Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has announced that he will be implementing a comprehensive housing programme on the lands situated at Warner owned by the Dominica Social Security (DSS).
“I will be unveiling very soon to the young professionals who are back in Dominica and who need a home, very soon I will unveil a comprehensive housing programme on the lands situated at Warner owned by the Dominica Social Security [DSS] where we will build a massive housing complex to provide adequate housing for the young professionals in Dominica,” Skerrit told supporters at the launch on Sunday, of DLP’s Roseau South candidate, Chekira Lockhart-Hypolite.
He said he will be meeting the board of the DSS next week to give them the marching orders so that this project can begin soon.
The prime minister said where housing is concerned, his government has kept its promise of “providing new housing in every hamlet in Dominica.”
“I have a home. I want you to have a home too and I will do everything I can with the help of God, to ensure that you too, have a home in Dominica,” Skerrit stated.
The prime minister, who holds the finance portfolio in his cabinet, has also promised income tax reduction under a new DLP administration.
“Rather than taxing Dominicans further, we even plan to reduce the burden of direct taxation. In the next Labour Party term, you will see a reduction in income tax in Dominica, an introduction of a flat rate,” he said.
Describing the upcoming election as “serious”, Skerrit asked the people of Roseau South to compare what the Dominica Labour Party and the United Workers Party are each offering to the people of Dominica and once again challenged UWP leader, Lennox Linton to, “tell us where the money is coming from.”
“Dominica has one chance at success,” he contended. “We are in a build-back mode; we cannot slow the pace of development in this country. We cannot make a mistake this year or next year and hope to correct it in five years’ time.”
Skerrit, “If this train goes off the course now, it will go out off course for a long, long time.”
VIEWSEXPRESS.The NEP National Employment Programme which you oppose,is putting over $ 1 800 000 ,in circulation in DOMINICA EVERY TWO WEEKS.GO do some work instead of posting BS on DNO UWP WIll never WIN election as long lazy undereducated people like you keep supporting them.
VIEWSEXPRESS.Skerrit is delivering.New Hospital,you said it was a PIE IN THE SKY.National Stadium,you said it was a WHITE ELEPHANT.New Grammar School,you said you will believe it when you see it.NEP you said it was a WASTE OF TIME.You guys are TRAITORS.New Roseau Bridge you said it was a WASTE OF MONEY.That is why we are going to build a DONKEY TRACK under the New Roseau Bridge,for DONKEYS to pass.I wonder if any one of your family is on the YES-WE-CARE?DNO I am not calling anybody a DONKEY.
Viewsexpress,Ibo France,% ,Francisco.You guys are just belching,you do not live in Dominica.LINTON himself said he was a supporter of the UWP since 1988 So all the CORRUPTION ,UWP did LINTON know about.
DNO.We want to know what is happening with Meeting the PEOPLE by the PRIME MINISTER in the USVI.
Whenever the main economic activities of a country are done by the government, the economy remains stagnant. The private sector should stir economic growth. Presently, it is shrinking instead of expanding. Currently, there are no workable initiatives to incentivize private sector spur. Where are the new businesses, increase in local entrepreneurship, expansion of long established businesses, hotel room expansion and full or near full occupancy rate. A stagnant economy means low and stagnant wages, growing unemployment, rising poverty, idle hands and minds which result in an increase in crime. A twenty year old government cannot bring about change for it is set in its ways. Dominica needs new leadership, with fresh ideas to bring about a refreshing change. The calibre and character of UWP candidates offers change you can believe in.
An Opposition makes promises, but the party in power just has to perform, and its works will speak for itself” and votes will have reasons to return that party to office or vote them out. If a party in power is making promising instead of performing, that is a big Red Flag. Look at that small twin island, probably the smallest country in the Eastern Caribbean; the Opposition made promises prior to the 2015 election, and they have been performing ever since they got into office. They have even done more than they promised. Deeds superceed words. It is troubling and an insult to citizens when a political party thinks that all it has to do is just talk the talk, but not walk the walk.
If he reduces income taxes how is he going to go on vacation and finish buying land in Florida?
