$6-million needed to repair Windsor Park Stadium after Maria says Charles

The Stadium before and after Maria. Photos: DDA

Sports Minister, Justina Charles, has reported that about $6-million is needed to repair the Windsor Park Sports Stadium due to damages caused by Hurricane Maria.

At a press conference on Monday morning, Charles described the stadium as Dominica’s “greatest accomplishment” in sports.

“Thanks to the People’s Republic of China for giving us this wonderful gift and we know it was severely affected and we know the effect of the stadium being affected on our economy and sports by extension,” she stated.

The Minister said most of the facility’s roof and the perimeter walls were affected. She noted that two towers fell and the electrical cabinet that controls the towers were damaged.

Additionally, a $3-million scoreboard which was recently installed was damaged.

“And so we now have to look to see how we can repair some of those things,” Charles noted.

At this time, she said, an assessment has been done on the damages.

“I must say we have received an assessment of the extent of damage and the cost to repair it and you won’t believe it is in excess of $6-million to restore everything at the stadium, the VIP booths, the towers, our perimeter fence and everything that was affected by the storm to do it in a more climate resilient manner,” Charles said. “So we definitely have to look at our way forward in terms of the stadium.”

She vowed to have the roof repaired by the first quarter of 2018.

The Windsor Park Sports Stadium was officially open on October 24, 2007, and the $33-million facility was viewed as a gift from the People’s Republic of China.

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39 Comments

  1. Anthony P. Ismael Minister of Free Pampers
    December 13, 2017

    Maybe it’s time for “Bubbles” to start selling crab again. Remember, he built those villas from selling crab back. Put Bubbles on the case and he can fund that in a jiffy. :-P :-P :-P :-P

    • Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
      December 14, 2017

      I love this one, I wish I could have given you a thousand thumbs up oui!

      Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!

      Perhaps all of us Dominicans need to learn the skills of catching river crab and sell to earn millions and get rich too! I coming home to become a crab catcher, and merchant eh, and since de Bubble man done get rich selling he crab, he will leave the market to me, no competition means I will become de crab king eh!

  2. Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
    December 12, 2017

    I do not even understand why Justiana is talking about how much is needed to repair that inferior built place in the first place! Anything built by the Chines in Dominica, and China too are usually turns to dust even when strike by smoke:
    Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

    I would surprised if the additions to the butcher shop at Goodwill are left standing. Why is she complaining about a small amount such as six million dollars, when Roosevelt Skerrit told the world a little over a year ago that Dominica’s economy grew 5% that year on an economy that is based on the sale of passports; while the United States with the largest economy in the world economy struggled to over 3% that same year.

    California where resides has the sixth largest economy in the world, yet that same it economy was less than 3%. Roosevelt Skerrit told Dominicans that they are much better off financially, and live better than the rest of people in the Caribbean, and in particular America, so how come all they…

  3. Mother
    December 12, 2017

    Why do we have such less than mediocre ministers in the cabinet. Is it so Skrit can easily control them? It is an embarrassment to most educated Dominicans. Feeling ashamed for my country.

    • indira Ghandi
      December 13, 2017

      Its a disgrace.
      I wonder if Justina has any idea as to what a million is
      They just giving crazy figures.
      Quess they have to get their cut from it.
      oh yes.
      mighty skerrit want those whom he can cntrol.
      none of them can stand up to him or oppose him.
      That’s why he now trying to rope in de fella from castle bruce he make the position for in his office.

  4. June
    December 12, 2017

    On another note. So babie had to die for the road before Colihaut to get a facelift. Magway sa. Is so it is in Da.

    • December 13, 2017

      Ohhh barbie should have had her helmet

      • June
        December 13, 2017

        Barbie, the past parlrep. Nothing about helmet here. There was a state funeral for him so they find material so quick to do a touch up. Since maria my little Subaru struggling. Thanks to barbie

  5. AP George
    December 12, 2017

    WHen you get these expensive gifts better make sure you have a plan to maintain and upkeep them.

    • Anonymous
      December 12, 2017

      So true. Show off project has only cost us money from the start. Never made a profi. Damnthing can only be used for cricket really and Skeri’s parade, which could easily be held in the botanical gardens. Same like presidential palace. Our country is poor but we have these projects like an African dictatorship country. Why?

  6. John
    December 11, 2017

    Any monetary contributions for re-building should be under the control of a board of trustees with persons selected from all areas of the island to account for all the money and ensure that it is handed out in a fair manner especially to fix damaged homes. This board of trusted persons should have written periodic reports made public so that the citizens of Dominica can see where the money is being spent. It will also demonstrate to foreign contributors that their money is well spent and not wasted. Just my humble opinion.

