Housing minister, Reginald Austrie, has said that a team will be conducting a site visit to assess five Chinese-constructed low income houses in Bellevue Rawle which homeowners say are rapidly deteriorating, less than five years after they were constructed.
“The roof is a mess, my floors are coming up,” one homeowner, who preferred to remain anonymous, told Dominica News Online. “The houses were built four or five years ago but I’m here two years now and the porch ceiling is leaking, rats are coming in…”
DNO caught up with Austrie on Wednesday who said that his ministry has received reports on the situation and it will be examined.
“We are going to look at the situation and based on what we see, then we will put plans and measures in place to address the situation,” he said. “I cannot comment much on it since I have not seen it myself.”
He said a team of housing staff along with the Permanent Secretary will later this week, to early next week, visit the area to see first hand the problems that are being encountered.
The homeowner described the entire matter as “terrible and unfair treatment” and is demanding value for money.
“First of all we got these five houses the Chinese built for low income, single mothers,” she stated. “They said it was going to be EC$70,000 but they put it for EC$160,000. This was an increase of EC$90,000.”
When questioned about the price increase, Austrie said cabinet set the prices for houses in Dominica, “and if cabinet sets a price for a house then it cannot be changed.”
“So there has to be some miss-communication and some miss-understanding,” he noted. “If it was EC$70,000 then it cannot be EC$160,000 or it was never EC$ 70,000 and it was always EC$160, 000.”
Matters get even more complicated as the homeowner alleges that lots in the area were sold to different people at different prices.
She said lots opposite her property were being sold for EC$9 per square foot but some owners bought them for as low as EC$1, while others paid EC$7.
But Austrie said he cannot confirm whether this is true. “I have to find out and we can speak to that issue a little later. I need to investigate that,” he said.
He did point out that the government has a policy on squatting where lots are sold for EC$1 per square foot.
The homeowner also complained of a pile up of garbage and DOMLEC turning off the power on street lights in the area.
Key Words “Chinese Built”
Have we ever had something built by the Chinese that as durable? Or, are the Chinese known for producing durable work?
If you are going to pay US$70,000 or EC$160, 000, use local well reputed contractors. I am sorry that the single mothers ended up with such a sore deal.
General rule: Always, always research before investing your hard earned money.
Actually, the price for each house was and has always been $70,000 (USD). Some people failed to read correctly and assumed the price was quoted in EC dollars. In view of this fact, we The Authorities decided to give them a slight discount as each house would cost EXD $183,251.60. The exchange rate then was 2.61788 XCD for 1.0 USD.
This $23,251.60 discount was supposed to be used by each house owner for preventative maintenance and routine repairs, but the advice fell on deaf ears.
lol…look jokes!
DNO forgot to ask Mr. Austrie whether he owns any lots in Cotton Hill. We always knew that this so call “Housing Revolution” has been shrouded in trickery, deceit and scurrilous dealings. When the dust settles, this will be the biggest hoax of the 21st century.
Good question Student; he must also answer whether or nothe and other cabinet members own lots in Georgetown.
Dominicans will one day reslize why these criminals must stay in power by any means necessary. They will even fly diasporans in under dangerous circmstances. They refuse to cleanse the voters list.
Sounds just like international aid. Everybody benefits along the way, except the one at the end of the line, who is really supposed to benefit but little or nothing is left by then.
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h ha something is happening.
Hmmmmmm,the Minister’s inability to answer the question as to the differences in prices for houses built and sold under his watch suggests that the story with that is in fact true! he seems to have been caught off guard and is afraid to make a statement which he may later have to defend or retract! But how can there such a difference in the amount which was initially stated and the final figure and how can the Minister justify his subsequent comment that “there has to be some miss-communication and some miss-understanding,” he noted “If it was EC$70,000 then it cannot be EC$160,000 or it was never EC$ 70,000 and it was always EC$160, 000.” This is absolute madness!!!! I am not at all surprised that this has happened as the Chinese are well known for using inferior material as well as dangerous products in their manufacturing processes! I only hope that our government is not knowingly importing material which will be dangerous for our people long term while pretending not to know this! I also hope that they are not attempting to take people ‘for a ride’ knowing that the houses are very inferior but selling them to those persons who wish to buy at a much higher price than that which they are actually worth! Open your eyes my people……….NOT ALL THAT SHINES IS GOLD!!!!
