Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has added his voice to the mounting controversy surrounding the government’s geothermal project in the Roseau Valley, saying the concerns of residents will be addressed.
Speaking on Kairi’s Heng Program, the prime minister blamed misinformation and non residents of the area for some of the issues that have been raised in the matter.
“Clearly it is a situation of, in some cases, misinformation or people who are not necessarily residents of Laudat pushing their own personal anti-country, anti-government agenda,” he said. “We have noted the concerns of the residents of Laudat and that is why you may have heard the Minister for Energy indicate that he will, on behalf of the government, take some of the residents of Laudat to Guadeloupe to take a look at the (geothermal) plant.”
Skerrit said his government has contacted its foreign experts to come to the island in order to address the concerns. “We have contacted out experts who reside out of Dominica to come in in advance,” he pointed out. “They were supposed to come in later somewhere in February, March but because of the issues raised by residents of Laudat, we have asked them to advance their coming to Dominica so that they could go into Laudat and respond to some of the concerns which the residents of Laudat have raised.”
The prime minister pointed out that he was disappointed in manner in which the matter was handled and presented. “My personal disappointment as prime minister of the country is in the manner in which it was done,” Skerrit said. “They never communicated these concerns directly to the government, with the exception of the land issue, but in respect to toxic gas and all these things….we believe that if there were concerns that those concerns would have been communicated to the government, they would have sought an audience with the government and failing that the protest action which they took would have followed.”
He said that actions taken by residents give the impression, to those not familiar with the matter, that the government has failed to respond to the concerns raised in the project. “This is far from the truth,” the prime minister asserted. “There have been several consultations over the last couple years with the residents in the valley in respect to the geothermal. There were some concerns raised and people who were representing the government at the time said they would get back to them at an appropriate time in respect to the additional concerns and that is where the experts will come in too.”
Citing health and environmental concerns residents have recently said they want what they described as ‘a full independent assessment’ of the project to verify whether it is safe or not.
What for Skerrit to reveal and be open with he getting hot under the collar and making unecessary political mileage when questions are asked. The people reserve the right to inform themselves and ask questions, have an honest dialogue with them. What to keep confidential and respect peoples’right to privacy he on radio broadcasting. I am so dissappointed that you had to go on the program and to make yourself out to be a GOD. You threw a civil under the bus by revealing she came to you battling breast cancer for assistance. How low will politicians go? Imagine how painful that is for her family, colleagues and friends, but the MOU and all the other deals are silent!
The EIA process in Dominica is fundamentally flawed. It is the interested party, say an applicant for a quarrying licence, who appoint an “expert” of their choice and pay for the report, which is then submitted to Govt. as part of the approval process.
In those circumstances it is hardly plausible for the “expert” to submit a report that rejects the application and yet expect to be paid by the applicant. I submit that 1) the “expert” must be a member of an offically recognised international body and 2) the applicant pays the fee to such a body for disbursement to the expert. In other words the entire process must be- and should be seen to be neutral.
Last but not least we should make it mandatory that the EIA is submitted before the commencement of any works. It is nonsense to have such a report produced retrospectively as was the case for the Layou- and Colihaut asphalt plants.
AMEN. AMEN. AMEN.
Why would Govt. be reluctant to publish, through all available media, GIS, SAT, MARPIN, DBS,
Q95 FM, KAIRI FM, The Chronicle, SUN, DNO, all, the contents of the Environmental Impact assessment (EIA)? Where is the EIA? So the EIA is a secret Dominicans should not know about?
What kind of human beings would treat their fellowmen with so much disrespect and contempt. Unfortunately, it happens again and again and again. No MOU. No EIA. No …….. People whose lives are or will be affected by any programme/project, whether undertaken by Govt. or private sector or foreigners, should say nothing?
If only Dominicans had more love for the prestine, unique but fragile environment, that country would never be in such begging mode.
Layou villagers – Asphalt Plant – Big Businessman (Foreigner) – Planning Division – Environment Minister ( Medical Dr.) – Cancer-causing fumes – Health hazards – who Cares?
Petro Caribe (fuel/fuel tanks) – Built on the banks of Belfast River – Planning Division – Environment Minister – EIA – Electricity bills reduced? cost of fuel at the pumps lower? who cares?
No permission from Planning – Indiscriminate tree cutting – water catchment – Environment disaster – slap on-the-wrist.
