Dominica is seeking financial help from the World Bank to address road damages in the east of the island after heavy rains caused landslides and flooding there late November into December.
Representatives of the international organization have been coming here to take a look at the affected areas.
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said while some improvement will be made to the roads in terms of safety, they have to be redesigned for the long-term and “it is going to take us a lot of money to fix it.”
“We have been in discussions with the World Bank in particular; they have had several missions here over the last two weeks to look at this area themselves,” he said.
Grand Fond, Morne Jaune, Riviere Cyrique, Petite Soufriere, Goodhope and San Sauveur are among the communities where road rehabilitation and reconstruction have been deemed necessary.
The cost for the projects will be determined in due course, Skerrit said.
Government has applied to the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) for funding, following damage from collapse of the Matthieu Dam in the Layou Valley in July.
Meanwhile, families on the west coast affected by flooding months ago, will get 60 percent of the damage they sustained, government has promised.
here goes our national debt
the roads on the east alone that need repairs!!what about the roads from Dubique to Delices..Like vinny vannily said in his song”blame it on the rain” and not on neglect and mismanagement of govt funds.
Bad move. Very bad move.
If every Friday night the govnt will invite Dominicans to the state house to eat steak and lobsters would you all complain?
I hope road rehabilitation means a total redesign of areas that are prone to flooding. Because of our high annual rain fall some parts of our roads needs to be elevated off the ground. That’s the only way to build roads that are capable of sustaining heavy rains.
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Why don’t we use the money that is being earned from digging the sand out of the river?
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Labourites in Dominica seeing good misery but they are so embarassed to talk about.IF THINGS HARD SAY IT HARD.Some of the folks on pension cannot even meet their monthly obligation.Plenty children going school hungry.just ask some of our teachers. Endless school children couldnot pay for their cxc. ASK welfare and education trust fund.They have the records.Endless school girl selling their bodies just to get snack or break.It not EASY in the country you know.
Like any other entity, government or otherwise, Dominica should be led by those who rule with a mind towards independence for those who pay the bills. Indebting Dominicans to others is a path to financial dependency, enriching only those in leadership. Living within ones means is a good thing.
GAME OVER….
MR PM WHERE EVER AND WHAT EVER TI TAKES TO GET MONEY TO FIX THE ROAD PLES DO IT CAUSE THE PEOPLE NEED IT ASAP
No limits on that, eh? Nice.
This is great news, hopefully soon we’ll owe them as much as Jamaica and other larger countries do!
Before you know it, they’ll be telling us what to do with all the money they lend us and we’ll really have no choice but to depend on tourism and GMO’s.
Yaaay.
U probably need to identify another source
to financially help those people who were
affected bythis natrual disaster lol
so long dem roads in a bad state in the east and dem man acting like is the rain dat cause all the damage.PAY SOME ATTENTION TO THE EAST PLEASE AND DOH USE NO RAIN AS EXCUSE!!!!
I DO HOPE THAT WE LISTEN TO ALL WHAT THE BAWI MP HAS TO SAY ON NATIONAL EVELOPMENT ISSUES. HE HAS BRIGHT FRESH UN POLLUTED IDEAS AND HE MUST BE ENCOURAGED.
I AM ONE OF HIS KEY SUPPORTERS AND WE WILL BE AT THE DELEGATES CONFERENCE OF UWP IN FULL NUMBERS. ITS YOUTH POWER AS YOU SEE IN JAMAICA AND ALSO IN DOMINICA.
ITS EXPECTED THAT FROM TIME TO TIME ANY GOVERNMENT MUST GO TO THE IMF AND WORLD BANK AND ECCB FOR ASSISTANCE. BUT AM NOT TOO CONVINCED THAT THE MONIES ARE GOING TO PROPER USES. TAKE FOR EXAMPLE THE DSC AND STATE HOUSE PROJECT- COMPLETE NONSENSE AND OUR RODS FOR FARMERS ARE IN A BAD STATE.
I AM ALSO GRATIFIED TO HEAR THAT AMROSE GEORGE MAY WELL FOR A SECOND TIME BE MAKING PLANS TO CHALLENGE SKERRIT FOR THE LEADERSHIP OF THE DOMINICA LABOUT PARTY.ITS GREAT NEWS BECAUSE OUR REPUTATION HAS BEEN SLAPPED A SEVERE BLOW OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.
I THINK LABOURITES WILL GO FOR AMBROSE GEORGE ONLY IF THEY ARE SERIOUS ABOUT DA DEVELOPMENT.
Where is the passport money that is missing from the Treasury. Take that money wherever it is and fix d bloody roads. All you too damn sooteawey.
WELL I THOUGHT THE CHINESE DID EVERYTHING!!!!
WHY DON’T THE CHINESE DO IT?
Mr. Skerrit!
I THOUGHT WE WERE SO AWASH WITH MONEY THAT WE WERE SENDING MONEY TO OUR RELATIVES IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA.
Good move. Dubique/Grandbay road need redesigning as well.
This present government has to learn to prioritise the state’s resources, and to channel them into areas where there will be the greatest good for the greatest number.This State malice for example is a classic case of our leaders short sightedness, and the people should never forgive them for them.It’s governance gone mad!
On the other hand, a country that cannot produce and grow its economy will drive the country into bankruptcy,as is evident in our country today. IT IS JUST POOR LEADERSHIP, THAT THE PEOPLE MUST ASK TO GO!
FROM CuCuM
World Bank will tell you, legalize homosexuality then we will help you.
Also, the national debt will increase.
I can see 2012 will be a worse year. This is the reality.
Then why don’t you go and bury your head in the sand and see if you find progress there!!
…plenty of sand, no money. That’s the problem!
27,000,000 state malice!!
Indeed,the upgrading of the road network to provide safety for the people is a priority rather than the construction of a new residence for the President.
take d damn money from state palace aka state malace and fix d bloody road……allu to hypocrete…..allu kno it hav other
if u young 13.and u rude and stupid like that. stocky for u soon. sorry
You need to do a little course on how the finance affairs and project and Government business works. When you do then you will come back to comment. Is not how you thinking things working.
because i am an intelegent and respectful lil boi….imma not reply negatively but just to let you know Anonymous……i sure you don’t even know how the constitution looks….so drowned in love for the PM that everything else is so blurry to you…..i more think u should read….because those who read understand and those who understand can make the right choices
Well since you thirteen (13), You need to go back to school and ask plenty questions so you will be knowledgeable as well. I don’t know if they doing courses on good manners and courtesy as well. In the earlier days, they use to have that courses as well.
It has been explained by those in our government who presume to know how finance operates. The money loaned to us is for the express purpose of building this palace and no other. And I can presume the contractors have been imposed on this project by the lender as well. So $27,000,000 debt for the palace and we have to go looking for more money from the World Bank for fixing the roads. And to the Caribbean Development Bank for fixing the Matthieu Dam. And we are told by those in the Finance ministry that these loans do not have to be paid back. Really? So why are they not gifts? Why are there terms and interest?
This too, is another idiotic statement. Who in the ministry of finance did you hear say “loans do not have to be paid back?”
On the very face of it, what you are saying is oxymoronic. If I were in your place, I would not even repeat this in public – that is if it was said, to start with – let alone fabricate and put this idiocy out there for consumption.
Where are your brains?