Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has sought to explain why apartments constructed by the government in Bath Estate have not yet been occupied, although he said the matter will be rectified by today (Friday).
According to the Prime Minister, it was originally thought that there were 30 apartments at the complex but it was later learnt that there were 24.
“We thought we had 30 apartments in Bath Estate,” he said on Kairi FM’s “Real Talk” program earlier this week.
The revelation prompted one of the hosts of the show to say, “Somebody wasn’t counting then.”
According to Skerrit, the government had to choose from a long list of people for the apartments based on their circumstances, the children they have, their health conditions, physical state, among others.
“The first go at it, we came up with 45 names, where we have 30 apartments, so you can imagine you have to now remove 15 names,” he said. “We eventually, after couple days, got to 31 and we eventually got to 30. Having got to 30 we are being told, you only have 24 apartments in Bath Estate.”
According to him the government now have to review the list and reduce the names from 30 to 24, which he described as a “difficult task.”
He explained that everyone on the original list of 45, as well as 30 met the criteria.
“The question is who of the 30 you want to remove,” he stated.
Skerrit noted that the commitment is that those who were removed from the Bath Estate list will be given automatic consideration at Elmshall, where more apartments were constructed by the government.
“What we are looking at is to look at the persons prevailing circumstances, there are people who are renting who can hold on the strain still but there are some people who are really in desperate circumstances that we would have to give priority,” he noted.
Skerrit said his government is hoping to settle that issue today.
Recently an online blog page reported that the apartment complex was infested by goats and named it ‘Goatville.’
The apartments were built by the government under its Housing Revolution through a soft loan from the Chinese government.
it will rot on them before they start to put people in it. Again another elections ploy to make the dummies vote in hopes of getting an apartment. Vote for me and you will get one. hospital being built right next to the old one where sick and dieing people lay in hopes of recovery. The old bridge in Roseau knocked down for over a month now and they yet to start construction. They picking which pot holes to patch and which not to patch, the runway at the airport is a mess from erica, the seawall still allowing sea water onto the road, and the list goes on. BUT mind you as elections comes closer, promise after promise after promise.
The man can’t count and all you have him as minister of Finance, what a joke.
What a joke. The owner doesnt know how many apartments the contractor built for him or her? Whst is amazing is that Roosevelt Skerrit doesnt understand the embarassment but he so bent on trying to make himself the eternal guard and provider that he is publically admitting that he cant manage not even a fowl cage. At some point the government ibspectors would have found out that 6 apartments were missing. Either the buildings are smaller or the apartments are bigger than the design. But i know how this corruption thing works. I know how money disappeared on a certain Venezuela project in the North. In fact the police know whst i am talking about cause at one point they intercepted many thousands of $US leaving the airport and the perpetrators were directly involved in the project. Nuff said
Bad management and corruption is the order of the day in Dominica under Roosvet Skerrit
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My God, this is what was promised….what a bobol, what fiction, what a horror movie?
Did the money run out, fly out, pocket in……disappeared, or Venezuela ran out of cash…
Poor Dominique
This just proves what we have been saying for years as to the bad ion of this corrupt Labour government. They are not prepared, engaged in tou cho tou flam development, lack of planning and foresight, irresponsible planning and no foresight to the bigger picture, only interest in their own status and blind fanfare.
We have the institutions and professionals in place qualified to their jobs and these incompetent jokers in the DLP led by this incompetent clown jumping about like fools preying on the poor just for the own ego and foolish pride.
Dominica is in a big mess created by this ………PM Skerrit and his blind Labour followers.
The facts will show that GIS News did report on Thursday, February 26th, 2015 that
“Sixty (60) apartments will be made available in the Bath Estate and Elmshall area when the housing project is completed. The project which comprises 36 apartments in Elmshall and 24 in bath estate are all part of Government’s commitment to provide adequate, affordable housing to Dominican people, through its Housing Revolution Programme”. The latest announcement by the PM does not add up. No mention has been made of the allocations earmarked for Elmshall in one breath but talk about Bath Estate is mentioned in another.
