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Lead vocalist of the T K Band, Wayne ‘Mr Benji N20’ Benjamin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The continued promotion of Dominica and mentorship to the youth are among the top priorities of the newly appointed Cultural Ambassador, Wayne Benjamin also known as \u201cMr Benji N20\u201d of the TK Band.<\/p>\n

Benjamin’s new position took effect from the 1st of February, 2021, in accordance with an announcement by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Business and Diaspora Relations, Edward Registe, following a Cabinet decision.<\/p>\n

According to Registe, cultural ambassadors are distinguished individuals carefully selected from various fields including, art, literature, science, entertainment, sports and other fields of public endeavour who have agreed to promote Dominica\u2019s culture, nature and avenues for continued development.<\/p>\n

Benjamin will hold the title for two years in the first instance, to which Benjamin says, within such time his goal is to make an impact.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will continue to use my platform to advocate for the youth and work with the underprivileged and be a stronger mentor within my community of Fond Cole and Dominica. I want to continue along the path of sports not just music and ensuring that my platform won’t go in vain,\u201d he told Dominica News Online (DNO).<\/p>\n

Benjamin said that when he heard the news of his appointment, he felt “elated and yet humbled” to have been recognised for his effort though, according to him, \u201cI did not do any of it for the accolades.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c I want to say thank you to the government of Dominica for seeing it fit to bestow this upon me. I always want to thank my mom for her steady and steadfast prayers every day, my family, my two kids and my bandmates from TK international and most definitely my fans because without them there would be no Benji.\u201d<\/p>\n

To his colleagues in the music industry and the youths on island, he had a message of encouragement, urging them to use their platform, big or small, to promote Dominica.<\/p>\n

\u201cContinue to aspire because you never know who is watching and one day you too can be recognized because talent is not to be taken for granted. Of course, all of us won’t be named ambassadors but with the platform that we have we can certainly use it to promote Dominica,\u201d Benjamin stated.<\/p>\n

He added, \u201c I have been here doing music for the past\u00a0 27 years as an unofficial ambassador but that didn’t stop me from representing Dominica to the best of my ability.\u00a0 Never once did I think that I would have been officially granted this position but it was certainly through perseverance.\u201d<\/p>\n

The new cultural ambassador is expected to help boost the island\u2019s profile as a tourism and cultural destination as well as mobilize resources to assist in Dominica\u2019s development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The continued promotion of Dominica and mentorship to the youth are among the top priorities of the newly appointed Cultural Ambassador, Wayne Benjamin also known as \u201cMr Benji N20\u201d of the TK Band. 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