Twelve years have gone by
yet the infamous memorandum of understanding (MOU) remains a mystery. The
contents of the MOU that are partially known become even more riveting as time
unravels the mysteries therein. The continuing discussion about the secret arrangement
between Roosevelt Skerrit and the People’s Republic of China
We have in our possession, a copy of the draft agreement between a Chinese contractor Henan Provincial Communications, Planning,
Survey and Design Institute (HPCPSD) and the Roosevelt Skerrit government.
In this agreement there is evidence that the government of Dominica West Coast Road West Coast Road
The government of Dominica West Coast Road
Here is where it gets more
interesting. Under Article 9 entitled- Settlement
of Contract Price, the agreement states “the payments of remuneration under
this Contract Item 8 should be made
by the long term interest free loan under the exchange letters on December 7,
2006 between the government of P.R.C and the Government of Dominica.” Essentially the government of Dominica
In Article 6 of the
agreement, HPCPSD noted that the design and survey works would be completed in
6 months. It is intriguing that 6 months of design work on a road
rehabilitation project would cost $8 million. We spoke to experienced
professionals in the field of construction engineering and management and they
were all wide-eyed by the revelation. The common response from all the
professionals that we spoke to is that, the road alignment or realignment
surveys could have easily been done by the government survey department. In
fact there was only a very small section of the roadway that was realigned and
that is the section at Tareau. It was
also noted that the government engineering department had been designing and
building our roads for many years and could have done the same design at very little
cost to the tax payers. Not only was the $8 million charge exorbitant, it was
also wasteful spending and seemingly a well-crafted scheme for money
laundering.
Because we are talking about road construction,
it is quite fitting at this juncture, to revisit the suspicious correlation
between the now decimated Public Works Department and the secretive affairs
between the Chinese interest and Roosevelt Skerrit. We are fully aware that
under the Skerrit model, Dominica
In the agreement between the government
Roosevelt Skerrit and the HPCPSD, articles 8 and 9 indicate that at some point, the West coast
road rehabilitation project or part of the project was funded through an
interest free, long term loan.
Already there is a great
deal of skepticism on the $100 million tab for the West Coast road
rehabilitation. In the interest of accountability Mr. Skerrit, please provide
clarifications on this long term loan that was utilized on the same West Coast
road rehabilitation project.
Until we receive
clarification (when cock grow teeth) we
are left to wonder why in the midst of a comatose economy and mass
unemployment, Roosevelt Skerrit again decided to sideline the citizens of
Dominica by assigning the people’s passport money to a Chinese company for
capital projects. We are going to keep asking questions so that those who are
awake won’t fall asleep and those who are pretending to be asleep will find
their conscience. Was this $100 million tranche really part of the long term
loan package that facilitated the construction of the state house, the college
and the grammar school etc?
The abhorrent decision to
assign $41 million of our passport revenues to a Chinese firm for road repair
work is very disturbing. Of course the Skerrit mercenaries will argue that the
Chinese gave us, so why not give the Chinese the jobs instead of the struggling
and unemployed people of Dominica
Contrary to the rancor by
the Agouti senior counsel, PM Roosevelt Skerrit owes us honesty and
accountability. We have had enough of the chicaneries and the deception. As
part of our effort to promote freedom of information, we have attached a copy
of the agreement between government Roosevelt Skerrit and Henan Provincial
Communications, Planning, Survey and Design Institute (HPCPSD). We expect the
usual spins and distortion but there is longevity and beauty in the truth. The
lies don't teach nor fix anything; it only enhances poverty, ignorance and
tunnel vision- much of that we have seen under a very corrupt Roosevelt Skerrit
administration.
As soon as they are done spinning their wheels of deception on this
document, another document will emerge and the spinning monkeys will forever be
chasing their tails or tales.
 remains a mystery. The contents of the MOU that are part...){kind=link}
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