PAHO elects new director

WASHINGTON – Dr Clarissa Ettienne has been elected Director of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO).
“Her election signals the confidence the international community has in her,” Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said in a national broadcast today, adding “it is a joyous occasion for all Dominica”.
Dr Ettienne becomes the second Caribbean national to be elected to the post, following Barbadian Sir George Alleyne. (CMC)