https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/economy-development/sixty-apartments-in-bath-estate-and-elmshall-near-completion/
I thought the man with a doctorate would v e smarter than than. But liars compound their lies with more lies. Well wait for more lies about the Morrocan Hotel why it can’t be completed; and the link road at Petit Soufierre; and the second wing of the Dominica Grammer Schoolunder the first 300 million dollar project. In fact that look like it dead because not even the front of the so called New wing can be properly landscaped. Well the youth better not look for the practice ground in Roseau that was promised to them for votes over the last couple years. I see they building quarters for the Chinese on the site. So is lies upon lies upon lies upon lies. They taking lies to cover up lies, but what can I say but “we like it so”.
skerrit just explained how incompetent his government is… so i give a man to build a house for me and i dont even know how much rooms, toilets and windows it have, i never saw the plans… SOMETING FISHY
Tell me about it. But Skerrit knows he can do this because we Dominicans are so laid back and accepting of rubbish. We are such a laughingstock.
He explained that everyone on the original list of 45, as well as 30 met the criteria.
the only criteria to get an apartment is that you have to be red or you will be left for dead… lol
The government should not be the one choosing persons. It should be an independent committee. Maybe the bath estate council or some sort of committee.
This would allow fairness but hey it’s Dominica you are talking about. The place is extremely corrupt, the government are heartless and incompetent .
the local committees more corrupt, they have less accountability. Those there more into party politics than the government.
The government should not be the one choosing persons. It should be an independent committee. Maybe the bath estate council or some sort of committee.
This would allow fairness but hey it’s Dominica you are talking about. The place is extremely corrupt.
Very, very shameful of this gov’t. Boy look comess. I really feel for those poor families that were promised an apt for a vote. Infact, that good for them.
PATHETIC
Life is a three ring circus with labar.
INCOMPETENCE!!!!!INCOMPETENCE!!!INCOMPETENCE…..
That is exactly why Dominica is in this depressed situation. Skerrit is clueless about what is going on.
Who approved that speech…smh!!!
We thought that we had sold 250,000 passports; but in fact we only sold 25,000
Its a soft loan, who is going to pay back the loan ? The rent ofcourse . But a by election is on the list ? Oh, yes. Well the state will pay the loan and we will get the apartment free for a vote. Ha, ha ha. I am watching.
Skerrit and Co sat on their brains
Boy look a corrupt government. We have to remove these fellars. This is just too much
What is corrupt about this? Your jealousy and mind set of hatred is what is corrupt.
This sounds like a comedie show
Well, error count…hmmm. maybe it is the truth or maybe it isn’t. but we DA people have to look at the positive side of it. these people that are getting these partments had everything and now they have somewhere to live. they are hoping they will be the ones chosen to get an apartment and hopefully all the remaining get elmshall. DA people be mindful of them before we make all these horrible comments. the error is already made, now lets move forwards and see how every family gets a place to stay. blame the contraction company that build it. they are the ones to blame.
Lie,lies,and more lies we have to stay just how we are under mister believing what he say that’s a joke
Someone or some people made an error in the number of apartments. The one who constructed it should know how this occurred. Was it an error? This explanation should be forthcoming from the one who constructed the building.
Well, the building looks beautiful. Those who are fortunate to get one will be happy.
Be grateful in spite of it all Skerrit is doing a great job. When Eugenia charles the deceased was in power tell me how many houses was build for the less fortunate.
1. was there an approved plan?
2. was there a cost to build?
3. how much money was spent and for wat
This is just to show that Diminica will not go anywhere.
as it’s called. IT IS NOT FREE!! The government pays portion and the tenant is responsible for the other portion. Why do they have to give them FREE apartments in D.A is beyond me.. thats why that stupid place will no NO WHERE!!
In the u.s, when government help people in need (SECTION
Not true some time people pay nothing for rent In the U.S due to their income
..And to say Domimica will not go anywhere I rebuked those words in Jesus name Amen
@ D.A backward…..please don’t try comparing Dominica to the U.S. Regardless of how whatever situation things are in my country, I will not try comparing it to anywhere else. Every country has it’s ups and downs. I don’t know where you got your information from about ‘SECTION 8’ in the U.S. People do live for free under SECTION 8, depending on one’s income and or life circumstances…. they may or may not have to pay anything. And, those under ‘ SECTION 8’ are not going anywhere either. All they do is destroy a place, putting more expense on the gov’t and hard working individuals like me who have to work my ……..off just to pay more taxes at the end of the year so they can get the money to maintain some of the con artists who rip off the gov’t
Likewise in Canada. They pay a certain percentage of their income. This is what this government should do. They should not be given free housing. In the long run the money charged could eventually pay for the cost of the building and maintenance. I do think the PM should consider this.
true…these fellars mad
So you mean to tell me the builders cant read a simple plan and determine the number of apartments – Is that for real
do not let that Guy fool You sir/Madam
He knows exactly how many there are !
