Travelling to and from the village of Despor is to be made much easier within the coming weeks.
This as Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Roosevelt Skerrit, presented a cheque to the Campbell/ Despor Village Council for the complete rehabilitation of the Despor main road.
The cheque in the amount of $325,000 was presented to the Chairman of the Campbell/Despor Village Council at a short ceremony in Despor on Tuesday, September 9, 2014.
Prime Minister Skerrit told the residents of Despor that the improvements to their road will have major economic benefits for the area.
“All the labour required, all of the skills required for this project will come from Despor and Campbell, which means therefore that that money will remain in these
communities,” he said. “The shops can get some from it when you buy from them; the farmers can get some from it when you buy from them, the buses will be paid on time… There will be many people who will get employed in here but also when you improve the roads the buses will no longer put you down up on the hill. They will come right down here and other people will come into these parts to see what we have to offer; to buy our agricultural produce and to visit us here in Despor.”
Parliamentary Representative for the Mahaut Constituency (which includes Despor) and Minister for Public Works Energy and Ports, Rayburn Blackmore, thanked the villagers for their patience and understanding. He said the handing over of the cheque is another promise made that is being kept by the Dominica Labour Party administration.
“I must say to you I’m so proud you because although some persons tried to create a situation, we never blocked the road we never demonstrated, all you did was call me now again, whenever you call me to engage me and say parl rep we know you will do it but the road is bad,” he stated. “In the Labour Party, as you have heard from the Prime Minister as you have seen in our manifestations, that we always keep our promises. Isn’t that so? Today is a practical expression of that and I want to give you the assurance that you have more to receive from the Labour Party.”
The Campbell/Despor Village Council will engage a contractor for the urgent rehabilitation and improvement of one kilometre (3,280 feet) of the Despor main road which intersects with Sylvania.
The work includes construction of 455m (1,500 feet) of tarish fibre mesh, reinforced rigid pavement measuring five metres (16 feet) wide and five inches thick. There will also be construction of 455m of slipper drain BRC reinforced measuring 50cm (1.5 feet) wide. There is also the requirement for limited earth works.
what kind of embarrassment is that to us the people of Campbell and despor.. that amount of mo ey is just for the operating machine wii. You all cannot fool us anymore. We can no longer be fooled. Do the work but we going with the UWP this time around, As for that matter that is the work of UWP We have seen the DLP in office and all their wrong doings. we cannot talk of any wrongdoing about UWP under the leadership of Lennox Linton, so we are going with workers. We are going for a change.WITH LENNOX WE MUST.
election must be close….silly PM tricks are for kids
These negative comments have no merit. You are actually saying something negative about something positive. People that make these comments are zombies and naysayers they they don’t use their heads. IF the man is making a promise to do something after he gets elected then you can say he is campaigning or is saying things for votes but he is actually doing real things, the road is a real road, the village is a real place the people that will benefit are real people and fellow Dominicans. Allu need to lookout for the people that making promises for when the get votes… that is what allu need to be weary about, ask those same people what have they done lately?
Sounds VERY technical..! “The work includes construction of 455m (1,500 feet) of tarish fibre mesh, reinforced rigid pavement measuring five metres (16 feet) wide and five inches thick. There will also be construction of 455m of slipper drain BRC reinforced measuring 50cm (1.5 feet) wide.”….HOWEVER….. “The Campbell/Despor Village Council will engage a contractor…”.?? WHO are they going to engage? and WHO is going to guide them on their decision on who to choose? Mr. PM and Mr. Blackmore, this could well mean money down the same drain they’re going to build if an ill-equipped (knowledge + experience) contractor is chosen..!
What I do not understand is how come the prime minister is the one offering the cheque and not Blackmore. Is Blackmore I hear that had promise to finish the road. And where that money come from, how money just keep spreading out?
$325 000 for a 3280 ft road? That’s about $99.08 EC per linear foot of road. Trust me this is not enough money my people. You would be lucky if you get 1500ft of road. If this road is 16ft wide, one linear foot requires about 0.2 CY. Therefore, looking at about $500 per CY or every 5ft of roadway. I would think for a good durable road they would require grading, and placing some type of gravel base, in addition to the labor cost. Watch it Despor, unless that amount does not include material, don’t expect a whole lot of money to be flooding the village ; most of it will go to paying for material.
I am very amused at the amount of money the Labour Party Government is “throwing around” just for votes. But, they couldn’t find money to update the Voters List and have Voters ID Cards for the same election. Go figure.
BINGO>>>>!!
