Lecturers at the Dominica State College (DSC) are expressing annoyance with the DSC administration, after they were abruptly informed that “they won’t be receiving their February salary on time.”
A letter signed by the bursar of the DSC, Catherine Abraham, to the lecturers states in part, “this letter serves to inform you that salaries for the month of February will undoubtedly be late…”
The letter apologized for the delay and states that the authorities at the DSC are working feverishly to have the matter rectified in the shortest possible time.
It also thanked the lecturers for their patience and understanding.
DNO was told told that staff members are very “upset and annoyed” since they had not been told the DSC was experiencing any financial difficulties and the letter gives them no clear idea as to how soon they can expect to get paid.
DNO unsuccessfully tried to reach the DSC Bursar via telephone but we were told that she was not prepared to speak on the matter.
President of the DSC, Dr. Donald Peters, is currently out of state and cannot be reached for comment.
DNO is following up on this story.
Look Tory
I am a lecturer at the college and do not say what you cannot verify… If I know who who are talking about trust me she is not “moomoo.” her mouth is opening loud. She is no respector of persons and she talks where and when she has to talk for her right. As a matter of fact she tells them at the top what she has to say with no disrespect. She is a frank, bold, independent person that can fight her own battles…..
people get real i need my money to but just have patience.it will come
Sorry to hear but it’s worldwide,I hope we all know that it’s only God who can see us through this, so let us pray people, pray hard and trust God,
God doesnt have time for greedy theiving evil lazy ignorant people. Too much real suffering around the world for God to waste precious time on Dominicans.
Leave God out of any conversation to do with this country. We are in this predicament willfully and deliberately. Dominicans put Dominica here. Its not now this nastiness started.
Every man jack on this island should be on his knees BEGGING God for forgiveness and repenting. Do you see that? God? stewps leave God out of this.
Only satan here and DOMINICANS invited him in. Leave God out of this nastiness.
And allu havent start to feel things yet! Wait till all those loans really start coming in for state palace and roads and and and and. Just wait! HAH! Allu like your concrete eh? Well you will start paying for it now.
what do you mean salary is late when today is the 28th of February
Is not them alone PWC workers have not been paid two fortnights and no salary this month
That same thing is happening at the dominica prison. Officers working for three months plus before they can get there salaries.
If you think that it is Dominica State College alone facing that problem. Even UWI is struggling. Check it out yourself:
http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/todayspaper/default.asp
AND?????!! While we appreciate this information, what we are trying to enforce is honesty at the highest level. National Bank and AID BANK not interested in that story when they come knocking and calling your phone on a Saturday you know. As that day arrive they start banging on interest and say this is BANK POLICY. Talk to us and we talk to them so they know what to expect … and maybe we could take a SKIP a payment option to relieve the INTEREST PRESSURE. YOU feeling me yet??? Thanks
What the hell that has to do with people getting paid here. If someone works they have to get paid.
Is not DSC Lecturers alone that not getting paid you know… what about all the support staff!!! Those who are at work religiously, sacrifice tremendously and work even harder than some lecturers!
Isn’t our economy well? So what is this am hearing there nuh?
guess is that same level they were talking about
Even if we do not agree with something we should not lie about it. We blame politicians and do the same thing. Fees increase came about in September 2012.
By the way, what percentage of these fees are being paid? That would be interesting statistics.
the lack of funds has nothing to do with the president, bursar etc… as far as my experience when i worked at the college,as a former member of staff, i can tell u, it is the Ministry of Education that needs to be contacted on the said matter.
But again, those on the outside, will simply assume the worst, crucify the innocent, while the politicians are laughing and being merry.
Really? This is so wrong. The Ministry of Education? Does the Ministry of Education pay salaries to anyone?????
I hope you were not at the state college as a lecturer because you are something of an ignoramus.
as a professional, there are things i can put in public and things i should not… but believe me, the gov’t has something to do with college staff being paid… they have some share in it and has some responsibilities to it…. anyway i’ll leave it there… but if u don’t believe me then ask St Jean…..
The Ministry of Education is in no way connected to salaries at the Dominica State College.
@ahem you have a point. If the subventions are not paid then how will salaries be paid?
If the promises to pay for every student who wears a piece of red clothing are not kept how are salaries to be paid?
all u serious? Jah Jah protection!people have family to fed.
i hear strike going down friday….I in dat
if strike is on Friday then these people head too full of education that they have no sense. They would prefer the letter the Marpin employees got?
Withdrawal of labour does not work when the supply of labour is greater than the demand. If you give some of these lectures (who are not qualified educators anyway even if they have experience) their matching papers, you will see how many more will be lurking to get the job at a percentage of the salaries. All that has to be done is keep them for one term before they get comfortable.
