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UWP 2014 Manifesto BEST Rising for CHANGE VOTE UWP TEAM VOTE UWP www.uwpdominica.com DOMINICA UWP IN GOVERNMENT - Jun 1995 to Jan 2000 1 A 4 /2 year record of getting the job done √ Tourism offices established in √ Groundwork for abattoir to boost √ Bath Estate Housing Project New York, London and Paris. livestock sector has been laid down √ New Health Centres in: Warner, √ Established Diplomatic Ties with San Sauveur, Morne Prosper and Cuba √ Animal feed Processing and Woodford Hill. mixing plant, Jimmit √ UWP hosted International √ New Public Conveniences Tourism Conferences such √ Coral producing Facility at as The Caribbean Eco- Longhouse √ New Cricket Pavilions: Dublanc, Tourism Conference in 1997. Castle Bruce and Grand Bay The Caribbean Agenda 21 √ Marine Hatchery at Donkey playing fields Conference in 1998 and The Beach, Canefield Conference on World Heritage √ Mahaut, Sineku and Wotten Sites, 1998. √ New Mahaut market Waven schools extension. √ Morne Trois Piton National Park √ New Belfast Bridge √ School Feeding Program. enlisted as a World Heritage Site- A first in the Caribbean. √ Mahaut Fisheries Jetty √ Basic Education Reform Project. √ Tourist facilities at: Trafalgar, √ Microtrim Slice control and Titou √ Provision for free Text Books. Emerald Pool & Cabrits. Gorge √ Increased access to Secondary √ Built Tourist Reception Center at √ Penville/Blenheim Road School education Indian River Rehabilitation √ New wing for Clifton Dupigny √ Organized World Creole Music √ Layou River control works Technical College (now DSC) Festival √ Pte Michel Sea defense wall and √ Extension of Weirs Marigot √ Upgrading Soil Laboratory Road Expansion School. √ More than $50 Million was made √ Trafalgar- Wotten Waven link √ Construction of Castle Bruce available to the Banana Industry road Secondary School. by way of direct cash to farmers, input to farmers and support to √ Campbell to Despor road √ Construction of Grand Bay the DBMC. Secondary School. √ Delices to Petit Savanne Road √ Markets for non-banana crops √ Construction of new wing of the were expanded, export figures √ Jimmit to Warner road Portsmouth Secondary School. moved from $12 Million to $27 Million and expanded markets. √ Construction of Fab Road (Petite √ Construction of Public Library in Savanne) Portsmouth. √ Successful lobbying missions to Europe, the United States, and in √ New Caliste Bridge. √ Construction of Food Pavilion at the region to save the Banana Ross University Sustainable Programmes Industry. √ White River Bridge. √ Increased Scholarships for √ The purchase of Geest Banana √ New Bath Estate Bridge. tertiary education- Cuba business. √ New Bridge joining Watty’s Lane Island Scholarship increased √ The involvement of Dominica and Leblanc Lane (Goodwill) from 1 to 4 and included one for and the Windwards in the technical studies. shipping and marketing of √ Michael Douglas Boulevard Bananas. √ Budget allocation of financial √ Thibaud retaining wall support for scholarships etc. √ Returns on investments in Geest moved from $300,000 to more Bananas. √ 84 acres of land for the than $3 Million. expansion of Thibaud √ Sustained and reasonable prices √ Developed Dominica Unity Trust for bananas. √ West coast road retaining wall. Corporation (DUTC) (Coulibistrie, Mero, Massacre) √ Agriculture modernized through √ Reintroduced Live Broadcast of the expansion of irrigation √ Water supply for: Carib Territory, Parliamentary proceedings systems and greenhouses Galion, Glasgow, Petite Soufriere, Good Hope, San √ Liberalized the regional √ Livestock Breeding Operation at Sauveur. Telecoms Market Savanne Yorke, Salisbury √ Layou Housing Project √ Revitalization of the National Youth Council UWP in Government - 1995-2000 1/ Major Achievements in 4 2 years North-East Comprehensive School Pierre Charles Secondary School Castle Bruce Secondary School • Schools • Bridges • Roads Sustainable Programmes World Creole UNESCO Music World Festival (currently in its Heritage sites 18th year) (first in Dominica) For Jobs. Equal Rights, Justice & First Class Elderly Care 3 CHANGE IS A VOTE UWP UWP in Government - 1995-2000 1/ Major Achievements in 4 2 years Petite Savanne to Delices Road Michael Douglas Boulevard Jimmit to Warner Road • Tourist Reception Center at Indian River • New Mahaut Market Free Textbooks Liberalized the Regional Telecoms Market Water Glo for the wivé Territory Gallion 4 For Jobs. Equal Rights, Justice & First Class Elderly Care CHANGE IS A VOTE UWP UWP in Government - 1995-2000 Table of Contents 1/ Foreword : Party Leader’s Message . 5 Major Achievements in 4 2 years Our Vision, Mission, Values . 7 The Economy & Job Creation . 8 Agriculture & Fisheries . 11 Tourism . 14 Manufacturing, Agro-processing & Natural Resources . 18 Construction, Housing & Infrastructural Development . 