Roseau, Dominica- October 30th, 2025: Eighteen (18) individuals and one (1) group will receive Meritorious Service Awards during the ceremony to observe Dominica’s 47th
anniversary of independence on November 3, 2025.
Late Prime Ministers Roosevelt Bernard “Rosie” Douglas and Pierre Charles will be
posthumously awarded the nation’s highest honour, the Dominica Award of Honour, in
recognition of their sterling contributions to national development.
Hannah Clarendon
Chief Executive Officer of the International Airport Development Company, Mr. Samuel
Johnson, Religious Leader, Rev. J Evans Dodds, and a medical doctor, Dr. Basil Fadipe, will
receive Dominica’s second-highest award, the Sisserou Award of Honour.
Ms. Hannah Clarendon (Agriculture and Trade), Mr. Lennox Abraham (Child Welfare and
Sports, Mr. Titus Francis (Community Development and Local Governance), Dr. Victor
Emanuel (Medicine), Mr. Boniface Lloyd (Religion and Agriculture), Mrs. Shirley Augustine
(Nursing and Health Management), Mrs. Anita Bully (Culture and Creative Industries), Mr.
Hague Thomas (Environmental Health and Community Development), Mr. Prosper Paris
(Culture and Community Development) and the 3rd Mahaut Scout Troop (Youth
Development and Volunteerism) will receive the Meritorious Service Award.
Mr. Elroy Pioche (Agriculture and Community Service), Mr. Ibrahim Brohim (Business), Ms.
Caesarina Ferrol (Nursing) and Mr. Irving Williams (Public Service) will be awarded the Services Medal of Honour.
The awards will be presented on Monday, November 3, 2025, at the Independence Day
Observance Ceremony at the Windsor Park Sports Stadium from 5:00 p.m.