Roseau, Dominica: Prime Minister Dr Roosevelt Skerrit met with the principals of China Civil Engineering Development Company (CCEC) in Beijing on Tuesday as a part of his official go to. The agency has collaborated with the federal government of Dominica for the development of a number of main infrastructural initiatives within the nation.
He explored the agency and prolonged gratitude for offering well timed assist in a number of developmental initiatives of Dominica. He discusses a number of areas of collaboration and is dedicated to strengthening the ties between the 2 international locations.
The assembly additionally targeted on enhancing the partnership and collaboration on different developmental initiatives that may very well be helpful in advancing the financial system of Dominica. He mentioned,” We mentioned our partnership and appeared ahead to collaboration on different developmental initiatives to advance Dominica’s financial system.”
Notably, the federal government of Dominica beforehand partnered with CCECC on the development of the Windsor Park Sports activities Stadium, the Bellevue Chopin Housing Growth, the Mahaut Major Faculty, the lately constructed Well being and Wellness Facilities, and the six new faculties which can be constructed with funding from the Folks’s Republic of China, amongst different initiatives.
On the fourth day of his official go to to China, PM Skerrit participated in a collection of occasions that would present a path of additional enhancing the collaboration. The conferences and occasions are designed to rejoice the 20 years of diplomatic relations between Dominica and China.
By means of these occasions, the Dominica delegation mentioned a number of issues of concern within the areas of enterprise, funding, and commerce. The go to will run via March 29, 2024, and within the coming days, he’ll once more take part in occasions and conferences, marking the friendship between the 2 nations.
The assembly with CCEC additionally featured a dialogue on the initiatives that had been constructed with their assist and at the moment are flourishing in Dominica.
Windsor Park Sports activities Stadium
The park was established on October 24, 2007, in Roseau with the monetary help of the Folks’s Republic of China at the price of EC$45 million. Notably, the undertaking was initiated in 2005 which was the primary anniversary of the diplomatic ties between Dominica and China.
Over the course of time, China has been supporting the stadium even after it was broken by the passage of Hurricane Maria in 2007. The Chinese language authorities additionally agreed to fund the development of a youngsters’s playground on the forecourt of the stadium in February 2022.
The stadium hosted a number of nationwide and worldwide occasions comparable to Cricket World Cup, Soccer event, and others to reinforce the sports activities sector.
Dominica-China Friendship Hospital
The hospital was constructed with the help of the federal government of China and now develop into well-known in Dominica. It boasts a brand new state-of-the-art facility and is the a part of the nationwide growth agenda of the federal government.
Six faculties
The Dominica is all set to assemble six faculties together with one secondary college and 5 main faculties. Goodwill Secondary Faculty was began within the nation and was financially assisted by the government of China.
In addition to this, the federal government lately broke the bottom for Thibaud Major Faculty which can be funded by the federal government of China. The colleges are the undertaking of enhancement of the training sector of Dominica. The groundbreaking ceremony of the first college additionally marked 20 years of diplomatic ties between the 2 nations.
