Opposition Member of Parliament for Roseau North, Danny Lugay, has claimed that the government of Dominica has been and continues to withhold funds from constituencies held by the United Workers Party (UWP).
He was addressing a sitting of Parliament on Wednesday, May 24 2017.
He gave a list of constituencies which he said received funds but are all held by the governing Dominica Labour Party (DLP).
“Where are the constituencies of the United Workers Party? There are only six constituencies held and the constituencies held by the United Workers Party, they are the largest contributors to VAT and Income Tax,” he said. “Watch the population centers, the demographics, Roseau North, the largest constituency, Roseau Central, Roseau South…but we see that this doesn’t meet the graces of the Labor Party regime.”
He also added that large sums of money have been provided for development in various communities, however, according to him, “none of the constituencies held by the UWP got any contribution.”
“Salisbury, what we got? Some chicken feed. So why is it that the largest contributors to VAT can be overlooked like that? We have a problem in Dominica. I represent people who are angry, so I cannot come like I am not angry, I am angry,” Lugay exclaimed.
He advised the Minister of Public Works to “do better” with regards to responding to letters of concern about development in the Roseau North.
“You must respect as a constituent, you need to do better than that for the people of Roseau North. You need to ensure that when the cake is sharing, that Roseau North gets its fair slice of the cake,” he remarked.
However, Lugay’s claim was trashed by government MP for the Petite Savanne Constituency, Dr. Kenneth Darroux, who said it was “ridiculous.”
“They need to do their research instead of being all out there running their mouths …,” he said when addressing the House.
He said records of funds are documented “in black and white.”
“They are there for those who can read to read,” Darroux stated. “They need to do their work, they need to do their research before they come to this Honorable House and try to mislead Dominicans.”
Everything Lugay commented, and spoke about are all true and can be definitely authenticated; however, the majority of you condemn him as a liar. Only an idiot would make the claim that her nine year old daughter reading that would know Lugay is lying.
How much more stupid could someone be. It is a known fact, Skerrit contributes none of the nations resources to the constituencies where the representatives are members of the UWP.
The man is correct, he is not a liar, the real liar are those of you who are here talking fart as usual, what about you god Skerrit, he is Dominica’s father of lies; second to Satan the devil who is the father of all lies!
You know Dominicans makes themselves fools, all the time. DNO is read internationally, what is this: “Tonneh,” what is the meaning of that? There is no such word in the English Language or vocabulary. It is not a modern day language, I assume it is expressing anger, and that is because I heard the expression when I was a kid,…
I’m angered by his utterances. This is grossly untrue. Why should the rep lie like this, and why should people know know better support what he is saying? You all will do anything to make the Skerrit administration look bad but it will always fall back on allyou. That’s why UWP doe going nowhere. Allu stuck in one place, inert and stagnant for the last 17 years because you keep lying and can bring nothing better to the table!
You should be more angered by you stupidity, and blindness of what goes on around you, and the brainwashing by the labor party which has your mind distorted, causing you to see every pail and gray, there is no color in your vision, you are color blind!
As far as I am concern you should try to educate yourself even if you are no longer a student, just because you have access to a smart phone or computer, cannot make you educated or smart. I can one single out of everything you and know that you did not go to secondary school, if you did, you came out as empty as you went in.
I take this one: “allyou,” there is no such word in the English language; although it is very popular in your Dominican vocabulary. There is something in the English language which reads ” you all, we all; they are all, we are all, ect, ect,. The more uneducated are the ones supporting Skerrit, and that is always the case in politics!
Even my 9yr old daughter can tell that Lugay is lying.
How can Lugay be so daft and ignorant when all the information is available tot the public.
In the Roseau South constituency the recently built Newtown Primary School was commissioned, road network infrastructure was put in place in Fortune, Giraudel and Castle Comfort, two news apartment complexes were recently handed to homeowners in Bath Estate and Elmshall, the Silver Lake Housing Initiative which saw six families move into their homes, and more recently the CBI funded resettlement in which one new apartment block was handed over to some families who were displaced as a result of the Christmas time fire. By August, everyone who was affected by that fire will be settled comfortably. Recently, the government announced small business grants for proprietors. I can go on and on.
