If Melissa Poponne-Skerrit, the DLP candidate for the Roseau Central constituency, wins the December 6th general election, she has promised to tackle the vexing issue of sanitation in the city of Roseau as one her major priorities.
Declaring that she’s ready to serve the people of Roseau and the country, Poponne-Skerrit told the gathering at her launch on Saturday, that one of her main priorities would be to push for improved sanitation and waste disposal practices as part of a rodent control and elimination programme in the city of Roseau.
“As citizens, we have to improve our disposal practices,” she said.”It is important to have occasional rat baiting programmes in all major cities and we will start with one right here working with businesses and residents.”
Another major challenge for the Roseau MP hopeful will be the improvement of drainage in the city.
“Apart from the roadworks and drainage improvements that have been made, there will be a further improvement of drainage and storm surge protection in the city. That is one of my priorities and promises,” she said.
But although she has promised to initially focus on these two areas, Poponne-Skerrit outlined a long list of other DLP development plans for the capital.
“I want to help to expand your businesses. I want to bring more development. I want to lift Roseau Central up. I want Roseau Central to be the best constituency in this country,” she told supporters.
She outlined in much detail, her vision for a new modern, beautiful and prosperous Roseau which she contends will be one of the best capitals in the world with new opportunities for business, recreational activities and tourism among other areas.
” I am stepping forward to build a more resilient Roseau with comfortable housing, a sense of community pride and a place where people can use their skills, their ideas and talent to build a better life for themselves and their families,” Poponne-Skerrit promised.
She went on to say that the DLP’s plans for Roseau include the continuation of the Roseau Enhancement Project with a green resilient city powered by energy with underground cables, traditional buildings alongside new, mixed-use business centres, cafes… outdoor and recreational spaces and freely available Wifi.
Poponne-Skerrit is also promising a captivating and scenic entry into Roseau from the north, a new phase for the public market and modern, attractive housing units with views of the waterfront that will be available for rent and for sale as condominiums for those who want to live in the city.
Another aspect of her plan includes incentives for transportation services to run late in the evenings and at night connecting the city with Dominica’s rural communities.
DLP’s revitalization plan for Roseau, according to Poponne Skerrit, will pay attention to five key areas: (1) aesthetics, beautification and recreation, (2) business development and job creation, (3) parking improvement and the relief of congestion, (4) upgrading infrastructure and (5) welcoming the disabled.
By promising such things, she’s admitting that all these years of DLP control of government has not been able to do these things in the city of the nation they govern. Not to mention that the honorable mayor, a DLP supporter, has been unable to do. Am I the only one who sees the irony in this?
Gucci, you are an empty vessel! All you are doing is regurgitate the same old propaganda from your husbands mouth. Some years ago he showed us some fancy drawings of the ‘New Roseau’ he envisaged and promised. What happened? Has he lost the drawings? Was it a bare face lie? I tell you what it is: you and him are cut from the same cloth, you are seasoned liars and shameless con-men! Why the citizens of DA haven’t thrown you and your tribe out of the country is beyond me. Go back to the states and entertain the customers in a certain bar. That’s what you are best at…!!!
If any human falls for that rubbish you deserve to live in misery.
1. The best capital in the world, not in Dominica, not in the region, but the world. IMPOSSIBLE.
2. Best town in Dominica is more realistic but still a stretch. First of all Dominica is way behind her fellow islands. It blows my mind to even think we have internet or even people who’ve travelled abroad. Cause other cities are way more efficient, planned and maintained. Roseau needs modernization not more bridges. Ideas not false promises, jobs not empty words,
Dominica is really not a real place… Can you believe that a political party has the testicular fortitude to alll Skeeritt to bring his wife in the political ring.. It is deeply immoral n unethical to have husband n wife involve in such serious matters.. Skeeritt has already scandalized n brutalized Dominica so now wifey joining..
Its really like Mogabe n Gucci grace.. This Melissa, has no education, no public serve record only fooling around on stage like clowns.
Can you imagine Labourites in rain waving for Mel Gucci..
She can’t even speak n convince people, just playing like they love poor people.
So imagine, everything about the state will be discussed with Skeeritt n Wife first.. N those clowns around the table will put their tails between their legs..
See how Skerritt selfish, money wasted on that stupid launching was a disgrace, whilst poor labourites went home wetttttt..
Its a big shame now cause even police fraid Gucci Mel.
