Members of the Dominica Charity Foundation – Dominica Hilfe e.V., Germany – were visiting The Dominica Infirmary in Roseau in 2017, where they met Ms. Annie St Luce, the director of the Infirmary. Ms. St Luce pointed out that all residents have special needs and require special care and amenities, so the Infirmary’s monthly expenses include diapers, utilities, groceries and medication.
According to director Annie St Luce, the Infirmary gets a monthly subvention of $82,000 from Government, but about half is used to pay 45 members of staff. The Infirmary currently has 86 residents and it takes more than $3,000 per month to adequately cater for the needs of each resident.
Ms. Mary Sylvester, President of the Dominica Charity Foundation, promised to help the Infirmary. Back in Germany, she and the members of the NGO organized a search for medical aid. The charity foundation only has a few active members and a limited budget, but it has connections. Some German companies reacted to the inquiries. One company sent many packs of diapers on several pallets. Another company provided several hospital beds with electric motors. Also, many wheel-chairs, walkers, and crutches were donated.
A great help was brought by the Sanitätshaus Pfänder. Freiburg. Its CEO, Mr. Theo Falck, helped organize the search for the medical aid, and donated a lot of the items personally.
Finally, the charity goods accumulated to an amount that a 20’ container was needed. The cardboard boxes of medical aid were placed on pallets, and eleven of the pallets filled the container.
The German NGO was founded by Ms. Mary Sylvester in 2006. The Dominica Charity Foundation has supported the Marigot hospital yearly since then. The NGO is co-operating with the BMZ, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development; and Engagement Global. The transport from Germany to Dominica is very costly. These two institutions help to pay some of the freight costs.
In the beginning of the year 2018 – several months after Hurricane Maria – the port of Roseau still had severe difficulties to locate the containers among the many that were sent to help Dominica. Computer problems, resulting in the massive destruction of the electric power lines, made it almost impossible to find the container for several weeks. But finally, it was found and delivered to the Dominica Infirmary in Roseau.
On behalf of the Dominica Charity Foundation, Ms. Mary Sylvester made a visit to the Infirmary in February 2018. Ms. St Luce thanked her for the kind donation and generosity portrayed towards the Infirmary and its residents.
Apparently ACTP (Association for the Conservation of Threatened Parrots), the German organisation that took our parrots to their facility in Berlin is also a tax exempt charity.
“Germany was reunited on 3 Oct. 1990 and eastGermay ceased to exist as a separate state.”
Let me show people how some nobody Dominicans are ignorant!
I live in Los Angeles California, in the far West of The United States; bound with the pacific ocean, the next land in sight would be Hawaii. There is also a Mid-Western United States; that means there must be an East, North, and South also, there are fifty-two States within the continental United State; so, is that fool assuming because it is term the United States, the Western, or Eastern part of the United States does not exists?
How can East Germany ceased to exist; can’t you you are an idiot?
Why don’t you try to educate your stupid self before you come on DNO and make an idiot out of yourself!
DNO we suggest you check some of the comments before allowing them to be posted I was surprised at the remarks of Francisco, I do believe that Ms.Mary Sylvester is out there doing her best in helping her Island people and this guy who have a chip on his shoulder and feels trashing her makes him up standing, well he is not in my book and I would not waist my time in responding to his concern about the Foundation. DNO personal attach should not be tolerated regardless this guy is out of line .. Francisco Telemaque what have you really done for Wesley or Dominica .
“I don’t know if their is also a connection between her and Dixon Sylvester, who now lives in New Jersey and visited Dubai in Feb. of 2016 with Alick Lawrence to promote the CBI programme for the Silver Sands hotel project in Portsmouth. ”
So Called UKDominican, the more I read you is the more suspicious I become, and I am sure many people reading your sentiments in the quote above suspicions will also be aroused!
I suppose you have not been to Dominica recently, or perhaps you are not keeping in touch with what is taking place in Dominica, but whereas you are mentioning Dubai and certain people name that could ruin you reputation if you have one.
The thought of doctor this, and her association with people of academics means nothing; that does not mean squat people like me. Anybody who wish to educate themselves theses days can do so. And mind you some of the most notorious thieves on the planet, are the academically educated people.
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A medical doctor said he was treating me, he took more than $40,000.00 dollars out of me lying to me, when I thought that so called problem was going to render my lower extremities useless; I spoke with my friend Jonathan Pervost M.D. who was at the time practicing in Dominica, who suggest I travel to Dominica for a visit with him.
I went all the to Dominica, Jonathan did a VT, and further examination, then took me to the PMH where he had someone do an X-ray on my Lumbar; I had an orthopedic issue, he read the X-ray, and informed me there was no such issue with my lumbar as the American doctor said; and advised that I could sue the doctor when I got back. I left the American doctor alone since I discovered he was thief!
