Agriculture Minister Johnson Drigo has announced that the much talked about Venezuela-funded abattoir, situated in Layou Park “is alive” and will eventually open.
“The abattoir is alive, we will open the abattoir eventually but for sure as we speak you can get your wholesome chicken and your wholesome pork, you can get it sliced to whatever parts that you want coming out of the abattoir,” he said.
He also called for the increase in the consumption of pork and chicken coming from the facility.
“We must increase in our consumption of the pork and chicken coming out of the abattoir, so that we can expand the processing at the facility,” he stated.
Drigo said the government also assists farmers who grow broilers for special markets, “and over 1,000 birds have been slaughtered for farmers where they pay a small fee to the abattoir for the service rendered to them.”
He went on to say that the only chicken that he can guarantee on the market today that is a wholesome product, is the chicken coming out of the abattoir.
“We are happy that we can now provide to the Dominican consumer a fresh wholesome product from the abattoir,” he stated. “I am not sure if you missed the news that in Brazil there is a crackdown on the meat processing plants in Brazil. Persons have been arrested because some of the products that are coming out of Brazil are tainted products.”
Drigo said some of the chicken that is being imported into Dominica comes from Brazil.
“So, therefore, I am saying to the Dominican consumer, here is a reason why you should buy chicken from the Abattoir,” he explained. “I am saying to you the Dominican consumer, follow your news, the chicken that is being imported you are not sure of its quality, but we are sure that we have a wholesome top quality product coming out of the abattoir.”
Drigo also called on restaurant owners on the island to purchase chicken from the abattoir.
“We are supporting your business by buying lunches at your place; support Dominica’s business by buying chicken coming out of the abattoir to sell in your restaurants,” he noted.
The facility was originally set to be completed by October 2013.
After that, various deadlines were given for its completion including January 2014 and March 2014.
During the presentation of the National Budget on July 24, 2015 Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit stated that the contractor has confirmed that the abattoir will be commissioned and handed over by the end of September 2015.
On Monday August, 10th, 2015 during a site visit, Skerrit revealed that his government will be conducting a trial run at the abattoir as it sets to open for operation.
However, Drigo said on State-Owned Radio DBS in October 2015 that the opening of the Abattoir has been delayed due the passage of Tropical Storm Erika on August 27th, 2015.
And according to him, work was underway to have the facility up and running.
In March 2016, Drigo said the facility would be opened in April 2016.
In January 2017, he said it would be commissioned in late February, 2017.
Authorities say the abattoir costs about $10-million.
They say upon completion it will have a capacity output of 1,000 birds per hour and 50 pigs per day. They say it was being built to ensure food security, reduce the import bill and to provide employment in Dominica.
Drigo is a real time Comic! ” One thousand Birds have already been slaughtered at the abattoir”
They told us it can Kill 1000 birds in an hour ! Anybody remember that boast? That means the Abattoir has only been run for one hour then?
Brazil has issues with their meat People went to jail and We must simply take the Words of a comic and buy from His Abattoir?
The price of animal feed must decrease for this to become successful.
Mr. Wholesome you sure the abattoir alive? When last you check it’s pulse? I hear it have four years since you trying to open it? You sure you have the right key? Pure bulls***!
So Sir, The road to the abattoir has to be done?
Since you giving out so much CBI money you will have to give us some to buy some of johnno expensive donkeys and goats. sor pa feb.
I Am confused, like a stuck Record, give us the Pros and corn, and paint a clear picture, so we can understand why persons are still importing Chicken, Pig, and goat meat from overseas, and not compelled to bye it from our own Abattoir, once and for all, when is the Abattoir really opening? Only in Dominica. I love Horse Meat too, when are we going to have horse meat?
“You can get it sliced to whatever parts you like coming from the arbatoir” – whatever does that mean?
After reading this article I am left to wonder if the arbatoir is open or not.
Mr Drigo Dominicans raise up eating fish. Get some —boats. modern fishing boats to bring us fresh fish. Our men will be happy and our women happier our children will definitely born healthier.
