{"id":27307,"date":"2011-02-11T09:10:50","date_gmt":"2011-02-11T13:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/dno\/?p=27307"},"modified":"2011-02-11T09:10:34","modified_gmt":"2011-02-11T13:10:34","slug":"portsmouth-leadership-and-a-wealth-of-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/features\/commentary\/portsmouth-leadership-and-a-wealth-of-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Portsmouth: Leadership and a wealth of resources"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ashton Riviere <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Often times persons associate community leadership with the office of the Parliamentary Representative of the constituency.\u00a0 Though this position is significant, it is unfair to expect that the development thrust of the community must come from an all seeing eye of a Parl. Rep.\u00a0 Anyone can be and should strive to be a leader in their community, whether in the undertaking of broader development plans or in a simple project such as keeping your block and community clean.<\/p>\n

There is no rocket science to being a leader. The role demands that one, has a vision, has the capacity to energize his followers, communicates effectively his goals, and has the charisma and confidence to inspire support amongst his followers. He must be able to create amongst his followers leaders in their own right. He must be able to marshal the resources necessary and then fight tooth and nail to get the job done.<\/p>\n

With effective leadership we might soon find thousands of mini projects in our community being accomplished and surely our communities will awake from their slumber.<\/p>\n

Mr. Douglas I welcome your recant of the statement that my motives for my previous pieces on your stewardship were political. Your acknowledgment of my intellectual capacity should lend credence to my synopsis of the current state of affairs in Portsmouth. However your snide reference to my lack of academic credentials and your comment that you do not \u201cpay attention to these kind of people\u201d did not do much to enhance your genuineness.\u00a0 All constituents should be treated with the same level of respect!<\/p>\n

Still, I thank you Mr. Douglas for taking the time out to cachil\u00e9 on my comments a bit. Whilst your decision to appear in the Kitchen on www.insidepossie.com to address your constituents is commendable, the general consensus amongst viewers based on feedback on the night, was that you were unconvincing, that your vision for our community lacks any real depth and does not address the current needs and priorities\u00a0 of the youth.<\/p>\n

Apparently I am not the only one in or about Portsmouth who feels the way I do about your stewardship.
\nThree hours of more of the same political rhetoric Mr. Douglas, that is what we got from you. Empty promises such as \u201cthe paving of all the streets in Portsmouth by the end of the year cannot fly especially with the impending implementation of the much vaunted water and sewerage project for Portsmouth and West Coast. Has that been put on hold Mr. Douglas? Surely you did not forget such a project which most likely will result in much disruption in the life of your constituents.<\/p>\n

I share your vision of Portsmouth as the most modern city in the Caribbean and your mention the construction of the \u201cMoroccan Airport Hotel\u201d at the Cabrits and yacht Marina to follow is encouraging, however it has taken all of two and a half years since I have been on council to get your government to fulfill a promise made years before on a two hundred thousand dollar garbage truck for the Portsmouth Town Council. It forces me to wonder how long it will take to move on these projects and the bay-front promenade. Have you even had concept drawings done? Have you received the results on the feasibility studies conducted in relation to the Marina?<\/p>\n

It was at the start of your second term Mr. Douglas you declared yourself the community tourism minister however in your own constituency, after ten years the closest thing to community tourism is still the Indian River tour, established long before your arrival on the scene.<\/p>\n

Community-based tourism is a growing market. Travelers worldwide seek more intrinsically valuable experiences from their leisure time. Dominica with its wealth of natural beauty, and culture is well placed to take advantage of this emerging trend.\u00a0 It is the ideal vehicle to bring the elusive tourist dollar to the average citizen and to aid in poverty alleviation within our communities.<\/p>\n

Your reference to the million man markets of Guadeloupe and Martinique in itself is jaw dropping, in the context that you are inviting them to a woefully underdeveloped destination, \u201cLagoon\u201d to spend their hard earned Euros when it would be so easy to implement in lagoon a community tourism project similar to Gros-Islet in St Lucia\u00a0 or Oistins fish market in Barbados. It should be so easy for your ministry to initiate the cleaning and rehabilitation of the beach in the Lagoon proper area to enhance the aesthetics of the place.\u00a0 How about customer service training for persons working in these areas? Is it unreasonable for visiting guests to expect a safe and clean environment whilst they spend their hard earned cash? Similar to your taking ownership of the bridge built in Lagoon you should take ownership of the responsibility to develop the area!<\/p>\n

