Roseau, Dominica, Thursday, 11th 2018— Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit left the island on Wednesday, October 10 to address the Dominican community and Friends of Dominica in Canada.
The trip will highlight Prime Minister Skerrit’s gratitude for the solidarity shown by the diaspora community immediately after the passage of Hurricane Maria, when they rallied to the aid of Dominica to donate over CDN$1.5 million worth of relief supplies.
During this official visit, the Prime Minister will also reaffirm the resilience of Dominica in the face of climate change as the government seeks to deliver prosperity to citizens living in Dominica and the wider world.
The Prime Minister’s schedule will be focused on further strengthening the relationships between Dominica and members of its diaspora, the Toronto Economic Council of the Mayor’s office, the Premier of Ontario and her Caribbean Caucus Ministers.
On October 12, Prime Minister Skerrit will address nearly one hundred volunteers who were highlighted for their efforts and contributions to Dominica in its time of need.
The Prime Minister will then attend the “Amazona Imperialis – Dominica Rising” Benefit Gala on October 13, where he will formally deliver the keynote address to the Dominican community in Toronto. During this televised address, he will review the close cooperation between Dominica and its diaspora on a wide range of topics.
On October 14, Prime Minister Skerrit is slated to engage with the diaspora in an open dialogue at a town hall meeting which will also be televised and open to mainstream Canadian media.
The meeting will afford the Prime Minister the opportunity to affirm and review progress with the government’s agenda of supporting private sector-led growth and enhancing our people-to-people ties.
No communication. Only few people knew of that visit. People are too busy here mining their business. As always, people dont give out information to fellow country people. That’s why 99 percent do not take part. No proper distribution even when they have your contact info.
Reading some of the comments and now I see why Skerrit will not go. All the nonsense you guys talking in there at the end of the exercise Skerrit going to capture two more seats. I think Skerrit has too much power to be stopped at this time. So, saying he must go or he’s corrupt and incompetent will not work. The people seeing with their own eyes how competent, highly resourceful and people oriented he is. How can you try to deceive those who have eyes to see?
Naf, if yo love and cherish Domininca and your family you go out and campaign hard to get rid of Skerrit and his corrupt government. Stop being distracted.
You for sure are not right in your head. To much red cool aid over the years.
Skerrit is a very corrupt prime minister, Canada take heed, here again for another hand out!,,
Oh by the way the PM did not say what kind of visit he was making to Canada. “Official visit” was the header of NDO piece.
ADMIN: The press release from the Prime Minister’s office indicated that it was an official visit.
There is a difference between an official visit and a private personal visit. You do not have to be invited for your visit to be official. The PM is visiting in his official capacity.
You do not have to be an expert in diplomatic protocol to know the difference.
When Clinton and Prince Charles and many high rankers visited re Maria who invited them ?
John, because of their status they do announce their arrivals. That is done diplomatically thru their respective diplomatic offices at their respective countries. Diplomacy, Protocal and security are utmost on top of this visit. Then they go in details of their visit and what they wish to achieve.
Stop protecting Skerrit and think of your failed, poor island in deep poverty with a government in extreme Bobol. Wake and Skerrit must Go. Join the struggle and chant Skerrit must Go
Really Joseph, you are talking drivel. Desperation to explain Roosevelt Skerrit’s vulgarity and ignorance of protocol.
Did he go on invitation of the Canadian Government? If not, then how is it an ‘Official Visit’?
The PM does not need an invitation from The Canadian Government to make an official visit, do not confuse a State visit with an official visit.
He is like an undeducated Dominican then with no manners, who come to your wedding to drink and eat with a big bag to carry more food home. And these people think nothing of that because they are entitled. You telling us is so Skerrit is?
No One believes this crap from Skerrit. “The trip will highlight Prime Minister Skerrit’s gratitude for the solidarity shown by the diaspora community immediately after the passage of Hurricane Maria, …” This is a Hollywood publicity stunt, to get to go to Canada and to have Dominicans become loyal to him to travel to Domininca to vote for him and his corrupt Labour government. The UWP, under Hon Lennox Linton and his credible, reputable UWP Team Honest Candidates are a threat to Skerrit and his Corrupt labour Government, in that UWP and Dominicans are ready to Kick failed Skerrit out and his corrupt Labour Government. Hon Linton & UWP Team will be the next decent government. Skerrit has betrayed us. He knows not of Development. Our people are in poverty created by corrupt Labour & failed Skerrit.