  7. FET's Buddy
    December 11, 2017

    The Blast is a perfectionist and a professional in word conservation. Highest respect Blast I suggest U lecturing the jokers who call selves ministers. Those for who English is a third language hahahahahah FET will enjoy.

    • FET's Buddy
      December 11, 2017

      Those for whom English is a third language hahahahahah FET will enjoy.

    • Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque
      December 12, 2017

      You know what I am very happy about?

      I will tell you: it is in times like this God gives our people a chance to see and realize that Roosevelt is no god, and is not chosen by God to rule over Dominica!

      If God appointed Roosevelt to rule over Dominica he would not allow the hurricane to cause so much damage in the country, and mind you I wonder what the boy bishop have to say about this. This might be one of the compensation he claimed Roosevelt for the five hundred thousand dollars he took which belongs to the poor of the country.

      In the second place, God has given them a chance to see how poor and backwards they are economically, when they believe that life for Dominicans are better than for people in the rest of the Caribbean, and America.

      Remember Roosevelt Tweet: “I am at the mercy of the hurricane.”

      I mean that sucker did not even recognized he was at the mercy of God!

  8. Trying to help
    December 11, 2017

    All these announcements of millions to rebuild,with out any solid reputable back up?Then we are told THREE MILLION DOLLARS to replace a SCOREBOARD.Lots of lovely money to be made here.

    • Anonymous
      December 12, 2017

      It wouldn’t be Skri’s buddy fromBarbados providingthatscoreboardwould it?

  9. Dowad
    December 11, 2017

    Sports minister,you sound so much like a child who has just her common entrance,so much repetition.
    It’s absurd listening or in this case reading what you have said.
    For a minister, your vocabulary is very limited. I think you should go back to Grammer school.

  10. Man bites Dogs
    December 11, 2017

    SOME Workers so-called party leader and their supporters are pathetically stupid spineless with hypertension symptoms talking Rum shop rubbish all day long without knowing what they on about just because of jealousy labour administration’s doing much better than they could ever have done for themselves country slanderous lots. :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

    • I Must admit
      December 11, 2017

      Gacon I am no damn worker, dfp or Dlp to have my view on the nonsense happening in Dominica. I was a Dominican 21 years before I first voted which means Dominica before politics. The stupid spinners you referring to are people like you and supporters is Skerrit that put politics before country. Can you not see that Dominica has been a disaster under Skerrit’s 13 years in office? For the good of Dominica can you not see the man has been a total failure? Under him we lost our banana industries, we cannot produce cricketers , footballers or sportsmen /women; we have lost our middle-class to the poorverty industry Skerrit introduced here before Erika or Maria; we’ve lost our freedom to be able to criticize and hold our politicians responsible, which was good for our development because politicians we’re afraid of us but today is we that afraid of them. Even nature is not happy as every year now is destruction and our people dying be it in accidents, storm or natural curable cause

      • Paul Rossnof
        December 12, 2017

        You are absolutely right. However, you forgot to mention the corruption that is practised buy Skerrit, his followers and the operatives of the DLP. Corruption is most damaging for a state in as far that it makes its citizens believe that the easy way out is better than hard work and integrity. It poisenes the minds of citizens and ends up in a lawless society without values. Unfortunately, the younger generation of Dominica and some older ones as well like it that way and Skerrit is clever enough to know that.

    • Ibo France
      December 11, 2017

      Everything this Dog Fleas Man writes is nothing but unadulterated garbage. He possesses an insatiable appetite to humiliate, diminish and destroy anyone who dares to offer an alternative point of view to that of the PM or a government minister. His atrocious grammar tells me that he’s resistant to learning anything. He has a habit of accusing others of traits that inhere in himself (stupid, ignorant, idiotic, foolish, dumb). His writings are barely decipherable. His hyperbole and malapropisms make him out to be nothing but a non-entity. Perfect example of a Megalomaniac.

    • Anonymous
      December 12, 2017

      Keep on biting that dog my boy. It is clear it fills you with venom. Time to report you to the humane society for cruelty to animals.

  11. East India Company
    December 11, 2017

    :-D :-D a chinese funded national sports stadium? Our greatest accomplishment in sports??? Well this is confirmation of how badly off sports is in Dominica. Very appauling comment from a Govt Minister smh

    • A blast from the past
      December 11, 2017

      Are u surprised? Haven’t you heard 95% of the DFP turn Neo-DLP speak? That ought to be a clear indication of their caliber, pedigree for want of better words . Political accidents we allowed to happen . We had no control over Maria Ericka, David etc but we chose to elect these idiots to office when they wee not fit to be dog catchers.. Well allow me to modify and say most of them as their is a Pitbull so he can catch other less vicious dogs.

