Relations with Venezuela are expected to bring major development projects to Dominica.

28 Jun 2006

Posted By : kisha nicholas- kishanice@hotmail.com

Energy Minister Reginald Austrie made the announcement during a signing ceremony at Marigot Monday, for the establishment of a joint venture company between Dominica and Venezuela, under the PetroCaribe` initiative.

The Energy Minister said assistance for housing; education and energy are on
the cards for Dominica.

Mr Austrie said “Dominica and Venezuela has had relations for the past
twenty five years now, but is only in recent times that with the advent of
the Dominica Labour Party and more particularly the Roosevelt Skerrit as
Prime Minister of Dominica we have sort to embrace and strengthen the
relationship that we have had with Venezuela over the last twenty five
years and that has manifested it self in tangible ways, the ten million
dollar contribution to the expansion of Melville hall airport, twenty five
Dominican students now studying in Venezuela to be increased by a further
twenty five and in recent times a significant boost that was given to our
housing project when the prime Minister visited Venezuela just last week,
but we had promised the Dominican people five hundred houses in five years,
our discussions last week in Venezuela is going to make that a reality since
we have been promised some serious financial assistance towards that
sector, so the relationship with Venezuela continues to grow and what is
more important is that the government of Venezuela is asking back for
nothing from the people of Dominica”.