Ian, blackmore, Reggie, n company you…
Zamm, I am moved by your response and concern, and I am repeating it that this immature Melissa wo thinks she at a beauty contest, better wake up now and practice your beauty walks at home in the privacy of your “Whoever”. Keep our destroyed Dominica away from your immature, inexperienced, unqualified age where your husband this failed Skerrit has failed us and ruined our Island, through massive open, operational Bobol/corruption. Skerrit must Go. Just Go away, Melissa take this failed political clown out of Dominica`s business please. Skerrit is a failure and you are not sufficiently qualified to be in government. Stop making an Asset of yourself please.
“Dominica is really not a real place… Can you believe that a political party has the testicular fortitude to call Skerrit to bring his wife in the political ring. It is deeply immoral and unethical to have husband and wife involve in our states serious matters. Skerrit has already scandalized, brutalized Dominica so now wifey…
We can’t say no to Soso ok mellllllll. We just eating you.
Mellisa when u get up from your trance listen to your speech and then listen to Mrs Stanford speech you look like a child they put in front of a class to read a passage and couldn’t read it look at the face of your husband that spell dissapointment u put your self in the race u sound doom u look foolish a twelve grade kid would do better than you but god choose that platform to expose u and your family party come december 6 u and skerrit must go.
Melissa please,empty promises,set out a plan first,the one your incompetent husband has dad for the past 20 years,has not came to life.All of you have to answer to all these false promises,to the poor people.
You would have to flatten the entire town to do so, you tehbeh lady who lies much
BWAhahahahahahahahahah…
We are talking the Masons who came to Dominica from Barbados. But I want to ask the question: Is it only the Masons who came? Why did the right DR St Clair Mitchell come to Dominica at this time? Why this mission just before the election? Was it coordinated with Skeritt to engage in the blindfolding of the people of Dominica? Is this related to those so called religous leaders who continue to support Trump no matte his ungodly conduct? Did he ever condemn the behaviors that have been so published about the PM in Dominica?
Was his religious trip to Dominica a spiritual one or a political one, on the same level of the Masons, but disguised under the God umbrella that his contribution to helping Skeritt repeat? Remember both groups came to Dominica almost at about the same time. We cannot blame one group for doing something another group seems to have done but give him a free pass, all because it is disguised as a religious trip. Lets keep our eyes opened!!
The precise words of a disoriented corrupted Roosevelt Skerrit!”I am going to take Dominica to the next level!”(Roosevelt Skerrit).”
I am going to transform Dominica”(Roosevelt Skerrit).Rather than taking Dominica to the next level, be it high or low; which it appears while he was babbling Dominica spiral down to a lower level; whereas he said he was going to transform Dominica, so that the entire Caribbean, and the rest of the world would use Dominica as an example to build their country.
All we saw is that things took a turn for the worst in the country.
Every foreign entity operating in the country fled, even Roosevelt hand delivered Ross Medical School to Barbados.
Today we are reading where a disgusting dance hall nobody, in the person of Melisa his wife; who refuses to give birth to her and Roosevelt children in Dominica, nevertheless, stand there ………………………….. talking fart about what she is going to do.
Will continue!
The question people need to asks that woman is: How come within twenty years of Roosevelt regime rule over Dominica, neither Skerrit nor any of his puppets saw the need to develop Roseau?
Roseau is the most dilapidated city or town in the entire Caribbean!
The last time I was there; as a Dominican born, I was ashamed about the stench one breaths while walking the streets of Roseau; someone told me they may have drank water from a faucet in a home that was contaminated with sewer water; which got into the system in Roseau.
And that cannot be denied, because there is evidence to the repairing of the busted sewer lines, along with the pipes that took water into the homes of people.
Melisa believe talking crap about building condominiums to give away to people, is a glorious promises to vote for her and Roosevelt and their American born children to live off the blood of the nation.
What about jobs for the people, where are the industries?
Instead of conominiums she meant to say condoms Francisco, minimum condoms to safeguard her Lord & Master’s legacy but since she did not write her own speech we best overlook that slip-of-the tongue
Only in communists countries, government give free residential house to the enslaved captives, and since Soviet Russia cease to exist, we saw the fall of the Berlin Wall, not even in the former USSR nations government gives free houses to their people.
China though the only communists nation, along with Cuba still standing, the Chines do not give free houses to its people.
At this point I must asks; if Roosevelt has not done all that Melisa is going to use her magic wand to materialize, how come Roosevelt could not done the same? Anybody who believe the rubbish that woman speaks does not have a brain in their head! China’s government are officially communist; Nevertheless, Chinese express widespread support for capitalism. Roughly three-quarters of the Chinese (76%) agree that most people are better off in a free market economy. The Chinese have consistently been one of the strongest proponents of capitalism compared with other public’s around the world, even more so than…
That guy Francisco, Is beginning to have a 20 nervous breakdown he must be having a cool 2 bottles of Jack Daniels a night since the prime minister called the election but do not worry Francisco, Dr Skerrit will look after you for the next 5 years and beyond. “Labour one love ❤️ We do not want a clown leading our country Dominica” to Dooms days again once beaten twice shy spread the words
By all means we already have a clown running Dominica, that is why everything he does looks like a circus parade you need to understand Dominica has long been in a doom and gloom state!