“………..Skerrit asked the people of Roseau South to compare what the Dominica Labour Party and the United Workers Party are each offering to the people of Dominica …..”
Skerrit stop being this hypocritical failed Odd Minister. You do spew out fake news and apply scary tactics to scope people onto you, you failed PM you are and have then stick onto you like a leach. Well, once a leach is stuck on someone they pull it out and throw it away in the home of the abys, and that is where you will be dumped. You have failed us and now you are trying everything to have poor people come to you for cash scope. You have failed the people, gave them no jobs, no opportunities, no security and no decency in their quest to grow and mature as decent young nationals. Unlike you, you have failed us and ruin our nature isle with silly, dirty, disgusting failed Labour government, corrupt to the core. Our nature isle is suffering, all these goodies you rushing to give away is insulting. Skerrit Go
The country is not producing. We are only importing and not exporting. Please, go to the supermarkets and you will realize only a few stuff being manufactured in Dominica and being sold in the supermarkets. So the country is not doing well.
OMG DLP you completely missing the point ! Young professionals doh want government to build house for dem ! I am a labourite but I agree with the other commenters. Decrease VAT, decrease duty, take out those stupid transfer fees, increase salaries and allow us to have more financial freedom to do our own house.
Desperate man
Desperate measures
Only now after 15yrs in office.
This clown Skerrit is desperate and callous and knows that he is now on his way out and Dominicans had enough of this deceitfulness to lure people to him through his distribution of things that desperate poor people may not be able to say no. In other words Skerrit as Prime Minister is being Odd to ensure that people in need rush to him to get stuff that will not hold them for months. People need jobs to enhance themselves to a higher level, just as this Skerrit has elevated himself to a level that most of us Dominicans do not how on earth he got to that level. I will not make reference to any bool, but other than that, we know of th Bin and Fertilizer Bobols that hey denied for a while. It was Hon. Lennox Linto who brought this states thievery to light and they denied until when the evidence was made public by Hon Linton they then said that it was a “Mistake”. Who the hell did Skerrit defending loyalists think they were playing with? Hon Linton, PM in waiting will exposed thievery.
just put house. Just put. I myself gwayaying to get a loan to build mine but all cat and dog that singing your song can get easy. Ill continue to fight my battle. no big scene. These days they acting like Oprah Winfrey – “You get house! You get a house!, and You got a house!”.
Dictatorial attributes of a dictator.
1) I run things in Dominica.
2) I gave DSS matching orders to deliver the lands.
3} Remove 13 Ministers and replace them.
4)Are Dominicans aware it is these Ministers they voted for?
5) Did the PM consult the constituents prior to making this decision?
6) Please show me the statistics of how many people in DA who pays personal income tax?
I said it before and i will say it again. Housing is built in the communities base on political analytics. Increase the population of a community and have the people register to vote in that polling station, in return gives the current administration an edge. This is why the voters list will not be cleaned.
What about the many homes that has no roof? Are the owners not Dominicans.? Are you telling me the monies which was spent on the airport for night landing and the geo thermal project , should have been invested to build a modern hospital.
Waay, boy look promises coming from a politician. ..there must be an election coming up soon.
Yet again the other side would do the same to gain political leverage.
ROOSEVELT SKERRIT.
BORN.June 8 1972,attended the Dominica Grammar School (headboy).New Mexico State University (Las Cruces).University of Mississippi (Oxford).Chairman of OECS.Chairman CARICOM.Prime Minister.Two (2) HON.DR.
LENNOX LINTON.
Journalist,Radio Presenter,Corporate Executive.The last one is FAKE.He was fired from DCP because he was not qualified for that position.
Xbut this man is a mard dictator.. you even want to go after social security now? That is madness how can the man go all after round the country building houses for young people who can work????? That is madness.. what about the economy? No one will build houses to add money to the economy.. that’s why people salary cannot increase because that mard ahss taking all the money in the treasury and build house for people for freeeeeee!!!
