Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit is on official visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan to enhance Dominica’s relations with the territory.
He left the island last Saturday and is accompanied on his trip by Vince Henderson, Dominica’s ambassador to the United Nations.
Dominica and Azerbaijan are seeking to explore ways they can together enhance global peace and security. Dominica also stands to benefit in agriculture, education and trade with improved relationship with Azerbaijan, Prime Minister Skerrit said.
He will also make a stop in Turkey while he is overseas, to establish a cooperation agreement on tourism, investment, and education among other areas.
Minister for Public Works Rayburn Blackmoore is the acting Prime Minister.
Azerbaijan is a country in the Eurasia continent.
I THINK IT IS A SERIOUS DIS-SERVICE ON THE PART OF OUR LEADERS IN GOVERNMENT WHEN WE ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC TIES WITH COUNTRIES AND OUR VERY OWN DOMINICAN CITIZENS HAVE NO IDEA WHO WHERE AR WHAT THE COUNTRY IS. THE PRESSURE SHOULD BE PUT NOW ON OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM TO NOW TEACH OUR STUDENTS A LITTLE HISTORY ABOUT AZERBAIJAN…..I CANNOT DEPEND ON GIS TO DO THIS….THE NEXT LEVEL TOO LOW FOR THAT……THESE TOPICS WILL FORCE US TO GO LOOKING FOR FACTS THAT THEY DONT THINK WE NEED TO KNOW…GOOGLE MY PEOPLE….INFORM YOURSELVES….TONY WONT TEACH US THESE THINGS. PARRY BELLOT CANT. THE AARON’S ARE BOT THAT QUALIFIED. MAN……KNOW THYSELF!!!!
What a bunch of stupid people.
Most of you who post these comments should just go and blow your noses.
As people with understanding,be mindful the choice is yours.Free will was to given by your LORD GOD. “For it is written,You shall worship the LORD your God,and Him only you shall serve.”Again choose who you serve.”For God so LOVED the world that He gave His only begotten SON,that WHOEVER BELIEVES in Him should not PERISH but have Everlasting Life.The WORD Of God is true.All Prophesy He and His Prophets Spoke of will come to pass.There are those nations and groups of nation that will come together with the saying to bring peace and security and will even challenge the world super powers in areas of war,politics,economy,finance,religion, etc,for supremacy:the false prophet and the beast….Revelation,Ezekiel,Jude,Isaiah, Matthew,Mark,Luke,John,Romans,Ephesians, Corinthians and others.”The god(devil) of this age(world)has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts,Lest they should see with their eyes, Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,so that I should heal them.” These things Isaiah said when he saw His Glory and spoke of Him. Let no one deceive you with empty words,for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disOBEDIENCE.”These things I have spoken to you,that in Me you may have PEACE.In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer,I have OVERCOME the world.” The FRUIT of the Spirit is Love,Joy,PEACE,Longsuffering,Kindness, Goodness,Faithfulness,Gentleness, Self-Control.AGAINST SUCH THERE IS NO LAW.Jesus said “Blessed are the peacemakers,For they shall be called sons of God.” This I say,therefore,and testify in the Lord,that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk,in the futility of their mind,having their understanding darkened,being alienated from the life of God,because of the ignorance that is in them,because of the blindness of their heart;who,being past feeling,have given themselves over to lewdness,to work all uncleanness with greediness.But you have not so learned Christ,if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him,as the Truth is in Jesus:that you put off,concerning your former conduct,the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts,and be renewed in the spirit of your mind,and that you put on the new man which was created according to God,in true righteousness and holiness.JESUS said “And if anyone hears My words and does not believe,I do not judge;for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world.he who rejects Me,and does not receive My words,has that which judges him-the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day.For I have not spoken on My own authority:but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command,what I should say and what I should speak.And I know that His command is everlasting life.Therefore,whatever I speak,just as the Father has told Me,so I speak.” People think and ask what must you? Have you meditated on if it is possible to change prophesy?Maybe that of one without the Spirit of God, rather of one who obeys the devil and driven by the devil.Remember there is No and,if,but or maybe for the Word of God,It is Final.God will not go back on His Word.God has exalted His Word above His Name.Prophesies will take place when,where,how and He said they will. Were you taught or did you believe that you or others working with you will bring peace to the world? JESUS said “Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth.I did not come to bring peace but a sword.Who are we? JESUS said:”Assuredly I say to you,this generation will by no means pass away till all things take place.”Heaven and earth will pass away,but My words will by no means pass away.”But take heed to yourselves,lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness,and cares of this life,and that Day come on you unexpectedly.”For it will come as a snare on all those who dwell on the face of the whole earth.”Watch therefore,and Pray Always that you may Be counted Worthy to ESCAPE all these things that will come to pass,and To stand before the Son Of Man.” The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing;He makes the Plans of the peoples of no effect. HAPPY is he who has the God of Jacob for his help,Whose Hope is in the LORD his God,Who made the heaven and the earth,The sea,and all that is in them;Who keeps Truth Forever,Who executes JUSTICE for the oppressed,Who gives food to the hungry.The LORD gives FREEDOM to the prisoners.The LORD Opens the eyes of the blind;The LORD Raises those who are bowed down;The LORD LOVES the Righteous. The LORD Watches over the strangers;He Relieves the fatherless and widow;But the way of the wicked He Turns upside down. The LORD Shall Reign Forever-Your God,O Zion,to all Generations. Praise the LORD!
