On November 3, 2024, the occasion of Dominica’s 46th Anniversary of Independence, eighteen individuals will be honored with Meritorious Service Awards. Among the recipients, Olympic Gold Medalist Thea Lafond-Gadson will be recognized with the Dominica Award of Honour, the nation’s highest accolade. Additionally, Dentist Dr. Cyril Robinson, along with representatives from the Government of the United Kingdom, the Government of Canada, and Range Developments, will be awarded the Sisserou Award of Honour.
The Meritorious Service Award will be presented to several individuals for their contributions in various fields: Cheryl Rolle for Business and Insurance, Simeon Albert for Community Development, Nigel Francis for Education and Culture, Gerald Corbette for Education, Armour Thomas for Community Development, Annette Bates for Community Development and Agriculture, Martin Charles for Diplomacy and Sports, Carol Severin-Abraham for Agriculture, Hudson Challenger for Education, and Catherine Janice Leighton-Armah for Diplomacy.
Furthermore, Courtney Challenger will receive the Long Service Medal for Public Service, while Adelina Destouche will be recognized in the field of Education. Isaac Andre will be honored with the Services Medal of Honour for his contributions to Sports.
The awards ceremony is scheduled to take place at the Windsor Park Sports Stadium, commencing at 5:00 PM at the Independence Day Observance ceremony on November 3.
Sisserou award to Range Development? Whose fools are you?
Range Dev. got, free from Gov’t, 15 acres of Land that was carved out from our Cabrits National Park. The authorities went to Parliament, changed the Law to facilitate that injustice. Range Dev. were given hundreds upon hundreds of our passports to sell. millions were amassed. Nobody knows how much exactly because no accountability or transparency. Range Dev. build Kempinski hotel with money from sales of our passports. Sadly, neither hotel nor the 15 acres taken from Cabrits belong to DA citizens, although it was our passports sold.
Now, another owner and new name, Inter Continental hotel. Range is invited again to build Marina on Cabrits Wetlands? Who will own the Marina and Land?
Sisserou parrots really in flight. Foreign concerns control our dear Land of birth.
Patriots that love their country but hates the direction Roosevelt has us going, should all dress in white and black on national day to let the world know that we are in pain and sorrow because of how Roosevelt Skerrit used our independence to destroy us
No matter how many awards Government gives fact of the matter is Skerrit destroyed our country completely and according to a regional former Prime minister, Skerrit made us the laughing stock of the world.
Skerrit, where is Ross university you met booming 20 yrs ago?
Skerrit, where is the banana industry you met? Now locals can’t even get a hand of fig to buy.
Skerrit, where is our Kubuli, Lubiere and Trois Potone water bottled in Dominica, you met?
Skerrit where is our coconut factory you met?
Skerrit where is Bello factory you met?
Skerrit , what have you done to help our young people? Well, I know you legalized smoking ganja for them and gave them sewo. But they are no longer on the playing cricket, football and other sports. 20 years ago our young boys use to be playing cricket or soccer every afternoon after work and every Sunday there was a cricket match in almost every community. Now nothing, no where!
Independence award means nothing when our country has been destroyed
You do realize that all of these that you mourn have already been replaced by new ventures, do you?
Stay there mourning still, while the foreigners come in to take the job that you refuse.