Ten Dominican youths leave the island this week for the People’s Republic of China.
The students are all recipients of the 2011 scholarship programme and for the next few years will pursue studies in a variety of fields.
Last week, the students attended a ceremony at the Chinese Embassy which was attended by China’s Ambassador to Dominica, Wang Zonglai, His Excellency the President of Dominica, Dr. Nicholas Liverpool, Hon Minister for Education and Human Resource Development Petter Saint Jean and Hon Parliamentary Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office Kelver Darroux.
“The eight universities that you are going to study in soon are located in eight major cities of China, seven of which are provincial capitals. There is a beautiful interior city in the central part of China. All of them are frontiers of China’s economy and academic development,” he said.
Hon Education Minister, Petter Saint Jean, reminded the students of their roles as ambassadors to their country while in the People’s Republic of China.
“You go out as ambassadors of this beloved country in a land, that for many of you, you have heard of or read only on television and in books. But we are counting on you, as our ambassadors, to set the pace for future students who will follow your trail,” he stated.
Hon Parliamentary Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office, Kelver Darroux, had sound words of advice for the scholarship recipients.
“In addition to the academic and intellectual benefits, you will also be beneficiaries of a wonderful cultural exchange as a result of being bilingual in the future and sharing your respective cultural attributes with your host. You will be a great distance away, but I urge you to never forget Dominica and the purpose for which you are there. That is why, students, I urge you to be disciplined. Never forget your purpose for going to China. When you have to be at class make sure that you are in class. When you have to be studying in China, make sure that you are studying. I know that you are relatively young people and the opportunities are out there, may attractions, but the onus is on you to remain focused on your goals as individuals and also as a collective to ensure that at the end of your tenure, you have achieved what you had set your mind to previously set out to achieve because your education depends on you,” he said.
I would like to get in touch with the Dominicans here in China. Please reach out to me if you may!
congrats to my long lost friend aruna all the best girl and when you come back i want u to teach me some chinese language
if allu kno hw hard we wrk to go china. plz jus be quiet. PLUS PEOPLE GOOD GRADES, GIVE US SOME RESPECT AFTER ALL.Stop hating an earn allu way to study instead of jus being negative. be positive.
Dear Students
Your government has gone out and secured these scholarships and you are the beneficiaries this year. Please do your best and represent Dominica well. This is a privilege which very few Dominican parents would be able to pay for and it is free to you: do well!
Those young people have got an opportunity to enhance their life chances and economic well being in the future and as far as I am concerned, this augers well for Dominica.
Congratulation to you young people.
Education all the way for DA’s development
Great. What we lack in Dominica severely is knowledge of the world around us; leaving our homes is the way the lucky ones grow. If we can leave, if but for a time, we should. Staying in one place forever will likely teach us little, and those who are afraid that Dominicans will not come back after going abroad–well, why must they? It’s ideal if you come back to help us develop, but there is no reason for us to stay anywhere; we forge our own futures, and let no zealot tell you otherwise.
These students are some of our greatest hopes.
Congrats to all of you scholarship recipients. Please make the best of it. I have a little extra admiration for people that can learn a new language while pursuing studies in that language. Learning Mandarin puts you in a very good strategic position since China one of the upcoming superpower – you makes you very marketable on the international job market. Now go ahead and work you butts off because education is the KEY to many opportunities in life.
Pls my ppl y cant we just say…good luck, congratulations…y so negative…the students are going to educate themselves to maybe come back and help in thier country’s, family and their personal development…stop behaving like crabs in a barrel…Jesus of Nassief…God pls look upon my ppl and on these kids as they start on another life’s journey…
It’s good to hear that our young people get an opportunity to attend University. However, persons should not be given opportunities simply because they support any political party as is the trend today. We are all Dominican’s and therefore supporting a particular colour should not be the number one criteria for one to obtain a scholarship. It would be very interesting to conduct a survey to see how many of our young persons that went to study in China and had to run back to Dominica because they could not adapt to the lifestyle. I have spoken to a few of them and some things definitely need to be made clear to those students before they leave DA.
So Is one set to get scholarship,we up in Wesley and Marigot don’t seem to get this kind of opportunities, for i Know there a deserving young people who desire to go and study. This government Is prejudice.
tell them to apply and tell their parl rep go to the house and rep them so they can benefit
Ohh please!…… There’s a girl in the picture from Woodfordhill! How far is woodfordhill from wesley? If u want it go get it…these people wrk hard to earn what they get… Don’t jus sit there and expect it to come an meet u
Why is peter st.jean and the president doing in the picture?? Everything these guys does must have a big ceremony!!!!!! Nonsense …. Why all this HOOPLAY, HoopLA over ten scholarships??
ten times 150 thousand dollars thats the hooplay hoopla. cause they are glad to help a person save 150 thousand dollars
Y everything has to be so negative? No matter how positive the news article may be some people just have to put in there negativity..