Please let me apologize on behalf of the honorable prime minister, he forgot to say that none of his children will be born in Dominica and he do not want any of us to have our children born in Dominica. On behalf of the PM sorry, he just forgot.
Lord bring peace to our land. Have mercy on us give us love for each other.
God heal our land we have no respect for authority
Wow wow.Our children have no EXAMPLES. BON DIEU save Dominica. We did not learn from Maria. Even those who should know better are on the ban wagon. SHAME!!
I honestly wonder of Dominicans in Dominica are aware that this P’em is insulting them every time he opens his mouth. Are some that gullible??
Mr. PM, this is not the Christmas or silly season so there is no need to conjure up empty promises or “good” tidings.
Instead of promising the informed electorate everything but the kitchen sink, present evidence of the good fruits of your “labor” (if any) over the past two decades.
Allow the voting public to fairly assess, evaluate and rate your overall job performance and let the chips fall where they may on election day.
Try to avoid the proverbial “pink slip” by being your own best advocate.
Is the Prime Minister the only one in government, I can’t understand how always says “I” “I” “I” “I”. What happened to “we” or the “goverment”. I wonder how the other ministers of government feel when he speaks that way’
In June 2008 DSS invited submissions for the design of a Community Development Plan for its holdings of 209 acres of land at Warner.
It was stressed that the design must be in keeping with existing zoning and the Land Use Policy developed by the Planning Division for the area and should serve to enhance the Nature Island image of Dominica.
My four page submission included residential, commercial and agricultural components together with all necessary infrastructure and the conservation of tracts of countryside to serve as a local amenity and visitor attraction.
My submission was not acknowledged or responded to. But that comes as no surprise!
A few days ago he made it clear to us who is in charge in Dominica. He is a dictator!
When people do not know something, they may accept anything they are told.
Here is this boy Roosevelt promising people house as usual; an election dangling carrot: the silly thing about that boy is that he’s impressing on these people he the clown Roosevelt is going to lower their income tax.If we check we may discover that none of the people he is lying to right there never held a paying job in all their of their life!
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!
The following is the definition of the term and reality of income tax.
An income tax is a tax imposed on individuals or entities that varies with respective income or profits. Income tax generally is computed as the product of a tax rate times taxable income.
Taxation rates may vary by type or characteristics of the taxpayer.
Taxes deducted from payroll are used to build the country, since 90% of the population never held a job, does not have a job, how can Roosevelt reduce income tax?
UWP Left a debt of $ 256 000 000.The first thing the did was sell DOMLEC.They closed down a MULTI-MILLION dollar 5 STAR HOTEL in Layou.They cleaned out SOCIAL SECURITY.$ 4 000 000 disappeared from the VALLEY ROAD project.$ 6 000 000 paid for pasports while in opposition.MASSIVE CORRUPTION.Those things are the hallmark of IBO FRANCE,VIEWSEXPRESS,MASSACRE,% PIPO and the other CORRUPT UWP supporters.
Feller, DLP wanted to sell the country to communist kkk members. what is your point? Both these parties have all new members who have no part in neither of the former atrocities, but you continue to live in times that have nothing to do with the current candidates.
You need a very serious psychiatric evaluation, and most likely treatment!
Therefore, the only competent psychiatrists I know who might be still practicing in Dominica, is the only Griffin Benjamin MD.
Go and visit him, tell him “Son” recommend you visit with him.
Tell him I recommend him not prescribing prosaic to you because I believe it is to much of that in you which caused you to be so “sot” and ignorant eh!
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!
How can you write such lies; the only person who could have told a lie as such is the king, and father of all lies kid Roosevelt the doctor Punjab-Duquesne HIFU Ali Baba Skerrit oui!
The devil himself!
If you are counting $226,000,000.00 dollars debt left behind, that tells me your intelligence is beneath that of a kindergarten kid.
Compare that to the billions of dollars debt Roosevelt has accrued in his nineteen years in destroying the country!
Now we owe 1.5 billion dollars under dlp. I wont say you are an idiot, but you trying to prove it..
Whenever I read the news, everyday the airwaves are saturated with lies and empty promises from Skeritt and members of his cabal . Is it because election is approaching?
