EDITOR’S NOTE: For THOSE who cannot observe or read properly, the byline on the article clearly states this article is a PRESS RELEASE and not a DNO production.
History has been achieved two times over in Jamaica, first with the first ever Dominican actress to hit the big screen and secondly, the first movie to be produced and made in any rural part of Jamaica.
Collywood, a Guerrilla movie production company, will be staging it’s world premier on the 2nd of July 2011 on the South Coast Black River Jamaica, where the highly acclaimed movie Hated 2 Death will be having it’s world premier.
The Island of Dominica should be proud of one of its own; an actress by the name of Germina Jno-Baptiste made history by becoming the first Dominican to hit the big screen. Germina says, “I have been working with Collywood from day one, and decided to make the trip to Jamaica to work in the movie Hated 2 Death, this was a big decision for me, as I grew up in Dominica believing that Jamaica was a violent country; you would read reports in the media about Gang wars and drug Lords and how people were losing their life over trivial things. This has been an experience living and working in Jamaica, when you actually live there, you are not exposed to any of the violence, only what you read and hear about. I can say, where I live in the rural part of Jamaica, I have not seen or come across any of the violence that Jamaica is known for. I suppose it’s like anywhere you live in the world, if you hang out in wrong places, sometimes you will see and come across certain things.”
Germina acting career took off when she was living in London. She was discovered by Junior Hart, the director of Hated 2 Death and the Owner of Collywood. After a short while, Germina was signed to Collywood and whisked off to Jamaica to start work on her first feature movie. This was a dream come true for Germina who as a student in London studying to be a Heath Care Assessor, decided that the movie industry could be more exciting and better for her. She would be able to travel and see the world and work in places that she could only dream of. For any young girl, this was a dream come true.
Germina was born in Citronier and raised in Giraudel with her four sisters and one brother. Five years later she went to the UK in the hope of starting a new life as so many Caribbean people sort to do. However, normally the majority is subjected to a life of hardship and struggle, which they fail to admit, in the lands of the colonial masters of the past.
Dominica will be the next island where Haated 2 Death will be premiered before going on its world cinematic tour. The company saw it fitting as Germina is the only Dominican amongst the all Jamaican cast.
Germina will no doubt open the door for other up and coming actors and actresses to follow the trend and take more Dominicans to the big screen.
Collywood is ear marking Hated 2 Death to be staged as a special event at the Arawak House Of Culture by the end of 2011. Junior Hart the CEO says “This will be an exciting event that will be coming to Dominica, we are hoping that Dominicans everywhere will be proud that one of their own has made it through to the big screen”.
There has been the elate Roosie Richards in Young and Restless, also Miss Cooke in All my Children. It is always good to hear that Dominicans are doing well. But we must be careful not to steal the wind from others sail.
Talking about big screen and leading part as far as I am reading. I saw the other press release on Germina and they are saying she is the first to play leading role as a famale actress from Dominica. Not TV madam, BIG SCREEN CINEMA
there are so many of us dominicans who are so talented and never got a break.i heard that one of them wore oprahs pants and went dancing with her.good luck to you.
Congratulations sweetie, one love:-) xoxoxox
This girl has achieved great things for the little Island of Dominica. She is the 1st female to be a lead role in any movie, yes there has been other actors mainly male on the big screen (Wilcoxan) who by the way was a white man. You have to question was this the reason becuase of the skin colour he reached great hights in Hollywood. Well Germina is black and like Obama she has broken through….Go girl, as a dominican I am very proud. Big up.
his name was henry wilcoxon he acted as a roman soldier
I am sooooo proud of you germ
CONGRATULATIONS TO U MY DEAR. YOU WERE ALWAYS A DISCPLINED AND HARD WORKING YOU LADY. I REMEMBER OUR DAYS AT ST MARTIN SECONDARY SCHOOL. I AM VERY PROUD OF YOU AND UR ACHIEVEMENT.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, REMAIN FOCUSSED AND REACH FOR THE SKY.
Germina Jno Baptiste is playing a real life role in the Hated 2 Death movie. which tells the true story of 3 friends. See the true story that was printed in the Jamaican Star newspaper in 2006.
BY FABIAN LEDGISTER, Staff Reporter June 2006
A DVD found with the bodies of Candice and Phoebe last week and statements about a love triangle that went all wrong…
WAS IT FORBIDDEN love between lesbians that cost two young women their lives?
Statements to the police and evidence at the murder scene of two women in their 20s strongly suggests this.
The bodies of 20-year-old Candice Williams and Phoebe Myrie, 22, were found dumped in a pit at a home they shared in Taylor Land, Bull Bay, last week Wednesday, and police investigations are now confirming rumours of a ‘murder of passion!’
As a result, police are now on the hunt for the father of the one-year-old child of Candice Williams, Dwayne Lewis, who is wanted for questioning in the matter.
Police who were on the scene when the bodies were found, say the evidence found at the scene, suggested that the killer might have been angered by their suspected lesbian relationship.
“From yuh see di lesbian DVD whe di man throw in di pit, yuh know seh di lesbian ting have something to do with the murders … The assailant bun up mattress an fling weh sheet, so it obvious,” said an officer, who was at the scene when the bodies were taken from the pit.
