Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit is expected to soon announce a Cabinet reshuffle.
That’s said to be in keeping with comments he made at the swearing in of his Cabinet in January 2010 following the December 2009 general elections.
Twenty-seven (27) months later, DNO has been told in confidence that a Cabinet reshuffle is imminent.
“Dr. Kenneth Darroux, a medical doctor is expected to replace Julius Timothy as health minister and there are expected to be changes in community development, foreign affairs, agriculture, Labour and public works, with Charles Savarin expected to go on retirement,” the source stated.
According to the source, “The Prime Minister is not happy with how things are going and as he stated at the swearing in ceremony, a reshuffle would come so that should not be a surprise at all.”
Not wanting to go into specifics of the proposed changes, the source disclosed that “it was expected to have taken effect in March but has been delayed for various reasons.”
Inside the Skerrit led administration, no one is prepared to speak about the impending reshuffle.
Back in January 2010 the prime minister said he was not going to waste his time “in this cabinet; we have a lot of work to do; this is a very serious matter; we dealing with a very difficult environment; men must not just come with a tie and a shirt and say they are ministers, you have to roll up your sleeve and put your boots on and go in the field and solve the problems of the people of Dominica and to create better opportunities for them.”
At that ceremony, he also pointed out the likelihood of “a cabinet reshuffle in the future.”
“Nobody is expected to be there for five years in a position…When you see how people perform, whether they’re up to task … where they may be better suited based on their contributions to the cabinet and their interests, and then we have to make some changes around,” he said at the time.
Where is the article about Hector John and Facebook response?
Reshuffles takes place every where and everyday,that’s not abig deal .it’s make your ministers more well rounded
So all you firing CHARLO and all you calling it retire! ebeh look jokes. Do what you have to do tan skerro
You have no medicine. Leave him, you say he cannot talk he has to go. Send him home, you still upset.
Apparently these big married men in cabinet ain’t worth a farthing. To allow a young man to talk to big married men like that….come on….
I’m fed up with this type of talk, I feel humiliated and embarrassed for them, so I do not know how they are coping with all of this and saying nothing.
Skerrit has been running the party and the country for the last 12 years or more, isn’t it time to say to someone who is sitting next to you, gain some experience as PM too.
How has Skerrit done performance wise as PM? As a matter of fact he is just around the only one name being called left right and center in this corruption scandal time and time again. He should give the office of Prime Minister a break and allow another colleague to sit in there, to rid the country from all that bad image of all these scandals surrounding his behavior in office.
I find this Skerrit really thinks that Dominicans are foolish and I don’t think he holds his ministers at any higher esteem. To be still speaking that way about persons that have covered your back for you, stood up for you, do everything to make it look like all is well and keep government functioning normal at a moment when the office of prime minister with you sitting in it has been experiencing the worst moral crisis Dominica has ever seen.
Come on Roosevelt Skerrit, give it a break, have some respect for your ministers even if you fail to have an ounce for the people who continue to support you overwhelmingly because if anything, these are the people that have what it takes to end your political career in seconds.
I DONT DO POLITRIX BUT THE POINT THE PM MADE IS VERY VALID AND AM NOT A LABORITE BUT THE MAN HAS SOME VALID POINTS ABOUT SHIRT AND TIE IN THE MINISTRY GO MR PM DO YOUR DO
Implementing measures like reducing customs charges and tax cut for major companies here to help them stimulate growth and expansion so they could employ more workers.
Helping the small local industry to compete at the regional level. Reduction in import duties on building material .
We have to much wast in this country, when the mangoes and limes and oranges,and grapefruit and goyava, pineapple could be bottle and shipped elsewhere.
This is empowering your peoples; this is putting food on their tables and clothes on their back not the fancy cognitive science speech like a master poppet
After the cricket we the suffering citizens should organize a Donkey Darby day in Windsor park – just like in the 80’s . This time farmers don’t have to put no donkey on pickup truck and travel to Roseau because we have an abundant supply of Donkeys really close to Windsor park. The fun at Donkey Darby is to see Donkey instead of running towards the finish line donkey going in opposite direction; donkey changing course in middle of the race; donkey braying; donkeys confuse.
I already place my bet on two donkys- one name supremo and the other name the Austrian Mackack
As a token of my depreciation to this cabinet qui plen Wavet and mopwon I am offering bavet and layette to the ministers who will cry when they are assigned ministries that they doh want. I will also send some Huggies pampers for the one that didn’t like when Junior Chavez invited the daughter on the oversees trip with one intension only.
Mind me papa. They already fire one of the mouth organs because he tell his mama that his likle sista will get herpes if she go with mista. Macala finish with the song before somebody knock you down.
De one that need the huggies pampers just like junior chavez.
Trips being paid by tax payers just to have a night in a hotel. That is what you call corruption.
Skerrit speaks like he won 4 seats and the other ministers won 1. I think this is talking down to persons that you’re suppose to treat as colleagues. The biggest reshuffle is he needs to get out as PM and allow someone else the opportunity to serve as PM
Anyone criticized his performance, he do his own report card. He behave like Fidel, I hope he realize that Dominica is still democratic according to the laws.
Skerrit is not the best leader, he is not the only one capable of running the country, give one of your colleagues a break to wet their hands. At least workers tried, say what all you want, UWP had very different policies.
dont touch education. Pepper doing well. dont touch justina either. she is a hard working woman.
Justina is oing a good job. She definetely is a true patriot. Timothy and George can function any where. Charlo was excellent! Reggie is greatwork. i am not sure about Blackmore
I LOVE MY SKERRIT
Love is blind!
Big Govt. with Minister for so and advisers a plenty, yet economy in serious decline. The country is virtually not producing anything to shout about. How could any nation prosper, begging and dependent on other nations for its development?
Investments in our food security and agriculture badly lacking. The 15% VAT imposed on goods and services, taxes, bring in more revenue than production of goods, marketing/selling, exporting of those goods to bring in revenue. Reshuffle will not change that. Where are the plans for increasing jobs? How would the standard of living improve with a DLP Govt. Reshuffle? Square pegs in round holes as usual. The political system, partisanship, cronyism, have ripped havoc. The people have no power to change any corrupt acts or Bad Governance practices done by those in power, even they express concerns?
What about investigations into serious crimes like the GON Emanuel firebombing and the police officer as well? What about equal justice for all? Would investors/policy Holders of CLICO get their money back? Reshuffle? Would non-Dominican Ambassadors of reputable character, who possess our diplomatic passports, be recalled? Would the people be informed of secret deals done?Reshuffle for what? A Decoy? Too much Roro?
Would Dominicans be able to tender for construction projects and given a fair opportunity to work in capital projects with money loaned from China for example? So many questions? Would the reshuffle make things different? Butter around the Cats’ mouth? A political ploy to fool the people again and again and again.
GENERAL ELECTIONS TO FOLLOW GET ready DOMINICANS.
Not general election but referendum. Mister wants to change the constitution, become executive president and move into the Malice Palace when Dr. Loverpool’s term comes to an end this autumn. Watch thisd space!
i mean, there need to be activity somewhere so…
anyway, it amazes me how low dominicans can stoop just to say a few words. smh.
and pm skerrit saying that men should not just roll up their sleeves and say they are ministers. ahem.
if my qualifications show that i have mastered fishing, put me to head fisheries. if it shows i have only mastered cooking, dont put me in charge of the toilets.
julius- finance (hoping…), kenneth-health ,skerrit good for foriegn affairs (since st.jean take up the education post already), etc, etc.
i love my pm bad, but if we talking about the right people for the job, i thought that leaders of are country are better off with degrees in political science, and management. just saying.
lord bless my pm, bless dominica, and may the choices they make be not only to their benefit but to us all.
absolutely,comonsense julius has been a businessman all his life,not a doctor,where does skerrit get of giving a docters job to a businessman,i always thought that was a senseless action on skerrits part,collin must have felt really degraded,when he was removed from that position,it looks like the PM created that no show within his cabinet,altimately it seems it has come back to hunt him.
my friend Julius Timorthy is a Manager and thats what was needed to effectively manage all the various ehalth departments sop that was a brilliant move on PM part. A Minster is responsoble for managem,ent of MINISTRY.
then again the people saying that julius is a crossover. but to my knowledge we all crossover from someowhere, begining with salvation theory. that whole country is a mess. its not the worse but its a mess.
and to think i am not anti labour eh. just giving jack his jacket
so many square pegs in wrong holes. can`t believe what happening. They are p.r.o. just reading reports from others
I recommend THOMPSON FOUNTAIN FOR MINISTER FOR ECONOMIC AFFAIRS. BY THE WAY WHERE IS FOUNTAIN? HE SURELY WENT QUIET. IT DID NOT TAKE MUCH TO SHUT HIM UP JUST THE THREAT OF A LAW SUIT THAT IS ALL IT TOOK? CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WEATHER FOUNTAIN HAS LOST HIS VOICE OR HAVE Q95 BANNED HIM.REGARDLESS, HE WOULD BE MY MINISTER.
MR FOUNTAIN IS ALIVE N WELL MAYBE HE’S PREPARING SPELLING LESSONS FOR YOU.
What about a change in the ministry of finance? We need a finance minister that knows about handling money. Before becominig minister of finance the pM was never treasurer or anything and has no experiece in balancing a budget; no wonder things are so bad. The man was never a cashier of a small shop not even in his father’s shop or granma’ shop; yet he is minister of finace. I know he does not have options now since Timothy and Ambrose are still under scrutiny but for the sake of DA, if he needs to import one or get a local to fill in this position it woud do us good.
Listen mr. Pm! U better do your shuffle bagiy.after common entrance. Cause me aself, spend over six day studying dem ministers. Den 8 more. Doe kill me nah.
DONT YOU THINK THAT RTHE SHUFGFLE HASD ALREADY BEEN DISCUSSED IN CABINET DO YOU THINK THAT HE JUST DOING SO OFF THE BACK OF HIS HEAD. THIS IS A DISUCSSION THAT MUST HAVE ALREADY TAKEN PLACE WITH ALL MINISTERS GIVING THEIR VIEWS AND THE PM, THE LEADER,. DECIDING WHERE JACK OR JOHN IS BETETR SUITED OR WOULD PERFORM BETTER. THATS THE WAY IT IS DONE IT IS NIOT A SUPPRISE ATTACK ON MINSTERS.
Since when we have a cabinet under Skerro? Unless you talking about the one in his granny’ house. Dca has a one man show and we know it so stop placading this cabinet nonesense.
When you reshuffle re-shuffle well and hope somebody win or get a “do paw two” if not some people will pawisay the game.
Time wasted is money. those are decisions should be made before the swearing-in ceremony. why would you make Tim Tim health minister? Ian douglas.. minister of Tourism? while you are at it, check the contribution of those ambassadores..
So how does the PM reward his outstanding ministers? By remaining unmoved? Please. Hon Blackmore, the hardest working parl rep and minister of the year, continues to get it done despite the cards stacked against him. We in the Mahaut constituency, and especially us in Massacre, where he will never be defeated and Labour has never lost, wants special recognition for our MP. Please hear our cry pm.
Jean Massacre
Reshuffle where? When Timatie was called in a couple weeks ago to discuss his removal the man come out well enwajay and he tell somebody “mister better doh with me”. So the back pedal started. Tell him touch any Minister except Charlo and he go see!!!
really josh shaw what would they do resign???
take a very good @ our roads, & the side of d rds with grass on both sides, in time of workers there used 2 b ppl cleanin & cuttin grass all along d rds, now victimization & out source have all these poor ppl @ their home, when they outsource about six hundred(600) ppl lose jobs, so some tell me how good can it b in DA, I was a labourite but not anymore never again. I done with it Now I am welcomin UWP.
Ok, I am happy you are with Spaghetti. All you need now is your back pack…lol
you more stupid to welcome UWP…. if you know UWP can do better but youn ot seein it, why come out from somethin bad and go in somethin worst? think about it
There is no need to change anything. Dominica is doing the best in the caribbean, its economy is doing even better athan spain and greece. If it ain’t sick then don’t fix it. The majority love it so, so leave it so.
while i may agree with you, there are some persons who are not doin too well in their ministry so there needs to be changes. there degree should suit their position
Comments like these, without supporting data are not credible and are, to say the least misleading.
Spain’s credit rating was downgraded in Feb.of this year, By Moody’s to A3 (lower end of “low credit risk”). Dominica does not even appear on the radar of this, or other global leading rating agencies such as Standard & Poor or Fitch). We crowed about a lowly BBB- (adequate) rating by regional agency CariCris in respect of our latest U.S.25 million bond issue. To be sure, CariCris’ ratings are not on par with the global agencies mentioned before, who have accorded the entire Caribbean region “junk” status…and for good measure this also includes oil-rich Venezuela, which only manages to score B2,B+,B+ respectively.
Even Trinidad & Tobago’s triple A rating (AAA = top score)by regional CariCris only equates to a Baa1 (= moderate credit risk) by Moody’s.
Every political party or ruling government is no different from a commercial enterprise praising its wares and will emphasise anything that can be conceived as positive. They have to, it is only natural and one should be aware of this. Try and keep an independent mind, unclouded by emotions to enable you to assess the relalities behind the advertisements!
Education minister is ok he can manage it
When a bird is alive…it eats ants.
When the bird is dead…ants eat the bird!
Time and circumstances can change at any time…
Don’t devalue or hurt anyone in life.
You may be powerful today…but remember,
Time is more powerful than you!!
One tree makes a million match sticks…
But when the time comes…
Only one match stick is needed to burn a million trees.
So be good and do good.
Remember, when powerful, be merciful!
For that Power can be taken away
at a blink of an eye!
Reshuffle the permanent secretaries too…and get rid of those who can’t do the job
The dominoes have been re-shuffled the players pick up their hand. They got different dominoes after every re-shuffle, but continue to lose badly. The major problem is that the Govt. is tOOOOOOOOOO Big. So many Ministers and advisers, yet the economy is in shambles. Unemployment is on the rise. Agriculture and manufacturing are neglected and in decline.
Self-sufficiency, investments into the productive sectors, making maximum use of our natural resources, adding value to our agricultural products, linking agriculture seriously with tourism are development strategies that elude us because of lack of vision and planning.
The country has become more and more almost totally dependent on foreign countries for its survival, while Dominica has all the natural attributes for us to create our own wealth, of course with the help of outside. The weakest Ministers are in Agriculture, Education, Sports and Culture, Environment, Health, Finance, Tourism, National Security and so on. Boasts of Petro Caribe, but electricity rates up, fuel at the pumps up, Petro Caribe facing serious cooking-gas shortages for a while now.
If a Govt. refuses to listen to the people’s cries concerning the waste of $27,000,000.00 on building a State Palace instead of putting that money into the productive sectors, then the entire Cabinet is incompetent. On top of that, Govt. creates work for Chinese construction workers, while locals remain unemployed. Locals have to pay back the huge loan borrowed from China, but No tender for those projects, not a chance for our construction companies to Bid much less to get the jobs. Shame!!!!
Reshuffle with the same incompetent players is like taking out those square pegs from those round holes to place in different round holes. Same results, maybe worse. That would not be the first reshuffle. Did anything change? Remember the famous Fertilizer and Rubbish Bin scandals? Revelations of passport sales, giving of Diplomatic passports and appointments of non-Dominican Ambassadors to name a few. All is not well in that Cabinet. All is not well.
Let’s see. Our Dear Leader has decided that the best was to right the ship is to shuffle some chairs on the dais. But isn’t this like shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic? If only it were that easy! While you’re at it Dear Leader, is it too much to hope that Charlie, “the one one who marry” has now served his purpose and will be given the boot?
i would leave blackmoore where he is. no use reinventing the wheel.
I agree!!
yes blackmore workin. he can stay there
What about a rogaine ministe responsible for importing romaine.
“men must not just come with a tie and a shirt and say they are ministers, you have to roll up your sleeve and put your boots on and go in the field and solve the problems of the people of Dominica and to create better opportunities for them.”………………….. how many opportunities have he created after the 2009 general election??????????? these politicians are just running their mouth uselessly and they do not lead by example
You can shuffle, reshuffle, de-shuffle, pro-shuffle, endo-shuffle, exo-shuffle, post-shuffle. Mr. Skerrit you can do all the shuffle you want nothing will change. This is just a mirage, a political ploy.
One of the main root of our problems of governance is that Dominica is still a post-slavery state. Many of our laws on the books are too European. Our philosophy is too “white.” We are not truly independent. We need to amend many of our laws on our books.
Secondly, our banking policies need to change, we have not learnt from this global recession. Our policy makers have yet to understand that they are still economic slaves to zionists entity such as the World Bank and I.M.F. We need self sufficiency and self determination. We need vision. We need banking without interest. The Islamic banking model is the solution. It operates in 30 countries and many countries are welcoming the practice. Please do either a google search or look into South Africa, Malaysia etc to see what I am talking about.
Our Agro-processing sector needs to be the backbone of our economy. Shipping raw materials like bananas etc to other countries is a waste of time unless we have abundance like water. All our dasheens, yams, plantains etc should be used to make chips for exports. Our vegetables instead of wasting it could be used to make vegetable drinks like V8 for example. We should be making our own type of citrus either tin or bottled juices for export. This is what the government should be investing in, secondary production. If we are concerned about pollution then we should use hydro, solar and other natural energy.
When we have got the ball rolling in our Agro-processing sector and we have managed our tax monies, we should allow our local engineers to fix our roads and other areas so we will always have jobs.
Tourism is a fragile entity and should not be heavily relied on. There is a considerable rise in crime, very soon the world will label a warning to people traveling to Dominica if crime is not curbed from its roots. When we have a strong economy, and we have marketing power and we have a high demand, population etc, we can think of an international airport.
Lastly, our country have become a truly dependent state. This is unacceptable! This is not only a Skerrit’s problem but a Dominica’s problem with so much infighting, political tribalism, lassez-faire attitude and the list goes on. We better start thinking what legacy are we living for our children and children’s children.
Are you kidding me….Secondly, our banking policies need to change, we have not learnt from this global recession. Our policy makers have yet to understand that they are still economic slaves to zionists entity such as the World Bank and I.M.F. We need self sufficiency and self determination. We need vision. We need banking without interest. The Islamic banking model is the solution. It operates in 30 countries and many countries are welcoming the practice. Please do either a google search or look into South Africa, Malaysia etc to see what I am talking about.
