Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has announced that over $70 million will be spent on road improvement in the Kalinago Territory commencing in the first quarter of 2020.
He made the announcement during the council’s inauguration which was held at the Kalinago Barana Aute recently.
Skerrit remarked on the importance of understanding the road network to economic prosperity.
“We are going to have a major road improvement programme here in the Kalinago Territory from Sineku all the way down to Pagua and we will spend about $70 million on that section,” he said.
According to the prime minister, the funds are already available for that project.
“The funds are available. We have signed the loan agreement with the World Bank; they have done the designs,” Skerrit stated.
He continued, “We are now moving towards the tender for this project so that it will elevate and enhance the quality of the infrastructure in the Kalinago Territory.”
Skerrit is a waste of time and no one in Dominica must take this failed political clown Skerrit seriously or even consider him as a person who has reduced our people to deep poverty, as beggars and to be stuck to him to receive handouts like uncle hypocrite. This is a state of dependency and buying our poor people to vote for this failed corrupted Labour government, supposedly headed by this failed immature, childish Skerrit.
Dominica needs change and we need highly trusted people with some evel of decency, respect and good government in our Dominica. Skerrit, you are a loser, a failure and we need to have an account for our states finances.
We need change and now and we therefore proudly and openly say that we welcome Hon. Lennox Linton and his highly, trusted professional UWP Team. That is what will make Dominica move on and back to that level of decency and not planned states thievery, abuse of states funds, the corrupted Red Clinic the Bin Bobol. Skerrit you must Go you failed…
Is that part of the $1.2 billion that is missing?
Skerrit is relying on “l’espwi a mal papay” (dashed hopes) to win the election.
The only way we know he was lying is because he opened his mouth.
It is alleged that recently a US team was hired to do political damage control assessment and it was concluded that DLP would lose the next election if certain strategies were not employed. Skerrit’s strategy is to anger people to the point of civil unrest so he can declare a state of emergency and impose martial law thereby postponing the election. Let’s see how that works with the Kalinago people. It is said, “when you’ve got nothing, you’ve got nothing to lose.”
In an unofficial appraisal of the leader of the DLP,UWP and DFP Skerrit …………………….
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sorry Sir, for security reasons I cannot disclose my source.
But don’t you think my posting deserve the same treatment as that of Child of Itassi above.
So as a media outlet why don’t you conduct a poll to prove me wrong. You can do some research on massive silent majority.
Let me add that if elections were held today the DLP would win hands down with a 21 to 0 majority. Money talks !
What a “NUTTER”…. bloody nutter this PM! The man is obsessed with his garbage talks.
boy how mister have tricks so na? one good day !!
Skerrit, “You have to be a madman to change etc..etc..” This is the voice and ailing tone of a failed man called Skerrit that we heard on the news this morning. Skerrit and his corrupted scared Labour group are running with fear and panick. They know that the Labour Party under Skerrit has failed us after a wasteful 20 years in government with this failed, corrupted, immature bogus Labour government and its failed, incompetent Prime Odd Minister Skerrit. Sherrit is a failure and he is scared that the highly professional UWP under our decent and loyal, experienced Hon Lennox Linton. That is the fear of Skerrit (Scare-rit) and is running here and everywhere trying to raise his profile that he has not. Skerrit`s biggest fear is Hon. Linton, and his professional UWP Team. Skerrit will never be able to raise to this level. We all know in government where we work that this man and his failed government should have never been in government. After 19 years Skerrit still illiterate. UWP we…
Skerritt you are too smart for your own good. Dominica has been languishing at the bottom of the OECS ecconomic ladder for the last twenty years. There has been no money to do anything. However in the lead up to the elections there seems to be a money tree and it is bearing season. Ross left Dominica because the Portsmouth hospital was inadequate. Marigot has been without a hospital for years. No money could be found to fund anything. All of a sudden there is money like rolling waves in the sea. Where is it coming from Skerritt? Were you deliberately starving Dominicans? Interestingly all of his projects are due to begin next year. That’s surely after the elections. Have the people forgotten the commitment to begin work on the international airport the day after the 2014 elections? Today not a blade of grass has been cut in preparation for the international airport which was supposed to have commenced five years ago. Where is the money you said was there for that? Did you pocket it?
Skerrit is a real fake you know people. Its all about fanfare and no substance, and all about making Skerrit look good, but the quality of his work is rubbish. Its just talk and more fake talk and he Skerrit and his Madam M and fake Labour government prepare themselves to exit out of our Dominica government and economy that he and his corrupt Labour group has failed us big Time.