There goes that problem again, not finishing what we start. Please people demand completion of these projects. That’s visible progress my people. No other country in the world would accept such incompetence.
I think the lines for the human waste got washed away at elmshall bridge by Erika so the allocation of apartments is on a stand still.
This is the exact reason why I refer to Skerrit and his gang in the DLP as clowns…He is brazen and shameless enough to say he did not even know how many apartments!!!GIVE IT TO THE YOUNG UNEMPLOYED boys for votes,so you will continue to lead this failed state to hell!!!
Pathetic! So you expect the PM to know everything? In that case he needs to do everything himself . You all make such ridiculous statements. There were builders and other person who were responsible to build but you want to intimidate a young man who is trying his best under so many circumstances whilst the likes of you trying your best in hating a hard working PM and mostly you all parlaying.
This government wants to be in everything what is the next brain storm
you hear lie?
Boy dat is lie!!!!!!!!
Hooray for housing revolution from the PM.
Somebody give my PM a lollipop………..he surely deserves it!!!!!!
long lies,short lies ,round ones ,square ones all kinds!
I’m just gonna stay in foreign…
A joke buzness dat man!
Build your house. Do like the Londonieres
which one Turkey, France, America, you are more than welcome
Stay there until Trump ready for you….lol
Beautiful building. I’m loving the color and structure. job well done..
The above being said, it may be a wise idea to give older people and physically challenegd people first consideration.
Excuses, excuses, excuses, we already know if you don’t wear a Red shirt, you will not get an apartment. I understood there has been some rumbling by poto labor party members who were promised apartments. Threats have been made by some poto labor Party members to leave the party if the promise made to them about getting an apartment is not kept. According to a young couple, he and his pregnant girlfriend spent days and nights campaigning, they are not going to take the disappointment lightly.
Who is the minister for housing and development.
Where is he in all of this, or is the p.m the one and
same.
Your government is a man.
All young voters were promised an apartment in exchange for a vote. Now they are stuck, and dont know how to go back on their promise. Sad state of affair.
“Do not be envious,get down on Your knees and pray ,Yours is coming”
Roosevelt Skeritt in Belle Vue Chopin
Alas, I just hope a certain supporter with a real tired roof across the Financial Centre makes it on that list. The Roof is really tired and the PM should be really tired of looking down on that tired roof.
So the pm really expect people to believe that this is the reason? Say sot key fer mwen led?
If the occupants will pay no rent, who’s going to pay for maintenance, ie broken toilets, broken windows, etc etc… Is this gonna be one of those red clinic deals?
That’s why those who have jobs have to pay taxes. Pay taxes and the money will be used for things such as repairs, broken toilets, maintainance etc
before they had appartments what were they doing? gush man
Ministry of Housing nuh. Who else?
The next level! The country nice boyyyyyyyy. hahahahahaha
I don’t think I have heard more nonsense in my life. The building had to have been constructed according to the plans. You cannot have a plan for 30 apartments and decide at the last minute to build 24. Not only that you only find out after the building is finished that you are short 6?
Aren’t there any kind of controls built into these contracts?
This is total incompetence at its highest level
Would live to see what the inside looks like.
Hmmm wonder what he will say when is time for Elmshall own….
Are you trying to tell me that the building was constructed without an architectural plan?
Had the plan been thoroughly reviewed by the contractor the number of apartments would have been known from the outset, before the foundation was even laid.
This is a rather lame excuse.
Where there no drawings to build the number of apartments 30 to 24.