Nuff Said
Wikileaks, for once I’m supporting you.What this guy is painting is a nightmare scenario. No interest? Some of our retailers claim they charge no interest on deferred payments but apply an “aministration charge” instead. Same thing but under a different name so as not to fall foul of shariah laws. How hypocritical can one get? Next thing we know we are encouraged to marry our cousins, as if we are not mad enough already.
To Malette, you should support me all the time. Alot of these people who post here on political blogs don’t have the slightest clue to governance and role of small micro-economics like Dominca in a global economy.
I post here for the fun, but Geeze we need to do a little more reading and elevate and understand governance in a very intricate geo-poitical landscape.
@ Malatete: Have you done any search into Islamic banking? You speak like an illiterate person. You need to stop talk rubbish for a grown person.
This is the problem I have with people like you. If you are in Dominica, it’s ones like you who are keeping the country back. You just love how the I.M.F and World Bank cripple “third world” countries do you? You make me sick man. Geez!
The idea that you are encouraged to marry your cousins is rubbish because this is widely practiced in Dominica. Some cultures marry their cousins because its within their tribe etc and some don’t. Open your freaking mind!
wikileaks you are the zionist…that reverse psychology mumbo jumbo is see through….. you sound like a member of the lodge wikileaks… NO JOKE.
Muslim, wasn’t that young man, who murdered black soldiers and jewish children in France recently a muslim,of arab stock and African origin?I guess he was not prejudiced?
Muslim, do you have a problem with the Europeans? slove it please cuz I dont have with the Arabes.
Yeah I have a major problem with White supremacy. If you haven’t figured out we are still under post-slavery laws it tells me that you are just a fool and not aware of what’s going on.
You fail to understand the racist white hegemony that has plagued third world countries including Arabs as well. Also listen, there are sh*ty Arabs as well so this is not a race issue, this is a white racist philosophy that permeates our people.
@ Malatete: Go read this site as to what happens to Muslims and Blacks in America and take a chill pill. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/234399.html
Also what the Muslims are doing to their own in the Middle East, Sudan and other part of the world
, terrorizing and killing innocent people as well, Also you should know that the Muslims from the Middle East hate blacks as well, in Sudan many of the light skin Muslims hate the Black Sudanese, so to you Muslim go take your Prozac and go to bed
I like the thought process going forward. I’ve been saying this for so long as well as a few others. Is about time the Govt gets serious about putting the right people in place. It should be run like a business with checks and balances, goals and the use of real numbers that determine the best results.
National Security and Agriculture would be my first two changes. Followed closely Health. I would leave Blakemore where he is. I think he is doing a good job. The rest are open for debate. Oh, I would bring in a marketing specialist for tourism. I would advertise these ministries like jobs and let persons apply.
I am nominating Blackmore to be the Minister of National Security, Immigration and labor. Not that he is not performing but rather these ministries need his expertise more. Just look at the surge in crime, illegal immigration etc. If not, then send Carette on retirement leave and appoint him as Commissioner Of Police to get this crime spree under control.
GOOD IDEA…………….
If I were the Prime Minister I would just re-shuffle the Cabinet out of Government.
I agree with well said, Out of goverment 4 sure!!!
all i can do is LOL…the best is yet to come
THE PM HAS DEMONSTRATED THAT HE HAS WHAT IT TAKES TO MANAGE THE COUNTRY ESPECIALLY DURING THIS HASH ECONOMIC TIMES.
DOMINICANS NEED ONLY TO LOOK AROUND THE REGION AND SEE THE NEGATIVE IMPACT THE GLOBAL SITUATION IS HAVING ON THE ECONOMIES OF OTHER COUNTRIES.
IT’S LIKE THE GLOBAL SITUATION HAS NOT AFFECTED US .
WHILE ALL OTHER COUNTRIES ARE CRYING CUT CUT CUT CUT OUR GOD BLESSED COUNTRY IS BLOOMING LIKE A FLOWER.
WE NEED TO BE MORE GRATEFUL FOR SUCH A DYNAMIC LEADER.
THANK GOD FOR SKERRIT AND MAY THE GOOD LORD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
The virgin Islands in a mess. We need Skerrit to help the mind of our leaders.
So come back to Dominica so your life will be better with labor. Sa. Kwais sort
You must live in a bubble to think the global financial situation has not affected us. Maybe ignorance is your bliss. I wont take that away from you.
How did it affect us when we loaned all that patam money to Antigua and Anguilla. Go tell the PM and his advisors that they living in a bubble. LIARS!!!!!!!!
you’re so mis-informed, our country is doing well!. why did the imf asked government to start cutting back. is it because we are doing well?..
wait in a few months and you will be sing another tune.
