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Dominica Weekly takes us on a virtual tour of the island's historic buildings.

Mr. Gregoire (Dominica) Mr. President, please allow me, on behalf of the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica, to extend our congratulations to you on your assumption of the presidency at the sixtieth session of the General Assembly.

Dominica is appreciative of the recognition accorded to indigenous people in the outcome document.

On 3 November 1978, the Commonwealth of Dominica was granted independence from the United Kingdom.

The President I now call His Excellency Mr. Crispin Gregoire, chairman of the delegation of the Commonwealth of Dominica.

The population growth rate of Dominica is very low, due primarily to emigration to other countries.

Aid without trade cannot be a viable proposition for small island States like Dominica.

The Government of Dominica was continuing to explore new sources of financing for the construction of low income housing.

Some plants and animals thought to be extinct on surrounding islands can still be found in Dominica's forests.

The Commonwealth of Dominica is committed to the Millennium Development Goals and embraces the renewed pledge to save humanity from the scourge of war, disease, famine and poverty.

Dominica takes this opportunity to express its appreciation to those countries that affirmed their intention to fulfil their obligations in that regard.

Bolivia, Cuba, Congo, Dominica, Fiji, Grenada, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Saint Lucia and Syrian Arab Republic draft resolution

Sports Cricket is a popular sport on the island, and Dominica competes in test cricket as part of the West Indies cricket team.

Bananas and other agriculture dominate Dominica's economy, and nearly one third of the labour force works in agriculture.

There is also a small Muslim community in Dominica, and the nation's first mosque was built recently near Ross University.

Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Dominica, Gambia, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Malaysia, Saint Lucia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Syrian Arab Republic.

Christopher Columbus named the island after the day of the week on which he spotted it, a Sunday ( dies Dominica in Latin), 3 November 1493.

Out of 22 Caribbean islands tracked, Dominica had the fewest visitors in 2008 (55,800 or 0.3 of the total).

Dominica, a small island developing State, welcomes the particular attention given in the outcome document to the special needs and vulnerabilities of small island developing States.

Mr. Gregoire (Dominica), speaking on behalf of the member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), associated himself with the statement made by Qatar on behalf of the Group of 77 and China.

A high proportion of girls attended computer classes at the business training centre and computer knowledge centre in Dominica.

It was replaced after the 1980 elections by a government led by the Dominica Freedom Party under Prime Minister Eugenia Charles, the Caribbean's first female prime minister.

Let me reiterate that small, vulnerable island States like Dominica need time to adjust to the transition to a fully liberalized global trading regime.

The Government of Dominica placed housing and education at the top of its agenda and provided low income persons with opportunities for purchasing or rehabilitating their homes.

Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Jamaica, Malaysia, Saint Lucia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, United States of America.

Ms. Bethel (Bahamas) fully aligned itself with the statements made by the delegations of Qatar, on behalf of the Group of 77 and China, and Dominica, on behalf of the Caribbean Community.

At the 1st meeting, on 17 May 2005, the following members of the Special Committee were appointed Vice Chairmen of the seminar Crispin Gregoire (Dominica), Birhanemeskel Abebe (Ethiopia), and Albert Sitnikov (Russian Federation).

The country nearly had a financial crisis in 2003 and 2004, but Dominica's economy grew by 3.5 in 2005 and 4.0 in 2006, following a decade of poor performance.

For example, Dominica estimated that 15 per cent of its coral reef is already under stress from bleaching, and Papua New Guinea predicted that 25 per cent of its existing shoreline could be inundated.

Dominica has made admirable progress towards realization of the MDGs, but such gains could simply vanish like a thief in the night if we lose the preferential access to the European market for our bananas in 2006.

The Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park is the largest hot spring in the United States, and the third largest in the world, after Frying Pan Lake in New Zealand and Boiling Lake in Dominica.

Mr. Gregoire (Dominica) agreed that dissemination of information on decolonization was very important, as the administering Powers had not provided Non Self Governing Territories with information, particularly regarding their self determination options.

Mr. Gregoire (Dominica), speaking on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), said that the member States of that community had a deep rooted historical view of issues of racism and racial discrimination, since their societies had emerged from the fight against inhuman conditions of slavery and indentureship, and from the persistence of colonialism.

Adopted at the 76th plenary meeting, on 23 December 2004, without a vote, on the basis of draft resolution A 59 L.56 and Add.1, sponsored by Burundi, Cameroon, Dominica, Madagascar, Mali, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Togo, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia