Amidst all the rumours of him not being able to perform anywhere in CARICOM outside of Jamaica, Mavado devastated the eastern Caribbean last night with a stunning performance in front of a crowd of around 5,000 on the island of Dominica.

During his performance Mavado took time out to thank the Government of Dominica, who have been singled out as bucking the trend, taking a positive stance and not banning him.

Dominica's Tourism Minister Ian Douglas Friday said a ban on Mavado would not be in keeping with the spirit of CARICOM, adding that he is a CARICOM national and has not yet committed any offence in Dominica.

Adding fuel to the fire was a little-known Dominican radio jock who was ironically the first promoter to bring "Passa Passa" there before turning Christian, was very vocal in his anti-Mavado outbursts. He was actually trying to convince Dominica that Mavado's song "On the Rock" was about crack cocaine.

The show was allowed to be held under immense pressure, with promoter Val Cuffy of Triple Kay Promotions standing tall when faced with many obstacles.

"I was in meetings with police and government up until midnight" Cuffy said after the show. "But Mavado proved all the doubters wrong by delivering a very mature, professional and appropriate performance. He had the crowd singing every word and there was not a single incident at the show which is exactly what we hoped for."

The promoter went on to add that "hopefully St Vincent, Grenada, Guyana, Trinidad and all the other CARICOM countries will let sense and fairness prevail and allow Mavado to perform in those islands where he has thousands of fans."

After a similar outing in Tortola last week, Mavado is set to continue to blaze a trail through the Caribbean over the coming weeks.