Police confirm that an adult DVD case, sheets, and a pillow were found in the pit along with the bodies of the young women. A burnt mattress was also found in the yard of the house.
REPOST- First of let me congratulate Germina and her family for her accomplishment, however, I must interject that it is a journalist’s job to present the (researched) facts without bias or emotion, but this article is ladened with emotion and lack substance in that – Germina is not the first Dominican to hit the big screen; a son of our land Prince Ital Joe appeared in the movie Marked For Death Along Steven Segal. He was embarking on a music career and had an album which was a huge hit in Germany, and had Marky Mark as a guest star in one of his videos. There was also this young lady who appeared in a movie along side Denzel Washington, and a young Dominica who had a recurring role on one of the soaps on the ABC network. There are Dominicans
who are successful Doctors, Lawyers, educators Judges and professional athletes, all over the world, so to insinuate that most Dominicans who choose to make a life elsewhere than Dominica are struggling is irresponsible journalism. I am appalled that this is the angle this journalist decided to present such wonderful news. Germina Congratulations and I wish you much success.
ADMIN
Can a smart person explain that the article is a press release as stated in the byline?
Congrats sis . You are making all of us proud. BRING ME BACK WITH YOU WHEN YOU GOING BACK HOME.
WE ARE HAPPY FOR YOU
FOR MAKING US PROUD
CONGRATULATIONS
BOTH YOU AND PRINCE ITAL JOE CAME FROM THE SAME BLOODLINE THE WILLIAM PAYWIN MITCHEL generation/family !
NUFF RESPECT DUE
Congrats, you have only just begun…..
That’s a good thing
big tingz poppin from citrons ppl…. well done….
DNO, what’s with this comment?: “However, normally the majority is subjected to a life of hardship and struggle, which they fail to admit, in the lands of the colonial masters of the past.”
“Sunday, June 12th, 2011 | Press Release”
I think some of you failed to see that was a press release, not a piece of journalism. So they got it, so they released it. This information is just promotional material put out by the producers of the film.
ADMIN
PIPER THANK YOU VERY MUCH…. APPARENTLY YOU’RE THE ONLY ONE WHO SAW THIS.
Germina I will goood for you..coming from the UK I just message u on fb halla back.
CONGRATULATIONS GERMINA!
I AM VERY HAPPY FOR YOU BUT I WOULD LIKE TO CORRECT DNO ON GIVING NEWS BEFORE DOING THEIR HOMEWORK.
THERE IS THIS LABASSIERE GUY FROM POINTE MICHEL WHO ACTED IN A JAMES BOND FILM AND OTHER MOVIES.
THERE WAS ALSO HENRY WILCOCKSON FROM DOMINICA WHO ACTED IN THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. SO DNO DO SOME RESEARCH BEFORE DISSEMINATING NEWS.
GERMINA I WISH YOU THE BEST IN ALL YOUR ENDEAVOURS; YOU HAVE MADE US PROUD.
ADMIN
IF YOU HAD TAKEN TIME TO LEARN TO READ AND OBSERVE THE ARTICLE WAS CREDITED TO A “PRESS RELEASE” SENT BY OR ON BEHALF OF MS. JNO BAPTISTE. DNO DID NOT PRODUCE THE STORY. GEES
non sense she’s not the first out of dominica to hit big screen, great job young lady but u could be the first to from ur village, constituency we are all proud of u making the big hits!!!keep it up my dear !
CONGRATULATION TO HER ON HER ACHIEVEMENTS. HOWEVER, MS JNO-BAPTISTE IS NOT THE FIRST ON THE BIG SCREEN. WE HAVE DECEASED PRINCE ITAL JOE WHO ACTED WITH STEVEN SEAGAL AND SECONDLY, DWAIN javascript:moreSmilies()DION MURPHY WHO PLAYED THE LEADING ROLE IN THE DANCE MOVIE “HOW SHE MOVES” DWAIN IS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS ROLES IN “POOR BOYS GAME”, DEGRASSI, THE NEXT GENERATION AND “SAVING GOD”. PRESENTLY, DWAIN HAS BEEN FILMING THE UP AND COMING ABC SHOW “COMBAT HOSPITAL” IN TORONTO CANANDA. THIS WILL BE SEEN ON ABC STARTING JUNE 21ST.
It is good to have the name of my village mentioned here. And I am happy for this young lady, but geeze!
Tha nature of that movie! O dear! O dear!
DNO on a point of correction i know for a fact she is not the first Dominican to hit the big screen. there was this guy from canefield some years ago. he was also a singer he died in a traffic accident in the US some years ago. he was involved in music he wore dreadlocks. his name just does not come to mind now but i remember his face vividly.
His name or at least his stage name is “Ital Joe”. He was in a movie with Steven Segal acting as a Jamaican drug dealer.
prince ital joe was his name.
