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	Dominica Labour Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Dominica Labour Party is a political party in Dominica.
		At the elections, of 31 january 2000, the party gained power for the first time, winning 43.1 % of popular votes and 10 out of 21 elected members of parliament.
		At the last elections on May 5, 2005 the party strengthened its coalition with its former rival the Dominica Freedom Party, with the two parties not running against each other's candidates and some saying that the parties may soon merge.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dominica_Labour_Party (266 words)

	Elections in Dominica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Elections in Dominica gives information on election and election results in Dominica.
		Dominica has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.
		Dominica was once a three-party system, but in the past few years the Dominica Labor Party and the greatly diminished Dominica Freedom Party have built a coalition.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elections_in_Dominica (301 words)

	Encyclopedia: History of Dominica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Dominica was officially neutral for the next century, but the attraction of its resources remained; rival expeditions of British and French foresters were harvesting timber by the start of the 18th century.
		Marshaling public frustration with the lack of a voice in the governing of Dominica, this group won one-third of the popularly elected seats of the legislative assembly in 1924 and one-half in 1936.
		Shortly thereafter, Dominica was transferred from the Leeward Island Administration and was governed as part of the Windwards until 1958, when it joined the short-lived West Indies Federation.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/History-of-Dominica (941 words)

	EUROPA - Development - Countries - Dominica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Dominica, the largest of the Windward Islands, is volcanic with high, steep mountains covered in dense forest, deep valleys and scores of rivers and streams.
		Dominica is ranked 61st out of 174 countries in the human development index 2002 of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), which puts it in the “medium human development” band.
		Dominica is a member of CARIFORUM, CARICOM and the OECS, the latter having established a single monetary area and a common currency (the Eastern Caribbean Dollar) as well as a common central bank (the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank).
	europa.eu.int /comm/development/body/country/country_home_en.cfm?cid=dm&lng=en&status=new (889 words)

	Dominica Government Information
		Dominica has a Westminster-style parliamentary government, and there are three political parties--the Dominica Labor Party (the majority party), the Dominica United Workers Party, and the Dominica Freedom Party.
		Elections for representatives and senators must be held at least every 5 years, although the prime minister can call elections any time.
		Dominica also has a consulate general co-located with its UN mission in New York at Suite 900, 820 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10017 (tel: 212-599-8478).
	www.traveldocs.com /dm/govern.htm (417 words)

	Dominica
		Dominica is a multiparty, parliamentary democracy and a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
		The Prime Minister was Pierre Charles of the Dominica Labour Party (DLP), which prevailed in generally free and fair elections in January 2000, and which had a majority coalition in the Parliament.
		Dominica was invited by the Community of Democracies' (CD) Convening Group to attend the November 2002 second CD Ministerial Meeting in Seoul, Republic of Korea, as a participant.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2002/18328.htm (3412 words)

	travel Dominica: Dominican photos, Dominica Geography, History, Economy - The Dominican
		Dominica lies in the center of the Caribbean chain of islands, between the French overseas territories of Guadeloupe and Martinique.
		Dominica was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493 but most of its early colonial history was spent changing hands between the French and the English.
		Dominica's economy is substantially based on agriculture, although in recent years great strides have been made on diversification into tourism and offshore services.
	www.thedominican.net /about/dominica.htm (1158 words)

	Dominica:Registration of elections act
		Subject to this Act, a person is entitled to vote as an elector at an election if on polling day he is qualified to be an elector in the register for that polling district and is on that day registered in the register of electors to be used at that el ection.
		A person is not entitled to vote as an elector at an election unless he is registered in the register of electors to be used at that election.
		The Chief Elections Officer shall supervise the performance by the registering officers of their functions under this Act and the registering officers shall comply with any general or specific direstions which he may give them.
	georgetown.edu /pdba/Electoral/Dominica/Registration/registration.html (3347 words)

