Bourn, Dominica (TDN) -- Dominica’s 41 year old Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit last weekend married girlfriend Melissa Poponne, also of Dominica. The ceremony took place at the Bourne Roman Catholic Church on Dominica’s North West Coast, followed by a private reception at Skerrit’s private residence in Vieille Case.
Several Cabinet members friends and well wishers attended the ceremony, which was kept a closely guarded secret. Best man for Skerrit was his Barbadian advisor Hartley Henry.
Skerrit became Dominica’s prime minister in 2004 following the death of Pierre Charles and was subsequently reelected in 2005 and 2009.