So no negative environmental impact on the natural resources in the Valley? Extremely important sites for Locals and Foreign visitors (tourists) in danger? People’s livelihoods uncertain?
Let us see the EIA for ourselves. Dominicans are not all the fools you think we are.
The last thing on Govt.’s mind is the welfare of the people. Where did almost $2,000,000.00 go for legal fees as relates to geothermal exploration? Certainly not to the people of Laudat or surrounding villagers. Skerritt and Govt. has told us nothing about that until the truth was told. They just cannot deny that fact. Even before anything else. Even before Laudat people were informed (pros, cons, EIA, health hazards, dislocation/relocation, compensation for land, etc., etc.,), millions were already eyed for the coffers of the few.
A few selfish, greedy people have already lined up their pockets from the embryonic stages of that geothermal project, not the poor villagers. The villagers have received nothing but more stress, since their concerns and fears have been seen as a form of protest and anti-developoment.
But you could fool some of the people sometime. But you could not fool all of the people, all of the time. How long? Not Long.
THE PM AND HIS MACHIAVELLIAN BEHAVIOR
The Pm Said
“We have contacted out experts who reside out of Dominica to come in in advance,” he pointed out. “They were supposed to come in later somewhere in February, March but because of the issues raised by residents of Laudat, we have asked them to advance their coming to Dominica so that they could go into Laudat and respond to some of the concerns which the residents of Laudat have raised.”
This indicates to me that the risk assessment study has not been done or completed and also some of the concerns of the residents are legitimate and not political. Please PM the rightful thing to do is to make this study public and we need to hear from the environmental division on this issue.
The Pm also said
“They never communicated these concerns directly to the government, with the exception of the land issue, but in respect to toxic gas and all these things….we believe that if there were concerns that those concerns would have been communicated to the government, they would have sought an audience with the government and failing that the protest action which they took would have followed.”
Mr. PM the residents are no experts in such area.The Government should be the one to educate the residents on these matter, letting name yes that there will be toxic gasses but the governmnet will be putting such and such measures in place to mitigate against the impact.
The most important point in the PM speech
There were some concerns raised and people who were representing the government at the time said they would get back to them at an appropriate time in respect to the additional concerns and that is where the experts will come in too.”
Now Mr.PM , you are admitting that there are concerns which has been made clear by the people that has not yet been addresses while we all read that the drilling to start the plant is beginning soon and the first plant to be completed by end this year or next year ( stand to be corrected). yep from previous article late last by Hon. Blackmoore it seems like the green light has been given while there are existing issues.
It mean Mr. Pm the procedure you outlined (“they would have sought an audience with the government and failing that the protest action which they took would have followed.”) has been followed.
I also heard the geologist from Portsmouth was refused a job by the government. she then was hired by the company the government contracted which left because of project management issues . Now the government wants to give her a job.
So Mr.PM the politics in the project is the protest by the residents but where your government gave to guys with poor track record ( remember Domlec) to management the project . oh one is the son of a parliamentarian.
Tell us Mr. PM , if the expert that is coming in are newly contracted or were there before conducting the environmental impact study.
By the way we need the project but at the minimum possible risk.
You all bought the Silence of the People of Layou and now trying desperately to buy those in the Roseau Valley, but we saw it coming..
The three people chosen to travel to Guadeloupe were hand picked by the government with money to silent them talking…
But Tomorrow, Wednesday January 16th,we will be having a meeting at the Laudat Government School to step up the Discussion..
Let’s provide all necessary information to those concerned and move forward with the project, after all fears and concerns have been addressed.
Dominica needs a sustainable economic generator. Something that can create much needed revenue for the island.
Cruise tourism, despite all the fan fare, has not been profitable. Just maybe, this is our savior.
A full independent assessment of the proposed project should be done asap. To me, this is the right thing to do for all involved. I just can’t seem to understand why a project of such significance does not have its own website from which public information such as the EIA/EIS can be found. What is the project coordinator doing?
In my opinion of that whole matter i see politices have a lot to do with those concern.Lets look at the matter again.Its years now since talk has been going on about this geothermal project it takes this government to advance this project and bring it to the stage in which it is now nobody had a concern about health risk, after millions of dollars have been spend and the project is now in this stage all of a sudden there’s an issue about people’s health.Now i’m not saying that the people who raise those corncern are wrong, but while it may be genuine we all know that there’s some people who is not happy about anything that has been accomplish by this government and they’ll do anything in their power to destroy it. What i would like to hear is what the UWP would say about this project and what would be their intension if God forbid they happen to be next government. Would they stop the project and let all the millions of dollars go to waste like how they let the Layou river hotel project stop and all now its a waist so Mr charles lets hear your view its only then i’ll know that the corncern are not political.I REST MY CASE.
