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Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has encouraged Dominicans to take advantage of the opportunities that come with the International Airport on the island.<\/p>\n
He made the statement during a site visit held at the International Airport Site in Wesley last week.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe government\u2019s responsibility is to build the airport. It is left for the citizens of Dominica to take advantage of the opportunities, to position themselves,\u201d he encouraged. \u201cWhat are the opportunities and benefits of the airport? And so we have to position ourselves to take advantage of those opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to him, there are several foreign nationals who have shown interest in acquiring land in the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cSomebody offered to buy over 100 acres of land in this area,\u201d Skerrit revealed. \u201cWe\u2019ve had to hold it back, because there are some lands I believe should stay with the people of Dominica.\u201d<\/p>\n
He continued, \u201cBut people are scouting, people are looking to buy, all foreign nationals.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Skerrit added, \u201cCan we not put ourselves together in groups, in companies, and make an approach to the government to start putting the Airbnbs and the guest houses there for stayover people, for airport staff, and for airline staff. And I believe there are a number of things we believe we can position ourselves moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
Furthermore, the PM says that the International Airport will touch the length and breadth of Dominica.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhether you are from Scottshead where we rely on fishing or in the valley where we rely on tourism or in Capuchin where we rely on a mixture of tourism and agriculture or in the Kalinago Territory where we need people to come in to buy our craft, the farmers in Marigot who are planting yams and dasheen who are rearing chickens and goats and so forth, every single sector of the economy is going to benefit directly from this airport.\u201d<\/p>\n
Presently, there are over 100 Dominicans employed at the International Airport Development Project.<\/p>\n
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