Dominica's Dignitaries Visit South Florida.Business & Government Editors FORT LAUDERDALE Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. , Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2001 Prime Minister Pierre Charles Pierre Charles (June 30, 1954 – January 6, 2004) was Prime Minister of Dominica from 2000 to 2004. He was born in Grand Bay in Saint Patrick parish. A member of the Dominica Labour Party, he served in several cabinet posts including communication and works. and Police Commissioner Matt Lestrade of Dominica plan to arrive in South Florida on Sunday, May 27th. The purpose of their visit through Wednesday, May 30th is to attend several meetings to discuss ways that Dominica might cooperate with American enterprise. Pierre Charles, previously Communications and Works Minister, became the country's sixth prime minister in 2000. He succeeded Douglas, who had died suddenly. During their stay, they will meet with Sheriff Ken Jenne Kenneth Jenne was a Democratic Politician, former Florida legislator, and the former Sheriff of Broward County, Florida. Jenne resigned his position of Sheriff in September of 2007 after pleading guilty to federal tax evasion and mail fraud charges. of the Broward County Sheriffs Office, where they will also be taken on a tour of the facilities. Visits with other government officials have not yet been confirmed. Dominica (pronounced "Dom-in-eek-a") is a mountainous island of volcanic origin of the Lesser Antilles Lesser Antilles: see West Indies. in the Caribbean south of Guadeloupe and north of Martinique. The formal name Commonwealth of Dominica is often used to distinguish it from the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic (dəmĭn`ĭkən), republic (2005 est. pop. 8,950,000), 18,700 sq mi (48,442 sq km), West Indies, on the eastern two thirds of the island of Hispaniola. The capital and largest city is Santo Domingo. . The largest and most mountainous of the Windward Islands Windward Islands, southern group of the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies, curving generally southward for c.300 mi (480 km) from the Leeward Islands toward NE Venezuela. , Dominica is perhaps most famous for its tropical rainforest Tropical rainforests are rainforests generally found near the equator. They are common in Asia, Africa, South America, Central America, and on many of the Pacific Islands. as well as the many rivers and waterfalls which result from the high rainfall in the interior. Moreover, it is widely acknowledged to be both one of the best dive sites and a prime whale watching location in the region, if not the world. In 1997, Dominica became the first Caribbean country to participate in the work of Green Globe, aiming to make Dominica a model eco-tourism destination. Explored by Columbus in 1493, Dominica was claimed by Britain and France until 1763, when it was formally ceded to Britain. This accounts for its French-creole culture with overtones of the British monarchy. Along with other Windward Isles, it became a self-governing member of the West Indies Associates States in free association with Britain in 1967. Prime Minister Charles regards this visit as an important step towards fostering the economic growth of Dominica. He anticipates meeting with several key figures in the business community to determine how this might be accomplished. |
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