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Portsmouth MP Ian Douglas says new Fisheries Centre is just one part of
Government’s vision for the Town

Roseau, Dominica – December 10, 2009 …….. Prime Minister,                             Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit has expressed his deep appreciation and gratitude to the Government and People of Japan for financing the construction of a US$7.5 Million Fisheries Centre in the Town of Portsmouth.

Social and Humanitarian component of PetroCaribe agreement set to bring benefits to elderly and the needy

Roseau, Dominica – December 11, 2009 ……..The decision of Prime Minister, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit to sign on to the PetroCaribe agreement in 2005 is continuing to bring benefits to the Dominican people. 

In partnership with PDV Caribe Dominica Limited, the Government of Dominica on Tuesday launched a programme to provide liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to the elderly and the needy in Dominica free of cost.

According to Minister for Community Development, Culture, Gender Affairs and Information, Hon. Loreen Bannis-Roberts, under the programme, seventeen (17) centenarians will receive cooking gas free of cost. Four (4) centenarians will each receive a stove, again free of charge.

Japanese Ambassador to Dominica set to attend major event

Roseau, Dominica – December 8, 2009 …….. The Ground Breaking ceremony for the construction of a modern Fisheries Centre in the Town of Portsmouth, funded by the Government of Japan will take place on Wednesday, December 9th 2009 in Portsmouth from 3pm.

“As a country we are going to have to make a choice; we need to bring an end to the mixed signals,” says Prime Minister Skerrit

                    Friday, December 18^th is Election Day in Dominica

Roseau, Dominica – November 20, 2009…..Prime Minister, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit has demarcated the battle lines and outlined in detail the ideological and philosophical differences between his governing Dominica Labour Party and the opposition parties as the country prepares for arguably the most important  General Election in the post independence era.

“We can become net exporter of talent and services” 

Roseau, Dominica – November 16, 2009….. Speaking in front of thousands of supporters of his governing Dominica Labour Party Government last Thursday evening in Roseau, Prime Minister, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit gave Dominicans a fascinating  insight of what Dominica would be like in a third term of his Labour Party Government.

“I have a vision of Dominica as boasting near 100 percent employment. With the multi-faceted economic formula that I have outlined for this country, I see no reason why in three to four year’s time, every able bodied person that wants to work, cannot find a source of employment,” Prime Minister Skerrit stated.