{"id":67454,"date":"2012-07-03T10:30:51","date_gmt":"2012-07-03T14:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=67454"},"modified":"2012-07-03T10:30:51","modified_gmt":"2012-07-03T14:30:51","slug":"dno-poll-result-close-call-for-liat-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/business\/dno-poll-result-close-call-for-liat-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"DNO Poll Result: Close call for LIAT investment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-67455\" title=\"liat poll\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/liat-poll-300x272.jpg\" alt=\"Final result of the poll\" width=\"257\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/liat-poll-300x272.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/liat-poll-150x136.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/liat-poll.jpg 312w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/>The vote\u2019s been a close one, with 48 per cent \u2013 that\u2019s 370 of those who participated in DNO\u2019s latest poll giving the thumbs down to Dominica investing in financially troubled regional airline LIAT.<\/p>\n<p>However 46 per cent \u2013 354 &#8211; support the decision by Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit to pump $8-million into LIAT.<\/p>\n<p>Six per cent of those who voted \u2013 53\u00a0 &#8211; said they were not sure.<\/p>\n<p>This particular poll attracted a total of 777 votes.<\/p>\n<p>Critics have been suggesting that the money could have been spent in other ways.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The vote\u2019s been a close one, with 48 per cent \u2013 that\u2019s 370 of those who participated in DNO\u2019s latest poll giving the thumbs down to Dominica investing in financially troubled regional airline LIAT. 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