MRS SYLVANIE BURTON PLEDGES TO BE A PRESIDENT FOR ALL DOMINICANS
Mrs. Sylvanie Burton took the oath of office as Dominica’s tenth President on Monday the second day of October 2023.
During the swearing in ceremony which took place at the State House Conference Centre Mrs Burton succeeded his Excellency Charles A. Savarin who ended his second term as president this month.
The oath of office was administered by her ladyship, the Hon. Justice Jacqueline Josiah-Graham, High Court Judge of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court.
“I Sylvanie Burton do swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the Commonwealth of Dominica without fair or favor, affection or ill will, and that in the execution of the functions of that office, I will honor, uphold and preserve the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Dominica, so help me God,”| President Burton pledged.
Addressing the Nation for the first time as the first female and Kalinago President Her Excellency Mrs. Sylvanie Burton said she was honored to accept this sacred duty of President.
“I did not ask for this great honor, I did not aspire to it; I did not even dream of it. However Proverbs 19:21 tells us ‘Many are the plans in a person’s hear but It is the Lord’s purpose that prevails’. I believe we can all agree that this act of Parliament is historic, monumental and consequential for us as a nation and for my indigenous sisters and brothers all over the world,” she stated.
Her Excellency Burton added that she humbled by this opportunity.
“I stand here humbled by this honor, to serve my country in the capacity OF President something that only a few days ago I could have never imagined or d dreamed about I am grateful to Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Roosevelt Skerrit and his Government for the trust and confidence that they have placed in me. I thank His Excellency Charles A. Savarin, his wife and his family fort their enormous service to our country, not only for the past ten years as President but for the decades that they have served and sacrificed to make Dominica a more just, equitable and prosperous nation,” President Burton noted.