BUSINESS BYTE: Jolly’s pharmacists cop prestigious Caribbean pharmacy awards

Orrin Jolly
Orrin Jolly received the Pharmacy of The Year award

Further cementing its status as an award winning pharmacy and following the success of last year’s Pharmacy Sigma awards, Jolly’s Pharmacy has won two awards during the annual Caribbean Association of Pharmacists (CAP) convention in Jamaica.

The annual convention, which is the highlight of CAP calendar of awards, is held in a different member country each year and is attended by regional and internationally bases pharmacist. The 36th annual conference was held on July 24th to 31st 2016 where members kept abreast of the latest developments in the pharmaceutical field and were also exhorted to serve and mobilize their respective country associations towards a more vibrant collective pharmacy movement.

At the gala awards ceremony, Mr. Orrin Jolly, Pharmacist and Assistant Manager of Jolly’s Pharmacy copped the Pharmacist of the Year award, which was given for outstanding contribution to the profession of pharmacy and Caribbean society.

“It is a reminder of the commitment we have made to pharmacy and the zeal to make a marked and distinct contribution to the health of Dominicans. I owe it to the reputation of this award to continue my mission; one that continuously imparts the value of pharmacy to improve health care,” said Mr. Jolly.

The Pharmacy Pioneer Practice award was bestowed on Carlton Lanquedoc
The Pharmacy Practice Pioneer award was bestowed on Carlton Lanquedoc

Jolly’s National Clinic (JNC) coordinator and host of Health Vibes, Mr. Carlton Lanquedoc, took home the Pharmacy Practice Pioneer award which is awarded to pharmacists who emphasize the delivery of clinical services and other components of healthcare in their professional practice. Among other criteria, pharmacists should be registered for five or more years and have worked in the same pharmacy for three years or more. Mr. Lanquedoc was also elected to the executive committee within the regional grouping. He was chosen among a much respect cluster of nominees.

In recognizing the awards, Jolly’s pharmacy thanks its customers for their unwavering support and without them there would be no such honours.”

Copyright 2012 Dominica News Online, DURAVISION INC. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or distributed.

Disclaimer: The comments posted do not necessarily reflect the views of DominicaNewsOnline.com and its parent company or any individual staff member. All comments are posted subject to approval by DominicaNewsOnline.com. We never censor based on political or ideological points of view, but we do try to maintain a sensible balance between free speech and responsible moderating.

We will delete comments that:

  • contain any material which violates or infringes the rights of any person, are defamatory or harassing or are purely ad hominem attacks
  • a reasonable person would consider abusive or profane
  • contain material which violates or encourages others to violate any applicable law
  • promote prejudice or prejudicial hatred of any kind
  • refer to people arrested or charged with a crime as though they had been found guilty
  • contain links to "chain letters", pornographic or obscene movies or graphic images
  • are off-topic and/or excessively long

See our full comment/user policy/agreement.

7 Comments

  1. December 3, 2019

    Absolutely Awesome

  2. August 9, 2016

    Congratulations to the staff of Jolly’s Pharmacy who has done very well for themselves, Jolly’s and Dominica.
    Continue the good work.
    God Bless.

  3. Saul
    August 9, 2016

    Hats off to Jolly’s team.

    However, I’m a bit disappointed that my girl Stella Giddings was not eligible for an award. Though she may be a quiet one, I love her efficient, courteous service.

    Oh well, maybe next year Miss Giddings.

  4. pam
    August 9, 2016

    CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! To our pharmacist especially the proud and very customer friendly staff of the Jolly Pharmacy.

    we love your service keep doing the hard work excellently :-D .

  5. Cathy
    August 9, 2016

    Congrats guys! I’ve always received excellent service at Jolly’s Pharmacy – thank you for that and keep it up! I also quite enjoy Carlton’s show; very informative.

  6. George
    August 9, 2016

    Hail , boy look at my big friend Carlton …..man , I am super proud of you this morning . You have impacted the health of our people strongly and I am truly impress with your work here . Man , you certainly deserve your regional award . Congrats to mr Jollys too ! :lol: :lol: :-D :)

  7. Esther Paul
    August 9, 2016

    The Jollys team has certainly proven themselves as true professionals in their field of work . The two men have definitely worked exceptional well to achieve such regional recognition . I am so proud of them . To Orrin and Carlton , let me say, thank you on behave of dominica for giving your best to us and for willing to serve our nation with distinction – your efforts are certainly amplified . To Carlton , you have proven yourself to us as a true educator on health matters through the medium of your talk show , much appreciated and embraced . You certainly have impacted my life in a positive and he skier way . I am pvery happy that the region has recognized your hard work and it has paid off . Again , congratulation !

Post a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

:) :-D :wink: :( 8-O :lol: :-| :cry: 8) :-? :-P :-x :?: :oops: :twisted: :mrgreen: more »

 characters available