Skerrit must Go, we want him out to make way for our decent and good Government to be headed by the decent, trusted name of Hon. Lennox Linton and his highly professional decent UWP Team.
Skerrit remarked on the importance of understanding the road network to economic prosperity. “We are going to have a major road improvement programme here in the Kalinago Territory from Sineku all the way down to Pagua and we will spend about $70 million on that section,” he said. Skerrit has been making these promises for over 19 years has ignored, neglected our people of the Carib Territory. We await or trusted UWP Team.
Let’s pretend we watching a live cricket game between Team Skerrit verses the Kalinago people.
The bowler is Roosevelt Skerrit:
wicket keeper is Aliereza Monfared;
1st slip is Reza Zarrab, 2nd slip is Babak Zanjani; 3rd slip is Paola Zampolli;
in silly mid-off is Mohammed Asaria, and forward short-leg is Kamal Shehada. Anthony Hayden, in mid-off, close to the bowler and NG Lap Seng, is in Mid-on.
Covers is Diezani Madueke, fine-leg is Sam Raphael and long leg is Gerald Burton.
Skerrit is the bowler and the two openers are Kelly Grannaux and Aston Grannaux. Kelly to take strike:
So here comes Skerrit passes the umpire and bowl…NO BALL! shouted umpire Tony Astaphan. And Kelly Grannaux offers no shot. It was a short, wayward delivery but it’s a huge NO BALL! So hugh that even umpire Astaphan calls it no ball.
Ladies and gentlemen after one ball, a NO ball rain has washed out play.
Result: Game Abandoned
Who the hell does Skerrit thinks that he is fooling? For over 19 years this immature failed incompetent so called Prime (Odd) Minster has been running our country (underground to poverty) that he is now attempting to repent to have we the people and their votes he lost to come back to him. Well, this is not going to happen. Skerrit you have not been this role model that we and our children and families never trusted you and your failed corrupt Labour Government. Your leadership has been exceptionally poor and you have reduced us, our suffering people to begging, poverty and alot of talk, talk, and more you talk loosely attempting to appease us and have us vote you, as you and your failed corrupt labour government have failed us and our Dominica.
Skerrit must Go and please do not come back. Keep this Melissa, who ever she is, away from us. We had enough of your 19 years of failed corrupt Labour government. We had enough of Skerrit. We welcome Hon. Linton and his professional UWP Team
Oh, just like the road he promised to build between Petit Soufriere and Rosalie, for which he contracted a Venezuelan company. That was not a long road at all but it never was finished and I believe some of the equipment still stuck in the bush, in any case the project was abandoned
This Guy Skerrit is bankrupting Dominica…Here is why!!!!!
He is owing the Kalingo people $26M dollars a GIFT from Chavez with has no interest and pay back terms. He cannot account for their monies……
But he is now signing agreement with World Bank which has interest and payback terms for 26Million EC to be used for roads in the Kalingo Territory.
This is financial treason against a country by its PM!!!!
Is Skerrit not yet tired of the lies, deceit and disrespect?..I guess not!! But the other side of the question is, are Dominicans not yet tired of the lies, deceipt and disrespect?
Skerrit you have had 20 years in the leadership of the country, 15 of which you occupied the office of Prime Minister. Gasson the jig is up bro..no matter how much longer you stay in office, the answers surrounding your misdealings and mishandling of the economy will still be relevant. Earlier you face your fears, better it will be for you.
If Dominicans decide to teach Skerrit a lesson at the poles, all of this trickery and insult will hault you know..How many more plans can Skerrit really talk about?..So long this man is Prime Minister of Dominica.
What has the Carib Territory gotten to show for it? A great part of the failure of Government in Dominica is the PEOPLE themselves. They tolerate a whole load of Bullcrap!!..
This is all you last chance to get rid of that crook. And hope every Dominican learn through these 20 disastrous years of one Government. No other Gov’t will take Dominicans for granted.
Kalinago people, be happy for the road project if it comes to fruition. This is full-blown political gamesnanship. This announcement is strictly for votecatching. The newly announced candidate for the UWP to represent the Kalinago people has struck panic in the DLP camp. For two decades the Kalinago people have been treated like pariahs now with an election at our doorstep here are the Greeks come bearing gifts. The DLP’s manipulation and enticement will not work this election. The wise Dominicans have seen enough.
Lololololololol, boy Skerrit have jokes… By the first quarter of 2020 Skerrit should be in prison or on the run from justice in a foreign land.
