{"id":326882,"date":"2024-07-30T13:27:21","date_gmt":"2024-07-30T17:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=326882"},"modified":"2024-07-30T13:53:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T17:53:58","slug":"baroness-scotland-encourages-dominicas-2024-olympians-urges-thea-to-go-for-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/baroness-scotland-encourages-dominicas-2024-olympians-urges-thea-to-go-for-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"Baroness Scotland encourages Dominica&#8217;s 2024 Olympians; urges Thea to go for gold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>General Secretary of the Commonwealth Secretariat, Her Excellency Baroness Patricia Scotland, has sent a message of encouragement and stimulation to the Dominica Delegation at the 2024 Summer Paris Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Baroness Scotland expressed regret for her inability to be in Paris as she&#8217;s now on an important first mission visit to Pakistan. 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