Dominican native, Atlee Rodney, may become the new commissioner of police in Antigua and Barbuda; while Dominican-born Erwin T. Raphael has been awarded the Corporate Leadership Award USA in the United States.
Following the suspension of former Commissioner of Police Wendel Robinson by the Police Service Commission (PSC) in Antigua and Barbuda, Rodney may head the country’s police force if the PSC would make the recommendation to the prime minister. Former Commissioner Robinson had been on suspension since April 2018 on allegations of sexual misconducts and Rodney has been in active capacity since then.
The PSC concluded its investigations and charged Robinson to court for sexual molestations. This court case makes his position open and Rodney is the most senior officer to step into the office of police commissioner. The PSC must recommend him for the position and the prime minister must ratify the recommendation once it is made.
In a similar development, Erwin Raphael, the junior brother to Sam Raphael, the owner of the Jungle Bay Hotel resorts and spa, has been awarded the Corporate Leadership Award USA by the Institute of Caribbean Studies. The event held during the Caribbean American Heritage Awards Gala ceremony which took place at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC.
Raphael is the Chief Operating Officer of Genesis Motors America. Born in Bellevue Chopin, Dominica, Raphael has a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Ohio State University. He has also studied Applied Mathematics from the same university before proceeding for graduate studies in Economics. He was in the US Army for eight years, and is currently on the Army Advisory Council.
Raphael worked at Hyundai, Chrysler LLC, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, and International Truck and Engine Company before joining Genesis Motors where he rose to become the Chief Operating Officer.
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