Dominica Labour Party (DLP) Caretaker for the Salisbury Constituency, Nicholls Esprit said that government has put in place a “comprehensive” housing programme to assist single parents in that constituency.
He was speaking at a Citizenship By Investment (CBI) awareness related town hall meeting held in Morne Rachette on Monday.
“The Prime Minister and myself have discussed that we will do a comprehensive housing programme in this constituency,” he said. “He has recognized like any other constituency that there are people, particularly single parents, women who are unable to on their own build a home…”
According to him, a comprehensive evaluation will be made for persons who have housing issues and leaking roofs in order to assist them.
“You may meet me and tell me that your roof is leaking and you may tell me it cost you $5000, I may go to the Minister of Housing and tell him let’s give this lady $5000 because that is what she is missing,” Esprit explained. “When you get the $5000 it might not even be half of what you will require to repair your roof. So what we will do, we will have the housing department come, evaluate what is your problem, so it will have a labour cost and a material cost and we will help you.”
Esprit stated further that because it is more comprehensive, “we will not be able to help everybody at once, so when your turn comes you will get.”
“Please have patience with us,” he noted.
In light of the government’s offer of free housing, what is this article
http://sundominica.com/articles/the-agricultural-instigator-and-the-salisbury-prot-2469/
telling us about the true requirements of the Salisbury community?
I Hate working I like to play dominoes and drink rum, Skerrit is the best pm for me he feeding me and housing me thank you pm u are the best.
one thing i know salisbury ppl never take hand out . Shanks what village u come from . Go ask the Bawipeople do u know that group LIVE WIRE AGROUP THAT FIX THEIR OW ROAD AND DO MANY JOBS WITHOUT THE HELPOF GOVERNMENT so shanks the salisbury ppl nee their roads farmers need to plant their foofd they need roads. remmber what skerrit and his police do to the salisbury the teargas it will never be forgoten. this is histroy. all you government bribers need to be jail. as a matter of fact that the worst dominica has beeen. dominican must realize when you give a boy with a BIB TO RUN THE AFFAIR OF A COUNTRY WHAT YOU EXPECT.
Yes. Encourage them to breed with no father to help/support the kids. just offer assistance using tax payers money and we will see just how many more single parents Dominica will have.
like someone note ” the prime minister and i ” not i put a proposal before cabinet and it was decided that a comprehensive and detailed audit would be done but you and skerrit talk and decision made . shanks this is salisbury and you of all people should know the significant and history of salisbury that’s where the declaration of dominica independence was signed and salisbury has always been and will always be independent so your bribery wont work fix the feeder roads so the people can continue to be self reliant and independent
The beggar nation continues to dole out housing to crony supporters. So much CBI money is being used on all these hand outs. What about the money from fish exports that Drigo said we made last year from exporting 1 million pounds of fish overseas? Is that money in Panama Bank Accounts too? I have not heard of one project that the government has approved with the monies from fish exports.
Dear Shanks:
You look very emasculated. You have simply become Skerrit’s “moose boy”.
I have news for you. Labour will lose the next election. Not by the effort of UWP (they simply do’t have what it takes) but simply by the hands of God.
Don’t heed! Breed,
and I will feed.
Say thank you on bended knee
You were too free,
now your soul belongs to me.
Megalomania is my creed.
This is so silly, you have a par rep n a care taker?
This is utter rubbish n foolishness in Dominica. Ignorance is yo high.
Imagine a man who lost the election, is technically the pal rep.
One can well thinking of the victimisation n corrupt practices goin on in these places.
Dependency syndrome
This looks like a scatter shot approach to development,if you ask me.Is this sustainable or is that a one time show just like the giving of laptops to children.For certain single mothers in many other communities across the country are in need of assistance so wouldn’t it be better to have a strategy in place for assisting all those in Dominica in such need.The better policy would be the creation of jobs so these mothers and others can be independent and provide for their needs.The governor of the central bank can only advise,but he discouraged this vote and influence buying, communism approach that is short sighted.Tha man with the honourary doctorate knows best.How stupid and backward because the women and the children’s father’s are not being given hope and a chance to develop pride and confidence but despair and dependency
Shanks you of all people should be talking about farm access roads, not about houses. If you ask the Pm to help the people with proper roads for going to their farms they will be much happier. The same farmers who brought you up now under the labor party cannot go to their farms. Shame shanks, shame on you.
