The family of Reverend Father Franklin Cuffy is presently mourning the deaths of two family members. The family is preparing for the burial of their senior sister in Dominica when they learnt of the death of their junior sister in the UK. Cuffy said his recently deceased sister, Dr. Violet Cuffy, was found unresponsive and dead in her house.
Yes, I can confirm that she is dead. Her best friend had not seen her for a few days and she called several times but couldn’t reach her, so she sent her son to find out if she’s okay and that’s when he found her in her house. It’s hard for the family now, because we are just preparing for the burial of our first sister and now we have to bury another sister.
Reverend Father Franklin Cuffy
The late Cuffy, 55, worked at the University of Bedfordshire as a senior lecturer in Events and Tourism Management. She was awarded a Ph.D in Sustainable Tourism Management by the University of Surrey in 2010 and had her M.Sc in Hospitality and Tourism Management from the University of the West Indies.
She equally had a Bachelor of Education in Home Economics and a Certificate in Education Management and Supervision from the University of the West Indies. She was an associate of the Institute of Canadian Bankers (AICB) and worked as a teacher for 13 years at the St. Martin Secondary School in Dominica. She equally worked as a Community Tourism Business Development Officer with the EU Ecotourism Development Programme.
Cuffy was the founder of the Waitikubuli Culture and Tourism Initiative (WCTI) and she hosted the Ms. Wob Dwiyet pageant event every year during the Independence celebrations. She was the author of The Book on Guest Houses.
Some of her Publications Include:
- Widening Access to Tourism and Hospitality Higher Education: The Queen Margaret University (QMU) Academy Model (2015);
- Lifelong Tourism: Current and Future Trends in Scottish Universities (2017);
- An Insider-Outside Exploration of Dominica’s Kalinago Culture, Indigenous Engagement, Research Partnership, and Knowledge Mobilization (2019).
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