The sale of passports to criminals cannot keep Dominica alive too much longer, you would have to be a fool if you fall for the crap Melisa spoke.
Can’t you see Roosevelt have keep people like you and in fact the majority Dominicans hypnotized with his never ending promises over twenty years?
For the twenty years he promised certain people houses; over the twenty years, some people got nails only; some got a sheet of plywood; some a couple pieces 2 X 4 lumber, never enough to start building.
My sister is one who got one sheet of plywood more than fifteen year ago, which Maria blew away.
I have a house under construction for my sister.
Now; this thing, about bottle of Jack Daniels I can buy the distillery; without help from Roosevelt!
“1….he must be having a cool 2 bottles of Jack Daniels a night since the prime minister called the election. 2. do not worry Francisco, Dr Skerrit will look after you for the next 5 years and beyond.
3. “Labour one love ❤️ We do not want a clown leading our country Dominica” to Dooms days again once beaten twice shy spread the words
The one thing Man Bites Dogs say about failed , incompetent Skerrit is this:- “that we concur is this: that we agree to: Labour dead love “We do not want that clown (Skerrit of course) leading our country Dominica” to Dooms days again. Once beaten twice shy, spread the words. So you see, even within the corrupt camp of failed labour some people really want to see the back of failed Skerrit. Failed Skerrit, Corrupt Labour Government must go. They have hurt our people enough. We had enough of failed, incompetent, immature, failed Skerrit.
Skerrit must go and NOW too.
We welcome Hon. Linton as our Prime Minister with his highly professional UWP…
The UWP has held this Roseu constituent seat for 20 YEARS…. WHAT HAVE THE DONE?
You are a very ignorant person who should throw your smart phone on some garbage heap, because it is not serving you any purpose than to make a fool out of you!
If you are correct that UWP held Roseau for twenty years, or could be fifty years, if you had commonsense, it would tell you the UWP is in opposition, and since the opposition does not have any power to spend government money to buy votes, or deal with the infrastructures of the country.
Asks yourself who was responsible over the past twenty years to see to it that Roseau the Capital of the country did not look and smell like a garbage dump; a land fill.
“I run Dominica”(Roosevelt Skerrit).
Roosevelt the corrupted crook, that culprit is to be blame, and held accountable and not the UWP as your uneducated shallow mind told you!
What can they do if no money at all is forthcoming from Central Government???
The truth is that Skerrit treats our state funds as its own. That has to stop and he needs to be held accountable for that.
What can they do if no money at all is forthcoming from Central Government???
The truth is that Skerrit treats our state funds as its own. That has to stop and he needs to be held accountable for that.
Honestly speaking, this is an out dated idiotic question, when you know well that it is the responsibility of any sitting government (failed Labour in this case) to expense on development projects in Dominica. So Honesty speaking, that Honest blind clown, knows not what he is talking about. If there was some level of intellectual in you , you would never have written this nonsense.
The sitting government (in this case this failed Skerrit and his highly corrupted Labour government) has failed the business people of the City of Roseau, failed the residents of Roseau, and ignored the city and the people of Roseau & Dominica and this clown Skerrit still want tourist to come to Roseau to see the obvious dirty, Bobol city. Shame on you corrupt Labour government, shame on you failed immature Skerrit and your politically dunce Labour Cabinet.
We welcome Hon Lennox Linton and his highly professional UWP Team Dominica to be in office soon, when we all Kick failed Skerrit & Bobol Labour out.
She said Roseau has not had representation in the last five years, so true. Anytime anyone mentions Dominica and say the best in the world, they are either speaking out of ignorance or lying. Roseau is a slum, it can never be the best in the world. Someone is learning from her husband.
Let us face it, Dominica is green, plenty of trees, and water; nevertheless, there is nothing in Dominica to compare with the rest of the world.
They say Haiti is the poorest place in the Caribbean; perhaps we should base that on “per capita; keep in mine that there are less (<) than a hundred thousand people in Dominica, less (<) fifty thousand people I predict, in comparisons to Haiti.
Haiti current population is 11,312,061 people as of Thursday, November 7, 2019, based on Worldometers elaboration of the latest United Nations data.
In a situation like that unless Haiti was half as developed as any of the more develop nations of the world, there would be less poverty in Haiti.
In that sense I believe Dominica is worst off than Haiti.