If you were serious, you would have eliminated the shake-down entry tax on travelers, reduce the Value Added Tax (VAT) and reduce customs duties and other excise taxes. This would immediately provide a short in the arm to the Dominican economy or what’s left of it and most importantly, our beloved citizens. As usual, you’re up to your usual political tricks and vote catching scheme. The citizenry must wait until the next Corrupt Labor Administration, before you announce the reduction in taxes and the specific areas. I’m still waiting for the reincarnation of the international airport as the grandest vote catching scheme ever.
I coming home oye!!!
Continue….these proclamation are geared at gaining favour for votes and does nothing for the long term improvements of country, people, banks and so on. Tbe PM claims he is going give SS marching orders. This is clearly violation of the constitutional right of young folks to provide sustainability. Every 5 years we hear of these overnight scams that only put burden public purse. Someone needs to file an injuction on this guy and his madness. Where is the due diligence report don in the area. We build large hotels in our pristine beaches on the north but we are yet to see plans of how we are going to handle sewer and other waste from operations. I am frankly sick to my stomach that a people, a country is allowing this madness to continue. Skerrit was my teacher at PSS and is proving to be the biggest mistake Dominica has made. Enough is enough.
This is some BS. I swear to God dominicans must be the most stupid people on earth to buy that crap. Why wait after the election to reduce the tax burden. What is preventing u from doing now. The retirement age has increased which is an indication that SS is in financial woes. The problem is not enough young people are gainfully employed to sustain SS. Tbe land is thier security to cover folks and thier must be a legal and financial burden. This has all the smell of a scam on Dominica tax payers. Why can’t the young professionals get sustained jobs so they can built thier own homes and help the financial institutions which is what the economic engine of the country should be. The PM is scamming Dominica and this guy needs to stop his BS. That place needs street layout, utilities, land deeds so these young professionals can own property to be able to advance thier future wealth healp thier kids, sewer plans and so on. Here we go again with a sick man making unsustainable proclamation s
Skerrit is the biggest political joker we have in government within the Caribbean. This man has crippled the economy of Dominica and reduced our people to poverty and beggars quing up in a corrupt Red Clinic where it appears loyalty is bought and therefore people who are hungry and no jobs and therefore no cash, this clown Skerrit behaves like an illiterate and want to take advantage of our poor people he has created just to gain some level of popularity and famous. Skerrit is a loser so he will dig any corrupt Labour ditch and wanna offer hand outs to the people he has brought into poverty and suffering.
Now he is desperate for loyalty that he has lost and want to offer housing and other things to gain popularity, well Skerrit do not come to my door stop, I will not climb the steps of the Financial Centre to see that crocked so called failed PM we say we have in Dominica. Skerrit you are a failure, a very big one too who lacks the intelligence in socio-economic development Skerrit…
Bribes, Bribes, Bribes just looking for votes
Where is the Prime Minister getting the money from to do all the things he is promising the people. Why do politicians always take the general populace for fools. I sincerely hope that the people of Dominica realise that three terms is enough for any government. Power corrupt the best of human good intentions.
Skerrit says: “Skerrit promises housing development at Warner and income tax reduction….” This is deliberate, desperate for elections. Skerrit, where the hell have you been in the past 19 years? Now you want to go after peoples vote by undermining their loyalty and desperate for votes because you have ignored people over the years? Shame on you Skerrit. This is buying vote. Where have you been, in USA, Venezuela, Colombia, or Canada and doing what. What have you ever come back with that is credible and really make a difference, not for you, but for the people and our Dominica.
“….meeting the board of the DSS next week to give them the marching orders so that this project can begin soon….” How disrespectful and practising dirty politics just to gain votes. Like you are some kind of decent politician. We are fedup with your time and demeanour and have failed us. Last minute you rushing for votes. Where have you been in the past 19 years? You have failed us the people. U must…
Skerrit 20yrs+- has made you Vieux you looking old man even If I have never met you face to face. The yrs of corruption and vieux Lavie has taken a toll. Is like mother politics has not been toll free .A close friend of mine and your enabler in 2004 after the death of Pierro” Seen our young handsome dimpled P.M yet.” My response was: WE both know from our science background ,Dipples lie hernias are malformations basically.” He laughed.Today 20 yrs there after I asked him do you see how ur P.M has become extremely corrupt, fat , mentally ill and ugly ?
