Dominica PM describes PM Gonsalves as ‘the best Prime Minister in the entire world’

Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has described his St. Vincent and the Grenadines counterpart, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, as “the best Prime Minister in the entire world”.

Addressing a rally in Arnos Vale on Sunday night marking the 22nd anniversary of the ruling Unity Labour Party (ULP) in government, the 50-year-old Skerrit, who has been in office since 2004, remarked “I am here to celebrate with the best Prime Minister in the entire world.

Gonsalves is the prime minister of the entire Caribbean. I am telling you, I am telling you that he is my prime minister, … a man who I have the greatest love and appreciation for”.

Skerrit said he did not come to the rally “with no big speeches for you.

“My message to you is very simple. You have in Gonsalves a good man. And when you have a good man, there is no need to change a good man. And when you have a good political party, there is no need to change any political party.”

He said that if leaders were to complain about how difficult it is to run small countries like Dominica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Gonsalves would be “complaining every minute, but he’s a true leader.

“And leaders find solutions to challenges and that’s what Gonsalves has been doing in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, finding solutions to very difficult problems that we confront,” said Skerrit, noting that 20,000 people were evacuated as a result of the April 2021 eruption of La Soufriere volcano.

“… for a small country like ours here in St. Vincent and Grenadines, that’s a huge task. But the Prime Minister of St. Vincent and Grenadines stood tall and has responded admirably based on what the World Bank and all international agencies are saying. Gonsalves has shown absolute true leadership in providing hope and care for the people affected by La Soufriere.

“I am here to tell you the people of this country, especially the young people, I don’t have to tell you what Gonsalves has done for education in this country, you know better than me.

“I don’t have to tell you what he did for housing, the house revolution, you know better than me. I don’t have to tell you what he has done to create jobs in St. Vincent and Grenadines, you know better than me.

“And what he has done for his senior citizens of St. Vincent and Grenadines and for the young people. You know better than me. I am here to send a simple message to you that you have a special God-sent man as your prime minister, who continues to defend you in the international and regional arena.

“Nobody in the world, no matter how powerful the country is, can stand and disrespect St. Vincent and the Grenadines, without Gonsalves standing and defending his country and speaking boldly to his country, to his people,” Skerrit said.

He urged party supporters to remain loyal to the ULP, adding “let us keep what we have. Let us stick to who we know. And you know Gonsalves and you have in Gonsalves a good man, a decent, loving, caring person”.

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