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…..
Absolute rubbish! His black buffoon only wants to replace black Antiguans with these foreign mongrels.
I have absolutely no doubt that the Dominican Republic nationals are hard working and productive. But Antigua and Barbuda must devise a longterm strategy to train our citizens such that we do not have to consistently import labourers. The trouble is, once we start to import outside labourers, their presence in Antigua and Barbuda becomes a permanent feature as they never ever go back to their country of residence. The issue of shortage of tradesmen would never be resolved unless our people are trained.
I have absolutely no doubt that the Dominican Republic nationals are hard working and productive. But Antigua and Barbuda must devise a longterm plan and strategy to train our citizens such that we do not have to consistently import labourers. The trouble is, once we start to import outside labourers, their presence in Antigua and Barbuda becomes a permanent feature as they never ever go back to their country of residence. The issue of shortage of tradesmen would never be resolved unless our people are trained. Is it that we really have a shortage of labourers or is it really about getting cheaper labourers?
National Clean-Up Day is a brilliant idea. If we all take part, Antigua and Barbuda will look even more beautiful
Hope they don’t pick up the nasty lazy attitude of some of the other national housing workers.
All they have to hear is it going to rain and that’s it for the day tools down. I’m speaking from experience.
When they were building my house they would come around 9 and sit under my step for hours DOING NOTHING.
hopefully these new set of workers can set a good example
Oops what is Gaston doing to the Antiguans morale as he extol foreigners above Antiguans, I can remember the late prime minister vere Cornwall bird praising Roberts construction for reccoration ground construction and the contractor by the name ” a me name John” executing speedy construction at sir novelle Richard school?
I stick to my opinion that the influx of these so call trades men especially from Mexico is the deportees that trump is paying corrupt politicians in black countries like Africa and the Caribbean to accept.
Our nation is been hoodwink by Gaston into believing he just suddenly wake up one morning and his white handlers over in PLH in Barbuda instructed him to find more laborers,
Either for security purposes those white mafia that is amassing lands in Barbuda don’t want the local Antiguans to see the finish detail of their house which may have hidden areas in case barbudans have to revolt and fight them.
Hmmm, I have nothing against the friendly and hardworking Spanish persons but just wondering where are these 50 new persons to be housed? Is there a special workmen’s hostel for them or will they and their families be competing with preexisting locals for cheap rentals? If they live long enough here will they also be purchasing lands and 50 homes? Will they build more than the equivalent of the 50 homes that they themselves will need? At a time of housing shortages, and youth unemployment, it seems odd to be importing workers instead of training more youth, employing interns to work under more experienced persons etc. Some youth could be sent to other islands or countries for short stints to gain experience to improve their professionalism and productivity if that is a concern.
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