DNO IT SEEMS YOU ARE BECOMING A HARD LINER. I AM SUBMITTING A COMMENT FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME AND HERE YOU ARE REJECTING MY COMMENT WITH,” DUPLICATE COMMENT. ITS SEEMS AS IF YOU HAVE ALREADY SAID THAT” DONT SHUT PEOPLES’ COMMENT OFF IF ITS NOT DISRESPECTFUL, DERRAGATORY OR INFLAMING TROUBLE. ITS A FORUM OF OPINION TO AGREE OR TO DISAGGREE.WITH GRATITUDE. IT WOULD BE INJUSTICE IF SOME MEMBERS OF YOUR STAFF ARE POLITICALLY ALIGNED.
wow what made mr.skerrit disclose his whereabouts. all we heard before was the PM was out of country and at times we never know when he’s in or out. he’s desperate right now. libya’s gadaffi is on the run and chavez is busy reading healing psalms they have no time for writing big checks so mr PM having no tax increase in last budget has to shed some crocodile tears some where else. was anticipating a follow up trip morrocco but it seems the first was not futile enough. one thing i know he’ll be able to make a good cry down….and i hope the head of those hard liners will be listening especially at present when the world’s financial ship is really sinking and the waters a not shallow but ready to swallow. lets keep our hands crossed for good result.
Azer who?? WTF!?
Per Capita income, which measures the relative wealth of a country is as follows:
Dominica $ 3 300
Haiti $480
Azerbijan %660.
THis country certainly is in no position to help us since we are five times as wealthy. Skerrit tired put his hand in all you eyes…sort!!!!
The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, the first democratic and secular republic in the Muslim world, was established in 1918, but was incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1920.Azerbaijan regained independence in 1991. Shortly thereafter, during the Nagorno-Karabakh War, neighboring Armenia occupied Nagorno-Karabakh, its surrounding territories and the enclaves of Karki, Yukhary Askipara, Barkhudarly and Sofulu. The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, which emerged in Nagorno-Karabakh, continues to be not diplomatically recognized by any nation and the region is still considered a de jure part of Azerbaijan, despite being de facto independent since the end of the war.
Azerbaijan, a nation with a majority Turkic and Shia population, is a secular and a unitary republic with an ancient and historic cultural heritage. Azerbaijan is one of the six independent Turkic states as well as the active members of the Turkic Council and the TÜRKSOY community. Azerbaijan has diplomatic relations with 158 countries and holds membership in 38 international organizations.It is one of the founding members of GUAM and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, and in December 1991 the country became a founding member of the Commonwealth of Independent States.On May 9, 2006 Azerbaijan was elected to membership in the newly established Human Rights Council by the United Nations General Assembly. The term of office began on June 19, 2006. A Special Envoy of the European Commission is present in the country, which is also a member of the United Nations, the OSCE, the Council of Europe, and the NATO Partnership for Peace (PfP) program. Azerbaijan is a correspondent at the International Telecommunication Union and member of the Non-Aligned Movement and holds observer status in World Trade Organization.