No response since.
Skerrit I have analyzed DLP and UWP long ago, and I know for a fact that UWP is better. Leader to leader Honourable Linton is superior to you, lazy Skerrit, in every respect, and that’s the same for every other UWP minister, put side to side to DLP politicians.
DLP should be dumped into the political dustbin of oblivion.
Skerrit Must Go
Skerrit Must Go
Lazy Skerrit Must Go Now
Is VAT for him to reduce he talking about income tax- who paying that? Put VAT to 5%!
And how can Skerrit tell Social Security what to do with thier investments? Something is off, this should be illegal. How can govt owe an institution, and on the other hand tell it how to use its assets.
More lies..Why not reduce the Port Taxes and VAT.. And you as PM have no jurisdiction to unilaterally decide what happens with Social Security Lands.
Doesn’t Social Security have a board.
So he already spend all the CBI money how he want and now going after Social Security Assets..smh!!
Skerrit time to put people to work in that country..Social Security will not survive if you keep contracting the economy by making people lazy and out of Work..
LifeandDeath
“Skerrit time to put people to work in that country..Social Security will not survive if you keep contracting the economy by making people lazy and out of Work..”
when you say give the people work what work are you so eloquently referring to??? work is a broad word covers many aspects of employment be it skilled, semi or unskilled so which area you referring to?
You clearly have not worked much in your life time. Easier to go to the red clinic. That’s why some of you love Skerrit so much. Money for Nothing!
Are you under the influence just before you write? A good five year old will give to a proper definition of the word work. Your commentaries are rather unintentionally self deprecating. Nothing is more terrible than to see ignorance in action.
Skerritt is going to give marching orders to DSS. This is the language of a dictator. He did not say negotiate with DSS to buy the land, land purchased with social security scheme contributors’ money, money which need to be paid to them when they reach the appropriate age to collect SS benefits. DSS needs to get fair compensation for that land.
On the income tax reduction front, why wait for after the election? July is budget presentation and he should grant the reduction in his July budget presentation.
Great observations! The last point is very pertinent. Election shenanigans is rife. Watch out, more bogus vows coming fast and furious. Again, why now and not for the last 4 1/2 years. Are people this stupid to fall for this overused stratagem? This current government is the architect of abject poverty, unimaginable suffering and inflexible, political tribalism that has reduced the standard of living for most citizens in Dominica to bottom floor level. Vote them out!
By the time he is finished he will have plundered all of Dominica’s state assets. And for what? Only for him to win another election. This man is dangerous and without scruple. He definitely needs to go!
A ‘massive housing complex’ ? Is this really what the country needs ? The PM’s ‘train’ is running along a dangerous track – free cash hand-outs instead of jobs, free housing instead of people working in proper jobs/careers to pay for them. This hand-out culture is a train that needs stopping urgently because this is not a sustainable, nor a healthy future – it is short-termism, a crude means to retain power and massage a disturbing ego. Someone must pull the emergency brake soon, for this train will inevitably crash and there will be massive casualties.
Exactly! These are strictly political and unsustainable policies to procure votes to retain power (NEP, RED CLINIC, DISTRIBUTION OF FREE MONEY, etc.). Where are the good paying jobs so that people can become financially independent and secure a livable future for themselves and their families. Instead of creating the enabling conditions for people to save or have the collateral to procuring loans, to build their own homes, the government builds apartment complexes which may likely turn to slums from the lack of proper maintenance. The Skerrit-led DLP kakistocracy sees people only as votes.