Right now I can catch an International Flight from any place on the planet to Haiti, unlike Dominica; so I do not see the comparisons between Dominica, and best place, most beautiful of all.
Land form here surpasses Dominica's!
Vain launching. Foolish girl.
Melissa Skerrit is an az.!
We just going to forget that she is a US CITIZEN and shouldn’t be a candidate…we just going to forget her very own husband is the one neglecting the same ROSEAU she’s promising to upgrade.. We just going to ignore this woman barely graduated from convent… We just going to ignore the fact that she’s a puppet on her husband string and that she’s not smart enough to write her own speeches.. We just going to ignore nothing last forever and God is not a police.. We just going to ignore that for almost 20 years the labor party promising is a new airport and after December 6 nothing will change. We just going to ignore empty vessels make the must noise..
Melissa has regurgitated many of the same tired, old, unfulfilled, recycled promises that have been used on the eve of every recent election. The lady’s mind is stuck in a small matchbox. We need to think outside the box and produce strategic plans that will transform the economy and the physical landscape of the country in a positive way. The youthful population should be equipped academically and with technical skills to empower themselves to achieve their fullest potential.
Wait did she say “Apart from the roadworks and drainage improvements that have been made…”
My lady, when? I am growing older (as are we all) and every time I am in town I have to keep my eyes down to look for broken sidewalks or I am walking in the street with my child cause no sidewalk. I am so ashamed of Roseau. Hmm. I have seen no improvements to my knowledge.
I can be mistaken, however I believe some of the objectives outline are the responsibilities of Roseau city council. I was really hoping to hear something new and stimulating, Creating a Bus station would be beneficial, there are two many bus stops in the city.
It’s so blatantly conspicuous, Melissa is not parliamentary material. The lady cover of her book is attractive but when it is opened all you find is blank pages. The lady reminds me of Al Copane’s vault.
All constituencies should be given the best, not a selected few. The labour party candidates look like a bunch of jokers with their red garbs and red shoes. Lord help the Nature Isle.
All constituencies should be the best, not a selected few. Why are the labour party representatives looking like jokers in their red garb and red shoes? Lord help the Nature Isle.
Because they are clones.
Mrs. Skerritt, all of your plans are lovely, however, I have not heard your plans on the “paro” problem in the city? What plans if any, do you have to address this issue?
Drug addicts are all over the town, defacing properties, smashing bottles, strewing garbage all over. I need to hear a solid plan to tackle them.
Otherwise I must say you are quite an attractive young woman.
But as we all know, pretty face is not enough to seat in government.
Interesting promises Why were many of these items ..rats, garbage…not dealt with before under the DLP regime..We had to wait on Ms Skerrit… The situation as presented by Ms. Skerrit shows a lack of performance and productivity by the Skerrit regime over these many years..
Heard it all before!!! Same thing for the Marijuana decriminalization and everything else. Melissa we know that you will just be another puppet for your husband. All those people that wore red the other day, majority of them cannot even vote for you because they not from roseau. The real roseau people were at home or on the block playing dominoes. Majority of us dont even need to show our faces at any rally, whether red or blue, because we already know who we are not voting for. You cannot fool me, you cannot bramble me. Maybe those man on the block you can buy with materials you got through international aid but i know better. Same for the rations that was rotting in all you hands years after TS Erica. I have not forgotten that. Time for you all to pack up so dominica can have a fresh start and get things going properly. Time for real jobs and real commerce and real international trade to start going. Time for tourism to get an uplift, for agriculture to bloom for health care to roll
Gucci, you can’t fool us. Go back where you came from!
Melisma is sneaking the truth, Roseau is ignored by her husband.
It took you 19 years to realize that your husband did NOTHING to fix the dump that Roseau is? The tourist blogs refer to Roseau as dirty with open gutters etc. They describe the area around the Roseau Cathedral as filthy.
You have become a politician and have started lying and making empty promises like your husband and his cohorts. Like Bob Marley says……..never let a politician do you a favour……….
Damn shame!!!!!!
Melissa your husband the PM and his DLP ignored the city for almost 20 years just because the Roseau central constituency is held by a UWP candidate.
Pancakes and hotdogs for breakfast?
Now you promising to do what your husband failed to do.
And all this time your husband is Minister of finance
Boy look people all I could see was a sea of Red so-called Workers clowns must have been trembling in their socks. Well done Melissa, you are blessed and the very best of luck 🤞 on your journey and also Mr Skerrit is a lucky man to have such a beautiful wife and intelligent as well.
