{"id":347755,"date":"2025-09-03T08:41:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T12:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=347755"},"modified":"2025-09-03T08:41:45","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T12:41:45","slug":"pm-skerrit-calls-for-prayers-for-roseau-north-parl-rep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/governance\/pm-skerrit-calls-for-prayers-for-roseau-north-parl-rep\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Skerrit calls for prayers for Roseau North Parl Rep"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_347756\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-347756\" style=\"width: 542px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-347756\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Mirium-Blanchard-Photo-credit-GIS.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"542\" height=\"612\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-347756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mirium Blanchard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has called on the Dominican public to keep Parliamentary Representative of the Roseau North Constituency, Mirium Blanchard in their prayers who he said is presently out of state seeking medical attention.<\/p>\n<p>He made the disclosure during a recently held press conference.<\/p>\n<p>Blanchard has been absent from her constituency for some time, and a number of constituents have been questioning her whereabouts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI ask for everybody to look at the human being, because politicians are human beings\u2026,\u201d Skerrit said. \u201cI ask everyone of us to pray for her and pray for her recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cThe Roseau North Parl Rep had some health issues&#8230; As prime minister it\u2019s my duty to be concerned about the welfare and well-being of members of parliament and members of my cabinet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Skerrit added, \u201cAs a matter of fact I am the one who directed her, because she was not willing to go to seek medical attention and to see whether she can recover from the challenge that she is confronting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Skerrit said that she has his full support.<\/p>\n<p>He further revealed that he speaks to her on a daily basis and continues to encourage her, indicating that\u00a0she will return to Dominica at the appropriate time.<\/p>\n<p>According to the prime minister, the government continues to provide oversight to the Roseau North Constituency and to ensure that residents are provided for.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have back-to-school supplies being part of that and the other issues confronting them\u2026and I look forward to further strengthening the support systems for the Roseau North Constituency, so that the residents of Roseau North issues can be addressed in a timely and respectful manner.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has called on the Dominican public to keep Parliamentary Representative of the Roseau North Constituency, Mirium Blanchard in their prayers who he said is presently out of state seeking medical attention. 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