200 primary school children today received Christmas gifts from the Celebrity Ascent, an annual initiative from the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and the Discover Dominica Authority (DDA), and the Western Dominica Children’s Foundation.
Senior Administrative Officer in the Ministry of Tourism, Cynthia Andre told students that the gifts were chosen with love.

Senior Administrative Officer in the Ministry of Tourism, Mrs. Cynthia Andre, representing the Minister for Tourism, Denise Charles-Pemberton.
Program Manager for the Western Dominica Children’s Foundation, Ms. Beverly Baron is hopeful the number of children can be raised to about three to five hundred in 2026.
Program Manager for the Western Dominica Children’s Foundation, Ms. Beverly Baron









