Dominica’s security minister resigns

ROSEAU, Dominica, Sept 26  – National Security Minister Charles Savarin has resigned paving the way for his nomination as a government candidate for the post of President of Dominica.
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, speaking on the state-owned DBS radio early this morning, said Savarin’s name would be forwarded to the parliament ahead of the election of a new head of state on September 30.
He said the earlier nominee, Jennifer Wallace La Fond had withdrawn her nomination for “personal reasons”. (CMC)