Dominican Cameron Pierre Trio @ Charlie Wright's

Time: August 27, 2009 from 8pm to 11pm
Location: London
Street: 45 Pitfield St, N1 6DA
City/Town: London - Shoreditch
Website: http://www.charliewrights.com
Phone: 020 74908345
Event Type: Concert
Organized By: Charlie Wrights

Courtesy of: Dominican Diasopra

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Dominicans in Europe Paris Reunion 2009 Scheduled for October

A group of Dominican citizens residing in Europe have planned an event expected to unite Dominicans here and in Europe.

The “Dominicans in Europe Paris Reunion 2009” is being held for the first time in Paris, France from October 2nd and 3rd.

“I decided that perhaps Paris would be a great place to have it and from there we decided to create an event to showcase Dominica,” said Natasha Henderson Executive Programme Coordinator of the Dominicans in Europe Paris Reunion 2009.

The highlight of the reunion will be the awards gala and dinner where several Dominicans are expected to be recognised.

A concert featuring leading Dominican artists here and abroad including Ophelia, Gordon Henderson and Exile One will also form part of the festivities.

Courtesy of: Dominica News Online


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Finland Established Diplomatic Relations With Dominica

Ministry for Foreign Affairs...Press Release 211/2009...20.8.2009 9.14....

To intensify the country’s international relations, Finland has established diplomatic relations with the Commonwealth of Dominica. Following the decision on diplomatic relations taken by the President of the Republic, Ambassador Jaakko Laajava, the Finnish Ambassador to the United Kingdom based in London, and Acting High Commissioner Agnes Adonis of the Commonwealth of Dominica signed the joint communiqué ratifying diplomatic relations.

In line with Finland’s foreign policy principles, the intention is to establish diplomatic relations with all states recognised by Finland. Finland has recognised the Commonwealth of Dominica, which became independent in 1978.

Situated in the Caribbean Sea, Dominica was a British colony for more than 200 years and is still a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The country has an area of 754 square km and a population of 73 000.

Trade between Finland and Dominica is still modest, but it is hoped that deepening of official relations will also bring diversification of bilateral trade and other contacts. Dominica, with its tropical rain forests, strives to promote tourism on the island as well.

Courtesy of: Finnish Government

Dominica - Island Nature

Can ecotourism help preserve one of the world’s greenest—and most beautiful—countries? Bill Donahue reports from Dominica...

Flying down to the small Caribbean nation of Dominica, I see at once why the place markets itself as the Nature Island. Beneath me, the 4,000-foot mountains are verdant and craggy, the near-vertical slopes dotted with trees and crowned with mist. The plane circles, and I glimpse a few of the 365 rivers that flow through the rain forest that blankets two-thirds of the island. And then we start to drop, rapidly. The plane sweeps and cuts, kamikaze-style, through clouds and between looming rock faces—how else are you going to land on the Caribbean’s most mountainous island? We corkscrew madly, wings rattling, then we skid to a halt on a short runway, and I have arrived in what promises to be a natural paradise.

Courtesy of: Sun Beach Travel
Photo Courtesy of: Max Kim Bee

Dominica’s Elegant 1930s Retreat

Pointe Baptiste is an atmospheric holiday home built in the 1930s by a Scottish adventurer and novelist...

Few holiday homes in the Caribbean are as atmospheric as Pointe Baptiste, says Polly Pattullo in the Guardian. Perched on a promontory on the north coast of Dominica - "that wildest of Caribbean islands" - it was built in the Thirties by the "remarkable" writer and "adventurer" Elma Napier. She was a Scottish aristocrat who fell completely for the island's "mysterious charm", as she called it, remaining at Point Baptiste with her husband and children until her death in 1973. There, she wrote novels, got involved in politics (she was the first woman ever elected to a Caribbean legislature) and reflected on island life in articles for the Manchester Guardian.


Courtesy of: The First Post

Dominica - World Creole Music Festival 2009 Lineup

Well, Festival fans, it’s that time of year again; 13th annual World Creole Music Festival (WCMF) has announced the lineup for this year’s festivities. With a solid stream of performances by international and local artists - running from October 31st to November 1st, 2009 at the Windsor Park Sports Stadium, there’s something there for just about every musical taste.

But wait, you say you don’t like creole or zouk music? There’s actually way more going on than just creole and zouk music. There’s a night with reggae vocalist MAXI Priest - who’s best known for singing Reggae music
with an R&B influence and reggae giants Morgan Heritage known for their mellow, RB-influenced, vocals and Rastafarian lyrics.

Photo Courtesy of: Africa Sounds
Courtesy of: Dominica Weekly
Courtesy of: Dominica Central Newspaper
Courtesy of: WCMF Dminica

UPDATE...World Creole Music Festival 2009 Highlights Day One (photo gallery included)
World Creole Music Festival 2009 Highlights Day Two (video included)

Dominica - Budget Address 2009/2010

Budget Address for the Fiscal Year 2009/2010...