Don’t worry they will get back the $70,000.00 in election handouts. They just wouldn’t know the difference.
Even the thatched-roof houses built long, long ago by the kalinagos were stronger and safer.
Remember our forefathers built houses with wood, from our forests, that withstood hurricanes for years. Many of the locally-built houses are still much safer and stronger than those Chinese- built ones in Bellevue.
Is that the level a people has been brought to? Beggars are no choosers?
Where is our dignity, pride? what has happened to our moral and ethical values?
Once the Nation is being seen as Beggars by others outside, your dignity, sovereignty is lost. You are slowly losing your land of birth, my people !!! Open your eyes, nuh !!!!!!
Construction works for Chinese Co. and its workers, while local workers are left without jobs. Several big National projects that our locals have the capabilities to do are awarded by Skerrit’s DLP Govt. to the Chinese. State Palace, State College, drains, bus stands etc. etc. etc. Chinese building them. The MOU at play?
PWC area for Chinese hotel. Chinese business swamp Roseau. Locals in big trouble, being displaced and closing shop one-by-one. Open market for cheap, inferior Chinese goods. MOU in action?
Where all those $$$$$$$$$$ gone nuh for that Housing degradation?
Is that our people are worth? Fooling the poor people with poorly-built, unsafe houses? See what a DLP Govt. is doing to its people, while they build $million mansions, villas, houses here, there, quick enrichment, laughing all the way to the bank. When will my people learn?
Did the institution who financed the purchase request a valuation? Even if the defects were not visible then, the price would have been exposed. How about the insurance company, did they request a valuation? Who among the selected few “Qualified” valuers examined those buildings? It seems like there are a lot more people involved in this fraud. That should be a matter for Police investigation.
Qui sa? valuation and insurance? what first world matters you raising dere nuh …cordi Tim Tim?
Dominicans funny.
Mr. Minister your policy on squatting is unreasonable. You are encouraging squatting. When you sold the first set of lands at $1.00/square foot you should have set an ultimatum.. “anyone squatting after a certain date…will be removed”. By continuing to sell at $1.00 to new squatters you are being unfair to those, sometimes next door, who have to pay the full price and see the value of their property lowered.
Amen! Dd any of these minister decision takers live next to the squatters?
The question is can anything be done??….I would demand my money back??….cause these houses will need too much repair it’s not wort it……
Portsmouth is no different ,The people which they gave houses ,had to finish them up ,some of them are still in a mess, the septics are flowing in the roads ,the whole area is in a mess ,but we expect that ,because is Portsmouth, poor Portsmouth, where the people worship porverty
All Dominicans not easy, them people get free houses and all you dont want them to do nothing in it for there self, who should fix it the government, ebey all like have serious issues.
its amazing how every “positive” step the government has taken turns out to be crap. The country is going into more debt and the ministers are becoming richer. When will dominicans learn?
DAYS aback i said that the houses are not good,,,it is not because someone is poor that they should get rubbish from the gov’t …these house were for ballots…respect poor people because they are the ones that elect you politicians…
Take your time dno it’s your site.
And the beat goes on. Stuck in moderation indefinitely.
Dominica has been sold lock, stock and barrel. An entire nation knows nothing about that secret MOU, that infamous Agreement between China and Skerritt’s DLP Govt.
Beggars are no choosers? Economic slavery.
Where all the money gone?
Chinese construction workers replacing local Dominicans to build State Palace, State College, bus stands, drains etc.
PWC area for Chinese hotel.
No deductions for social Security.
Roseau swamped with Chinese businesses, while locals facing hell, closing down.
Black people in the Nature Isle have forgotten the years of colonial domination, fooling of/manipulation of local leaders with trinkets, money, material things.
Where’s our dignity, our pride, our values as a people? Is that what the people deserve to live in?
