{"id":6971,"date":"2010-03-29T14:00:48","date_gmt":"2010-03-29T20:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/?p=6971"},"modified":"2010-03-30T05:41:32","modified_gmt":"2010-03-30T11:41:32","slug":"we-deserve-better-in-portsmouth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/features\/letters-to-the-editor\/we-deserve-better-in-portsmouth\/","title":{"rendered":"We deserve better in Portsmouth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/editorLogo1111.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6970 alignleft\" title=\"editorLogo111\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/editorLogo1111.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"286\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a>Dear Editor: <\/strong>As a citizen of Dominica I have witnessed some decisions which is being made by government officials and other types of organizations, which most of the times has had a negative impact on the town of Portsmouth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Portsmouth has been voting the Labour Party for 50 years running and still we haven&#8217;t received any kindof big investment in the town. This town is under utilized and needs some foreign investors to spend some money here, seeing the government isn&#8217;t doing anything.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Yes we have the Ross University which is growing everyday, but what if someday Ross decides it is going to pack up and move? Then we won&#8217;t have any source of revenue for the town.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Sometime recently, there were about six cruise ships in Roseau and there was none in Portsmouth; that is just a shame. Portsmouth has one of the deepest water habours in the Caribbean, yet we hardly get ships during the cruise season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>What about the arts and crafts that are in Portsmouth?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Over some time, the Portsmouth court didn&#8217;t have a magistrate and the town was heavily hit by crime and drugs. We finally got a man which is Tiyani Behanzin enforcing the laws and cleaning up our streets, yet we press him and try to remove him. I think he has done a wonderful job over the time which he is serving here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>I think Hon. Ian Douglas should respond and say something regarding this matter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Now after 26 years, a young lady from Portsmouth Ms. Marcia Baptiste has won the queen title here in Dominica without any sponser. Last weekend she represented Dominica in Tortola and emerged winner in the Miss Caribbean World Pageant. The Dominica Festivals Committee (DFC) hasn&#8217;t come on board to give that young lady any type of support whatsoever. Yes they bought her ticket, but that was about it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>She emerged winner and there wasn&#8217;t any motorcade, any parade or anything big in welcoming her back with the crown. If it was someone from Roseau, she would have had a much bigger support. You need to treat her better than that because right now she is representing Dominica and not only Portsmouth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>We deserve better here in Possie!!!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div><em><strong>&#8211; Portsmouth resident<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div><em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div><em><strong>DISCLAIMER: The views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of the management and staff of Dominica News Online and its parent company.<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dear Editor: As a citizen of Dominica I have witnessed some decisions which is being made by government officials and other types of organizations, which most of the times has had a negative impact on the town of Portsmouth. 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