Dominicans in Canada, please we advise you stay away from this political clown Skerrit. He is a failure, we feel that there is fraudulent behaviour within this corrupt labour government
Not under that current leadership, I think that this will happen when the Deputy Leader of Mr. Francis takes control of the party.
BEB,I`m not the person to make conclusions without any facts or explanations based on the 18 years failure of Skerrit. It is an already established fact that Skerrit has failed and he has following a corrupt government and as a result our poor island in deep poverty is not going anywhere, not to Canada let alone Martinique to the level of socio-economic development. Skerrit is a failure. He must Go.
The current leadership of the UWP is honourable and Hon. Linton is trusted to run our island left corrupted by your Skerrit. We know Skerrit and you all bind loyalists to Skerrit scared and worried that Hon Linton and his Team get into office. Questions will be answered and Skerrit better not runaway before he is brought before the fraud commission.
No way that Skerrit can fall in h shoes of Hon Linton as far as intellectual, honesty, good Governance is concerned. Skerrit has failed us and there re still people out there rant and raving about “we love failed Skerrit who has crippled us.
Why write such “worthless” nonsense.
“The Prime Minister’s schedule will be focused on further strengthening the relationships between Dominica and members of its diaspora, the Toronto Economic Council of the Mayor’s office, the Premier of Ontario and her Caribbean Caucus Ministers.”
PLEASE let the Prime Minister know that Ontario has a new government (BLUE) led by Premier Doug Ford (MALE) with few, if any, ‘Caribbean Caucus Ministers’ in the Executive Council of Ontario.
Thanks but no thanks. Too little too late. I will not be there. And where will that money from the Gala be going? $100 a ticket.
I wonder how many travel tickets he will be distributing among those welfare recipients in Canada who cannot afford to pay for a ticket to return and visit Dominica?
Hence; they depend on Dr. Punjab every five years for a free ticket to fly home; repaying him by voting him back into office, only to continue destroy the country. It is easy for Roosevelt to recognize that Dominicans donated more than a million dollars aid.
However, they are the same Dominicans his clone Volney advised their supporters at home to attack us when ever we return to Dominica; how shallow are Skerrit and people like Volney, without those of us in the diaspora sending to our relatives, and on occasion make donations the country would be worst of than it is today.
You sir are very insulting to Canadians. Like the saying goes if you have nothing good to say then stay quite. You anger me to the core me when you write total nonsense in your comments. I am sepaking for myself here as a child of the soil. Every opportunity that I get to visit my homeland I am there. Everytime someone sees me home their response is “you here again”, and I say you can’t keep me away. No one pays my passage but me , so please “close your mouth” with your Dr. Punjab crap.
Here you go, free of charge. DR. PUNJAB CRAP!
…but you love your PM. You must be blind and deaf however, because if you visit ‘your’ country that often you surely must see and hear what’s going on!
Casey, lets make it short: Here goes, read carefully. “Like the saying goes if you have nothing good to say then stay quite. You anger me to the core me when you write total nonsense in your comments.”
That’s a good message for you and your corrupt labour Government and failed inept Pm, who operates as the famous Odd Mininister. He has to go, Skerrit has nothing of development to offer to we th people of this failing, ailing, poverty stricken island of our.. Open your eyes Casey of just shut up. Skerrit is a big failure and he and his corrupt about gang has destroyed Domininca.
LOVE trupms hate ALL the time. Take that in you pipe and smoke it.
Wait awhile dere nuh. Hold up. Wasn’t it last week Skerrit said that one of the investors interested in setting up on the Ross campus would be visiting the island this week?
So the investors ‘supposed’ to be coming this week(dat Skerrit say eh) and Skerrit gone overseas in this same week to Canada? Aye DNO, did those investors arrive in Dominica anytime between Sunday, October 7, 2018 – Wednesday, October 10, 2018? I ain’t hear, see or read nothing about dem investors arriving in DA dis week as Skerrit said.
