{"id":51727,"date":"2011-12-28T20:51:15","date_gmt":"2011-12-29T00:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=51727"},"modified":"2011-12-29T13:27:13","modified_gmt":"2011-12-29T17:27:13","slug":"dominica-seeks-funding-from-world-bank-after-recent-heavy-rains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/economy-development\/dominica-seeks-funding-from-world-bank-after-recent-heavy-rains\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominica seeks funding from World Bank after recent heavy rains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/world-bank.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-51728\" title=\"world bank\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/world-bank.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"163\" \/><\/a>Dominica is seeking financial help from the World Bank to address road damages in the east of the island after heavy rains caused landslides and flooding there late November into December.<\/p>\n<p>Representatives of the international organization have been coming here to take a look at the affected areas.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said while some improvement will be made to the roads in terms of safety, they have to be redesigned for the long-term and \u201cit is going to take us a lot of money to fix it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have been in discussions with the World Bank in particular; they have had several missions here over the last two weeks to look at this area themselves,\u201d\u00a0 he said.<\/p>\n<p>Grand Fond, Morne Jaune, Riviere Cyrique, Petite Soufriere, Goodhope and San Sauveur are among the communities where road rehabilitation and reconstruction have been deemed necessary.<\/p>\n<p>The cost for the projects will be determined in due course, Skerrit said.<\/p>\n<p>Government has applied to the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) for funding, following damage from collapse of the Matthieu Dam in the Layou Valley in July.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, families on the west coast affected by flooding months ago, will get 60 percent of the damage they sustained, government has promised.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dominica is seeking financial help from the World Bank to address road damages in the east of the island after heavy rains caused landslides and flooding there late November into December. 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