Month: March 2008

Roseau, Dominica – March 05, 2008…….Dominica’s Prime Minister, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit left the State yesterday for The Bahamas to attend the  Nineteenth(19) Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the  CARICOM Community,(CARICOM).

Prior to the CARICOM Inter-Sessional Meeting on March 7 and 8, 2008, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit, who is also the Minister for Finance, will attend a meeting of the Council of Finance and Planning (COFAP).

The major issues to be discussed by the CARICOM Heads include the rising cost of living, security issues and the status of external trade negotiations including the establishment of an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Commission.

Roseau, Dominica – March 05, 2008……….As its housing revolution continues to impact the lives of more Dominicans across the country, Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit last week presented a  cheque for $300,000 to the Grand Bay village council  for home repairs and renovation in the community.

In an address at the handing-over of the cheque last Tuesday, the Prime Minister also pledged an additional amount of $700,000 to the council once the first tranche of $300,000 has been spent.

The Prime Minister emphasised that never in the history of Dominica that “Government has sought to address the housing problem in Dominica in the way that this Government has done”.

Roseau, Dominica – March 04, 2008……….Prime Minister of Dominica, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit was among hundreds of mourners who gathered in Vieille Case on Saturday afternoon […]