While countries such as the Bahamas, Barbados, St. Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago among others shifted from surpluses in 2009 to deficits in 2010, Dominica was the only country in 2010 to record a surplus in its economic activity despite the global recession, according to an annual report launched by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Trinidad & Tobago today.
The report, titled ‘Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2010’, was presented by Alicia Bárcena, executive secretary of this regional commission of the United Nations.
The report stated: “Preliminary data for 2010 indicated an expansion of the fiscal deficits in the Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago while Suriname and Saint Kitts and Nevis shifted from surpluses in 2009 to deficits in 2010. Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Grenada and Jamaica recorded lower deficits. Dominica was the only country to record a surplus. Central government total debt increased from 76.5 percent of GDP in 2009 to 79 percent of GDP in 2010. Relative to 2009, there were substantial debt increases in Antigua and Barbuda, St Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago.”
FACT SHEET
Growth Prospects, 2010-2011
Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean is anticipated to be about 6.0% in 2010, however, the Caribbean will grow much more slowly at 0.30% as private sector expansion and international and domestic demand remain weak. This performance is much better than the contraction of 3.3% in 2009. Preliminary forecasts points to positive growth of 1.6% in 2011.
Macroeconomic Performance, 2010
The marginal improvement in economic activity in 2010 was mainly on account of the buoyancy of primary commodity prices and increased tourist receipts. However, activity in the construction and manufacturing sectors remained depressed. Fiscal consolidation in Jamaica and Antigua and Barbuda in the wake of an IMF Stand by Arrangement will continue to depress demand in these countries.
Preliminary data for 2010 indicated an expansion of the fiscal deficits in the Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago while Suriname and Saint Kitts and Nevis shifted from surpluses in 2009 to deficits in 2010. Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Grenada and Jamaica recorded lower deficits. Dominica was the only country to record a surplus. Central government total debt increased from 76.5% of GDP in 2009 to 79% of GDP in 2010. Relative to 2009, there were substantial debt increases in Antigua and Barbuda, St Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago.
The current account deficit improved slightly in 2010 to 16.5% of GDP from 17.3% of GDP in 2009, due to severe adjustment as imports declined significantly due to lower domestic demand and exports also fell as international demand remained depressed.
Overall labour market conditions worsened in 2010. Unemployment increased in Barbados, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago (countries for which 2010 data are available). In Barbados the unemployment rate increased by 0.80 percentage points to 10.7%, year on year to June 2010. This captures the 35% decline in the number of persons employed in the construction and distributive trades during March to June 2010. The unemployment rate was much higher in Jamaica, increasing from an annual average of 11.4% in 2009 to 12.9% in June 2010 reflective of the 86,600 jobs that were lost between October 2008 and April 2010. In Trinidad and Tobago the level of unemployment increased from an average annual rate of 5.7% in 2009 to 6.7% in March 2010, the highest level in three years. In Trinidad and Tobago, total employment contracted by 24,700 persons from the first quarter of 2009 to the first quarter of 2010 with the construction sector shedding 13,300 jobs, followed by transport, storage and communication sector which recorded job losses of 5,500.
There was an overall uptick in inflation in 2010, compared to 2009 but still below levels of 2007-2008. The inflation rate was highest in Trinidad and Tobago (13.2% in September) followed by Jamaica (11.3%). On the financial side, growth in domestic credit to the private sector decelerated and actually declined (7 countries) in 2010 as consumer confidence remained weak.
Challenges
- Natural disasters continue to poses a major challenge to growth and sustainable livelihoods. For instance, the earthquake in Haiti, led to the loss of 220,000 lives and damage and loss totaling US$7.8 billion slightly greater than the country’s GDP (2009). Most recently Hurricane Tomas caused major damage in Saint Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines.
- High public debt and narrow revenue streams hinder the ability of governments to implement countercyclical policies
- Lack of bankable propositions/ suitable investment for financial institutions given their high levels of liquidity
- The creation of productive and sustainable employment
- These challenges threaten the attainment of the MDG’s, in particular the eradication of extreme poverty, achievement of universal primary education and improving maternal health
The way forward
- Regional integration must be pursued in earnest to provide regional public goods including infrastructure
- Diversification of export markets to include new and emerging players in international trade players like China, India, Brazil and Latin America
- Creation of sustainable projects through public/private investment programs aimed at boosting internal and regional demand
- Diversification with emphasis on new export products with higher horizontal and vertical value added and processes that incorporate new technologies
- Financial regulation and supervision to avoid risk in domestic and regional financial markets
- Development of new engines of growth that provide sustainable employment (e.g. creative and cultural industries)
- Greater investment in human capital aimed at increasing domestic capacity
- Maintaining social safety net programmes which target the poor and most vulnerable.