Sorry Prime minister but as an independent nation and proud people we have just enough reason not to take you at your word. a lot of time you say what we like to her but at the end of the day you do not remain true to your promises. they only become promises and lies. this is how your government operates so we are no longer listening to you!
I do not see what all the fuss is about. A geothermal plant is like a manmade sulphur spring. The same things that come out of the Boiling Lake and Valley of Desolation or any of the many sulphur springs around Dominica is what is going to come out of a geothermal drill hole.
the same was said about layou now all layou people hands on their mouths coughting as fall plant , now i hearing te te we not goo ha ha ha
good point
The most distinguishing feature of this regime is its inability or incapability of speaking the truth. So it seem to me that the people of the entire Roseau Valley will have a very hard time believing the members of the regime, even if what they are saying is truthful.
As i have said, and will continue to say, the safety of the people comes before everything else…Please be guided accordingly.
From what one is reading, according to the PM it is a SIN and a CRIME for one to have concerns about their health. Wow! it is appearing that government official’s dogs may get better treatment than humans here. As soon as their dog whimper, it is taken to the vet. When the people express genuine concern over their health risks the government deem them as terrorists going as far as categorising their concerns as PROTEST.
If how the Layou people have to be considered as a yardstick to the government’s sympathy, then the valley people are in for a nasty slap.
Skerrit blames non residents of the valley for misinforming the people of the valley as regards the Geothermal project.Skerrit has access to all radio stations,TV stations and GIS, he is trying to convience us that a handful of Dominicans have all that power to cause him to call in experts,give people trips inorder to get his geothermal project back on track. If that is the case,my friend,give them people back their country,you are no darm leader. Skerrit once told Dominicans that he was a farmer and I criticised that notion, however,now that he is cherry picking, maybe he was right.He is very vocal on the Geothermal situation. Recently, we heard about an alledged leaking of his confidential information by his lawyer,he has not said a word on the matter. We also heard about thousands of dollars, it is alledged that a lawyer has spent on his behalf, he has been very quiet.My advice to Skerrit is to take care of his precious name and leave the Geothermal project to the experts,the people of the valley and Blackmoore.
There is a lot of info on this topis out there, read info from Chena Geothermal Plant in Alaska,http://www.yourownpower.com/index.shtml.
1. Let me start by saying I’m neither for or against geothermal drilling. I am only seeking knowledge.
2. As we, the people of Dominica, have NO knowledge whatsoever about geothermal energy, the only way to gather information is on our own, by any means necessary; and the dissemination of this information can only be done by gathering of people in the villages concerned. This is what has been done. Why is this a problem?
3. It is NOT the “residents” of only Laudat who are concerned. It is the people of the Roseau Valley, including Trafalgar, Wotten Waven, Morne Prosper, Roseau itself, and anyone else who cares about the environment and the health of the citizens, residents, non-residents, and visitors. PM seems a bit confused about the resident/non-resident issue, based on how many times he switched back and forth within this one statement. This is not a black/white issue. I myself, a resident of Dominica, attended one of the meetings held in the last few days and was one of a very small handful of white people, some of whom are CITIZENS and some of whom are RESIDENTS of Dominica, some of whom are married to Dominicans with Dominican-born and Dominican-raised children in Dominican schools. We are all Dominican at this point if we are living here.
4. We ALL share the same water table and breathe the same air. Water is collected on the mountains and filters down through the very porous rock of Dominica into our rivers and streams and eventually our drinking water. Any toxic waste created by geothermal drilling could be devastating to our environment and to our health.
5. I am pro progress. It would be great to see Dominica progress as a country. But, what good will this progression be if the rivers are polluted, the people are sick, the landscape is changed drastically to incorporate the pipework and dredge pools and drilling fields necessary?
IS IT WORTH THE RISK???
6. Where is the EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment)? No one seems to be able to provide a document which should be public domain? This is what should be published both here on DNO and in both newspapers, as well as distributed in all the villages that will be affected; and trust me, we will ALL be affected in some way. So, Mr. PM, I ask you for some transparency in the matter concerned……..
