Category: GIS Dominica inFocus (video)

Roseau, Dominica – May 5, 2009……………… In the midst of an unprecedented global economic and financial crisis manifested by record fiscal deficits, huge government debt, mass unemployment and economic contraction in the major developed countries, the Labour Party Government of Prime Minister, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit can still point to a number of significant achievements as it observes the 4^th Anniversary since its May 5, 2005 General Election victory.  

Roseau, Dominica – April 24, 2009……………… Dominica’s Minister for Energy, Hon. Charles Savarin has revealed that CARICOM, in association with the Organisation of American States (OAS) and the German Technical Assistance (GTZ) has consented to provide technical assistance for the formulation of a National Energy Policy and Sustainable Energy Plan for Dominica.

We must not see electricity as a public service good to be subsidized by the state says Hon. Charles Savarin

Roseau, Dominica – April 24, 2009……………… Minister for Public Utilities, Energy and Ports, Hon. Charles Savarin has outlined initiatives that have been undertaken in the last two decades in Dominica to develop the country’s renewable energy resources.

School children from Petite Soufriere, San Sauveur and Good Hope to benefit

Roseau, Dominica – April 23, 2009………………Parliamentary Representative for the Castle Bruce constituency and Minister for Community Development, Culture, Gender Affairs and Information,  Hon. Loreen Bannis-Roberts has described  the handing over of a new bus to the school children of her constituency as  “historic”.

The ceremony which took place in Petite Soufriere recently, was attended by hundreds of people from various parts of the Castle Bruce constituency.

” New school is lasting testament to the vision and foresight of the late

Roosevelt Douglas,” says Hon. Ian Douglas

Roseau, Dominica – April 22, 2009……………… On the occasion of the official opening of the new Roosevelt Douglas Primary School on Monday, funded in large part by the Regional Council of Martinique, Prime Minister, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit reminded the large gathering of invited guests and well-wishers of the vision of the late Roosevelt Douglas for a closer relationship between Dominica and Guadeloupe and Martinique, and even membership of the European Union.

Mayor Letizia Moratti revels in Dominican warmth and hospitality

during short visit to Dominica

Roseau, Dominica – April 21, 2009………………The Government of Dominica has expressed its deepest thanks and gratitude to the Mayor of Milan, Letizia Moratti for her assistance in providing ten(10) buses for use by over eight hundred and eleven (811) Dominican school children and a fully equipped  ambulance.

“We must be mindful of the need to maintain fiscal prudence while we try to respond to the needs of our citizens,” says Dominican leader

Roseau, Dominica – April 21, 2009……………… Prime Minister and Minister for Finance and Social Security, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit has said that the current global economic situation is likely to have a negative impact on Dominica. The Dominican leader also highlighted the measures being implemented locally to deal with what is being described as the worst world economic crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s.

Roseau, Dominica – April 16, 2009………………Parliamentary Representative for the Portsmouth constituency and Minister for Tourism, Hon. Ian Douglas has said that the Labour Party Government is delivering to the people of Portsmouth.

Hon. Douglas made the announcement at a ceremony in Chance, Portsmouth to hand over the keys of twelve (12) newly built homes, financed by the Government of Venezuela.