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The Caribbean island of Dominica
"Dominica surges from the sea with soaring peaks that seem to be courting the heavens!"
Virgin flora covers these dramatic mountains, creating swaths of verdant landscapes.
The residue of the fiery forces that created the island thousands of years ago, as part of the Caribbean Ring of Fire,
bellows in several hot springs, valleys of steaming earth, and a boiling lake which is the second largest in the world.
Along with geothermal wonders come natural coolants: hundreds of pristine rivers and streams cross the island's
lush terrain. Pure rainwater sets brooks and cascades into motion by rushing down picturesque cliffs.
Dominica's natural wonders and rich cultural heritage make it an exceptional ecotourism destination.
You are invited to visit Dominica island and defy popular notions of a Caribbean island holiday.
Reunion 2008
The Vision
On third November 2008, Dominica will celebrate its 30th year as an independent nation.
Much has been achieved over this period - much that we can be proud of. For government,
this is an opportunity to highlight individual, community and institutional achievement.
Importantly, however, it is an opportunity for reflection, renewal and for recommitment
to the quest for accelerated progress and development.
From the outset, the Committee appointed by government to oversee coordination
of the anniversary insisted that accent must be placed on the Dominican people
as central players in the celebrations - no matter where they lived or worked. In fact,
this insistence of participation by all is what explains the choice of the theme for the year:
Celebrating the journey together. This means that the celebrations are open to all Dominicans -
in the rural and urban Dominica as well as Dominicans in the Diaspora - and that all Dominicans and friends
of Dominica are invited to come together to celebrate but also to reflect on and take action concerning the challenge
of building a better future for the whole. In keeping with the idea of celebrating thirty years of participation
and progress, much attention will be paid to exhibitions
and expositions regarding the basis of past progress. Thus, the intention is to highlight the central place
of agriculture, agro industries and art and craft in the economy of the island. Additionally however,
the intention is to highlight the fact that services are joining agriculture and agro industries as central
elements in Dominica.
Consequently, an invitation is being extended to the private sector and institutional partners, to become engaged
in showing the way to the future in which knowledge, services as well as information and communication technologies
will take their places in an integrated, multi-faceted and diversified economy and society.
The Dominica of which we speak comprises not only persons and institutions but spaces and symbols that label us
the towns, villages, scenic spots, the forests, rivers, gardens that are distinctly Dominican as the Kalinago.
The intention therefore is to revisit these symbols of Dominica with a view to ensuring that they too are part
of the process of celebration and renewal. Thus, plans for the re-development of the capital city, village centres
On several occasions, we have used the term 'renewal' to speak to the process
of individual, community and institutional assessment that must precede the effort to change direction
in the interest of a better Dominica island.
There is a view, however, that renewal is not sufficiently accurate in terms of the real goal of Reunion 2008.
Its proponents suggest that the term 'renaissance' is much closer to the real intention. There is in fact much
to recommend use of this term. It suggests: rebirth, revival - a commitment to retrieve those elements of life
and culture that have been deliberately or accidentally sidelined. In essence it speaks to a new beginning
in self-awareness, in national pride, and commitment to action that is intended to promote the national good.
It also calls for an assessment of values and attitudes among all age groups, and the adoption of a spirit
of cooperation and tolerance that transcends political, religious, social and ethnic classifications,
thereby allowing us to place the interests of our country and the well-being of its people as a whole
at the top of our priorities. In short, it will promote a renewal of spirit that will be facilitated by a recognition
of our short-comings, a celebration of our achievements, an activation of our full potential and a willingness
to participate in the building of a new Dominica that will take pride of place within the Caribbean community
and beyond, in the 21st century.
This therefore is an invitation to renaissance.
http://www.dominica.dm/site/reunion2008.cfm