My brother what majjee you talking for us again? Where that 70 million come from? And why is only now you want to fix those people road for them? To do what a nonsnese resurface with no sidewalk for those school children or proper drainage for run off water? or no street lights for motorists at night? Them man does like to draw down money and hold the change for themself and their friends. 90 million for roads in the territory? not me all you fooling. that road needed fixing 10 years ago. but only now. only now they want to do all the project they had to do 20 years ago. So if you do all what had to be done 20 years ago now, we are still behind time. Because what has to be done now, cannot be done. why? because we are only now dealing with issues that are 10 – 20 years overdue. more nonsense. Is those Carib all you can fool. but not me.
Casio, please tell Skerrit that he has failed us and he must Get Lost. Go Away, Go Far Away, Just go Away. Skerrit has failed us and there has been too much questionable talk, within the Financial Centre and outside of states corruption under his tenure as this failed Prime (Odd) Minister. All these years have past , you Skerrit has been in and out of Dominica for years and you have failed out nature Island Domininca and our people. You therefore have not been this leadership material. You have not been focus on our development, you have not been for over 19 years now. Skerrit knows nothing of social-economic development and that is why our Domininca is in mess and we need Skerrit to account for our states money. Too much of questionable deeds dealing with Bobols and poor governance in our poor, ailing Island. We need Skerrit out of our government. Skerrit and his failed Labour government MUST Go. Skerrit is of no use to us. We Welcome Hon Linton and our professional UWP Team.,
Some of us poor people our house gone for Maria haven’t get help you there talking about road we can’t leave on the road we struggling to get together
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Fully agree. Lots of houses still covered with tarpaulins…
Reasons why i describe this DLP led by Skerrit an evil and wicked regime!!!
Thank God they are more out than in!!!!
I hope the Kalinago people are not hoodwinked by that announcement and take their eyes off their money that Hugo Chavez had given to them.. That would give people ammunition to perpetuate he saying “Kwaib sott” if they don’t continue to demand full accountability from Skerritt and the Labour Party.
“The funds are available. We have signed the loan agreement with the World Bank; they have done the designs,” Prime Minister Skerrit stated.
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, is this the refrain for everything every election year Mr. PM? Ebeh Dominichen nous sot papa!
Mr. Skerrit recycling speeches man? Why does this one sound so much like the ” I will give all you an international airport if you vote for me” speech? From 2014?
This man serious?
A 70 million dollar LOAN, to build ROADS!?!?!
Jesus Christ… somebody, anybody… deliver us from this man’s insanity.
skeritt trying to buy de Kalinago people
de outgoing DLP parliamentary representative for Kalinago territory never got de opportunity to make such announcement after 5 yrs representation in parliament.
i am aware of a housing program to start next year in de Kalinago territory….if de project was being done with CBI funds one would immediately hear of MMCE moving into de kalinago territory to do housing.
70 million in roads sound like a new road comparable to the pond case to melvillehall road ……drainage, culverts, slope stabilization, completely new asphalt road surface, retaining walls, gabian baskets etc
FROM SINEKU TO PAGUA?
$70 MILLION?
LIKE DE $18 MILLION BRIDGE IN ROSEAU?
skerrit have a habit of diverting funds…..i don’t believe world bank funding a road from sineku to pagua for $70 million?
KALINGO….DON’T LET SKERRIT FOOL YOU AGAIN!!!
Skerrit stay away from our Kalinago people, After 19yrs you failed us. No one is able to dignify what on earth are you trying to say. Skerrit, you have failed the Kalinago people and we the people of Dominica. I will tell you that we have regretted to have you as this youthful, childish, immature little boy to be Prime Minister to run our challenged ailing island. Rather than focus o development, this government under your tenure was seen as this comical show headed by some illiterate, immature boyish behaviour. People in Dominica are crying poverty, and you sit there travelling all over the world and return empty handed with more loose talk that you have been unable to plot that plan as to where you wish Dominica to be after 19 long corrupted failed years with blind shut up Cabinet of ministers and government. Skerrit is Not, and has not been this professional, mature person to manage the affairs of our challenged Dominica. Skerrit has failed us and he must go. Shame! We welcome UWP.
My question is was that in the budget address on july 31st 2019. Is that another election ploy. What are the terms of loan repayment.
BS, nothing but. All I say is we were promised an international airport, we were promised a new hospital in Marigot, new road with new bridges from Portsmouth to the airport… Nothing but pie in the sky. The man is a notorious liar!!!
This has nothing to do with the $ 1.2 Billion.