Yes you’re right on that….he even brought Maxi Priest to DA..His name was Joe Jacquette….AKA…(Prince Ital Joe)he dies in a car crash and left behind his wife and kids..a Carib woman……..
ital joe
prince ital joe
sorry movie is marked for death with steven seagal
that is correct. he acted in the movie with steven segal and all.
you are referring to Prince Ital Joe
TO add to that comment, there are still others, Dwayne Murphy is of Dominican parenthood, he starred in alot of movies, to name a one; “Saving God”,
The name of the guy was Prince Ital Joe or something like that. I think he was in that movie with Steven Seagal “Marked for Death”
Anyway that aside congrats to Ms Jno Baptiste I know you will make Dominica proud! You go girl!
His name was Prince Ital Joe.
CONGRATULATION BUT KEER YOUR SEE OPEN ILLUMINATI DON’T SELL YOUR SOUL OR ANY SACRIFICE.
I must say alot of Dominicans are doing very well abroad Academically……… we are setting our mark positively every where we go!lets keep it that way
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2rsNcEjq-I&feature=related
So why is the ‘lesbo’role they chose to give her….dang,not fair.
Ay Look hare na
Dance Hall Queen ah plenty better than this movie hare so!!!
Me na interested in a Dominican acting for she first time.
Dis director skills is what me ah interested in sin.
Trust me Dance Hall Queen still up dere!!
First for let me congratulate Germina and her family for her accomplishment, however, I must interject that it is a journalist’s job to present the (researched) facts without bias or emotion, but this article is ladened with emotion and lack substance in that – Germina is not the first Dominican to hit the big screen; a son of out land Prince Ital Joe appeared in the movie Marked For Death Along with Steven Segal. He was embarking on a music career and had an album which was a huge hit in Germany, and had Marky Mark as a guest star in one of his videos. There was also this young lady who appeared in a movie along side with Denzel Washington. There are Dominicans
who are successful Doctors, Lawyers, educators Judges and professional athletes, all over the world, so to insinuate that most Dominicans who choose to make a life elsewhere than Dominica is irresponsible journalism. I am appalled that this is the angle this journalist decided to present such wonderful new. Germina Congratulations and I wish you much success.
100% stated. The level of journalism is misleading, unprofessional and lack luster. I am in the UK and I am fully thriving with a Masters degree, moreover the majority of Dominicans I have met in the UK are fully accomplished, hard working (educated or not), and fully committed to contribute to DA whereever and whenever we can. I agree with the majority of the comments who rightfully, denounce the level of reporting. That said, Congratulations Gemima. Another young lady has makes us proud. I just wish the baselase innuendos did not have to cloud your story.
ADMIN
AGAIN, Dominicans like to criticise without reading. DNO, like many other ‘online sites, publish press releases therefore you must check the credit line of an article to see if it was produced by DNO or credited to the source which submitted it for posting. This article in question clearly states “press release”. Google the meaning of press releases. It is obvious the article was produced by or on behalf of Ms. Jno Baptiste and not DNO….. that’s why we credit the source of the information.
Congratulation Germina. Giraudel/Egglestion and Citroniere is very much proud of you.
As a young guy coming from the flower-fruit basket of Dominica (Giraudel)I say: congratulations. Your family has and will always be proud of you.
Great things for the people of Giraudel and Eggleston, Citroniere and Dominica on a whole.
take me back with you next time you visit
this is not the first person from dominica that hit the big screen get it right
true, there was this guy who acted in ‘mark for death’, with locks who died in some car accident so tell them get their facts right
yeah….his name was Prince Ital Joe – Joe Paquette – was also a music artist and signed to Death Row and Interscope
big up to u my girl
Actually she is not the first Dominican to heat the big screen Prince Ital Joe for Grandbay was in one of Steven Seagal’s movie back in the 90’s. We are all so proud of her achievement.
True the one where he said ” here bad boi.. Mi gwan carve you! Then Steven Seagal stuck a knife in him…. RIP ITAL!!!!!!
I went to newtown primary school with that girl.Congratulations.
Well don,Well don……….
Congratulations to one of our own needless to say and sadly,those type of positive news does not generate much responses,neverthless she out to be congratulated for puting Dominicas name in the lime lightthere are many others who sometimes choose to keep a low profile they too need to come forward and highlight their achievements and seek to change that atmosphere of too much politics and gosip,Blue vs red and green nonescense we read about all the time. Miss GERMAINA I must STATE you look very GERMAIN” keep up the good work.
congrats
sis very good after we lost ital jo no one never come true here u are we will suport u till d end keep it up . i cant wait to see it
aye congrats germinia
Well Done and Congratulations.
congrats,,, thats great,, but to be the first to hit the big screen,,, idk,,, i remember and dno should also,, there was a story about a young woman who had a role in a denzel washington movie,,,,
Congrats u have surely made up proud! Keep up the good works!
“….the majority …subjected to a life of hardship and struggle in the lands of the colonial masters of the past”! Tell that to our returnees,proud holders of a U.K. passport, who prospered in that land, affording them a lifestyle and opportunities that their country of birth was unable to offer.
Good luck with the movie Gemina !
By the way, how do you describe a film “highly acclaimed” if it still has to be released?
Congrats Germina. Well done
Thumbs up!!!
NICE! Looking forward to seeing the movie. Movie House needed … Somebody!!
Congrats to you fellow country woman. Keep on treking.