PM Skerrit highlights transparency as Dominica recovers from Maria

PM Skerrit shakes hands with former US President Bill Clinton at a high level conference in New York

A new execution agency, which will operate under the highest level of transparency and accountability, will be formed as Dominica reconstructs in a climate resilient way after the ravages of Hurricane Maria, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has said.

Speaking at a CARICOM-UN High-level Pledging Conference in New York this week, the Prime Minister said the agency will be named, CREAD – Climate Resilience Execution Agency of Dominica.

“The mission of the agency will be to coordinate all reconstruction work to avoid duplication, maximise economies of scale, spot and fill critical gaps, avoid bureaucratic infighting and ensure all reconstruction activities are focused on a single Climate Resilient Recovery Plan developed by Dominica and its partners,” he explained.

The Prime Minister said his government sees transparency and proper financial management as extremely important and “CREAD will be required to operate to the highest standards of transparency and financial management as well as accountability and community engagement.”

“In developing CREAD, we sought advice from partners from around the globe and studied various examples. Briefings were held for instance with the CEO of the Indonesian BRR. We are speaking to a couple multilateral agencies on establishing a a multi-donor trust fund. We will have a German-style supervisory board with a majority of donors to oversee assurance. The internal audit function, and any other assurance functions, will report directly to this supervisory board,” he noted.

He said there will be a role for external audits at CREAD.

“There will also be a role for the external audit as it is the intention that the executing agency operates within the highest level of transparency and accountability,” the Prime Minister said. “The agency will own the reconstruction targets and through new powers given to it by parliament, proscribed in scope and time, would have the ability to step in to improve delivery where those targets are slipping. CREAD will be on a continuous emergency footing. New projects will come first to CREAD’s coordination war room. CREAD will ensure they fit into the Climate Resilient Recovery Plan, and there is coordination with and a leveraging of other projects. CREAD and donors will decide where the project is best delivered, whether from line Ministries, a partnership between CREAD and the donor or by CREAD itself. CREAD will centralize scarce procurement skills and would be a one-stop shop for licensing and permitting.”

He stated that a parliamentary oversight will be established to provide oversight of CREAD.

“It is our hope that a parliamentary oversight committee will be established to provide real-time oversight to functioning of the CREAD,” he said. “It is also anticipated that the Chief Executive Officer will be required to report to Parliament on a regular basis.”

Skerrit said the new agency will cost about $3.5-million per year to operate.

“Based on preliminary budgeting, CREAD will cost close to $2.5-million to $3.5-million per annum depending on the degree to which it is playing an implementation role or just a coordination role. We initially require approximately $2-million to start up CREAD before it is involved in a sufficient number of projects to pay for its own running through a small charge on each.”

 

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61 Comments

  1. viewsexpressed
    November 26, 2017

    “The mission of the agency will be to coordinate all reconstruction work to avoid duplication, maximise economies of scale, spot and fill critical gaps, avoid bureaucratic infighting and ensure all reconstruction activities are focused on a single Climate Resilient Recovery Plan developed by Dominica and its partners,” he explained
    Where on earth did Skerrit get this language from? For years we have been at Skerrit and his corrupt Labour Government to respect and apply Accountability Transparency and Good Governance. As a doctor(???) he should be aware of these principles to be decent in public office. There are too many doubts and questions going on about states funds and activities with nefarious names called.

  2. John
    November 25, 2017

    Who is going to watch Clinton with all the money, billions collected for Haiti after the earthquake, where did it go? They better put a guard on the money.

  3. Fed up with Committees
    November 25, 2017

    More jobs for the boys. So many committees have been set up by the PM and they have never carried out their mandates

  4. Man bites Dogs
    November 23, 2017

    This message goes out to all Workers-supporters whingeing losers most of whom have never return to Dominica, and do not have any idea of Dominica affairs apart from the rubbish the so-called opposition low level party keeping on Facebook this is why the UK government is monitoring that social media very closely, another thing many of you guys on DNO giving pm Skerrit maypee about running Dominica, most of you Workers supporters cannot even run your own homes if any that is why today lots of black women going for white men because some of you are losers and idiots.

    • Paul Rossnof
      November 23, 2017

      Who rattled your cage?

    • viewsexpressed
      November 26, 2017

      Guilty conscious and Dog just bite man for talking ….sorry, for barking woof….woof rubbish.

