Traffic measures announced for opening of phase one of new hospital

Lindo Park, Goodwill, the venue for the opening of phase one of the Dominica China Friendship Hospital. Photo credit: Domnik.net

The traffic department of the Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force will be implementing a few temporary measures in the Goodwill community to ease traffic congestion during the handing over and opening ceremony of phase one of the Dominica China Friendship Hospital Project, .

The ceremony is scheduled to take place today Friday, September 6th 2019 at the Lino park grounds from 3: 00 pm.

According to Police Public Relations Officer, Inspector Simon Edwards, motorists are informed that the main entry to the event will be on Federation drive and vehicular traffic will only be permitted to drive south along  Dupigny Lane from the roundabout to the junction of Rose Street.

“Both sides of Federation Drive from the junction of Rose Street to the roundabout will be reserved parking for dignitaries. One side parking will be accommodated along the western side of Rose Street from the junction of link road to the Federation Drive. One side parking will be accommodated along Federation Drive from the roundabout to St. Aroment.”

He said one side parking will also be accommodated along the eastern side of Charles Avenue from the junction of Bowers Lane to the roundabout on Federation Drive.

Edwards added that vehicles will also be permitted to park along the riverside area within the city of Roseau and on designated parking areas on the Goodwill to Roseau link road but no parking will be permitted along the link road from the junction of Elmshall Road and River Street.

These measures will take effect from today, Friday, September 6th 2019 from 11 am until the area is cleared of all obstructions.

Meantime, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said this morning on State-owned DBS Radio, that the commissioning of the first phase of the Dominica China Friendship hospital is a great achievement and a step forward for the delivery of health care services in Dominica.

“Over the years we have seen major improvements in health care system. Health care services and the delivery of health care services is not a static thing, it is an evolving process, what we’d obtain 20 years ago is different from what is now,” Skerrit said

“You have an increase in diseases and illnesses and a high presence of cancer and cancer-related illnesses, hypertension and also diabetes related illnesses and therefore it is always important to us as citizens to maintain a healthy lifestyle and to eat properly and exercise so that we minimize all risk of being unwell.”

He stated this is a major step for Dominica and thanked the government of China and Minister for Health, Dr. Kenneth Darroux for his leadership.

The prime minister added that in due time the government is also looking at naming certain aspects of the hospital after local Dominican practitioners, who have contributed to Dominica’s health care sector.

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16 Comments

  1. RastarMarn
    September 7, 2019

    No matter how much new furniture you put in an old house it’s still going to be that same Old House,,,

    This is not a New Hospital call it what it is, this is merely some gifted equipments made at China and them people wanted to put them into some new rooms,,,

    It’s the same Old Hospital with some new walls doors and equipment,,,

    Why this wasn’t a new Construction of a bigger facility built somewhere in a more centralized location on island where people don’t have to travel this far for emergency services,,,

    And No matter how much new furniture you buy on credit to put in that old house you just putting yourself more in debt with poor management practices to make you more indebted to the Creditor,,,

  2. Bring back the kidnapped Dominican parrots
    September 6, 2019

    Why does everything constructed on Dominica have to have China behind the name? Is it because yours truly plans on handing Dominica over to China when he cannot re-pay all the money he got from China? He need not worry he has plenty of Treasury money stashed away in his personal account and will flee Dominica with his crew when he gets in a bind and leave the Dominican people holding the bag under Chinese rule as a new Chinese colony. He will be living higher than a hog with his wife at his house in Florida with plenty of Dominican money.

  3. RandyX
    September 6, 2019

    Did Skerrit say who actually paid for the hospital? Was it China as he told us when construction commenced or was it the CBI program as he told PWC. What is it to be Skerrit. One way or another, you are a liar!

  4. mention
    September 6, 2019

    I welcome the new hospital. As was said there will be new equipment and other up date machinery. Also it was said people will be trained to man these equipment. But what really bothers me is, are we ready to change our attitudes to health care and doing a good service to our people who needs help. New equipment doesn’t mean new personnel all the time and the same set of people in casualty with bad attitudes and bad working habits that will be still there. There are so many people who come to casualty who are neglected and suffer for so long sometimes i say new hospital don’t mean anything. Good attitudes and good work ethics is the only way this new hospital can be a success.