Is his meaning for eventually a synonym for never? Wicked bastard u all are!!!
Well lovely to hear that the abatoir is “alive”. However the minister state that this is the only place you know that will provide you with wholesome chicken. Sir you have quality assurance measures in place nuh ? You actually sampled the chicken, equipment and workspaces to determine bacterial load ?
OMG! Stop thee foolishness.
“Agriculture Minister Johnson Drigo has announced that the much talked about Venezuela-funded abattoir, situated in Layou Park “is alive” and will eventually open.”
Drigo, it will remain a “the much talked about” forever! Venezuela is now a bankrupt, and fail state, people are at a point of starvation. If you are not deaf, and blinded to what is happening in the world you would know what is taking place in Venezuela. The order of the day is police and military brutality; unbleached on the staving people in the streets.
Your talk about venture will remain as it is; with four foul, (green chicken) hanging as they are now in the picture. I suppose now you have the opportunity to catch a hundred million pounds of fish and stock it in your pride and joy!
Perhaps that is where you fished out the million pounds of fish you shipped to Canada, America St. Marten, Antigua, St. Kitts, England and France eh!
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha: Poor liar!
Can the abbatoir process Donkeys because I know a spot on Kennedy Avenue that have plenty donkeys that the abbatoir can make corn donkey although this corn donkey will be even more tainted than the corn beef from Brazil . In fact we can call it corn-ass as oppose to corn donkey.
The first doney on Kennedy Ave mag have donkey herpes but people will still eat it
Are you not ashame of your stupidity, is this what partisan politics has done to your mind, could you imagine a country with people having a mind set as yours, wow.
John-Dont-Know does not have a clue
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A-Force-dat-man -jus-enwayzhay me eh
. He used to be a good church guy now he is second Chief Liar. That abattoir should have been producing \”sweet tender chicken\” for years now. Alas, alas looks like Stan-tee-cochon from C/Bruce is the pig Johno was counting on but he dead so long.. What a joke that has become. Collum, Ton-platt and Ilo will come back alive before that abattoir can work under labor.
Assertive like the rod of Moses!
John Dont Kbow will process FOO FOO and SEE KEY YEAH,,,at the abattoir too..They have big wings..Only one wing willl quench your hunger…DLP Party of clowns and idiots.
lol. What a comedy in Dominica.
Boy,everything in Dominica now cost millions.
Where is zll that money coming from all of a sudden.
Jono,what about the cows?
Will you take them to the abatoir f or slaughter?
this is just a lot of horse crap
Oh yeah? Pigs may fly and the Moroccan hotel is fully booked ! Seeing is believing. Drigo man. own up. Is not your fault although you are the Minister responsible, If things go wrong say so, nobody is perfect but don’t try to make us out for fools please.
Hey Drigo!
Lets be real. How many persons in Petite Soufriere, Good Hope, San Sauveur Castle Bruce, Morpo, Dipper and Tranto can afford to buy your abatrasss meat at EC$10.00 per pound of drumstick????
When you give us work to earn our OWN money, we will support but for now, you and all you Labourites will consume all you chicken and pork.
Of course the abattoir is alive and it will be open for business before the end of the year. In addition to processions chicken, sheep , and goat it will also have an outlet for processing corned beef to the other islands to fill the void left by the recently banned corned beef products. This will result in more than 1500 jobs. More importantly, the abattoir will be processing donkey skins (using the biblical term) to meet the huge demand. . This will be done before the next election. Thank you.
AA look a nice laugh today that thing again oh lord johnno take a break u need a long vacation
DNO WE NEED BETTER QUALITY REPORTING .”They say upon completion it will have a capacity output of 1,000 birds per hour and 50 pigs per day. They say it was being built to ensure food security, reduce the import bill and to provide employment in Dominica”.
I thought the same too. It was as though I was reading a text message from my neighbour about a “roro” down the road.
lol