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Dominica was again struck on 18 September 2017, suffering a direct landfall from Category 5 Hurricane Maria. [19] [42] Early estimates of damage suggested 90% of the buildings on the island had been destroyed, with infrastructure left in ruins.
Roseau (Dominican Creole: Wozo) is the capital and largest city of Dominica, with a population of 14,725 as of 2011. [1] It is a small and compact urban settlement, in the Saint George parish and surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, the Roseau River and Morne Bruce.
1 October 2000: 241 days DLP: 5 Pierre Charles (1954–2004) — 1 October 2000 3 October 2000 3 years, 97 days DLP: 3 October 2000 6 January 2004 — Osborne Riviere (1932–2017) — 6 January 2004 8 January 2004 2 days DLP: 6 Roosevelt Skerrit (born 1972) 2005 2009 2014 2019 2022: 8 January 2004 Incumbent 21 years, 5 days (as of 13 January ...
Portsmouth is the second largest town in Dominica, with 3,630 inhabitants. [1] [2] It is located on the shore of a natural Harbor, Prince Rupert Bay, in Saint John Parish on the north-west coast of Dominica. The area was called Ouyouhao by the Kalinago and Grand Anse by the French.
Saint Andrew is one of Dominica's 10 administrative parishes. [1] It is bordered by St. John and St. Peter (to the west), St. Joseph (to the southwest), and St. David (to the southeast). At 178.27 km 2 (68.83 mi 2), [2] it is the island's largest parish in area. Its population is 10,461, which makes it the second most populated parish, after St ...
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Dominica: Dominica – sovereign island nation located in the Caribbean Sea. [1] In Latin, its name means "Sunday", which was the day on which it was discovered by Christopher Columbus. Dominica's pre-Columbian name was Wai'tu kubuli, which means "Tall is her body". [2]
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The first written records in the history of Dominica began in November 1493, when Christopher Columbus spotted the island. Prior to European contact, Dominica was inhabited by the Arawak . Dominica was a French colony from 1715 until the end of the Seven Years' War in 1763, and then became a British colony from 1763 to 1978.