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The flag of Dominica, along with other national symbols, was the focus of a government-sponsored "Emblems Week" in 2016. An initiative of the independence committee, Emblems Week is aimed at reflecting on the meaning of the national emblems, and promoting their use among members of the general public and particularly among the country's schools.
The current flag design often evolved over the years (e.g. the flag of the United States) or can be a re-adoption of an earlier, historic flag (e.g. the flag of Libya). The year the current flag design first came into use is listed in the third column.
Other events of 2025; Timeline of Dominican history; Events in the year 2025 in Dominica. Holidays ... Independence Day;
23 April - The High Court of Dominica strikes down a ban on consensual same-sex relations in the country as unconstitutional following a petition from a gay man. [1]3 August – Thea LaFond clinches Dominica's first ever Olympic medal after winning gold in the Women's triple jump at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Dominica: 1663 1715 1763 1801 1871 1940 1958 1962 1978 1981 1988 1990 Dominica: Dominican Republic: 1506 1795 1808 1821 1844 1849 1861 1865 Dominican Republic: East Timor: 1702 1707 1750 1816 1826 1830 1911 1942 1945 1975 1975 1976 1999 2002 East Timor: Ecuador: 1534 1785 1809 1812 1820 1822 1822 1830 1835 1845 1845 1860 1900 2009 Ecuador ...
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 ...
Early flag of the Trinitaria, version 2: 1838–1844: Early flag of the Trinitaria, version 3: 1844–1849: Flag of the Dominican War of Independence: It was developed from the flag of Haiti and was added a white symmetric cross. 1849–1861: Flag of the First Dominican Republic: A crossed two-colored flag with the country's coat of arms in the ...
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]