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SERVING DOMINICA, THE CDB, AND ITS MEMBER COUNTRIES: A TRIBUTE TO WENDELL LAWRENCE
by Marius St. Rose Dominica was a rich source of available competent professionals during the Caribbean Development Bank’s first decade of its existence. In fact, in the early days of the Bank, Dominicans constituted the highest per capita share of its OECS professionals. On November 3, 1975 Wendell joined his national compatriots: Crispin Sorhaindo (Management & Administration), Dr Bernard Yankey (Agricultural Economics), Dr John Elwin (Agronomy), and was closely (and
Writers of Dominica: Synopsis
by Alick Lazare It has been observed that in many of our schools and colleges there is critical dearth of information and knowledge about writers of Dominica and their writings. The earliest writings about Dominica that I have been able to find were by Raymond Breton, a French missionary who came to Dominica about 1641, and spent nearly twenty-five years documenting the language and customs of the Kalinago. He was
DOMINICA, JAMAICA, CARICOM: ON A SLIPPERY SOAP.
by Swinburne Lestrade I am not sure how many people noticed that it had been felled by Hurricane Maria; or were aware of its existence pre-Maria — but the bust is back. The restored bust of Cecil Rawle (1891-1938) is back in its place at the centre of the Goodwill Roundabout. Dominica-born of Trinidadian parents, lawyer Cecil Edgar Allan Rawle made his name as a “committed and energetic champion of
STILL FRAGILE AT THIRTY-THREE
by: Swinburne Lestrade (This article was originally published in the Link magazine, (Independence Issue, November 2011). “Wolfgang and a Texas soldier of fortune named Mike Perdue had once organized a military coup on the island of Dominica, a country probably best known today as the setting for Johnny Depp’s Pirates of the Caribbean films. On November 3rd, 1978, Dominica became the western hemisphere’s 30th nation. At the Independence Day ceremony
ARE WE TAKING MONEY LAUNDERING SERIOUSLY? PART III
Money Laundering and its Effects Consequences of Money Laundering According to Marcus Pleyer in his article Lead by Example, “Money laundering is not a victimless crime, and the ramifications of ineffective action are real”1. In previous articles, we discussed the meaning and process of Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Proliferation Financing (ML/TF/PF) and we gave examples of the various forms that money laundering can take. Let us look now at the
INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE
What encouragement would I provide to other women who are in Leadership positions or striving to be Leaders in this changing world? These are the four rules that I try to live by daily. Know your strengths and your weaknesses.Build on your strengths and work on your weaknesses. Be honest with yourself. You know yourself better than anyone. Be true to you. You will not regret it. Be patient as
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