Boy Skerrit we really want you to go about your business- you and your trophy wife who has become a spiritual healer.–please go away- Mr. Shameless Prime Minister
Skerrit, your game of fooling the vulnerable,will come to and end soon.
I wonder what happened to the Roseau improvement project you promised a couple yrs ago?
Like that famous book and film:”Gone with the wind”.
A bonafide joker dat man is.
Time’s up Skerrit.
GOODBYE!!!!!
just like you announced the 100 million dollar road rehabilitation project from Loubiere to Bagatelle.MORE LIES AND CRAP
https://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/economy-development/loubiere-to-bagatelle-road-project-announced-to-cost-100-million/
Why is it that the PM keep saying “the funds are already available for projects and it’s always funded by the world bank” when addressing rally? I find it interesting because he never comes public about it until at that moment. Also, is Dominica the only country the world bank gives money? Wowwww, we must have a super special relationship with the world bank that each time the PM shouts they run to help
The PM cannot help but continue to fool the masses, nevertheless, I know the people have capture that deception.
Only during election time we hear all those statement.
He does like to act like is in his pocket the money does come out. Or the world back is HIS or the DLP friend ALONE. Then he does say is money they raised or earned, as if it is part of the taxes collected or passports sold. I personally do not know which money is used from CBI, tax collection or donations and grants. them man does just take money and do things then say is CBI or whatever. Like how they say is CBI money that save Dominica after Maria and Erica, when i know for a fact that we received millions in donated funds and relief aid. But go one spreading lies so that the people who know no better will repeat in in your campaign majjeee trails. That is your legacy. Sell the country indirectly. PJ was trying to do it upfront and direct, but you, sly and slick as you have learned to be are doing it indirectly.
Here goes Legion again. You remember the man in the Bible with many demons? Here is one verse: “My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.”
Yea where’s the money they were given ?
“My brother!! I am the prime minister that do the most for the Kalinago people” is not an answer.
he got vex with the people for asking where is the rest of the Chavez money. Can you believe that? he started to raise him voice at the man asking him for his people’s money placed there by Chavez before he passed. As if to say know your place you little carib. i am spending it for you.
Give the Kalinagos what your party has deprived them of for years. Roads and more, including the ideal opportunities they need to elevate their standard of living and quality of life. DLP has failed the Kalinagos. Wicked set of leaders!!! Thank God they are now ready to reject you all DLP MISLEADERS!!!!
Whey is di money?
Whey is di money?
Whey is di money?
%, who is listening to you in 2019? Do you realize by now that YOU ALL UWPITES are a gang of LOSERS and FAILURES?
Soon your party will no more exist.
Mr Kid on the Block, please, we are having a decent debate on the alleged thievery of our states money, or rather the loose disbursement of our money in the hands of Skerrit is worrying. It is time that this failed comical Odd Minister exit the peoples government and that Skerrit go plant bananas.
People of Dominica, we need Skerrit out of our Dominica government business because he is this person who has failed us.
We do not need any corrupted, Bobolistic immature, incompetent highly corrupted labour party and its acolytes to run our country. Enough damage has been dine. Skerrit must Go, so is his madam comical Melissa and recent government bind bedfellows who has helped failed Skerrit and corrupt Labour killed our nature Isle.
We welcome Hon. Lennox Linton and his highly professional decent UWP Team. We need sound decent people in government. Skerrit and failed highly corrupted Labour Team has failed us big time. Labour and Skerrit must go, Get Lost, Go away. Just leave us…
@ Mr Kid,….You are too kind. How can they be losers and failures. They have not attempted any thing positive and have done nothing but talk. That means that they are in a class all by themselves, it is called SPACEOUT. Like they are in denial. They could very well be on the planet of TALKING HEADS.
From all the spending announcements being made now, one would get the impression that this government was sleeping at the wheel for the past 4 years and is only now realizing there is work to be done. Perhaps they should change the constitution to have elections every year. That would be the stimulus they need to get things done.
Well, let us wait for first quarter 2020. Since loans have been signed, plans have been drawn and engineers have been consulted.
I would be very happy to see this happen. Development in one part of the Country is development for the entire country.
From you record, a hospital is taking more than 14 years, West Coast Road poorly done, Roseau development works is forgotten. Sir. You cannot be trusted. The list goes on and on.
These are simply election antics.
Omg!!! partner Dr Dr have you lost it? You have $US 10 million of the Kalinago people monies from Chavez which you owe them, boss give the warriors what belong to them you are no better than Christopher Columbus; and i hope they deal with you the same way they dealt with our colonizers.