Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has hinted the government’s intention to relocate the Douglas-Charles Airport to a safer location.
The airport, located in Melville Hall, has suffered from flood waters in recent times.
“Clearly, we have to address the issue of the airport and the location of the airport because while we will build the retainer walls, where we will mitigate against any potential hazards, we have to look at a new and safer site for our airport,” Skerrit said on Kairi’s Heng Program recently. “And, this is a firm commitment on the government’s behalf.”
During the passage of Tropical Storm Erika, last year, the airport was flooded by the Melville Hall River, causing every piece of equipment at the facility to be destroyed. The fencing, runway, taxiway, apron, and access roads were also damaged.
The government said the airport suffered damages in excess of $41-million.
On March 15, the airport was again flooded due to heavy rains.
Meantime, the Prime Minister pledged the government’s support for the construction of a much talked-about international airport on the island.
However, he stated that the government is incapable of funding the venture by itself.
“We’ve never been opposed to an international airport,” he said. “We’ve always articulated our support for the international airport; but, we’ve always put a caveat on our support for the international airport by saying that it would be impossible for the government, on its own, to finance the airport.”
Skerrit hinted that the government has been exploring different avenues to achieve the venture.
“And, this is why we’ve been looking at different mechanisms towards the realization of the international airport; and, we are pursuing those opportunities,” he explained. “And once we are in a position to report to you firmly, then we will report back to you firmly.”
At a Dominica Labour Party rally, on May 5, 2014, Skerrit announced that his government was actively pursuing several project including the construction of an international airport through the Build, Own, Operate and Transfer (BOOT) option, with a team of private developers from China.
On May 13, 2014, it was announced that the Prime Minister was heading a three-member delegation to the People’s Republic of China, to advance discussions on the construction of an international airport and other development projects.
On June 4, 2014, Skerrit told reporters that talks on the airport were progressing and a document will soon be made available to the public concerning details of the project.
On Wednesday, December 4, 2013, the Prime Minister said on Kairi’s Heng Program that Chinese engineers were in Dominica to visit the proposed construction site of an international airport, in Compton Point near Calibishie, and to offer advice to the government. He said the government has already engaged ‘benefactors,’ partners and countries for financing for the project.
In November 2013, it was revealed that the government had signed a $300-million deal with Chinese company ASCG for a number of projects in Dominica including “reconstruction of an international airport.”
We need an International Airport. No tourism will ever come to Dominica. Its time to move to the next level and get with the times and get things done. All this talking talking . I can not understand why this government is not assisting to built a decent airport. Looking at Melville Hall, it looks like a pair of dirty pants that need a good clean!!
Lol Skeritt is Dominica’s most frequent flyer and has bombarded us with a series of untruths!
He should be more concerned about building a Hospital in the vicinity of the airport God forbid we were to have an incident there .
The PM stated the airport will have to be relocated due to consistent flooding. Obviously he cannot guarantee if the present location of the airport will not continue to be flooded during a rainstorm or hurricane weather.
My understanding is, he did not state that a new airport will be constructed. It is a relocation. If a new airport is to be constructed (whatever type) it will take some years to complete. In the interim Dominica will still need the use of an airport.
The best site for the airport is palm tree between wouldford hill n Wesley the lands has already been purchased Frampton point is out of the question
Now I would like to know when will that be hmmmm next election lol???????????
Good idea why don’t we start taking back the land at grand savannah that was already survey for an airport under the JOHN government but was sold out by FREEDOM party Salisbury would be the best place for an airport because of the wind direction and location.
Merci quick pm traveling every day we have so much empty land yet we still like a third world country
You hear LIE? The late E O Leblanc said it publicly Dominicans have “memoire poule”
Mr. PM, YOU ARE LETTING ME DOWN. Commonsense would tell that if you can’t find $50 million dollars to repair and bring up to international standard the Douglas-Charles airport including minimizing all risks and dangers in the event of another hurricane or a rainstorm, where are you going to find over $200 million dollars to relocate the Melville Hall Airport? Your best bet would be to find $50 million dollars in grant money to repair and bring up to international standard the Douglas-Charles Airport. Then after, you can think of bringing in investors to negotiate about building the international airport at Compton Point. Use good judgement and always surround yourself by the right people. Leave the Melville Hall airport just where it is. It has been there since before you were born.