“The first go at it, we came up with 45 names, where we have 30 apartments, so you can imagine you have to now remove 15 names,” he said. “We eventually, after couple days, got to 31 and we eventually got to 30. Having got to 30 we are being told, you only have 24 apartments in Bath Estate.”
hahahahaha the man doh shame having to give those kind of lame excuses!! So we come. A simple issue like sorting through 40 names to arrive at the first 26 most deserving have to take weeks? didn’t they have application forms with the peoples situation in-front of them? How does a simple elimination process, on the basis of need or lack of take all that time for 45 applicants?
No one nothing happens in that country, at that pace snails will walk past us! Dominican’s Skerrit is truly a representation of the TYPICAL Dominican!
DNO, DNO…………..look Rampumzel deading with laff at Skerrit and his band of inefficient, lazy bush-league quality operators……. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDwleRigKMM
So a building constructing under dem fellas watch & all the while they didn’t know how much apartments it actually had? But what height of jokerism and madness is dis boy.
Dis is what Dominicans voted for dere nuh? When will dis unfortunate joke on Dominica called “numerically-challenged Roosevelt Skerrit and his equally-challenged band of sycophants and minions ” end?
So they didn’t have any design plans of the compound before it was built? So nobody was supervising or doing check ups on the building during the construction phase or wha? Nobody found it fit to go & assess the compound after construction was completed?
If mister dem cyah properly count how much apartments in a building, I am left to wonder what else they are not counting properly?
A symptom used by psychiatrists to diagnose Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD) in Adults is foot-in-mouth disease, where one has the tendency to slip up in conversation and eat their own words.
By simply reviewing press releases on the project before speaking, the good Dr can prevent future embarrassments unto himself and the country. If this foot-in-mouth disease continues, I would advise the good Dr to see Dr Benjie urgently for some tabs.
https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/economy-development/elmshall-bath-estate-apartment-construction-advance-2014/
Elmshall, Bath Estate apartment construction to advance in 2014
Script by Tarnia Green, GIS – Friday, January 10th, 2014 at 1:54 PM
The project which is expected to be completed before the end of 2014, incorporates the construction of (36) thirty-six units at Elmshall and (24) twenty-four units at Bath Estate with provisions for proper landscaping and access roads.
ha ha ha ha!
So if the initial amount to be built was 24 apartments how the heck did he arrive at 45 or 31 names
From the 45, he chose 31 names and from that a lesser amount. Look at it this way. It is like having to go through some employment applications. The best ones are chosen. In this case the needy ones are chosen.
Thanks for sharing @Issues .. The great Dr has completely lost it
Issues in DA, thanks for that. This PM continues to tell blatant lies and no one holds him accountable. Disgusting!
There are only 24 when there should be 30.. I smell a rat!
Does the labour party Government needs to go back to school and learn to count?
They inflated the figure to look good! Mental corruption
Are the occupants paying rent or this just another taxes payers free be ?. just asking
LOL
Give those older people first priority and those as you say who are in desperate need and cannot pay rent.
Awa awa awa wi pal, all i can do at this point is just laugh, that man really have Dominicans like cloth smh.
More incompetence by this administration.How difficult is it.The government does not know what it paid for nor how much was spent .Where are the plans,the quantity surveying,the estimates,the supervision and management of the construction.I’m baffled and this needs a full investigation.
That have to be a joke. So they give the go ahead to build an apartment complex, the works are completed and they already short listing recipients and they didn’t even know exactly how many apartments there were? You’re supposed to know that kind of thing from since the planning phase smh. So how was the monies for the construction calculated? Wasn’t it based on how many rooms would be built. Unbelievable
They are not talking about rooms, they are talking about apartment, most times an apt. would consist of 2 or 3 rooms, therefore that complex could consist of about 80 to 90 rooms.
BEB, what are you talking about: Apartment consists of two or three rooms?
Where in the world have you seen that? I suppose only in Dominica! BEB when people are talking about apartments they are actually talking about a series of houses attached together forming one building with separate entrances.
Therefore you can be living in a apartment which consists of two bedrooms, a kitchen living room one or two bath rooms. There are also apartments consisting of five bedrooms, three and a half bath rooms kitchen, living and dining room and a service porch okay!
And say I told you because I own some and rent to people; that is how I earn money since my retirement. Condominiums and Town Houses are the same except the water, and sewer systems are separate, that is why I was amused when Skerrit told people to buy apartments.
