Evelina Baptiste

PRESIDENT

Dominica Chapter

Name: Evelina Elenora-Merquin Baptiste (Mme)

Country: Commonwealth of Dominica

Address: Gregoire Street, Beau Bois, Castle Comfort

Position: Retired Director of Public Prosecutions/Barrister and Attorney-at Law

Qualification

1993 Bachelor of Law Degree (LLB) University of the West Indies (UWI)

1995 Legal Education Certificate (LEC) Sir Hugh Wooding Law School.

1995 Admitted to the Bar of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court,

Commonwealth of Dominica (October 1995)

1998 Masters of Law in International Maritime (LLM)

Distinction(UWI)International Maritime Law Institute of University of Malta

1989 Certificate in Public Administration, University of the West Indies

2020 Certificate in Strategic Planning and Management, University of the West Indies.

1979 Diploma in Diagnostic Radiography, University of the West Indies

Other Certification & Training

Certified in:

  • Negotiation, Mediation & Arbitration - Jamaica School of Dispute Resolution

  • Court Connected Mediation -Judicial Education Institute

  • Court Administration - National Centre for States Courts, South Carolina, USA

  • -Intellectual Property Law & Administration – World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).

  • Adjudication, Prosecution, Anti-Corruption Law

Employment/Service

1979-1991 Diagnostic Radiography, Princess Margaret Hospital

1995-1996 State Attorney, Chambers of the Attorney General and also served as Income Tax In-house Counsel

1996 – 2001 Registrar of the High Court

2001 - 2002 Chief Registrar (Ag), Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court and Secretary to the Judicial and Legal Service Commission.

2003 - 2006 Magistrate

2006 – 2013 Chief Magistrate

2013 – 2021 Director of Public Prosecutions

2005-2016 Adjunct Lecturer, Dominica State College

Extra-Curricular Activities:

  • Judges school debates and educational challenges.

  • Judges various social and cultural competitions, including Calypso and Queen Competitions and Carnival Road Parade

  • Painter (Paint Artist), and dabbles in Ornamental Horticulture and Interior Decoration.