	Caribbean Net News: Dominica
		ROSEAU, Dominica: Dominican High Court Judge Claire Henry-Wason reserved her judgment on Friday in the civil matter of Leonard Newtown vs the Chief Elections Officer, the Returning Officer, Mrs Loreen Bannis-Roberts and the Attorney General...
		ROSEAU, Dominica: As the general election campaign in Dominica reaches fever pitch, with just hours remaining before the voters go to the polls to elect a new government, serious concerns are being raised in some quarters regarding funds, reportedly transferred from the Cayman Islands...
		ROSEAU, Dominica: Dominican Police chief Matthias Lestrade said on Tuesday he was seeking legal advice on whether the opposition United Workers Party (UWP) had broken the country's law by simultaneously staging a island-wide motorcade which collided with the ruling Dominica Labour Party (DLP) on Monday...
	www.caribbeannetnews.com /dominica/dominica.htm (1877 words)

	Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
		Dominica's economy is extremely weak and aid is needed to regenerate the country.
		Dominica's relations with the International Community are varied and often based on personalities, for example its relationship with Libya and Cuba.
		Dominica represents a small market for British exports, but relies heavily on the UK to take about 50% of its total exports, including 90% of the banana crop.
	www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1020173366434 (2076 words)

	Dominica's Heritage & Culture: Le Blanc, Edward Oliver
		He was educated at the Vieille Case government school and took a course in agriculture at the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture, Trinidad in 1944.
		Le Blanc contested the general elections of that year and won the Portsmouth seat in the Legislative council.
		In the aftermath of the collapse of the WI Federation in May 1962 he participated in all of the conferences in London attempting to save a federation of "the little eight" islands which were left after Jamaica and Trinidad went independent.
	www.avirtualdominica.com /heritage.cfm?Id=101 (548 words)

	Dominica
		The Dominica Labour Party (DLP) prevailed in free and fair elections held on January 31, and Roosevelt P. Douglas became Prime Minister.
		Ian Douglas, nephew of Rosie Douglas and representing the DLP, won the December 11 by-election for the deceased Prime Minister's seat.
		Elections are held every 5 years, and the latest election was held in July 1999.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2000/wha/index.cfm?docid=757 (2768 words)

	Background Note: Dominica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Dominica is the only island in the eastern Caribbean to retain some of its pre-Colombian population, the Carib Indians, about 500 of whom live on the island's east coast.
		Dominica was officially neutral for the next century, but the attraction of its resources remained; rival groups of British and French foresters were harvesting timber by the start of the 18th century, normally in expeditions rather than from permanent settlements.
		Agricultural diversification is a key priority, and Dominica has made real advances toward it, with the export of small quantities of citrus fruits and vegetables and the introduction of coffee, patchouli, aloe vera, cut flowers, and exotic fruits such as mangoes, guavas, and papayas.
	gopher.state.gov /ERC/bgnotes/wha/dominica9301.html (2072 words)

	Dominica - Atlapedia Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		LOCATION and GEOGRAPHY: Dominica is an island located at the northern end of the windward chain of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea.
		It is situated between the French island groups of Guadeloupe to the north and Martinique to the south.
		Universal adult suffrage was introduced in 1951 and Britain gradually increased Dominica's control over its own affairs, resulting in the island gaining full internal autonomy in 1967 as an associate state.
	www.atlapedia.com /online/countries/dominica.htm (980 words)

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		Elections were held for all the directly elected seats in the House of the Assembly following the dissolution of Parliament on 6 April 2005.
		Skerrit was the third person to hold the post of Prime Minister since the last parliamentary election in 2000, as former Prime Ministers Rosie Douglas and Pierre Charles passed away respectively in October 2000 and in January 2004.
		During the election campaign, Prime Minister Skerrit argued that the project supported economic growth, which registered 3.5 per cent in 2004, and a projected 3.7 per cent in 2005.
	www.ipu.org /parline-e/reports/2091_E.htm (615 words)

