DAAS Statement on Fire/Emmanuel Residence

Statement  of the 
Dominica  Academy of Arts & Sciences 
On  the Christmas Day Attack on Mr. Glenworth Emmanuel, and other Criminal 
Acts of  2010 

The  Dominica Academy of Arts & Sciences (DAAS) wishes to express its 
concern  on the reported fire bombing attack on the home of retired Chief 
Magistrate  Glenworth O. N. Emmanuel (GON Emmanuel). The alleged attack on 
Christmas  morning, December 25, 2010, took place at approximately 3.00 a.m. 
Awakened by  a loud explosion, Mr. Emmanuel rescued his wife Greta and ran out of 
his house  which was by that time partly engulfed in flames. As a result of 
the fire Mr.  Emmanuel’s vehicle was incinerated and his living room, kitchen 
and dining  area destroyed. The elderly couple luckily escaped  injuries. 
This  incident is considered part of a spate of crime and victimisation in 
Dominica  that are of national concern. We are believed to have recorded 14 
homicides in  2010, and the details surrounding the cases are quite 
alarming. DAAS extends  sympathies to all victims and families. 
Mr.  Emmanuel is a distinguished Dominican who served in the Royal Navy 
during  World War II in the fight against fascism; the mortal enemy of 
democracy and  rule of law. He is President of the Dominica Legion of the Royal 
Commonwealth  Ex-Servicemen’s League. 

After  he completed legal studies in the United Kingdom and practiced there 
for some  time, Mr. Emmanuel returned to the land of his birth and served 
as a  Magistrate. He was respected during his tenure as one who was firm and 
fair in  his implementation of the law.   
The  alleged attack on Mr. Emmanuel and his wife is a very frightening 
development.  This is mainly because if the reported circumstances as connected 
to the  incident prove to be true, such can have far reaching ramifications 
for law  and order in our beloved nation.  
The  Dominica Academy of Arts & Sciences has worked to provide resources to 
law  enforcement in its fight against crime on Dominica in the past; we 
shall  continue to do so. We call on the Government and police to protect the 
life of  Mr. Emmanuel and his wife Greta, and all other victims of crime. We 
further  call for every effort to be made by the governmental authorities to 
 properly and expeditiously investigate this matter and other criminal 
conduct,  find the culprits, and prosecute them to the fullest extent of the 
law. To  that end, we ask the Government and civil society to join us in this  
condemnation of criminal activity on Dominica, and work toward a more 
peaceful  2011 and beyond. May this   expression of concern in the national  
interest be a rebuke to those who seek to trample rule of law in Dominica. May  
the many recent acts of wanton violence meet with the sternest condemnation 
by  all those who seek a civilized, law abiding and better  Dominica.
 
Clayton

Dr Clayton A.  Shillingford

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