{"id":63287,"date":"2012-05-10T07:05:26","date_gmt":"2012-05-10T11:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=63287"},"modified":"2012-05-10T07:05:26","modified_gmt":"2012-05-10T11:05:26","slug":"charles-maynard-was-a-legend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/features\/letters-to-the-editor\/charles-maynard-was-a-legend\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Maynard was a legend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-39981\" title=\"letter to the editor\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/letter-to-the-editor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/letter-to-the-editor.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/letter-to-the-editor-113x113.jpg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dear Editor,<\/p>\n<p>I would like to share the following with your reading public:<\/p>\n<p>Charles Maynard was not just the Parl Rep for the Soufriere Constituency, but a Legend.<\/p>\n<p>I was very fortunate to be Maynard&#8217;s Campaign manager in the 1995 general elections in Dominica.<\/p>\n<p>Maynard delivered to the people of the Soufriere Constituency in\u00a0 many different ways and in every ministry he held with the Dominica freedom Party.<\/p>\n<p>When Maynard was minister for Health he delivered Health Centers in Pointe Michel, Soufriere, and Scott&#8217;s Head.<\/p>\n<p>When he was Minister for Agriculture he delivered\u00a0 significantly help to the farmers in the Soufriere Constituency including an Aloe growing and harvesting business in the Bois Cut Let area.<\/p>\n<p>Maynard also encouraged the local farmers in the area to take farming as a profession and not fun. He also started the School feeding programme for the Scott&#8217;s Head Primary School and many other schools on the island.<\/p>\n<p>When he was Minister for Tourism he did so many things in\u00a0 his Constituency including Kone-Konla, put Gallion on the national map, the Encore Project in Soufriere\u00a0 which still bring a significant amount of business in the area and not forgetting the Service of American Eagle to Dominica.<\/p>\n<p>Maynard helped a lot of people personally from his salary including scholarships,\u00a0 pay rent for poor residents and Christmas presents for the least fortunate in the Constituency.<\/p>\n<p>Personally I must say Maynard was a great part of my success.<\/p>\n<p>He was the one who encouraged me to take a job aboard Royal Caribbean cruise line &#8216;Song of America&#8217; after the UWP form the Government in 1995. Today, I&#8217;m a very successful leader wherever I go.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s because of Maynard advise I achieved most of my experiences and successes.<\/p>\n<p>And yes, Maynard, I will try do the thing you believe I will be good at which is to represent the People of the Soufriere Constituency in Parliament at the highest honesty and integrity level one day.<\/p>\n<p>On behalf of the Soufriere Constituency, my wife Marianne and kids Maydine, Jeff and Jacques I would like to extend our deepest sympathy to his wife and family.<\/p>\n<p>May his soul rest in Peace!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dear Editor, I would like to share the following with your reading public: Charles Maynard was not just the Parl Rep for the Soufriere Constituency, but a Legend. 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