Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has announced that he will be traveling to Dubai at the end of November to participate in the COP28 convention. He made the announcement during the sitting of Parliament on Friday. The United Nations (UN) annual climate change conference, also known as the ‘Conference of the Parties’ or ‘COP’, brings together world leaders, ministers, and negotiators to agree on ways to address climate change.
COP 28 will convene from November 30 to December 12, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) with a focus on fast-tracking energy transition and slashing emissions before 2030, transforming climate finance, and placing people, lives, and livelihoods at the heart of climate action.
“[As] a matter of fact I will be going to COP28 in Dubai at the end of this month and we will have discussions with IRENA where we may sign an agreement with them for significant financing of part of the geothermal project,” Skerrit revealed.
He continued, “We are going to COP28 with some pessimism, but some optimism.”
Skerrit added, “We in CARICOM are going there to represent the Caribbean people at COP28 at the end of this month.”
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister presented an update on the international airport project stating that the project, “is on track, they are on schedule and by the end of next year you will see an even greater manifestation of its movement.”
He mentioned that the Geothermal Energy Project is also on track and work is ongoing.
“We have gotten the financing for the transmission lines from Laudat to Fond Cole,” he stated. “We are finalizing the agreement and in the next couple weeks we will certainly be in a position to sign up with the partner on the construction of the Geothermal Plant.”
Skerrit added, “Work is ongoing there as we speak and we had the donors conference here a couple weeks ago and we have gotten some firm commitments from IRENA [The International Renewable Energy Agency].”
Dominicans are happy to have a king who spends their money on himself, family and friends. Skeritt doesn’t care about anyone but himself. But I may agree with him. The opposition is as weak and feeble as a week old baby. That’s the only reason Skeritt is getting away with his outlandish behavior. A weak opposition will never make a strong government if elected. So, because I’m not satisfied with the labor government, nor the opposition body; I have decided not to vote or take part in any electoral activities. I’m sitting on the fence and not looking or expecting anything help from neither side. Dominicans are not ready yet.
Garçan you have an Electric company in shambles, your roads are imapssible, Rock slides and landslides all over the place,,,
You have an NEP program that have people like it’s the great depression where dey gave no choice and is like is beg dey begging you to survive, workers not being Paid,,,
You still Doh have a sustainable Domestic Product,,,
But you going and participate in some mumbo-Jumbo conference you doh have no control over???
At what point you going to realize you Doh have no clothes on Garçan!!!
But den again dats what happen when you have a LickleBoy tinking he can take care of BigMan Bizniss!!!
Dominica is in shambles but you running all the way across the globe for something you have no Stake in???
I wonder how many heads of Government from the region that going to be there attending,,,
Is not like when you coming back you bringing a Big Generator nuh to help DOMLEC!!!
Dominican’s skerrit going and check on his business and collect his rent ,while you all their sleeping ,when he come’s back he gonna tell you all a bunch of lies ,concern citizen will be waiting to hear his BS.
forgot to mention also going to check on his villas in Dubai which was paid by CBI money. These people will root in hell.
There you strong wiii. To travel to far and expensive places at the expense of the nation. There you surely strong. Them times there you love Dubai! Ritz Carlton, high roller life. but you cannot even fix people road for them to drive safely and properly. You cannot even buy the necessary generators to ensure we have power. you cannot even ensure the private sector can afford to hire the necessary workers they need in a vibrant economy. All the CBI money you was boasting about that noone knew how much exactly we had and what it was being spent on, running out. so much that you have to ask parliament to beg saudi arabia for a loan to fix roseau (another election campaign carrot, because is more than 10 years now dlp talking about that nonsense and nothing can be done) But here you go again. dimples in tote. bon voyage. best you stay there.
“[As] a matter of fact I will be going to COP28 in Dubai at the end of this month and we will have discussions with IRENA where we may sign an agreement with them for significant financing of part of the geothermal project,” Skerrit revealed.
later………..
He mentioned that the Geothermal Energy Project is also on track and work is ongoing.
“We have gotten the financing for the transmission lines from Laudat to Fond Cole,” he stated. “We are finalizing the agreement and in the next couple weeks we will certainly be in a position to sign up with the partner on the construction of the Geothermal Plant.”
laaaatttterrrr…….
Skerrit added, “Work is ongoing there as we speak and we had the donors conference here a couple weeks ago and we have gotten some firm commitments from IRENA [The International Renewable Energy Agency].”
You cannot make this “sheet” up. DNO looks like you piece 3 years of stories together and con pere tig did not remember what he said last two years.
It’s a pity that we need to beg for assistance to do geothermal whereas we can comfortably fund a billion dollar international airport with CBI funds!
Note: this is what Skerrit highlighting
As to de COP28 meeting itself……..huh….Skerrit is more pessimistic than optimistic…..his words not mine.
Skerrit face is tainted from our CBI questions at de moment.
Skerrit was in Canada but ran home to protect us from a tropical storm.
Yeah right….for real.
As CARICOM Chairman he escaped being questioned by Media…..conveniently another Caribbean PM took Skerrit shine.
Skerrit went on stage to make up for his wanna be world boss image. De truth is de media was too hot for Skerrit…..at de moment de media a bit lukewarm so he going to try a ting..but de wanna be world boss is pessimistic that he can influence any world leader in COP28.
so he lower his expectations to geothermal assistance
I hope that “partner on the construction of the Geothermal Plant” is a reputable company from New Zealand or Iceland who are the world leaders on geothermal energy, that has years of experience in this field, instead of the two by four Montreal construction company scheme eh!
Roosevelt is the eternal optimist. He was optimistic when he was in Pakistan bloviating about the University that was to replace RUSM. He was most optimistic about exiting the $64 taxpayers funded monthly palace and going into his own. He was extremely optimistic after returning from the agriculture summit in Guyana. Optimism is good but it is not reality.
Roosevelt’s travels to distant and regional jurisdictions for the last twenty years, have cost the country hundreds of millions of dollars. What is there to show for all this money? Hard!y anything as Dominica languishes rock solid at the bottom of the OECS in economical and infrastructural development.
How much longer would the masses allow him to deplete the financial resources on himself, his semi-illiterate wife, his American birthed children and his parasitic missionaries?
He wouldn’t miss that jolly. Gives him also a chance to check on the private bank accounts.