Winston Skerrit has no thinking ability to think: thought process implies the power to imagine, the conceptions of ones mind something that is of an individual act or product of thinking comes from ones thought processes.
What thinking process can anyone acknowledge Skerrit has when he allowed Ralph Gonzalez, and the Birds of Antigua to tell him that Dominica does not need an International Airport, and he like a mentality challenged child took their stupid advise, not knowing their intent was to prevent our country from excelling ahead of Antigua, and St. Vincent.
How can one who is Prime Minister of country allow two crooked corrupted outsiders dictate to you the Prime Minister what is best for your country?
What thinking process has Skerrit utilized when he spent more than half of one billion dollars, ($500,000,000.00) dollars to install landing lights and digging up the river bed to build a parking lot, when he could have built a new International Airport for…
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when he could have built a new International Airport for Less!
Stop making excuses for that guy, I made plenty of excuses for him in the past until I found out he is either an idiot, or he has no concept of how a country should run, or what should be done to take Dominica out of its primitive state.
Winston Warrington: The Chines government told Skerrit emphatically “the only way Dominica will begin to make some progress is when he builds an International Airport,” he did not listen to the Chines, he took Ralph Gonzalez advise and refurbish the dilapidated terminal, dug up the river bed which has cause flooding, and installed landing lights, which serves no useful purpose to this day!
Stop keeping yourself, and our country down by supporting Skerrit and his crap, that guy is a follower, not a leader; he takes orders from people he has no thinking ability, cognitive thinking is not in his nature, he is a waste of time: can’t you get it?
This is good news for Dominica My prayer that we will get some help to built the Airport, we as Dominican must come together and support the PM and the people of Dominica to see that project Build. (The international Airport).
Yeah, wait for it, it reach already
I do not see the reason why any Dominican would oppose your comment. This Int’l Airport will benefit every Dominican.
I jus wondering if there is anyway ”The Dominican People” can recover all, or most of the monies wasted on fruitless projects , all what has been wasted at that airport, what has been given to LIAT, what has been back handed into pockets , what has been salted away in undeserving accounts , when all added up, WOULD SURLY BE CLOSE TO THE ACTUAL COST OF A DECENT JET ACCOMODATING AIRPORT .
Somebody start figuring out how to recover all that dosh nah, lets freeze accounts , seize houses , vehicles , lands, just take them before these guys run away, SOME’S got to be held accountable .
Ahhhhh then we going to have recovered the necessary funds for a decent runway .
you must have had you heard buried way to up the PM’s posterior that you cant discern lies from truths..the man said he had secured the financing had a site in mind and planing was in the advance stages..how long are you guys gonna keep drinking that red koolaid?
International diplomacy is not charity,when you support nations or individuals to acquire their objectives ,there must be a reward for your support.this is not arm twisting or holding any one hostage.that how the the process goes.
I would be supprised if p.m skerrit did not asked Baron Scotland to assist Dominica in mobilizing commonwealth support for the construction of an international airport,since Dominica is the only country in the commonwealth caribbean without an international airport. You think the other caricom leaders were not aware of that possibility why they opposed her so vehemently,when they knew she was the best candidate.
I guess that the other leaders are afraid that we will progress over them once we have an International Airport.
Even the Prime Minister continue to mention this misnomer. We do not have domestic flights, there are no flights leaving Melville Hall going to other airports in Dominica. The airport in Melville Hall is an international airport. There are places in the United States that are serviced by planes the likes of LIAT because of their size and volume of passengers. Dominica reliable and punctual air service period.
Yes, technically even Canefield is an “international” airport. But everyone knows that in terms of Dominican public policy, we mean an airport with a runway long enough to accommodate non-stop flights from North America and Europe.
Steve that’s nonsense, that is a lie!