Being one of the five most developed countries among CIS members Azerbaijan reached a high human development and standard of living. It is also one of the best countries for business as well as the richest country in the whole South Caucasus. The country has a low unemployment and a low crime rate.
More contacts may mean more development prospects for Dominica. I hope that whatever deals we get can be meaningful and serve to help develop Dominica. It is one thing to get projects, but if these projects are not done properly and are not self-sustainable then they become a drain on the limited resources of Dominica. A good example is the stadium: just a few after it was built, you will notice there there are huge rust stains all around the top. There are more repairs that need to be done… to the tune of $500K… that’s a lot of money. If this project was done properly, and if it was self sustainable, these repair funds would definitely not come from the government. We need more projects that can generate income, and as a result contribute to the positive growth of the country (increase tax base, contribute to GDP, reduce imports, etc). The west coast highway ‘rehabilitation’ is another project needing serious reconsideration. The roads are simply being repaved and no serious rehabilitation is taking place. If we get aid from foreign countries, we must set the agenda for development – we can’t just take what they give and a few years down the road be stuck with severe repair and rehab bills. We can’t sell the soul of Dominica for a few dollars.
WELL AS I SEE IT
DOMINICANS JUST HAVE BIG MOUTH
AND BIG TALK.
NOW THAT PM IS OUT OF THAT COUNTRY OF
YOURS
YOU ALL SHOULD COME OFF THE CLOSET ANT
TAKE ACTION ON HIS RETURNED TO DOMINICA
HE IS STILL SELLING THE COUNTRY AND YOU ALL
JUST SIT AND SAY THAT HE IS DOING A GOOD JOB
THAT ONLY THE ONES THAT GETTING A PEICE OF IT
THAT SINGING SO.
DOMINICAN PLEASE COMEOUT THE CLOSSET AND SHOW HIM WHO DOMUNICA BELONGS TO ON THE RETURN TO DOMINICA
LORD HELP THIS COUNTRY DOMINICA.
well,well,well.What has this country come to?you mean Rayburn Blackmore acting P M? This is really childs play.
Domnique fene bat.
All u to sot.Vince and skerrit going on a spree.See what he will come back with.
No Hog wash, where did u get ur info from. U think every info is credible? Who is the source. Most times u see these information on countries, its just the CIA continuing with their brainwashing strategy. Go to other sources.
People, America, England and Europe are no longer interested in financing Dominica. The PM is doing what have to be done. The responsibility of the electorate(the people) is too keep him accountable. Good luck PM.
Dominicans are constantly demanding an American lifestyle but where is the money going to come from to do this. We need energy, we don’t produce oil. PM I pray for you.
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL CONDITIONS
Although the Government of Azerbaijan consists of three branches, Azerbaijan has a strong presidential system in which the president dominates the legislative and judicial branches. The executive branch is made up of a president, his administration, a prime minister, and the cabinet of ministers. The legislative branch consists of the 125-member parliament (Milli Majlis). Members, all of whom are elected from territorial districts, serve 5-year terms. The judicial branch, headed by a Constitutional Court, is only nominally independent.
Azerbaijan declared its independence from the former Soviet Union on August 30, 1991, with Ayaz Mutalibov, former First Secretary of the Azerbaijani Communist Party, becoming the country’s first President. Following a March 1992 massacre of Azerbaijanis at Khojali in Nagorno-Karabakh (a predominantly ethnic Armenian region within Azerbaijan), Mutalibov resigned and the country experienced a period of political instability. The old guard returned Mutalibov to power in May 1992, but less than a week later his efforts to suspend a scheduled presidential election and ban all political activity prompted the opposition Popular Front Party (PFP) to organize a resistance movement and take power. Among its reforms, the PFP dissolved the predominantly Communist Supreme Soviet and transferred its functions to the 50-member National Council.