In a Global Crisis..we in Dominica were uaffected!!!During the worst crisis in recent years we were not only able to not lay off workers..we imported foreign workers to construct capital project. We have redone all our major roads, building a State House and State of the art college. hopefully soon the hospital will be dealt with…these are just of the few things we have accomplished during the worst economic crisis globally.
Our Prime Minister is not a great leader he is just a great magician…whilst we focus on the new brisge and roads no one is loooking at the mounting debt we are incurring to finance these ” Development”!!!!
The reason for that is China and Venezuela. Remember the old saying AFTER GACK PAY IS PAY BACK
You are right when it comes to the profoundness of your statement Mr. prime minister
• I honestly don’t share those same views; your government is way too manipulative.
• The escalation of violence and crime in this country is astronomical compared to the last 20 years. We boasted for many years about the peacefulness of this country .Building fancy structure is not progress, progress is measured by 1) positive change in the level of production of goods and the growth in wealth of a nation, as measured by an increase in gross national product, or in national income. Services by a country over a certain period of time.
• 2. Process by which a nation’s wealth increases over time. The most widely used measure of economic growth is the real rate of growth in a country’s total output of goods and services (gauged by the gross domestic product adjusted for inflation, or “real GDP”). Other measures (e.g., national income per capita, consumption per capita) are also used. The rate of economic growth is influenced by natural resources, human resources, capital resources, and technological development in the economy along with institutional structure and stability.
• Mr. prime minister we are nowhere close to what we should be aiming at…
• We need factories here, and a place where the farmers will find market for their produce, where local companies will be given first priority for major project.
• There is a need for a downsizing not a reshuffling
The progress we make is not always how rich we are. We need these fancy structures in place first, then we can attract both foreign and local investments, create more businesses, generate more jobs, bring in more wealth, reduce dependency, increase our population, educate the masses, and everyone will be happy.
maybe!
the government cant stop all crimes. dont you guys get it? is it suppose to go in da streets and stretch his hands and say stop the crime? goush man! appreciate the little and the good that we have! sacaway gas!
Implementing measures like reducing customs charges and tax cut for major companies here to help them stimulate growth and expansion so they could employ more workers.
Helping the small local industry to compete at the regional level. Reduction in import duties on building material .
This is empowering your peoples; this is putting food on their tables and clothes on their back not the fancy cognitive science speech like a master poppet
Ian should be made only Justice Minister and find a new person for Tourism Minister – maybe, Sharon Simon Pascal, former Director of Tourism. Felix Gregoire the new Security Minister, former Cabinet Secretary.
Austrie is untouchable, can’t take away PETRO CARIBE from him.
Reshuffling is a good idea but in the first place we should have ministers in a ministry in which they have a professional experience and background.And if you really look at it, some of those who are ministers in Dominica should not even hold a ministry because they have no particular professional experience in any ministerial field.
What I would like to see first of all is a smaller cabinet. I don’t see how they can justify having almost every member of the ruling party as a minister with a big salary when they do not even want to give civil servants 3% increase. Every ministry should have several portfolios and a parliamentary secretary or junior minister to assist or understudy the minister. Then when it comes to reshuffling, they can reverse the roles and have the parliamentary secretaries or junior ministers serve in the capacity as ministers.
I am happy that Charles Savarin is leaving not only to make way for younger servants but also to give labourites a place in their government. Savarin has been one o the square pegs in a triangular hole.
“I am happy that Charles Savarin is leaving not only to make way for younger servants but also to give labourites a place in their government. Savarin has been one o the square pegs in a triangular hole.” LOL!
Charles Savarin has served Dominica well. It has been a long and distinguished career.
DNO, would it be possible to have an utter rubbish icon? Like, dislike, rubbish …
Yes they can. He knows it and that’s exactly what makes him so compliant.
Well the osterity measures are so coming ,so changes has to be made in cabinet.Or country is in crisis and the Government lips are sealed.
our minister of Education is good he has the ablity of keeping his post so why change him his ok
Thats correct. Just because a minister has been a teacher doesn’t mean they know what’s good for the country. If that was the case the PM should be minister of Education I’m sure he would do a good job.
So they going and give Charlo a gold watch for retirement- My sources told me that they are going to make Parry minister responsible for of a product called Tea Vity; The bearded lawyer will be responsible for passport affairs; Korkom will be made minister of agriculture and the canefield urban council chairman minister responsible for all government vehicles.
lunchtime humour.
ROFL Woooyyyyyyy. Do not partake in politics but this one had me on the floor laughing. lol Comedian of the year!
The entire cabinet needs to go!! From top to bottom. Useless and incompetent!
I am of the opinion that we have too many ministers to being with. After each election, the size of the cabinet grows and grows. Does every government parliamentarian have to head a ministry? Why? To tax the public? Prime Minister Skerritt, please consider reducing the number of ministries by combining those that make sense.