  5. viewsexpressed
    November 23, 2017

    “…..the Prime Minister said the agency will be named, CREAD – Climate Resilience Execution Agency of Dominica..”
    Who the hell on earth does Skerrit thinks he is fooling, we Dominicans, or the Dummies in cans within his Corrupt Labour government an those blind loyalists hanging about Dominica expecting Red Clinic handouts? What a sad state of affairs we have got ourselves into under this inept, worthless Odd Mininister called Skerrit. He must Go.

  6. My name
    November 23, 2017

    Over two million to start CREAD?. For transparency? Way papa. We will hear and see. PM just take care of the Country bring out all the CBI money. Stop fooling the people. God is watching

  7. UK Dominican
    November 23, 2017

    ” Concentrated , unaccountable power is the root of all evil, whether it is Stalin, Donald Trump or Weinstein”

    – quote by playwright Anders Lustgarten –

    In the case of Dominica we may add Roosevelt Skerrit to this list.

  8. no face
    November 23, 2017

    Two dishonest leaders.

  9. LifeandDeath
    November 22, 2017

    If anybody wants proof of a man projecting himself to appear to be that which he is not, then see a man who claims the Titles Dr. and Hon. when indeed he is not even a reflection of such titles.
    A real Doctor would have prepared a dessertation at some renowned and recognized University. Further an Honorable man would have come clean with his citizens a long time ago having faced many mounting allegations.

    Shame on all Dominicans supporting such a facade and failure..this is embarassing..

  10. Real Truth
    November 22, 2017

    The only transparency here is that my PM is finished! The photo op. With Sir Clinton sure ain’t helping! He is going to need a lot of prayer!

    • Me
      November 23, 2017

      Yep, mr. Dimples looks seriously unwell.

  11. I Must Admit
    November 22, 2017

    “The Prime Minister said his government sees transparency and proper financial management as extremely important and “CREAD will be required to operate to the highest standards of transparency and financial management as well as accountability and community engagement.”

    Pm, that being said we now need you to tell us about the the $100 million debt forgiveness of Venezuela because you told the parliament that the government was not under any obligations to Petro Caribe. Clear the air on this one

    • Me
      November 23, 2017

      And whom will the head of CREAD report to???

  12. d-a born
    November 22, 2017

    Skerrit has become a walking contradiction. Transparency?

    More jokes :mrgreen:

  13. Ibo France
    November 22, 2017

    You judge someone by his deeds not his words. Every honest citizen can corroborate the fact that opaqueness is a hallmark of this present government. This is very sad but true. Skerrit’s most bankable skill is telling the most barefaced lies. Remember the dangerous lie about the truck and the attempted coup d’état? This is one of the most serious crimes that one can commit against the State, and not one individual was even charged. Can someone provide me with a good reason to ever believe anything that emanates from this man’s deceitful tongue?

  14. I Must Admit
    November 22, 2017

    If Skerrit can convince me that he is transparent then I must admit that the Paul made a mistake when he wrote “for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. 15 It is not surprising, then, if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve.” 2 Corin 11:14

  15. DLP STRATEGIST
    November 22, 2017

    More jobs for our boys. PM show them what you’re made of

    • Me
      November 22, 2017

      You are being sarcastic, right??

      • viewsexpressed
        November 23, 2017

        Yes, he is being sarcastic with the truth………what you all blind loyalist are scared of, the truth of a very corrupt Labour Government and a failed and inept Prime Minister…Odd, isn`t it?
        Like Mugabe, Skerrit must Go.

    • indira Ghandi
      November 22, 2017

      It will only be transparent if is not you that scareit skerrit that handpick your boys and girls and put them where you want them to cover your back.
      you should not be allowed to deal with any funds the countru receives.
      The UN should set up their own team.
      Too much crookedness in that little country.

  16. Jonathan Y St Jean
    November 22, 2017

    The proof of the pudding will be in the eating.I myself doubt that Skerritt and his cohorts know and understand the meaning of the word transparency.Since coming into office there has been a practice to decimate the norms and practises of good governance and hence transparency suffered.Skerritt would wilfully not inform the citizens of the things they need to know because he was given a pass by his supporters.On issues after issues there was a rallying call for him to inform the nation on his whereabouts, the things that he had done whilst overseas in the name of the country and he refused or would like when he couldn’t hide it anymore. I’m sure that he is being forced to adopt the posture of open transparency but I’m not holding my breath that he will openly comply.He will seek to redefine the concept to suit him and his band of merry men. I’ll wait and see but I’m not expecting openness as we know it to be

    • winston warrington
      November 22, 2017

      The guidelines for utilization of donor funds include a monitoring program that examined the diligence of CREAD. Where does your doubt get off?

