International Co-ordinator Of The Dominica Relief Effort Appointed

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC — Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, on Sunday, announced the appointment of Baroness Patricia Scotland as the international coordinator of the Dominica Relief Effort.

Baroness Patricia Scotland

The Dominica-born Baroness, who will work in parallel with the National Reconstruction Advisory Committee, has already begun the task of mobilizing international support.

“The prestige Baroness Scotland commands internationally, and, her vast range of high level contacts, will be brought to bear to the benefit of Dominicans in this time of extreme need,” the Prime Minister said in a release on Sunday.

Dominica has been severely affected by the passage of Tropical Storm Erika with confirmed deaths of 20 people and hundreds left homeless.

Three days after the passage of the tropical system, some communities remain inaccessible.

The main airport, the Douglas-Charles Airport, has also been severely damaged posing further difficulty with access to and from the island.