Mama make d Johnny cake election coming !!!!! Development for so!!!! Election coming and development coming …dem fellas are jokers man it is so obvious what they doing buying people wise up my people wise up!!!
dear dominica will some one please hire me , , i am a hard working person and went through some tough times,
I am hoping that the Government handlers wont be the ones hand picking people to work on the road. In a certain community he made a donation similar to that and one of their handlers who is not even from the community saying that as long as he has his way certain young men from that community will not work on the road. They fail to realize that the money is not that of labor party but tax payers who are supporters of the different political parties. Playing Santa Clause at all village councils inauguration.
Wait! Isn’t the Despor where UWP constructed a road joining Sylvania to Campbell 15 years ago and it was never completed?
In 1999 I drove on that road and in a shake I was in Mahaut now Skerrit come boasting about pouring concrete on the section from Sylvania to Despor?
What’s wrong with this guy? You make the people suffer for 15 years and now you come thanking them for their patience? How much more insultive can these guys be?
“All the labour required, all of the skills required for this project will come from Despor and Campbell, which means therefore that that money will remain in these
communities,” he said. “The shops can get some from it when you buy from them; the farmers can get some from it when you buy from them, the buses will be paid on time… There will be many people who will get employed in here but also when you improve the roads the buses will no longer put you down up on the hill. They will come right down here and other people will come into these parts to see what we have to offer; to buy our agricultural produce and to visit us here in Despor.” Life is so unfair. This is what you are saying to the people of Campbell but yet you telling Marigot people “I not giving all you any money. I want to see all you suffer” by giving the hospital project to your family. Don’t worry because the God I serve is not sleeping, cannot sleep and He will never sleep.
With all that work going around why our road sides are so bushy u can not see around the corner the trees are taller than the buses . i hope they are not waiting for something to happen first. MR SKIRRET please take some prisoners and see what u can do to clear the road sides in our lovely D ominica this cannot stay like that so use the tax payers money wisely dont try to buy people/////////
Another cheque again, and from the treasury so what happen to public officers. is they that have to bell the cat. Come on unions speak for your members. The hard working teachers, police officers, NURSES, administrators, fire and prison officers they are the one doing the work. It is about time 0 0 0 cannot be the answer for public officers and every body else is cheques for so.
The media is responsible for relaying information on the ground to the masses…Aren’t we tired of political related news “labour say” n “lennox say”…We masses need to know whether all the projects we are hearing about are being done efficiently..Please we want to see pictures n some investigate reporting (consult the workers of these projects)…Pictures tell a thousand words..If these projects aren’t being brought to completion..lets hold those in authority responsible…..(e.g we heard the housing project in silver lake done…we have yet to see the pics on those media mediums…What about melvinhall road from pondcase…so long we hearing about it lets see the pics…
Plz n thx
Sk errit Government after the British left represents progress. Its an open and free Democracy go to the ministry and check out all the jobs given out to contractors and make sure it is done in a fair way its you country. Stop opening your big mouth on the streets use your brains, nothing will be solved the way you go about doing things. The word lazy , welfare, begging, rich soil plant coffee, cocoa taking control of your life do for self.
The best man for Dominica ; progress
Lovely all I can say this is the freeest Democracy on the planet. You have an open Government every one is free to complain, its very simple go to the ministry take a look at the Books and make your Government accountable to you , make sure all the projects are completed and done to the highest standards. All you people do is open your big mouth and do nothing . Limited Government is the answer, we have fertile soil plant coffee and cocoa stop begging people to take care of you . The best Government in the caribean after the British left is Skerrit- Government help him do better he will listen he is a good man.
So long roseau have to be redone..up to now..months now breaking news bigger side walks bla bla bla..more BS..but they can find money to pave campbell road where 100 people staying and only 30 vehicles drive on..I guess because to you skerro george lose his seat, dapwe castlecomfort giraudel eggleston wallhouse fortune, people….but the chicken go crow soon fada…jah not a police..Because to you is bofa that staying there ..and blackmoor have his big green van driving on it every day the road good..the poor man who taking bus and have to walk home everyday because bus drivers nah want to go up the hill because of the poor state of the road..the children who carry there bag packs up those hills after school..skero boy.
Sometimes, I wish general election would be held every two years. Them feller have been running the Government for almost fifteen years, now, development like rain. Maybe, they also suspect they are on their way out, so, their intensions are to clean up the treasury.
What? Who’s on their way out? You must be living in a a bubble. In a few months you will wake up and realize that your statement was WRONG!
Is just give, give, give! What happen, the people of Canefield do not deserve their roads to be rehabilitated too? Have you, your ministers, a representative from the Ministry of Public Works, the Parl Rep or the Chairman ever taken a drive to see the condition and fall into the 2 & 3 feet deep pot holes?
I’m waiting for the house to house campaign for votes to begin!
Finally…I twenty now and since i know myself that road like that!
Shame!That is not no high sin!
Does the village council have a procurement process or accounting system in place to manage such large amount of funds?
Where is the accountability?