For more information visit http://www.eclac.cl/
LMAO. -1 + 1 = 0
GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS OUR PRIME MINISTER…..NO EVIL SHALL PROSPER!!!
To all the Dominicans complaining and alway trying to bring down the country,keep quiet. ” some of allu living in foreign’ like the Jamaicans say,live if worse off condition than most ppl live in Dominica.You all are to ashame to go home (many can`t even go back) that`s why you all wants others to wallow in allu misery. If you cannot contribute to the country or have something constructive to say ,just shut up.
can someone please tell me wat have we produce to gain the surpluss?wat can d/can say that they are better of in doing than the other countrie, wat are we getting the surplus from.should a bunch of sad,hopeless,hungry,moneyless,high-billed,low-pay,extremely high gdp dept people.get up and smile saying their country is doing better than barbados, jamiaca, st.lucia, st.kits,trinidad and other.we are idiots laughable.think real.
This is what is meant when they say a drowning man will catch at straw, the bad news have been coming fast and furious that labour party supporters just got a chance to exhale. Sorry to say while this sound like good news it only came about because of the high level of grants we were given The question is will the influx of grants to continue that good news on a yearly basis continue?? Because i dont think anyone leaving in da can say it came about because of the increases in the productive sectors. In the mean time hang on the straw
God don’t know how to please you all, when Dominica is not doing good you all complaining,when it is doing good still complaining what the hell happen you all.Stop that stupid ass politics for once and wake up and see how Dominica is doing,when you all travel and see how bad other countries are doing for yourselves then you will stop hating and starte appriciating.Don’t you all know that Dominica news on line are every where? still you all puting all those assness on the net and not realizing how bad you are making things for Dominica .stop that fighting for God sake and plzzzzz my Dominican people unite.Put God first in everything you do and things will be alright stop playing GOD
Len ox Linton what do u have to say about that truth now i want to hear how u going to twist that one your lair your tongue have to cut in your mouth for lies we in Dominica are fed up with you but one thing you are doing a good job destroying the U W P by 2015 they will be no more but they will be in political hell awaiting judgment of the people and you to. my award to you is a plaque saying DOMINICA’S GREATEST LIAR awarded to Len ox Linton on the occasion of his lies and deception to the Dominican public. Dominica on top with that latest survey thank GOD for SKERRIT.
How is that??
Then I looked at who said it….
A person representing the U.N. More propaganda put out by the global govt. as a distraction.
All you have to do is take a look around DA.
DA has the potential ,but the potential has yet to be utilized properly.
this is real good news for DA. thank God that this report did not come out of Dominica.
If the report was negative, guess Matt, Lennox and all the other haters would blow conch shell for the rest of the year. Dominica has made significant positive strides under the leadership of Roosevelt Skerrit and we must be grateful for that. While some playing their politicks, the labour party is working.
All them non Dominican that have there negative comments to say about Labor or PM Skerrit can go live some where else because nobody can remember what UWP and DFP did for DA (debt). Go Ready DA history under UWP and DFP, but quick to pass negative comment when DA is doing excellent in the world’s eyes. Aftermarket Dominican’s go clean all you eye’s.
I agree with you THEY NEED TO CLEAN THERE EYES
Thats not the issue. We as Domincans, forget DLP, DFP, UWP need to ensure that the UWP is victorious next election.
Dominica will not move forward unless uwp has defeated Skerrit. That is our uwp motto and agenda.
It not about party, but it is the defeat of Skerrit…he is the problem for us uwp
Uwp had the flipping country on the black list for years. Which party took us off that list? If they came into power they gonna be doing business with the same ppl skerit deal with and then some. When ever something goes bad they going to blame it on red. I wanna see wat they can do u know I willing to see cause the majority of uwp supporters are forigners. I wanna know if y’all would come back da n help build or remain overseas looking in and still crying things bad.
That is good news.
I support ANY party who is doing good for Dominica.
My love is for Dominica NOT a particular party.
