Just days after Dominican Aniska Tonge, the daughter of two Marigot natives, was crowned Miss Virgin Islands 2012, the people of Marigot and indeed the people of Dominica, have been given another reason to be proud.
Orson Charles, grandson of another Marigot son-of-the soil, Jeffrey Charles, has been selected to play in the National Football League (NFL) in the United States.
Charles who plays American football in the united States, was selected by the Cincinati Bengals in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL Draft.
Congrats to the young man….i urge u to go out there and do your best, apply your skills and learn from what you are taught and please don’t allow critics to break you but rather use each one in a positive way to stepping up high and making a bigger name for yourself and Country at large……We (Dominicans) are very very proud of your achievements so far…all the best
@bwai kwiab ….again you can have two beers an not be judgmentally impaired but fail the test…..the rules are very strict in America…you could end up loosing your doctors licenses over a beer or two…really stupid…………but it is done to protect others on the road…. in Dominica people drink beers and drive and they do not have accidents…again stop acting like the young man is a criminal or alcoholic….
i hope he get traded to a better team….and i hope he get a designated driver when he decides to drink in the future
Thank yall again
Thank you so much this means so much to me, that I have fans in Dominica and some point in time I do plan on coming back with my mon and brother to see what it’s like and eat mango all day and night hahaha, once again I would like to say thank you and God bless and can’t wait to finally meet all of y’all
Thank you so much this means so much to me, that I have fans in Dominica and some point in time I do plan on coming back with my mon and brother to see what it’s like and eat mango all day and night hahaha, once again I would like to say thank you and God bless and can’t wait to see y’all
@ bud man…….so Dominicans don’t go to the movies?…and tourists don’t play golf?…..hey there are different sizes of golf courses you know…..its not to play the PGA’s……and whats so difficult about a mall with 2 or three theaters?…….
again i ask you is it sustainable. are we going to go every day to ensure that the insurance, utilities and maintenance is paid? the theatres you mentioned were in the mall. as for the golf courses in order to entice tourist to travel to DA to play golf you are going to have to have a world class golf course. do remember all the other traditional tourist islands have golf courses already. so we have to come strong to attract. again we have the funding for maintenance and insurance?
we?..a private business?..man? you have good head?
Just so you know DNO when reporting important facts like these get all the facts straight then report.
Kelly raised this son all by herslf and she is from Bourne, Portsmouth and her mom is from the same place. She is the one that should be getting all the praise for raising this son and and pushing him to where is today. HATS OFF TO YOU KELLY CONTINUE BEING THERE FOR HIM AND I WILL BE THERE WATCHING HIS GAMES. CONGRATS ORSON!!!!!
This will never end. It have plenty more to come!
DNO jusso you know his mom is a born D/can… Raised up in the Village of Bourne… Then moved to Florida. Thanks!
mr think is marble and find n grind and hide and seek they playing in NFL man?
Whats your point?
Empty vessel!!!!!
@ bwai kiab…..if he was not arrested? for dui? was he arrested? wwh what was his alcohol content? maybe the guy just drank one beer and decided to drive…you get pulled over for speeding or something else and they give you a test if they smell alcohol…………..its very easy to go over the limit of 0.5%..
and i do not think 2 beers will impair ones judgement on the road..but is is enough to make you fail a Breathalyzer test….that is why a lot of people take the risk…i used warn a couple of my friends…
so stop making it sound like the guy is criminal and alcoholic….i don’t know him…he may be or he may just be unfortunate that time he was stopped
correction..why was he arrested?..dui/dwi?
I’m certain that you’re not capable of engaging in an intelligent conversation but I ‘ll make an exception today. I’ve followed this guy through his games at UGA. My point was that if he wasn’t impaired and then subsequently arrested he would have gotten better teams to play for because he’s pretty good. He had a bunch of teams lined up to give him a shot but after the arrest some of them withdrew their interests. It would seem that his arrest was public knowledge. I didn’t know you guys were trying to keep it a secret. But, why should I be surprised. Dominicans are notorious for putting up facades. ANyways Go Saints!!!!!
bw kwaib …shut up you are talking about America..where you cant legally buy alcohol at the age of 18 but you can act in porn movies at that age….they praise you or condemn or critisize for rideiculous reasons ..it is confusing…………..just today i read on the news that a valedictorian was denied her diploma for saying the word hell in her speech…these are the same people living in sins
“….over the limit of 0.5%”. Which country has such high limit? That’s the level of blood alcohol poisoning!! Has the US and UK, among other countries changed from the 0.08% limit?
south man i don’t know i gave a rough estimate….did not know it was that low
and i took the test ..i’m asking my friend right now..who has been driving for a while he cant rememberr of the top of his head either
i guess when you are in the Caribbean you do not need to remember such things
The father of the former British Commonwealth and world boxing council heavyweight Champion Frank Bruno, was from Mahaut Dominica.
AWESOME SON YOU MAKE US PROUD
Bengals? Nah!!! when you start playing for Saints I’ll recognize you.
Congratulations! You make your family proud. I wish you well. We may see you on TV soon and also during play-offs.