Farmers want everything FREE…do they pay any taxes????…farm roads built by the government…free or discounted fertilizers…duty free on vehicles…what is it????
This man, Skerrit is systematically destroying the fabric of Dominican society in order to make people so dependent on HIM that they will feel they have no choice than to vote DLP in perpetuity. That may be good for the DLP, but it is definitely not good for Dominica and Dominicans.
That mendicant mentality he is cultivating must stop.
Salisbury is the only village that skerrit choosing to give single parents, cause he neve mention this. In laplaine, and bioche and paix bouche,
They gave all hard backs from lapaine,they were menn, salisbury open your eyes
“You may meet me and tell me that your roof is leaking and you may tell me it cost you $5000, I may go to the Minister of Housing and tell him let’s give this lady $5000 because that is what she is missing,” Esprit explained. “When you get the $5000 it might not even be half of what you will require to repair your roof. So what we will do, we will have the housing department come, evaluate what is your problem, so it will have a labour cost and a material cost and we will help you.
Your dam boy!!! It will cost $5000 on one hand; on the other IT MIGHT NOT EVEN BE HALF?
SA KWAY SOT!!!!!
i wonder if that have something to do with lap seng plea deal with u.s law. so elections close and lord skerrit want to put the playing field well level for his chosen successor not the people of dominica successor but his.
Then he will be the PRESIDENT. YOU ARE FREE TO Add the rest
dominican but be de beggars paradise
You are right! This morning I walked from the bottom of Federation Drive across the bridge to Jollys. I was accosted by no less than eleven bare foot beggars, most of them not smelling too fresh either. Obviously the CBI. bonanza has passed them by. Anyway, I directed them to the Ministry of Finance and claim their share.
The “Caretaker” of the Salisbury Constituency?LMAO. The prayers are continue to make all you day parlay. People keep the prayers coming. Soon, and very soon they will be gone………………..
The good side to this is it will create some temporary jobs. The government should start a trade building program to help some of the young people. So they can think and perhaps open their own companies which will in turn create more jobs.
In many of these posts I see comments that reflect comments made before past elections…and sadly, the results were the same. Nothing changed! People in Dominica are motivated by two things…POVERTY and GREED. For those who are in poverty all they care about is getting something and they don’t care how you got it to give it to them. For the greedy, they simply just want and want more and however they can get it they will take it. It is this these mindsets that crooked politicians easily manipulate by using money and gifts to bribe the people into giving them a free ride to wreak havoc on the Nation’s economy. Ruling with a “One Man Style”, “do anything I please”, “Don’t ask me any questions” type rule that can only be described as “DICTATORIAL” while keeping the loyalty of many by throwing money at them. Yet, time after time it continues to work…Poverty and Greed has given rise to an evil KING!
I believe when you lose the election. They should have given you your job back at Dowasco because by what seeing in this picture just seeing lies and more lies on your face.
I only know Christmas is in December but for labour ka traveil is now , you néed to stop fooling us Dominicans and do the right thing so someone else can run the country to give jobs
I think it would be better if the DLP create the environment for the private sector to invest in the country.Then the citizens can be gainfully employed and take care of themselves,instead of them giving hand outs.
After the term of Labour in office it will be 39 or 40 yrs in office, and have almost nothing to show.40 yrs hard labour.
Satan is the father of all bribes. He attempted to bribe Jesus in the passage we refer to as The temptation Matt. 4:8-9. Here is satan the briber:
“Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; 9 And saith unto him, All these things WILL I GIVE thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.”
Skerrit the briber gets the people poor at their point of need and starts to bribe them with house, toilet, cash, projects etc not because he loves but because he takes pleasure in bribing people he made to get poor. Where was Shanks when Skerrit was arresting the men of Salsbury that asked him for road so they could go to their farms, work, and build a house for their girlfriends? Evil men shall all be cut off says God.