AMEN!! I couldn’t have said it better myself…
true said. dominica is too dang small for the type of politics going on that can run any big country down the drain.
ECLAC is a well respected organization , kindly do your research and be happy as a patriotic Dominican….let us criticise when we have to to make thingfs stay on track but alas,,we should big up when we there ,,,so feel proud,the Dlp government is working and that P.M jah-sent playing his part while he there
and oh yes , the debt to gdp ratio is climbing
state your facts, empty barrel
We have the DLP just where we strategize…confuse them, destablize, bring nemerous court actions, protest, walkouts, write negative letters to all organizations about corruption and it has worked
Dominica got a negative rating for corruption and lennox has become a hero for our uwp
As long as Skerrit stays in power, we will be at him because he has caused our party enuff pain and suffering
GO LENNOX GO, GO LENNOX GO
OMG, where are all the people in the streets? Is that the lady selling coacoa there…DNO please tell her keep up the good work, one tow coacoa stick surely has improved our economy…BTW, is she Haitian
Under uwp, we just not making coacoa sticks, lennox will be making swiss chocolate for us
The govt. is a working one. All those opposing, stop the hate campaign and think up strategies and policies for your next opportunity at the polls.
That is the Next level.
Great news for my beloved country.
Now that news makes Brisban letters to world bank, imf, etc look like bathroom tissue. God bless the government and people of this country.
Well Dominica does not have to be under France, it is under a Dominican born and breed . A young man with a vision. Well DONE to those responsible for the fiscal growth and surplus. It had so much that we can give Venuzeula, Antigua Barbuda, and still have more left. LAAAAAAABAR. POWER. All for each and each for ALL.
do u feel it in your pocket. That’s where it should be. N no u do not. So Please.
this is tantamount to a grade D when everyone else have an E or F
Uwp supporters like termites.Progress have them BARZOODEE.Zot Kay foo.
Labour Power!!!
congrats dominica.
What else do you all need to see that Dominica is in good hands, The proff is in the pudding.I
Where all you propagandist coming with dat. Run you Ekalak
Not poule couttouni……..more like kaka poule!
Although you see facts from international sources you so politically biased!
Whoop there it is! Read it and weep(HATERS)
blessings lover.
If this article had said Dominica was the only country to not record growth the Q95 crew would have been all over this.
But y’all conveniently skip over this and lie waiting in the wings for another negative story to start attacking the PM…
Anyway I recommend spending the free time coming with some ideas to build y’all party. You know what they say about idle hands!
I will NEVER support this CORRUPT government, however I must say well done. At least in between all of the corruption… and the least goes on and on we have some good. WELL DONE!
At least Jack, you make some sense and give jack his jacket and Jacqueline her lipstick.
My good people just imagine if Dominica was under France how far we would have been!!!
It had to take a French Man to be leader of the Commonwealth of Dominica for such economic performance and development to occur!!
All the haterz can make noise. All those in the Diaspora working as lawyer, with world bank , with IMF and the rest that writing those world organisations giving false information to Human Rights International, Transparency International, United Nations, IMF, World Bank, European Union, CIA, Corruption Watchdog, and the rest of the International Media still cannot believe that Dominica is making progress.
Now the new strategy is to try and get Grand Bay People in a rage to try and turn against Miss Charles and Skerrit and Labor Party.
Why?
They fraid if Gran Bay is still for Labor they know their call for civil disobedience will not materialize!!!
They are fraid of Grand Bay so they crying for Ma. Charles to resign or cross d floor.
News Flash!!!!! #1
Come January 2011, Miss Charles will be acting Prime Minister of Dominica when PM Skerrit goes to his next schedule Regional and International Meeting. And that was decided in Cabinet already!!!
All you doh want to see Miss Justina Charles act as Prime Minister but the good lady of Dominica , a widow will give hope to all women who have lost a loving husband that there is life after a love one passes. And one can still realize their full potential.
News Flash!!!! #2
Our Hon. Prime Minister Skerrit and the Cabinet can take comfort in the knowledge and understanding from a recent political surveys that was neither paid for by the DLP nor commissioned by our PM that the DLP would still form the government if it were to have an election again within the next six to nine months with an increased majority 19-2. This means that the Roseau seat would swing to the DLP.
The results of the poll will be given in detail this Sunday.
