Dominica PM blasts Word Bank

Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has criticised the World Bank saying it has failed to assist the Caribbean deal with the impact of the global economic and financial crisis.



Speaking ahead of a meeting in St. Lucia today between leaders of the nine-member Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and the World Bank, Skerrit told reporters the World Bank has let the region down.



The Dominican prime minister says at a time when the region is grappling with a crisis of unprecedented proportion, the World Bank has not been seen in any visible or tangible way.



Skerrit said that the meeting in St. Lucia for today would be a joint meeting of the OECS Authority and the Monetary Council to discuss a number of issues, where it is expected that dialogue will be sought with the World Bank.