Elections in June 1992 resulted in the selection of PFP leader Abulfez Elchibey as the country’s second President. The PFP-dominated government, however, proved incapable of either credibly prosecuting the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict or managing the economy, and many PFP officials came to be perceived as corrupt and incompetent. Growing discontent culminated in June 1993 in an armed insurrection in Ganja, Azerbaijan’s second-largest city. As the rebels advanced virtually unopposed on Baku, President Elchibey fled to his native province, the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan. The National Council conferred presidential powers upon its new Speaker, Heydar Aliyev, former First Secretary of the Azerbaijani Communist Party (1969-81) and member of the U.S.S.R. Politburo and U.S.S.R. Deputy Prime Minister (until 1987). Elchibey was formally deposed by a national referendum in August 1993, and Aliyev was elected to a 5-year term as President in October with only token opposition. Aliyev won re-election to another 5-year term in 1998, in an election marred by serious irregularities. A presidential election that took place on October 15, 2003 resulted in the election of Ilham Aliyev, the son of Heydar Aliyev. The election did not meet international standards. Ilham Aliyev assumed the office of president on October 31, 2003. Heydar Aliyev died December 12, 2003.
Ilham Aliyev won re-election on October 15, 2008, taking 88.7% of the vote in an election boycotted by the major opposition parties. While the presidential election marked progress toward meeting Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) commitments and other international standards with regard to some technical aspects of election administration, the election process failed to meet some OSCE standards, according to the final report of the OSCE/Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) election monitoring mission. In December 2008, the Azerbaijani parliament approved a measure calling for the abolition of presidential term limits. After limited public debate, the measure passed in a March 18, 2009 referendum on constitutional amendments. Observers noted serious shortcomings in voting procedures, and in the counting and tabulation process.
Azerbaijan’s first parliament was elected in 1995. The present 125-member unicameral parliament was elected in November 2005 in an election that did not meet a number of international standards. A majority of parliamentarians are from the President’s New Azerbaijan Party. The parliament also includes up to 10 opposition members and a sizeable number of nominal independents. Many of these independents are believed to have close ties to government, while as many as 20 others are business leaders whose political affiliations are not clear. Under the 1995 constitution, the speaker of parliament stands next in line to the President. However, constitutional amendments approved in a flawed process in August 2002 included a provision replacing the speaker of parliament with the prime minister in the line of succession to the presidency. The parliament remains a weak body with little real influence. Parliamentary elections in November 2010 did not meet international standards. They were marred by a deficient candidate registration process, limits on freedom of assembly and expression, a restrictive political environment, unbalanced media coverage of candidates, and problems in vote counting and tabulation. No opposition parties were elected in November 2010.
The human rights situation in the country remains poor, with backsliding in some areas, especially media freedom, religious freedom, and political participation. Restrictions on freedom of assembly, expression, and religion continue, as do arbitrary arrest and detention, and the imprisonment of persons for politically motivated reasons. Over the last few years, political space for opposition voices has become more limited. Arrests and detention for unregistered religious activity continues in some localities. In recent years, authorities have also destroyed or closed a number of mosques. Corruption remains pervasive, as does the lack of accountability for torture of individuals in detention, violence against journalists, and excessive use of force against peaceful demonstrators.
Thanks you Wikepedia!
DNO, Seriously? This person should not be allowed to put up this long A$! Sh%# on the website. This is ridiculous. I’m not even going to read this SH**
ADMIN: Then DON’T……..no one is hold a gun to your head.
USA have diplomatic ties with Azerbijian, so I see nothing wrong with Dominica having diplomatic ties with the Azerbijians.
Mr. Prime Minister may the peace and wisdom of God go with you as you work to bring Dominica forward.
Is peopl like you that have the country going wrong your lazy bastra…….d the red clinic will soon close down let me see what you will do shame on you
Black you getting closer … A lil taste of it boy … I hope he doesn’t dispatch you to a big city like Vince when he realises the people want you as pm!
Jimmy D
Azerbaijan?chpes. waste of taxpayers’ money
IDIOT I WONDER IF YOU PAYING ANY TAX OR MAKING ANY GOOD CONTRIBUTION TO DOMINICA? SACKWAY SOT
This should not come as a surprise. On 4 March of this year. our permanent representative at the U.N., Vince Henderson, signed an agreement with Agshin Mehdiyev, Azerbaijani ambassador to the U.N., establishing diplomatic ties between Azerbaijan and Dominica. I am not aware that GIS issued a press release on this. One can only surmise that in return for our vote, supporting Azerbaijan’s claim on the territority “occupied” by Armenia (Nagorno-Karbakh) we stand to receive benefits from Azerbaijan. There would be little other reason for such a move. What is of concern is that Azerbaijan also has close, “fraternal” ties with Iran.