How ‘important’ investors ‘supposed’ to be coming to Dominica and Skerrit gone overseas to utter a cacophony of vacuous words in Canada?
Anybody heard anything as to whether the investors arrived before Skerrit left? But what really going on here boy!!!!!!!
You know that guy is so lie, he talks believe his lies, and forget them. He already forgets he said the invisible people would be meeting with him you know!
If each time Roosevelt a lie lightening were to strike him and burn to ashes, he would not have any chance of compounding his continuous lies!
Welcome Prime Minister, may your occasions here be fruitful for the sake of our Dominica. Blessings to you
Since you are good friends, did he call and give you an address where you should meet and visit with him?
Why don’t you be quiet.
When last Roosevelt E-mail you an electronic mothers day card? He bought you body mind soul with just one: Remain in isolation, and by the way that photograph sent me of you; who knows when that was taken; it might be a hundred years old: Mine was taken last Sunday eh!
Hahahahahahahahahahahah!
Welcome my foot: lol..lol…”Welcome Prime Minister, may your occasions here be fruitful for the sake of our Dominica. Blessings to you” Go to Hell, Go to Hell, Go to Hell, its none of our Damn Business. Go to Hell. ….Too much corruption in our small Island. this corru0t government has damaged our nature isle more than Hurricane Maria.
Skerrit must Go
Skerrit must Go
Go away
You see all the welcome she welcoming Dr. Punjab; he will never find out from Elizabeth, where she lives and go to visit with her for a single minute; or invite her for a cheap lunch somewhere in Toronto.
I remember a certain Roosevelt Rosie Douglas the late; alleged father to a certain fellow eh, when he was prime minister of Dominica, and he went to Canada and he wanted to see and visit with some Dominican who said they were his friends, he would invite them to his hotel, dine with them.
There one he would send a Limousine to pick her up. And that one is a cousin of mine; I have photographs of her coming out of Limousine dressed in full white eh; going to Rosie.
If Elizabeth and Dr. Punjab were closely acquainted Elizabeth would not have to welcome Roosevelt on DNO, she would be invited even to the place where he spoke or proposed speaking.
“May your occasions here be fruitful for the sake of our Dominica…” I understand and feel your concern for Domininca and we Dominicans re this failed PM Skerrit. The Blessings are for the people of Dominicans praying with their rosary that this PM clown is on a blind rip to Canada. What a joke, what a political clown, that he will be for ng time. How long do we have to suffer under this weak corrupt, inept, worthless,, immature Labour leadership, PM and 18 worthless government ministers. Can you, Elizabeth not mature enough to comprehend this thing, or you are as blind as bat as he is, and his other failed useless clueless 18 ministers. That is an abused of states funds.
“That Elizabeth lady joking eh…..what a fallacy!? “May your occasions be fruitful for the sake of Dominica. Eliza-beff” lady are you awake and in Domininca. If for 18 years this clown of yours has not been fruitful, because you all are blind and have been pampering him with diapers and baby powder for so long you expect Skerrit to be elevated from Kindergaden now with a sucking his finger?
Woman wake and smell the corrupt burning coffee. By the way go ask Skerrit if Domininca still produces Café noir, of special locally made coffee. Beff, do you recall we exported like mad. What has Skerrit done for us that we should be proud off? Tell us what has Skerrit done, and we doh want the yester–years failed promises like the fake International airport. Skerrit will fly out of Melville Hall Airport as long as he this failed PM and we will get an international airport under the well disciplined UWP and its highly professional UWP Team. Skerrit has failed us after 18 with so many…
This plutocrat spends hundreds of thousands of scarce taxpayers’ dollars each year mostly for joy riding around the globe. The PM has an insatiable appetite for praise and adulation so he travels frequently to get his ego stroked while imposing a huge debt burden on the unborn. One would be seriously deluded if you think that these frequent overseas trip are taken in the best interest of the country. Most of the times he returns to the country unannounced and empty handed with nothing to show for his extravagant travels.
Ibo, Atlease Mr Skerrit is working hard to better his country on like that lazy black Prince so-called opposition leader that hasn’t done a proper days in his life. In other words show me a boy, and I will show you a man call Mr Skerrit the gladiator.
