HIGH COURT AND REGISTRY TO BE HOUSED IN NEW BUILDING
The Dominica High Court and the Registry are expected to be relocated to a new and modernized setting in the first quarter of 2021.
During the passage of Hurricane Maria in 2017, the building which housed the Registry and the country’s High Court was severely damaged.
Minister for National Security and Home Affairs, Honourable Rayburn Blackmoore informed the public that the move will be happening soon.
“In the first quarter of 2021, the Registry inclusive of the Criminal and High Court will be relocated in a modernized setting,” the Security Minister stated.
MINISTRY OF GOVERNANCE INTRODUCES E-PAYMENT PLATFORM
The Ministry of Governance, Public Service Reform, Citizen Empowerment, Social Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs continues to work to improve service delivery to the public.
In efforts to do so, the Ministry conducted an online customer satisfaction survey, on sight spot checks, physical assessments of government departments and consultations with officers involved in service delivery.
“Results of the online survey highlighted the need for digital access to services and virtual payment systems as one of the priority solutions for improvement in our delivery of services to the public,” stated Minister for Governance, Public Service Reform, Citizen Empowerment, Social Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs, Honourable Gretta Roberts.
CONSTRUCTION OF MARIGOT HOSPITAL PROGRESSING SMOOTHLY CONSTRUCTION OF MARIGOT HOSPITAL PROGRESSING SMOOTHLY
As the Government of Dominica continues its mandate to prioritize health care, the construction of the Marigot Hospital is well underway.
The construction, funded by the Citizen by Investment Programme commenced in early 2020 and is projected to last one year.
The new two floor hospital will be a total of 40,000 square feet, and will host seventy-five beds as well as a wide range of essential services and modern state-of-the-art facilities.
The second phase which started late last year is moving at a steady pace, and the hospital is expected to be fully completed by April 2021.
DEVELOPMENTS CONTINUE IN THE SALYBIA CONSTITUENCY DEVELOPMENTS CONTINUE IN THE SALYBIA CONSTITUENCY
The Government of Dominica continues to invest heavily in the development of the Salybia constituency and its residents.
One of sectors seeing these investments is the agricultural sector, as a plant nursery has been established in the Concord Valley to assist farmers from the surrounding area.
Parliamentary Representative for the Salybia Constituency, and Minister for Environment, Rural Modernization and Kalinago Upliftment, Honourable Cozier Frederick stated that the intention of the Government was to make plant material available to farmers following the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria to farms in 2017.
HOLLAND BASED DOMINICANS DONATE SCHOOL EQUIPMENT TO THREE PRIMARY SCHOOLS HOLLAND BASED DOMINICANS DONATE SCHOOL EQUIPMENT TO THREE PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Three primary schools in the North East of Dominica have received a donation from Dominicans based in Holland.
Lester and Evette Ballard in collaboration with the Directors of British Schools in the Netherlands, the Prime Minister and Government have donated school equipment to the Will Strathmore Primary School, the Atkinson Primary School and the Concord Primary School.
The equipment was officially handed over at a ceremony which was held on Thursday, January 7
th 2021, at the Concord Primary School
The donation included over two hundred I-Pads, desktop computers, students and teachers’ desk and chairs, music equipment including keyboards, sporting equipment and clothes, white board, printers and books among other school supplies.