Prime Minister Gaston Browne has praised the performance of workers from the Dominican Republic currently engaged in Antigua and Barbuda’s national housing initiative.
Speaking on the Browne and Browne Show, Mr Browne disclosed that 50 workers had been brought in to assist with construction. He cited reports from Housing Minister Rawdon Turner that their pace of work was striking.
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Prime Minister Gaston Browne has praised the performance of workers from the Dominican Republic currently engaged in Antigua and Barbuda’s national housing initiative.
Speaking on the Browne and Browne Show, Mr Browne disclosed that 50 workers had been brought in to assist with construction. He cited reports from Housing Minister Rawdon Turner that their pace of work was striking.
“Minister Turner has reported to us, and this is not an exaggeration, he says that work that they do in one week normally takes a month,” the Prime Minister said.
He described their efforts as a boost to the government’s drive to accelerate homebuilding.
“No exaggeration. So you can imagine the type of productivity that you’re going to see in terms of the construction of homes,” he addedBrowne and Browne Show (1).
The government has been seeking to expand housing delivery under its national programme while also advancing policies to empower citizens through better education, healthcare, and social services.
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So the men have taken over the ladies in terms or productivity?
Housing and clean-up projects are important steps, but what matters is sustainability. Let’s make sure these initiatives don’t just look good in the short term but actually improve living conditions for everyone.
This is exactly the kind of action we need. If the Dominican crew is helping speed up housing, then more families can get their homes faster. And the clean-up day is a great idea let’s all pitch in to make Antigua shineeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
We should not, however, throw caution to the wind! Many among them have habits that are loathsome to the host country and communities and tend to remain aloof from the rest of the native population. The arrival of some fifty construction workers coinciding with the start of the trial of that Santo Domingoan woman for the vicious murder of our mine-year-old school child has raised a few eyebrows since it widely believed that the accused pretty-faced woman is likely to walk free on legal technicality grounds. Hope they will not join others to create social conflict should any arise. Hoping for the best…..