So let the fellahs exploit their democratic rights. We will continue to effect growth in the economy and improve the standard of life for all Dominicans. Better days are coming in 2011 for Dominica and so the haterz will be kept busy researching all history books and audio clips to recite for us and make us believe that we have civil rights violations in Dominica. Dr. Martin Luther King fought for better conditions for black people in America who are still a segregated class in America – they do not read, they rejected wholesale his teachings, they do not save , they do not pull their economic resources together, and they do not respect their women’s dignity.
This is not our reality in Dominica. We fought off segregation a long time ago, we pull our resources through our Credit Unions which ranks in the top three across the Region and the top ten Internationally. We have had a woman Prime Minister. Our Kids are guaranteed and education from almost birth to 18 years of age. We even export educated individuals to America.
Over the years we cried that progress is slow , but we are taking major steps to accelerate the growth of progress in Dominica. Do continue to keep the faith my fellow Citizens and have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Make the year 2011 the year that for every 10 dollars that you have in your pocket put one dollar with your local Credit Union. Make this sacrifice not for me, but for your children and yourselves.
One Love
Your Partner in Dominica’s Development
Nicely said Patat!. Let us see what the next strategy will be. All you not giving up and putting all you hand to the wheel. The train and plane will leave all you down. Just talking and talking. Come on let us not be ungrateful. Pray, pray and wish our lovely country well so we all can benefit. Down with the useless talk and nonesense. Join hands with Patat (me too) and those who want to see Dominica move forward. Daddy Chess say ‘forward we go”. Forward we go and our children will be the ones who will benefit. Now all children going high school. Not a select few like when I was a secondary gal.
Hold hands and let us go forward. Jack jump on board and lets us go forward! Call jacqueline too with her lipstick. Me and Patat want all aboard. No haterz only loving people and loving not only demself but also country too (patriots)! Quick, quick before the train, truck, lorry and plane leave all you cranana on the ground.
You said this “They fraid if Gran Bay is still for Labor they know their call for civil disobedience will not materialize!!!” Guess what/ WHEN YOU ALL NEED STUFF LIKE THIS YOU ALL RECOGNIZE GRAND BAY PEOPLE but in other things this is the trashiest community. YOU HYPOCRITE.
Now Parl Rep Mrs. charles I am hoping in all this nonsense she stays out of it. Guess what again? She will be acting PM to make Grand Bay think that they are considered. PLEASE SPARE ME. THIS PM HE IS ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO WAS TRYING TO UNDERMINE PIERRO OK AND STRESSED THE MAN OUT. HYPOCRITE TOOO. SO NOW LET HIM TAKE WHAT HE GET. SELFISH, GREEDY.
Economic growth??? More money in our pockets??? Where is that happening???? All this partisan politics makes you all blind. It does not seem to matter to you labour supporters that a whole slew of illegal stuff is going on. Where is your integrity? Where is your sense of justice? You guys are pitiful.
like i said b4 it cld be worse if any one saw what i wrote b4 they will see i always say theres alot off
other islands no doing as good as da and i will say again it could b worse trust me kudos to not only
the pm but all those that make possible theres alot more that can be done but if u have to keep
fighting the uwp all the time i saw whats up wrote wait till mat in the morning to break it down for
u guess thats who make up alot of them mind for them only when he say is not so they will come back on here and cry the sorry pm song ending it could be worse. ok mouth of the south lol
i can imagine what mark you used to get at school for grammar and composition. not one comma or full stop. stupes.
Healh data on Dominica is thrown out of the window. Corruption data is welcomed in the front door. I wonder where will this one go. Listen to Lennox tommorrow on Matt if Matt chooses to gihlight it. And just listen to “Blessings” and “Lasor Beam Scruitny” speak about and argue economic policies with the professionals.
Amidst all the corruption there is good things happening in DA. That’s good guys. We gotta give our PM his roses which are due to him just as we give him his blozz which he deserves. But we however need to see this growth materials among living standard qualities of our citizens: such as more jobs for our people, especially the young graduates with degrees and thats when we can surely say, better things a gwan.
So, who do i commend for this?
Irrespective of who is behind it – Kudos to Dominica!!!!!!!!!!!
There is light at the end of the rainbow!
