Dominica High Commission in UK launches new website and social media feeds

Janet Charles, Acting High Commissioner

It is with great pleasure I announce the relaunch of a new look and feel of the Dominica High Commission’s website. This new layout will provide us with a platform to communicate effectively with a wider audience of the Diaspora. I believe you will find it extremely useful and insightful as a member of the Diaspora. In addition, I am hoping it will appeal to our younger members as the intent is to provide inclusion at all levels with Dominicans, children of Dominicans, Friends of Dominicans and others simply curious about Dominica.

We wish to play a more active role as an extension of the Government of Dominica by connecting with our people not just in difficult times like Hurricane Maria but most importantly as we embark on this all-important journey of rebuilding a better and more resilient Dominica for us all.

We have introduced many new areas which will require your input, such as citizenship and volunteer registration– this is an automated page that allows existing and new Citizens and students in the UK to enter their details so that we may be able to proactively reach out to you and provide assistance when required. The register will also feature a skills database to identify individuals with specific professions. We plan to introduce a new online newsletter which will again provide information regarding Dominica and the work of the High Commission and the Government of Dominica. We will also highlight the contribution of the diaspora and the various associations.

By now you have probably received invitations to like our newly launched Facebook page if you have not yet done this, I urge you to do so. The Facebook page will be less formal in that we will share events that may be of interest to you, talk about exciting opportunities available to the wider diaspora. Here is another opportunity for you – we are happy to promote, showcase any member of the community or event that will benefit Dominica, so please share with us.

And finally we are also launching a Twitter account and all three media means are connected. It is hoped this will steer us in the right direction in providing you with relevant information.

On behalf of the staff here at the Dominica High Commission and the Government of Dominica we trust you find this initiative a useful and positive one for a better Dominica.

www.DominicaHighCommission.co.uk

Facebook.com/ukdhc

 

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20 Comments

  1. Cyrique
    February 4, 2018

    Boy oh boy!! Miss Charles creates a new, informed & exciting website and all you all do is criticise her and begin to lambaste her & Francine Baron?? Miss Charles is heading the High Commission in London & is doing a sterling job. She’s had to deal with her normal duties as well as dealing with two National Disasters. I can’t hear anyone congratulating her for heading the fundraising efforts which will be of huge benefit to our people. Papa Bondieu!! To criticise her in public like this is grossly unfair. She should be congratulated. No other Embassy raised more funds for Dominica like the UK. Tell her thanks for that! Miss Charles God will be by your side and will open the eyes of your critics so that they can appreciate you for what you do for our Dominica ??. Please keep your head high. I love our new website. Thank you for your service & thanks also to your wonderful staff. Well done ??

  2. My Two Cents In
    December 5, 2017

    It would be nice if the Ministry of Foreign Affairs provided for us in the USA similar web service and means of contact. Earlier this year, from January to about July, whether I would remember that I still had not been able to contact the Consul, I tried contacting the Dominica Consul in New York City, and was not able. I even left a message like the voice mail greeting said to do, and no one as of today has returned my phone call.

    • Anonymous
      December 5, 2017

      They were (….and still are) true to form. No surprises here.

  3. Tony
    December 4, 2017

    Hello and good evening my people. Well I don’t go on Facebook or Twitter because they are spying platforms for “Five Eyes”.

  4. Me
    December 4, 2017

    A glaring error of grammar in this High Commissions announcement. Media is the plural ofmedium, which literally translates as “means”. It is therefore not necessary to say “media means”. Media alone would be quite sufficient in this case.

    • dee
      December 4, 2017

      Hey
      Nice initiative
      You’ve been in the UK long enough
      Please look up the meaning of the word ”DIASPORA” and use accordingly .
      No criticism meant , but i remember once saying we as a third world country , and a Director ( A white South African) whispered in my ear after the meeting , ”but where is the first , second nor fourth world? ” ”there is only but one World” nor is there an ”under world” but yes under ground.
      I have never used the term Third World again.
      That made some sense .

