Prime Minister Skerrit Highlights Major Investments By Government In Infrastructure
Press Release 180/2008
Roseau, Dominica – December 5, 2008…… Prime Minister, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit has highlighted the significant investments now being undertaken by his Government affecting several sectors in the economy.
PM Skerrit and Hon Blackmoore
The Dominica Leader made the disclosure at the signing of the contract for the Fond St. Jean Sea Defence and Road Works on Monday.
“I want to say how pleased I am to be associated with yet another positive project which will take place in this country. There are a number of such projects all across Dominica taking place at present. And when you put all of them together you recognise it is a major investment in the infrastructural development of Dominica,” the Prime Minister stated.
The Prime Minister referred to the Melville Hall airport Air Access Improvement Project which is set for completion in the last quarter of 2009. Funded by the European Union and the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela at a cost of about EC$109 million, the improved airport will have night landing.
Mention was also made of ongoing road projects including the Road Improvement and Maintenance Project (RIMP), the Roseau Road Reinstatement Project and the first phase of the Canefield to Melville Hall Road.
Hon. Skerrit also spoke of work ongoing at the San Sauveur Primary School, the Salybia Primary School and the Roosevelt Douglas Primary School in Portsmouth.
The Prime Minister said that the Government has been able to undertake such projects due to the generosity of a number of friendly governments around the world.
In his remarks the Prime Minister also acknowledged the efforts of the Parliamentary Representative for the Petite Savanne Constituency, Hon. Urban Baron for his efforts in bringing the project to this stage.
Work on the Fond St. Jean Sea Defence and Road Works will commence in January, 2009.
For more information contact
Sean Douglas
Press Secretary
Office of the Prime Minister
6th Floor, Financial Centre
Kennedy Avenue
Roseau
Commonwealth of Dominica
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