Miriam Blanchard boasts of taking care of Roseau North

Blanchard speaking in Parliament on Wednesday

Dominica Labour Party caretaker of the Roseau North Constituency and Minister for Planning and Economic Development, Miriam Blanchard has said she has taken up the mantle under the leadership of Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit to ensure that the people of that constituency are well taken care of.

She spoke during the sitting of the Third Session of the Ninth Parliament on Wednesday.

“Madam Speaker as I said, as an obedient member of the Roseau North I have taken up the mantle of looking after Roseau North and ensuring that the people of Roseau North feel the love and care of the Roosevelt Skerrit administration, and my Parliamentary representative who handed me that role knows that I am working and the Labour Party is visible in the Roseau North Constituency,” she said.

According to Blanchard, she accompanied the Prime Minister to a meeting with a UN agency and prior to that meeting after being introduced to an official, the first thing she was told was, “I am amazed at the amount that this government has done today.”

She stated further that all members of the house, including opposition members, have a legal, ethical, moral responsibility to have access to all of the information she is privy too.

“And those people who are sitting here and pretend not to know those facts are people who are not being honest with the people and are not taking their responsibility as Parliamentarians in this honorable house,” she remarked. “We are here today to submit and defend programmes and expenditures that this Labour Party implemented in quick time Madam Speaker, following the devastation of our beautiful island.”

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46 Comments

  1. shewo
    May 4, 2018

    sing with meh
    ♬ ♭ ♮ why you always lying, ♬ ♭ ♮ hmmm oh my god, stop hmmm lying ♬ ♭ ♮ always lying to me. y you lying so much ♬ ♭ ♮ ♬ ♭ ♮

  2. Not A Herd Follower
    May 4, 2018

    P-l-e-a-s-e, Miriam

  3. wilderness
    May 4, 2018

    lol. Go fix Rose St. and Munro St. if you really care!

  4. My View
    May 4, 2018

    It is a shame how the government has left Roseau North to deteriorate!!! Stop talking nonesense and take a north in the constituency

  5. Kris
    May 4, 2018

    I have listened to Miriam time after time…You are too intelligent for this class of politics. You try too hard to fit in and to pretend to be a dirty talker but it is just not you. I’d like to see you elevate your presentations to suit who you are. Let us enjoy Austrie and Kelver and the others…But stay classy and leave the cheap talk for those of character for it. Denise is trying too but she is not as intelligent as you so she can keep on pretending to fit in. There was also no need to boast about taking care of Roseau North…be humble about it!..Besides that You did have some good points in your presentation.

  6. Neville
    May 4, 2018

    Blanchard, the only thing you and your other members of the regime do take care of is yourself. Anything else is of no concern to you. Money for nothing that’s what you guys are after…

  7. viewsexpressed
    May 4, 2018

    Woman of Skerrit`s cabal, go clean up your Labour Government dirty, bobol backyard before you attempt to or wish to gain some credibility for Skerrit and yourself and by extension your Bin Bobol corrupt Labour government. Go to Hell…Go to Hell..go to hell….none of our Damn business what your devious intentions are. Don’t come looking for us, we are already well placed with Our Honourable Danny Lugay and our Leader Hon Lennox Linton and our decent professional Party the UWP. Now can you match that?

    My Dear Dominicans Please read this garbage nonsensical Rubbish again spewed out in Parliament.
    “Madam Speaker as I said, as an obedient member of the Roseau North I have taken up the mantle of looking after Roseau North and ensuring that the people of Roseau North feel the love and care of the Roosevelt Skerrit administration, and my Parliamentary representative who handed me that role knows that I am working and the Labour Party is visible in the Roseau North Constituency,” You…

  8. Jah Kal
    May 3, 2018

    Is it winter in Dominica.? lady go and learn to dress with your noncence liveing in roseau north doesn’t mean you can represent them you are not a people person. All the way with DANNY.

  9. Remaining true to party and country
    May 3, 2018

    A brilliant young woman with potentials. But to realize her true potentials, she must be out of the Labour cesspool. She now comes to parliament and behaves just like the others. She lies, lies, lies, even trying to do so even with a mixture of English and Creole like Mike Douglas.

  10. May 3, 2018

    All i will say is that your utterances at the House in respect of your address to the Parliament belongs to the “LABAS”; so keep it there until such time you contest that seat and you become the elected member of Parliament.

