Melvyn Baptiste, a son of the community of Colihaut has shown his dedication and commitment to his personal development and by extension his family and country.
In October, Baptiste graduated as one of the top students at the Universty of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus with a final GAP of 4.02.
He graduated with First Class Honors with a BSc in Economics and a minor in Finance Economics. He also received prizes for being the most outstanding student in Industral Economics and achieving the highest grades in all level two and three courses in his program.
He was nominated to be a recipient of the Charles M. Kennedy Prize, one of the most sought after awards at UWI. Only one student out of the thousands from all three major campuses of UWI is chosen for this prize.
Baptiste is no stranger to excellence.
He graduated from the Dominica State College in 2009 as Top Agriculture Student, Top Student of the Faculty of Applied Arts and Technology, Most Outstanding Student of the Faculty of Arts & Technology and recipient of the National Performance Award from the Government of Dominica. He went on to receive Distinctions in Principals of Tropical Agriculture, Crop Husbandry and Animal Husbandry from City and Guilds.
Baptiste is not all about work and no play and he continued to demonstrate his love for country when he accepted the post of Association President of the Dominican Students Association of Trinidad & Tobago.
Together with the committee and members, he led the association to grab, for the first time ever, the prize of Island Association of the Year for Academic Year 2013/2014.
Baptiste is currently pursuing a Masters in Economics at the UWI St. Augustine Campus and is interested in specializing in Agricultural Economics. His ultimate goal is to contribute actively and in a meaningful way to achieving high levels of food safety and security in Dominica and the Caribbean Region by extension.
He thanks God and to all who have invested in his educational endeavors including family, friends and sponsors.
He said hard work and perseverance are instrumental in realizing one’s goals.
Congratulations to you Melvyn and all those who have assisted in your greatness , people like your proud parents and family , oh yes your teachers from kindergarten , primary school and onwards koodos to them all for such great teaching , your mentors . Praises to the Almighty for blessing you with so much wisdom . I am so proud a Dominican to learn of your achievements . The sky is your limit my brother , reach ,out as much as you can .
congrats melvyne, woop woop, 5-1 massive.
Congratulations! Melvyn and good luck with your future endeavours. You make us all proud. Well done coz!
great stuff.. congrats!
Congrats young man continue with your career the sky looks like your limit
Congratulations! May God continue to bless you.
congrats
Congratulations to u melvin your hard work paid off May God cotinue to give you wisdom
You deserve congratulations for your excellent achievement. You have projected that, “Yes you can do it, study and graduate with honors.” This means, above all you took your studies seriously.
I hope especially Dominican youths take note. The saying, “Anything we want to do, once we make up our mind, we can do it.” Determination wins in the end.
Your general family must be elated. Hope after you have completed your studies, you return to Dominica. I state this only, “if you so wish.” The choice is yours. Nevertheless, Dominica is need of her intelligent and progressive young graduates to help build it further.
God bless you as you continue to study and give your all to your future undertakings! Keep well and safe!
This is what a mother must be proud of Julie hat’ s off to you and your son. Well done
Congratulations, keep up the good works Melvo and continue to make your family proud. Hard work pays off
Congratulations to you Melvin. Best wishes as you continue with your studies. May God continue to bless you and your family.
‘ hard work and perseverance are instrumental in realizing one’s goals”. this is so true my brother. such a simple and innocuous piece of truth that it could well slip many of us especially in the period in which live now..everybody wants it now. we like to live in the fast lane not realizing that he who put in the time and the effort is he /she who will succeed…. congratulations and much more success in your future endeavors !
Well done, however get some work experience under your belt before a masters will allow you to contribute more to your masters and apply it in a better way. There is a risk that you may become too academic (book smart)
Too many academics in DA struggle to apply what they have learnt because of the way in which our education system and culture doesn’t encourage lateral thinking.
When our people does well we do not always have to dabble it with our political connotations…. Let’s be objective in our thinking and beliefs…… Come on Man…
Dominica is ours to build Irrespective of Which Government is in Power…
In light of this let me congratulate Mr. Baptiste on His achievements.. Well Done and YAHWEH Bless you
I never mentioned anything about Government in Power or politics.. You see how we think and reason. Where does that stem from?? Education? hmmmmm Our Culture needs to be saved.
Academia is only one aspect of education and i say yes I applaud the young man but I also hope he is equipped with all the skills required to be a leader and progress through life.. We need that in DA more than academia right now!
Congratulations Melvin….u hve made your family and the entire village proud. Good luck in your future endeavours
Congratulations!! Keep on striving for excellence.
I must add my voice to the congratulations. It warms my heart that this young man has done so well. Best wishes for success as you continue to pursue your goal.
So proud of u bro keep working hard congrats again
Congratulation Melvyn..
Congratulations fellow comrade!!!
Congratulation and God blessing.
Its very encouraging and a example for others to follow,
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Congratulations Bro. You make me proud.But can anyone tell me who are the parents of this kid?
Continue towards greater things. Excellent!
All praises to you my freind all the best
Congratulations Melvyn. Your family up in the cold is proud of you. Keep up the good work. We will continue to pray for your even greater success as you pursue further education. Aunty Alcesse is smiling down on you. We’ll be in touch.
Congratulations to you Melvyn on your achievements academically
Just love this. Be encouranged to continue
CONGRATULATIONS, You make Colihaut and Dominca proud. Continue the good work. God’s guidance and Blessings. Go my boy, Go.
Congratulations to you. These are some of Dominica’s new Finest cadre of future luminaries. May your successes be so great that it encompasses you, your family and nation.
Well done!
Whoop!!! Nature Isles finest
Congratulations to you Sir! I do wish you all the best in the future and May God bless you richly. COIIHAUIAN like you. Proud of your achievement
WAYYYYY TO GO MELVIN