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	directopedia : Directory : Regional : Caribbean : Dominica
		The isle of Dominica is one of the youngest islands in the Lesser Antilles, and it is still being formed by geothermal-volcanic activity.
		Dominica's fortunes improved in 1980 when its corrupt and tyrannical administration was replaced by that of Mary Eugenia Charles, the first female prime minister in the Caribbean, who remained in office for 15 years.
		Dominica is further benefited by the presence of an offshore medical school, Ross University, in the northern town of Portsmouth.
	www.directopedia.org /directory/Regional-Caribbean/Dominica.shtml (1147 words)

	Dominica - LOCATION, SIZE, AND EXTENT, TOPOGRAPHY, CLIMATE, FLORA AND FAUNA
		The number of migrants living in Dominica in 2000 was 4,000, close to 5% of the total population.
		Dominica, along with Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, is a member of the Regional Security System, established in 1985.
		Pumice was the major commodity extracted from the island for export, and Dominica produced clay, limestone, volcanic ash, and sand and gravel, primarily for the construction industry.
	www.nationsencyclopedia.com /Americas/Dominica.html (781 words)

	Background Notes Archive - Western Hemisphere (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Dominica is the only island in the eastern Caribbean to retain some of its pre-Columbian population-- the Carib Indians--about 3,000 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 expeditions of British and French foresters were harvesting timber by the start of the 18th century.
		Dominica has made some progress 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/dominica9803.html (2447 words)

	Parish (country subdivision) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As the population grew, new parishes were created and the civil parish covered the same area as the established Church of Ireland.
		In Louisiana, a civil parish is a geographical unit of administration.
		In this case the Parish is equivalent to the counties found throughout the rest of the country.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Parish_(subnational_entity) (606 words)

	Dominica's Heritage
		Nicholls arrived in Dominica in 1873 as an assistant to Imray and in 1877 married Dominican, Marion Crompton.
		Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II during her visit to Dominica on 25 October 1985, Sir Clarence was also awarded the Dominica Award of Honour by the State in 1994 on the completion of his two terms as President.
		When Dominica gained internal self-government as an Associated State of Britain in 1967, Shaw was one of the team of the first Permanent Secretaries, serving initially in the Ministry of Education and Health and later External Affairs before becoming Chief Establishment Officer in 1971.
	www.avirtualdominica.com /heritage2.htm (18275 words)

	Hoboken Parishes to Cosponsor Catholic School
		The six parishes of Hoboken and Weehawken have announced a plan to have a cosponsored Catholic elementary school in Hoboken.
		After an extensive study of the demographics of the area, the financial situation of the schools and parishes, and of the plant facilities the new cosponsorship plan was devised.
		Dominica Rocchio, said "the greatest responsibility is to children, not to buildings.
	www.rcan.org /news/011999pr.htm (601 words)

	Dominica Flag - World Flags 101 - Dominicanian Flags
		The flag of Dominica consists of a forest green base with three equal sized vertical stripes and three equal horizontal stripes crossing through the middle of it.
		The ten green stars, which are the traditional symbol of hope, represent the ten parishes of Dominica.
		The Sisserou Parrot is the national bird of Dominica and symbolizes flight towards greater heights and fulfillment of aspirations.
	www.worldflags101.com /d/dominica-flag.aspx (388 words)

	Dominica (11/06)
		Dominica is the only island in the eastern Caribbean to retain some of its pre-Columbian population--the Carib Indians--about 3,000 of whom live on the island's east coast.
		Dominica has a Westminster-style parliamentary government, and there are three political parties--the Dominica Labour Party (the majority party), the Dominica United Workers Party, and the Dominica Freedom Party.
		Dominica had around 252,000 visitors in 2005, which represented a contraction in both cruise line and stay-over arrivals over the record performance set in 2004..
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2295.htm (2624 words)

	CaribNation Television: Links - Dominica
		For the remainder of the 18th century, Dominica was caught up in the French and British skirmishes that marked the era, changing hands between the two powers several times.
		Dominica's most celebrated author, Jean Rhys, was born in Roseau in 1890.
		Dominica's preeminent trek is the rugged day-long hike to Boiling Lake, the world's second-largest actively boiling lake.
	www.caribnationtv.com /dominica.html (1841 words)

	Dominica Culture \| dominica-guide.info
		The resulting creole culture is evident in Dominica's food and language, as well as in many other important cultural expressions throughout the island.
		Dominica's flag is just one part of a rich tradition of national symbols.
		The parrot is the national bird of Dominica and is shown on the flag and the coat of arms.
	dominica-guide.info /past.and.present/culture (853 words)

