Three communities south of the capital are the recipients of two improved and upgraded playing fields and the construction of a bridge and walkway.
On Thursday, MP for the Roseau South Constituency, Ambrose George, led the media on a field visit to Fortune, Kings-hill and Loubiere to observe ongoing projects.
Upon the visit to the Kingshill Playing field, several young men and a few women were seen laboring away in the mid-day sun.
George noted that the field has already been levelled and wall construction is in the early stages for what is expected to be an illuminated basketball court. The area will also be fenced and a stage erected to host different occasions.
“At the end of the project you will see a general improvement of the playing field,” George said, “I think it is a project much appreciated by the young people … it’s been highly spoken of by the young people of the community.”
This project is costing in the region of $250,000, according to George.
He also mentioned that the community is taking ownership of the project since, “one of the things that we are doing here, is that they get paid for four days of the week and the fifth day (Friday), is what we refer to as ‘sweat equity’ …. they give one day free.
“So they are putting in something into the project because we want them to appreciate the fact of ownership and to ensure that it is done to their satisfaction,” George stated.
The project is about a month old and phase one is expected to be completed by month end.
In Fortune, George explained there is a bridge construction project over the Fortune Ravine which will cost approximately $37,000.
In the past the ravine posed great difficulties for some 45 residents who had to cross it to get to their homes.
“They have been seeking some ease in terms of accessibility to the area, so we decided to undertake the project,” George said.
Steps and landings will also be constructed to the tune of $74,000.
A box concrete drain will also be built in the area costing about $34,000.
In Loubriere, a 420 feet retaining wall is under construction to separate the playing field from a nearby embankment. Upon completion the playing field will be transformed into a multi-purpose basketball court with a washroom facility.
“The project in itself is a big step forward,” said Project Manager, Kermit Robinson. “That playing field hosts a lot of young fellas playing football in the afternoon and I think it would be a very good project.
The first phase of the project is expected to be completed by the end of the month.
George explaned the project will improve the playing field.
“And when I say improvements I mean lighting, levelling of the field, the construction of a perimeter wall on the eastern and southern sides of the field as well as the erection of a hard court to facilitate sports as far as basketball, netball is concerned,” he said.
George said such project is important for the community since it can be used for various events.
The entire project is costing EC$ 280,000 and 14 men are employed on it.
Shoddy job on that bridge. Why cant our projects look refined and classy unless they are done by foreigners? they could have finished the job of the surrounding bank and ground level upgrade. Apart from the bridge clean up the area a bit make it look welcoming. Non the less i suppose it serves its purpose.
What has UWP done lately WHAT?!!
…woken up DLP??
@UDOHREADYET They have forced the lazy gang in the Labour party to stop thinking of their pockets, and to start work. Unfortunately for the greedies in this Labour Party, it is too late. They really needs to be kicked out. They are a gang of no goods.
People who leave in glass houses should not throw stones. also if you have skeleton in your closet careful what you say about others. Team Dominica and their supporters and others that bashing on Ambrose and the Government. Time will tell before election shall call. The saying goes mouth open etc.
The man doe doing nothing for roseau south nor and now he on the ground touring project because election coming.u can tour Wi u can even pay a tour guide if u want .But tour well because This election there u not getting my vote and plenty other people vote.not you not that vohass reggie not timothy not skerite not none of all u.change is a must this time.call the damn election we fed up with all u!!!!!!
AMEN!
All I can say to Ambrose is LOL!
Now you can see what condition our country would be in without an effective opposition. Opposition is healthy, it wakes up the ruling party from their slumber and makes them alert. and more efficient. Please, please, don’t let our country go to a one-party/one-man state, Don’t vote for Skerrit.
readin all dem comments leave me wonderin..but ambrose u in trouble dis time around
It seems like Labour Party is feeding on all development plans and ideas of Team Dominica and UWP I would suggest that team Dominica start revealing the plans that they have for PUBLIC SERVANTS now so public servants can benifit too I know they will implement them before the election.
Well Well Well the people of various constituencies like Grandfond, Roseau South, Petit savanne etc can say well done Lennox,Tomson,Jashua and the others (UWP) for bringing progress and relief for them some of them dont support UWP but it is a fact that what is happening now is because of pressure from the opposition and team Dominica. Keep up the Good Work UWP.
