Former Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Gene Pestaina, has died.
His family confirmed to Dominica News Online that he passed at his home at approximately 10:30 on Thursday morning.
Pestaina, who has been gravely ill in recent times, had an approximately forty-year tenure in public service/law enforcement in Dominica.
DNO is following this developing story and will publish further information as it becomes available.
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my good friend ,we grow up together in massacre ,how sad to hear such bad news. my sympathy with his family and close friends .
God has the whole world in his hands.
A time to be born
A time to live and grow up to adulthood
A time to struggle with whatever occurs in life
A time to get sick
A time to die
A time to be judged for all eternity.
My sympathy to Judith, his wife and other members of his/her family.
May his soul rest in peace. Amen!
That’s my granpaw
RIP ! Good man
To my former teacher at PSS–Mrs. Judith Garraway- Pestaina
My family and I extend our sincere condolences to you and family for your lost. Stay strong!
Great man and friend. Goodbye Gene. RIP
RIP Gene! Did the government eventually give the CBI cash to get him treated outside the country? If they didn’t, they should hang their head in shame!!
Please be quiet people like you are talking about the CBI program and how much it is a scam and it is a piggy bank for ministers to increase their bank account and now you are suggesting that the government should feel horrible if they did not use CBI money to care for the gentleman. Pick a side or get some commonsense?
These freaks of politics not nature unfortunately are void of shame .
Scamps they are scampy!
Scampie can U help? I rcall there were three guy who were cadets who joined the force and were made sgts automatically. Pestina was one.Royer was the 2nd then there was a hard face one with a real miitary look. tall ropie very dark skinned and upright. All I try can’t recall his name.During my visits to the Congo,& Sudan I would see a soldier who would remind me of him.Where is this guy today and what was his name. Royer I am told became a preacher man.
Its sad how things like you bring politics into matters like this. RIP Mr. Gene
Gene was are great man love his family he was one the fist member of the Bells Combo. Was are very good Cricketer fast bowler one of the fist person to join the Dominica Police Force as are Sargent on the fist day we went to sea moon Club for are drink that Night that was in the early seventies Rip my Friend
May his soul rest in peace. Sympathy to his family and friends.
Another of the old guard has passed on. He was an honest man that did the best that he could under the circumstances. I wish his family well.
His suffering is over , may he RIP
RIP Gene. Condolences to Judith and family!
R.I.P
R.I.P Sir.
Its appointed to man once to die…..I say
Hold strong to ALL the family members!
Hello and good afternoon my people. I want to offer my condolence to Mr Pestaina family and thank them for his service to our citizens.
I must separate this statement from the above one. Now we know that Mr Pestaina left the DPP office because of a medical condition which I said was Prostate Cancer. We must wonder how can an educated man and someone who has the financial ability to seek medical care was unable to find out that he had Prostate Cancer but until it reach stage three Cancer. So to all my people a specially men at fifty years please have your PSA test and your prostate check. Rest in peace Mr Pestaina.
why dont you shut up?!!
Your comments,, maybe well intended, are out of place.
the man is dead let him rest in peace, have some empathy.
$ has replaced empathy on island since 2004 & b4( true or false?)
While it is appreciated that you Advocate for men over fifty years to have their PSA check. You need to know your facts before stating what Mr Pestaina had or had not?
Thanks, for your Condolences.
My pains has just been aggravated by a comment posted above about Gene. Mrs. Judith Pestaina, you have done everything in your power to sustain Gene’s life. You made him your number 1 priority. I have watched you at his bedside 24 hours. You been an exemplary wife. In sickness and in health you have been there. When all odds were against you, you never gave up. You have done your part. The Lord has now called Gene home, he is now free from his suffering. Gene could not have asked for more from you. You did it all, and he knew it. Be strong and may the lord grand you all the strength you need in this difficult moment. Grant you are an awesome son.
Thanks to every for the condolences to our family it is greatly appreciated.
Tony
How do you know how long the gentleman waited until a diagnosis? I am sure judging on your comment that you are not a medical doctor and are not related to the family. You and your kind love to indulge in gossip and always make it seem factual. You should have stopped at RIP, because the rest is just nonsense.
That was a low blow and water under the bridge amigo !
To: Admin at DNO.
Hello and good morning my people. Admin DNO can you tell me why you didn’t post my response to Budman,CeCe and Concerned Dominican. We should be able to have a grown up conversation without being censored by you.
RIP sir
My sincere condolences to Mrs. Pestaina and family. May our Lord bless and comfort you during this time of grief.
R.i. P.
Bro Cheddo….another soldier gone too soon. He served very well indeed. Long live the veterans of the good old CDPF
Assertive like the rod of Moses!?
RIP Gene. You came, you served and now it’s time to say fare thee well. To family, friends, acquaintances and loved one I say accept my sympathy and stay strong for he is in a better place now. God will see you through.
See you on the other side some day my friend
Always Assertive but really saddened at your passing
I want to express my deepest sympathies to Judith and the Pestaina family. Gene my friend, you will be surely missed. Your passing has brought back many memories when we worked together in special branch. You will be missed my friend. May you rest in peace forever.
My deep sympathy to the family!
My family join me in extending deepest condolences to Mrs Judith Pestaina , Cora-Ann and the entire family on the passing of your loved one. May you find comfort and strength in the Lord during this difficult time. God bless
Condolences to his family and may his soul rest in peace
My deepest sympathy to the family
Rip
May he rest in eternal peace.
May his soul Rest in Peace, it’s a path of life when one is born on planet earth!
also teaches us a lesson how fragile life is, and we must embrace living with humility!!
So sad to hear that. The government did not do him justice but he has peace at last. We all are mortal, remember that.