	Dominica (04/01)
		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.
		Dominica has made some progress, 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.
		Dominica is also a member of the 14-member Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) and of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).
	www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/d/12282.htm (2017 words)

	Dominica - Gurupedia
		The Commonwealth of Dominica is a borderless country in the Caribbean, a
		British monarch as head of state, as it instead became a republic on independence.
		In 1980, two years after independence, Dominica's fortunes improved when a corrupt and tyrannical administration was replaced by that of Mary Eugenia Charles, the first female prime minister in the Caribbean, who remained in office for 15 years.
	www.gurupedia.com /d/do/dominica.htm (241 words)

	World InfoZone - Dominica Information - Page 1
		The Commonwealth of Dominica is in the Caribbean, north of Martinique and south of Guadeloupe.
		Dominica is divided into ten parishes: Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Joseph, Saint Luke, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick, Saint Paul and Saint Peter.
		The population of Dominica was estimated at 68,910 in 2006.
	www.worldinfozone.com /country.php?country=Dominica (286 words)

	Top20Dominica.com - Your Top20 Guide to Dominica!
		Dominica is nicknamed "The Nature Isle of the Caribbean" due to its seemingly unspoiled natural beauty.
		The isle of Dominica is one of the youngest islands in the Lesser Antilles, and it is still being formed by volcanic activity.
		Forty percent of Dominican workers are in the agricultural sector, and Dominica's primary agricultural exports include bananas, vegetables, citrus, copra, coconut oil, and essential oils such as bay oil.
	www.top20dominica.com (1238 words)

	Dominica's culture, history & heritage: Roman Catholic Church - a brief definition from Dr. Lennox Honychurch
		The RC mission under slavery followed the directives of the French Code Noir, whereby the enslaved were to be instructed in the faith and participate in the Mass and other ceremonies of the church, unlike the early Protestant attitude which forbade participation.
		On the capture of Dominica by the British, the Crown allowed the RC to continue as before, but Catholics wishing to participate in government and hold official posts had to take certain oaths denying aspects of their faith.
		Under the first bishops, Monaghan, Vesque and especially Poirier, parishes were established and the first large rural churches constructed.
	www.news-dominica.com /heritage/heritage.cfm?Id=199 (429 words)

	Dominica
		Dominica's economy grew by 3.5% in 2004 after a decade of poor performance.
		Dominica also has had some success in increasing its manufactured exports, primarily soap.
		Dominica had around 450,000 visitors in 2004, over 350,000 of whom were cruise ship passengers.
	www.factmonster.com /country/profiles/dominica.html (1880 words)

	Dominica Parishes
		For Dominica, the draft standard showed ten parishes with their codes.
		At the beginning of the 20th century, Dominica was one of five presidencies of the Leeward Islands, a British colony.
		The country consists of the island of Dominica.
	www.statoids.com /udm.html (132 words)

	Lennox Honychurch Article: Caslte Bruce - A Brief History
		The high woods come close to the shore and there is a wide bay with a grand sweep of beach, a large freshwater lagoon at the mouth of the river and a headland that ends in two rugged islands topped by forests of their own.
		When the British captured Dominica from the French in 1761 and took over the whole island by treaty in 1763, Dominica was cut up into lots for sale.
		This produce was shipped from the bay in canoes, which took the barrels of produce from the beach out to ships anchored in the calmer, deeper water, near the islands at the southern side of the bay.
	www.lennoxhonychurch.com /article.cfm?id=381 (1702 words)

	Dominica. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The island, of volcanic origin, is mountainous and forested, with fertile soil.
		Tourism is a growing industry, but Dominica remains one of the poorest Caribbean nations.
		English and French attempts at settlement were thwarted by the Caribs, who had taken it earlier from the Arawaks.
	www.bartleby.com /65/do/Dominica.html (338 words)

	Dominica travel guide - Wikitravel
		Dominica [1] is a Caribbean island country between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago.
		Dominica was the last of the Caribbean islands to be colonized by Europeans, due chiefly to the fierce resistance of the native Caribs.
		Dominica's best car rental company with quality 4x4 jeep, suzuki and SUV choices at bargain rates with unlimited mileage.
	wikitravel.org /en/Dominica (747 words)

