Rianna Patterson

A SIGNIFICANT diplomatic visit by the CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC) to the United Kingdom took place last month, writes Rianna Patterson.
The CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC) was established in September 2013 by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to formally seek reparations for the historical injustices of native genocide, the transatlantic slave trade, and chattel slavery.
The delegation’s mission was to strengthen strategic partnerships and promote a joint programme of public edu...

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Caribbean Canada Leaders Dialogue
Driven by a relentless passion to grow leadership competencies across the Commonwealth, the Duke of Edinburgh Commonwealth Study Conferences Inc Canada Charity Board, in collaboration with alumni, launched its 2025 program on May 22, 2025.
Hosted in both Canada and the Caribbean, from May 22 to June 1, the CCLD 2025 , 100 participants from both regions leaders from business, government, labour, education and civil society, dialogues create the competencies an...

My grandfather, Terry Vidal was 80 years old when he passed away with dementia in the Commonwealth of Dominica.
My father passed away at an early age, so my grandfather was a father figure to me. We had a great relationship. We spent a lot of time together as I lived with my grandfather, grandmother and mum. He taught me to always remember my self-worth. He was very supportive, he attended every graduation, school meeting or church event I was a part of.
I would always go to him for advice an...

Rianna Patterson, Founder of the youth-led dementia charity, Dominica Dementia Foundation, writes about why it’s important we question how people with dementia are being portrayed in the media and how people with long-term health conditions can have a say in how they are depicted.

Studying Alzheimer’s at Cambridge, Oluwatomi Akingbade learned she had a passion for equality and representation in her field, leading her to found global networking platform Black Women in Science (BWiS).
This article is part of the series Diversity & Dementia, produced by Being Patient with support provided by Eisai.
For University of Cambridge PhD student and dementia researcher Oluwatomi “Tomi” Akingbade, there isn’t a personal story that connects her to Alzheimer’s disease — but as the r...

When Rianna returned to Dominica to celebrate Creole Month as an adult, she found a new perspective on life and herself.

Rianna is a graduated FL from the TrueLayer Cohort 2 programme. She has showcased her leadership skills through setting up the Dominican Dementia Foundation, an organisation aimed at raising funds and awareness for dementia within Dominica. In this blog, she shares her experience of the Circl programme.

I applied to the Circl programme with the aim of improving my personal coaching business and I knew that this accreditation would be instrumental in enriching the services I provide. The reaso...

To highlight International Women's day we interviewed Rianna Patterson a young female entrepreneur and filmmaker from Dominica living and working in the UK. Rianna shared with us her experience of leaving the Caribbean to study at the University of Kent and build her career in the UK. She truly highlights not only the personal and cultural achievements of studying abroad but the professional ones too!

Since moving to the UK Rianna has started her own social good coaching business supporting p...

Embracing creativity as we age allows us to understand ourselves and others.

After university, I quickly realised that I did not have a lot of flexibility in the working world. I have been working from home due to COVID-19, which also comes with complications as you have to be very disciplined in separating work and home responsibilities. Managing your mental health in the workplace is extremely important to prevent burnout and poor performance at work. I have a few tips to help support good mental health at work.

It is easy to be sucked into a spiral of content ideas and the urgency to always be present for your audience. However, this is not a healthy way to improve your mental health and creativity. As a brand, it can be difficult to balance your time but I am here to provide some tips to help you work better, produce content you enjoy making.

1. Get things done as early as possible

The first step to maximising productivity is understanding your priorities and how you work best. Start preparing a pe...

Major events in her personal life led Rianna down a path that taught her how to be adaptable and agile.
At every careers’ day in high school, I would show up in a different role. At first, I wanted to be a fashion designer, then a doctor and then a lawyer. I dropped law when I realised that at the time, I was not fascinated enough by history to pursue a career in this industry. I always knew that whatever I decided to do would be something that I am passionate about.
In 2013, my grandfather p...

The solution to tackling the stigma towards Mental Health isn’t concrete but one thing I have learnt is that we need to start talking about Mental Health in a more positive light.
During COVID we have seen the important is staying informed. We also saw the negative consequences of social media and how it can have a negative impact on our health. The media we consume can have an impact on our behaviour and our thoughts.
Think of it like this, if we continuously see the headline “Dementia Suffe...

In light of International Women’s Day I sat down with Abeena Gomes who is passionate about youth engagement and media. She is the founder of Shine Your Light Initative and Marketing Consultant at ASG Solutions.
Rianna: What lead you to advocate and work towards providing quality education? Is there a personal story that you can share?
Abeena: I have always been afforded the opportunity to learn. As I grew older I understood that not everyone has that privilege hence I decided to use the resou...