He’s using the term domestic to mean within the Caribbean…silly guy flying from the us to Canada is considered as Domestic so what’s ur point?we do have domestic flight within oecs and caricom.
Because your name is Sam’s Gutter, I tend to believe you are from Marigot, since I am from Wesley, I would not wish to offend someone whose blood and mine might be the same, nevertheless unless you are uninformed I must tell you this in the following quote ” The airport in Melville Hall is an international airport.” (Sam’s Gutter). That is not true Dominica does not have an International, and never had one!
The nearest Dominica came to having an International Airport, was in the four years Edison James was Prime Minister of Dominica, the one the UWP was building the one which Skerrit and the Labor party shut down. Here is an example of an International Airport:
An international airport is an airport that offers customs and immigration facilities for passengers travelling between countries. International airports are typically larger than domestic airports and often feature longer runways and facilities to accommodate the heavier aircraft commonly used for international…
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International airports are typically larger than domestic airports and often feature longer runways and facilities to accommodate the heavier aircraft commonly used for international and intercontinental travel. International airports often also host domestic flights. Some, such as Frankfurt Airport in Germany are very large; others such as Fa’a’ā International Airport in Tahiti, are quite small.
Unfortunately I read where Even someone like Emanuel Finn wrote that Dominica has an International Airport, the man just do not know the difference, just because LIAT fly’s from Dominica to other Parts of the Caribbean does not constitute Melville Hall Airport an International Airport.
As far as I am aware,the last time I counted there were 1,200 plus International known Airports, and Melville Hall Airport was not among them. I can tell you what actually constitute an International airport is the length and width of the runway, now if the Melville Airport Runway is…
Now if the Melville Airport Runway is between 8,000, and 12,000 feet long then perhaps the FAA should declare it an International Airport, other than that you and Finn and all those who say Dominica has an International Airport simply do not know the difference, and by the way there might well be more International Airports than I stated, since around Los Angeles along in about a hundred fifty mile radius alone there are six operating International Airports that I know. And that includes one in San Diego, and one in Palm Springs!
You people, in your haste to criticise do not even attempt to sort out the PM’s thought process from his intentions. An airport is not a school or hospital which facilities can be translifted to another location. You can’t relocate an existing airstrip. Douglas-Charles can’t be saved by a river wall for as the silted river bed rises after each flood there will be need to increase the height of the walls. When do you stop! A new airport is needed in a different location. The lands bought by the last UWP government on which no subsoil exploration was conducted by Trinidadian Winston Rilley, required so much cut and fill that $300 million would only dent the cost. So the soil testing must be done for suitability at Compton Point and all the preliminary analysis completed in this infernal quest. I do not like any of the locations, they are all to far from popular destinations.
Our political bias continues to make us blind. How can we be talking about relocating the DCA and at the same time talk about international airport. The only way this can make sense is if the airport is going to be relocated to a similar site with the same exciting approach minus the river. When we talk about relocating the airport we are simple talking about the construction of a new airport. There are not many locations in Dominica to place an airport so one would have to assume that the relocation site would be on one of the site already identified for the international airport. If the DCA is located to a site that can accommodate a 9000 foot runway, how can we be talking about relocating DCA and construction of a international airport? Are we working to be the most airported country in the world? After all is said and done Dominica will have four airports……..what a laugh. And by the way Dominica already has an international airport, all we need is an extended runway.
Ok politics aside, I have an idea. Using the dirty by excavating the Tarou cliffs under Warner Village (between the Layou River and the Tarou River)…build an airport similar to the one at Genoa, Italy (www.google.com/maps/place/Genoa). The runway will be out at see and will run from the Layou river to the Mahaut bay area, around the Belfast River. It will touch land from the Layou River mouth to Tarou River mouth, where the terminal, parking, ect will be located. This location will provide jobs for, and boost the economy from Mahaut to st. Joseph. Plus it will solve the problem about an International Airport and suitable location. Funding is another issue, but it shouldn’t cost more than some previous proposals I have heard in the past, but I will leave that to the politicians and many pundits out there.