This is very sad. I hope the lecturers receive their salaries soon…I can only imagine what they must be feeling right now…
The DSC lecturers cant get their salaries on time but I can bet you that the UN ambassador will be getting his for doing what ?????????. But hey we made our bed so let’s sleep in it.
Maybe if the students had paid their tuition already there would have been money. But then, I guess there are promissory notes from red clinic. Promissory notes cannot pay staff!
helerrrr the students are payting their tuition most ppl jus remain a little sum of money to pay and that cant pay the whole staff including cleaners etc…
If the parents of students don’t have jobs then how do they pay tuition. The students themselves can’t get a job to pay their bills. Net level of poverty is not on the door step but in the bedroom making lamous
every student had to pay 400 dollars and more and dont even tuk about those that paid their full semester fee!!! im payin $2300 every semester for my courses and its paid and im sure im not the only one that paid already and even so dosent DSC have a savings account ?? boy if you have dsc that just over populated wif students how can the staff b paid ohh plzz
@student & elle…. are you guys college students?
The way that you write is disturbing for students at that level.
Be patient. The computer is broken down. Will be repaired next month.
We thought we were in good hands. It doh seem to be working with the Doc at the helm. Pluis tarte puis twiste.
Those children does pay the little school fee they asking for? Stupz
Financial difficulties? What will happen when the new state of the art college that is being built by China opens up? Will the government be able to afford to keep it running? Will there be sufficient funds to cover utilities, supplies, and pay the lecturers? Dr. Peter, let’s hope you and the board of directors are seriously considering alternate funding mechanisms to keep this institution alive. Tuition? Alumini Association? Friends of DSC? Fundraising? Grants from international donors? Continuing education programs? With all of your US connections you should be able to implement some of the measures that colleges in the US utilize to stay afloat. Everytime I turn around my US college is sending an envelope in the mail asking for financial support; newsletter with what’s going on, Meet-up with the President in my neighborhood with open bar and some silly little appetizers. Strategize, Dr. Peter, strategize before it’s too late. People cannot work without pay.
With the of the art college being built I do hope these initiatives are on the table.
So tired of hearing -he or she is out of state -you should be in Dominica taking care of the lecturers and students -that is where your focus should be.
“this letter serves to inform you that salaries for the month of February will undoubtablely be late..” “Undoubtablely??? Does DSC have its own lexicon?
The President should forfeit his travelling funds to pay the lecturers !
the loud mout labarite girl
from possie that teaching dsc 
, i doe hearing her. she soooooo like to talk. she mooomooo now man… next level, way papa look kakabeth in my dominica… am dominican ah yuh??? 
Is that Fred the car
the loud mouth lady will not go to the public to rant and rave….
DNO needs to go to the prison as well because there are prison officers who are working hard and when its time to get their salaries is problem.who is responsible for this procrastination?
I am a lecturer at the DSC. The president have saying that he is cutting administrative costs.
But what he have never told us is how much money is spent by the college on overseas travel.
you are not no lecturer….sakway mateh
u can’t be serious… if u were a lecturer be smart, i live in stockfarm, i know i’ve seen his brownish s.u.v going up n down the road… so u would know better than that, i’ve cleaned at the d.s.c as a grounds man, u won’t find a more professional and down to earth leader than the good doc. i can vouch that any travel made, was necessary to the advancement of the college. u aint a lecturer and if u are, then u just a peck in a valley of sand, cause the lecturers love dr. peters…..
Donald Peters + Incompetence = DSC
only if u knew the caliber of gentleman, that it dr peters. u would take that back…. the dr peters i know, is the leader who arrives at work on time and leaves at the time to leave…. not at 2 pm while staff is hard at work… i have a niece who goes to the college, and she does a class that even Dr. Peters teaches from time to time… so people like u need to shut ur jaw and stop try to bring down a good man, just cause rumors in the atmosphere on d.n.o u getting hot-up in the spot… get to know the gentleman u trying to bring down
As a student before u even register on Orbund you have to pay 400 EC cash and delivered, a shirt is 60 EC cash, everything up @ DSC is money so somebody please do the maths. FEES went up i wondering where all these money goes too.
you think 25.00 EC a credit can pay lecturers? Do the maths. If a class has 40 students (a big class) that is 3000 for 3 months. How many of you would work for that?
if only u knew my friend…. i had a sister who worked at the college, trust and believe the lil 400 u paying is chickenfeed money, a favour D.S.C doing allu students, this is the cheapest in the caribbean but delivers top grade/caliber education…
since imf put in regulations, dsc became a private institution. since that time everything has gone downhill. i think the college would be better off with the government in charge
students cannot pay the fees which keep getting higher, and when the college has to depend on this money to pay bills and teachers, here comes the problem. teachers always getting paid late in this college, so the letter stating that they were unaware that dsc was facing financial problems should be deleted.
did you know that on many occasions the electricity in the bath estate campus was cut because of lack of payment? and negotiations made each time to get it back on?
there is a lot more going on
Those college teachers will understand. Majority of them were waving red flags and shouting for the next level. Lets all go to the next level.