	Freedom in the World 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Dominica's economy is primarily agricultural, though there have been efforts to build the infrastructure required to promote tourism and high technology investment.
		Citizens of Dominica are able to change their government through free and fair elections.
		Dominica is headed by a prime minister and the House of Assembly, with 21 members elected to five-year terms.
	www.freedomhouse.org /research/freeworld/2004/countryratings/dominica.htm (901 words)

	Dominica vote too close to call - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
		What their respective polls suggest is that the coming Dominica election is too close to call at this stage.
		One interesting feature of this year's election in Dominica is that for the first time it will take place on the same date as that of the United Kingdom's - Thursday, May 5.
		Last Wednesday, while Prime Minister Skerrit was preparing for a DLP rally at Grand Bay where he made his election announcement, angry members of the party's Colighaut constituency were protesting in the capital, Roseau, against seat allocation to accommodate Freedom, a development they claimed that could cost Labour losses in marginal constituencies.
	www.jamaicaobserver.com /news/html/20050410T210000-0500_78435_OBS_DOMINICA_VOTE_TOO_CLOSE_TO_CALL.asp (744 words)

	DBS Daily News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The General Elections of Dominica 2005 are finally over and the results are in.
		In a ceremony held at the State House on Thursday May 12th, 2005, the Ministers of the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica were formally sworn into office.
		General Secretary of the Dominica Labour Party, William Para Riviere, has dismissed opposition claims that the sale of DOMLEC earlier this month, represents a good decision made by the UWP government in 1996.
	www.dbcradio.net /News.htm (87 words)

	Background Notes: Commonwealth of Dominica, Country Background , Dominica Country Background, .Dominica Country ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Elections for representatives and senators must be held at least every five years, although the prime minister can call elections any time.
		Dominica is also a member of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), and the British Commonwealth.
		Dominica cooperates with U.S. agencies and participates in counternarcotics programs in an effort to curb narco-trafficking and marijuana cultivation.
	www.realadventures.com /listings/1024194.htm (1585 words)

	World Homes Network - Dominica
		In 1961 the leader of the Dominica Labour Party (DLP), Edward le Blanc, became chief minister; after 13 years in office he retired and was succeeded as prime minister by Patrick John.
		The 1995 general election was won by the United Workers' Party and its leader, Edison James, was appointed prime minister.
		In 1991 representatives of Dominica, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada proposed federal integration of the Windward Islands and a draft constitution was produced but not implemented.
	www.world-homes.net /atlas/America/central/dominica.htm (505 words)

	Race to 2005 general elections 2005 on Dominica
		General elections constitutionally due in Dominica 90 days after April 16 at midnight 2005, and it seems that three main political parties in the race.
		If you are reading this and do not know where our island Dominica is, then its located at the northern end of the windward chain of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea, with a population of 69,600 according to the final results of the 2001 National Census.
		Roseau, Dominica, May 9th 2005Thousands of supporters of the Dominica Labour Party converged in the Labour party stronghold of Portsmouth on Thursday evening to celebrate their party’s triumph in the general elections in grand style.
	www.sakafete.com /Election_Race_2005 (1019 words)

	Dominica's Heritage & Culture: John, Patrick, Roland
		In 1970 contested the general elections as a member of the ruling Dominica Labour Party (DLP) and won the Roseau seat, serving in the Le Blanc government at different times as Minister of Communications and Works, Home Affairs, Agriculture and Finance.
		In the general elections of 1980 John lost his seat in the Assembly and disaffected DDF members, former DLP supporters, aided by a group of Dreads near Giraudel and foreign mercenaries sought to overthrow the duly elected (DFP) government led by Eugenia Charles.
		The attempts at a coup d'état were discovered, thwarted, and the plotters both in Dominica and the US were exposed.
	www.avirtualdominica.com /heritage.cfm?Id=83 (480 words)