WHERE IS THE EIA???
7. What is the problem with an outside agency coming to take a look? What’s to hide? Any person in their right mind, or even their wrong mind, would want and expect this. Your experts will likely be hired by you and will therefore likely say whatever you pay them to say. Isn’t that how it works?
WE HAVE BRAINS and WE WANT INFORMATION. WE HAVE THE RIGHT AND WE HAVE THE WILL AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO GATHER INFORMATION AS WE SEE FIT!!!
Your writing clearly point you are against…not one time you highligted the benefits of the project.
When we go to screws no one has ever said drinkin an accident drip of the sulphur water has affected them…everybody wants to go back to screws…lol
The PM sound confused…are you kidding me
Dominicans are their worst enemy…the beer facory that left Dominica in the 70s/80s had so many side effect it went to St Lucia and we started importing from St Lucia.
What are scared of, this is not Nuclear or not even an oil refinery.
So the organizers of the protest were so disappointed with the turn out, a woman wanted to kill herself..
I bet you were the one who advised her
Thank u Ipo tell them check st croix with that hess plant they had there,see how close proximity people lived to that plant these people did thier checks b4 the PM said every faze off the plant they will do more checks thats why these people was coming next month,so ted lewis all that long hallelujah u write there should have been revised by u that thing in possie u should be checking on.
Dear IPO,
What am I afraid of? I am afraid of drinking contaminated drinking water and breathing contaminated air. Isn’t that enough??? Do you have any idea what chemicals come out of geothermal fields, both in the air and in the water table? I do. Trust me, it will make you a lot sicker than an accidental sip at Screw’s. In fact, Screw’s may no longer be there for our enjoyment. Geothermal drilling can be so disruptive to the water around it, especially the water coming from great depths, ie the hot water coming into our beautiful hot sulphur pools…… even I have no idea. No one does.
Very well stated Sir! I fully concur with your comment, because without a doubt, it’s the “TRUTH”
Annonymous what rubbish are you talking?
7. What is the problem with an outside agency coming to take a look? What’s to hide? Any person in their right mind, or even their wrong mind, would want and expect this. Your experts will likely be hired by you and will therefore likely say whatever you pay them to say. Isn’t that how it works?
NO THATS NOT HOW IT WORKS!!!! One day all you will learn to RESPECT people, their reputation and expertise!!!
Why would a REPUTABLE firm compromise its’ REPUTATION to say what the agency that employs them (who themselves are not experts in the field) say what the agency wants them to say?? are you really serious?? Are you in any Profession??
PLEASE HAVE RESPECT FOR OTHERS THEY WORKED HARD TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOOD NAME AND REPUTATION!!!!
@ joe
Are you living in this world? do you research and you will find that a lot of once reputable firms and individuals were rent seekers.
@joe – you are clueless man. Independent assessments are done all the time. This have nothing to do with reputation but with taking the precautionary measures to get this right the first time.
@ joe well if u have your people in da that can do it call on them am sure the pm would welcome that.
Dear Joe,
Show me ONE government anywhere in the world that is truthful with their people…..and I will respect them. I respect the truth. I respect people who tell the truth.
I have had many Professions and much experience in the World. In my experience, anyone will tell a lie if they think it will benefit them. I’m also not saying anyone is lying, just saying the matter needs to be investigated by an agency that is not connected to the government in any way, shape or form. I’m saying the EIA needs to be made public…..if one has even been done at all.
Who exactly are you referring to that worked so hard to achieve their “good name” and “reputation”? Just curious.
the government’s motto is “nobody loves nobody”. Remember, Money is the root of all evil. the government’s main concern is money
You mean the “LOVE OF MONEY” is the root of all evil? That’s true too!
Money is not the root of all evil
“THE LOVE OF MONEY” is the root of all evil
There is a big difference
Reading on how stuff works. There is A DOWNSIDE OF DRILLING DEEP.AND THAT IS TRIGERING EARTHQUAKES
SOURCE.SOURCE, http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/energy/geothermal-power-plants-safe.htm
Jazz53,
Thank you for this site, i noticed you mentioned:
“There is A DOWNSIDE OF DRILLING DEEP.AND THAT IS TRIGERING EARTHQUAKES”
You didn’t quite say the truth here, the article refers to a ‘STEAM RESOVOIR’ that has no effect on the environment, however there are limited steam resovoirs and i take it to mean in America, therefore drilling is done through hot rocks which may have the effect of causing quakes that are very small, so small it goes unnoticed.