“……..Well done Melissa, you are blessed and the very best of luck 🤞 on your journey…..” Melisa, please, as your Husband said, and we advice you on this because it came from your fake, failed Skerrit Husband. Here goes: Melissa go to Hel, Go to Hel, Go to e Hell”, its non of our Damn Business….Skerrit and Melissa must Go. Get the hell out of our struggling Nature Island. Too much of open Bobol, fake loyalist for vote and friends. Just Go away, get lost, Go away.
Dreeeeeam . Dream Dream Dream
“she has promised to tackle the vexing issue of sanitation in the city of Roseau”.
Lady Mellisa, perhaps if I didn’t leave Dominica to go and live in a city like Toronto, Canada, I would probably look at that promise of yours as irrelevant–good Lord!
But when I look around me, in Toronto, I always ask myself, why can’t we be like that in Dominica?
And I am glad to read that it is a “vexing issue”, especially in Roseau, which is the Capital City of Dominica; it means that there are people who are concerned and you are one of those persons–thanks to God.
It is said that: “Cleanliness is next to Godliness”, I embrace that principle, and I think that we should all cling to it if we claim to be His people.
It is not the lack of “money and material asset” that displays poverty; it is the dirtiness of our mind, mentality, and surrounding.
My lady your promise is a call from God; believe that He will surely guide you through. Blessings!
All constituencies should be the best for the citizens of Dominica, not a selected few. Why do the labour party representatives look like jokers in their red garb and red shoes? Lord help the Nature Isle.
All constituencies should be the best for the citizens of Dominica, not a selected few. Why do the labour party representatives look like a spectacle in their red garb and red shoes. What a bunch of jokers. God help the Nature Isle.
I hope Melissa Skerrit knows that under Skerrits leadership Roseau is smelling. In fact I hear they say even his office smelling and it seems aif water pipe he using is smelling. So Melissa will have a whole lot of work to do just to stop the stench cause most times if a pipe stinking the septic tank too might be contaminated.
Nobody believes this ……
Pure Gibberish!!.
Think about it..Her husband has been in office for so long and depsite having promised on a complete overhaul of Roseau, in the past 2 elections, nothing was done. It seems like DLP only works for the constituencies where they are elected.
Further, being that Skerrit is actually putting public funds at the disposal of unelected DLP candidates, then they don’t need to be elected to get anything done. They can do it even without being elected. See Karessa in Marigot and Melissa in Roseau.
Their corruption is working against them. You all cannot continue to fool people. That brand of Politics introduced under Skerrit’s DLP is poisonous and if allowed to fester will certainly destroy any morality in our politics and way of life. Melissa, your timing for entering politics in Dominica is really really unfortunate. Skerrit is on his way out. No Games!!
Best capital in the world, so what it is now?, you are now confirming that your husband has failed us for 19yrs, thank you Melissa, your fancy words mean nothing, i know Dominica has stupid people, but all of them are not stupid, and majority that was stupid gain some sense now, go sit down lady.
This article just outlined a gross neglect of the country, and incompetence of the current Government. DLP has been in power for almost 20 years, and your words suggests that myopia prevented the DLP from having a vision, and implementing some of these promises that you are now making? This is a serious admission of little production by the current Prime Minister and his admininstration. If it takes you getting elected to transform Roseau, then Dominica does not need the other DLP MPs, who are currently sitting in Parliament. DLP controls the purse strings of the country, so if all these things were not done in nearly 20 years, why should the citizens of Dominica have faith in anyone from the DLP.
Ohh Please… ‘Best capital in the world’…. get out of here!
If DLP were serious they would have started with all the sidewalks, repaving them one street at a time, making all the same level and making them diable friendly, so visitors and locals with wheelchairs and disable scooters would be able to travel from one side of Roseau to the other hassle-free. Then you can claim that Dominica is the first town in the Caribbean with disable friendly sidewalks.
Then you can tackle the repaving of the roads, this would take some time as all utilities would have to move their infrastructure underground, as this would be an expensive venture for Utility/ Government and would cause significant inconvenience to the public and businesses. This could be tackled in a phased approach, street by street.
But you and your Government not serious, just fooling people when your five years up.
So I really don’t want to hear from you. If you couldn’t do it in 15 years how you going to do it now.
Mel u looking dry u standing on a podium u don’t even know what to say what skerrit want u to do for him it’s not working we need a few bartenders u will be more comfee doing what u know how to do best u don’t need no appointment just walk in u skerrit and the goons must go.