The Campbell/Despor Village Council will engage a contractor for the urgent rehabilitation and improvement of one kilometre (3,280 feet) of the Despor main road which intersects with Sylvania.
would like to know if its nanton or chris walters
Hmmm. All of a sudden money is flowing like a river, but public officers 000%. This election gimmick must stop. When these people return to office we Dominicans will regret our actions. Mark my words.
I waiting to see who will win the contract.
We have major roads and secondary roads then you have what we call feeder roads and access roads. To my mind it would be more sound to link a major road with a secondary road and not a concrete access road.
This DLP government has built the most concrete access road than any previous administration. Downgrading secondary roads to mere access roads, basically reducing and limiting infrastructural growth. Now we have a backhoe operator pretending to be an engineer to build major infrastructural works in the city of Roseau.
That is the DLP legacy that is on the ground right now and visible for ALL DOMINICANS to see for ourselves.
money down the drain, with projects like this you cannot leave it half done. this amount cannot finish this road. dont be fooled ppl.
PM we love you so much. You have a heart of an angel.
Labour Ka Twavais
after 15 years . u idiot .so long these administration in power only now they starting all project because election coming .but you red rock maniacs dosnt see is use they using all you and fooling all every 5 years. 15 years and all u doe see that yet???? see the amoung of money skerite has giving project but he kia increase salary for teachers,policeman, civil servants .no employment for young people whoole day young people running arround town begging for job and kia get. but u people there screaming labour labour. hhe have money to campagn but no money to create jobs!. no increase. but not me they fooling this time not me maybe all u those stupid people there!
DNO I think the head line should read PM deperate in Despor hands over monies in a Move to fool the poor and needy….the man doing his own handing over wii….I remeber that move from 2009.
I hope when this road is completed motorist would be able to travel from Campbell to Sylvania via the Despor main road. This road can serve as an alternate route to Pont Casse instead of the Springfield Road which is sinking.
Why did this government take so long to rehabilitate this road. I hope this is not an election gimmick like the rest of the other projects that have commenced.
What would be the point of blocking the road,where else does it lead too? I am happy for this news, make sure all you fix the road infront of my father shop ok the piece that intersecting. Thank you. and Parl Rep they did not get this from the Labor party, they got it from the Governmenty of Dominica…. which happens to be the labor party now, know the difference…
Election approaching same old dirty tricks,but sad thay these foolish citizens fall for it all the time.SMH!
Was that budgetted for?
What about all the major potholes in Canefield
Canefield roads are in deplorable condition…..So Simeon cannot get a cheque for that too?
But what about the road going to Melville Hall from Belles? Why is it taking so long after Blackmoore promised Marigot people that the road would be completed within a time frame that expired so long
Is it Minister Blackmore that is Contracted to do the road??
Take your question to the appropriate person my friend!!!!!
If i give you to build my house and you delay on it then you must tell me why!!!!
“All the labour required, all of the skills required for this project will come from Despor and Cambell …….” Finally getting it Mr. PM. You do not have to back yourself into a corner by promising “all” and falling short; most will do. You missed that opportunity on the Chinese funded projects. They treated our loans like grants and short changed our truckers and workers. Hope we continue to place emphasis on employment for locals / nationals where appropriate.
how comes monies keep comming up all of a sudden
Team Dominica all the way!
Assertive, Not Agressive!
PLEASE JOIN THE ROAD FROM CAMPBEL TO DESPOR… THIS IS THE ONLY WAY CAMPBEL PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BENEFIT
Election soon come…election on its way, the Skerrit cabal on the run and therefore playing politics with poor and vulnerable people in areas and villages they have ignored for many years. The Skerrit lead government has no plans, no strategy and lacks vision in the creation of sustainable development for the poor people of Dominica.
Dominicans have become dependent on Skerrit and this corrupt government.
Despor take the cheque, it is our money and reject Skerrit and Blackmore , they are fakes in development. After election you people will still be asked to go to the RED CLINIC for more handouts from papa Skerrit.
REJECT LABOUR……….TIME FOR CHANGE
CHANGE IS MUST……TEAM DOMINICA
Dear Mr. Skerit, What about the Tete Morne Road?
Please please please, the road is very bad, they have done some work on it but the following needs to be dealt with:
Grand Colibree to Maniset
Mornetain to Tete Morne Primary school.
Please give some attention to this please.
If this project is given to the last person who did the section in Morntain, then we will have our road in two weeks
if a mop stick go up for labour in grandbay it will win , so take what allu getting and hush
All along I thought the money was being presented to them by the GOVERNMENT of DOMINICA. Never in my life would I have thought the DLP would have cut a cheque for that village.
It is obvious that the minister(?) of works cannot make the distinction between his party and the state.
next allu will fix the road from my home to my dog house!!
election coming allu fixing !!