What about the port fees is that not taxis I paid $72 and got a receipt for $45 so I need to know where that money is going
Most citizens, especially the professionals, want to be in a financial position to build their own homes to their design and satisfaction. The vast majority of the citizenry will not be swayed by these eleventh hour desperate promises. Where are the pronouncements on jobs? Nada from the Minister of Finance! This is a Finance Minister who is perfectly clueless about money matters. He has never had one minute of training in this field. He has driven the country into financial ruins and it’s getting worse. Woe be on to Dominica if the electors make the colossal mistake of returning such a depraved, ego driven misleader back in the apex of government, excruciating sufferings for Dominicans. The promises are coming down in torrents, don’t fall for them. Let this government’s tract record of nineteen full years of empty promises, hunger, misery and poor leadership be your guide.
@IBO, i do believe every coment posted on this DNO plattform falls on death ears. DNO has set this up for one thing to increase their ratings. On the other hand. In the Americas, there are more apartment style and condominiums building today and milions are happy to live in them as their homes. Even Dominicans do without any complain. If this government is building house for people who cant afford to build their own, i dont see that as a problem. We Dominicans are very good at complaining about everything done in our own country, yet we travel abroad and sign lease to live in some of the most deplorable rental conditions buildings overseas without any complain. I am seeing the housing project that is going on in Dominica some Dominicans wish to reside in America.
JP, I hear you. These apartment are privately owned and re required by law to be properly maintained. Slumlords pay dearly at the court. No consultation was done with the would be occupants. People should be given a chance to earn and accumulate for themselves. The economy should be firing on all cylinders. If you are honest, these apartment buildings are built for political expediency at this time. That’s undeniable!
“Most citizens, especially the professionals, want to be in a financial position to build their own homes to their design and satisfaction.”
is there some law stopping them from doing that?
The horrible state of the economy., Too many are denied a chance to earn enough to build their own houses because of this dreadful economy. In simple language, good paying jobs are a severe scarcity so people have been reduced to mendicancy and dependency.
I urge all true members of the DLP to ask themselves one Question, are the likes of Skerrit, Austrie, Douglas and Blackmoore really interested in the party? Or are they just using the Party for their own gain? Once they have achieved their target they will drop the party like a hot potato. Mark my words! Why did Skerrit let Ross go just like that, knowing very well it would hurt the majority of DLP supporters in Possie. The truth is, he doesn’t care and he never did! Mister only cares for number one, and that’s the truth of the matter!
Skerrit, where is Your money coming from?? Building ugly blocks of apartments and then giving them away is hugely expensive, where is that money coming from? Reducing income tax is expensive, where is the money coming from?? Is it CBI money? Is that the reason you stoped the building of the Kempinsky and the Ainchi because you had to allocate the money to more election promises? When are you gonna make public the CBI accounts? You are a Scharlatan you are messing with Dominica’s already scarce finances for you to win another election! When are we going to stop this man from ruining our island completely?
Giving a young person a home without a job,this means all the utilities will be paid by you Skerrit,how can a country progress,Skerrit your a dicator,and socialism has always failed in history.Your creating a lazy country.
Empty promises,how stupid have our people become,Skerrit is a great danger to Dominica,Dominicans take this guy out of office,think of the future of your children,Dominica is not progressing in anyway.
If Skerrit who has helped so many poor people in this country is a danger how will we rate Lennox Linton a man who has endangered many poor people in this country; First attempted to shut down our alternate source of revenue the CBI by going on CBS 60 Minutes and in 5 seconds said to the world we are running mail order program (so anyone can buy our passport on Amazon.com) meaning no due diligence is conveyed prior to issuing of a Certificate of Naturalization (Not a passport), then as if that was not enough he had “D-DAY Feb. 7 2017, then that was still not enough he encouraged the Salisbury people to STONE THE POLICE whenever they come to put peace during their unnecessary rioting… That same Linton has been proven to be the Biggest LIAR in Dominica and the Privy Council record is there as proof, not only did he lie but in his utterances he tried to destroy a good man KPB …
OKAY I AGREE HE IS BEYOND DANGEROUS TO DOMINICA THERE’S NO ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE HIM!!!!
Have you taken a look at the downfall of the USSR? It is noted throughout history that handouts does not help get people out of poverty!