In your own constituency, the Lindo Park was reinstated, New National Hospital is making significant progress and very soon works will start on the Charles Avenue road network. Smh, time to read up Danny…
The government approved funds for rehabilitation of the Salisbury main road, earmarked funds for feeder roads in that area as well. Road works have already commenced for the farm feeder roads. Single parents of Salisbury are receiving housing assistance from the government. The people of Salisbury have benefited from the $2.5 million government-funded water supply project, a project their own parl rep says they welcomed. So when his colleague stands in Parliament and speaks blatant untruths about the government allocating monies to every constituency except theirs, we have to shut him down.
I don’t even need to speak for Roseau Central!
A state without a spiritual purpose uniting all people, is of no value, it is like a beautiful shell devoid of life. Now, is this referring to Dominica, and the people included? that answer, i believe is one that need to be concentrated on. The sun must shine on those that are standing, before those that are sitting, the level of mis-education and mis-information that currently exist among certain sectors Dominicans,both at home and abroad is unbelievable, reading some the comments,make one to believe the lack of insight and knowledge needed is clearly lapsing. If you don’t know or refuse to acknowledge where you come from, then certainly, one is lost. Dominica today , is lacking an elder statesman that can bring a level of reasoning, which is surely needed presently. Dominica is a country created with forced assimilation, leaving us like crabs in a barrel pulling each other down, in doing we left ourselves open to be easily manipulated, where the darkness becomes light and vici…
Bob Denis, please get out of here with that Rum shop talk you are piss go to your bed!
Politicians come and go, prime ministers come and go, but the legacy left behind could be very telling. In politics there are no permanent friends or enemies, only continued interest. Irregardless of who is in power, the people of all constituencies have a right to be treated equally, Dominica must be first. Mr Lugay’ point should be taken very seriously, when the prime minister speaks about political partisanship, you may not like what the opposition, in the way they carry on with their jobs, but Dominica on a whole must be first. There is a level of pettiness hanging over the heads of a vast percentage of the populace from top to bottom, i believe the education level is left wanting. Who ever is allocating the funds to oversee the betterment of the island, must put Dominica first ,not constituencies. Partisanship creates dissatisfaction and hate among the people,and need to stop forthwith.Bob.Hotep.
Is true just look at how the treating Roseau south. that’s why J Francis will always be our palrep. forget about the four seats in Roseau.
But what i dow understand is, de PM saying de bank doe give no specific reason for closing De Dominica Govt Account and, that large sum of money, being transferred to other bank .
Now if you as Finance Minister , Mr Prime Minister , cannot demand, order de Bank, which happens to be in our country, to state exactly why , in no uncertain terms , in black and white , why they want de GOVERNMENT OF DOMINICA account closed , then you as Finance Minister have failed in your responsibility to the people of the Commonwealth Of Dominica .
What kind of opposition that nah ? Is only trouble they want to make and they not taking up the real issues .
Condi Blessings , Could it be that the Bank and de Finance Minister not seeing eye to eye about all that money ?
Surely with that kind of money the bank would want to keep it in their coffers, and keep the Govt. sweet .
NO SPECIFIC REASON ?????? i smell a rat again .
@ Dee, I smell a rat and the rat belongs to Socall Workers criminals party.
Such a truthful contribution…But remember Danny,its not for love of country these so called politicians are there..It is to stay in office and have a good time while the country is heading towards being a second Venezuela…Respect you man!
SKERRIT MUST GO!
SKERRIT MUST GO!
SKERRIT MUST GO NOW!!
I will never forget that the Dame stated the following: “Don’t blame me if my eyes fall only on those who voted for me.” This is familiar politics on the island. When one looks at the dirty drains in Roseau, it is quite evident.
The drains have been dirty long before the DLP won elections in 2000
Great — show us financial documentation that funds have been distributed to the Villages who are not supportive of your Government — Darroux????
It looks like Dominica has a lot of people who did not finish school and they come on DNO and write nonsense.Even Skerrit does not remember what he said because he contradicts himself or he is very wicked. The jombie money he cannot keep so he has to spread it out will soon burn his hands because this things don last forever.God is watching and soon he will daparlale.
Br. Lugay,stay on your knees.
pray as hard as you can.
Fast as much as you can.
Call upon God as long as you can.
God will hear and He will answer.
Lucky, if you want to. Eat cake go and bake your cake for you to eat. The same cake Skerrit sharing is it you criticizing that not good. So why you asking for CBI cake?
CBI monies belongs to Dominica & all of Dominica — It should not be for party supporting villages….