	Government of Dominica
		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.
		Although the Dominican ambassador to the United States has customarily been resident in Dominica, the country maintains an embassy in the U.S. at 3216 New Mexico Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20016 (tel.
		Dominica also has a consulate general co-located with its UN mission in New York at Suite 900, 820 Second Avenue, New York, New York 10017 (tel: 212-599-8478).
	infotut.com /geography/Dominica/Government (1087 words)

	Dominica's National Symbols - our Flag and Coat of Arms
		This is superimposed on three vertical and three horizontal stripes of yellow, fl and white forming a triple coloured cross against a background of forest green.
		The Parrot also comes from the Dominica Coat of Arms, thus symbolising the official seal of the country.
		The cross itself demonstrates belief in God since the Commonwealth of Dominica is founded upon the principles that acknowledge the supremacy of God.
	www.avirtualdominica.com /flag.htm (339 words)

	Mixing God Religion and Politics
		Historically the church in Dominica has always managed to avoid politics and has for the most part struck to a defined role as spiritual houses and saunctionaries for the people.
		It is a rare catholic in Dominica who does not care about politics, but it was a rare (or not at all) catholic priest who will dive into the divisive world of Dominican politics.
		There are some members of the clergy in Dominica whose writings and preachings have had a profound impact on the population.
	www.thedominican.net /articles/politicssix.htm (1503 words)

	4 Dominica, Ltd. Certified Organic Farm
		Dominica (pronounced dom-in-EEK-a), known as "The Nature Island of the Caribbean," is an independent volcanic island nation located between Guadaloupe and Martinique in the Eastern Caribbean.
		In 1960, Dominica achieved separate status with its own administrator and was a participant in the West Indies Federation until 1962.
		Dominica is a republic with an executive branch composed of a President and a Prime Minister.
	www.4-dominica.com /dominica.htm (606 words)

	OAS Children's Page
		It is the sing by which we are known to all the world; a new star set in the heavens joining its sister stars in that constellation which gleams upon the Free Nations of the earth.
		This is superimposed on three vertical and three horizontal stripes of yellow, fl and white forming a triple colored cross against a general background of forest green.
		The Sisserou Parrot, the larger of the two parrots of the Commonwealth of Dominica, is a heavy bodied bird.
	www.oas.org /children/members/natSymbols/Dominica.html (1468 words)

	Dominica
		I see the common name used in Dominica to call the Amazona imperialis, followed by a scientific binomial name is Sisserou Parrot (Psittacus Imperiala) (see Official Announcement of the Flag at Independence).
		A government site that I found states, in part: "The flag of the Commonwealth of Dominica consists of a circular emblem of red bearing a Sisserou Parrot standing on a twig encircled by ten lime green stars", and the pictured image does show this.
		I got the answer from the Dominica Academy of Arts and Sciences that the stars are without the fimbriation in a letter of 25 July 2003.
	www.fotw.net /flags/dm.html (1937 words)

	Dominica's culture, history & heritage: Poirier, Charles Marie - a brief definition from Dr. Lennox Honychurch
		Dominica's culture, history & heritage: Poirier, Charles Marie - a brief definition from Dr. Lennox Honychurch
		A member of the Eudist Congregation, he was the most influential in the expansion of the Roman Catholic Church in Dominica after Emancipation.
		At one point in 1869 a guard of special constables were stationed around the presbytery, an emergency was declared and the bishop had to be escorted by police from the altar to his residence.
	www.news-dominica.com /heritage/heritage.cfm?Id=159 (191 words)

	The Jesuits in Britain
		More than fifty nationalities are represented in the congregation, the largest groups being from the Indian sub-contintent, from Ireland, and from the Caribbean islands of Grenada and Dominica.
		The parish has been in the care of the Society since 2001.
		Parish Priest: Fr James Crampsey SJ St Anselm's Rectory
	www.jesuit.org.uk /parishes/southall.htm (71 words)

	Dominica — FactMonster.com
		and the Dominica Freedom party came to power; Charles, who survived two coup attempts in 1981, remained prime minister until she retired in 1995.
		Dominica: History, Geography, Government, and Culture - Information on Dominica — geography, history, politics, government, economy, population statistics, culture, religion, languages, largest cities, as well as a map and the national flag.
		Current Government Officials: Dominica - World—Heads of State Heads of State and Cabinet Members Dominica President Nicholas J. Eugenia Charles - Charles, Eugenia (Mary Eugenia Charles), 1919–2005, Dominican politician, first female prime...
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0815830.html (421 words)

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