There is nothing dominica have to gain from that visit, why dont he try to meet obama, and get some money to improve the infrastructor of the island roads, from the airport to roseau,
you should think and read before you talk.Dont you know that the United States is well in need of the money for themselves?? with all that debt that they are in, you think is Dominica they will want to help. They cannot even help their own people. The only thing alu stupid people want to do is stay overs and just keep criticizing, why dont you yourself take some of your money and come develope Dominica??? SOT!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elmar_Mammadyarov_with_Obamas.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan
It is truly funny how people would call a country with 2011 Estimates of $94 Billion poorer than Dominica.
Obama can visit, the president of Russia can visit the Republic of Azerbaijan but the prime minister of dominica can’t. Click on the links and see for yourself do some research on the country first before making comments some of you really suffer by comparison.
English: President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama pose for a photo during a reception at the Metropolitan Museum in New York with Elmar Mammadyarov.
Date
September 23, 2009
Source
http://www.flickr.com/photos/statephotos/3949307455
Author
Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson
No where in the Wikipedia piece that says Obama VISITED Azerbaijan! Can you people stop being devious for one minute? Stop looking at what America does, Dominica is a dot on world stage. The diplomatic situation between America and other counties is not the same with Dominica and other countries. America has to pretend to be friends with these people for intelligence and strategic reasons in the fight against terrorism. See how they dissed Mu-barrack when the people turned against him and he was no longer of any use t them? Can Dominica play those kind of high stakes games? Skeritt and the gang has shown that they are not doing too well in negotiating those dubious alliances, what do they have to put on the table? But slaves? Up to this day they cannot show Dominicans what was negotiated on their behalves with China, and Alba. Wonder why that is?? Do you guys know, please tell me why you think that might be.
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL CONDITIONS
Although the Government of Azerbaijan consists of three branches, Azerbaijan has a strong presidential system in which the president dominates the legislative and judicial branches. The executive branch is made up of a president, his administration, a prime minister, and the cabinet of ministers. The legislative branch consists of the 125-member parliament (Milli Majlis). Members, all of whom are elected from territorial districts, serve 5-year terms. The judicial branch, headed by a Constitutional Court, is only nominally independent.
Azerbaijan declared its independence from the former Soviet Union on August 30, 1991, with Ayaz Mutalibov, former First Secretary of the Azerbaijani Communist Party, becoming the country’s first President. Following a March 1992 massacre of Azerbaijanis at Khojali in Nagorno-Karabakh (a predominantly ethnic Armenian region within Azerbaijan), Mutalibov resigned and the country experienced a period of political instability. The old guard returned Mutalibov to power in May 1992, but less than a week later his efforts to suspend a scheduled presidential election and ban all political activity prompted the opposition Popular Front Party (PFP) to organize a resistance movement and take power. Among its reforms, the PFP dissolved the predominantly Communist Supreme Soviet and transferred its functions to the 50-member National Council.
Elections in June 1992 resulted in the selection of PFP leader Abulfez Elchibey as the country’s second President. The PFP-dominated government, however, proved incapable of either credibly prosecuting the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict or managing the economy, and many PFP officials came to be perceived as corrupt and incompetent. Growing discontent culminated in June 1993 in an armed insurrection in Ganja, Azerbaijan’s second-largest city. As the rebels advanced virtually unopposed on Baku, President Elchibey fled to his native province, the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan. The National Council conferred presidential powers upon its new Speaker, Heydar Aliyev, former First Secretary of the Azerbaijani Communist Party (1969-81) and member of the U.S.S.R. Politburo and U.S.S.R. Deputy Prime Minister (until 1987). Elchibey was formally deposed by a national referendum in August 1993, and Aliyev was elected to a 5-year term as President in October with only token opposition. Aliyev won re-election to another 5-year term in 1998, in an election marred by serious irregularities. A presidential election that took place on October 15, 2003 resulted in the election of Ilham Aliyev, the son of Heydar Aliyev. The election did not meet international standards. Ilham Aliyev assumed the office of president on October 31, 2003. Heydar Aliyev died December 12, 2003.
Ilham Aliyev won re-election on October 15, 2008, taking 88.7% of the vote in an election boycotted by the major opposition parties. While the presidential election marked progress toward meeting Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) commitments and other international standards with regard to some technical aspects of election administration, the election process failed to meet some OSCE standards, according to the final report of the OSCE/Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) election monitoring mission. In December 2008, the Azerbaijani parliament approved a measure calling for the abolition of presidential term limits. After limited public debate, the measure passed in a March 18, 2009 referendum on constitutional amendments. Observers noted serious shortcomings in voting procedures, and in the counting and tabulation process.