Mr. Fox, firstly, are you using the word ‘black’ as a derogatory adjective? I somewhat agree with you that Skerrit is working hard. He’s working hard to secure financial security for himself and his family in order to live a champagne lifestyle.. He’s working real hard to maintain unbridled power to keep Dominicans in a state of perpetual poverty so he can easily manipulate the parasites who come to him begging for a meal. It’s a fallacy to think of Skerrit as a prudent leader. He engages in behaviour that is detrimental to the country’s development and is completely contrary to common sense. Dominica is the least developed State in the sub region yet Skerrit has managed to impose a mammoth debt burden on the unborn. Imagine this, in Skerrit’s Dominica, thousands of unborn babies have no chance of escaping the confines of poverty.
Silver Fox, you are talking BS and you behave like an irrelevant, out of touch blind loyalist to a very failed p.m. Skerrit and his so called blind loyalists Skerrit and that Corrupt Labour government.
Hon Linton and his reputable team will get into office, will have criminal case on and to account for our stolen money. Blind Fox, wake up and smell the dirty corrupt coffee and stay away from Skerrit with a reputation so stained.
No matter what you, Elizabeth, and others write in favour of Skerrit, Hon Linton and his clean reputable UWP Team, will stand tall forever without any accusations of fraud against them. You see the Bin Bobol &Fertilizer Bobol will be investigated and we need to know who approved and led that fraud and Bin Bobol/thievery. A sitting minister used his brother in that purchase, against the law. Does that thievery of states money not bother you, or you condone it? Shame on you. Your issue is not reputable Hon Linton but questionable Skerrit. He must Go, he…
Well you seem good at labelling people, who are out of your reach. What label do yo have for Skerrit, that failed Prime Minister. “Skerrit is working hard to better his country……….”Fox, which country are you talking about and show us and tell us what the hard work is about and how did yo arrive at this? Are with him daily to quantify that false accusation?
You attempt to label Hon Lennox Linton and refer to him as Black prince and even used you illiteracy with ack of courtesy to also refer to Hon Linton as “So called Opposition leader” What is clown Fox you are trying to say. This statement of yours reflects you as that sleezeie fox with no where to go or turn but at the circle of your corrupt leader Corrupt and failed PM Skerrit. We will not be distracted and you will not deter us in bringing out the truth of your failed Pm and corrupt Labour Government.
Skerit is a faily and a very hopless, failed prime minister and too many questions of Bobol. You go clean up your…
I am not prejudiced against blackp eople Silver Fox, not Roosevelt Skerrit nor Lennox Linton but I do detest leaders who put our country in the …., regardless of who they are. You should be ashamed of yourself.
Is Skerrit related to Donald Trump? They are both con men and frauds. Skerrit must be a graduate of Trump university.
When you write such things it’s your opinion and the value of your opinion is only measured by you to satisfy your political partisan beliefs. The real test of your opinion as a fact has to be measured by other people, just a reminder as what an opinion is.
The above comment was meant for Ibo France
Roseau, Dominica, Thursday, 11th 2018— Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit left the island on Wednesday, October 10 to address the Dominican community Friends & enemies of the regime in Canada.
The meeting will afford the Prime Minister the opportunity to affirm how many hundred votes available to win the next election in relation to the government’s agenda of finding supporters and enhancing his victory linking / providing people-to- Neo- DLP ties.
When is this prime minister ever on Dominica to run the country and do the job that the people are paying him to do instead of going on vacation and paying for votes?
I hope he knows eyes will be on him because Canada and the US share a lot in common especially intelligence.
Shouldn’t it be an official visit , only if the host country leader had invited Skerro and they were meeting in the nation’s capital?
Anyway we the people of Canada do not want any corrupt leader to come here. You have squandered our gifts and donations and allow some to go to waste.
You are Not welcome.
my sentiments exactly.
When you see de PM come back we going Canada visa free dat you hear we
Aye if you see dat happen UWP dying we
You most certainly are short several Cents of a Dollar. The Red Clinic will be shut soon and then you will sing a different song… Useless individual!
You went and check on your house PM stop the nonsense your business you went and do lazy skerrit and his cabal must go we had enough
Since when he is announcing his departure out of the island. Hope he say what he get and intend to do with it.