It also said that if the World should undertake geothermal as an alternative to Fossil Fuel, it may show it detrimental effect.. all that is pessimistic speculations no reality there!!
In Dca we have a steam resovoir, so we are not drilling through rocks!!!!!!
Finally look up drilling Oil Resovoirs, tell us the downsides as well, because i am now under the impression that if we find an oil resovoir somewhere in Dominica, whether over the sea or on land ppl like you will say live it alone because there is tremendous downside to it… Yet we complain and criticise Dca as the most backward in the Caribbean not realizing it is US THAT IS BACKWARD NOT THE COUNTRY!!!!
It seems to me Dominica has the most Geothermal Development experts in the world. When are we going to let the experts/scientist/practitioners, EIA specialist in the field of geothermal development tell us via written reports what may or may not happen, what are the cost benefits, pros and cons with respect to this particular project. Have them stamp/approve/endorse the reports so that they or their institution carry some liability. Then we can evalute the report and have a discussion around that. Don’t just come on DNO and make statements like everything is going to be alright because I know it all.
Based on what I understood from the radio interview this morning, the concerned residents had not been initially told that their property close to the site, may be subject to eminent domain. And now, that may not have gone well to those who learned of such from other sources, or the government. It’s no secret that this administration has not been always truthful and candid to the people. Remember, a burnt child dreads fire, thus the concerned residents have every right to be skeptical about what they hear and learn from outside sources versus the gov. I am for safe geothermal energy because it will be a plus for the economy, But the experts must disclose the pros and cons to all concerned people
who may be affected by the plant. The project has now been so tainted in politics, that I’m afraid the safety and concerns of the people may not be addressed to their satisfaction. Let’s keep politics out for the good of the country, and also, it’s very important that we understand this is a big win for everyone’s pocket with “SAFTY FIRST”.
Hey, hey, hey. It was somewhat of a surprise to me that when the opponents of the geothermal project brought their issues to the public with very vehement disapproval of the project, the lifetime poponents of clean energy, green economy, conservation and environmental management remained deafeningly silent. They did not come out to support a program of development they have long championed.They stayed behind enjoyiong yet another opportunity to get at the government of Pm Skerrit. they were unconcerned about their development agenda taking the kind of beating it took last week. Today the PM came out swinging and called certain names. i am waiting to hear from them. I want tohear them. Can they conmvincve me thatthey were not involved? and will they come out in support of geothermal energy – clean energy to build a green economy? When the discussio about petro caraibe was raging they championed geothermal as a replacement. When government granted an exploration license to West Indies Power, they cried foul and decried government for sellingout the people’s patrimony. They wanted government to use them and their company, not a foreign company. At that time geothermal was clean and great – the future. Have they turned thier backs on geothermal? Washer and Matien – are you guilty? Did yo hear the PM?
Mr. PM…. one question my good sir!
Who is funding the research for risk assessment???
is it the same company setting up shop???
is it your government???
wouldn’t it be in the countrys best interest to have some INDEPENDENT body heading research?? particularly risk assessment???
I hope is not like how et el come layou and say….
“stupes the asphalt plant will be good dere gasa! doe worry with that, stay calm. dat wouldn’t trouble nobody my broda”…
Darwinism..
many must die, for a few to be immortal…
many in the Roseau valley may die, for a leader to proclaim himself a visionary….
my teacher, this is no way to be immortal….
put the safety of your people first…ENSURE that things are done THE RIGHT WAY!
AND YOUR NAME WILL BE WRITTEN IN THE HEAVENS..
when the people seek for name to call, a leader who truly put his peoples best interest first..
IT IS YOUR NAME THAT WILL BE MENTIONED…
Break the cycle my PM
Ensure that the people you govern are PROTECTED!
Darwinism – “a theory of organic evolution claiming that new species arise and are perpetuated by natural selection.” – http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=darwinism
No mention of immortality. Nice try though.
learn to think for urself and u might see a glimmer of correlation
its all well and good to cite information and what not… but can u form your own perspective from what read????
did u see any quotation marks in my comment????
NO because it is all ME and MY Perspective…
maybe you could buy some at the supermarket if they were selling
Write to Government?
These guys never acknowledge letters far less to respond.