On Friday, July 31, 2009, Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit presented to Parliament a $445.8 million Budget under the theme “Securing a Brighter Future in the Face of Global Crisis”. View complete 2009/2010 Budget Address (PDF)

Courtesy of: Dominica Government

Nature Island Network Dominica ( NINDA) Summer Event 2009

Fund Raising Cricket & Family Fun BBQ - 23rd August, 2009...


Courtesy of: Soca News

USA - St. Vincent de Paul Society, Friends Of The Poor® Walk 2009

SVDP USA Annual Friends Of The Poor® Walk - September 26, 2009...


SVdP Diocesan Councils, District Councils and parish-based Conferences throughout the United States are invited and strongly encouraged to participate. Money raised at the local level will be credited and used locally in direct service to the poor. The Friends of the Poor® Walk promises to substantially involve both the media and the general public in the Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s active commitment to help the poor.


Joseph Blaize - Vice President is hereby seeking your sponsorship for his walk. Your pledge will go a long way in their work of helping the poor in his community. You can contribute online via this link Joseph Blaize Donations

Looking forward to seeing your pledge.

View the Walk 2008 Video...


Courtesy of: SVDP USA

Dominica - Inland Revenue to be Restructed as PM Presents $445.58 million Budget 2009 - 2010

Dominica Budget 2009/2010...


Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said while revenue performance for 2008/09 has preformed reasonably well, the global slowdown is expected to impact the outcome for the coming year. Skerrit made the announcement when he presented a $445.8 million Budget to Parliament at the First Meeting of the Fifth Session at the House of Assembly today.

Courtesy of: Dominica News Online

Dominica - Caribbean Homes & Lifestyle Magazine9th Edition

Welcome to our 9th edition...

Our Guest Island is Montserrat, the ‘Emerald Isle’ which offers a glimpse of a past Caribbean. It’s certainly a hot destination for Volcanism, but there is so much more you will not be disappointed.

In Antigua, at our Scott’s Hill location, we learn how to project manage the building of a pool for our renovation. Also in Antigua, on the former Crosbies Estate, we explore the recently finished renovation of a beautiful home named ‘Forget me Not’ that dates back to 1950.

For sale in Anguilla is a great beachfront hotel villa complex; bargains are always available, especially now.

In Dominica we follow a couple who bought land through a previous edition of the magazine and have since built a rustic bed and breakfast in the style of the Kalinago traditional hut known as a ‘Kai Pai’.

We also look at Caribbean interior design with a European flavour from Hermien Kuis.

Courtesy of: Issu - Caribbean Homes & Lifestyles Magazine

Salisbury Enhancement Committee's Anniversary Celebrations - Press Release

SEC INC FIRST ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS - PRESS RELEASE...

The Salisbury Enhancement Committee will celebrate its one year anniversary on August 10. The group, consisting of more than 13 members from the community, was inaugurated last year at a ceremony when its flagship project - Bawi Link Up was launched.

Since then, the group has organised and par-taken in a number of community development activities and projects including the paving of a road en route to the village beach, beautification projects, fundraisers, a back-to-school extravaganza, carnival 2009 and more.

SEC will commemorate its anniversary celebrations with a week of activities as we celebrate this milestone. Looking forward to the continued support of the community.

Below is the list of activities:-

Sunday 2nd Aug:

7:00am- Mass - St Theresa's Catholic Church

2:30pm- Health Fair - Salisbury Playing Field

Friday 7th Aug:

6:00pm - Moonlight Movie and Fun Night - Salisbury Playing Field

Saturday 8th August:

7:00pm - Gospel Talent Night (VENUE?)

Sunday 16th Aug:

3:00pm - Annual General Meeting - Salisbury Primary School

Sunday 30th Aug:

2nd Annual Back-to-School Extravaganza

Also included in its celebrations are a palm tree planting project along the highway on September 13 & a dinner at West Central on August 9.


Courtesy of: Bawi Link Up - SEC Inc

"Home Again" UK Book Launch - Sunday 2nd August, 2009

"Home Again" UK Book Launch...

Time: Sun Aug 2, 2009 from 4pm to 7pm
Location: Newham African-Caribbean Resource Centre
Street: 627-633 Barking Road, Plaistow
City/Town: London E13 9EZ

Contact Info: pollyp@globalnet.co.uk
Event Type: Book Launch
Organized By: DUKA & Papillote Press

Event Description: Stories of migration and return (by Dominican returnees) Anyone who is interested in attending please email pollyp@globalnet.co.uk for further details.

Courtesy of: Dominican Diaspora
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