I remember in the early 80’s after hurricane David when the “Freedom Party” was in power, there was talk about doing almost the same thing to Melville-Hall (Oops!) I meant Douglas-Charles, expanding it into the sea. But as usual it was all talk…
In the case of Skerrit, PM stands for pain management because that’s all he doing. He hurting Dominica even to the point of death, but he says what he knows fools need to hear to help cope with their pain. Pain medicine does not heal but it hides the pain, while the true cause of the pain may very well kill you. That’s exactly what PM (pain management ) Skerrit is doing
skerrit for life after reading this article i now conclude labourites dont listen news, labourites dont read and over the years i took on my and did a survey their are more illiterate persons supporting the dlp and there reasoning are since i born is labour work i doing just like one church i know and dont forget a fews ago pm told hes supporters dont listen to the media houses who opposes the gorverment while u dno is doing a great job u fall under the umbrella skero said dont listen too.
Lord help us in Dominica ,,
See how easy this skerrit character lies have caught up with him. Look so long he said he has signed a contract for the international airport and new hospital. Keep on believing this liar!
I know that it is going to be a long time coming. Waking up in DA
is a slow process. Getting anything built is even longer.
It won’t happen in my lifetime… They have been talking about an International airport since I was a kid, I am 45 yrs old now and it hasn’t happened yet. I remember when Cane field was built… More planes crashed there than at Melville-Hall (Oops!) I mean’t Douglas-Charles, Oh yes those guys Douglas & Charles said the same thing too…
I do not think Skerit will run next general election,This Prime Minister mentioned to the people of Dominica a group of Chinese came down to the location where the international airport will be build and the hospital will commence quarter of this year quarter of this year gone month of March was quarter of this year,Skerit should just shop coming on radio,tv and stop he’s false promises and do what he promises.
now de maggie want to move de airport…leave it der….it good….so long he say he have money for an international airport…
Skerrit boy,,you should’ve gotten that doctorate from India for being a damn good, no nonsense Liar !!!
PM please stop the pussy footing around. the airport really need to be relocated and whilst this is being done the opportunity should be taken to build an international airport in this day and age because it would be an asset in every aspect for the country.It does not matter now who had plan to build it or came close to building it. the important fact is the country needs it and when it is built it will be for Dominicans.
Wait a minute! I thought Skerrit announced that he had SECURED $300 million to build a Hospital and an international Airport, and now he is saying that he Government is incapable of funding the project?
Also in November of 2013, Skerrit said that “Dominica does not need an international airport” and then after Linton proposed a plan to build an international Airport if UWP wins the election, then 3 weeks later Skerrit came up with his $300 million project. Today in his statement, he is saying that “we’ve never been opposed to an international airport”.
Doesn’t he think that we are taking stock of what he says? If your RED CLINIC recipients are not paying attention, then we are.
When did Skeritt say that $300 million was secured to build a hospital and international airport. I can remember the hospital part. Please guide me to this information so I could educate myself.
https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/economy-development/pm-skerrit-inks-us300-million-deal-china/
It was already ALL paid for under his One China policy, remember?
During the 2014 general elections he said he met with Chinese investors who wud build the airport and that contracts were signed? Don’t u remember that either. He even used the term boot..skerrit will continue to pray on the ignorance of labourites…he will pee on their backs and tell them its raining and they will accept it as the truth..
you are a fool.
Looks like the “news” ain’t get to Dodds yet….
He already has five airports in the sky but only one on the ground, so he might as well build his airport in the sky or relocate it to Penville
I meant to say he already has five “hospitals” in the sky
I am confused … How many airports are being built?
DLP leadership refuse to admit that it is only during election that they remember that the air port must be moved. By election is in the air. Like they a promise is a conform to a fool.
