Twenty to be recognized for contribution to national development

coatofarmsTwenty Dominicans are to be recognized for the contributions to national development during the annual National Parade of Uniformed Troupes on Monday, November 3, 2014.

As Dominica observes its 36th Anniversary of Independence former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Human Resource Development, Youth Affairs and
Sports Mrs Jennifer Wallace Lafond and prominent medical practitioner Dr Hendricks Paul will be conferred Dominica’s second highest award, the Sisserou Award of Honour for their work in education and medicine respectively.

Dominica’s third highest award, the Meritorious Service Award will be bestowed on Ms Winnifred Valencia Webb for her work in youth development; former parliamentarian Mrs. Anne Timothy for her public and community achievements; Ms Jean Joseph for her work in the Diaspora and promoting Dominica in the United States; Mrs Bernadette George Francis for early childhood education; and Mr Darnley Guye for culture.

The Services Medal of Honour will go conferred on Mr Cyrille James and Mr Jeffery Francis Charles for bus driving; Mr Don Leogal for sports; Mr Andre Charles for dairy farming; Ms Andrienna Henderson and the group Ti Bwa for culture; Mr Morris Cyrille for journalism; and Mr Julius Darroux for community development.

The Long Service Medal will be bestowed on Ms Linda Vigilante and Ms June Joseph for their work in early childhood education and Ms Juliana Commodore for her contribution to the field of nursing.

The 2014 National Parade of Uniformed Troupes takes place on Monday, November 3, 2014 from 8:00 am the Windsor Park National Stadium.

Prime Minister of Dominica the Honourable Roosevelt Skerrit will deliver the annual Independence Address to the Nation.

Dominica’s 36th Anniversary of Independence is being observed under the theme Our Nation, Our Responsibility.

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47 Comments

  1. laourite
    November 3, 2014

    Them man woulda always show up cause the fraid El Suprimo and his wrath!

  2. are you for real
    November 3, 2014

    Congratulations teacher June. This is an award well deserved.

  3. The Real Deal
    November 3, 2014

    Congratulations Miss Webb you deserved it all the way. God bless you miss Webb and we love you!!!!!!!!!!!!1

  4. Derick Gonsalves
    November 2, 2014

    You blue milli bugs does real sicken people eh…..

  5. November 2, 2014

    With all the activities going on is there will there be any wild life left after this WCF & Independence?
    There is little to no commonsense left on island it seems with SKRIT as P>M Savarin as President naming a LOW WAY after a President who just failed to show up as a lawman allowing corruption to solidiify right in his presence.
    All kind of strange ideas from the crazy pop like ej Curtis Mathew for whatever lol are you guys crazy and want to penalize my not so good friend the Novice politician as the LINO group calls him for talking 1/2 to a dozen crab backs to a family friend give me a break DA are we for real or what? I hope am dreaming this is not the Country I was born in lol tickle me somebody tell me it’s just a dream.

  6. da people
    November 2, 2014

    congrats bro, from your brother, daddy nied is certainly happy about you.big up

  7. November 1, 2014

    Congratulations Cyril James – so many years of dedicated and reliable service. Thank you

  8. ?????????
    November 1, 2014

    Julius darroux??? Wat he do nuh… all he was was chairman of laplaine village council.. lmfao….i guess its just politics….

    Dr paul deserves his award for sure…don leogal… umm i find those flowers a bit too early…

  9. Ridiculous
    November 1, 2014

    Ms Jean Joseph for her work in the Diaspora and promoting Dominica….HMMMMM that just BS!!! Jean Joseph and Loreen Bannis are in cohorts to falsely mis-represent themselves for awards all over the place, I hope all those forged awards she keeps getting by kissing politicians behinds will save her from the judgement of GOD. If there was ever a person so non-deserving is this woman, doing her thing for self praise and glorification, and then getting public praise, but it will end one day.

  10. joy
    November 1, 2014

    congrats to Miss June Joseph of Wesley for over 35 years ,educating our little ones ,go for it my dear!!!!!!.and may God bless you ,my friend.

  11. MUDD
    November 1, 2014

    Congratulations to Darnley Guye on his award. With all the years and hard work and sleepless night with little pay, putting in those costumes. It was long overdue.

  12. Anonymous
    November 1, 2014

    Congratulations going out to all the awards for your service to your people and Dominica. THANK YOU

  13. junior
    October 31, 2014

    Congratulations to all the awardees especially Ms. Juliana Commodore or Nurse Commodore as she is affectionately known. She ha s given her best, she has given her all, we remember you as one of the most loving, caring person in our community. thanks for taking care of our families cause to you it was more than a job. Many of our present-day nurses need to take a page from your book
    well done ……………………………….bravo nurse commodore

  14. Bien Bon
    October 31, 2014

    Darnley Guye, I wish I could be there to carry that medal to you. Very well deserved to a man who works tirelessly year after year to ensure that carnival patrons are totally satisfied. (I know you have been retiring for about 10 years now!! Hold on my brother)

  15. Jaime Lewis
    October 31, 2014

    Congratulations to all the recipients. You have made us proud! Thanks for your service.

  16. Disgusted
    October 31, 2014

    wow congrats Jeffrey Charles you started with truck transporting people to Roseau one of the best respectful dedicated smooth bus drivers on the island you deserve It big time

  17. mabouya
    October 31, 2014

    congrats morris cyrille….I remember the days we worked at the star newspaper as type setters…..

