Sunday, November 18, 2007

Dr. William Duguid Profile

Dr. William Duguid BDS FDS RCS JP MP was born on November 20th 1967. He was educated at Merrivale Preparatory School, Harrison College, Barbados Community College, University of Wales College of Medicine, and Royal College of Surgeons Ireland. While at Harrison College, Dr. Duguid won a Barbados Government Exhibition in 1986 to pursue his studies abroad.


He has a Bachelor of Dental Surgery and Fellowship of Dental Surgery Royal College of Surgery. He is an Implantologist and Oral Surgeon with over 14 years experience. His work experience has been gained at Pine Dental Services, Royal Gwent Hospital and Bayview Hospital. He has been President of the Dental Association, Convention Chairman of the Barbados Dental Association and is currently a Director of Bayview Hospital and Chairman of the National Petroleum Corporation.


A member of the Barbados Rifle Association and a Range Officer, he has represented Barbados on several shoots internationally.

He is involved in a great deal of community work. He has organised several Senior Citizens’ Luncheons in Christ Church West for years and sponsors a basketball competition, the Rendezvous Cricket team; and Sargeant’s Village Football Competition and other sporting events.

He is offering himself again as the BLP candidate for Christ Church West. He is doing so in order to continue to provide sterling service to the constituency in which he grew up.

He joined the Barbados Labour Party because he identified with the ideals and objectives of the party and has served the Party as a Third and a Second Vice-Chairman and currently as General Secretary.

Dr. Duguid was first elected to Parliament in May 2003 and he is a member of the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee and the Barbados Representative at the Joint European Union and Afro Caribbean and Pacific Parliamentary Assembly.

To him the most pressing needs in his constituency are housing, roads, jobs and sporting facilities. Those facing Barbados are access to affordable housing, improvements to the road system and more sustainable jobs, particularly for young women.

He is of the view that the constituents of Christ Church West should vote for him because he is committed to his people and dedicated to doing his very best to help them to improve their lot as well as their surrounding environment.

His motto:- DO GOOD
AND GOOD
SHALL ATTEND YOU.

Dr. Duguid is married to Waveney and has two children –a son Zed who is 14 years old and a daughter Elle who is 9.

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