Please address the fact that we have been on Canada’s “blacklist” for far too long. It’s time to get Dominica back to visa free status to enter Canada; a fellow Commonwealth country!
This will never happen so keep dreaming. When you folks set foot in a country not your own, you “must obey the law of the land” which most of you don’t. You all come with the same attitude which more than often lands you in trouble. So why let you in? I say keep you out so you do not embarass and bring shame to the “honest / well behaved” Dominicans living in Canada.
Very well spoken. That lot could not survive in a society where laws are enforced and bad behaviour is not tolerated. Furthermore, people in that country are expected to work for a living, no Red Clinic here!
Go and fool them in Canada,waiting on you here in NY,TO PROTEST YOUR LIES AND DECEIT,YOU GOT ALL OUR MONIES AND HAVE NOT GIVEN AN UPDATE,YOUR JUST A LIAR.
‘On October 14, Prime Minister Skerrit is slated to engage with the diaspora in an open dialogue at a town hall meeting which will also be televised and open to mainstream Canadian media”. Can I submit my questions in advance? 1) Where are the parrots and are they coming back Sir? 2) While you are in Canada are you arranging free Diaspora excursions to vote? – because as you know by now that is the only way you can win the next election.3) Do you plan to address the incompetence and nepotism in your government esp- since Maria? I have may more but you know I am going to boycott this dog and pony show you plan to hold in Toronto- not worth my time- good bye.
Waiting for free and fair elections in Dominica.
He is just rallying his Canadian voters . There’s no significance to this trip.
I am shocked that Skerrit is leaving state and we are informed.This lazy incompetent leader has flown to so many places to doGod knows where,without informing us? Many times we only get to know when pictures of him appears cutting g cake..Man I need not know your where about.Bad leader!
Skerrit Must Go
Skerrit Must Go
Lazy Skerrit Must Go Now
to do,God knows what!!
Skerrit Must Go
Skerrit Must Go
Lazy Skerrit Must Go Now
Poppycock! Has Skerrit been invited by the Govt. of Canada? To my knowledge he has not. The purpose of this visit is merely to promote Skerrit’s own agenda to promote his chances of another election victory. It is purely partisan. Please, dont’ treat us like dummies. The man is shameless.
Wow, does The PM need an invitation from The Canadian Government to visit Canada to have a forum and gala with the citizens of his Country who rallied to the aid of Dominica to donate over CDN$1.5 million worth of relief supplies. It’s not about your knowledge, it is about your total ignorance, wallow in it.
Nice to see the office of the prime minister knows how to put out notice of PM travels on country behalf. This should be consistent and not selective. Believe it or not we are his boss and is our money paying for his travels. I commend the office. Make it the darn norm and while you guys at it we need to do a travel audit on all those who go out on dominica behalf tbe amount spent and returns on expenditure. In layman’s term is oir money being wasted?
Shaka, Good Idea how about Linton and his 5jackos their account might be very dodgy ,one might have to call Scotland yard to investigate dont you think?
Man bite dogs if linton and his jackos using tax payers money for thier travels then they are accountable to to public and thier travel expenses audited to ensure they not robbing the public purse. If they are found to be committing injustice then i say lock thier as….ses up. Now what is your point?
Man Bites Dog, has no point, period. He does not and he will never have. This so called woof woof woof man bites dig is a lost puppy running woof woof to please and appease inept Skerrit and his rotten corrupt Labour government. they have failed us, no wonder one of his failed surragates is a woof woof biting Dogs.
Your comment is so cliche when you say quote “believe it or not we are his boss and is our money paying for his travels.” Why display such arrogance and ignorance using such language as “Make it the darn norm” regarding an audit of travel expenses of Government officials, the travel expenses of Government officials are audited, as to the returns on expenditure it’s a silly and ridiculous expectation you are insisting upon, so long for your understanding.
Gary i dont typically respond to you because no matter what anyone says about the PM policies you zealously defend with some often incoherent rant. For young folks reading so they learn something about persuasive argument sake, ” make it the darn norm was in relation to PM travel notice on behalf of people. Skerrit must have been your English teacher at some point in your life. Then again most labour party supporters void of any critical thinking or anatical skills, because if they had any they would have given skerrit the Newton treatment long. Let thier Casper roam over Aupark play hide and seek with each other.