{"id":308835,"date":"2023-09-29T14:15:36","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T18:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=308835"},"modified":"2023-09-29T14:15:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T18:15:36","slug":"swearing-in-of-president-elect-of-the-commonwealth-of-dominica-mrs-sylvanie-burton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/governance\/swearing-in-of-president-elect-of-the-commonwealth-of-dominica-mrs-sylvanie-burton\/","title":{"rendered":"Swearing-in of President-elect of the Commonwealth of Dominica Mrs Sylvanie Burton"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_289804\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-289804\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-289804\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/State-House-new-642x289.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"288\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-289804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dominica State House<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Roseau, Dominica- September 29, 2023: Mrs. Sylvanie Burton will be sworn into office as the President of the Commonwealth of Dominica on Monday, October 2, 2023, at 4 p.m. at the State House Conference Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Burton was elected in a 20-5 vote during the Fifth Meeting of The First Session of The Eleventh Parliament on Wednesday, September 27, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>She is the first woman and indigenous person elected to the position of President of Dominica. Mrs. Burton of Salybia, Kalinago Territory, is a former public officer who last served as the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Rural Modernization, Kalinago Upliftment and Constituency Empowerment.<\/p>\n<p>Her Ladyship, the Hon. Justice Jacqueline Josiah-Graham, Resident High Court Judge, will administer the Oath of Office to the President. Following the swearing-in, Prime Minister of Dominica, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit, and Her Excellency, the President will address the ceremony.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Roseau, Dominica- September 29, 2023: Mrs. Sylvanie Burton will be sworn into office as the President of the Commonwealth of Dominica on Monday, October 2, 2023, at 4 p.m. at the State House Conference Center. 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