Some of them go into homes and get control over weak women, whose lives are full of sin—women who are led into sin by all the things they want ” 2 Tim. 3:6 ERV.
That’s exactly what the Bible told us about. Evil people will try to look for weak women that are struggling with their mistakes in life to decisive with precious promises. Paul said to avoid them but I say take the house and reject them!
You pretty, you single, you are a parent, you haven’t got a house, my wife in New York or wherever, so when I want my payment I will simply come to my house for some food. There is no such thing as free lunch or better yet free house
I was so happy for these people who were going to get help with housing Papa I did not know it would
invoke so much anger and frustration. Kudos to the Government for helping the less fortunate.
Nothing can please all you.
Another evil disguised step to further hurt God’s plan of marriage. If the woman owns the house no need to dream of getting married and plan for a bright future. All she needs now is a man to use his screw driver a night or two and then kick him out for another. Another thing is, if you are a woman and I give you house I and I can have my own key to come in when I want. An evil government with evil plans even when they want to look good to buy votes
It’s so sad, people need jobs to be able to take care of their family. This sounds like Cuba and Venezuela. Skerrit need to stop this nonsense. No where else in the Caribbean you hear this nonsense. Lord have mercy on us in Dominica.
This is just ridiculous.
where in this modern day you hear thi gs hPpening like that
He realize the time is coming for himto give account of the money so he trying to use it up?
That is just keeking the country poorer and poorer.
Dominica is now the BEGGING CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.
Is only in poor communist countries this nonsense happens.
Who are the people getting the houses?
Only Skerrit supporters.
It is not Dominicans is SKERRITANS.
That must come to an end
You are the one talking nonsense. People need jobs but they must be educated and also experienced to be able to obtain jobs.
All some of you comment about is jobs. Do you give it a thought that education and experience are necessary?
You read that single parents need housing, proper housing or that their house is in need of repairs and the government is willing to assist them accordingly.
People as you criticize everything the PM tries to do You also criticize the NEP which assists the youth to obtain employment. Who can please people as you? So who is the one talking nonsense? Some of you have a severe problem. You should not even comment. It appears you are lacking in common sense.
Dear Mr Skerrit, cabinet members and Nichols ‘Shanks’ Esprit,
Is this the best cost and benefit analysis for Salisbury and for Dominica? NOT. Why are you teaching us mediocrity and dependency equals economic prosperity? Where is your love for Salisbury, for Dominica?
Well, well, well, we do not have feeder roads, we do not have a bridge, but hey, let’s give free money and freebies; let’s encourage teen pregnancies and one parent families to build a wealthy and prosperous Salisbury.
Mr Skerrit, and cabinet members, I was born and brought up in Salisbury. When I was growing up, Salisbury used to be a ghost village during the day, eerily quiet. The only daytime activity were the leaves stirring in the wind.
When a young person finished school, parents would ask, what would you like to do? Everyone had to learn a skill (apprend un later). From a very early age my peers and I were taught how to be independent. Why turn the clock back 500 years Mr Skerrit? Why?
Learn…
Esprit,Would have been better using his time to have Skeritt fund the feeder roads repairs.
He wont do it. He would rather that the people beg. But he wont see that in Salisbury.
Chupes, what we need in Bawi is for Skerrit to fix the Carhome and Grand Morne roads and we will do the rest
That government will soon chose and purchase you all underwears and bras
Oh yes.
He needs to provide Feminine Napkins for all women between ages 10 and 40 too
Feminine napkins? Who uses this term anymore. PADS! PADS! Pads!
lmao
.lol you might see people on GIS receiving boxer shorts..
More of those tactics! Shanks you know better…
People take all what they give u and vote their
A?? Out of office all these guys are bent on doing
Is to keep poor people in poverty vote them out
Don’t you think that he knows who their supporters are…..The less fortunate in the communities are being assisted (colour need not matter). Everyone fingers are different in length…our destiny isn’t the same.
fingers ? destiny? what you really trying to say here ? Off course they know who their supporters are. They flock the financial center every chance they get. the point is, dont try to sell votes. People stayed for almost a year without their own roof over their heads after erica. We cried brokes for more than a year. now every week we hear about how much houses going up and being repaired. Elections is near and time flies.