  5. UKDominican
    December 4, 2017

    Why is Janet still acting High Commissioner so long after her predecessor was appointed Foreign Minister after the last election? Surely this is highly unusual. Does it mean that Francine Baron is in fact still the real High Commissioner? Something is not right here. Janet deserves better.

    • Shameless
      December 4, 2017

      Janet Charles cannot be appointed High Commissioner because she is still a civil servant under the law. She would have to resign as a civil servant, thus forfeiting all her benefits, job security and take a political job (High Commissioner) in which she can be fired at will by her immediate boss or supreme boss ( Dr. Punjabe Skersker). So Janet has her cake, enjoying it and laughing all he way to the bank :mrgreen: :mrgreen: . Hey, who would not love to be in that position? 8) 8) 8) .

      Assertive like Mama Eugee! :twisted:

      • Anonymous
        December 4, 2017

        You mean a civil servant can’t get fired by Skerrit but a High Commissioner can? That does not make sense to me. You don’ hear what happened to the P.S. to that Minister of agriculture. A high ranking civil servant apparently summarily dismissed?

      • No name
        December 6, 2017

        Get your facts straight before you make your comment. They have the woman working like a donkey in that office. Even though there is a high commissioner is still she who does most of the work for the same salary equivalent to the salary in D/ca. Give the woman the post and a proper salary to go with it.

  6. Paul Rossnof
    December 4, 2017

    The acting high commissioner (a Skerrit associate by the way states: We wish to play a more active role as an extension of the Government of Dominica by connecting with our people not just in difficult times like Hurricane Maria but most importantly as we embark on this all-important journey of rebuilding a better and more resilient Dominica for us all.
    What it means is, that Skerrit will be using these communication channels to reach his followers in the diaspora for his ongoing propaganda.
    By the way, I don’t know what the staff in the High Commission here in London is doing all day. Nobody answers the phone to start of with and if you are lucky to get through to somebody they a totally useless and unable to or unwilling to help.

    • Warro
      December 6, 2017

      This was a positive announcement yet some people just have to be political and negative.
      jealousy, bad mind and Red eye only brings us Dominicans down.

    • No name
      December 6, 2017

      Maybe they need more staff, probably that’s the problem

  7. My little take
    December 4, 2017

    So if Janet Charles, is the Acting High Commissioner, who then was , or is, or to be the permanent High Commissioner? What is the current status of Ms. Francine Baron? That thing and everything behind the office of the High Commissioner is very, very, very fishy and I smell some corrupt thing smelling in the air

  8. Optimistic
    December 4, 2017

    It is commendable that you are opening or relaunching a variety of services which are launched to endoursge interactiveness, openness and solidarity amongst all Dominicans. I do sincerely hope your aims and objectives are attained. I must give some advise which is: the office of the high commission should remain true to your words. In this ever changing world, it is important to carry out new initiaves to maximize efficiency within any institution. I daresay, I seem to recall when I was a post graduate student in the UK, after several attempts to solicit your assistance on an urgent matter, all I got in response was your silence. Shame on you. Your kind of establishments need to not only talk the talk but most importantly follow through by walking the walk. In order to make a difference in your job, you need to go beyond fulfilling your mandated daily duties and go the extra mile.

    • zandoli
      December 4, 2017

      These people are just political hacks who are on a very expensive paid vacation.

      We recently had to solicit the assistance of that office and by the time they responded, it was too late. These people are a total waste of time.

      • UKDominican
        December 4, 2017

        Zandoli, Iknow exactly what you mean but I am of the firm belief that the acting High Commissioner is hamstrung and can not make any real decisions without referral to her boss, who happens to be haughty Hon. Baron.

  9. zandoli
    December 4, 2017

    How about doing some real work, representing the people of Dominica. Instead you sit on your duff, taking ages to get anything done. I know of what I speak.

    • Warro
      December 6, 2017

      what you fail to realise is the staff in the high commission do work hard. just because they took longer to answer your call does not mean they just sit on their ….
      you people just love to bring your own people down.

    • Warro
      December 6, 2017

      The people in the high commission do work hard. you know nothing, just because they took long to answer your call does not mean they just sit on their …. you people just like to bring your own people down.
      to get some ware we need to support each other not fling ma pwe.

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