SHAME ON THAT LABOUR PARTY GOVERNMENT AFTER 15 YEARS
I do hope he sees this comments ad realises how he has failed his constituency.. I am a labourite from Eggleston but i am having my doubts about this man. If i wasnt satisfied with the PM and his work in d/ca i would not vote Ambrose George. I commend Joshua Francis on what he is doing though. His efforts make Mr. George work.
who is ambrose leader nuh? you ppl sickening me with that skerrit story GO VIELLE CASE AND VOTE FOR YOU SKERRITT!
what about the castle comfort roads?
Thank you Joshua Francis!
all of a sudden bullcrap.election coming
Thank God for Joshua Francis…Since he come around we start to see something happening……Ambrose Geaoge Castle Comfort people paying tax too…we want proper roads too…I see all little couwear and slum getting concrete roads and we have to take money from our pocket to fix our roads. CHANGE IS A MUST…NOT AN OPTION!!!!
Thank God for Joshua Francis…Since he come around we start to see something happening……Ambrose Geaoge Castle Comfort people paying tax too…we want proper roads too…I see all little couwear and slum getting concrete roads and we have to take money from our pocket to fix our roads. Change Must Come!!!!Change Must Come!!!!
Dominicans grow up where the money coming from. as I said before Rome was not built in a day you need to priotitise.
Was the roads not the same with previous Government Eugenia Charles built those useless narrow roads no one said a dickybird. Besides I dont hear any of you say that your country was nearly sold to racist people, Edison James? remind me please of what progress he did when in powerit cannot have been good it did not make a mark on me.
As an outsider I see the progress and thank God. since I know myself all of 60 Dominica looking like that allyou want miracle. No one else in the caribbean disrespect their leaders like that not even Haitians.
shut up and leave DA it would be nice to get rid of all the ye ye. Dominicans bat da ba zor
No wonder it is said that DNO is pro-UWP. Do you mean to inform me that not one DLP supporter wrote or are they fed-up of the foolishness they read on especially this article, a foolishness which gets no one anywhere and which is not stimulating to as much as read. What type of people are they who have commented?
Is it any wonder that some of us are not able to access thumbs up and down? I think they are suppressed. Something went radically wrong. Does it take that long for a technician to repair this glitch? A new technician is required.
@Simply The Truth
Will you please Shut The Hell Up, since you are intellectually and morally backward. bankrupt and corrupt. It is a dam shame for you to be parading as a Doninican when it seem to me that you are a corrupt, develish, wicked and satanic soul, who bask in glory, to see Dominicans being impoverished by a wicked Labour Party.
Go hide yourself someone. Your Shameless soul!.
Let me take the opportunity to thank Joshua Francis for the effort he is making to bring change to the Roseau South constituency, YOU WILL SURELY BE REWARDED AT THE POLLS!
THANK YOU SIR!
We’ll. Team Dominica hearts off to u all great job fire in their back yard they trying to full u all and if they win is still Chinese that will work by right Dominicans should never follow skerrit where ire the pride of life God give u all no jobs for Dominicans and now they wan all u vote the same thing will happen over again
How can Ambrose be allowed to regain his manhood to the extent that he is even touring projects in the constituency? UWP you are demonstrating real weakness in your strategizing. All those incompetent Labour ministers who have been sleeping for four years are suddenly finding their voice.
Imagine Matthew Walter is allowed to speak and even insult people, this man should have been the subject of mass demonstrations demanding his resignation for the murder of the agricultural industry, now he is talking!
The same goes to Julius Timothy for his impotence in dealing with the Chicungunya, collin McIntyre for high unemployment, and the list goes on.
Strategize UWP! Educatinbg the masses on Q95 WILL NOT CUT IT!
Wait a minute, are these cost right? Example, the $37,000.00 for the bridge,….can vehicles pass across it?
Go job Joshua for forcing Ambrose to pay attention to roseau south bcuz they have been neglected and rejected.
Good Job Sir.
After 14 years of DLP is that all Ambrose? I saw the community appreciate that little crumbs but that is the signal for you to GO!! Boss Leave !! Make the bridge big enough so u can drive on it on your exit!! DLP take Dominicans for concrete blocks ..think we stupid. and we cant hear or see.
Well Mr George my vote for sure is to put DLP and you in the garbage bin!! Can’t wait !!
As I always state, DNO should not post such types of comments. Nothing good to say, eh as usual? Your comment is unworthy, not educating and not inspiring. Comments as yours turn people off DNO.
