Believe it or
not there is a method to Skerrit’s madness- last month when PM Skerrit declared
that investors are rushing to Dominica we reported that it was a knee jerk reaction to an incident in which the
prime minister deliberately shunned Ross University representatives by not
showing up for a scheduled meeting. Our information revealed that Ross
Representatives and others waited on the
prime minister for almost 4 hours while the prime minister kept making all type of excuses and eventually never showed
up for that meeting. We understand that the Ross University Representatives
felt quite insulted got on their private plane and left in disgust. Immediately
following this incident the PM felt the need to gas light the people of
Dominica. Following the declaration that investors are on a gold rush to
Dominica he promise the people of Portsmouth that he has plans to make Portsmouth look like Las Vegas and the people
of Portsmouth broke out in cheers and adoration.
We suspect that
the recent declaration by the prime minister regarding the cruise village (a
fourth Time Promise) is yet another act of desperation. Our very reliable
sources have informed us that Ross University will very soon be announcing that
it is finally moving its operation to Barbados. According to the information we
received this is a done deal – a three year contract was established with the
government of Barbados , the Tennessee operation which was set up after
Hurricane Maria will be relocated to Barbados and the staff is already making
preparation to relocate to Barbados.
Instead of
playing all this con games with the people of Dominica the PM Skerrit and his
administration must tell the people the truth. The PM may also want to inform
the attentive and enlightened citizens of Dominica of the source of funding
for”Las Vegas-arizing” of Portsmouth, the Container Airport, the preparation
for the swam of investors and the many
other empty promises.
We may also
recall that the Parliamentary Representative for the Portsmouth constituency ,Ian Douglas , informed us that his government
was working on meeting some of Ross’s demands, particularly the restoration and
improvement of the deplorable infrastructure. Our sources are also telling us
that the government had been asking Ross to contribute towards the cost of
restoration. As important as Ross is to the economy of Dominica ,the government
should spare no cost in insuring that Ross returns to Dominica together with
the prime minister’s phantom investors.
Even as we empathize
with the many investors in the Picard and Portsmouth area we sincerely hope
that they demand answers from their government. Are they going to continue to
allow PM Skerrit and his administration to play games with their livelihood?
Bondier, who willed Dominica, my sweet nature isle to Buzzo?
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