ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Charles Angelo Savarin was sworn in as Dominica’s eighth head of state since the island attained political independence 35 years ago, promising to serve the country without malice or ill will to any member of the population.
For the former minister, teacher and diplomat, the occasion was perhaps the best gift he could have received on his 70th birthday on Wednesday.
However, the event was boycotted by opposition legislators who insist that Savarin, who until last Wednesday was the island’s national security minister, should have withdrawn his nomination for the largely ceremonial post.