That was almost twenty years ago, I have not had any problems with my lumbar spine; so a persons profession does not make them different to anyone else okay. I f you are from Marigot, I don’t see why you are talking all of this thing under a…
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If you are from Marigot, I don’t see why you are talking all of this thing under a fictitious name! I am from Wesley, writing under my the name given to me by my parent: I am Francisco Etienne-Dods Telemaque, ask anybody from Wesley or Marigot in their late fifties, and sixties if they remember a little boy from Wesley called Son; if they say yes, I am the kid! All the Telemaque, Alfred, Linton, and James, and others in Marigot are my relatives.
And let me end by saying lawyers, are also thieves, one in handled a case in he settled it for $12,000.00 dollars, he stole every dime from me;one another case against a Mortgage company the settlement was a little over $500,000.00, I ended up with just a little bit over a hundred thousand dollars.
So all those names you mentioned to me are means nothing me than then they are human!
Can you tell me in what city in Germany your foundation is located, and registered;East or West, so that I can check it out to see if it is real, or if the Parrots are in the apartments of any of your members!
Mind you be honest with the location, and city, because I know Germany very well. Be informed I once lived in the city of Cuxhaven in West Germany, and work in Sea Adler okay! Our Ship worked between Denmark, and Cuxhaven.
You look as if you want help yourself never mind giving money to infirmary!
Fancisco, I don’t rightly know what to make of this but the charity is apparently founded in Freiburg ( Black Forest area) under the name Dominica Hilfe F.V. with the writer of ,the article, H.M. Schemske as a co-founder. We know of Mary Sylvester because there is a link between her and Darren J. Sylvester, barrister and chairman of the Dominican charity DONA in the U.K., which is closely associated with our High Commission in London. Mary Sylvester is supposed to be a composer and singer and studied at the university of Freiburg and she also claims to be involved in the management of My Fathers guest house in Marigot. I don’t know if their is also a connection between her and Dixon Sylvester, who now lives in New Jersey and visited Dubai in Feb. of 2016 with Alick Lawrence to promote the CBI programme for the Silver Sands hotel project in Portsmouth.
Can you describe to me what is a Charitable Foundation; and what, where is the source of the money the foundation gives away?
I am not an idiot; the claims are that they have a Dominica Charitable foundation in some part of Germany. So, my question is simple this; since I am aware that there are no large population of Dominicans residing in neither East or West Germany; who are the donors of money to this foundation?
Do not impress on me that she has some German godfather’s donating millions of Deutschmark to her foundation because I know better. So, this crap about Dominica Charitable Foundation in Germany is nothing more than a myth!
Who are the members, how many Dominicans are involve in this foundation, let us have a lists of names, or photographs of those involved Black or White. Unless this woman is a multi-billionaire you all had better stop fooling yourselves! The whole thing is designed to serve another purpose, I believe to Justify the sale of the Parrots in…
Mr Telemaque, I support a lot of you views on here. However I don’t support you taking personal shots at the lady about her looks. Please refrain from personal insults especially to someone whom you don’t know. Let’s have some respect for each other. In this troubling times we need to stick together rather than divide. Thanks
Okay, I agree with you to a certain extent; I could have got around it in another way rather than saying she “look like someone who need charity;” and so I withdraw that. But I am very suspicious about this so called foundation.
Let me give you an idea of what a charitable foundation is all about: Think in terms of Bill, and Hilary Clinton Foundation. They rise millions of dollars, if not billions from rich people; they donate millions of that money to the poor all over the world, perhaps you are familiar with what they did in Haiti, and recently Bill was in Dominica, where he pledged to donate money to assists with the rebuilding of our country.
People like Bill Gates, and Buffet, these are the sort of people who has Charitable Foundations; There are many other such foundations in America; I only mention two familiar names you might know. Crap like Melisa Skerrit foundation is not a foundation which resources comes from the sale of diplomatic…
Sorry to say it but it appears mr. Telemaque is turning into a cantankerous old man, who is becoming very intolerant and perhaps is showing signs of senility. Anyway there is still freedom of expression so we should tolerate him if it gives him pleasure. I am sorry he got taken advantage off by these charlatan doctors.
All you wanted to do was show off your very limited knowledge of Germany. Other than that your contribution suits no vital purpose.
Germany was reunited on 3 Oct. 1990 and eastGermay ceased to exist as a separate state.
My fellow Dominicans we need to bring back winair into Canefield. They had very good service.
Why is this coming out now? This is too corny man. This is old news. Is it to try and convince us that the Germans have the interest of Dominica at heart now that our parrots have been filched. Please, you all make we weep. I am pissed, really pissed.