A new kind of slavery is in operation right in our eyes.
Its their monies you know as you say beggars are no chooses. We have to try to get out of this state, but with our economy growing negatively this will not happen. It will always be take what we get
The houses were funded by the Chinese Government and built by local contractors…not Chinese. The materials were not imported like in the case of the Venezuelan houses but were bought from local hardware companies. If they were given sub standard houses it was by their fellowmen and not the Chinese.
BTW why is she concerned with the price that the neighbour paid for their property? They could have gotten it free, that is no concern of yours. This is the reason we always have problem cause we too like to compare ourselves with our neighbours like life is a competition…it is not.
Try to get your roof fixed (by whatever means necessary) and stop mind your neighbour business.
If twell the local contractors should be sued……….
Y shouldn’t she be concerned with the price her neighbors paid?? Do u think that’s fair??
Drugs or prostitution might get the roof fixed- anything necessary you said. This is what Dominica is today – anything for a dollar in the absence of honest employment.
Jo…..you are talking foolishness!!!! If the funding came from China and the buildings built by locals, the local company should be held to account. But are you trying to tell me that the Chinese govt. gives money to the government and they (the Government) find a contractor to build but just let them build mediocre houses for the money paid and never bothered to supervise the job being done? Hmmmmm, well hey, they are equally responsible as they should ensure that the government and people get value for money!! They should be held to account! And as to the neighbours?? Garcon everyone should get a fair deal, particularly from your government!! Hold them to account…..
The houses were not built by dominicans and the materials were imported from china. I know that for a fact. The Electrical word had to be redone by dominicans because it was not done correctly by the chinese.
Let’s disregard promised being made by the parties going up for election. Could someone please tell me if we would have been better of under X country and why. Am under 21 and I have heard neighbours talking and elders talking, but i want a different opinion, a “DNO commenter” kinda comment, if you get my drift. X = France or England… Please tell. Would like to understand for a history lesson sake. Let’s be objective ok. And no soliciting of answers.
This is just another name for Corruption and malpractice! If that’s not corruption and racketeering somebody will have to try to convince. The minister should have launched an immediate investigation into this corrupt practice and then make sure those who are involved go to jail or pay back the people and the state some money.
Thats why UWP should be given an opportunity to deal with all those involved in corruption and take back whatever they have taken from the state…. Its high time some folks go to jail for corruption and bad practice! I suspect when, Lenn, Dr Fontaine and Co… will come and investigate such issues, some folks might have to pay for that… So if they are playing heavy now, every long coil of rope has an end………….
Stop Corruption! Its not okay to be Corrupt! God detest corrupt practices!
I appauld the government for trying to provide houses for people, i think that is a very good idea and the should continue on that path but I do not think at $160,00.00ec they are lo income houses. You can build a very good 3 bedroom house with that money. I recently built a 40×30 house with 3 bedrooms for under $140,000.00ec. If there houses are furnised with everything from washing machine to spoons I can understand the 160,000.00 but just a bare house at that price is not low income house, it’s a bit steep. I would like them to continue providing house but at a better price.
Mee3………you sound like you are making excuses for them as if you do not realise that this is blatant disregard for people and their suffering!! Boss, they are responsible (government minsters and others) and they know it!!!!!!!!!!1 Stop making excuses for these people!!
That what we get when it comes free i have seen them, they have really aged badly, and those are not low income houses at these price tags.
So I understand about the housing issue. But domlec and garbage is the govt too? The govt has to make the house safe and homely end of, period. In relation to the garbage, speak to your neighbours or report them to environmental health. In respect of domlec, how is that the govt fault? Domlec don’t respect no one on the island. They cut electric anytime. The price quote sounds like a U.S quote maybe, then converted to EC. Either way, how can you put pen to paper? People does but house without contract? You got to read! You cannot just enter an agreement blind and blame the govt. but they have to fix the homes, that’s ridiculous
Don’t waste your time with the Environmental Health Department. They are going to advise you, like they did to me, to take your neighbour to court. Why not just take the matter to court, then pay your taxes so their salaries can be paid. Isn’t that what a job is about- the salary? what work?
after some time houses are going to deteriorate. you cannot expect then to last forever. have the owners been maintaining them, now that’s a question. I’m not saying they were given perfect homes, but come on, got to be somewhat realistic.
