while he lives in luxury with our States funds.
    This overstayed Failed Labour government are despicable, ignorant of Socioeconomic development, lacks vision and has absolutely no knowledge nor Skills to know how best to prepare a developmental Plan to raise the standard and reputation and profile of our suffering people and our Dominica.
    After 20 years in government Skerrit and his failed useless Questionable Labour Party government have killed our agriculture economy and it’s our passports that’s being sold.
    We need him to…

  19. Viewsexpressed
    July 7, 2020

    This is an open abuse of an ongoing deliberate abuse of our limited States finances.
    The blind hypocrites of failed immature, Incompetent Skerrit just don’t care of our suffering people who are in deep poverty, begging and usually qué up to get our States finances from this failed incompetent Questionable Skerrit and his failed Labour government. Those despicable Labour blind Skerrit loyalists don’t care less about our people who are struggling to survive and to offer the best for their children and families.
    This on going Red Clinic Bobol abuse that operates this Fraudulent obsessive Red Clinic out of the Prime Minister office is shameful and has insulted our people who are in need of jobs that they are able to take care of their children and families.
    Skerrit’s a failure who lacks knowledge of Socia-economic development and decency in politics and good governance. It’s no wonder that our Dominica is in a bad state with no longer export of our food. Shameful failed Skerrit…

  20. John smalls
    July 7, 2020

    This is the the first time that any state is paying for it’s leader to live in his own home. Dominica has made history. Only here in the Commonwealth of Dominica things like that can and will happen. When civil servants can get an increase in their salery for 12 years making way less than than $32000 a year cabinet sees it’s feet to approve $32000 in rent for the prime minister to stay in his own house.

  21. lmckoy
    July 7, 2020

    A fair question is: What constitutes “— suitable accommodation —” for the PM of Dominica?

  22. Ibo France
    July 6, 2020

    In a poor country as Dominica, it’s unconscionable for a leader to live so filthy rich while so many thousands of citizens are dirt poor.

    None of Mr. Skerrit’s childhood friends saw such greed, conceit and evil in him growing up. These things were well disguised.

    If you want to know the true nature of a man, give him power. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

    • KID ON THE BLOK
      July 7, 2020

      Ibo MALAPROP France, are you directing the words of your last sentence to Lennox?
      Presently he is the only one that is desperately fighting for power.

      • Viewsexpressed
        July 8, 2020

        Kid on the block, grow up and earn some level of decency and respect as regards our ailing Dominica. The poorest families, suffering jobless people and families and you there talking Bull …. about BS nonsensical behaviour of this failed incompetent Skerrit and his failed questionable Labour government.
        Where or who is your damn loyalty….
        Our People, our Dominica, our rural families and our trusted civil servants are suffering under this failed incompetent Skerrit of yours. Farmers are poor and crying 😭 because your don’t care that Incompetent Skerrit has killed our Banana industry and now sells our passports. Skerrit has failed our committed people and our Dominica.
        Skerrit, must “go to hell – go to hell…. It is our damn business.’
        What a hypocrital Odd Minister.
        My people we need decency and Not a political Play Boy in our Prime Minister Office. This man Skerrit is not academic nor visionary, nor understand the process of States Development. It’s just his playful…

  23. out of south city
    July 6, 2020

    This is preposterous!!! The Prime Minister needs to live by example. In this day and time when many do not have a roof of their own and the Corona Virus has caused many to lose their jobs how is it that the Prime Minister should live in such an expensive place? Why can’t he live in a decent house like everyone else regardless of his position? The state needs that money that no one in this country makes a month. That money can be put to use and create jobs for those who are in need.

    UNAPOLOGETIC

  24. God is in control
    July 6, 2020

    Workers people dont comment negative on this. Make a comedy out of this like a shakespeare comedy. Stop stressing about these people. There is a God, He is still on the throne. Though matter how broken things are around us, God is in control.

  25. wow
    July 6, 2020

    No one should blame this guy. Who voted him? A poor country like that people have to pay the man that amount of money to live in his own house. lol…lol…lol. The average person in Dominica dont even get this amount for an annual salary. Well again are the people that cannot read and write. They only know how to make an X by a shoe. Just show them the colour red, an X and a shoe. They still in the concrete stage of cognitive development. And those who can read are just opportunist.

  26. Dominica needs us!
    July 6, 2020

    Labour is working…good for Dominicans. Skerrit continue to to bleed them.

  27. Iamanidiot
    July 6, 2020

    All that good, let the man check his vibes, that’s what poor Dominicans wanted,
    Salaries for them to cut next.

  28. Questions
    July 6, 2020

    What would be the total compensation for the Prime Minister with that rent included?

    On what basis was this package computed?

    Who are the members of the Committee which finalized this compensation package?

    What percent of last year’s GDP is this package?

  29. Jonathan Y St Jean
    July 6, 2020

    Skerritt surrounds himself with a train of clowns, who all but rubber stamp whatsoever he wishes for. Power has gone up to his head so much so, that he feels he is too good to live in a humble abode. Ever since he was given the honorary degree, and some of his minions started calling him Dr., he feels he has to live the part. Just earlier this week Michelle Obama refuted the fact that she had earned a doctoral degree and refused to be recognized as Dr. She has a few honorary degrees from a couple of universities. Why can’t the school teacher from Vielle Case remember that he only has an honorary degree? Kanye West has an honorary degree and no American calls him Dr. I say no to Skerritt using taxpayers’ money to the tune of $32,000 per month to satisfy his ego, whilst so many people are in desperate financial situations. Use that money to rebuild the house at Morne Bruce, at least it will belong to the country not a Canadian or another foreigner.

  30. Dr Clayton Shillingford
    July 6, 2020

    I agree with Ms Blanchard and the APP and Linton /UWP.. and the contrast of needs between the people o Dominica vs the extravagance of Skerrit in a poor country
    By the way whatever happened to the English blokes who carried suitcase to put at Lennox Linton’s door step

  31. For the people
    July 6, 2020

    So what wrong with the house he has in his village? Is it damaged? Why does the people of Dominica have to pay for this when many are homeless? I agree enough is enough.

  32. Mr Damnass
    July 6, 2020

    That’s just a little less than the average annual gross stipend of up to four(4) N.E.P. workers. I understand that some of them get about $800 each monthly or about $9,600 each a year.

    But since it is the PM that make the world know the meaning of the word RESILIENT :lol: I am sure we can pay for the rent for that mansion :lol: Because we love our PM and he make us know the meaning of the word RESILIENT.

    Now ask those N.E.P. workers how many of them can go the bank for a mortgage loan. But then again they will tell you that they don’t need to because they waiting for their apartment too.

    But i still love my PM and remember we give you the mandate to do what you want.

    What about the $400,000.00 house in Vieille Case? And the Morne Daniel Fowl House? When the walls of Jericho falls… :lol:

  33. Pipo
    July 6, 2020

    While I support APP stance I have to ask who these people are. When are they coming out of the woodwork, what is their organisation. Sorry but I like to have clean air not just another app on my telephone.

  34. avp
    July 6, 2020

    Why cant he live in one of the houses that he is building to give away to his supporters, or is it not suitable enough for him and his family?

  35. Da peeps
    July 6, 2020

    This is an abuse of state funds. I am for the prime minister having a roof over his head but this is stretching the joke. Skerrit was a humble man, what the Roosie I grew up with in Vieille Case is turning into I don’t like it. Please invest that money into the less fortunate. I understand his friends and associates are scared of him but they need to let him know enough is enough.

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