Relocating the airport is election talk. Expect two bye elections very soon. One in the Point Michel Constituency and one in the Roseau South Constituency. For the last twelve years, the man has spent millions of dollars to win elections, Erika came, Erika gone, the man told us we need over one billion dollars to resurrect Dominica, he spent millions of dollars on night landing, he recently mentioned approximately thirty million dollars to repair the airport, relocating airport has never been mentioned. Where is he going to relocate it. It cannot be in the same area where the UWP had planned to build the airport. The reasons are, one, he has never been pleased that every time Dominicans talk about an airport, they remind him that the UWP had bought land in order to build an airport and he caibouch it. Second, every manifesto that has been produced by the UWP, mention is made about building of an airport, while he has been saying we don’t need a new airport now.
The money spent on Melville Hall to date would have: Built us an international airport, a cruise village, and one or two hotels because of the immediate stimulation of our economy, propelled by an increase in tourist arrivals to the nature isle.
As long as Dominicans in the majority have no problem in being classified as the most backward country in the OECS/Eastern Caribbean, then the idea of having an International airport will always be an illusive one for the more progressive Dominicans who unfortunately have been in the minority for the past decade and a half.
As a frequent traveler, whenever I land at Melville hall, a “warge” always runs through me considering what exists in St. Martin, St.Kitts, Antigua, St. Lucia, Barbados, Grenada and now St. Vincent!!!
Boy Business Man that is just de first “warge”. De second “warge is de kinda drive to Roseau. When I reach town I does be toodee eh. smh
Great , I like the BOOT. Idea.
We do need the airport like yesterday.
Finally someone is on the right track
We do neef Skerrit out if office like yesterday… now. He can use any airport to exit. Give the BOOT.
We don need a track, an airport calls for a runway…. long enough that a political mosquito can land and take off.
I could quote a friend who correctly pointed out that, “we already have an international airport – there are no domestic flights” … just to add a little humour to this ridiculous and intentional political redirect.
“In November 2013, it was revealed that the government had signed a $300-million deal with Chinese company ASCG for a number of projects in Dominica including “reconstruction of an international airport.”(Roosevelt Skerrit).
Her is how this man believes he is smart, trying to lie and manipulate the soft mind of those who don’t know better; any wonder people like Cyril Volney believe that Dominica has an International Airport.
How can there be a “reconstruction” of something that has never being ?” Dominica dos not have an International Airport: never had one, and will never get one under under Sky Eye Mountain Chicken Carpaud (Crapo) Mentality Indian doctor of nothing Roosevelt Skerrit.
The closest Dominica came to getting an International Airport was the one the UWP was building, when the Labor Party; Skerrit part of it shut it down, and chase the engineers, and contractors from Trinidad out of Dominica.
Francisco, I don’t think UWP had the funding for the International Airport as yet, they were doing preliminary testing there just like the others.
Games games games
Build something you can afford, in the best location you can arrange…and stop complaining. Enough already. God helps those that help themselves.
Carolyn, Skerrit is just full of crap, and lies you know!
There is a site paid for long ago to accommodate an International Airport: It the same place where Edison James, and the UWP was building it when Skerrit Rosie Douglas, Pierre Charles, Athie Martin, Ambrose George, Austrie, Riviere, and others shut it down okay! Skerrit is simply babbling to impress people who are shallow.
“In November 2013, it was revealed that the government had signed a $300-million deal with Chinese company ASCG for a number of projects in Dominica including “reconstruction of an international airport.”(Roosevelt Skerrit).
Anybody with commonsense realizing that Skerrit spent more than half of a billion dollars installing lights and building a parking lot would expect any reputable company would sign contract of three hundred million dollars to do a number of projects including “reconstruction of an International Airport which Dominica, do not have, and never had!
Skerrit is a notorious…
The International Airport the UWP was building cost just a little over three hundred million dollars, whereas Skerrit spent two hundred million dollars more to install landing lights, and build a parking lot, who on earth; anybody sane, or insane would believe the crap I quoted, Skerrit will because he believes his own lies!
Skerrit is the same man who told people in a Town Hall meeting that it will cost more than a billion dollars to build an International Airport in the country; so it is either he is contradicting himself, or his lies have rendered him delusional!
It almost feels like we have turned our backs on the almighty Father. We are on the wrong path, making some very bad decisions with the help of some bad friends.
