Dominica’s Trade and Investment Commissioner, Frances Delsol, has been voted as one of Canada’s top 100 Black Women To Watch in 2016.
Frances, a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Award Winner and the recipient of several community awards was selected for her unceasing contribution to building the African-Caribbean Community in Canada and for her tireless work for Dominica during last year’s Tropical Storm Erika Crisis.
The Canadian International Black Women (CIBWE) event to host Canada’s Top 100 Black Women to Watch in 2016 takes place on June 11, 2016 at the Novotel Hotel in Toronto. One of last year’s winners, Celina Caesear-Chavannes (originally from Grenada) and currently the Member of Parliament for Whitby and the Permanent Secretary to Prime Minister Trudeau, will be the Keynote Speaker.
Three more Dominican women were recently recognized in a newly published book titled ‘Accomplished Black Canadian Women.’
They are:
-Warrant Officer Avril Jno-Baptiste Jones who is a long-serving, well respected member of the Canadian Forces who served in Afghanistan and is a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Award winner.
-Eunadie Johnson sits on several Boards in Canada. She is the Former Director of Women’s Health in Women’s Hands Network and an avid advocate for women’s health. Johnson is sister to Dominica’s former Prime Minister, Edison James.
Dr. Dorothy Wills, well known for her humanitarian efforts, has dedicated her life to teaching, social work and to encouraging the integration of visible minorities into Canadian society.
All have helped in raising the profile of Dominica in Canada and have been unfailing in their contributions to building a better society.
Well done ladies. Congratulations!
Congrats to all four of you. I want to say a special ‘Thank You” to Eunadie for all the hard work she has done to our community here in Canada and for her love of family…Once again congratulations.
Co congrats!
Yes dominica taking her for their own, cause is good news.anyway delsol is from grand bay.
congratulations Great news
Congratulations to my niece Avril and the other ladies, keep on making us proud
I am proud of these fine exemplars of Dominica born beauty, drive and commitment to development, especially Dorothy Wills who quietly aids our students each year.
This makes me so proud and as a young woman serves as an inspiration. We need more role models like you rather than so many of the empty-headed materialistic people on TV. Thanks to all of you and congratulations!
Well done ladies. A special shout out to Eunadie Johnson and Warrant Officer Avril Jno-Baptistr from Winnipeg.
Good work women congrets, makes me feel proud of my country. God bless Dominica.
Well done continue to make Canada a better place. =)
damn that’s cold bruh. too bad most dumbinicans won’t get it lol
Hello and good afternoon my people. I would like to congratulate the three ladies for their accomplishments. Now I must say that our number one export is our educated citizens because where ever we go we flourish when we are allowered to do our work .
Hello and good afternoon my people. I would like to make a correction to my post for congratulating three of the ladies I meant to congratulate the four(4) ladies. Congratulations to you all.
Well done. Please continue to make us proud.
Great!
What about the two women in Canada, one that goes by the name “Face the Fact” and another who used the name lizxavierforjesus (I prefer to call her ‘Lucifer for Jesus’)….what are they doing in Canada except come and talk crap on DNO?
Congratulations to all the ladies, hard work and focus paid off. Respect.
Much respect to the wonderful ladies of the Commonwealth of Dominica residing in Canada.. we are very proud of them and we congratulate them for helping to move our beautiful Island of Dominica forward.
Congratulations to all of you bold and courageous women for standing up for women’s rights
Here’s to the good Dominican folks in Toronto
Positive vibes
Congratulations to all women. I send special congratulatory message to Francess Delsol whom I know personally. God bless you ladies to continue your works to bring glory to the Most High.
Well done and congratulations to my four Caribbean neighbours.
Very well done ladies! We’re proud of you as Dominicans, as women and as regular human beings doing extra-ordinary things.
Congratulations ladies. Those of us in the diaspora know how difficult a journey this can be so we applaud and celebrate you.
As for that ignoramus who gave the thumbs down,… and still they rise!!! Enough said.