You see the CBI money don’t belong to U and SKERRI, that’s why it must be shared among the masses of D/ca
Listen, that is not how a country works, it cant be a my party vs your party thing and my party in power so all for us and you going to starve. Did you know at a meeting held by skerrit some lady asked for assistance and another woman PLAINLY stood up and told the Prime Minister. “She not one of us”?That’s the mentality alot of people have which is wrong, and he wasnt asknig for CBI funds, he was asking for funds general.
Wake up, you are in politics. Marigot and Salisbury flourished during the reign of UWP. You sounded redundant to utter these petty things! How many times have you walked out of Parliament? Stupes, do you want carnival money too, who fool you. When your party was in power your PR threw $$$ into their prospective villages too. Your party is the minority! Implying that there are ? angry people outside was rather foolish of you, lol: we are also tired of your threats.
Nonsense — Same Old — The villages of Salisbury & Marigot have always flourished – due to the Agricultural sector – it was not because of TWP — We flourished under Freedom Party and will continue to flourished because we are hard working individuals — who don’t depend on handouts —
@ Agriculture, If you call Marigot village have always flourished under Edison James, you must be a bloody mad man on Dope, no wonder you are a supporter of the minority party, having said that if you have any more Dope pass it on the left hand side ok?
Same Old that title fits you like a pair of gloves I hope it transfer knowledge to your brain because we would like you to tell us what did Marigot flourished from during the reign of the UWP enlighten us because we would like to know.
Don’t be a fool stups, the CBI money belongs to the D/ca masses so it must be sheared among US stop corrupting SKERRIT release the man and let him be good CITIZEN SKERRIT is not the corrupt one it is U all the supporters that is corrupt
For a very long time U all were looking for a follower like SKERRIT to follow all U in all U corruption
That’s how U all talk
Which current member of UWP was in party when they were in power? If they were to win the next general election should they do all what the government is doing?
Hence the reason why all those who are known to be supporting UMP are refused help from the ruling party.
it always surprises me people from Workers or Ministers say those things. You are the opposition leaders you have access to PAC do your research and come with evidence not a set of talk talk talk..
We need to see the evidence of this things in BLACK AND WHITE..Lugay is just the wrong man for that job mister always vex..NObody in ur own village of goodwill likes you..Goodwill Savannah your own backYard got a nice upgrade but you there spreading them kinda rhetoric about \”WORKERS CONSTITUENCY\” what is that ??????? Lugay it\’s called DOMINICA Workers has no claim on nothing. All u that causing them DIVISION of the masses..Learn to speak like a minister and explain yourself without you angry..
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A project that will save lives a green project to save the trees that is what i need from you. Creative projects not…
Tell THEM! I noticing only certain constituencies getting the facelift. Fortunately Roseau Central is the capital so they have no choice but to fix the area, especially if they sending up Robby to battle with Isaac for the next election. they have to show he do something for Roseau, because that is a seat they might STILLL lose again. People FROM Roseau (Central, south and north), not those who moved here in last 10-15 years and living here now, still have morals and scruples. We will not sell out our soul for material things. We know what good time and bling bling is long ago and we overs that. that doesnt fool us. So yes i agree. what is the situation with Marigot and the sea wall and the hospital? And salisbury with the farmers etc? What is happening in Roseau South? and development ? or is it just the Government only pushing funds through their party offices but nothing significant to the village councils and elected parl reps?
A thousand thumbs up to you freshwaterlake.
Thousand thumbs up what? Who would be so stupid not to give the hands that put them in power. Besides, Lugay just running his mouth for no apparent reason. Lindo Park got upgraded and PMH is being rebuild/refurbished, Roseau just got new bridge. These are the same UWP ministers who said Roseau did not need a new bridge so why come and contradict yourself. He forget Eddie had say he was going to build a new city which would be Marigot? Salisbury got the most people in D/ca employed in the Public Service under UWP although most of them did not have the necessary qualifications so why talk about what DLP doing in their constituencies? Don’t blame DLP cause it was Mamo who first went on DBS and said that she got 11 seats so those who did not vote for her should not expect anything from DFP. Find some issue worth talking about in the house man, I am fed up of these little boys talks. Tonneh!
likemeornot Lindo Park is a bloody mess. We had our plans. What we got in the ebnd isnt appealing in my opinion. And i am a person from Roseau North. I know what Goodwill is about and what we stand for.
That’s right Danny. Up to now they cannot build or even renovate Marigot hospital. Smh