Azerbaijan’s first parliament was elected in 1995. The present 125-member unicameral parliament was elected in November 2005 in an election that did not meet a number of international standards. A majority of parliamentarians are from the President’s New Azerbaijan Party. The parliament also includes up to 10 opposition members and a sizeable number of nominal independents. Many of these independents are believed to have close ties to government, while as many as 20 others are business leaders whose political affiliations are not clear. Under the 1995 constitution, the speaker of parliament stands next in line to the President. However, constitutional amendments approved in a flawed process in August 2002 included a provision replacing the speaker of parliament with the prime minister in the line of succession to the presidency. The parliament remains a weak body with little real influence. Parliamentary elections in November 2010 did not meet international standards. They were marred by a deficient candidate registration process, limits on freedom of assembly and expression, a restrictive political environment, unbalanced media coverage of candidates, and problems in vote counting and tabulation. No opposition parties were elected in November 2010.
The human rights situation in the country remains poor, with backsliding in some areas, especially media freedom, religious freedom, and political participation. Restrictions on freedom of assembly, expression, and religion continue, as do arbitrary arrest and detention, and the imprisonment of persons for politically motivated reasons. Over the last few years, political space for opposition voices has become more limited. Arrests and detention for unregistered religious activity continues in some localities. In recent years, authorities have also destroyed or closed a number of mosques. Corruption remains pervasive, as does the lack of accountability for torture of individuals in detention, violence against journalists, and excessive use of force against peaceful demonstrators.
thank you sir
dominicans, allu sell allu own people into slavery, typical of black people…..is this to say we are powerless and incapable of building our own nation…….this is a saddd day for all dominicans….i predict a bleak future for our children if we do not act now….
OK. WE AGREE. YOU SMART. BUT COULD YOU MAKE IT A LITTLE SHORTER NEXT TIME, PLEASE?
and you too will come to and end, all TRAITORS LIKE DNO…..WE ARE WATCHING
this will all come to an end soon…..
boy i can only speak for myself unno, i feel hatred and contempt for this administration for one simple reason……NO ONE IS HEARING THE CRY OF PWC EMPLOYEES….ALL CRIES FROM THESE PEOPLE ARE FALLING ON DEAF EARS….HOW THEN CAN VIOLENCE BE AVOIDED WHEN THIS IS THE WAY WE OPERATE WITH OUR OWN HARD WORKING PEOPLE. IF MY CRY CONTINUE TO FALL ON DEAF EARS I WILL HAVE NO OTHER ALTERNATIVE BUT TO ACT OUT WHAT I FEELING IN MY HEART. I AM DISGRUNTLED TO MY WITHERED END!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ADMIN: We thought you were going to Facebook. lol
LOL INDEED
Azerbaijan is a rich oil production, that is one plus…looking for use to get some more energy distrubutors so that we have more options..more options creates competition, competition creates decrease energy prices. 2) That country is currantly in need to do more foreign investment in the non-energy sector hence the reason they increase trade with Turkey and the nations of Europe…we could benifit from this our products need a market.
3) Azerbaijan’s GDP composition by sector is
agriculture: 5.5%, industry: 61.4%, Services: 33.1% (2010 est.) if the PM goes there on an OIL for Food deal so we could provide produce to them that would be great…cause clearly at 5.5 they do not produce their own food at a high quantity
OK LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT.
THEY WILL SHIP OIL TO US IN BUSTA BOTTLES, AND WE WILL SHIP RIPE FIG TO THEN ON “DOWESS?” RIGHT?
WOW! SUCH INSIGHT
Reggie I love your sense of humor.
Hilarious! Love it! Imagine, they are going to send us oil & gas from the Black Sea with uncle Chavez on the doorstep. Makes real sense, doesn’t it? Get your atlas out Frank!
Why does Skerrit insist on going to these odd countries that virtually nobody has heard of? Azerbaijan is almost broker than Dominica is, so how exactly are THEY going to help?
