Dominica to receive assistance from Toronto radiothon

A resident of Citronier cleans up after the passage of the trough
A resident of Citronier cleans up after the passage of the trough

Dominica will be among three Caribbean countries affected by the Christmas Eve trough of 2013 to receive assistance from a radiothon hosted by Toronto’s most popular urban radio station G987 “The way we Groove.”

The radiothon will be held on May 4 under the theme “Rebuilding Lives” and will raise funds towards assisting Dominica, St. Vincent and Grenadines and St. Lucia.

G98.7FM Founder, President, CEO & Station Manager Fitzroy Gordon along with the Consul General of St Vincent and the Grenadines Fitzgerald Huggins, Consul General of St Lucia Michael Willius and Frances DelSol, Dominica’s Trade and Investment Commissioner will coordinate the event.

G98.7FM is a commercial radio station with a diverse staff and listenership offering a ‘Black Music’ format loved by people of all cultural backgrounds. The term ‘Black Music’ encompasses a broad range of genres including R&B, Soul, Reggae, Soca, Hip Hop, Gospel, African and Smooth Jazz.

Its interactive talk programming is a reflection of the diversity of its audience. The station offers opportunities for Black and Caribbean Communities to address issues of direct concern to members of their communities, who have been missing a voice on mainstream radio station.

CEO Fitzroy Gordon, Jamaican by birth and a true Caribbean patriot, has made this unprecedented commitment and offered eleven hours of prime programming hours on Sunday May 4th, for hosting the fundraiser.

The Radio-thon will take place from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. during the Gospel Show; 10:00a.m. to 12:00p.m. during the Soul Jazz show; 5:00p.m. to 8:00p.m. during Soca Grove and 8:00p.m. to 11:00p.m. during the Riddim Track show

“I see myself as a true ambassador for the entire Caribbean, so when there is a need like the one we are now facing in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Lucia and The Commonwealth of Dominica, I have no hesitation to get involved and to make the radio station, G98.7FM available to help our brothers and sisters in their fight to overcome their tragic circumstances.” Gordon said.

St. Vincent’s Consul General said the fundraiser will show that “we are our brother’s keeper.”

“This ‘Rebuilding Lives’ fundraiser is a call to action so that our Caribbean businesses, community groups and citizens can show that we are our brother’s keeper,” he said. “The Caribbean islands are very vulnerable to natural disasters and the Christmas floods were typical of what can happen to any of these islands. G98.7 has responded tremendously and offered the opportunity for all of us to make a contribution towards Rebuilding live of persons who suffered.”

Contributors to the fundraiser will be eligible for tax receipts for contributions made to SVG REMA (Relief Education Medical Association) in St. Vincent. Contributors will be asked to make their pledges to SVG REMA Account 108025212908 and PayPal account.

Checks can be delivered to the Consulates of St Vincent and the Grenadines, St Lucia and Dominica Trade and Investment Commission or to G98.7 on the day of the telethon.

All donations received will be distributed to the three affected countries.

On Christmas Eve 2013 a trough system dumped flood waters on a number of Caribbean islands with the south of Dominica widely affected.

The government in Dominica said total clean-up after the trough system was estimated at $830,000 and included clearing of roads, drains and dredging of rivers.

Rehabilitation of infrastructure and mitigation measures was estimated at $45-million.

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9 Comments

  1. Puss
    April 24, 2014

    I will be listing and donating, people in the diaspora should open their wallet and donate $5, 10 20 dollars, it goes a long way. When it’s the other nationality and they have a disaster in their birth country or their parents birth country they all come together and donate. There’s an administrative cost for running any fund raising be it a small percentage, but majority of the money should go to the people most deserving.

  2. Anonymous
    April 23, 2014

    It’s a charitable title and not a paid position.

    • Jay
      April 23, 2014

      Your assertion does not make sense in light of the following. The web site sharenews.com on 16 Jan., 2014 quotes Frances Delsol as saying:”…the position is part-time initially but it’s expected to evolve to a full-time role in the next 12-24 months”.
      According to this report Ms. Delsol assumed this position on 1 Nov. 2013.
      By all accounts this is an official appointment by the Govt. of Dominica and it is is very unlikely that Ms. Delsol would carry out her duties on a pro-bono basis. There has to be a consideration.

      • The UK Contingent
        April 23, 2014

        How do YOU know “it is very unlikely that Ms. Delsol would carry out her duties on a pro-bono basis.”? Did she tell YOU that???

  3. New jersey
    April 22, 2014

    I hope is the needy that will benefit and not the greedy

  4. JoJo
    April 22, 2014

    Does Invest Dominica know we have a Trade & Investment Commissioner in Canada? Whom does she report to? Does she have diplomatic status? I never see that announced in the local media in Dominica. Did GIS say anything about that appointment? Can someone tell me please.
    So bizarre that we have a full titled Ambassador in Monaco but not even a High Commissioner in Canada. not even a consul I hear. Why so? Please, tell me I’m wrong.

  5. April 22, 2014

    que ceste beau est sa me manque de ne pas être cher nous

    • Malgraysa
      April 22, 2014

      Please lady I would recommend you stick to plain English, which we all understand instead of embarrassing everyone with your mutilated French.

      • long tooth
        April 22, 2014

        Lol hahahahaha

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