As for the pricing, I strongly believe someone is not telling the truth.
More of a housing REVOLT than a housing REVOLUTION!
I feel sorry for you home owners who thought that your house was well-built and would stand up to the weather, hot, rainy or not.
Poor material was used coupled with poor workmanship. Some contractors try to cut corners and save money as they overcharge for those houses.
Take heart, this occasionally occur in progressive countries. The result will be sooner or later those houses will crumble, a disaster waiting to occur.
I do hope there will be a swift solution to your dilemma and your houses will be restored to government-expected and accepted standard conditions. This is in addition to new houses that will be built in the future. God bless!
Peeping Tom have nthing to say on such matters I see. We born Labour we will die labour so why not suffer from labour. They crying foul now but will still vote labour so take what all u get.
The term housing revolution is just a vote buying slogan that is all it is. There is no genuine concern for the disadvantaged people nor have this government taken advantage of the much needed growth opportunities that a real housing revolution can present.
How many builders, trades men, truck driver, Material suppliers can really truly attest to a period of prosperity that is related to the housing revolution.
The signs of a corrupt government is very prevalent in Dominica. The minister who is responsible for the housing program cant even tell the cost of the houses so much so that he has to go do an investigation. The same minister who is /was in charge of the Petro Caribe program cannot say what answer questions regarding the finances of the program.
But we still love our PM!! 5 more years and u get 5 more years of repairs!
By the looks of it that house was not maintained. Look at all the dirt on the floor. No furniture, no signs that someone was living there. What do they expect. If a house is abandoned then it will rot and rats will take over. You get it for free maintain it and keep it clean. Show us a photo of your former dwelling.
Just now in card board boxes allu have to end up, enjoy your deteriorating house for now… I hate the rain cuz I can’t go outside, U hate the rain cuz it be pouring in ya kitchen.
That house looks terrible. Is that mateeial shown drywall? If so drywall and water don’t agree. That looks like a poor choice of material coupled with poor workmanship. If that’s drywall on a porch in Dominica which is subjecte to so much rain is poor choice to me. And if no one was in the house for three years and that deterioration go unchecked, I could easily see this happening. However from the report the problem does not seem to be isolated. But my biggest problem with this administration is why couldn’t Dominicans be given the contract to build these homes with the extensive unemployment in DA?
That is some serious mold on that floor. Just looking at it made me sneeze. this is a serious health risk. the things that poor people have to go through. Wow
but dat person was roasting breadfruit on their floor man??? lol
I have always maintained that the ”housing revolution” is not a revolution. The govt abused the term revolution. We are now seeing the so-called revolution is substandard houses and price discrimination based on one’s relationship with the Parl Rep. Skerrit and his government are gaudy-appearing to be glittering and worldly but lacking substance. The government is led by a showman.
allu doh pay for house allu making noise for little repairs to be done… and what allu expect when those chinese build for allu a die hard castle..
allu dominicans to greedy and foolish
Cant you read?? She paid $160,000 for it….Shame on the government…..I cannot believe they tried to rob some poor people so much while they give away houses to supporters…
You are a common slime ball. That was a cardboard shelter. The person actually needs a new home after 5 years. Cost of building goes up every year. So for the indivduals that’s a terrible blow. It was One step forward and now a hundred steps backward. @labar power why don’t you exchange your proprty for the person’s. You are on your high horse, so you don’t care a damn.
Wow! IS that how we Dominicans have become? So savage and uncaring because one may see the truth but because it highlights the weakness of his government, he/she has to be so rude. Lord, help us in Dominica. What an insult! One can no longer say what is wrong in Dominica when it is relating to the government. Shame on you. It seems that you have lost your conscience and good reasoning.
Labour power, you are so ignorant, it is not funny, if a house was built less than five years and it is this deplorable condition, it is obvious that it was poorly constructed with substandard materials. The person also said that they paid $160,000.00 for their home, how is it for nothing? With people like you Dominica is doom to fail.
