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Welcome address by the Commonwealth of Dominica Carib Chief

I wish to welcome all of you visitors to our beautiful, natural, and authentic tourism product, that of Kalinago Barana Autê.

Kalinago Barana Autê is ideally located on the banks of the Crayfish River , on the north east coast of Waitukubuli (the Kalinago name for Dominica ) where our ancestors found refuge nearly 300 years ago after being harassed by colonial forces.

At the same time of the settlement of colonial forces, this location, among others, was chosen because of its strategic location that offered natural protection to our ancestors with the rugged Atlantic coast and dense virgin forest of the island against the aggression of colonial forces.

At the time, safety was the key component that was being considered by our people. Subsequently, the day to day sustenance was done by fishing, farming and hunting.

Today, as globalization increases and modern living is the key to the present generation, there is an urgent need to build a strong economy. One main challenge involved in that is to have a world class product such as Kalinago Barana Autê.

We must not forget that Dominica is rated among the top 10 in world class diving destinations. Dominica also has a very large diversity of natural products that people of the world crave to have; such as our flora and fauna, our lakes, rivers and water falls, hot springs and abundance of greenery. At our immediate location we produce among the best natural souvenirs that blend without impacting negatively on the environment.

In closing , I would like to invite all the visitors visiting the Caribbean to consider Dominica as one of their destinations. For those who do in fact visit Dominica, I would like to recommend the Kalinago Territory as one of the island's top tourist attractions where one will discover the Kalinago Barana Autê.


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