  5. Lin clown
    September 6, 2019

    JAMIE,we the LABOURITES built this country after Hurricane Maria.You and the rest of the LAZY UWP did nothing to HELP.If you and the rest of the LAZY,UWP do not like what is happening.LEAVE.Dominica is LABOUR COUNTRY we worked HARD after Maria to build it.So JAMIE GET OUT.

    • RandyX
      September 7, 2019

      Let’s get one thing right, this hospital was either financed by the government of China or the state of Dominica via its CBI program. We don’t know exactly who did since Skerrit told us it was China and then he told PWC it was the CBI program. It’s a mystery and presumably it remains one. One thing is a fact though, Skerrit can’t be trusted. He is a notorious liar and unfit to be the PM of our country!

    • Kalinago Justice
      September 7, 2019

      lin the clown; based on your utterance on here,it seems you’ll have to ask your one-man corrupt rogue regime prime mistake to start screening everyone on island to see who’s not a labarat :?: Then all those who are not a sfp labarat should not pay taxes and this includes all businesses. Then the slave plantation mentality island will belong to only sfp labarats like you who will be the only ones paying taxes!!! :?:

    • Joseph John
      September 7, 2019

      @ Lin,… this guy is just displaying the arrogant ignorance of the uwp 5th grade gang bangers. They live in a negative world with their eyes closed.
      Now their latest fake issue is their denouncing of the CBI money. They are concocting the theft of 2.2 bil US $ with voodoo arithmetic to anger their minority followers to demonstrate for more jumbee money.

    • Bwa-Banday
      September 8, 2019

      @ Lin the Clown

      You tell Jamie to get out but we patriots have news for you. That is what you all want so you can continue to rape the treasury while fools dressed in red drinking red coolaid, from red cups clap and chant Labour Kar Twavaye! Let me remind you sir that when the good folks from all over followed Jim Jones to the jungles of Guyana they were warned but did not listen. Now the rest is history.

      I have to live and see the day that many of those who are partaking in the indiscriminate rape and plundering of Ma Dominique pay for their sins. Hope you will not be one of those going to stocky on vacation. In the meantime, patriots like Jamie will go no where but rather continue the fight. …….

  6. Saidah
    September 6, 2019

    Politics aside the new hospital should just be called Goodwill General Hospital

    • Joseph John
      September 7, 2019

      I prefer Dominica General hospital, but the courteous thing to do is to celebrate the friendship with the donor country in a show of appreciation. No other country would be that generous.

  7. jamie
    September 6, 2019

    I guess a jump up and free rum will be part of the celebration,buying the votes and the poor fools.

  8. Lin clown
    September 6, 2019

    The LAZY UWP said the hospital was a PIE IN THE SKY.Want to hear what PASTOR RASPUTIN has to say..

    • Joseph John
      September 6, 2019

      A pie in the sky that has come to earth. We will enjoy, celebrate and cherish this pie from the PRC. Let us express our gratitude for all the “pie in the sky” realities that the PRC has favoured us. We are grateful for he generous contributions they have made towards our development.

      • Bring back the kidnapped Dominican parrots
        September 6, 2019

        Development towards becoming a future Chinese colony.China is not doing it because they feel like it thousands of miles away from China, they have plans for Dominica as a Colony in the middle of Caribbean, the Chinese do not do anything for free or just to feel good. They would like nothing more than to have a military base, Navy, in the middle of the Caribbean. They do not have to build an island they have one right there, all they have to do is buy it from yours truly. Within 10 years Dominica will be a province of China.

      • Kalinago Justice
        September 7, 2019

        joseph john; with enslaved minds like yours, the colonisers, imperialist and slave masters have no problem in recruiting slaves! For to think that the chinese are so generous for taking 15 years for a sellout promise of a so-called state of the art hospital as part of a four pillar project we are yet to see :?: Don’t you remember the four pillar projects were all supposed to be completed in 2010 :?: Continue to live in the dark ages of slavish mentality! :?:

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