	Election 2000 in Dominica
		Pierre Louis was a founding member of the Dominica Association of Primary School Principals and also of the Dominica Association of Teachers and served unbrokenly on both executives as General Secretary of the Principal's Association, 1st Vice President, Treasurer, and PRO of the Teacher's Union.
		In Dominica the success of the W.A.W.U was largely due to the concept of teamwork developed by him with such persons as Louis Benoit, Roy Bannis and Alec Gage.
		The overall aim for Dominica is to empower people for a better way of life and for the social and economic growth and development of the communities.
	www.cakafete.com /election_2000/profiles_DFP.html (2588 words)

	Election 2000 in Dominica
		In 1995, the United Workers' Party won 11 seats (34.4%), the Dominica Freedom Party 5 (35.8%) and the Dominica Labour Party 5 (29.6%) of the 21 constituencies.
		Dominica gained its independence on 3rd November 1978 and from since then, the country has seen four (4) political leaders.
		The former Prime Minister of Dominica, Mary Eugenia Charles, was the Opposition leader when Dominica gained independence from Great Britian in 1978.
	cakafete.com /election_2000 (900 words)

	Asset Haven Analysis
		Dominica is an independent English speaking country situated in the Eastern Caribbean, between the French islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe.
		Once citizenship is awarded, you will receive a Dominica passport, which is valid for five years and can be renewed for a small fee at the immigration and passport office in Dominica or at any Dominica consulate.
		Another benefit is that as Dominica is a common law jurisdiction, according to common law practice, you are able to legally change your surname.
	www.escapeartist.com /efam23/assets.html (1301 words)

	History
		Dominica is the only island in the eastern Caribbean to retain a colony of its pre-Columbian population, the Carib Indians, about 500 of whom live in a reserve on the island's east coast.
		Dominica was discovered November 3, 1493, by Columbus on his second voyage to the New World.
		But the attraction of Dominica's resources remained; rival groups of British and French foresters were harvesting timber by the start of the 18th century, normally in expeditions rather than from permanent settlements.
	www.webdesigns.ai /leroy/domhis.htm (777 words)

	Caribbean Net News: Dominica general election was free and fair, says elections chief
		ROSEAU, Dominica: Chief Elections Officer Merina Williams on Tuesday dismissed the opposition United Workers Party's (UWP) charge that Dominica's May 5 general election was rigged by the ruling Dominica Labour Party (DLP).
		Williams said the poll was "free and fair" despite vote counting errors in the Castle Bruce constituency, the main seat targeted by the UWP as rigged.
		James, who was Prime Minister from 1995 to 2000, said what Dominicans were given was a mock election which must not be allowed to continue.
	www.caribbeannetnews.com /2005/05/11/fair.shtml (565 words)

	Dominica's News in Brief
		The Commonwealth of Dominica Ontario Association (CDOA) will be holding a general meeting this Sunday November 28th to inform the public of where drop of points are for relief supplies and to seek volunteers to package these items.
		The Dominica Academy of Arts and Sciences (DAAS) is also calling on structural engineers throughout the Diaspora who may be able to assist in Dominica to sign up with the academy.
		Dominica is mourning the death of its first Premier, Edward Oliver Leblanc who died at his home in Vielle Case on Friday.
	www.thedominican.net /newsdesk7.htm (3275 words)

	Caribbean Net News: Dominica Labour Party wins by-election
		GRAND BAY, Dominica: Hundreds of supporters and revellers of the ruling Dominica Labour Party converged and danced in the streets on Monday evening to celebrate the party’s emphatic victory in the Grand Bay by-election.
		The by-election became necessary after Prime Minister and Parliamentary Representative for Grand Bay, Pierre Charles succumbed to acute heart failure on January 6th 2004.
		Dominica has had a Coalition Government since the 2000 General Elections.
	www.caribbeannetnews.com /2004/04/08/election.htm (282 words)

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