Melissa, it will be better and more effective use of resources to build a new capital city. Roseau has too many things which need modernizing and which will cost a ton of money. On top of that there isn’t room for expanding Roseau unless everything is broken down and built up into multi-story structures. Many countries have relocated their main city or capital and this is what Dominica needs. Under Edison James leadership, the UWP government had proposed the relocation of the capital. As someone who has lived in a modern city you and your advisors should realize that at today’s prices will cost too much to try to modernize Roseau. Wheel and come again. You know what, the $1.2 billion your husband can’t account for, will go a long way to build a new capital city in a new location.
umm mell leave that alone ; dont let the almighty punish you ..get out NOW
“If Melissa Poponne-Skerrit, the DLP candidate for the Roseau Central constituency, wins the December 6th general election, she has promised to tackle the vexing issue of sanitation in the city of Roseau as one her major priorities.”
Can you all believe this from Melissa? she has promised to tackle the vexing issue of “sanitation” in the city of Roseau as one her major priorities.” Melissa, where the bloody sanitation Hell was your Husband, this so called failed incompetent Odd Minister. Melissa we need decent clean sanitation in government, not blazing rubbish fanfare that has done no good for our unemployed and suffering people. Skerrit, Melissa, DLP has no idea, plan, foresight for our Domininca. Their programme is just spontaneous, fr example to show that they can out u a it Latrine in this day and age of 2019. These people need qualified, technical and committed professionals advising them. Skerrit is unable to administer this role, nor is Melissa, who is more immature…
I am wondering who was in charge of the country for the past 20 years. You talking about all the problems the labour party failed to correct. I thought there was a rat trapping unit in the police force. Last time they sent the Commissioner, the permanent Secretary in ministry of immigration, and minister to trap some rats. That how serious the rat situation in Roseau is. It requires high level trappings and investigation. Any problems you highlighted are as a result of labour party disgrace.
Firstly, Melissa is one of the least qualified candidate that has ever run for elected political office in the history of Dominica. She and her husband are unpatriotic hypocrites. They talk like they are fiercely patriotic but their actions betray them. Melissa chose to give birth to not one but both her children in the Divided States of America. Skerrit gives jobs to foreigners as diplomats, advisors, consultants and no bid building contracts to Barbadian, Canadian and other foreign contractors and companies. Those fanciful promises made by Melissa were promised by this very same dishonest regime. They are nothing new. Melissa can barely string two coherent sentences together off the cuff of her head. I have seen and heard good primary school grade six students make many more cogent and well-reasoned presentations than Melissa’s. If Melissa were to win even by a miracle, it will cheapen the parliament. A resounding ‘NO’ to Melissa’s candidacy.
Ok so your husband the prime minister of Dominica did not do a good job then ..who u blaming now u coming with more gimmicks..Mam u set up now leave ppl politics alone and go and ask Jah forgiveness for the many lies that ur huzzie told Dominican..every election is the same promise and lies I fed up for real ..
So.. so…so.. long, 20 years? Skerrit and his Labour Party is in power, the city of Roseau is the same. Yes or no
Your husband and his government have had 20 years to do that already, time for change labour must go.
My Girl, I listen to you give your speech and my 12-year-old son would do a better job. You not my wife, you not my family, you not my friend… and I felt for you. I was so ….. as we say in Dominica … UMBARASSED…
It felt like you were seeing the speech for the first time.
Why your husband go and put you in that, he himself was looking Umbarassed too.
My lady, come out from there now you have a chance and save face. Cause I tell you it can only get worst for you.
DISGRACE MAN! SMH
Has their being anyone available to advise on what should be said? It would seem that she is saying that her husband after twenty years has created a city infested with rodents because of poor sanitation and improper waste disposal! Interestingly her solution is improving sanitation and waste disposal which she hints will not be an easy task and will take some time, so much so, that rat baiting becomes necessary.
She too seems to be convinced that in 19 years Dr. Skerritt has allowed the build-up of much waste and dysfunction. She, in the same breath, criticizes the dysfunction of the environmental health agents in the city. Surely this is not a resounding endorsement of her husband’s efficient management of the city in 19 years. This mismanagement is clear with young fifty year old’s dying from leptospirosis, the most common known vector of which are rodents. Should we be calling on the pipe piper of old to address Skerittism -The legacy of Dr. Skerrit’s rule on Dominica?
Behold the woman who “has the ear” of the man who run a country into the ground then use their CBI money to buy them. Bravo!
Steeeuuuuuuuuuupppppppppppssssssssssssssss. All you these bonafide DLP jokers had nearly 20 years in government to overhaul Roseau and make it one of the best capitals in the region, yet nothing of note was done until now a few aesthetic tricks are being done within the last 6-8 months.
Aye Melissa, a thunder-shocker of an election defeat is hurtling on its way towards you, your husband and the rest of dat charade that passes for a government.
