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Roseau, Dominica – June 19, 2009……Prime Minister, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit has described the official commissioning of the new Waitukubuli Fuel Storage and Distribution Plant in Dominica as the “true spirit and symbol of cooperation and unity between the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and Dominica.”

The Dominican leader made the statement in an address at the formal opening of the facility at Jimmit last Saturday, to coincide with the second official visit by the Venezuelan President, His Excellency, Hugo Chavez Frias to Dominica.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry finds it necessary to issue a
statement on the purchase of fertilizer by the Ministry from Logistical Supply
Solutions Inc. in February and November 2007. Certain persons have seen it fit to
make allegations which are completely unfounded. They did so without first
making any inquiry of the Ministry of Agriculture in order to ascertain the facts.

The Main Allegations
A significant allegation was that the Ministry did not receive a portion of the
fertilizer which it had ordered and paid for. The allegation is patently false. The
other allegation is that the Ministry paid excessive prices. This allegation too is
false. The price paid by the Ministry was determined by (i) the quantity required;
(ii) the time required for shipment and (iii) the quality of the fertilizer ordered.
The Ministry also ordered organic fertilizer which is normally more expensive than
chemical fertilizer.

Roseau, Dominica – May 11, 2009…….. Prime Minister and Minister for Finance and Social Security, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit presented a cheque for $127,000 for the completion of the resource centre at Tete Morne at the twelfth Inaugural Meeting of the Tete Morne Village Council held recently.

Roseau, Dominica – May 8, 2009…….. At a ceremony to mark Europe Day in Dominica on Thursday, Prime Minister, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit acknowledged the contribution the European Union has made to Dominica over the years.  Head of Delegation of the European Commission to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, His Excellency, Valeriano Diaz also listed the many projects that are currently being financed by the European Union in Dominica.