“We have the money for International Airport in Dominica” PM Dr Roosevelt Skerrit

During a presentation of housing for Wesley, Prime Minister of Commonwealth of Dominica, Dr. Roosevelt Skerrit shared plans of Dominica Labour Party government’s for Dominica and Wesley constituency. Thanking the public for their cooperation over land procurement, PM said that the government has the money to build all new international airport for Dominica.

“I believe that as it is the only missing link for the country now is the international airport, with the hotels under-construction and opening with a resurgence in agriculture, agriculture expansion, with our program to construct a new Cruz village and a new port, improvement in our infrastructure, health facilities. It is the international airport what now we need in Dominica,” said PM Skerrit.

Prime Minister Dr. Roosevelt Skerrit also extended his special thanks to the people of Wesley for understanding him over the land acquisition for the international airport. He said it is very hard to leave or shift your home after you have been living there for generations. “I do not want to take your land when I do not have money to pay you, our government will pay on the same day we purchase your land to build an international airport.”

He added that the government has already identified the lands owned by the government in case if someone wants and exchange of the land in this scenario. We are also building homes for the people who will sell their land to the government for the airport which will be more resilient, comfortable and well-built, which certainly will raise the standard of living in Wesley constituency.

Along with that Skerrit said “Every home that we have fixed outside of the assistance received by NGOs, came from the government of Dominica, every bridge that we have fixed, every home that we have assisted, every school we have fixed, funds came from the government of Dominica utilizing the Citizenship by Investment Programme.”