20 The Blue - Green Economy = $$ for Development . 22 Water Industry . 25 How the Jobs Add Up . 27 Cultural Industry . 28 • Tourist Reception Center at Indian River • New Mahaut Market The Kalinago - Our Indigenous People . 30 Information Communication Technology (ICT) . 32 Meet the Team . 34-35 Market Access & Connectivity . 36 Youth Empowerment . 38 The Public Service . 40 Education & Human Resource Development . 41 Sports . 43 Health . 46 Elderly Care . 48 The Diaspora . 50 Foreign Affairs . 51 Liberalized the Regional Telecoms Market Financial Services . 53 Governance, Law, Justice & Human Rights . 55 National Security & Disaster Management . 57 Partnerships for Growth . 59 Living in Dignity with Disability . 60 Gender Affairs . 61 Our Children, Our Future . 63 UWP ready to make Dominica the Best . 65 Better Days are Coming . 66 For Jobs. Equal Rights, Justice & First Class Elderly Care 5 CHANGE IS A VOTE UWP Putting Dominica First The UWP Team Dominica Vision for our “Isle performance, last in job creation, last in foreign of Beauty” is sustainable, harmonized growth exchange earnings and last in attracting and development in which every Dominican Foreign Direct Investments . But we have been has an opportunity to have an education; first in selling our passports to international proper health care; a job; an affordable crooks and criminals and first in employing home; a reasonable standard of living and non-nationals to do jobs that nationals are quality of life, in a peaceful and secure social capable of doing . environment . We are a much better country than that . With the largest Cabinet of Ministers in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union over the UWP TEAM Dominica is committed to making last 15 years we have been last in economic Dominica the best place to live, the best growth, last in agriculture and tourism place to work and the best place to enjoy 6 For Jobs. Equal Rights, Justice & First Class Elderly Care CHANGE IS A VOTE UWP life . To this end, our long-term economic • adjusting taxes and duties to reduce plan will build a stronger, more competitive the cost of living and help hardworking economy; a fairer society; create more jobs; people be more financially secure and secure a better future for Dominica by: • ensuring welfare based on merit and • making Dominica a low-tax jurisdiction prioritizing employment opportunities open to increased investment for Dominicans first so the economy dollars across all economic growth delivers for citizens who want to drivers from at home and abroad work hard and play by the rules • backing small business and enterprise • delivering the best schools, skills with better infrastructure and lower and apprenticeships for young job taxes in an environment of strong, people so the next generation market driven revival of agriculture, can succeed in the global race tourism, and manufacturing; This is our UWP TEAM Dominica invitation to • boosting the activities and join Dominican hearts and minds around performance of the construction sector; the world so that together, WE THE PEOPLE maximizing the economic benefits of will rise up from this long night of pessimism our water, music and cultural resources; and broken dreams imposed by a corrupt, incompetent Dominica Labour Party regime . • ensuring on-time and complete implementation of renewable We rise to put 5,000 Dominicans in new jobs energy projects; and embracing within the first three years of a UWP Team ICT as the backbone of our bid Dominica government; we rise to reduce to earn a profitable place in the the cost of living; and we rise for the exit of global trade of goods and services . beggar days and the entry of better days, • condemning to the dustbin of history UWP TEAM Dominica the governance disgrace of having the largest and most inefficient government in the OECS and officially unplugged from the responsibility to LENNOX LINTON green, renew and grow the economy . Political Leader For Jobs. Equal Rights, Justice & First Class Elderly Care 7 CHANGE IS A VOTE UWP Our Vision To make Dominica the best place to live, work and enjoy life Our Values in the global community Innovative Leadership Our Mission Care To create in the Commonwealth Honesty of Dominica a globally recognized Nature Island democracy of the people, Integrity by the people, for the people through the engagement of Accountability citizens and investors at home and abroad utilising their Pursuit of Excellence talents, knowledge, skills and appropriate technologies to grow the economy, protect the Continuous Improvement environment and ensure social equity Global Teamwork 8 For Jobs. Equal Rights, Justice & First Class Elderly Care CHANGE IS A VOTE UWP The Economy and Job Creation The UWP Team Dominica’s
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