Dominica

Immerse, Music, People, Dominica

Michele Henderson: “I woke up with an entire song in my head”

Singer-songwriter Michele Henderson, performing at October’s World Creole Music Festival, on her musical childhood and her transition to the international stage — as told to Paul Crask, at her home in Grand Bay, Dominica

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Arrive, Environment, Dominica

Clearing the trail | Escape

Dominica’s Waitukubuli National Trail is the jewel in the Nature Isle’s ecotourism crown. 2017’s Hurricane Maria devastated the trail — along with the rest of Dominica — but now an unusual breed of “voluntourists” are helping restore it. Paul Crask meets two of them

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Engage, Technology, Dominica

Create Caribbean: tech to the people | Plugin

Founded by scholar Schuyler Esprit, Dominica’s Create Caribbean was well on its way to making tech tools for education available to all. Then Hurricane Maria hit. Lisa Allen-Agostini discovers how the digital humanities project is putting the pieces back together

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Literature, Reviews, Dominica

The Orchid House — end of an era

In 1953, a novel entitled The Orchid House was published by the reputable firm of Constable in London. It was a modest success, received...

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Festivals and Events, Dominica

The comic, the thief and the Commissioner of Police

I wasn’t too pleased when I found out I’d have to share my guesthouse room in Dominica. I was there to cover the World Creole Music...

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Culture, Travel, Dominica

Symphony in green: a guide to Dominica

From the air, this northern Windward island is a mass of densely forested mountains, scored by river valleys. On the ground, it overwhelms...

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Engage, Environment, Dominica

What follows the storm in Dominica | Green

In September 2017, Hurricane Maria devastated Dominica’s houses, businesses, and infrastructure. But the storm also took a toll on the Nature Isle’s forests and wildlife — a major blow for an economy that depends on eco-tourism. Paul Crask reports

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