Stay tuned…
Mel. There’s no need to cry. If your man can successfully manipulate a whole country and make 1.2 billion dollars of their money disappear, then use that money to trick them into voting for him again, that man you have is the best con man on earth. You guys will figure something out when you go up to meet Trump.
This woman appears a joker in this corrupted Labour pack. “Melissa Skerrit promises to make Roseau one of the best capitals in the world if elected to parliament” Melissa we focus on having the best Government in office who are intellectual, understands the processes, implementation of socio-economic development (your Skerrit has failed us, and you are of no help). Before this nature isle of ours go down more to the abys of poverty and suffering, we need not only electoral reform, but political reform to know who is sufficiently mature, committed and qualified enough to be Head of a struggling, island Dominica. Skerrit is the biggest failure and we cannot afford to have Melissa on that team. What on earth does she come in with, hairdresser? It has been proven that Skerrit has been this obvious, visible failure. So where on earth is Melissa going and to do what? How much the “Skerrits” know of socio-economic development. It`s obvious not. Reason why Red begging Clinic is on by…
That was part 2 of Pies in the Sky. Skerrit was “Airports in the Sky” and Melissa was “Cities in the Sky”.
You and Skerrit think you will be the next Gaston Browne and wife power couple, not here. Pa la! Btw Antiguans are also fed up with the Brownes and they will be out next election right after you lose.
Those 🎆 fireworks you were using there, are those Independence Day fireworks that were missing from our celebration this year?
Melissa you have forgotten that the corrupt DLP which you support has been in office for 20 years, and have promised to do just that over four election cycles.. Inveterate liar Skerrit mentioned to his fools about Quwaiti Fund ad nauseum, he even brought the clapping supporters to Lagon, showed them the artist impression of the new Roseau, and the brainwashed clappers, clapped and clapped and clapped.
Because of the state of Roseau alone, the constituents should reject you Melissa, and DLP, lock stock and barrel.
This DLP does not deserve one vote in Roseau!!!!
It’s a gang of wicked, heartless men and women who have no interest in country..
See how quickly patriot Linton and his team will fix Roseau!!
Skerrit
Whey is di money?
Whey is di money?
Whey is di money?
I am disappointed. After Karessa arrived at his launching on the Santa Maria or Ninia or Pinta, I was expecting a helicopter this time for Melissa.
Melissa Skerrit just confirmed that she is a miserable hypocrite. Please tell Melissa Skerrit that she was first lady, even if it’s by default and it was her husband and her DLP administration that brought Roseau down to what it is today. I hope Melissa Skerrit does not say that if she and the DLP wins the next election, her husband Roosevelt Skerrit, will not make her the reproach of first ladies of the Caribbean that she suffered in the past
Lennox has forced Skerrit to put money back in our Treasury in the past, he can do it again. We will get our 1.2 billion dollars back for sure! It will be easier if we vote DLP out, so they cannot interfere with the investigation.
Boy look wickedness. LAVA stage, sound and lights, Taurus Riley, fireworks! We cannot have proper sidewaks and drains in Roseau in 2019? We have to live like pigs in Roseau but you can afford all this for one night and you expect me to vote for you? All I have to say is F you Melissa. F you you and your pampered life and your high horse.
“One of the best capitals of the world”. Really? Just how many of the world’s capital cities has she visited? Even island capitals? Singapore? Someone should ask the question!
As much as I love Roseau, and have passed many hours wandering through its streets, I can say that a better goal would merely to have Roseau looking as it did 30 years ago – clean streets, well kept properties (if aged) with pleasant gardens, vibrant and attractive market – I recently looked at my photos from the early 90s and was struck by those differences.
The priorities are wrong – aesthetics, etc., coming before business development and job creation, infrastructure, accessibility? A pretty city with no jobs won’t last long!
But by all means, do start with dealing with the rat problem.
I am in a lol…lol..lol. Mood as I read this comical stuff: “Melissa Skerrit promises to make Roseau one of the best capitals in the world if elected to parliament”
Your failed husband Prime (odd) Minister has been at the helm of government for over 19 years now and you want to lecture to us now about our dirty capital city Roseau that your failed Odd Minister Skerrit ignored, abandoned for over 19 years and you have nothing to do, no thoughts of development and you out there talking nefarious rubbish of cleaning up Roseau, only now. There is a saying that goes this way: “We must first clean up our thoughts, our house before we go outside and comment on the dirty state of other areas. Where has failed incompetent Skerrit been over the past 19years. This man Skerrit has failed us Dominicans and has reduced our people and Dominica to poverty and enjoys using states funds to dish out cash to poor people come to you Big failed big Daddy. Skerrit “Go to Hell, Go to Hell, dont…
That is the same thing your lying husband said and to that he propagated beautiful computer animations to add to the lies. Wow! Wow! Wow!
