Sixty new apartments to be built in Roseau says PM Skerrit

Officials at the official handing over ceremony of the apartments in Bath Estate on Wednesday

Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Roosevelt Skerrit, has revealed that 60 brand new apartments will be constructed within the city of Roseau to accommodate for persons who are in great need of housing assistance.

The plan was made public at the official handing over of keys to new apartments in Bath Estate and Elmshall on Wednesday, April 26th, 2017 to persons displaced by Tropical Storm Ericka in 2015.

Skerrit said that this new housing project is geared towards combating the “housing challenge confronting our country.”

He added that these new apartments in Roseau will be available for persons who applied for an apartment in Bath Estate or Elmshall but were not approved or accepted.

“The families who applied and who did not receive an apartment, because there are but sixty apartments, that God’s willing, we will see some 60 additional apartments constructed in Roseau,” he said.

According to him, it is expected that these apartments will be completed by August 2018.

“It is a very short time from now and I can tell you, if you think these apartments (at Bath Estate and Elmshall) are aesthetically beautiful, wait till you see those in Roseau,” he said.

He advised that those who were unsuccessful in their application for an apartment to “not let your hearts be troubled” as a new opportunity is heading their way.

“The good Lord will certainly provide,” he remarked.

The apartments handed over to families in Bath Estate and Elmshall were divided into 24 apartments in Bath Estate and 36 apartments in Elmshall, bringing the total to 60 apartments.

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20 Comments

  1. Anthony P. Ismael
    April 28, 2017

    Job creation is required to go along with these apartments. We need to examine the needs to the whole human being instead of snippets. Gainful employment leads to long term success instead of short fixes.

  2. tt
    April 28, 2017

    but wait. i applied for stockfarm and didnt get. i applied for bathestate and elmshall and didnt get. the buildings were initially for civil servants who are single parents working in the roseau area. thats y i applied. for reference u can google the news item.
    now i see people who were never civil servants and who are not single parents in apts
    i will apply for pound and stadium again.
    u say those who had already applied will get apts? i waiting to see
    i will keep applying till the cows come home. me that single parent of four a civil servant

  3. April 28, 2017

    But I finding allu forward? Dominica hardly has enough room for roads much less for apartments. WHERE in Roseau are you all going to build those apartments?> Do tell.

  4. shrewd
    April 27, 2017

    What about apartments for the people of Portsmouth and environs. Roseau people never vote for you.

  5. Peeping Tom
    April 27, 2017

    Well done, Comrade PM. Let us kill them with success and bury them with our celebration!

  6. Voice of The South
    April 27, 2017

    Good job Mr. PM! We appreciate all your hard work. Regardless of how much you are criticized, the fact remains that we all benefit from the CBI – keep up the good work! Hats off to the most successful PM in Dominicas’ history!

  7. truth , shall set you free
    April 27, 2017

    you cannot fool roseau people, The are civilized people, who know better ,is not lagood ,or penville or paix bouche people you are dealing with now , But i hope dominicans remember that ,you are the one who stood on labour party platform and said that,There is nothing free in this life, You said that ,No body gives anything free these days , there is always something that you have to give back, Mr skerit , What are you about to ask of Dominicans ,due to these all of a sudden handouts and freeness ,moneys ,here and there, What is after that?,Well, time will tell

  8. Yinka
    April 27, 2017

    Human beings by nature will always find fault…miserable folks!

  9. joseph
    April 27, 2017

    Everything for free..no one wants to work hard for their own..thanks too this man and his dirty poli-tricks..You seem to be quoting from the “good book ” nowadays and even have the nerve to liken yourself to a “disciple…well,the “good book” also sez {proverbs 29:4-5{ Beware the man who comes bearing gifts and invoking flattering words}. i guess u didnt read that part because any true hard working Dominican can see that this scripture an many more,speaks and warns about people like you

    • Ewo
      April 28, 2017

      U must also check proverbs chapter 26 vs 24, 25, 26, onwards…. Don’t hide ur face!

  10. Country1st
    April 27, 2017

    Have faith & wait… In the meantime, stay jobless & keep visiting the red clinic!

  11. April 27, 2017

    Labour working for me, Labour working for you!

  12. Baker's dozen
    April 27, 2017

    I will get excited when the PM indicates where in Roseau these sixty new apartments will be constructed. Roseau don’t even have sidewalks and drainage, no proper parking facility and he want plunk down a housing development in it?!

    pure madness! but then i expected all of that because he is in election mode, so promises coming just like rice and peas now.

    • Loftuus
      April 27, 2017

      I do not support his party but I support the project.
      There are too many match-box size dwelling places called houses in Roseau. Tear them down and replace them with three or four story structures. They can start in the Pound area!

      • LawieBawie
        May 2, 2017

        But you also have to take into consideration the whole purpose of this project. Apparently this came about because of the high numbers of displaced citizens as a result of Storm Erika. If we go about tearing down these shacks to build more modern buildings then we have to ensure that we are producing enough apartments to house both the existing displaced people and the new people who’s homes we are about to tear down.

  13. April 27, 2017

    Yes Mr. PM, God indeed provides.

  14. Too Hard Too Long
    April 27, 2017

    Why in Roseau? The area is already so small, why use the limited space to provide housing? Wouldn’t it make more sense to provide commercial space and move the residential to a different area? If you really have to provide housing in Roseau, wouldn’t it be a better investment to provide housing for rent in Roseau and so allow the government to recoup their investment? What’s the long term development plan here?

    • April 27, 2017

      Yes, Mr. PM, build those apartments on the outskirts of Roseau and designate empty clearing land and lots in Roseau for commercial use only. Build these apartments in the Valley, Loubiere, Goodwill, Fond Cole, Morne Prosper, Newtown, Citronier, Kingshill, Morne Bruce, and so forth. I would like to see Roseau, a bustling commercial city and the upcoming residents living on the outskirts.

  15. jewel
    April 27, 2017

    Disappointed!. Some of these people who received apartments were never affected by tropical storm Erika. Very, very sad to say this was not done fairly. Life goes on.

  16. derp
    April 27, 2017

    He advised that those who were unsuccessful in their application for an apartment to “not let your hearts be troubled” as a new opportunity is heading their way.

    “The good Lord will certainly provide,” he remarked.

    But wait awhile!

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