US $7.2 MILLION PORTSMOUTH FISHERIES CENTRE
SET FOR WEDNESDAY
Japanese Ambassador to Dominica set to attend major event
In preparation for the start of construction of the Fisheries Centre, the Government of Dominica spent close to EC$1.5 million. This sum was used: to acquire land in the vicinity of the proposed Fisheries Centre ; clear the three wrecks in the path of the proposed facility and clear the site opposite the Portsmouth Market.
The construction of a Fisheries Centre in Portsmouth is expected to bring significant benefits to the fishers of the Portsmouth catchment area as well as tremendous economic and social benefits to the thriving Town of Portsmouth.
A number of prominent individuals representing the Governments of Dominica and Japan will be present at the ceremony. These include :Prime Minister, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit; Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Hon. Matthew Walter; Minister for Tourism and Parliamentary Representative for the Portsmouth constituency, Hon. Ian Douglas; Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Mr. Samuel Carette; Japanese Ambassador to Dominica His Excellency, Mr. Tatsuaki Iwata; Chief Fisheries Officer, Mr. Andrew Magloire as well as other officials from Dominica and Japan.