I posted this insensitive comment just to compare the thumbs down and up comments in other to get a clear picture as to the foolish people that will support anything that an incompetent and greedy government can do to its citizens..
the ignorance exists, but it can be destroyed… open your eyes
And even if they didn’t pay, when they giving people someting give them someting good. Not coshonee. Is so they say they love dominicans? Shameful
Don’t worry folks, it was an election house, notice it lasted just five yrs, they will fix it for u again for another five and so on and so on. You get my point.
@straight…
good observation… 
A warranty on roofing materials is FIVE YEARS, NOT FOREVER. With all the rain Dominica has been getting, do you not think eventually there would be a leak here and there. When you noticed your roof was leaking why did you wait to do the repair?
The HOUSING AUTHORITY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS. You all want to live CHEAP and smell SWEET.
Here is a chance for the UWP to offer Dominicans something better. Give the DLP a run for their money. Maybe a 4 or 5 bedroom wall house, 3 1/2 bathrooms, large kitchen, with all appliances and a 2 car garage. One that require no maintenance from the owner.
Show us you can do better than the DLP before we give you our vote.
Aye las look shamel mouii for malaway, how skerrit and Austrie sleep at night.
They were not the contractors who built the houses. Be broadminded.
They sleep well because they much of the housing revolution good materials built homes for they and their families.Some of them have how many houses whereas there are people who need houses and cannot get one. If they give you one, it is an inferior one. They have the good houses so they don’t care one thing about Dominicans. Who tell you they care about you? All they want is your vote.
You asking how they sleep at night? Boy, they have a wonderful home and cozy bed to go to, maybe even their own security. Don’t you know you have to look after yourself first? Isn’t it Govt. ministers always telling us they can not do everything on their own?
well Pat you and I know calypso season will be
aye ch o tea tea HOTT!!!!
Maybe the 5000 jobs, 6-7% growth, 21 in 25 tour not working out that well so we back to the same old politics. Look for anything we can find to criticize. Truth will reveal.
What are you really saying there? Are you a paro or what!
No! I just call it like I see it. Please keep the name calling to a minimum.
Did you read the article? The house was built about a 5 years ago, by Dominica’s “pride group of employees” and the pictures are there for all to see. Yet you figure this is politics. Don’t worry the “Pit Latrine Revolution” is coming. Next 5 years I don’t want to imagine what the outcome will be. Eh Bey Look ..it.
Workers didn’t build those houses nah. Your glorified pm did through his housing revolution that GIS love to show on its program. The media should take their cameras to those communities and do a programme giving ghe labour party government credit for such atrocities.
@ Me
hey padna…. seriously……. ur head not sounding right nuh……… i reading wat u post deh n i checking, boiiiiiiii, wat de hell mister saying deh ner,
Don’t get hot under the collar. You uwpites should feel nice about your dno campaign since you all have inside help. Let’s see, oh, the new lamp poles they put up under the cliff are crooked. Anything else we can come up with. You all cannot stop progress. Dominica moving up.
Where is the connection? Are you in your right mind? So you are not seeing the condition of the house? How many properly built houses in Dominica would be like this after five years? What is wrong with some of you,people, that it is so hard for you to see the truth.
Lllooolll well if that cost $160k tha should be all concrete. Housing an my .
woye, woye, woye something is happening the
“next level” we are seeing,
look supporters crying…
where is reggie, skerrit and timmy hiding!!!!
This is not news in all Wanna be dictatorships this is the end result “Corruption Corruption on top of Corruption
Poor Job!. CHEAP MATERIAL! SUBSTANDARD WORK! EXPLOITATION OF THE POOR MAN! Wickedness!
Is that part of the Housing Revolution?
THEM WICKEDS OWN OIL MUST STEW THEM SOME DAY!
SETS OF UNCONSCIONABLE PEOPLE!
In addition some of the contractos go the cheapest way out, they buy untreated wood to contruct the houses and pocket the balance of the money to build their own skyscraper.