This government only responds to controversy.
Welcome to our beloved Dominica PM! That’s how all matters are treated in our Country: rumors, rumors, rumors, talk shows talk shows….. no face to face dialogue. We are not going anywhere with this bad attitude. You can change it PM!
what Politics.. No Politics Here. The Laudat People are not against the geo project. All we are saying is “not in Laudat”
The thing could jeopardize the whole tourism project in Laudat. Why not build it behind gods back, Vielle case.
Bring it on.Dominica has TWO main resources WATER & GEOTHERMAL energy.Lets exploit it for the good of the country and let not wait for tourist handouts.
Geothermal will contaminate your water dear
this opposition all of a sudden after such a long start has politics written all over it .It’s very fishy,it’s a delaying method.
“Skerritt said that he was disappointed …” Why should he? Is it because of being PM that that his response to questions put to him that he answered: “it is none of your da** business” and “you can go to hell” that he considers he be given special treatment? And who is to be blamed if the residents are “misinformed”? That of those with political axes to grind? Honourable PM, please do the work you were placed there to do and stop getting involved in “ideological masturbation”. Long before this stage arrived the information was to have been disseminated. Once again you are incorrectly dealing with the matter by playing the blame game. Had you, from the outset of your position as PM you should have HUMBLED yourself and asked for forgiveness. Now you have definitely bitten off more than you can chew, and have inexorably, stared to choke, but it is still NOT TOO LATE.
I really hope you would listen to someone who cares about your well-being. I look forward to the required change in your attitude and behaviour, REALLY.
Ok my issue is why are the experts coming in so far into the project and also if there were concerns raised they should be addressed before the project starts not half way through.
The P.M is the one who is misinformed about the matters concerning the effects of these projects on the community in which they are placed.
is a good thing me and my partners investments in de north. when allu dying from all kind of chemical poisoning i will be chilling on coconut beach.
all i have to say on this matter allot of dominicans dying stupid.sometime is not book smart that is smart. all of this people who letting politician fool them have never lift the banana field and go out there to see development.said to say but is true.
Geothermal energy is universally regarded as environmentally friendly, sustainable and reliable. This makes geothermal energy a no-brainer in places like Dominica, which is blessed with an abundant accessible resource. How much influence geothermal power will have on our energy production in the future depends on technological advancement and alternative energy prices.
There are much more disadvantages than advantages in having these plants in the Valley. What is going to happen to our drinking water? Our plants? Farmers will be exposed to acidic rain from all the exhaust from the plants. Crops will surely die and so will the livelihood of many.
The government needs to think outside the box for a while and quite placing politics where it does not belong.
OK from reading this Why oh why does the PM!! have to always say it is people who are against the Government.. THE PEOPLE should not go and see him about their concerns. Meetings and planning with residents and Islanders should have taken place LONG before ANY, ANY drilling started. Everybody’s questions and answers would have been addressed. When the GOVERNMENT want the people to vote for them they arrange BUSES to bring people to meeting or they go to the villages and talk talk talk this is what should have been DONE. What GOOD IS TALK NOW PAPA BONDYE
We do not want geothermal in Laudat. Why doesn’t her put in in Vielle Case. They have the potential to place the plants there. Furthermore we have no idea when we DOMINICANS are going to enjoy this energy.
The only talk I am hearing about is exporting to Guadeloupe and Martinique! it is nonsensical because these islands are also volcanic in nature which means that they can invest in their very own geothermal plants.
Martin & Douglass etc…are they Dominicans ? every thing is no no no ,Roads, College, State house, Hospital etc.please please.
dem man is just a bunch of mules..day do want noting for dominica,,dats why d only part they will hav to play in dominica is blah blah nonesence..we supporters will vote our leader an enjoy our country..let dem stay there..dats why skeritt give dem as mutch respect as a donkey behind..lets forget about dem mules and lets enjoy dominica..wen they realize more day blah blah skeritt still hav d power ok,
If the quality of your writing reflects the level of your intelligence I guess we have nothing to fear but ourselves.
I dont think it is relevant which section of our society / population the questions are coming from. Once they are valid questions they should be treated with respect. Matter of fact, all questions should be treated with respect. The government is the servant of the people. The moment you guys forget that then kai poule kwazay…
Truth is though that there is an abundance of information on the internet about geothermal plants. Most of what i hear on the radio talk shows and from the persons voicing concerns about the plant are really far fetched scenarios, some even less likely to happen that the entire valley of desolation erupting at nature’s will.
