{"id":88761,"date":"2013-03-24T17:22:32","date_gmt":"2013-03-24T21:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=88761"},"modified":"2013-03-24T17:22:57","modified_gmt":"2013-03-24T21:22:57","slug":"letter-to-the-editor-my-countrys-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/features\/letters-to-the-editor\/letter-to-the-editor-my-countrys-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"LETTER TO THE EDITOR: My Country\u2019s Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"letterI always get that nostalgic feeling when coming home and I believe it is because of that deep love and connection I have with my homeland.\u00a0 In June 2012, that feeling was no different than the previous years, and I could feel that surge of adrenaline as the plane landed at Melville Hall airport on my return for the first ever, Bense, Anse de Mai, and Anse Soldat Village Reunion. I must say, I had a blast seeing all my friends and family whom I had not seen in years, and even more so, those whom I never knew existed. One of the highlights of the reunion was a day set aside to meet with a few government officials to discuss ways in which we could better improve our community. Everyone, for the most part, was excited to share his\/her ideas and points of view, and eager to listen to the government\u2019s plans for the community. I had only planned on lending a listening ear, since I lived abroad and thought my input of minor relevance. This, until I heard the response from the Minister of Agriculture, to a young lady\u2019s question on how could the government help utilize the resources in the community.<\/p>\n

In response to the young lady\u2019s question, the government official\u2019s first response was, \u201c I was hoping [YOU] would suggest to us ways we could use the resources\u201d (emphasis supplied). And upon continuing, the minister further explained that up in the hills of Bense, at the foot of Morne Diablotin, lay agricultural land that was largely underutilized. I listened attentively to the minister, and though he acknowledged that more would need to be done to increase access to these lands, he emphasized that in the meantime, young people should take it upon themselves to make use of the land.<\/p>\n

Well, it may be necessary at this time to give you a brief history of Bense, Anse de Mai, and Anse Soldat, which are no different from many small communities in Dominica. The three villages constitute a tri-village area started by slaves and former slaves who worked on the nearby Hampstead and Blenhiem Estates. The inhabitants of the community set up residence on land either set aside by the estate owners or purchased after freedom. \u00a0This was not the ideal land for any extensive or intensive agricultural activity, but was only accessible because estates occupied most of the arable land. Many of the earlier residents were forced to go into the foothills of Morne Diablotin to squat on crown land, which was marked by ridges and valleys. \u00a0Agriculture then, was the main source of income, and today, still remains the key to Dominica\u2019s development, until, per-chance, some large mineral deposit is discovered.<\/p>\n

For more than a hundred years, access to these rugged lands in the foothills of the mountain was very difficult.\u00a0 I remember stories from my parents and grandparents of waking early in the morning and trekking for several kilometers to cut banana bunches in the foothills of the mountains, and then, carrying the fruit back down to the village for sale. Today, access has not changed much. This has made it very difficult for young people to invest and properly develop the resources. Land owned in the community has been divided into increasingly smaller plots as the older generation partitions these lands for distribution among their children. This fragmentation has made it even more challenging to practice any form of agriculture profitably.<\/p>\n

Considering all of this, the perplexity I felt was heightened when I realized that the Minister of Agriculture maintained his argument concerning the underutilization of the rugged land in Bense. I was further disturbed by his failure to mention that the nearby Hampstead Estate, which was registered as an estate, and owned by the Douglas family, had not produced anything significant within the past two decades. In my humble opinion, a country\u2019s success depends on how well its resources are utilized. And by resources, I am referring to land, human capital, and other natural resources. It is the estate, after all, that spurred the growth of the community for years. To successfully practice agriculture, citizens need relatively easy access to arable land. It is therefore a shame to see an estate that had brought agricultural jobs to the community for several generations, lying in such a decrepit condition, and to use the minister\u2019s words, largely \u201cunderutilized,\u201d while our country, Dominica, continues to suffer from agricultural anemia.<\/p>\n

It is clear that the estate owners have failed to modernize the agri-business with the changing times and as a result, are oblivious of, and or unable to make use of the opportunities so critical to improvement of the country\u2019s agricultural and manufacturing output. What puzzles me even more is the recognition that the same folks who fail to make any use of the opportunities they are given continue to be the ones who \u201crun for\u201d and assume political posts.\u00a0 If, as a citizen, one demonstrates the inability to make contributions to substantial development with the resources at hand, might it not be questionable that such an individual be entrusted to make decisions on behalf of the country? According to the old adage, \u201cTo whom much is given, much is required.\u201d While I acknowledge that the estate land is privately owned, it is the responsibility of the owners to ensure that these lands are utilized to their fullest potential to contribute to the development of the country.<\/p>\n

May I suggest to the Minister of Agriculture, through his power as a legislator, that he help draft a plan to force such estate owners in Dominica to utilize the country\u2019s resources, as they should, for the benefit of these owners and for the profit of the state? And may I also propose a logical plan which I anticipate may be as follows: An economic impact assessment of the estates, assuming they are utilized to their full potential, and the imposition of taxes based on the results of this assessment. Prior to the introduction of tax levies, owners may be given a period of two years to create and implement a development plan. If the plan is successfully executed, then taxes may be lowered as an incentive geared towards continued production. Owners would therefore stand to benefit from the generation of revenue generating, nearby villages from the jobs created, and the country, through increased production, an enhancement of its agro-processing capacity, and the creation of potential exports.<\/p>\n

In the case of the Hampstead Estate, I would like to think that the Minister for Agriculture would be concerned, since this estate lies within his constituency and therefore, the development of which would be a distinction in his service to the country. It is about time that our citizens make the challenging decisions that can help to move the country forward, for those who hold a greater part of my country\u2019s resources also have a greater responsibility to utilize these resources for the overall benefit of their communities, and for our country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I always get that nostalgic feeling when coming home and I believe it is because of that deep love and connection I have with my homeland.\u00a0 In June 2012, that feeling was no different than the previous years, and I…","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":39981,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-letters-to-the-editor"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLETTER TO THE EDITOR: My Country\u2019s Resources - 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