{"id":350061,"date":"2025-10-09T09:12:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T13:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=350061"},"modified":"2025-10-09T09:12:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T13:12:44","slug":"roseau-enhancement-project-alive-and-moving-more-info-coming-says-poponne-skerrit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/roseau-enhancement-project-alive-and-moving-more-info-coming-says-poponne-skerrit\/","title":{"rendered":"Roseau Enhancement Project: &#8216;Alive and moving&#8217;,  more info coming, says Poponne-Skerrit"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_350063\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-350063\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-350063\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Focus-on-Government-and-Development-Melissa-Poponne-Skerrit-642x362.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-350063\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Focus on Government and Development &#8211; Melissa Poponne-Skerrit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parliamentary Representative of the Roseau Central Constituency, Melissa Poponne-Skerrit, has assured the public that the Roseau Enhancement Project is moving along, promising that affected parties will be kept in the loop.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her comments came while speaking as a guest on the \u2018Focus on Government and Development\u2019 Program aired on DBS Radio this week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI know this is one that people have been waiting for. I want to assure the public that the Roseau Enhancement Project is very much alive and it is moving,\u201d she said. \u201cWe are at the stage of finalizing the technical aspects.\u00a0 We have appointed the project manager already, finalizing tender agreements, sorting out contracts.\u00a0 And these are all important steps that have to be taken \u00a0prior to \u00a0any physical work that&#8217;s being done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poponne-Skerrit said she will soon be engaging all the stakeholders who will be affected.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAnd that&#8217;s specifically the vendors who line the streets of Great George Street, because this is the first street that we are going to start off with,\u201d she revealed. \u201c So you have the vendors, you have the residents, and the business owners on the streets and other parts, maybe the streets that are crossing \u00a0over into them that will be affected by the construction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She noted also that as soon as the draft designs are complete she will meet with the different groups to explain the plan, \u201cspeak to the vendors \u00a0on \u00a0maybe temporary relocation, what improvements that are coming, \u00a0the time frame, of course traffic is going to be involved, \u00a0the work schedules, how we are diverting traffic, how will we affect the businesses \u00a0along the streets\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This Poponne-Skerrit said will be an effort to minimize disruptions during this major transformation in Roseau.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She emphasized that when the project is completed, the public will see a brand new Roseau.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe will see a modern city that&#8217;s beautiful and it&#8217;s resilient.\u00a0 It&#8217;s wheelchair accessible, beautiful skylines,\u201d she noted. \u201c In addition to that, while we are doing the road and infrastructure part, \u00a0team up with the homes and the businesses to uplift their buildings.\u00a0 [This] is where I can also implement the Paint the Town program, which is another \u00a0program that we&#8217;re also running in the Roseau Central area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poponne-Skerrit added, \u201cAnd so we are making meaningful interventions \u00a0in the interim while we are waiting for this to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During a press conference held last week, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said that with respect to the Roseau Enhancement Project, there were delays with the setting up of the project information unit and making a final decision on the staffing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He explained that the moment the staffing was approved, the unit \u201chit the road running.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAs I have been advised, there are ongoing negotiations with one of the supervisory firms, [and] once they conclude on their negotiations&#8211;that is to say the unit and that firm&#8211;that recommendation will be sent to the Saudi fund for its &#8216;no objection&#8217;\u201d, he explained. \u201cOnce that &#8216;no objection&#8217; is received, then we will go straight into the tender of the actual works.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, Skerrit told reporters that he was also advised that the supervisory contract could be issued before the end of October this year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe have all of the documents prepared already to send out the notice for invitation of bids for the actual construction,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Prime Minister made it clear to those posting via social media that thus far, his government hasn\u2019t received any money with respect to the loan of 40 million dollars from the Saudi Fund.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSo there is no money in the treasury or anywhere in Dominica, in any government account,\u201d he revealed. \u201cThe funds are still in Saudi Arabia with the Saudi Fund.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He said these funds will only be distributed in phases.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSo once we sign the contract, there will be a schedule of payments; there will be certificates requesting payments. 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