Let’s just be happy for this good news. There have been so much negative press, it’s time that Dominicans embrace positive facts – whether it be as a result of UWP or Labour. At the end of the day, this is good news for all of us Dominicans.
http://www.eclac.cl/
Residual increase in tourism over the last 5 years is the only explanation. Because the other countries had an established tourism supported economy or in the case of Trinidad and B’dos their tourism mechanism was a working and existential system the effect or impact of the economic recession was immediate. In the case of Dominica the momentum of the economic recession affected us in such a way that with the down ward trend in tourism the economic readout still show improvement. It means that we basically went from nothing to something. Our agriculture industry went dormant and depended on tourism.
The result does not show that we did not experience a downward slide in tourism activities. It just meant that wherever the slide stopped the stopping point was at a location above where we started climbing. This is not a political assessment just my take.
The photo used reflects a subtle sarcasm to the subject of the reports, and the general notion that any positive mentioned about Dominica is shaded or unconsciously ridiculed. We must aim to view Dominica in a broader picture and try to capture her positive moments. After all she is our Jewel. Positive thoughts breads positivity and negative thoughts breads negativity, lets strive for the positive one.
You must be some kinda sarcasm expert…but with you spelling ‘bread’ for ‘breed’ I can understand why your analysis would be so farfetched.
What I am curious to see is how many Labour Party supporters question the source of this information and how it was arrived at.
If you had simply read on you would have seen the source right in the article
jack…….did you forget how you guys were quick to question the corruption report but not the bogus health report and certainly not this one….
Hmmm, i wonder why i haven’t heard the opposition and their supporters comment on this new discovery whereas when it was the one in reference to corruption, they were all there to give their comments. I commend the DLP administration on this accomplishment and encourage them to continue to work to move our country to the next level. Whether you are a supporter of the government or not, you should learn to give positive feed-back when such stories arise. Good Job DLP, continue the good work. God Bless Dominica
lol. sacarsm….
Who is the Minister of Finance?
If you see him, tell him congratulations.
DNO, we do not want to hear about economic good news about Dominica. This has to be corruption and we can’t buy this distraction from you. How much were you paid, are they buying you to say these good news
Please give us more dirt on PM, we want him out at all cost. He is the on that has cause we uwp so much pain and suffering, he has to go.
Dominica belongs to the uwp and unless Skerrit is there, we have no hope
lame!
@ Wikileaks, you are truely an a**. You should be ashamed of yourself for sitting there and just awaiting negatives so u can comment. Never in the statute books of Dominica have i seen, that Dominica belongs to a particular party. You opposition supporters are taking politics to a new low.
SO LAME!!!!! Jeez you couldnt have done better than that.. what an idiot!
Come on guys. Don’t u see Wikileaks is being sarcastic. Don’t u guys get the point he is trying to make. geez…..
yeah and he’s still lame!
u only want dirt on the PM that’s uwp stand’s for.Nothing positive from all u.U all were not rady for elections and u lost so badly no wonder u all want dirt because that’s uwp stands for Dirt.When will u Ron Green Hector John and James grow up.U all are supposed to men of honour but u all are men of dirt and destruction.I feel sorry for the uwp that’s why your follows are leaving The party crap all u are.
Bodie he do know economics. H must have gone to school in August man. Wikileaks I would be ashame to write this for my own children to read. O My God poor you. Bodie I would never show myself like that. What ashame
Do you know what being sarcastic means? he is making fun of the opposition and those against the PM and Gov’t ..always calling out about corruption…
You all just attacking the man and he’s on allu side…Smh
Wikileaks you are my man what you said are so so true,unless the pm is not taken off we will have no chance,and come friday he will go by all means,we have our plan and trust me he will no longer be pm,mark my words,one love to all,uwp to the bone
Waw… Dominica belongs to the Lord that is why he puts his hands and makes us see the truth. some of you ‘unpatriotic and self serving persons” believe that this country is an estate willed to you by your Father or relatives. Wiikileaks you mean to say you hating so much that you are “hurting” so much. I tell all you already when you hate is yourself uyou hurting. Look at what you saying … you hate the country so much that you do not want to see the country prosper. do you have children? If so do you hate them so much. What ever is done good for Dominica, we all enjoy. do youread the news of what is happenning out there. DA sweet, we taking for granted so many things. When I go away, is holiday I taking and as soon as 2 weeks come and go, I have GP you know for DA. I want to be back home .. I am one of the ‘some of us have to stay back home”
so funny!
