I'm deeply saddened by the news of Dr. Carissa Etienne's passing. She was a pillar in our public health sector and her untimely departure leaves a void that will be hard to fill. My thoughts are with her family during this difficult time.

What I think would have added another dimension is adding the founding political leaders in the mix of this article. How their present-day successors' measure to those great personalities who help shape Dominica from its infancy (getting its independence to how it is today).