President of Dominica His Excellency Charles A. Savarin is presently in Antigua for the 15th Conference of Presidents and Governors-General of the Caribbean Community which got underway on March 29, 2016 under the theme “The Relevance of the Commonwealth in a Changing Caribbean.”
The following Heads/Deputy Head of State attended the opening ceremony:
• His Excellency Sir Rodney Williams
Governor-General of Antigua & Barbuda
• His Excellency Sir Colville Young
Governor-General of Belize
• Her Excellency Dame Cecile La Grenade
Governor-General of Grenada
• His Excellency Samuel Tapley
Governor-General of St. Kitts & Nevis
• Her Excellency Dame Pearlette Louisy
Governor-General of St. Lucia
• His Excellency Anthony Thomas Camona
President of Trinidad & Tobago; and
• Mr. Perin Bradley
Deputy Governor-designate Representing Governor Christina Scott of Anguilla
The Opening Ceremony which was attended by the Prime Minister of Antigua the Honourable Gaston Brown, other Ministers of Government of Antigua and Barbuda and some 200 specially invited guests, was addressed by His Excellency Sir Rodney Williams who welcomed the Heads of State and their delegations to the three-day conference and set the stage for the deliberations which are to follow in the coming days.
The Feature Address was delivered by the Honourable Baroness Patricia Scotland, Secretary General Designate of the Commonwealth, who will assume office on Friday, 1st of April while still in Antigua.
Over the following two days, presentations will be made on the following topics of interest:
• The Crown and the Caribbean Realms
• The Role and Function of the Privy Council in a Changing Caribbean
• The Role and Function of the Caribbean Court of Justice
• The Changing Face of Banking in the Caribbean
• The Impact of Global Warming on Small Island States
• The Relevance of a National Honours System in an Independent Country
• The Work of the Order of St. John in the Caribbean and Wider Commonwealth
• Issues Affecting Youths in a Changing Caribbean
• The OECS – A Model for Development; and
• Human Rights – The Caribbean’s Response to Prevailing Issues
The Conference sessions will come to a close with the selection of a host country for the 2017 Conference and a date for the next Conference.
President Savarin accompanied by Mrs Savarin and the President’s Aide-de-Camp (ADC), Inspector Bruno, left the State for Antigua on Monday, 28th of March and will return on Friday, 1st of April.
Mr. Conrad O. McIntyre has been designated to act in the Office of President during the absence of His Excellency The President.
Dominicans are so negative when it comes to things as this. If the President didn’t attend then it will be another thing. No one knows how to please you people except for Lennox Linton but his turn is coming and I hope he will be able to take the heat when the time comes.
The country fails when the people don’t cooperate
The country fails when the people continue to be negative
The country fails when the people are LAZY
The country fails when the people do not realize that the greatest resource is them
When will you all wake and realize that Dominica is not all about DLP and UWP. Dominica belongs to all of us and I don’t give a damn who is in power. RED AND BLUE MAKE PURPLE.
A waste of taxpayers money!
We are bound to suffer. A ridiculous waste of time and money.
Were there any action items from the previous meetings? It would be good to get an update on where things stand from prior meetings along with the action items from this meeting. Otherwise these meetings will be looked at as vacation on the taxpayers money.
Only 2 comments for de “president?” And mine make three? Well well well, this is so pitiful. Anyway, he doe care; once him salary sure.
I guess his popularity rating is 0.0000000000.0000000000.0000000000 
Way papa, all you not good nuh, Dominicans. It would be good to do the same to Scare-it.
U see i don’t get it. when will our leaders man up and shape our destiny!! What the freak does the crown have to do in our business. Get rid of these old colonial slavery practices and shape our destiny for our people. u fools are laughable. I can’t wait for a new generation of leaders. Do your research on the history and what they have done to black people, our race from haiti and beyond. Much more….it pains
Another waste of a person! Saverin you have outlived your usefulness so please go away and give the country a chance to recover. It is negative people like you who are holding back development in Dominica.
STUPES—— who cares? stupes.
Is the said president the same individual who called upon Dominicans not to patronize a legitimate business on island????? If he is,thats why I will continue to refer to this badly managed country as a failed state….