The Dominica Parliament has approved the schedule of supplementary estimates for the financial year July, 2020 to June, 2021, amounting to $275 million.
Debate on the Supplementary Appropriation Bill ended on Tuesday, November 30 during the
Second Meeting of the Second Session of the Tenth Parliament.
Major expenditure included $79 million allocated to the Ministry of Housing and Urban
Development for land settlement and development and house renovation and sanitation; and $76
million to the Ministry of Health, Wellness & New Health Investment for COVID-19 response and
the construction of health infrastructure.
$27 million was allocated to the Ministry of Public Works and the Digital Economy and $16 million
to the Ministry of Education, Human Resource Planning, Vocational Training & National
Excellence for payment of tuition and housing for Dominican students pursuing higher education
at various universities and to facilitate payments to financial institutions for the 40 % Student Loan
Debt Relief Facility.
Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Economic Affairs & Planning, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit said
Government had wisely invested the funds to improve the economic circumstances of Dominican
citizens.
“Every single Dominican has been impacted by this $275 million. And I can say that this Labour
Party Government can account and has been able to account for every single cent of this $275
million.
“This is $275 million that has been spent in the local economy, monies well spent and monies that
can be accurately and properly accounted for by this Dominica Labour Party Government,” Mr.
Skerrit told the parliament.
Hon Gretta Roberts, the Minister for Governance, Public Service Reform, Citizen Empowerment,
Social Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs, who presented the bill to parliament, said the funds were
spent to the benefit of all Dominicans.
“This government has always exercised prudence when dealing with the finances of the state and
this is why our citizens continue to place their trust in us as a government to manage the affairs
of this country. The additional spending speaks to the care, concern and the empathy that we as a government has for the people of this country.”
“What is most noteworthy is that all these funds were mobilized during trying times, during the
COVID-19 pandemic and this is the context in which we have debated the reasons for the
supplementary estimates. We are tasked with managing the affairs of the state and we are
determined to do so,” Roberts stated.
Everyday this guy Skerrit pisses on all you from a great height… and all you have to say: it’s raining a lot nowadays! Is anybody going to ask this man what this money is gonna be used for? When are all you planning to hold this man accountable? Billions missing already but he is taken even more from all you.
Dominicans are a very strange breed indeed. Their selfishness and excessive greed will ultimately be their downfall and the demise of the democratic country as we know it.
You are so right, Duminicans sooo foolish.
We are brokers,we are desperate
WE THE PEOPLE NEED A STIMULUS PACKAGE, I don’t want us to have to suck salt this Christmas 😢
Did you vote for that man that promised all you milk and honey and jobs, free houses, fantastic roads, state of the art 5 star hotels and cheap electricity courtesy of geothermal? You are telling me you are brokers, you are telling me you will suck salt for Xmas? What on earth went wrong, I wonder…?
Double doctorate dude, you promised the country that after two years living large at our expense, you will provide suitable accommodation for you and your family at your expenses. It’s fast approaching the two year mark. I’ve got my eyes on you and I’m watching you.
Lol.. Government EXERCISE Prudence…lol?
Does Prudence relate to or failure within the Concept of Good Governance and Leadership? Question? Has this on going Deception
on-going “RED LABOUR CLINIC” falls into your concept of “Due Prudence?” We have had this on-going Pappyshow Fanfare BOBOLISTIC Deceptiveness on Going RED CLINIC managed out of PRIME MINISTER’s Office. The people of Dominica has been questioning and asking questions and accountability with Transparency of the use of these states funds appears has been managed out of the PRIME MINISTER’s OFFICE? This is the Message that the PEOPLE of Dominica are requesting and need accountability of the Peoples’ States Money 💰 and accountability through TRANSPARENCY. This is the message of the people in response to States Finances that the people need accountability and Transparency about.
We don’t want to hear this ongoing merry go round talk. We want to see meaningful development and not isolated Talk Talk…
“Development for land settlement and development and house renovation and sanitation; and ‘$76 million to the Ministry of Health, Wellness & New Health Investment for COVID-19’ response and the construction of health infrastructure.”(Roosevelt Skerrit.)
Well then Roosevelt, if that quote within the quote which I identified is correct, how come there are people in Princess Margret hospital this very day due to COVID-19, who need a certain medication; of which is a onetime prescription costing over five ($500.00), hundred dollars and that poor old almost 90 years old person does not have the money to buy the medication; yet none of this 76 million is given to her to purchase the medication?
Roosevelt had it not be for yours truly, and that medication is supposed to have saved her life that woman might have died!
That is your Dominica Roosevelt; while you (pay me myself more than a million dollars in rent and maintenance to live in my own house!
I am a damn thief, who don’t…
Gretta, you too need to shut up, you all keep bribing people for their votes, meanwhile your monthly cheques are ensured, while there are people who are at a point of starvation.
Some people get a handout of $300.00 per month, that is approximately $US 111.11; I spend plenty more than that in a single day in America: you all make the ignorant people of the country believe that life is good in Dominica, everything is the best.
Indeed, it is good for you and the rest of the puppets following the puppet master, that damn th… Roosevelt Skerrit!
You people have no shame or conscience. Some of you suckers, who sucks the blood of the poor said it is okay for people pay for COVID-19 test, these poor people cannot afford that; nevertheless, as soon as the thieves’ the so called ministers have a headache you all charter aircrafts and fly out for treatment!
If I had my way, I would encourage an insurrection effective today!
An insurrection is long overdue!
@Francisco, If you or ugly Lenny, can do better come forward and bring along your personal Genie in a lamp, something else Francisco, have some respect for Mr Dr. Skerrit, you are dam well out of other! I have made my point and nothing else to say for now!!
Man Dog, I only respect honest people you know!
I do not have any, nor do I respect thieves and lairs; especially the thieving politicians, who went from rags to riches in less than five years you know.
I have no respect for people who are called doctors or doctor, nor people who bought honorary Ph. D’s to be called doctor of fart; and don’t know how to pass an examination in a class room.
As far as I am concern: I Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque is a damn thief; I’ve stolen billions of dollars from Dominica people; so I going back to Punjab non-accredited University to buy more Ph. D’s so that you can call me; Mr. Multiple, quadruple doctor, Sir Knight also: Remember too, I am Dr. HI FU, cause I have a machine in Dominica (dem China man gave me) that can cure any disease without cutting people; and Dominica is the only place with one oui!
Hahahahahahahahahahahahah!