    • ?????????????????
      May 8, 2018

      Hmmmmmm Gabriel … insultive. hmmmmmmmm persons know about your dirty linens. You should keep quiet.

  11. Fond Cole'
    May 3, 2018

    Mariam , I know you well and is no way you will go around helping people. So stop it while you are ahead. You are even being described as a care taker? Really Mariam?! De other day some kids were walking around giving people things that said compliments Mariam Blanchard, you did not even have the guts to walk around yourself, now you claiming to be taking care of Roseau North! You are a new comer so I am asking you to start with some integrity and don’t do what you see Skerro , Austrie and Blackmore doing. This is a serious matter and I think you should get out before you spoil your name.

  12. Treski
    May 3, 2018

    Haha my god but them people there sick man..what mamzel doing for roseau north??? Hahaha my lady why u doe move ur bird looking head out of there … talking rubbish bout u doing for rSeau north. .. I doeno why they not dumping all u somewher.

    • KID ON THE BLOCK
      May 4, 2018

      Did you really read what you wrote? Check your spelling and grammar first and see who is truly talking rubbish.

      • Man bites dogs
        May 4, 2018

        Kid, They call it “cor-coy “some kind of mombo jombo talk amongst the tribals so that outsiders like us won’t understand what they talking about.

      • Roger Burnett
        May 4, 2018

        But with respect “KID ON THE BLOCK” your spelling and grammar leaves a lot to be desired on other comments you have made on this thread.

      • KID ON THE BLOCK
        May 4, 2018

        Roger, just one example please!

  13. May 3, 2018

    Taking care, how, with what, when????? we are not falling for those empty talks :-D :-D :-D

  14. Truth to power
    May 3, 2018

    Have you?

    and the promises to the riverside residents at pottersville for help?

  15. Man bites dogs
    May 3, 2018

    OH shut up you bloody idiots get a Life, prejudice and politice has taken over your sad little lifes just moaning and jealousy, I would not have a glass of water from you lots just in case.

    • viewsexpressed
      May 4, 2018

      You are so right, go on, Keep Biting these dirty Dogs……they are corrupt and a burden to the Dominican people.. Woof….woof…mash.

    • Neville
      May 4, 2018

      The only idiot on here is you! Correction you are actually a bloody idiot, that has been totally brainwashed by the regime.

      • Man bites dogs
        May 4, 2018

        Neville, My man just to let stupid spineless scumbags like you know i am proud to be Labour supporter not you not anyone else will take that away from me till i die.

    • My Dominica
      May 5, 2018

      hmmmm always ready to bash someone on the grammar…is not “politice” it’s politics it’s not “lifes” but lives.. so sometime ppl make error when typing doesn’t mean they cants spell so check yourself before u check others. :mrgreen:

    • ?????????????????
      May 8, 2018

      Yes man those persons cannot be trusted. I would be afraid to take a glass of water from them. the utterances from them smells and is hatred itself. They are only hurting themselves. When u hate so much and make politics your life and only looking to criticize, insult persons u are only hurting u. You are never happy. Your faces show the hatred inside. Guys, ladies put a little love so you can laugh more. If someone says something that doesn’t say hatred to the PM and Government then you start insulting and making derregatory remarks. Sadly I know most of you and truly it is pathetic a bunch of folks disgruntled that God even created them. If they understood the value of life, they would be grateful for life & that many of us here did not die during Hurricane Maria. That in it self is a recognition of the Most High King who kept his hand over Dominica on the 18th of September. 2017. Pathetic , Sad when I think of them. Non patriots — pretenders- Warlike creatures.

  16. Shaka Zulu
    May 3, 2018

    I am not reading the details. I just saw the heading and willl say this: the PM was in parliament talking about time for country to work together when he is the main instigator of hate, lies, deception, and malice towards anyone who has a different opinion. If you guys want cooperation from all why is this lady who was not elected boasting about what she has done when the parl rep for that constituency is sidelined? Why is his ideas not accepted in the development of his constituency? He was the one the people choose. Skerrit is using Maria to eliminate opposition in the name of unity and joeseph Issac like judas took 30 pieces of silver spreading crap about oneness while bashing his once friends. Now lestrade is here making a pitch for what she have done. The deception in Skerrit and labour party cannot be more clear. This guy is nothing but a serpant with his tounge hissing out at every opportunity to make himself king. The only solution for Dominica is removal of this Gov. Evil

    • Shaka Zulu
      May 3, 2018

      I said Lestrade. Meant Blanchard

      • KID ON THE BLOCK
        May 3, 2018

        YOU ALL are so confused in you all web of hatred and lies, you don’t even know what you are talking about.