The lesson for the today
Wise men speak because they have something to say,Fools because they have to say something.Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain, and most fools do.
hahahahahahahahahah like their private estate
That is soo wonderful to hear.It shows that our government is doing well despite criticisms..Way to go pm!
Yeah right? Based on what? No production, decrease in tourism activities.. How much is debt? Where did the surplus comes from? How was it derived? How does a country with minimal productivity have a surplus? Was the additional 27 million dollars to build the palace consdered in this calculation?
Would you have preferred if a large Deficit was recorded?
It is not healthy to be a partisan all the time.
Cheer when something good happens, even if you did not vote for the person or party.
Don’t wish for bad news, this is good news and we should enjoy it, irrespective of whose watch it came under.
If the Government does good, we all do good.
If the opposition does good, we all do good.
Dominicans….we all are!
Dominica and Rule of Law! Does it exist? Stop that, stop playing ignorant and politics. Give to ceasar what is due to ceasar. Everything for all you smarties is politics and stupid talk. God oh, relax be patriotic for once. Stupes
My good people just imagine if Dominica was under France how far we would have been!!!
It had to take a French Man to be leader of the Commonwealth of Dominica for such economic performance and development to occur!!
All the haterz can make noise. All those in the Diaspora working as lawyer, with world bank , with IMF and the rest that writing those world organisations giving false information to Human Rights International, Transparency International, United Nations, IMF, World Bank, European Union, CIA, Corruption Watchdog, and the rest of the International Media still cannot believe that Dominica is making progress.
Now the new strategy is to try and get Grand Bay People in a rage to try and turn against Miss Charles and Skerrit and Labor Party.
Why?
They fraid if Gran Bay is still for Labor they know their call for civil disobedience will not materialize!!!
They are fraid of Grand Bay so they crying for Ma. Charles to resign or cross d floor.
News Flash!!!!! #1
Come January 2011, Miss Charles will be acting Prime Minister of Dominica when PM Skerrit goes to his next schedule Regional and International Meeting. And that was decided in Cabinet already!!!
All you doh want to see Miss Justina Charles act as Prime Minister but the good lady of Dominica , a widow will give hope to all women who have lost a loving husband that there is life after a love one passes. And one can still realize their full potential.
News Flash!!!! #2
Our Hon. Prime Minister Skerrit and the Cabinet can take comfort in the knowledge and understanding from a recent political surveys that was neither paid for by the DLP nor commissioned by our PM that the DLP would still form the government if it were to have an election again within the next six to nine months with an increased majority 19-2. This means that the Roseau seat would swing to the DLP.
The results of the poll will be given in detail this Sunday.
So let the fellahs exploit their democratic rights. We will continue to effect growth in the economy and improve the standard of life for all Dominicans. Better days are coming in 2011 for Dominica and so the haterz will be kept busy researching all history books and audio clips to recite for us and make us believe that we have civil rights violations in Dominica. Dr. Martin Luther King fought for better conditions for black people in America who are still a segregated class in America – they do not read, they rejected wholesale his teachings, they do not save , they do not pull their economic resources together, and they do not respect their women’s dignity.
This is not our reality in Dominica. We fought off segregation a long time ago, we pull our resources through our Credit Unions which ranks in the top three across the Region and the top ten Internationally. We have had a woman Prime Minister. Our Kids are guaranteed and education from almost birth to 18 years of age. We even export educated individuals to America.
Over the years we cried that progress is slow , but we are taking major steps to accelerate the growth of progress in Dominica. Do continue to keep the faith my fellow Citizens and have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Make the year 2011 the year that for every 10 dollars that you have in your pocket put one dollar with your local Credit Union. Make this sacrifice not for me, but for your children and yourselves.
One Love
Your Partner in Dominica’s Development
To Patat
You have enlightened the Christmas Spirit in me, along with that good news in the above article.
And I do not care, if I should wake up to find out that I am dreaming. All that matters is that I have read something good about Dominica in a news article from DNO, for the first time, in all of the last 5 months that I have been here; dream or reallity. And your comment is still just as appetizing as always.
Have a Merry Christmas as well, and One Love to you too! All the best in the New Year as of God’s Will for you.
BECAUSE I PAID THE MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS I NOW OWE CREDIT UNION LESS THAN I DID DECEMBER LAST YEAR . . . . ACCORDINNG TO SKERRICONOMICS CAN I TELL MY WIFE THAT WE HAVE A SURPLUS?