If you don’t have a contract you have to take what you get.
next level the poor people living in pliwood and chinese and charves plastic homes the big boys and big girls living well in there manson homes on u all dominicans what a shame the poor the poor people thats the only word u hearing from there mouth but i want to let u all know the dont care with u all
You call that Skerrits Housing Revolution. Did I read a figure $160 000.00.Why the entire building was not in concrete?
THIS IS WICKEDNESS MAN!
In every Revolution there are many casualties and this one is no different.The Poor and less fortunate are the Casualties.
Fight back ! Take back Your Vote!
The entire building could not be in concrete because the people who get the jobs have to give some money back for them to campaign because they give them the contract.
All you people too ungrateful. The stadium is inferior to but nobody complaining. We will give al ‘ll you two sheets of zinc roofing so we can secure your vote. After election doh ask for more. Just wait enjoy the louse not house live in poverty and let the cabal prosper.
Govt must let local engineers look at dose houses does Chinese building. Arung d same 5 houses, they put a nother low income house, dat person get it at 1.00 a sqft. But guess who dat living dare, a employ of . Is it a worker or a friend of d min of health. Papamet wat he really doing nuh? He didn’t say d govrment had to put 5 more opposite.
just look at the type of bus stop they start to build for us. that is not our style.they converting all of Dominica to china now.
That looks like an abandon house. Now wonder rat is taking over.
Lol….give them what they want. So they like it. I’m not feeling sorry for them cuz their bread well butter. They will still vote skerrit. LABOURRRR!
lol
I want more pics of the house..inside and outside…I want to see what a 160,000dollar house look like……and I will know what to expect for 30,000 dollars more
For that kind of money why not import ready-made trailers from the U.S.A. More value for money, definitely.
Drove the west coast road lately?
It is unfair that these set of people got the bad end of the deal. Imagine houses built after those,in the same area,the homeowners only paying for land! the price would not be much of an issue if the houses were built in concrete. the houses are steel frame with sheet rock inside. It was not tiled, there were no cupboards. there were no separation between toilet and bath.I mean where is the justification in price?
With crap like this I comprehend the Cuban revo and Grenada’s.These guys in power need to be taken from
ther homes and jailed in the early morning
No wonder Castro put so many of his own comrades in jail and before the firing squardand those who escaped left for Miami.
I looking for a few good men & Women who are more than eager to see those buggers jailed homes and other assets confiscated.
I have a few lawyers on the list they should /will be the first to goto the Gulag.Shame?? no they eir Shame gland are dry.Saqway salpets
well… look under the house bottom… should say ‘made in china’… in other words $5.00 for 5 days for a shoe in most cases 5 mins.. apply that to homes which should have a lifespan of at least 7 years, given that its wood and they got them for free – a matter of months before they go kaput!!
If the houses look that bad just imagine how the hospital with look like years after they build it.. God help dominica…
And the State Palace and the State College ,The stadium is already there have You looked at it lately?
If the houses look that bad just imagine how the hospital will look like years after they build it.. God help dominica…
**sorry about typo
They that building the new hospitals nuh? Oh lord
So who is doing quality control when these houses were being built…you all put that much trust in others??…they are human beings too…..now what???
oops….was….I need to correct because…..you know who
There is very little supervision (sometimes none) supervision of construction (especially residential)in Dominica. The Planning Department will run you to the grave to get approval then you can build what you want. Most houses do not look like the approved plans. When you report your neighbour nothing happens. You have to put up with the nuisance or go to court no help from the planning department.Luckily for some of us property values only go up in Dominica.Even then the quality of life is seriously affected. This is the situation with all law enforcement in Dominica largely with the exception of drugs in which case the police and/or Customs officers get a cut from what the court charges. Well w\should the planning officers get a cut too?
I just hope the stadium does not collapse, Chinese built isn’t it?
I go out of my way to make sure things I but does not say made in china.
I think there is a saying that goes like that “you get what you pay for”
And like I said before they must stop with that single mothers business….there are lots of poor homes where the father is present….he may or may not be the only bread winner….the fact is that they are poor and need as much help,as the single mothers…………..this system is what caused a lit of black families in the inner cities in the US to break up…destroyed many families…the father needed to leave for his family to recieve Assistance….