…and some have very long fingers, right?
Another senseless comment among some others. Who kept who in poverty? Who caused who to be in poverty and to live in poverty? You are blaming the government for those single parents? Need I say more? If per chance you have a little common sense, read between the lines.
The Canadian Sukuyah took to her broom last night to visit the situation in Dominica and found that all was to her liking. The unemployment of so many, the lack of large-scale Agricultural production and exports, the abject poverty of families still living in one-room shacks with pit toilets outside, the strong stench of a dirty Capital City brought joy to her wicked heart. As she landed her broom (flight w666) on her roof in Canada she could not wait to get into her little cramped apartment and on DNO to sing praises to her one-sided, decisive and vindictive Prime Minister, whom she describes as “God’s chosen”. Using the name of Christs she runs under every comment to tell people that their lack of praise and adoration for her beloved Prime Minister is unpatriotic and treasonous, while hoping that she will receive a free ticket to come to Dominica during daylight hours next elections…but Sukuyahs sometimes get stuck passing each other in Roseau!
Only kermit the frog with no common sense could make such a ridiculous comment.
Yes! All this idle talk, one day you will pay for it. You are another who do nothing good for D/ca but criticize and spew insults and innuendos.
Yes! The Lord said, “I tell you on the Day of Judgment, every idle word that man shall speak he shall render an account thereof.”
He will also punish those who believe in and quote evil people. Keep on and see where you will end up one day.
Frogs have no souls. Human beings have souls. When the soul leaves the body, it is dead. The soul has to stand before God for its first judgment, what it has done and failed to do. Then the second judgment at the end of the world.
You are another one that Dr. Peters spoke of. Your ignorance projects itself.
Your godless words project your bitterness and sadly project the godly virtues you lack.
Be kind and stick to the article. Good people are kind, happy, peaceful and speak the truth.
Consider this. If a man has a 92 Nissan sunny but cannot afford gas , explain how giving him a 2017 rolls royce helps him.
Also are there any conditions with these free houses? Consider further. What if a house recipient wins the lotto tomorrow. What happens then? Things to think about.
All these things to think about are redundant You are putting the cart before the horse. You should know what the chances are of anyone winning a lottery. If it were that easy a lot of us would win it.
If especially their financial status change and when it occurs, all concerned as also the authorities will deal with it. They will know what to do. In the meantime, they are in need of housing and the government will be assisting them. Therefore, caste aside your imaginings and be happy for them that one day, they will have decent accommodation.
The THREE letters of the Skerrit alphabet C,B,I…You all DLP dummies accused Linton of being a novice,but if just a few seconds on CBS 60 minutes could cause the roguish DLP to spend so much of our passport money,THEN I WANT TO BE A NOVICE TOO.Thank You honourable Linton..Iwant you to give the Salisbury people their roads,so that they can access their farms,and stay independent…HOPE THE PUBLIC SERVANTS get their fair share of the free money 5hat is going around.THEY DESERVE IT.
Haven’t the government been doing that all along? When did the Housing Revolution start in January 2017? Or long before that? When did the ‘Yes We Care Program” started? I know it did not start in 2017. Can we remember the Budget when the Finance Ministry stated about getting rid of all Pit Latrines? Was that after January 1 2017? I remember the UWP calling it a Pit Latrine Budget. Remember %? So do all of us.
What started in January 2017 and we all know that too, could be the dismantling of all these programs and why? An experience politician who wants what is best for their country, would certainly have thought twice. The UWP is seeing; how this government is working for the people and country.
Unfortunately the UWP cannot stand it because they know if this government continues on its path we will have many happy Dominicans pleased with their Government. If the UWP were smart, they would not be on a war path; they would show us we have a choice.