TS Erika must have been a Supernatural event to touch some of the projects such as the Chinese Friendship bridge that had Sh++t flowing all over the place. The Venezuelan refurbished airport which is in a river bed. The South and South east, strong holds of the Government which got most impacted. Where all the world bank funds was going to be spent.
We should have never been talking about another airport now, we should be using an safe international airport started by the previous administration.
Never mind which Government started the train moving we have the land it’s paid for let’s continue forward, how long are we going to pump money at Melville-Hall Airport , why isn’t the PM for once in his life put the people and the country first and stop playing ring around the rose , And how much of this nonsense are we the people going to put up with, HOW LONG ? .
How can we continue to blame L.I.A.T or any other airline who refuses to come to Dominica when we refuse to handle the matter with urgency .. Now A By-election is in the air and what does the PM do best is to bribe the people in believing he is going to take care of airport and hospital even roads too.
Dominicans it’s time you make this Government the one man Government pay by removing him, do everything possible to send a message loud and clear enough is enough.
In response to your blog name: I think it’s all four combined….
Hahahahahahahahahahaha
Once there is talk of an election,and/or by election,Skerrit always has an airport to build.We should have had 3 International Airports already. ONE in 2005,2009 and 2014..He will even assemble his fools at Lagon soon to show them a computer image…Instead of a Prime Minister, Dominica has Lie Minister.
Clarence Christian said that he didn’t sign a $300M contract that it was an MOU
More like a MOU-MOU you mean.
Only on the Plantations have we seen more divide and conquer tactics. This Gov\’t cannot even build a bridge on a main road , they cannot fix the streets of Roseau and its the crumbling buildings in the city, MPH do not have the basic medicines and equipment to treat simple illnesses , everyone injured has to be flown over seas. So with all this said, I want Dominicans to tell me how in the world they can believe this Ducktor Skerro when he makes these wild and empty promises.
Skerro, we are the worst off as far as infrastructure is concerned , so start building a foundation of reputable designs before you open your mouth.
Dominica does not even have galvanize to cover our houses! Go to St.Lucia and see progress.
Skerrit, lying so much, he can’t keep track of his lies, thanks god for technology
Ikr!
I cannot even make up my mind whether this is depressing or hilarious….I need a drink this Friday afternoon to cogitate on that.
Skerrit is simply lying to the ignorant people of Dominica. This government has no damn plan to construct an international airport. All the stories cited above about construction of a serious airport is meant only to fool the fools of Dominica, the labourites!!!
This government has absolutely no intention to relieve Dominica of her unenviable accolade of the most backward country in the Eastern Caribbean.
As someone living in nearby St. Kitts, the only thing that I see growing when I come to visit my relatives is bush!!!
This airport thing is just a diversion from what is occurring in Dominica. Boy Skerrit must go!!!! Why is the radio station – the big one’ falling for that nonsense by engaging Skerrit and his crap?
Thanks to DNOs chronology we have found out yet again that the Doctor has been lying to us. Skerrit said in Nov. 2013 that a 300 million contract (which included an int. Airport) was signed with a Chinese firm. Now he is telling us the government is still looking to built an int. Airport. This guy is telling us BS on a daily basis and he is still here? This man needs to go! The only thing he is good at is story telling but we can not afford to have a story teller as our leader. We need much more than that. There is at least one by-election coming up and we need to show him that we are serious and we can do that in NOT voting for the DLP.
Which Doctor??
so when will that be mr.prime minister?.
good question…..but i think when election is close he will bring machinery on the location …to fool us again and himself again
Good idea if he does it, turn that airport into a dock for ships since Is what it like to hold so
Water*
S.M.H. if i did not know better??? Take that! occupy your selves with that untill i return, with moreNews???? I thinking better than a fifth Grader, HE? She, knew that you cannot throw good money after bad, Basic common scense, now look at us teacher After spending approximately A guess over $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. We are back to Square one. Only in Dominica. Smh.
oh lord, ‘ What is wrong with this mad fellow?