I did not think some D/cans were so wicked. Do you have one bit of love in your heart? It appears to me to be filled with hatred.
Can you not appreciate the good which is being done and for the youths? Do you not have it in you to do so? I feel sorry for you. I hope you sleep well.
@Simply the Truth Can a bankrupt buffoon like you with no credibility tell DNO what to publish and what not to publish? I think is your infected crap that should be hidden, since it is not fit to be read.Did you mention the word wicked? This is the epithet of you the blogger and the type of bloggs you write. You are the perfect accessory of evil on this medium. WICKED!!
CHANGE IS A MUST, NOT AN OPTION!
UWP supporters in desperation to discredit ambrose,
posting some faceless comments,i had to laugh,how can satan pressure people to do good,when his objective is to see people fall,well sah UWP supporters,so right now satan is dividing in his own ranks?no house divided can stand,how are you all going to win if labour is doing good,seeing you all are making them do good,that just does not make any sense,come up with a new posting strategy,UWP supporters.
@forreal I would not refer to Skerrit as Satan. I think Skerrit wants Ambrose to do good for his constituency because he Ambrose has failed the people of Roseau South. I will NEVER EVER VOTE LABOUR, but i will never call Skerrit Satan either.I will simply say that he is a terribly bad leader.
Like the others let me thank JOSHUA FRANCIS for finally bringing the much needed projects to Roseau South.
KEEP ON PRESSURING SKERRIT FOR MORE PROJECTS YOUNG MAN!
JOSHUA ALL THE WAY
Ambrose Pwen Couwee Man!
As many heads there are it is as many opinions you will get. Some people do not appreciate the good that others do. They will never change.
Ministers cannot opt out and create projects and also have money to construct those projects. It takes funds to do so. Consider how much money is paid into Inland Revenue – income tax. Have you considered where the money came from for this project and to pay those who are assisting to construct it? Prior to being critical think of this first. Consider how many millions of dollars it takes for all what D/cans want to be constructed and right away.
Does money grow on trees? They are fortunate that certain organizations assist D/ca. Otherwise, there would be no money for those projects. Be satisfied with what you have and what is presently being done. Most of all thank God.
Well Said… dey (UWP) so pathetic dey want to criticize everything and when they cant criticize they want to take credit for what other people do.
Yet dey themselves cannot do anything. Do something so allu can talk.
Where was Labour five years ago, FIXING THEIR OWN BUSINESS, MAKING THEIR POCKETS AND THAT OF THEIR RELATIVES FATTT and now they want to come vit ma praesa and do projects here and there. TOO LATE LABOUR, after UWP left office you all neglected most of their projects including the international airport and now you all want to pretend that all you love Dominica. If you all had love for Dominicans these projects would been taken care of ten years ago.
You know i thought Ambrose had SHAME!
THIS MAN IS SHAMELESS!
Too Little Too Late you are OUT OUT. OUT
I live in Eggleston and Ambrose George has done nothing for the people. He is the worst PalRep that is if he even know we exist. He just sits in his office at Newtown and does nothing. If you see the road to come to Eggleston, and doh talk about the playfield. But don’t worry Ambrose we waiting for you come election, we FED UP time for you to go and allow us to get proper representation man. As Joshua come you doing like if you doing so much, but as I say we waiting for election.
@ roseau Tell Joshua Francis about the road, and you will see how fast you all will get it. Talk to your friends, neighbours etc, about this bad Parl Rep, and on polling day vote against him. Vote for him to PWEN COUWEE!
The projects are welcome. But things in D/ca are soo expensive. I would like the see the break-down of where those hundreds of thousands of $ go. If is to the hard-working Dominicans, I don’t mind you know. However, I would like to see what kind of box drain cost $34,000. You all like to boast about how much money you spend, but I hope you are spending the Dominican people money efficiently, and effectively.
Garcon NOW you doing a ting! The ROAD To get to the field in Loubiere/Leopoldville wallhouse you not seeing it need repairs??????????? After all them years neglecting your constituencies? well thank you at least something start?
Your name is Raisin BUN? Next to Reuben Bakery you are living man? Please vote Ambrose out. Chat about this with your friends. CHANGE IS A MUST!
well garcon ambi how times have changed from doing absolutely NOTHING to having 3 projects going on simultaneously! Mr. Francis we voting all the way!