      • viewsexpressed
        November 23, 2017

        Winston, are you questioning the truth or in the mood of supporting, condoning corruption at the highest level by a corrupt Labour Government Don’t you think we had enough of this Skerrit – like rubbish, like the Zimbabwe people had enough of corrupt and brutal Mugabe?

    • dayandnight vision
      November 22, 2017

      Jonathan St. Jean so long you left Dominica and have never returned not even for a visit. What has been your contribution to the land of your birth? All you do is use social media to try to bring down one man. What does PM have that you want? Come get it nuh

      • November 22, 2017

        Wintson and vision is people like you all that have DA like that

      • indira Ghandi
        November 22, 2017

        Let me answer for Jonathan St Jean
        He sure does not want the qualities that Skerrit has.
        which is worse?
        Jonathan risiding in the U S or skerrit sending his children to be n orn in the US…???
        Why are you people so blind

      • viewsexpressed
        November 23, 2017

        Day and Night vision (?), I think that you are confused and locked into a “day and night vision” that you are blind to know when it is day and when the night has dawn upon you and on Dominica by your friend inept Skerrit and his corrupt labour group. St. Jean is on Que and the truth you guys are unable to take. A Dominican is a Dominican anywhere and will be so.
        So is a corrupt leader cannot hide their stripes and colours and it is open and obvious in the faces of us Dominicans be it we live in UK, USA, Canada or Pais Bouche.
        St. Jean is not your issue, hopeless Skerrit is. St. Jean worked very hard in Dominica, you have no place in questioning this mans loyalty wherever he is.
        Skerrit must Go…that is your priority, work on it, get him out.

  17. November 22, 2017

    You are the last person that should be highlighting the idea of transparency. The opposition party and its supporters are demanding it for a long time; you said to tell them to mind their business.You are not a good role model; look at your family’s photo next to Shillingford and let us know where in the world have you see such a snap.Why is it that it’s after you are found doing the wrong thing you tell the public it’s for the good of the people; example like the house in America? Wake up and smell the coffee Skerrit. Mugabe and other are past tense; I’m sure you will be or doctors will not be able to heal you of your health issues.

    • NUWP
      November 22, 2017

      Well when PM is accused of doing wrong from ppl like u then I know he is right.

      See ur bold face no face lie about PM have a house in America. God will forgive you but the DEVIL WOULD’NT MISS U TRUST ME.

      But keep talking we will deal with all u once again in the poles.

      I DONT KNOW HOW OR WAT DOMINICANS NEED TO DONOR SAY AGAIN TO CONVINCE ALL U DAT WE DONT WANT UWP ON OUR BACKS AGAIN NEEEEEEVVVVVEEEERRRRRR AGAIN IN GOVERNMENT.

      Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy workers gooooooooooooooooooooo

      Borjaaaayyy we don’t want all yoooouuu

      Ah laaaaayyyyy

      Nou pa vlay zoooooorrrrr

      Zoooooorrrrr paaaaa boooooooorrrrrr

      • Paul Rossnof
        November 22, 2017

        Oh boy, a red hot hering…

      • November 23, 2017

        Skerrit will offer you cement, jokes and make you dance as low as you wish.Then when you’ll go home you and your families will burp Skerrit. Tell me how much land and house have you purchased since you are supporting Skerrit’s party? None. Dominica was high up progressively over 20 years back, now we have the only sun, water and trees to offer. Now he is traveling in order to get his loans cut off because with or without maria he would never be able to pay them back because he never invested in any producing development. Idiot.

  18. UK Dominican
    November 22, 2017

    Roosevelt Skerrit and transparency go together like oil and water and as for flattery from Bill Clinton……? You’d better ask his wife about that one. CREAD would be controlled by Roosevelt Skerrit, obviously. He is not in the habit of consulting his own cabinet, let alone parliament. Skerrit talks about outside auditors but their oversight would only come into play after the money has already been spent. Donors, pls. do not fall for that one and insist that you will oversee the spending of your donations yourself. No need for duplication by Skerrit. We have had fourteen years of that spending and the majority our people are still in poverty and they were so even before Maria.
    PS. It is my considered opinion that Venezuela forgave our debt only because there was no money for the Dominica National Petroleum Company to pay what they owe them anyway. And who spent that money? Go and ask Reggie and Roosevelt!