There are costs to every development project. In this case the pros outweigh the cons by a gulf i.e … polutants which come from a geothermal plant are about one tenth of what is now emanating from the Fond Cole Power plant. …
There is a tremendous potential to create an energy export industry. There is potential if managed properly to make Dominica a net exporter of energy “clean” energy.. Imagine a future without any petrol powered vehicles … the caveat here though is … The managers of this resource must have a vison .. not one with blinkers plagued by shortsightedness as they have managed the rest of the economy,but one which ecapsulates the vast potential that this holds for the country.
This new uprising against the geothermal project has politics written all over it.
well soon we will see how caustic and acid writing on people skin..
I hope you live right under the valley like me and my family..
a hard head makes a soft rear end…
not wish that anything goes bad, but if it does….I hope your guilt with choke you like a rope around your neck…
I wouldn’t be so quick to say that
General health and safety should never be meddled with and though the project is one of great importance, It should not be at the expense of the health and safety of our Roseau Valley Brethren.
That being said I am sure there may be some political influence bringing up the issues however the issues remain pertinently important and should be addressed. It’s 1 thing to dismiss it as politics before but what if it was your family living there and afterward they got cancer as a direct result of the project? How would you feel?
I have no family there but I can support the Valley if there is genuine concern. I pray that it all gets sorted out quickly so that the project may move forward and Domlec can stop butchering my pocket.
A full independent assessment of the proposed project should be done asap. To me, this is the right thing to do for all involved. I just can’t seem to understand why a project of such significance does not have its own website from which public information such as the EIA/EIS can be found. What is the project coordinator doing?
I agree with RS they should have communicated their concern in writing to the Government..
You can smell the politics in the matter!!!!
Sad but true!
Joe go to hell
Joe, I’m sorry but I have heard that too often. The P.M. is a very clever manipulator of the human mind and to address a potentially contentious issue by saying:” this is very interesting, please write to me with all the details”, he both diverts any immediate tension/attention and makes a potential harbinger feel so important and honoured that any antagonism just vaporizes. How many of these elaborately crafted letters and-or reports are actually acted upon is anybody’s guess.
Jay if the concerns are genuine you communicate the concern to the persons responsible….
Again that may not be the case, i guess the concept of ‘Boots on the Ground’ is what is on the agenda!!!!
So the question is will a new govt forego the plans? I guess not, so let commonsense prevail and put Dominica first, not the foolish politics!!!
joe eat’s, sleeps and ishts politics…
SO WHAT’S NEW??
“Jesus christ was a labourite”, joe argues…
so
what
is
new!?
you will agree to everything skerrit say, he have to think, talk and work for allu… go do your own research
Dem man lives are at risk and you dere talking bout politics. shame on you!
PM! just listen to the voice of the people!!!
The people want, lets do it…we need something big in Dominica…nothing stopping Dominica now
that is all!!
THAT IS ALL!!
THAT
IS
ALL!!
lets see what he does!?
pm, if you want my vote next election, despite everything we have been at odds about….
DO THE RIGHT THING IN THIS INSTANCE…
and I will fade into darkness….you will never here my handle on dno again…
this time…brother, teacher of mine…
put your people safety PARAMOUNT!
this is in NO WAY political, but HUMAN..
Nothing will stop this project.
That is what they said in Basel, Switzerland in 2006, till they had an earthquake caused by drilling of a geothermal well!
Jay are you sure you reading properly dear??
In 2006 the switz linked a powerful earthquake that occured in 1356 to drlling (and they were not drilling for Geothermal energy at that time, maybe coals it didn’t say but i am certain it wasn’t Geothermal) along a FAULT LINE!!!
Read it again, Geothermal drilling has not been linked to any dangerous or powerful earthquake!!!
Joe, please don’t misunderstand me. I want cheap, clean renewable energy as much as most people. However, not at any cost. The eartquake in Switzerland did really occur. It had nothing to do with prospecting for coal and everything with geothermal exploration as reported in:
1)”The Guardian” (U.K.) on 15 Dec. 2009
2 “The New York Times” (U.S.A. on 10 Dec. 2009
The U.S.$.60 million geothermal plant/project was forced to close down with the project leader facing court action.
Maybe these two serious newspapers invented this story but I certainly would not want to be the one to challenge them.