Let me congratulate the students. I wish them all the best in China.. I pray that they will be successful in their studies and that the Lord will guide them and protect them..
At the end of the day we are all Dominicans, it doesn’t matter what village they are from, whether they are labourites or UWP.. This pettiness needs to stop..Too much negativity..Everything has to be about politics..
To all the NEGATIVE PEOPLE out dere, get rid of that negative energy. take a deep breath and think positive and then positive things will start happening in yall lives..ANd trust me u yall will feel more relieved and happier..
Peace to ALl!!!
Can some of you just be happy for these kids who are getting an opportunity at higher education?
Education is the best tHing anyone can have or get access to, so no matter where they go to get educated, it will be to their benefit.
Thank God that China is providing these scholarships because it could mean that some of these folks would otherwise not have received the chance at higher learning.
Congrats to you guys. I personally do not care whether you are LABOUR, Freedom, or UWP. All I care is that you have an opportunity to make your future better.
All I ask is that you all “Cape Diem” you have your future in your hands now…run with this opportunity that many do not get – HIGHER EDUCATION
GOD BLESS
What is the selection process for obtaining these scholarships??? I can identify one person who spent some time on a Cuban scholarship, quit to return home and is being awarded another one again??!!! This is ridiculous!!
no names mention. politics again. are they all from uwp families or laborites families? i guess thats the only reason names are not mentioned.
Why do they have to hold a ceremony for giving a few scholarships and why Liver-poul and Petter has to be featured?So every event there has to be a hoopla,waste of time and money.
I guess the politition has to stoop the people’s level so they can be seen as doing something.
The ceremony is just for letting them remember their mission,responsibility，goal.Come on, no more pilicial bullshit.
I HOPE THEY CAN SEE WHEN THEY COME BACK…AND IF I SEE ANY THUMB DOWNS YOU ALL WILL HEAR FROM MY LAWYERS
i just thumbs down…bring on the lawyer…
ok ok i will but Tony just go in exile with Skerrit, so i stick for now… lol
That’s great – at the end of the day the education is what matters. But I have noticed that most of the top Chinese student end up at schools in Europe and the US. Maybe we should ask the Chinese Gov’t to provide the funds for our students to study in Europe and the US as well. Afterall it is education and I feel most of the parents would be happier to have theirs sons and daughters in a more culturally integrated society. I know in the past the Canadian gov’t and other gov’t would provide funding to the Gov’t of Dominica that could use to support University students.
Very funny suggestion!
congrats shanika, i wish you all the best………..you are a bright chick…one love………
Note people DNO cannot mention names for fear of ledigation (getting sued).lol
I wish you would explain “ledigation”. I would hope you were attempting to say “litigation”.
The president and Petter are they off to study too?lol! That would be a nice and easy way to get rid of two leaches on the D/can tax payer.
Good luck mr.president.i thought your next tripwould be to seek medical treatment. OH I may be wong not wrong of to China for accupunture and some chinese herbs.
good! but it would have really helped to have 1. student names and/or 2. where they are from and 3.their respective field of studies.
go and learn how to spy on people
welcome to china!! all the best.
This is all part of china’s plan………
and?????????????????????????????????
If thats the plan i like it see you narrow minded DA folks in 6 years i’ll be back with my degree in marine bio
They going to learn some unique skills? Like how to stay 300 ft away from a building is listen to what is being said in there??? Every dictatorship needs those skills to survive!! Good luck, lucky Dominican students!!! DNO it up to you to post or not to post. You decide what people will read on your site, right?
Hogwash!!
are we that foolish in Dominica, stop playing politics and say something positive, the students are going to study to better themselves, DOMINICANS STOP BEHAVING IN THAT DISTASTEFUL MANNER FOR ONCE……good luck with allu studies
Hey if you are not playing politics could you please tell us what their concentration of studies are? When they come back to Dominica what will they be qualified in? Could you please tell us since you think, that what I think is politically motivated! An announcement like this one should say what they are going to study? You gullible, gullible people! We want to know! I see you don’t care.. Beggars are no choosers right?
And who should be blamed for lack of that information? Is it the government or DNO? Am sure the reporter just lacked to request that info!!!
I am telling upfront from what I know is political affiliations.
Congrats Aruna…. Lavilee gonnna get a deadly g.p
yang kong yong xay!
it would be nice to know what are the areas of study and how dominica will benefit.
WIRE TAPPING AND EVEDROPPING EXPERTISE
congratulations and best of luck to all!
Are there any Students from The south east Namley: Laplaine, Boetica and Delices. I really Hope so.
And if they are not, what are you going to do about it?
we would like to know who these students are.
could you post their names?
I hope those scholarships went to deserving students and not political affiliation.
wishing every one good luck in their studies
congratulations and keep striving high..God bless you all and safe trip!