      • Shaka Zulu
        May 3, 2018

        @ kid enlighten me. Give something of substance. I make it easy. One line of sense and reason. If you can’t you on the wrong block. You might want go join your peers cause thier kiddy brains still in developmental stage. According to your PM we gone back 100 years so what is there to loose? Dominicans will be foolish to think that we will see any better under this regime if for 20 yrs when we had all our functions dissasterous policies made us beggars. This means for the next 100 years we we will try to get back to where we were prior to maria. Beggars. Dominica needs an ideological revolution, a political revolution an intellectual revolution. There is internal and external brain drain. There are no high service level jobs in the communities so the ignorance in those villages is painful. While man is finding ways to keep a brain alive we boasting about war on pit latrine, we loosing talent and replace with enslaved foriegners. Get yourself educated or stay on your kiddy block

    • Ibo France
      May 3, 2018

      Sound comments Shaka that cannot be honestly disputed. This is governance at its very worst. They use foreign donations and contributions both for political advantageousness and as a political weapon. How the aid is distributed, it has become a vexatious issue. Some are given more than their fair share while others are completely deprived. This is a floundering, do nothing government. If each of the 20 ministers were to be paid meritoriously, each Minister will take home $0.00 to his/her family each month.

      • Man bites dogs
        May 4, 2018

        @ Ibo, I have put aside some worming pills for you, anytime you happen to be in Roseau please call, My worming pills will take away all crap and **** you keep on about .

      • Ibo France
        May 4, 2018

        Dog Catcher, congratulations! You are certainly improving with your spelling, grammar and sentence construction even though I’m suspicious. Sadly though, your analytical skills are non-existent. Attack the message not the messenger.
        Dispute these: Economy is in the ICU (Intensive Care Unit) at Princess Margaret
        Healthcare in the ICU
        Agriculture in the ICU
        Air & Sea Ports in the ICU
        Roads in the ICU
        Manufacturing in the ICU
        Public Servants’ Salaries in the ICU
        Man Eating Dog, you are not even capable of responding sensibly. Your infantile, estrogen based attacks are just chucklesome.

    • da for real
      May 3, 2018

      WHAT LL DOING get a life change your name to none Zulu

      • Shaka Zulu
        May 7, 2018

        Lennox linton not the PM of Dominica. If he was and he stayed more than 10 years i will be first to ask dominicans to revolt because he campaigned on term limits. Secondly if the country does not improve after 2 terms i look to next leader. I know and met Skerrit. I never met or spoke to LL but at this rate i would vote a pig run Dominica.

  17. LifeandDeath
    May 3, 2018

    ooH boy..is it absolutely necessary to pay homage like that all the time?
    “Madam Speaker as I said, as an obedient member of the Roseau North I have taken up the mantle of looking after Roseau North and ensuring that the people of Roseau North feel the love and care of the Roosevelt Skerrit administration…No longer is this the government of Dominica…clearly it’s a one man show.

    • KID ON THE BLOCK
      May 3, 2018

      You ALL, UWPites blame Skerrit for everthing you ALL think that are bad in the country. Problems in your home, is Skerrit; You couldn’t go to work, is Skerrit; Rain didn’t fall, Sun did not shine, is Skerrit and the list can go on. Why when the good things happen, why don’t you ALL blame him too for the good things that are happenig? Officals from foreign contries congratulates the Skerrit Administration for works well done after Maria you All have a problem with that. Turn the table the other way wrong, the Officals discredited him and lambased him for nothing done, you All would take pleasure to call and join Matt on Q95 to CRITICISE and wish him bad.

      • Voice of Reason
        May 3, 2018

        Wow! Are you really expecting officials from foreign countries to state publicly, that the government is rudderless? There is a little word called “Diplomacy.” It’s what’s NOT said, but blatantly and painfully obvious, you should be concerned about.
        The fact of the matter is, the government is seemingly a one man show. No one member of cabinet can speak independently of their ministry’s plans and/or accomplishments. Why?
        Another issue that is questionable is the following:
        Given the massive influx of aid received by the government after Maria and the absolute need to revive the economy to get “life” back to normal, wouldn’t it have been a wise decision to ensure that power through DOMLEC be.a priority? Whether through grants, soft loans, or otherwise? Get the country powered up, get things moving? Instead we are hell bent on placing small farmers, with chickens, pigs and all, in apartments!!
        Rudderless?? I concur!

