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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. It became an ...
Dominica is a beneficiary of the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) that grants duty-free entry into the United States for many goods. Dominica also belongs to the predominantly English-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Dominica, an island nation in the Caribbean Sea. Claimed by France in the 17th century, it was later awarded to Great Britain, becoming independent in 1978. Until December 31, 1939, Dominica was one of the Leeward Islands; it was then transferred to the Windward Islands.
The establishment of the Dominica International Airport stands as one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects embarked upon by the Caribbean island nation. [ 68 ] [ 69 ] Significantly funded by the Citizenship by Investment Programme, [ 70 ] this endeavour represents a cornerstone in Dominica's broader strategy to enhance its global ...
Nation-building is a long evolutionary process, and in most cases the date of a country's "formation" cannot be objectively determined; e.g., the fact that England and France were sovereign kingdoms on equal footing in the medieval period does not prejudice the fact that England is not now a sovereign state (having passed sovereignty to Great ...
Economy of Dominica. Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 183rd (one hundred and eighty third) Agriculture in Dominica; Banking in Dominica. National Bank of Dominica; Communications in Dominica. Internet in Dominica; Companies of Dominica; Currency of Dominica: Dollar. ISO 4217: XCD; Energy in Dominica. Energy policy of Dominica; Oil industry ...
The Dominica Story: A History of the Island is a history book from 1975, written by Dominican historian Lennox Honychurch. It was the first published history of the island. [ 1 ] Originally presented as a miniseries for Radio Dominica (now DBS Radio ) in 1974, the inaugural edition covered every aspect of local history from prehistory up to the ...
House of Assembly of Dominica. The House of Assembly has 32 members. Twenty-one members are elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies.Nine members are senators appointed by the President; five on the advice of the Prime Minister and four on the advice of the leader of the opposition.