  18. Lougaoo Mem
    October 31, 2014

    We are not politically mature enough as a nation to stand against the DLP bully machine. They gave themselves a big wage increase, and offered 0% for civil servants. What a shame eh.

    However, his supporters want him in power for the next 50 years, while the people of the West African country, Burkina Faso, are demonstrating, burning, and looting, demanding their leader step down after 27 yrs. and want to tinker with the constitution to enable him to stay in power longer.

    • Sisserou
      October 31, 2014

      What is your point? Are you trying to say that these people do not deserve awards?

    • Zuma
      November 1, 2014

      What are you signyfying

    • lovely dominica
      November 1, 2014

      de opposition accepted the increase too

    • November 2, 2014

      Loug! these peop[e are too crazy herefor that to happen the good citizens are protecting their little loot by supporting the Pirates on DA.
      Lol We eeven got to use our island for filming the Movie Pirates of the Caribbean is this a co-incidence causality, or what? It is often said art imitates life and viceversa.

  19. natural dominican
    October 31, 2014

    congratulations to the awardees

  20. October 31, 2014

    If I know D’cans well , them man will still show up .

  21. NY
    October 31, 2014

    Can someone tell me what public and community achievements Anne Timothy accomplished please?

    • Anonymous
      November 1, 2014

      Ann Timothy have and is still contributing to the welfare of the people of Dominica she doesn’t do it with a fan fair. One of the functioning Dominican organization in New Jersey is a brain child of her’s she supplies the different hospitals and clinics around Dominica with medical supplies. Ann and her husband purchase most of these supplies from their pockets giving scholarships to high school children if there is one person who deserves it is Ann. Tell me what have Jean Joseph done for Dominica???

    • c
      November 1, 2014

      she brings down loads of overseas voters every election. that is a great achievement for the ruling party.

    • November 2, 2014

      I can tell youlol! She ran for DFP in the 1980 election it must have been suggested by the now Kasi president. Some of us remember then she migrated then returned so the gang of Four/DFP rejects are rallying their forces as a blast from the past.

    • Justice
      November 3, 2014

      It appears that this awards thing has become a BIG joke.

  22. Duncekyat
    October 31, 2014

    Congratulations to all recipients. A special THANK YOU for your devotion to national service.

  23. Ka twavye
    October 31, 2014

    No parade without a salary increase. We are going on a sickout on Monday and Tuesday . Enough is enough . No more politricking.

    • ?????????
      November 1, 2014

      On tuesday too???? No no no… we want our street jump up… lol

  24. The level
    October 31, 2014

    Lol lol there will not be a parade, because the police are planning a sickout . we go see.

  25. unknown
    October 31, 2014

    Congratulations to the awardees but i really think Curtis Matthew should be considered for an award

    • October 31, 2014

      Why ! He gets the chance to ask the PM questions and when the time comes his mouth is locked .

      • Anonymous
        November 1, 2014

        He is a coward only on Q95 they have strength lol

      • November 2, 2014

        boom!!!! U hit the target

    • playboy
      November 1, 2014

      What the dickens for?

    • %
      November 1, 2014

      The award for Curtis should be called the Meritious award for lockjaw!

    • November 2, 2014

      are you on medical marijuana to for Hallucination? For what woulg U even perceive such an unreasonable idea? the guy must first learn to read without sounding like a person on ventilation machine with his special/unique intonation. Didn’t he listen to the old school x2 reading of the news by Ray Lawrence in Oct? Give a hell of a break UNKNOW you got to be CRAZY they should put this guy in a room in the back some where in the office.He chose the wrong profession sorry no disrespect to him as a human being but he does not cut it for news let alone nomination for what??????? you must listen to Cilo Green’s CRAZY
      UNKNOW remain UNKNOW and ur idea too. This is sickening to have people thinking like you do.

    • Anonymous
      November 2, 2014

      Well i really think not

  26. Harlem Supporter
    October 31, 2014

    Congrats to all the recipients and especially to Don Leogal…we are so proud of you and what you have done and continue to do for the Sport of Football, in Harlem foremost, nationally and regionally, youth football especially the Newtown Juvenile Football Academy (NJFA)…

    Having three (3) young men from there in Jamaica right now participating in the Digicel Chelsea FC KickStart Programme is testament to your efforts and the others who continue to give their all every Saturday! :-D

    Without you where would be a Harlem …nobody and i mean nobody can do it like u do! keep up the good work and we with you 100% regardless!

    NONE TO COMPARE!

    • November 2, 2014

      My boy dat even if am a Kensborough guy

  27. No Face
    October 31, 2014

    uniformed groups eh…you give uniform groups 0 0 0 and now u expect them to show up on your parade. wait for them on Monday see if they show up….remember the term “sick out”

    • policeman
      October 31, 2014

      clown this is not Roosevelt Skerrit parade it is a National Parade and we not sicking out on the people’s parade ok we will handle our issue with this 0 0 0 % the right way. dont incite us to disrespect our nation please. We will parade with pride and show why we deserve better.

    • Anonymous
      November 1, 2014

      When they “sick out” who are they hurting PM Skerrit will still drink his champagne and knock Their glasses………… lol the last laugh is always the best lol lol lol

    • November 2, 2014

      Let’s see if our arm forces got cojones. If they do then the elections will be a close call contrary to what pundits think & say. If so there’s hope for LL dispite the madness of he succeeding ConEDISON like our power suppliers in NY lol

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