    • NUWP
      November 22, 2017

      Were u at the massive gathering he had in London? U should have so u could get some sense in ur Brian by the massive support and respect he have in the uk.
      Let the prince tell u about our PM how impressed is he.

      So keep talking

      Your views is like a drop of rain in the sea. Really not needed thank u

      • Yo Yo
        November 22, 2017

        where is the less than £2000 he raise at that meeting you know everything did he tell you which bank he put it or did it go in the same bank that the 100 million missing from petro. Answer these questions show the people that you curse how transparent you are.

      • Paul Rossnof
        November 22, 2017

        Don’t talk nonsense man, I was there. He has got a few followers there as he has in the states and in Dominica. Just a few blind ones who refuse to accept reality.

      • November 22, 2017

        That massive gathering was because of curiosity. But what did he come back with .That is the important thing.THat massive gathering only donated a few thousand pounds.But what did you contribute to ur family and friends

      • UK Dominican
        November 23, 2017

        Our High Commission in London Has a list with contacts of Dominicans residing in the U.K. and is careful in vetting whom to invite to such meetings. No High Commissioner in their right mind would allow such gatherings to be packed with known rebel rousers. This particular meeting was attended by the usual rent-a-crowd, avowed sycophants of Skerrit.

      • UK Dominican
        November 24, 2017

        You dumkopf! The meeting took place at the Kensington Holiday Forum hotel where the largest meeting room has a capacity of 300. You call that massive support, even if the room was filled to capacity? You should think before you speak my friend.

      • viewsexpressed
        November 26, 2017

        Am. you really need some help to understand the mind of a person who is inept. I leave you to work out who this person is.
        Shaking my head why some blind supporters behave and write such rubbish about a failed leader and, a failed and corrupt Labour government and failed country, our Dominica.
        Skerrit must Go…he is a big failure.

      • viewsexpressed
        November 26, 2017

        Skerrit was not and is not impressive, all it was …was a big show show flying about wasting states money, bla bla bla and more political bla bla with no returns and benefits to us. I was dismayed at this mans low credentials and lack of dictation in his delivery, All sounds like begging us in the UK whereas he will not answer to the Bin Fertilizer Bobols…the passport bobol and fiasco. We are in debt, we were lied to and fooled about Petro Caribe money and all you silly Skerrittes running all you dirty corrupt Red Flag that “we love our silly PM”. All our money disappearing and you telling me I must Like this idiot PM with serious lack of knowledge of socio-economic development. This man Skerrit is a failure and a big disappointment to us Dominicans. Skerrit must Go like Mugabe, who brought Zimbabwe to its grave. Bob Marley must be turning in his grave.
        Dominicans, wake up, Skerrit and his dirty corrupt Labour party must Go Now.

  19. Dowad
    November 22, 2017

    It is so heartbreaking that these donors are again trusting crooked Skerit with their hard earned dollars on Dominica’s behalf. Am hoping that they themselves administer the GREED he is talking about.
    Kon artist.

    • Beauboi
      November 22, 2017

      i seeing so many people suffering nothing is being done ailas lord!

    • Dominican
      November 22, 2017

      My goodness! Are comments like yours really necessary? I refuse to believe that you are a Dominican. I feel sorry for you.
      How much have you contributed towards the development of Dominica other than the hate that you spew?

    • NUWP
      November 22, 2017

      You should be ashamed of your self.

      They are not heartless and wicked like u and your leader who would rather ppl die than pm raise the money to keep you and other real Dominicans alive. That is y he told Sam don’t rebuild keep families out of job. Wicked people. BUT GOD WILL GIVE ALL U THE RIGHT MEDICATION IN DUE COURSE

      TANTOE TANTOE

      • viewsexpressed
        November 23, 2017

        “… than PM raise money to keep you and other real Dominican alive…” NUWP, are you for real, or you failed to read what nonsense you wrote? PM raising money to do what…? Where is the CBI passport money, the millions or billions that were so said raised.? If so much was raised and continue to, where is all this money gone to. Skerrit is so hopeless, he is bind to development. He knows not where to start, now he in running about begging for more money. Skerrit and his cronnies must account for Dominica`s money, for example the Bin Bobol and the so much talked about CBI money. Where is it? Own up Skerrrit! Dominica should have had a consolidated fund that we have access to immediately for when a disaster hit us. the disaster is Skerrit and his corrupt government. Skerrit must Go

  20. NUWP
    November 22, 2017

    Is New York part of America nah?