Amazing is how I\u2019d describe your reference to the \u201cimmense development\u201d which is taking place behind the veil of rotting ships in our port. A short walk down the beach from your house you will find a decimated sea wall which exposes the properties on Bay street to storm surges during the upcoming hurricane season.\u00a0 That\u2019s what we\u2019ll see if you remove the rotting ship hiding it, not a highly developed city. Has any representation been made in that regard?<\/p>\n

Alarmed, my reaction to how comfortable you feel as minister of tourism to welcome hundreds of Russian millionaires on luxury yachts to our shores this May with all that garbage and wrecks strewn over the face of your town!<\/p>\n

Could the Venezuelan ten million dollars be renegotiated for use on the completion of the petrocasas or maybe injected into the initial phases of the waterfront development or sea wall? Could not the offer to remove the wrecks for free be somehow accommodated without offending our benefactor Hugo?<\/p>\n

You did, whilst making the case for the continued dominance of your party in Portsmouth , state that there is a wealth of political and intellectual capital associated with the Labour Party\u00a0 within the constituency. This I agree with.<\/p>\n

According to you the majority of these individuals have the ear of the Prime Minister. You even proceeded to garnish that list with the names of a number of these illustrious individuals, proving that you are well aware of the immense wealth of resources you posses as MP for Portsmouth.\u00a0 Indeed we are very blessed in Portsmouth to have the likes of :<\/p>\n

Mr. Collins Guiste: Climate Change Officer E.C.U, Mr. Alick Lawrence:\u00a0 Attorney and advisor to the Prime Minister, His Excellency Mr. Lennox Lawrence: Ambassador to Venezuela and Attorney , Mr. Vincent Ettiene: Executive Director, Small Business Support Unit, Ms. Frederica James : Lecturer, Dominica State College, Mr. Minchinton Burton: Director , Forestry & Wildlife, Dr. Steve John\u00a0 Executive Director , Bureau of Standards, His Excellency Dr. Philbert\u00a0 Aaron : ALBA ambassador, His Excellency Dr. Stephen Sabin : Ambassador to Chile, His Excellency, Emanuel Nanthan: Ambassador to Lybia and Advisor to the Prime Minister , Hon. Ian Douglas : Attorney, Min of Tourism & Legal Affairs, Mr. Levi Peter : Attorney General, Mr. Micheal Savarin : Senior Investment Officer, Invest Dominica Authority , Hon. Charles Savarin :\u00a0 Senator & Minister of National Security, Immigration and Labour.<\/p>\n

This is a wealth of resourceful influence indeed.<\/p>\n

Portsmouth , The Engine of growth of this country, has the potential to generate jobs and serve as social and economic hub to\u00a0 surrounding the constituencies . It is bordered by the\u00a0 constituencies of : Reginald Austrie, MP Cottage, Min of Lands and Housing, Roosvelt Skerrit, MP Vielle Case, Prime Minister, Min of Finance\u00a0 , Mathew Walter, MP Paix Bouche, Minister of Agriculture, Ronald Toulon, MP Colihaut\u00a0 and as such all these representatives have a vested interest in ensuring that Portsmouth has speedy access to resources and development projects. They should all be working to ensure that Portsmouth receives the attention required to lift their communities<\/p>\n

Far from impressing me Mr. Douglas, you managed to raise my eyebrows even further, for there should be no reason why with this much influential persons surrounding you and the \u2018party\u2019 in Portsmouth that our \u2018city\u2019 should be still\u00a0 waiting, still patient, after 55 years of loyalty to, and after 10 yrs of your stewardship,\u00a0 within this Labor Party Regime.<\/p>\n

It seems to me a failure on your part as leader to harness these resources and on our part as the people of Portsmouth to utilize these resources towards driving the rapid development of our beloved town into the city that it should be!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Often times persons associate community leadership with the office of the Parliamentary Representative of the constituency.\u00a0 Though this position is significant, it is unfair to expect that the development thrust of the community must come from an all seeing eye…","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":27309,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-commentary"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nPortsmouth: Leadership and a wealth of resources - 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