Stop being a dishonest apologist for a vile,putrid and rogue regime.The dismantling of the programme according to you did not start in January 2017.It started when the dLP gang to which you grovel started to give and/or sell diplomatic passports to criminals Lapseng,Corallo,Madueke MONFARED..Stop being a hypocrite and SOO TE WER.
You are too lazy to understand the choice they offer, you’d rather sit on your butt all day doing nothing and wait for your hand out.
You people have a problem with comprehension…. the point of the matter is, now everything is CBI, it use to be Petro caribe, with no mention ever of CBI moneys…. They were keep that cash cow, oops I mean, CBI programme and the amount they were making secret.
ONLY NOW WE ARE SEEING THE AMOUNT OF MONEY CBI WAS BRINGING INTO THE COUNTRY…..
ANSWER ME THIS…WHY DO YOU THINK ITS ONLY NOW CBI MONEY SPREADING LIKE WILD FIRE AND EVERYTHING IS CBI, CBI?
” The Prime Minister and myself have discussed that we will do a comprehensive housing programme in this constituency.” Has the cabinet been dissolved or have the democratic parliamentary procedures now given way to a system in which one man has wide and far-reaching powers to make all the rules? “I may go to the minister and tell him…” Will the Honourable Miinister for Housing please stand up? Will he now be taking orders from the DLP caretaker? Can he articulate whether this statement from the Caretaker is his Givernment’s new structural solution to homelessness and poverty.? Thanks.
This perpetuation of a handout society needs to stop. Yes the state should help citizens who are in need. But to be abusing the state resources on those levels is just wicked. How can you be dishing out money to people to fix their roof without them paying it back or at-least some of it back?
This government, in its quest to remain in power, is draining the country’s inhabitant’s independence and limited resources. When people have homes, they get jobs and work to maintain them – they may take a loan to repay them, but they work. Create employment to alleviate people from those problems.
Shanks self doh have shame saying people just meet him and ask for money to fix their roof? Don’t these politicians feel embarrassed by the desperation they have placed some Dominicans in?
Hand-out is all in your mind, It is that of a lowly mind.
Are you still a baby not to know that every government must help its nationals who are in need of? Thank God that these people are benefiting from this opportunity. You should be appreciative and happy for them.
Dominicans who are in need of are being helped as never before. Are you envious of the help they are receiving today?
The funds belonging to the Commonwealth of Dominica Citizens is not a Charitable organisation! Yes, all over he world their are welfare arms of governments; however the uncontrolled and manipulative manner in which this government is going about is wrong and will in the long run – BANKRUPT THE COUNTRY!
You appear to be one of those Dominicans who are only ever able to think of “ME” “Me” “me” hence the reason our country is as divided and unproductive as it is. IT IS HIGH TIME PEOPLE START LOOKING AT THE BIGGER PICTURE OF “US” “OUR COUNTRY’S FUTURE”. Enjoy the handouts whilst they last – no reason why the state should be providing for every inch of a fully able bodied human beings life! Help certainly, but, the state should not be financing every aspect of your life!
You may tell me that got pregnant and tell me that you can not afford to look after the child on your own. Don’t worry. I will approach the P.M. and tell him you need assistance and he may help you and get you a house and money to live…but in return you must pledge your vote! What kind of message is that? Go and make children to swell the army of labour voters? This country is sick.
You are sick and narrow-minded. Have you ever visited or lived in a progressive country? These governments have funds set aside to assist these people; even visitors who may be in need of, depending on their situation.
Your very own black people overseas have been helped in many ways. Young students, barely reached adulthood conceive babies. The government will assist them, even though they reside at their parents home. If the parents are not able to support their daughter/son baby, they will receive social welfare benefits. They also receive prams and whatever else is necessary. Much more could be stated.
You need to educate and broaden your mind. Today, everyone has TV. Surely the minds of some of you critics should broaden.
You want the government to go to the young boys and girls and tell them to refrain from sexual activity to avoid having babies? This is the parents responsibility.
It is the government’s responsibility to help the needy Be wise.
And while they get assistance they have to be doing something with their lives such as getting some form of training for a job, doing some kind of volunteering, going to school or working while their child is in daycare etc. they can’t just sit on their behinds and get welfare so stop lying to make people believe Canada’s government is as backward and lazy as Dominica’s.