Woman mash!!. That should have already been done by the sitting government. After all, it’s the capital city. 20 years…yet the cemetery smells better and looks more beautiful than Roseau. Go hide under a rock
It is interesting that she is expounding on the many fixes she would like to see in Roseau Central. Not mentioning her husband was in charge for twenty years. I think that she was embarrassed to mention the need of an airport to ferry her back to New York upon her historical lost. A change is coming.
This launching was very telling on Melissa and her level of superficiality. The extravagant set up, plain self-exaltation, as she appears to be in disbelief to have “come this far”, weeping, overwhelmed by “her good works for the people of Roseau”.
The annoyance was clear as other party members sat all jacketed unlike the usual comfy jeans and dance, faces rigid, weary, disgusted by the vanity, while Robbie stood solitary in the crowd, zombie stare, distraught, unhappy. Yes, everything about that launch was wrong, with fireworks withheld from our 41st independence, but saved to celebrate Mel. So reflective of an artificial, superficial, air headed sense of self.
Yet sadly, the event remained a very ordinary party event despite its overambitious vain hollywood grandeur and fanfare.
People, it is ok to be a follower, but not a blind one.
She, Melissa, has promised to tackle the vexing issue of sanitation in the city of Roseau as one her major priorities.
Melissa, so long you are in Dominica you, have not opened your eyes to the rubbish and political nonsense going on in Roseau? Where have you been woman? Its over 15 years since your failed Skerrit and this incompetent Labour government has done nothing substantial in our city Roseau. Melina, you are not helpful and just like immature Skerrit you have no foresight, nor knowledge of what we mean by socio-economic development that has not happened why we are in this state under yr husband Skerrit in office for over 19 years linked to this failed corrupted Labour government and his blind supporters within that corrupt failed labour government. Melena go get some work to do and stay away please from our Dominica. You are not qualified nor sufficiently educated to plot, plan any type of development for Roseau and Dominica. Your Skerrit has also failed and must Go Out, Now.
Melissa please stop taking the people of Dominica for pappy show. I listen to all the nonsense that came out of your mouth and I had to turn my phone of. You sound like is your DLP that’s the opposition. Dominica is in a mess go tell your husband to stop wasting the people money and fix the country. Am ashamed of the mess i see when I visit Dominica 😭😭🇩🇲🇩🇲🇩🇲
This woman crazy like her husband. When they start feeling the devil roaring through their souls then they will learn. That 666 don’t joke.
So it took Melissa Skerrit to notice Roseau is a dump? At least someone on the government side finally noticed.
Who has been the parliamentary representative last 20 years?
You UWP are so blinded by your hatred for Roosevelt Skerritt it clouds any kind of rational thinking.
You have been in opposition 20 years, what can you say you have done for Dominica?
Am I supposed to dignify that with a response? That goes to show the intellectual capacity of DP supporters.
I have noticed there are two basic types of DLP supporters (1) the well connected sycophants who skim the cream off the top and (2) the rest who are at the bottom of the ladder waiting for crumbs to fall into their laps.
The reason why you can’t respond is that you don’t have a response, PERIOD. The name calling, and disorderly conduct have been your strategy for 20 years and Dominican at home and abroad see that. You (UWP) have offered NOTHING for the last 20 years. You are lead by a failure who has accomplished NOTHING in life. Linton can only talk, and that has lead him into nothing but trouble. The majority of the people who are supporting the UWP are family members who are waiting to bask in the treasury of the people of Dominica. Less we not for forget 20 years ago. You have failed then and you’re lead by a proven failure….Same outcome. Look at Dominica now. I have visited for the independence and could not believe the recovery of the country. If you aren’t able to see that, then you’re BLINDED BY HATRED. Oh, I am a Nurse Practitioner in Massachusetts and will be coming down to vote.
To be Honest , Her response was great, good reading, factual nd touching. Go tell Skerrit to Get Lost, Go to hell, go to hell, its none of our damn business. Skerrit is a faker and failure and he and baby Melissa have no rights in our government. They must go, get lost. Stay away from Domininca, you two have nothing to offer.
Skerrit time has past, he must go to hell, go to hell and go mind your funky business, stay away from ur government business. You have failed us and left us in deep poverty. Go to Hell, Go to Hell, do not come back, and just take immature Melissa with you.
Worse Prime (Odd) Minister ever. Skerrit has failed us and ruin our Dominica. Our Agriculture was compromised for passports, so no revenue for our poor farmers
What about the dismantling of the Gangs and drug sellers on the roadside? All that she has said was great and i am for it. But we have a gangs problem in the city.
lol chupes.
