The economy of Dominica is reliant upon agriculture, particularly bananas, with the financial services industry and passport sales becoming increasingly the island's largest source of income. Banana production employs, directly or indirectly, upwards of one-third of the work force. This sector is highly vulnerable to weather conditions and to external events affecting commodity prices. The value of banana exports fell to less than 25% of merchandise trade earnings in 1998 compared to about 44% in 1994.
The Kalinago, formerly known as Island Caribs or simply Caribs, are an Indigenous people of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. They may have been related to the Mainland Caribs (Kalina) of South America, but they spoke an unrelated language known as Island Carib. They also spoke a pidgin language associated with the Mainland Caribs.
Saint Paul is one of Dominica's 10 administrative parishes. It is bordered by St. Joseph to the north, St. David to the east, and St. George to the south. It has an area of 67.4 km2 (26.02 mi2), and a population of 8,397.
Marandahalli is a panchayat town Dharmapuri district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located in the northern part of the district.
Hampstead is a village in northeastern Dominica. Along with Bense, the area has a population of 495, and was used as a filming location for 2006's Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest.
The Dominica Premier League is the top division for association football in Dominica, it was created in 1970. Eight teams participate in this league. Starting in 2005, the winner and runners-up can qualify for the CONCACAF Champions Cup from the first round of the CFU Club Championship. The teams play an 18-matches league, in the end of that 18 matches the winner is declared the Dominica Champion and the 10th placed is relegated to Dominica First Division.
Calibishie is a village in Dominica, located on the north-east coast of the island, immediately to the east of the village of Hampstead. The Calibishie Coast Travel Area is thought by many to be the most scenic and unspoiled region of Dominica. The Calibishie coast is one of the few areas in the world where the distance from the seashore to rain forest is little more than a mile. Calibishie is home to Dominica's Batibou, Hampstead, Hodges, Point Baptiste, Turtle and Woodford Hill Beaches.
The coat of arms of Dominica was adopted on July 21, 1961. It consists of a shield with two guardian sisserou parrots bracing the shield atop of which is a lion passant. The quarters of the shield depict a canoe, a banana tree, a palm and a frog of the native species known as the mountain chicken. Below the shield is the national motto: Apres Bondie C'est La Ter.
Dominica, officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. It is part of the Windward Islands chain in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. Dominica's closest neighbours are two constituent territories of the European Union, the overseas departments of France, Guadeloupe to the northwest and Martinique to the south-southeast. Dominica comprises a land area of 750 km2 (290 sq mi), and the highest point is Morne Diablotins, at 1,447 m (4,747 ft) in elevation. The population was 71,293 at the 2011 census.
Ambrose George is a Dominican politician. He has served as a member of the House of Assembly of Dominica for the Roseau South Constituency since February 2000. He is the deputy leader of the Dominica Labour Party and has served as Minister of Public Works and Infrastructural Development.
Joseph Oliver Bowers, SVD was a prelate of the Catholic Church from Dominica, who served as Bishop of St. Johns–Basseterre from 1971 to 1981. He previously served as Bishop of Accra on the then Gold Coast, beginning in 1953. He was the first Black Catholic bishop to be consecrated in the United States in the 20th century, and the first ever to ordain African-American Catholic priests.
Mahaut River may refer to:
The Mahaut River is a river on the Caribbean island of Dominica. The Mahaut River rises on the western slopes of Morne Trois Pitons. It flows west to its mouth near Massacre.
The Tarou River is a river on the Caribbean island of Dominica near Mahaut.
Campbell Village is a small village in Dominica. It is located in the parish of Saint. Paul, near Mahaut Village and is notable for its hidden waterfalls.
The People's Party of Dominica (P-POD) is a political party in the Commonwealth of Dominica.
Mahaut is a parliamentary electoral district in Dominica. It came into effect in time for the 1975 Dominican general election. It has been represented by Cassanni Laville of the Dominica Labor Party since the 2022 general election.
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