{"id":57285,"date":"2012-03-06T14:35:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-06T18:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=57285"},"modified":"2012-03-06T21:49:20","modified_gmt":"2012-03-07T01:49:20","slug":"dgs-situation-tip-of-the-volcano-prevost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/dgs-situation-tip-of-the-volcano-prevost\/","title":{"rendered":"DGS situation tip of the volcano &#8211; Prevost"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_57286\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-57286\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/prevost.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-57286\" title=\"prevost\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/prevost-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/prevost-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/prevost-642x427.jpg 642w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/prevost-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/prevost.jpg 1325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-57286\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prevost looking over an area he said could be used for a community sports facility<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Roseau Central MP Norris Prevost of the opposition United Workers Party is urging the Dominica Government to effectively tackle \u201cthe unemployment, poverty and deteriorating social situation affecting the children of Roseau, many of whom attend the Dominica Grammar School\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Prevost, in a statement, says \u201cUNICEF\u2019s selection of Dominica, and Roseau to launch The State of the World\u2019s Children Report 2012, and the recent situation at the Dominica Grammar school (DGS) plagued by two incidents of students violently attacking teachers, can be considered The Hand of God, speaking to Government and the wider Dominican Society\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>According to the MP, the \u201ctremors at the DGS are a mild symptom of the festering social situation in the heart of the city of Roseau\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He has called on the government of Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit to develop the lands outside the Windsor Park Stadium and around the Grammar School into sporting and recreational facilities for the Grammar School and for the Roseau Community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGovernment must act now, to prevent further eruption in DGS and in the inner Roseau Community.\u201d, the MP has warned.<\/p>\n<p>He has described the DGS grounds as \u201cnot a safe place to play\u201d and accuses the government of \u201cbadly neglecting the social, recreational and economic needs of the children of the capital\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>According to the UWP parliamentarian, the recently released UNICEF Report Seems to Speak Directly to The Roseau Situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we take a closer look at Roseau, what do we see?\u00a0\u00a0 With seven secondary schools, Business Training Center (BTC) and the Dominica State College (DSC) located in the Greater Roseau area, there are some 6000 young persons attending Secondary and tertiary institutions in the urban area\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen one adds to this, the number attending primary schools and preschools, the number of children and adolescents attending educational institutions in the Roseau area reach to 10,000, more than half of Dominica\u2019s Schools population,\u201d Prevost said in his statement.<\/p>\n<p>He has reiterated concerns about the construction of the new sports stadium in Roseau disadvantaging youth in the capital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince 2000, when the Windsor Park was taken away from the Roseau Community, and the Grammar School playing field taken away, the Children of Roseau Central and the Children of the Dominica Grammar School, do not have a safe place to play,\u201d the MP said.<\/p>\n<p>The well known businessman is urging the government to make a priority, the development of sporting and recreational facilities for the Grammar School and for the Roseau Community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Roseau Central MP Norris Prevost of the opposition United Workers Party is urging the Dominica Government to effectively tackle \u201cthe unemployment, poverty and deteriorating social situation affecting the children of Roseau, many of whom attend the Dominica Grammar School\u201d. 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