Month: December 2009

DOMINICA’S AGRICULTURAL SECTOR RECEIVES BOOST AS GOVERNMENT SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH AID BANK

Farmers to benefit from zero interest loans through AID Bank

Roseau, Dominica – December 15, 2009 ……..In recognition of the role the agricultural sector plays  in maintaining an adequate level of food security and its role in supporting and sustaining the lives of citizens in the rural areas, the Government of Dominica has made an initial amount of $2 million  available to the AID Bank for lending to farmers.

Roseau, Dominica – December 15, 2009 ……..In a tangible demonstration of its commitment to carefully utilize Dominica’s water resource for generating income and job opportunities for the people of Dominica, the Government of Dominica has signed a license with Sisserou Water Inc for the export of Dominica’s water.

The signing ceremony, which took place at the Financial Centre last month, was attended by Minister for Public Utilities, Energy and Ports, Hon. Charles Savarin, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy, Mr. Lucien Blackmoore, a Director of Sisserou Water, Mr. Atherton Martin and General Manager of DOWASCO, Mr. Bernard Etinoff.

Roseau, Dominica – December 15, 2009 ……..Following written requests by Dominica’s Prime Minister, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit to the Organisation of American States(OAS) and the CARICOM Secretariat for election observers to observe the December 18th General Election in Dominica, officials from the two organisations have begun arriving in the country.

Voters of Dominica, on the night of May 5, 2005, you spoke. You trusted the Dominica
Labour Party, and had such confidence in its leadership and programme, that you gave
to our Party the mandate to govern this country for another five (5) years.
We were satisfied that the decision you took was based on the fact that you were
pleased with the results we had delivered to you during our first five (5) years in office.
We accepted the responsibilities of that mandate with humility, and immediately
continued the task of bringing development to our beloved Dominica and caring for you
in the manner we had been demonstrating.

“ It will be a big disappointment if we don’t get a legally binding agreement at Copenhagen,” says Lloyd Pascal

Roseau, Dominica – December 6, 2009 …….. The Commonwealth of Dominica will be ably represented at the all important December 7-18th climate summit which gets underway in Copenhagen, Denmark tomorrow.

The Dominica delegation includes: Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Commonwealth of Dominica to the United Nations, His Excellency, Crispin Gregoire; Director of the Environmental Coordinating Unit(ECU) Mr. Lloyd Pascal; Mr Colin Guiste, ECU; and Miss Sherianne Gregoire representing the Non-Governmental community.