Dominica Prime Minister Marries

By: - May 13th, 2013

Above: Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit (UN Photo/Marco Castro)

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit married his longtime girlfriend, Melissa Poponne, Saturday afternoon.

The news was announced in a statement from the Prime Minister’s office, which called Poponne the Prime Minister’s “sweetheart for many years.”

The two were married at the Bourne Roman Catholic Chapel, followed by a private reception at Skerrit’s private residence in Dominica’s Vieille Case.

The two reportedly left Dominica for a “short period” on Sunday.

Skerrit has served as Dominica’s Prime Minister since 2004. At 40 years of age, he is one of the world’s youngest heads of government.

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