Commonwealth of DominicaDominica CAPITAL: Roseau FLAG: On a green background appears a cross composed of yellow, black, and white stripes; in the center is a red disk with 10 yellow-bordered green stars surrounding a parrot. ANTHEM: Isle of Beauty,...

Pierre CharlesPrime Minister (pronounced "pea-AIR SHARLL") "While I am hopeful and indeed optimistic, I am also chastened to the realities of the economic downturn being experienced not only here in Dominica, but across the...

Dominica POPULATION 70,158 ROMAN CATHOLIC 70.0 percent SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST 4.7 percent PENTECOSTAL 4.3 percent METHODIST 4.2 percent BAPTIST 2.8 percent ANGLICAN 0.7 percent OTHER (INCLUDING BAHAI, MUSLIM, RASTAFARIAN) 13.3 percent Country Overview...

Dominica Dominica is a mountainous island of volcanic origin in the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean, located midway between Puerto Rico to the north and Trinidad to the south. It is 754 square kilometers (291 square miles) in area and in 2004 had a...

Dominica's pre-Columbian name was Wai'tu kubuli, which means "Tall is her body". The indigenous people of the island, the Caribs, have a territory similar to the Indian reserves of North America. Because the island lies between two French overseas...

Highlights and Key Issues * GDP growth of 4.6% in 2006 exceeded expectations and was driven mainly by tourism and construction. But a slowdown to around 3% is forecast for this year and next despite some large capital projects including an airport runway....

Brooks, Mignon Philadelphia Tribune, The 10-24-2004 Dominica, known as the first island Christopher Columbus visited on his voyage, is often said to remain physically the same as it did back then. "It's in its natural state," said Carly Kraemer, who lived on...

An opposition leader has attacked a proposal for a hotel to control one of Dominica's most popular beaches, saying tourism revenue is not worth making residents "second-class citizens" on their own island. The Tourism Ministry announced earlier this month that...

As I picked my way over hot rocks and bubbling mud in the pouring rain, I realized Dominica was not for the faint-hearted. I was hiking to the Boiling Lake, a bizarre cauldron of steaming-hot water, 200 feet across, and one of the strangest sights...