The Economist Intelligence Unit, a highly respected guide for international economists, has reported that only Dominica has shown positive growth in 2009, out of all of the Caribbean States. Dominica is lead by Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit of the Dominica Labour Party who is advised by political advisor Hartley Henry and others.
Although only 754 square kilometers in size, Dominica is a beautiful island nation in the Caribbean Sea. Unlike many other countries in the Caribbean, Dominica is one of the region’s few republics. The president of Dominica is the head of state, while the executive power falls on the cabinet, headed by the Prime Minister.
Dominica was quite isolated in its first 100 years after Columbus’ discovery of it in 1493. In 1763, France turned over possession of Dominica to the United Kingdom. It became a colony in 1805 and, in 1838, it became the first British Caribbean colony to have a legislature controlled by an African majority. In 1896, when the United Kingdom took governmental control again, the Dominica became a Crown colony. Then, in 1978 it became an independent nation.