Ryan, you are narrow-minded. People as you can never comprehend what is being relayed.
Those of you critics act as if you are goody two-shoes. It is disgusting to read some comments as yours.
DNO posts articles about the government’s plans to build up Dominica and help the needy. You people criticize him at every step of the way. All you offer is to be critical; no suggestions.
Much can be done in Dominica but it takes time and also money. Those in high places could do more. They could suggest to the government what could be done and how to implement it.
You do not order the government around and expect that your critiques and suggestions will be taken into consideration.
You put a bad taste in the mouths of people who want what is good for Dominica.
What I have noted, as you want the government to suit you, you critics are in dire need of changing your mannerisms and also on this Website, to your fellow people. You need to learn discipline and respect.
The sexy leader, the supreme immortal being, the right hand of God, his majesty Roosevelt skeritt and lord Esprit actually think that under this blazing hot sun that they could buy the village of Salisbury too? Do they think that this cheap shot will make them forget the tear gas? Salisbury people are renowned for their hard work, They are still blue blue vex about the way you’ve treated them over the years. You denied them farm roads so that they could work to build their own houses but here you are offering them ki pools; training the public be lazy and dependent on them those wicked sons of ancient Pharos. Unlike the stupid st. Joe people who sit back and wait for the government to feed them, I trust that this plan will be rejected by all in Salisbury
Dey better ask somebody!!!!
hmm. Elections are really on the horizon. By the end of the year watch them change gears.
Why do you not commence campaigning for a seat?
“Let’s bow our eyes and close our head” No wonder
oh my, lmao
A joke that man… 17 years and only today this lazy government labor. Seeing that there are plenty struggling people in Dominica. What was wrong you all were blind and only now seeing the light. Well again the banks reject all this money so it has to be spent one way or another……no one in Dominica should be living in squalor in this day and age. Shame on Skerit and his government losers no imagination no foresight. Just go already you all are tired and useless. Where is the social services department to handle theses issues. No one should be homeless by choice in Dominica not in 2017. Millions for a bi election. Millions for a bridge. Millions over there millions there and people are living without water light and toilet in Dominica. I just want to vomit…
We have every bit of patience because we know Spags cyah do nothing for us.
Glad to see Esprit at the forefront of this project. Usually when a candidate loses, they abandon the people quickly. But Esprit has been working tirelessly for the people of Salisbury regardless of the results at the polls.
With a salary three(3) times that of the winning candidate I would too.
Esprit, just another lackey.
Tirelessly???
, 17 years of Skerrit and the DLP and they done nothing for that constituency, not one thing and you saying Shanks working tirelessly, that the joke of the year 
He has been working tirelessly alright…..by having the Chief Liar and the SS Squad teargas them to hell and helping police identify protesters by giving real names? I am just asking a question.
I advise the Salisbury people to take everything they give you and then run them out of town.
Assertive like the rod of Moses!
This Labour Party government is leaving no one behind. Kudos Shanks!
That is what Hitler said when he went after the Jews!
WHAT THE A%@ IS GOING ON IN DOMINICA??!!!!
everywhere you turn, Skerrit and his minions are trying to give people some SHORT TERM resolutions….. MAN CREATE JOBS FOR THE PEOPLE TO BE INDEPENDENT!!!
That’s a sad and humiliating culture being cultivated in Dominica… you have to kiss A@$ and become a dog, this culture is erasing the sense of pride in our people….
and that dotish talking about “You may meet me and tell me that your roof is leaking and you may tell me it cost you $5000, I may go to the Minister of Housing and tell him let’s give this lady $5000 because that is what she is missing,…”
…. YOU MAY, I MAY…. so THIS IS HOW DOMINICANS COME NOW….. GUESSING WE HAVE TO GO HUMBLY AND ON HANDS AND KNEES ASKING FOR HELP BECAUSE WE CANNOT AFFORD TO HELP OURSELVES.
by the way things are going, I don’t want to see how Dominica and Dominican in the next 2 years… wide spread POVERTY!