    Is that the same America them fellers and their carbal said our PM can’t go there nah?

    Boy lies properganda cya done. Good thing Dominicans don’t take u all on.

    Everything the UWP say can’t and won’t happy they getting a slap in their face but they still won’t change.

    Now see the prime minister in the US getting high comendatiom from the greatest president America every see.

    Calling him a visionary leader from Dominica.

    Go Skerrit goooooooooooo

    Go help dominica while Thompson Lennox Christine and the unwanted cabalist try and not I said try to bring Dominica good name down.

    We shall rise again pm

    On behalf of all Dominicans who interested in developing Dominica I want to wish the USA a merry Christmas and thank president Clinton for his great words and to say our leader is at ur level

    He didn’t burst head and kicked out from school.

    So PM go and and AMERICAN LOVE YOU

    • SN
      November 22, 2017

      Skerrit has diplomatic immunity when traveling as head of state to go to the United Nations. So don’t take this as fact that he’s not under surveillance. I’m not saying he is, but if he is and he comes for vacation, that is the time we will see if there is any truth to the rumor.

      • NUWP
        November 22, 2017

        Well he will never get arrested Cus in the next 60 years he coming out there.

        And those other prime ministers and diplomats the US help Wat they had? Diplomatic outnity? Sot foolishness

        Think is stupid ppl u all talking too.

        Pm didn’t invest in our education for nothing

        So we understand and is very knowledgeable and have the ability to analyse issues. We were not thrown out of grammar school

    • Anonymous
      November 22, 2017

      Well, Bill Clinton and Roosevelt Skerrit have a benefactor in common. He is called Ng Lap Seng.

      • indira Ghandi
        November 22, 2017

        Tell Bill Clinton to go and give back to Haiti what they took from them

    • November 22, 2017

      He took the opportunity to go collect his cash in those countries with that immunity.This NUWP is waisting his time in the UK instead of learning he coming more sot

  21. Troubled about Dominica's actual/potential problems
    November 22, 2017

    It is incomprehensible to anyone on Planet Earth… even the DULL and the IGNORANT that this labour led Government administration has yet to engage Parliament on matters pursuant to the REBUILD effort of ravaged Dominica by Hurricane Maria. Calling parliament to extend the curfew time is an insult to the highest legislature in the Land.

    Motoring along by putting strategies and plans in place, engaging all and sundry other that our Parliament is the worst indictment that befalls our beloved Dominica… it’s worse the Hurricane Maria, in my humble opinion.

  22. Paul Rossnof
    November 22, 2017

    There is no such thing as transparency when you are involved, Skerrit. You just keep on trying to pull wool over our heads.

    • NUWP
      November 22, 2017

      I think u mistaking our PM for WE THE PEOPLE INK sir.

      So get ur facts right.

      U all been saying dat for many years and we don’t take u all on.

      U can’t keep a good man down mate.

      The world love and respect out PM

      Only you them UWP who always say bad things against Dominica and it’s ppl.

      Look Venezuelan govt forgive our debt of over a million US dollars

      Dats over 260 million dollars Dominica have to spend on rebuilding and build back better concept

      So keep talking lazy worker like all u leader and Thompson while we working

      This time 19 seats in all u tail

      Dam wicked lazy evil dangerous UWP some of all u are.

      But labour ka twavie

      And dats wat all u vex about

      See Lennox after Maria left and abandoned you all while our pm stay here to rebuild

      Sacway mayshastay zor yay.

      • Me
        November 22, 2017

        As I said, it are the uneducated that support Skerrit and the proof is here for all to see.

      • Paul Rossnof
        November 22, 2017

        Oh boy, you’ve got the red fewer bad. It made you blind and deaf…

      • Neverson st jean
        November 24, 2017

        NUWP how can someone forgive a dept that is not owed. Your truth telling pm said that dominica does not owe Venezuela , and Venezuella says they are forgiving over 100 million dollars of dominicas’ debt. U seemed to be thrilled by that as u should but not the bold face lie that the world heard in the house of assembly.

    • Yes I
      November 22, 2017

      The wool should choke you! Idiot!

    • Anonymous
      November 22, 2017

      Paul, in the case of Roosevelt Skerrit it’s not even wool but cheap old polyester.

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