And I heard that the Doc was asking the Ministry of Education for an increase in his salary “because he is the lowest paid president in the Caribbean”, and they can not pay the lecturers who are also lower paid than anywhere else.
And what does “undoubtedly be late mean?” Are the salaries going to be late or not?
How is it that is it only since the Doc has become president that salaries are not being paid on time
NO PAY NO WORK
its just the beginning! The PM will have to start printing the $Skerro. I heard 100 Skerros to a US dollar. After all Dominicans will have tonnes of cash in their pockets. Problem solved.
I really wonder what will drive the Dominican people to stage a revolution against this incompetent, corrupt regime. We have two choices. One, lets take the blows we get and keep our mouths shut or two, lets show the labour party what time it is. Silence is betrayal- is either you with us or against us. We needs boots on the ground people. Time for highs and glory days of labor are long gone!!!!!!
Are you crazy? You calls for the violent overthrow of the duly elected democratic government is totally uncalled for! The Dominica Labour Party won the most recent general election by an 18 to 3 margin, I think that should demonstrate to any thinking person that the VAST MAJORITY (over 60%) support our government and its vision for the future!
Boots on the ground – my foot! Its votes in the ballot box that you need and unfortunately for you the opposition cannot deliver, because they are just to old, lazy and incompetent.
next level i wonder what my partner chad will say now
what are u really talking about,
By the way who’s chad? LOL Good LucK Chad
DNO please continue following up on this story with President of the DSC, Dr. Donald Peters, rather than with DSC Bursar since she was not prepared to speak on the matter.
Already you have to wait a whole month for that salary, and now its late. Boy this is madness real madness… Locooooooo…
No pay NO work!!! short and sweet…. d bigger heads get their $$$$$ and the persons doing all the hard work left stranded!!!!! STRIKE!! SUE THIS MUST BE A BREACH OF CONTRACT!!!!!
yes, but what about we the students? Especially those of us who will be sitting A Levels in a couple of months. DSC has wonderful teachers, and it is no way fair to them, but striking will not solve the problem….already DOMLEC had cut the light recently
Ebeh look it!
Seems to me that the said Dr.Peter is DUCKING as we would say here in Dca. Anyway, the lecturers should not worry because there seems to be money in abundance in the country since we just gave LIAT 8 million. Our hero, the master of problem solving (Skerro) will pay that money by next week and all will be well again.
Assertive, NOT Agressive!
Really – are the banks also willing to expect their mortgage payments late? What about the Domlec? This is truly unacceptable.
if they are made redundant how will the bank loans be paid?
It sucks but that’s better than being made redundant.
No wonder the Doc. is out of state. I would make myself scarce too! Seriopusly, I hope these poor people get paid what is due to them without undue delay. We all have bills to pay.
One things Dominicans can be Proud of Labour…
Labour is really showing off shower of Blessings..
Citizens are proud they continue to remain silent..
Labour you not bringing on the hardship quick enough
Citizens want to embrace gracefully!
What nonsense is that nuh ????
****UNACCEPTABLE***
This is really…… UNACCEPTABLE!!!
That’s no way to run a college which is trying to attract the best of student & lecturers!!
These employees have their own financial obligation. I’m sure their lenders do not want any excuses for late payments.
-Thanks
Why is that these senior officers always seem to have the funds to travel..Always out of state when people have questions and the money never there to pay the people who are actually doing the work. I am sure all these staffers have yet to miss a day since the school year started. Some excuse…this is rather frustrating. Food to buy, bills to pay money to pay the bus to come to the same job, children to feed and send to school…school just sending over list after list as if parents were supermarkets, financial institutions not hearing it ni ho ni bas they wan t their money or interest double eh and he out of state. The bursar self know it have no money she waiting just before month-end to tell the people this crap news. Give people a chance to discuss with their creditors what happening so domlec can qwedie them some light, dowasco a can stretch it a bit…even marpin sending people home they I guess should be the most understanding of all and forgive the 10th of the month story and leave that alone. All this un-necessary stress while people conveniently finding the money to travel and it nah cheap I tell you. If all the same some who should pull together to help the other No pride in that story..EISH RASTA TIMES ARE HARD
Prime minister Kenny Anthony said that the region is in the throes of the greatest financial difficulties ever to hit. We are now feeling the effects of the global financial meltdown. Hope the folks at DSC get paid sooner rather than later.
DNO check the Chairman hear what he has to say.
Never knew they had financial difficulties as well, i am a part time lecturer, i haven’t receive such a letter.