{"id":299701,"date":"2023-03-02T11:06:31","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T15:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=299701"},"modified":"2023-03-02T11:06:31","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T15:06:31","slug":"several-international-workers-expected-to-arrive-on-island-to-build-international-airport-jobs-will-be-available-for-locals-vows-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/several-international-workers-expected-to-arrive-on-island-to-build-international-airport-jobs-will-be-available-for-locals-vows-pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Several international workers expected to arrive on island to build international airport; jobs will be available for locals vows PM"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_297318\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-297318\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-297318\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Computer-generated-image-of-welcome-sign-at-proposed-international-airport-e1674060346409.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Computer-generated-image-of-welcome-sign-at-proposed-international-airport-e1674060346409.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Computer-generated-image-of-welcome-sign-at-proposed-international-airport-e1674060346409-300x122.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-297318\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Computer-generated image of welcome sign at proposed international airport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the upcoming days, several international workers from countries such as the People&#8217;s Republic of China, The United States, Spain, and other parts of the world will arrive on island to engage their service in the construction of the international airport.<\/p>\n<p>This disclosure was made by Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit who noted that the project&#8217;s enormity necessitates the importation of a variety of skill sets and competencies, which are not available in Dominica, or that the country may not have at capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Some of which he highlighted include airport construction, airport designs, and airport engineering.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut at the end of the day we have to recognize that a project of that magnitude, you will never have enough competencies in the country to really move it forward. I mean, never,\u201d he declared. \u201cYou can study airports that have been built for the Caribbean and you will recognize that all of these countries, no matter the size of the population, they<br \/>\nhave had to bring workers from out of the country to assist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd so&#8230;this is nothing new,\u201d the prime minister continued. \u201cWe&#8217;re not breaking ground in Dominica, where this is concerned. There is no innovation in Dominica by bringing people to assist the construction of the airport.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The head of government vowed to the nation that there will be employment opportunities for Dominicans who wish to apply for the jobs that are opening up and urged the skilled workers to avail themselves, adding that there is no need for controversy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As a matter of fact, there are several residents of Woodford Hill and Wesley, who have been engaged on the site and many of them have left the National Employment Program and moved to the airport project, and there&#8217;ll be [significantly] more who will be employed from across the country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Skerrit went on to say that the long-awaited airport project is set to begin &#8220;in earnest&#8221; since the contractor, Chinese company CR5, has started mobilising.<\/p>\n<p>As further highlighted, heavy equipment for the construction of the airport is expected to arrive this week and the former Public Works site in Good Will is being prepared as a staging ground for that equipment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne can well appreciate that a project of this magnitude will require a large quantity of equipment, which is not readily available in Dominica at the moment. We simply do not have the capacity. However, I wish to make it fundamentally clear that this does not preclude the engagement of local contractors and owners of heavy equipment who will<br \/>\nhave access to jobs during the life of this project,\u201d he further avowed.<\/p>\n<p>According to the prime minister, the construction of over 30 homes, to relocate residents to the new Joe Burton development, the clearing of portions of the land, the construction of offices, and the construction of a lab were all done using the talent, skills, and equipment of local people during the preparation phases.<\/p>\n<p>He, therefore, urged all citizens to \u201creject the efforts of the enemies of progress, who will seek to cast doubt and undermine this process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe movements you have seen are positive indications, positive indications that the airport project is taking off. And that we will begin to see increased economic activity centred in the North, Northeast of the island, and indeed, the entire country. So for those who say that the airport will not happen, it is unfolding. And by God&#8217;s grace, the airport will be built in the Commonwealth of Dominica,\u201d Skerrit declared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In the upcoming days, several international workers from countries such as the People&#8217;s Republic of China, The United States, Spain, and other parts of the world will arrive on island to engage their service in the construction of the international&#8230;","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":297318,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[36,286,77,235,285,9,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-299701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy-development","category-governance","category-homepage","category-homepage-carousel","category-infrastructure","category-news","category-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Several international workers expected to arrive on island to build international airport; 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