DNO Poll Result: Close call for LIAT investment

Final result of the pollThe vote’s been a close one, with 48 per cent – that’s 370 of those who participated in DNO’s latest poll giving the thumbs down to Dominica investing in financially troubled regional airline LIAT.

However 46 per cent – 354 – support the decision by Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit to pump $8-million into LIAT.

Six per cent of those who voted – 53  – said they were not sure.

This particular poll attracted a total of 777 votes.

Critics have been suggesting that the money could have been spent in other ways.

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6 Comments

  1. July 4, 2012

    Re: The recent poll, win loose or draw, our $8oooooo.oo is gone. No refund.

  2. Joe
    July 3, 2012

    At the end of the day, what’s done is done. Now Mr. PM, just be straight up with your people and tell us what this deal will get us.

  3. 1979
    July 3, 2012

    no comment dno, no comment :twisted:

    • Anonymous
      July 3, 2012

      you all don’t even know what I commenting about but you liking and disliking….SMH… Admin knows well what my comment means….we communicated by email about this poll and some discrepancy I noticed..

      mind yall business.

  4. Fairplay
    July 3, 2012

    until and unless a alternative airline is found, Dominica needs LIAT and the Government justified in trying to prop it up. :?:

    • Perry Mason
      July 3, 2012

      We definitely need Liat.

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