Agriculture? How will Dominica benefit from that please? Does he REALLY expect some bananas, coconuts, plantains or oranges from Dominica to last ALL THAT WAY to Azerbaijan? I don’t know how long the trip would be, but I would imagine a good 3 or 4 days. If he wants them to last, then they need to pick those plants while they’re still as green as the Dominica country side so by the time they reach that nation, they won’t already be half rotten.
Azerbaijan’s main crops appear to be rice, cotton, grain, grapes, among the other obvious things such as fruits and vegetables. Most of that can be grown here with the exception of rice, grapes, cotton and certain types of grain. I don’t see what exactly Dominica could give them back in return for that.
Education? I don’t even know what all that could be about.
Now as for the “trade” part in general? What products does Dominica have and what products does Azerbaijan have that could benefit both nations? The country’s biggest export, or at least the foundation of their economy, is oil. This is to be expected since it’s a Middle Eastern/Asian nation, where virtually all of the oil is. Now that being said, if Dominica was to get oil out of them, what could we give them in return?
Another thing, how can 2 nations as small as Azerbaijan and Dominica, ESPECIALLY Dominica which is just a tiny island not even 30 miles long, successfully “enhance global peace and security”?
It seems to me that Skerrit is trying to be recognized on the big stage so he can be seen as the Prime Minister from that one little island nation that virtually nobody has heard of or been to. That one tiny little island nation that came to the UN one day and said “Hey! Look at us and look at what we have done and look at this plan of ours that will affect and change the world for the better.” Then that way he could better Dominica…or himself.
Now I’m not AGAINST relations with other nations, oh no way! What I’m (at least semi-) against is relationships with other nations that people have never heard of, don’t know how to pronounce, or know very little about.
He’s gone to Cuba and Venezuela and has virtually dumped them like a girlfriend. He’s also supported Libya and Ghaddafi which made just about everyone go “HUH?” What’s he going to do now with Azerbaijan?
he has to do something since the opposition people in chavez country asking chavez to account for what his son has gotton from thier country and he cant produce the report so now “no money can come from chavez anymore” gadafi cannot reach his bankers because he hiding, so what else alu want the man to do? go azerbaijan, a place where no domincans hear of before, alas i dying dere, police……… look for our prime minista tan before he fall in the caspian sea
he went for money to build the international airport.
What a traitor. And what a white wash.
Skerrit, the UN puppet, probably thinks that he will be promoted and protected.
what is wrong with skerrit, he will get what he looking for eh.
Never heard of this place b4.. Safe trip Pm..
AND STAY THERE
A waste of tax payers monies to finance such a trip. This is a poor country which is still struggling with post soviet colonisation.
Personally I think all politicians in Dominica currently are corrupt, Freedom Labour or UWP. They all have their dirty baggage if we dig deep enough. But at least we are seeing some things happening.
something happening my a**
borat..here we come
Lol. Quite funny!!
HAHAHAHAHA
TRUE DAT
boy i can’t stop laughing that borat comment
haha
Right on my brother, continue to break barriers and build bridges, forge relationships and international partnerships from which this country can benefit and ensure our continued growth, recognition and positioning globally.
Regardless of the criticisms, forward thinking dominicans do understand the concept of globalization and that dominica cannot continue to operate out of isolation nor depend solely on our traditional trading partners for our sustained growth, like them, we too have new horizons to explore and new options and opportunities to take advantage of and some of these opportunities we have to create for ourselves.
doesn’t he have better things to do here at home?
I agree with you on that. This is just diversion from the priorities! I don’t buy int this at all. Something is very fishy!!
but wait … vince called the lennox show on saturday and said he was driving …. was he driving to Azerbaijan?
All of them are liars…What a gang!!!
MORE TAX PAYER FUNDED VACATIONING AND GLOBE TREKING UNDER THE GUISE OF DIPLOMACY. BY THE TIME MR. FINNISH WITH DOMINICANS HE WOULD HAVE TRAVELLED THE WHOLE WORLD
@ reggie is people like u that have the country the way its been some of u guys dont want to see DA go forward but what the lord put his hands on will never fail.
YEAH! A BIG SLAP! THEY WILL NOT FAIL TO FALL
Wonder if is not people like you instead of Regggie, that has Dominica in the failed state in which it is…YOu have eyes but you wont see..
USA ,Europe are all broke, so get new friends.Good boy.