In an apartment building all of the toilets, and drainage are discharged in one line, the water line to every unit is simply branched off from one supply line…
In an apartment building all of the toilets, and drainage are discharged in one line, the water line to every unit is simply branched off from one supply line. So, when you buy an apartment who pays your utility bills, or who’s bill do you pay?
I dont even think you understand the difference between night and day.
Lol. This is so funny. I can’t help myself…
Too many explantations and excuses for not delivering your promises Mr.PM
DNO, I didn’t hear the next level program. Did the Prime Minister of Dominica make these comments? You mean that is it after all these months? UNBELIEVABLE.
So they paid for 30 apartments & only got 24 ?
That is similar to buying a new car ,only to find out it have no stepney ( spare tyre)
So…., the apartments in Elmshall didnt have people assigned to them yet? And why is it taking so long to reduce the list….to me its been years (and please dont blame Erika!)
The Prime Minister said they thought that that there were thirty apartments in Bath Estate and Thirty apartments in Emshall. However, it turned out that there are 24 in Bath Estate and thirty six in Emshall and the sewer lines for Emshall was destroyed br tropical storm Erika.
them ppl will still not pay their rent on time or not pay at all. so no matter what you do PM yu will still end up paying for them so give the person who do have a new and secured job that cannot afford to travel after working late hours in office their office right thier in the financial center
LOOK KOSHONI en
why does everything in Dominica have to be that way ?
you mean to tell me the many of different inspectors who were visiting during construction and completion , did not count the apartments ? no one bothered to count one two three to twenty-four ?
Is not 500 hundred apartments nah that had to be counted and the construction company built 499.
What incompetence ! unbelievable .
So now we only have toilets for 24 apartments , where did the toilets for the other six go to?
Only 24 kitchens were installed , what happened to the other six?
I smell a rat , corruption to the core .
”WE ARE BEING TOLD YOU ONLY HAVE 24 APARTMENTS AT BATH ESTATE ”.
HOW COME HEADS NOT ROLLING ?
I SAY CORRUPTION FROM HEAD ALL DE WAY DONG TO THE LIKKLE MAN .
UNBELIEVABLE UNBELIVABLE UNBELIEVABLE .
@dee – One can only hope that if dem fellas ever get around to working on the new hospital that at the end of construction they won’t turn around and tell the citizenry that ohh they thought is a hospital that was being built only to find out that somebody translated something wrongly resulting in a new prison being built instead.
ehhh..kissa..for real,even i can count and i’m dotish.
Gosh! What’s really going on with these guys man?
That government cannot do anything right, man? Right now, it is paralysed by analysis. Which supporter to omit, which to include?
Lies alone mister talking. my padner in housing had tell me they had over 800 people that had apply for those apartments.
That short list of 30 could have done two years ago…that delay was a pure politics move to see who labour and who workers.
So give workers our house? You must be crazy. Look at the bath estate houses from governments all of them is workers. Behave yourself. Labourites alone that getting that house there in all you backside.
………..last time I checked both UWPites and Laborites were paying taxes. The country belongs to “all a we”. The current administration needs to stop using the public purse solely for Labourites benefit.
We thought we had thirty apartments ?So what you are trying to tell the population is that you had no knowledge of the building plan before it was built? This is to show huw much interest you have in what is taking place in Dominica.
Barry can one man know everything? You all are so ridiculous in your statements. Imagine yourself in the PM shoes with so many responsibilities. If he has to know everything, then he is supposed to be the only one managing? Boy all you hating so much that commonsense gone down the drain and only nonsense you all speaking. Take over the PMSHIP and let me you a better job of knowing everything. Zort. Way.
How can he know now that there is not enough ? Well the same way he got this information ,then let the public know that there is not enough ,he could have found out about it..
oh really. this goes to show you have no idea of what is going on around you,
Did you know everything Ex police officer? How comes there are still unsolved cases? Really like to show your hatred hearts at the PM. Only Jehovah God knows e everything. Engage your mind before your mouth. Hard working PM that you all hate for no reason. You would sware he is a stranger I his own country.! Where is the love I your hearts? Where is the love of bygone days.