Dominica in The Caribbean
The Commonwealth of Dominica, more commonly called “Dominica”, is one of the many exotic islands found in the Caribbean region. Its indigenous name, Waitukubuli, with which it was baptized, expressed how the Carib Indians perceived the island: “Tall is her body” – feminine and of a tall stature, somewhat elegant. Today Dominica is well known for its mountainous terrain, and a landmark eco tourism destination.
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As of 2009, Dominica, the island has a relatively small population of approximately 75,000 habitants. It is democratic country and its current administration the Dominica Labour Party (DLP), have been at the helm of Dominica’s affairs since from since 2000. The present Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica is the Honorable Roosevelt Skerritt, who leads a stable country with effective and dynamic leadership.
The Nature Island, Dominica is an active member of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean Countries (OECS), which is an inter-governmental organization. The OECS was established in 1981 in order to foster the economic harmonization and integration, protection of human legal rights, and the encouragement of good governance between countries and dependencies in the Eastern Caribbean. Dominica is also a member of the Commonwealth and CARICOM, which encompasses the wider Caribbean region.
Socially, the Dominica people are very friendly, humble and hospitable people, while from a socio linguistic perspective; it can be described as diglossic, as two main languages are spoken. These are, English, which is generally used for communicating in formal as well as informal settings, and French creole, which is a dialect derived from the French language, and spoken particularly by older persons and in Dominica communities where the Antillean French cultural influence is relatively high. In Dominica, in the northeastern villages of Marigot and Wesley pidgin English known as “Cocoy” is also spoken, while several indigenous words have been preserved, such as in names of villages. Dominica’s awareness of its cultural background is one of the most important features about Dominica.
Dominica is confronted with several economic challenges since it is very mountainous, while the lack of sufficient flat lands has presented many setbacks to the infrastructural development of the country, particularly through the construction of roads in the Nature Island. Moreover, traditionally, the island’s (Dominica) economy has been based on agriculture, particularly in the areas of banana, citrus, coconut and cocoa farming. Industrial activities in Dominica include the manufacture of soap, coconut oil, bay rum, furniture, cement blocks and shoes, while major trading relationships have been built with countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States, China, South Korea and CARICOM countries such as Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Barbados, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada and St. Vincent.
Dominica’s rich volcanic soils and strict environment policies, however, have made it a consistent source for fresh foods such as ground provisions, fresh fruits and vegetables, livestock farming, as well as an excellent eco tourism destination. For these reasons, a lot of resources are being put into marketing the island so that people from all over the world may know more about Dominica.
In confronting many of its challenges, the Government of Dominica, has sought to broaden the economic base of the country through various diversification schemes such as eco tourism, dairy and poultry farming, building societies, developing the offshore sector through the establishment of offshore universities, incorporation of International Business Companies, and offshore banking, though the latter has been undertaken in a very regulated fashion.
In keeping with its plans for sustainable development, Dominica has also significantly promoted its cultural diversity by highlighting its African and French cultural heritage as part of Dominica’s tourism product, while acknowledging the presence of and seeking to further develop Dominica’s indigenous peoples – that which forms one of the four pillars of sustainable development according to The United Nations and UNESCO standards, which emphasize that “… cultural diversity is as necessary for humankind as biodiversity is for nature”; it becomes “one of the roots of development understood not simply in terms of economic growth, but also as a means to achieve a more satisfactory intellectual, emotional, moral and spiritual existence”. Several Dominica investment possibilities have also been extended to foreign investors through real estate, the film industry, the construction of mariners and resorts.