Ah ah ha now Ambrose visiting kingshill lol hahaha but those ministers think people stupid man haha people are now seeing the koshony all u doing.how much years u doe do noting for kingshill .now u coming??? Eh now u coming Garcon doe come up in our village please!!!! Stay out!! Look at the roads in kingshill full of holes for years and all u Dow doing noting.now election coming u want to come there. Allb u think people stupid!!! All u can never get my vote again. All u too damn wicked!!!! Workers must win that election.voleh alone that making all u labourites win that election this time.
Voleh alone making DLP win, those stupid labourites don’t want you to talk, cause they know they getting handouts from Skero, but the Money tree will not be there forever. After DLP win put taxes on all you to pay back all those debt from China, Venezuela etc. I cannot wait to hear all you talk then
i live in Roseau south, kingshill to be exact for the last 20 years and have never ever i repeat never ever seen Ambrose George in d community doing any projects except now on d arrival of Joshua Francis. nothing had been done in kingshill since this labour pain has been in power. there is a busstop there now built by a labourite under the then UWP administration that is what you call ALL SHALL EAT. now is only “catch a vote” job that is around. i guess his votes were never threatened before, why else would he be working now? CHANGE IS A MUST AND CHANGE WILL COME! Even AMBROSE HAS CHANGED. LOL ME AND MY CHILDREN WE VOTING FOR CHANGE!all my friends and family who are registered and never voted and those who register for the first time THEY IN THAT TOO! WORKERSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
@not fooled I LIKE THAT. I I REALLY LIKE THAT! I am not from the area, but i am constantly talking to my many friends who live in Roseau South. This man Ambrose is a waste of time. It is time that he Pwen couwe.!
Ambrose Pwen couwee. I would like to thank Joshua Francis for what has happened in the South of Roseau.(Roseau South).
Ambrose, I laughing my head off! is that Sikiyay make you do? Well hats off to Mr. Francis and a big raspberry to you. I used to respect you my brother but not again.
We welcome the projects! But all shall be named after Joshua Francis. After 19 years of representing Roseau South, 5 years as a Senator and over 14 years as Minster, we are finally getting some public goods in Roseau South.
Thank you DLP, but our minds have been made up already. Whether DLP wins general election or not, Ambrose will loose Roseau South as our Parliamentary representative.
Keep up the good work Joshua Francis and God bless you and your family.
Ambrose after 15 years Wow
So UWP didn’t have anyone going up against Ambrose in how many years you say? And you think with all those projects we would change him?
Well think again. If we vote UWP all our projects would stop. No thank you UWP, Labour ca Twavay tout pa tu for real.
Not in words only, but things we can feel and see nothing invisible. That is the real CHANGE.
How Long? For a very long time.
You and the likes of you, keep this up. You are enticing an uprising in Dominica sooner or later. You and the others as you will pay for that.
Thanks to Joshua Francis.
Mr George have you ever been FIRED by this corrupt Labour Party?
If yes, how many times Sir?
From the time Joshua Francis has come on the scene, he has forced a lot of development to take place in the Roseaqu South constituency. it’s like skerrit is afraid of him! He has forced Ambruise to PWEN COUWEE, (CLEAR THE WAY ), and he (Francis) seem to be getting whatever he asks for. Such a well listened to man is miles ahead of Ambruise Pwen Couwee , and is deserving to be PARLIAMENTARY REPRESENTATIVE. WOW!
KEEP ON THE GOOD WORK JOSHUA FRANCIS!
WAW.. Seems everybody quick to show they working eh..
My only question is after son long in office are these the only thing you have to show for it?
Ivor not working ner, have you all seen Grand Fond road?
One thing for sure, since the novice UWP Leader, Lennox Linton and Team Dominica come on stream, you fellas in the DLP Government working over time… Thank God for the new UWP Team Dominica fellas that making all you work hard to stay in power… that UWP Team Dominica real good boy…
Is only now I see Labour Government working hard. The next thing I want to see is less corruption among all you Labourites… Good job anyway even though is Linton that causing all you to work hard 
All those years you have not noticed the progress in D/ca? You must be blind, deaf and sleeping. How sad for you.
@Simply The Truth Have you seen the development.? Do you know the thousands who depend upon Red Clinic Funds TO EAT? YOUR DAM WICKED!