With the men in the home…..the famiky did not qualify for public Assistance because they were sometimes just a bit above the required salary…….neverthe less they needed Assistance…….you need to prove that u are dirt poor , if you make 50 above their qualifying number then too bad……we need to take a good look at these families need and not just give a qualitying figure or situation……
but these same mothers are at every show and sewo. always dress classy.
Fly by night housing revolution…everyone knows them Chinese building fast but weak structure….just 5 years post construction and all that deterioration already SMH
The lots wete sold seperately from the houses?…I thought it was one package for those who bought the houses………and how much are they paying a month for these houses which cost 160000….they are low income houses so……but these people do not need this stress in their lives…looks like the house need to be bulldozed……even though I’m paying a low rate I would not want a to live in a brand new house that is falling apart
Bram,, Bram..
dominicans like cochone
Hey people there is a thing they call maintenance- you need to maintain the property or else it will deteriorate what you expect nuh!-
They have to order the materials on line to maintain it? Is not in block or wood its made of. Its all made in china!
He should also visit the first set of houses built in the kalinago territory also. Mr austrie do follow ups and make ur visit!
WOW!
it would suck if the hosues were that poorly constructed.
But we must also bear in mind the climate and the materials..
the floor looks like “parkay” which can’t take lost of water. Dominican like to scrub their floors.
Rats? well – that maybe the home owners fault.
the roof – i can’t explain – poor materials
Also – what about home maintainance?
So they were only scrubbing one area in the house????…maitainance????…if you move into a 5 year old house that has been vacant for three years…..would you exoect that much deterioration???
Yeh what are they maintaining the house with. Red clinic medication. Having a house and not having jobs is not development. This is perpetuating poverty.
You give a man a house and five years after he can’t even buy a gallon of paint nor a gypsum board is tragic.
There is nothing wrong in helping the less fortunate with housing but when you create poverty along with the housing
you guys are so stupid!!!!!
poor people can afford $160000 houses? Magwaysa… if they are so poor that they can’t afford to maintain how the hell did they buy?
that’s the question – sooo poor that you cannot do the basics for your house….. then you complaining.
and at Thiny – if the house was vacant for 3 yrs then she moved in – it’s pretty safe to assume that when she moved in the house was fine, but after 2 yrs – with her in the house – that much damaged occured?
You’d think that an abandoned neglected house would have been infested …. maybe paros would have moved in – vandalised…
but hey – $160000 later it’s a single mom’s worse nightmare.
go figure
wicked set of people
$160.000.00. for them kind of houses there? a malaway builder would do a better job with d materials we have at them hardware stores in town and the house owner would still have a lot of change left. another note them Chinese materials are not suited for our Dominican climate. what they think is a KUNG FU
movie they came to mak na?
The leader of this administration knows exactly what he is doing and who/what it dealing with. He is dealing with poverty created by he himself when he introduced a Red Clinic that encourages a certain type of person not to work but to depend on him. He masks it by saying that God sent him to help poor people.The Red Clinic is administered by a Prime Minister who patterns himself after leftist dictators who saturate the airwaves with propaganda. They look to own all the means of propaganda. Look at how GIS is used as a propaganda machine for the Prime Minister. It campaigns 24/7 for the Prime Minister bring pictures of the Yes We Care program. But behind that is the bin bobol, the villas, the land transfer of Isidore, the G.O.N. Emmanuel arson and attempted murder, the $400,000 house in Vielle Case; in fact massive corruption. Every Minister has to repeat “thanks to Prime Minister Skerrit” when they deliver a speech, building a personality around the Prime Minister just like Kim il Jong, Mao Tse Tung, Muamar Ghaddafi. It is indeed pathetic that a man elected to so high a position can use his intelligence to fool people and say is God that send him. One wonders and he himself should begin to think what his fate will be. And I don’t mean his political fate, but the fate of a man entrusted with the welfare of a nation, using a little bit of good to cover massive borbol and say that God sent him.