      • A blast from the past
        December 11, 2017

        There is a pitbull or Rottweiler in the mix that should read.

    • Dominican Passports
      December 12, 2017

      When last allu win a sports match that mattered? :lol: Now allu seeing it non existent?

  12. December 11, 2017

    Waste of money, like the presidential palace. The equivalent of ghetto bling.

  13. I MUST ADMIT!!!
    December 11, 2017

    I must admit that based on what Minister Charles said it is clear that she doesn’t believe the estimate the unnamed source furnisher them with and neither do I. Here is Ma Piero: “I must say we have received an assessment of the extent of damage and the cost to repair it and you won’t believe it is in excess of $6-million to restore everything at the stadium…” But what I must admit is that despite the fact that Maria was very harsh and brutal to us in the nature isle, it is clear that all Chinese work was destroyed or damaged and as a result Skerrit should think twice signing more contracts with them. Maria reveals that China continues to benefit from us while we continue to suffer loss due to our love for CHEAP labor

    • Shaka Zulu
      December 11, 2017

      At a press conference on Monday morning, Charles described the stadium as Dominica’s “greatest accomplishment” in sports
      How is a stadium built by another country Dominica greatest accomplishment in sports. Is that the level of pride we have in ourselves. What lessons we are teaching our children. I would take all those goverment officials and flogg them one after another. Thats an insult to every athlete, who have represented this country. Staudium is not a priority at this time. Skerrit has written a few books on economic development. They are called beg your way to growth even if you cannot afford to maintain. The other book is called how to blame your economic failures on disasters and the 3rd book; Who to use disaster to legitimize beggar economics. If you sorry folks want to sit around and have people feel sorry for Dominica them so be it, but as i see it with an unproductive state this government cannot bring Dominica back. I know because there is 17 years of information.

      • A blast from the past
        December 11, 2017

        Excellent Zulu .You forgot to say/ mention this clown’s facial expression is written crook all over.
        One need not take a firm look. It can be done en-passante.

      • UKDominican
        December 12, 2017

        I concur Shaka. If that is our greatest achievement in sport we have not come ver far, have we? Maybe MaCharles’ charity she set up in memory of her late husband can make a contribution? Whatever happened to that charity by the way?

      • Ibo France
        December 12, 2017

        As usual Shaka Zula,

      • Ibo France
        December 12, 2017

        As usual Shaka Zulu, right on point! I’m just flabbergasted at the amount of begging the PM does. He spends an inordinate amount of time crisscrossing the globe, like a nomad, begging. Instead of putting innovative mechanisms in place to stimulate the creative juices of his fellow countrymen and women, he gives the world the impression that Dominicans are just mendicants. The leader sets the tone for the country. Mr. Skerrit’s legacy is one of eternal impoverishment, tribal politics, and insatiable avarice. Dominicans wise up, take stock!

    • A blast from the past
      December 11, 2017

      Sports Minister, Justina Charles, has reported that about $6-million is needed to repair the Windsor Park Sports Stadium .
      At a press conference on Monday morning, Charles said after a meeting amongst the Cabal & potos they were divided as to who & how the stadium could be repaired. Minister Sideburns told us and reminded the cabal that there was no shortage of passport booklets hence al that’s needed is to sell a few hundred passports ordinary as well as Diplomatics. Skerrit could not be outdone. He stated as did Ma Pierre :
      “Thanks to the People’s Republic of China for giving us this wonderful gift so let it be known Brothers & Sisters it is covered in the MOU that U guys don’t know about. “

      • DA Chick
        December 11, 2017

        Best comment EVER!!!!! :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

      • Pro-Blast in the ptresnt
        December 11, 2017

        I doh want to laugh but I doh must?
        Blast you are a blast of fresh air telling it like it is.

      • Anne Rogers
        December 11, 2017

        A Blast from the past

        You are hereby awarded a doctorate for this superlative comment.
        Stand up and take a bow Doctor Blast!

      • To Blast de Precie man or woman
        December 11, 2017

        Nice Blast real smooth. U the Man. Well summarized. Like my good buddy would say” Stop dat!!!!!!! then he’s add U is not good.”

    • Dominican Passports
      December 11, 2017

      The petro cassav allu get from Venezuela cause people to loose their lives too, all dem ting fall down flat.

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