If he wasn’t arrested he would have been selected in earlier rounds. Stay of the bottle Orson!
Bwa Kwaieb, you seem intent on casting a dark cloud on a good story. Whether or not he got arrested, we are celebrating his success so why don’t you go jump in a lake. If you can’t say anything nice just paix bouche ou.
Congrats not confrats
Confrats to Mr. jeffrey Charles on the acheivements of uour grandson orson Charles to his mom Kelly Charles congrats you worked hard to raise your boys and you did a mighty fine job. Wohooooooo another one bites the dust bring it home baby
that’s cool
many years ago i worked as a teacher at the now closed MFHS and got introduced to Jeffery Charles in Dam… congratulations to the family on the success of your grandson being selected to play for the bengals… I will be watching and marigot will be watching too…the power of workers country
Awesome bra…
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you a great job, i am from marigot and i an proud of your achievement congrats.
U did my dear i am from marigot n am very proud ..
Congratulations, anything good done by a Dominica should be given accolades given some of the shameful situations we sometimes experience. Le eh bon di eh bon. Wish I could say it in Cocoy. So a person from marigot please translate it for me”When it is good say it is good”. I wish Honourable James could translate for me, he adds such flavour to whatever he says. Love you Mr. James.
Sorry I meant a “Dominican” and not a Dominica.
I know Orson very well. The story is missing some parts to it. His mother is from Bourne, Portsmouth. Ma Sammy great grand son. He loves Dominica and he want to build a home in Sweet Dominica.
TO ME,
his mother is Dominican, his grandmother is Dominican, as a matter of fact is ENTIRE family is Dominican, therefore he is Dominican.
P.S Go Borne
native of which soil marigot people not originating from dominica. i say this to say what “de hell” does that have to do with dominica. de man grandfather dat living d/ca. is that de only thing dominica got in american football. stupes.
if you use your line of argument then none of us save the caribs”originate” in Dominica.
Whoop Whoop!!!
Bro congrats. Make your cash and send a barrel when u can. Red clinic don’t pass in marigot.
Don’t even think of any Hotel here cause LIAT can’t even get Dominicans out of Antigua much less for tourist that on vacation. Soon American Eagle going to rest and we find ourself further than last in the pack. Think wisely, DA ain’t ready for u yet. When we get some serious leaders that can show us the blue print for the country in the next 5yrs and beyond you can think of serious investment in your motherland. Right now those that their i for me, myself and I; take no part in that boss…..See u in the games..
who are his parents like mother and father
GO KELLY,YOU SURE MADE MARIGOT N POSSIE PROUD
skeritt make dominica a place where all the other islands can shop.give duty free shoppin ask hallmart/jc penny /sears and all the big american enterprises to come invest here.and stop giving us chines. wat the chines eh even using they dumpin here and poeple bathin in dat.we need dutyfree shoping
you think those companies that you just named are going to set up shop here and other islands going to shop in duty free DA if there is no international airport? you feel anybody island hopping to DA to shop?
Putting Dominica on map
Stevenson Sylvester who’s father is Worrel Sylvester from Dam in Marigot is also in the NFL. He plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
I’m Proud of Worrell Sylvester’s son and also Jeffrey Charles grandson, we are all from Marigot and i will be sure to watch their games.
I think I remember his mom as Kelly (maybe wrong), but she I vaguely remembered that she was from another village and came to live in Marigot. I am so proud of this young NFL mom. Congrats!!!!!.
and just across the river there is another descendant from Marigot in the NFL playing with the Pittsburgh Steelers; but you done know already… Marigot always taking it to the top.
You go my dawg;go out there and do your thing,walk the tight rope and make your family proud,just note it’s a short career,my man
good luck;
Congrats, good luck and do yourself proud!!
nice
Allyou have big ideas eh. When I become a millionaire, I buying the entire country
but he not dominican my country is the last place he gonna think of
So true, he is a first generation american, sorry
What’s so true about that? My children are first-generation Americans, but consider themselves to be Dominican.
yea congratulation are in other…you make us proud.
Good luck and congrats toyou and your family, make us all marigotians proud
Outstanding!! GO BENGALS!!
wowie congrats….
Not a big football fan but I an usualluy giving it up for the Ravens or the Redskins. I definitely know who I will be cheering for this season.
“GO BENGALS”
good ..make some millions and come build a hotel…..with a golf course………….build an
or build a mall with a couple of theaters… of the towns…
why all the thumbs down……we don’t have enough flat land for that?
@ tiny
That too!
no the thumbs down is for the fact that we don’t have anywhere near the population with the economic means to sustain what you are proposing. but as usual, talk is free on DNO
lol
@ tiny
Please give him a chance to excel in his career and make some funds for his personal use.
I think that if in time he builds a golf course in DA it will be somewhere in the Marigot area. If so, I would not blame him one bit. 
You can take this up with him sometime.
A golf course and with safety regulations would make Dominica a popular place to visit and put it on the worldwide map. Let us keep dreaming! Dreams as wishing and hoping sometimes come true.
oh how awesome