      • May 3, 2018

        After 18 years of Skerrit and his 18 minister carbinet and billions spend, WHO SHOULD WE BLAME for the commess D/ca is in
        what, where and when is Skerrit doing good???

      • viewsexpressed
        May 4, 2018

        Kid on the block, grow up…..be mature……and you are so right, let me repeat the truth you have just shared with us….

        This Kid is saying
        “You ALL, UWPites blame Skerrit for everything you ALL think that are bad in the country. Problems in your home, is Skerrit; You couldn’t go to work, is Skerrit; Rain didn’t fall, Sun did not shine, is Skerrit and the list can go on. …..,,..and this blind loyalist is so right.

      • LifeandDeath
        May 4, 2018

        You deserve all the pity you can get…the blindness you have is not for regular glasses.. Skerrit has done serious damage to Dominica because he don’t know how to build an economy. He spends his time begging and he is turning the rest of his believers like yourself into beggars, look at the Red Clinic regime.. The man has effectively and continually deteriorated all meaningful institutional function in the country…and he has the biggest Cabinet of sheep one has ever seen anywhere on the planet…No independent ideas, no original thinking, no disagreements; that is a sign of a Mob enterprise. See how many Dominicans have left the country..

      • moi moi
        May 4, 2018

        thank God for Matt and the others who allow us to vent our frustration. You have the choirs like Kairi ‘ vibes and DBS – you have 3 and we only have one- one that is informative and balance. So go ahead – keep your head close and your eyes bow in worship to Skerrit. wait for the idsappointment – it is coming

      • ?????????????????
        May 8, 2018

        Yes KID ON THE BLOCK that is all they can do – Blame the PM for everything. These Les Miserables are hurting themselves only themselves. Only hatred of themselves hurl out of their bellies. It is so obvious and I feel compassion for these people. they like snakes who turn on their own. Matt, Matt, Matt behave yourself. Get some better program to do. You are encouraging strife and you Matt knows there is a God above who does not like ugly. You are on the airwaves giving those hateful persons to spew their hatred on air. You Matt do not check the creditabily of the statements made and as the young lady and Husband did, you can get yourself into a lot of trouble for libel and slander. Use your God given talent for God’s glory and honour. Try not to get a suit.
        I am covered under the blood so I fear not.. The Lord has not given me a spirit of fear but of power, love & a sound mind. I do not care of down thumbs. This rat race must stop. Be guided by conscience. God is…

  18. Roy Williams
    May 3, 2018

    I hope young people did not listen to Blanchard’s presentation in the parliament. The house should not be used to air her dirty laundry. For approximately forty five minutes, it was a derogatory attack on Danny Lugay. As far as I am concerned, her contribution was worse then anything I have heard from Austrie, that gives you an idea, as to how denigrating it was.

  19. Josh Shaw
    May 3, 2018

    Delusional AH! Maybe stupid or looking for votes! Roseau north that more untidy in the Roseau area! Woman go stick your head in the sand!

    • ?????????????????
      May 8, 2018

      Josh Shaw behave yourself. Have you ever been to Roseau North? I know you have not been. All the Bogoroys & all you wanting to hit at the man & the Government why did u all not join Domlec 2 give your services? All you negative persons. what have been your contributions?? Except the verbal insults & not one of you ever came to Dominica. If you did, you would have first hand view of the damage that was done, you would be grateful for the strides we have done even without your help. Sick of you guys – not even acknowledging a Heavenly Father who placed his right hand over the country so the death did not match the destruction. Where is your love.. just hatred flying from your bellies. You know what Kid on the block says is true. Les Miserables – Bogoroys, life&death, Josh Shaw & all the rest of you who hate the PM for nothing, it is high time u repent, sit, reflect internally. Do I have to hate so, raise strife etc. Conscience. Jehovah don’t like ingratitude. U are hurting…

  20. Channel 1
    May 3, 2018

    Wait nuh, how Miriam end up in government dere? Did she receive one vote from anybody in the last general elections in 2014?

    These people becoming more and more deluded by the day. Lies, lies and more lies from that Dominica Lying Party dere boy.

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