Cabiet reshuffles are common througout the caribbean and the world as seen fit by a government. This is a non-issue. I must say, in spite of the accomplishments in Agriculture the ministry is weak. After 12 years in office the Agri sector should be much stronger. Too much finger pointing. We need someone to make things happen NOW. Finding marketing and transportation for our produce is EASY. We have too many lazy people or people with no vision running this sector.
So cute!
This reshuffle is a smart choice but i doubt it would make a difference. These things are only being done to make Cabinet look more professional, all the wrong pieces of the chess board put in the correct place. sadly all the ministers are all sacrificial pieces who hardly has a say in decisions made in the country. It all falls back to the PM he’s the final say in all matters. a reshuffle is pointless when your Leader rules with autocracy.
Mr pm I agree with u 100%.
These dePartments need a change of ministers:
.Agriculture
.Health
.National security
I say this becuz these departments aren’t doin to well for my liking. Change is always good though
you can say dat again, they should remove immigration under labour so the labour commission can do labour duties and not immigration work, one can hardly hear there is a labour department except for when a haitian or chinese wants a work permit
Good move Mr.PM, I agree with you in principle. We should not allow ineffective Ministers to stay there just for good looks. The Ministers should be given portfolios where they can be most effective.
our prime minister is a genius….after the 2009 elections the ministers were alocated to ministries because of there experience and capability to occupy the post. Timothy is not a medical doctor but he is a manger…knowing darroux as an amateur to politics did not make him fit for health….now we are in 2012 and we can clearly see the interest of each minister and know their capability…..i think daroux is more than ready for health. he is a manager now and maybe the best doctors on this island.
if all laborites a in sorport of the statement we can also say the opposition is wright when they say that the ministers of government a not performing.
Oh dear! DNO can you please a spell check in place so users such as “linky” can access it before they post their comments?
“sorport”, “wright”, “a not performing”??? SMH
oh dno can u please put a grammatical check in place so people like anonymous can use…………
“DNO can you please a spell check in place” wat a shame
oh my i just want to get a point across we are not in to no spelling compitetion and i hope u got it
trust in the lord and not in the doc. have faith in what the lord can do,not in the pm….love.
Rom 13:1 Obey the rulers who have authority over you. Only God can give authority to anyone, and he puts these rulers in their places of power.
Rom 13:2 People who oppose the authorities are opposing what God has done, and they will be punished.
Rom 13:3 Rulers are a threat to evil people, not to good people. There is no need to be afraid of the authorities. Just do right, and they will praise you for it.
Rom 13:4 After all, they are God’s servants, and it is their duty to help you. If you do something wrong, you ought to be afraid, because these rulers have the right to punish you. They are God’s servants who punish criminals to show how angry God is.
Rom 13:5 But you should obey the rulers because you know it is the right thing to do, and not just because of God’s anger.
Rom 13:6 You must also pay your taxes. The authorities are God’s servants, and it is their duty to take care of these matters.
Rom 13:7 Pay all that you owe, whether it is taxes and fees or respect and honor. love.
for my people is foolish, for they have not known the Lord; they have no understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge. this is are Nation that obeyeth not the voice of the LORD their GOD. A horrible thing is committed in the land; they have forsaken the fountain of living water. for from the lease of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the pastors even unto the priest, the pm , every one dealeth falsely. LORD HAVE MERCY DOMINICA NEED YOU MORE THAN EVER
hmmm …..somethings up… something cooking in the kitchen..
Start by reducing the number of Ministries from 15 to 9 or 10 and he will begin to see productivity..
“Twenty-seven (27) months later, DNO has been told in confidence that a Cabinet reshuffle is imminent”.
The author should have just stated a “reliable source”. DNO when information is revealed in confidence it is not to be shared with any third party.
This information is very useful to us as readers but I would hate to believe that as media professional you are not aware of what “in confidence” menas.
Great stuff! I would like to see Gloria Shillingford as Minister of Education. Please, Please…. Let us put qualified persons where they can use their skills.
PLEASE PLEASE NOT EDUCATION FOR GLORIA SHILLINGFORD. ALL YOU WANT TO FINISH KILL IT. TAN PWI SOUPLAY
We believe in u Doc!!
Way to go Mr. PM. I support you 100% on that move. I know my vote did not go to waste. Now there is one thing you need to do. Give TimTim walking papers.
Hmmmmm! What I have not heard the PM admit is that the main purpose for the reshuffle is because “some” ministers are begining to question his decisions and that is not sitting well with him. However, change always brings on good if the said change is well intentioned. Admittedly, that change is long overdue regardless of the driving force. Most of the ministers have become to comfortable and complacent in their positions. The sooner the change comes, the better it will be. Let’s hold our breath.
