{"id":5808,"date":"2010-03-09T14:54:17","date_gmt":"2010-03-09T20:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/?p=5808"},"modified":"2010-03-09T19:26:33","modified_gmt":"2010-03-10T01:26:33","slug":"no-water-shipped-to-st-lucia-yet-discussions-ongoing-dowasco-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/environment\/no-water-shipped-to-st-lucia-yet-discussions-ongoing-dowasco-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"No water shipped to St. Lucia yet, discussions ongoing &#8211; DOWASCO manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5813\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5813\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/b_ettinoffe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5813\" title=\"b_ettinoffe\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/b_ettinoffe-300x228.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/b_ettinoffe-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/b_ettinoffe.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5813\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bernard Etinoffe. Photo credit: www.dominica.gov.dm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Dominica Water and Sewerage Company (DOWASCO) says it is still discussing with the St. Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association the possibility of making water available to the organization, in light of drought-like conditions affecting the region.<\/p>\n<p>DOWASCO\u2019s General Manager Bernard Etinoffe today emphasized that DOWASCO has not shipped water to St. Lucia to date, contrary to reports that the company may have begun exporting water to the Caribbean country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have been in discussion for some time with some persons from St. Lucia, in particular, the St. Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association. They have stated quite clearly their water situation, and they were inquiring as to whether they can receive some water from Dominica,\u201d said Etinoffe.<\/p>\n<p>He noted DOWASCO is willing to assist, and once an agreement is reached it can provide water from the Picard intake.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo date, we have not supplied any water to St. Lucia, nor do we have any agreement to supply water to anybody in St. Lucia. It is purely a discussion up to this point in time \u2026 We have not supplied, we are still discussing; however, we are willing to assist.\u201d Etinoffe underscored.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>DNO CORRESPONDENT. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Dominica Water and Sewerage Company (DOWASCO) says it is still discussing with the St. Lucia Hotel and Tourism Association the possibility of making water available to the organization, in light of drought-like conditions affecting the region. 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