So why did the DLP cancel the planned new international airport construction several years ago, (immediately following the election of the new PM and the DLP majority; and being fully-funded by overseas governments)?
All landowners of the planned new airport site in the northeast were paid millions of dollars for their land, by the previous government.
This entire discussion by the PM does not make common or business sense!
so what exactly is he saying,is the new loction going to be coverd under the 300 million avenue or some other funding,am I missing something?is the 300 million not enough or the deal a no go?
The guy who recently received his Phd….. is proving to Dominicans and the entire universe that he cannot be trusted. Yet his Mouton Batalie fanatics continue to sing their signature anthem \”If not Skerrit who\” Brother man the State has purchased land to build an International Airport and you and your cronies have done nothing more than play politics with the land violating all Dominican laws in the process. These good citizens (politicians) are the architects of Economic Slavery; they make a mockery of the Law and have the Law protect them same time. When will the Deception; Lies and Propaganda stop and Dominicans get their just reward; but then again \”what do we expect from Empty bags of Coals but DUST\”
Nice. Waste more money
First the hospital, now the airport. Eh beh, all you have it in for the area. The blight will still follow all you,
It’s only fools that will believe anything Skerrit got to say, with me it enter one ear and comes out the other
Move it to north Vieille Case, we have our own Police Chief already, our casino and resort soon follow.
If I had promised that an international airport MOU was signed and in progress I wouldn’t be telling people about the airport and location.
The man can’t even lie and this is what he is skilled in. So what were the Chinese engineers looking at.
I mean politicians lie but my goodness this is not just lies but total disrespect.
You awarded a no bid contract to Kadakan $30 million on an airport that you supposedly is about to abandon
Build new international airport in Portsmouth. With air strip extending from borough square to one mile. Will have to move some homes but is best spot for international Airport anywhere in Dominica . If keeping Melvillehall just build a new terminal on the north side/other side of runway. There is already empty land and enough space for parking.
you must be an engineer, idiot
Then build the next airport in laudat with runway starting bayfront. LMAO. I can tell u where to find a few. They run the country. 1978 we independent and like clockwork any time election around is the SOS. In 2016 we still arguing about an airport.
Think at this point i realy care.
DNO what are you implying?
DNO is not implying anything. They are publishing the facts as repeated by the said Indian Duckt-Her so the people can decide for themselves if they are being lied to, fooled or being taken advantage of by the PM and his cabal. The proverb says; In the land of the blind the one eyed man is king” and so the Indian Duckt-Her believe Dominica is the land of the blind and he is KING reigning supreme. But, time will tell..
Always, always assertive!
Hahahahaahaha – ask your Prime Minister what is he implying…
Just read the Facts, the stark facts and you can imply anything you want. This Dominican sticks with the facts and let them speak for themselves. You want to vote for superman Skerrit again, go ahead but not this simple Dominican.
Skerrit is simply lying to the ignorant people of Dominica. This government has no damn plan to construct an international airport. All the stories cited above about construction of a serious airport is meant only to fool the fools of Dominica, the labourites!!!
This government has absolutely no intention to relieve Dominica of her unenviable accolade of the most backward country in the Eastern Caribbean.
As someone living in nearby St. Kitts, the only thing that I see growing when I come to visit my relatives is bush!!!
Sad but so damn TRUE!!!
The Odd statement of the week
“We’ve never been opposed to an international airport,” he said. “We’ve always articulated our support for the international airport; but, we’ve always put a caveat on our support for the international airport by saying that it would be impossible for the government, on its own, to finance the airport.”
Really this man is big joke, tou Chou –tou flam, just like that. If you had international airport in mind, why the hell you rush and do a make up Melville Hall, waste our damn money and give it a double barrel name, spend useless state money on a big opening, launching just because you wanted to a sweeter to sweeten shot minded people like Face the Facts. The UWP initiated this idea, before that Freedom Party, you and DLP abandoned the idea because it was not yours, now you talking crap. Opportunist, go ger your own ideas.
The only thing now I want or wish for flying out of Dominica is your silly, ridiculous ideas, contemptuous as they are and…
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