Sound positive
First and foremost Mr. PM you should sack the Minister in charge of crime and the Commissioner of Police. Replace them with true professionals and give them the resources to make a difference. In my opinion this is the most pressing issue in Dominica, and one that needs to be addressed as a matter of absolute urgency.
I agree 100%.we need to send this policemen in some article country so they can know the real purpose of a policeman
WHAT DOES SKERRIT KNOW ABOUT FINANCE,THE MAN WAS A SCHOOL TEACHER AND HAS A DEGREEE IN TEACHING,PUT TIM TIM IN FIANCING.WHY ISN’T AMBROSE IN AGRICULTURE. WHAT IS DOUGLAS GOING IN TOURISISM,THE MAN IS A LAWER.WHAT IS CHARLES DOING IN SPORTS, WHEN YOU HAVE ALVIN.WHY ISN’T GLORIA IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION.FIANALLY,WHY DO WE HAVE SO MANY MINISTERS AND ADVISORS.
Tim in Finance, the economy not bad enough?
Tim in finance? have you forgotten where that landed us last time?
…and I guess the former police should be put back in National Security
MAMO was a lawyer and served as minister of Finance for 15 years.
Its unfortunate the reshuffle cannot start from the top.
Positive thinking Mr. P.M. Remove the square pegs from the round holes and replace them with proactive, experienced and capable thinking men or women.
They are all square pegs in round holes. In fact too many of them plus the numerous advisors
noooooooooooo well skeritt is powerful….some of that power need to be taken away if you ask me….
What are you blabbering about now??? Any Westminster style of Government can be re-shuffled by law. He’s not doing anything illegal.
sometimes an action may be legal…but unethical….or ethical but illegal …..
Go ahead ignore the iceberg and rearrange
the the deck chair on the ocean liner called SS Dominica.
Wow what an analogy! As a mariner I take that to mean that the bow of the ship will collide with the iceberg ( problems ahead) leading to the sinking of the ship ( demise of this country/admin).. Great stuff
Or it could mean we are not focussed on the thing that will result in the total collapse of the country, hence by ignoring it for the short term, some are contented, but we are destined to inevitable doom..
Dont forget the siwo bands need to be playing the song ” Something Happening”. Similar to the Siwo parties that took place with the same money that Dominicans lost in CLICO.
Love your anology!!! Beautiful!!
it is amazing how there were many eye witnesses at the incident at eh grand bay school last week……many people saw the security officer as the one who was wrong…the one who started the fight by being overly aggressive …while others CHOOSE TO SEE differently….
well in this case i will have to say my interpretation is also different….this is a ridiculous statement…the different different constituencies are not self governing bodies…skerrit is simply using these ministers as his scapegoat….
tell me can a minister build a secondary school in his district to solve overcrowded classrooms and at eh same time create employment? can he make this decision on his own
“Men must not just come with a tie and a shirt and say they are ministers, you have to roll up your sleeve and put your boots on and go in the field and solve the problems of the people of Dominica and to create better opportunities for them.”
That statement is the most profound statement I have ever heard from any prime minister of Dominica. Sir, if you truly meant that, I will vote for you any day!Kudos to you!
The PM says such thing yet the misnisters always refer you to him when you go to them. This means that these minister are not worth thier salt.
You are right when it comes to the profoundness or depth of your statement of the Mr. prime minister, but voting for these guys again hum naa..i don’t think so, the system is way to corrupt.
the escalation of violence and crime is this country is astronomical compared to the last 20 years.
There is a need for a downsizing not a reshuffling
I knew Kenneth from sifocol, back in the day..great guy..it makes absolute sense that the medical doctor should take the health position….I am still trying to reach out to assist with health in Dominica…..
Also bear in mind that the health sector need to be managed. Most of the problems we have are because of the poor administrative structure for health and we need an independent board to run health and make health workers accountable. Having a doctor is good but having a doctor is not all. Darroux still has my support as a positive, very intelligent young man.
it is the first time i will agree with pm skerrit. send mathew wlter home.
UWP talking!!!
you have to roll up your sleeve and put your boots on and go in the field and solve the problems of the people of Dominica and to create better opportunities for them.”
what i reading there nuh…………..boy dno have me laughing this morning……….
this guy making it sound like the ministers have complete autonomy………..is not the other day there a minister was complaining and pleading to have roads in his district repaired…
certainly Mr. pm health not doing too well and Agriculture certainly needs a new person at the helm to give direction
No matter how u shuffle a pack of dominoes they dont change
and you are the Jack of the Aces
So every game should be played with the same hand??? IDIOT!!!
but is it really agriculture thats not doing well ,or enough is not given to the agriculture sector