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The Gardens: Fete, Food, Fun and more
The Botanic Gardens of Dominica comes alive every year, over the past six (6) years, with Creole in the Park. This event is coordinated by the Cable and Wireless Telecommunications company and supported by a number of Public and Private Sector groupings. This year is no different with a wonderful mix of performances, good creole food (my mouth agrees but sometimes my stomach is angry) and the chance to meet almost everyone on the Nature Isle. This year is even more special as Dominicans at home and abroad have made their way back to the Nature Isle to celebrate thirty (30) years of independence from the colonial powers, Britain to be exact. And that isn't all, because the once-renowned "Gardens" also forms the backdrop to this year's National Exposition, an activity of the Reunion 2008 Office. Highlighted is the best in everything of Dominica from craft, agricultural production, energy, agro-processed and manufactured good, wildlife, etc. You have the chance to go from tasting the best foods, seeing the best products to actually kissing up to a boa constrictor all in the space of a couple of hours. Creole in the Park continues until thursday evening but the expo goes unto the weekend (Saturday). For those of you missed out, sorry, you will have to wait for the next reunion year to experience something like that again, tant pis pour vous... So much going on, so much to talk about, so few letters of the alphabet and words in the english vocabulary. It's just an explosion of culture, colour, people and more to come soon... Nest@

October 29, 2008 | 11:10 AM

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plum, cherry, not sure what you are but love you still?
The Governor plum (Flacourtia indica) or Cerise (french for cherry) as it is known within the Caribbean is a lovely fruit that i have always loved from childhood. I remember the first time i ate one, i just put it in my mouth and bite it off and what an awful taste it left, it tied my tongue so to speak. I couldnt understand why so many persons seemed to love it so... until i was given the secret about it, you need to roll it under your fingers to soften the fruit and release the sugars within the fruit cells. And then...the sweetest of fruits but there is another hindrance also to getting the fruits, its tree is laden with prickles/thorns and off course there is the dilemna of having a male tree, i.e. a tree which only gives off male flowers. For years there was a tree next to the bath estate football field that i had my eye on, hoping that it would bear, it always gave off lots of flowers and those always fell to the ground. I was convinced the tree was cursed by a soucouyan (local term for witch) or something of that sort but now i understand that it only gave off male infloresence making it unable to bear fruit, similar to the pawpaw or papaya. Just like week, i went to a farm in the heights of Fond Cole (Glasgow) and the farmer kept talking about how her Governor Plum tree was in full bloom and we should taste the fruit before we left. I was all to eager and dashed towards where she said the tree was located, only to find nothing at all. There were no strange trees or fruits within that vicinity but instead i found the cerise and did i bury myself in those fruits. i picked a small bag to take home for later in the day too. So i was telling the farmer that i didnt find the plum but i found the cerise, thats when she told me they were the same fruit, so there u have it folks, how i came to know the cerise and the governor plum are two of the same. It's always good to know the local names of fruits but especially important to know the international names as well, especially when you work in the agricultural field like me. you're never too old to learn Nest@

October 28, 2008 | 12:10 PM

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Quote of the Week: Borrowing the Earth
Quote of the week: sometimes i read these quotes and they touch me, give me a special message that i just want to share with everyone and this one does that to me. It speaks of the fact that we should take care of the Earth for future generations. That is just what i am involved in because of my involvement in environmental organizations and raising awareness about the need to address climate change, loss of biodiversity, global warming and the host of other issues that has been plaguing planet Earth. We all have our roles to play and i hoping that through my blog i can encourage persons to do a little bit for our environment, if everyone does a little that can surely add up to a lot. So let's give back the Earth to our Children in better condition than we borrowed it from them, well based on the quote of the week: "Treat the Earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors; we borrow it from our Children." Native American Proverb

October 28, 2008 | 9:10 AM

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Sarah Palin Calypso
i'm not one to meddle in politics, especially that of another country but i must admit that i have been glued to CNN and FOX recently with the American Election between Barack and Mccain/Palin. Now i've come across this song asking Palin to step down from the Vice President race and look after her family. I am not saying that i agree/disagree with the song's lyrics and i'm not even sure who the singer is but the song is hilarious, so here are the words: Go home and mind baby Palin girl, go home and mind baby (what you say) Palin girl, go home and mind baby You looking nice But take my advice Think of your family Go home and mind baby I People say you have no discretion Driven only by your ambition But if you want to make an impression Be a mother first, not a politician Palin girl, Go home and mind baby (what you say) Palin girl, go home and mind baby You looking cool But don't be a fool Respect your family Go home and mind baby II It is clear you have no experience Mackie using you for expedience You should practice a little patience And convince de world that you have a conscience III The GOP call you maverick Cause you wearing burgundy lipstick But their actions are so erratic Like a pit-bull they have you feeling frantic IV As the governor of Alaska There's no doubt you fit the criteria But no way you could beat Obama So take Dude and Bristol back to Wasilia hope you enjoy it, to listen to the song go to my page (delroy) on the Domincan Diaspora website, and look for my music (scroll down on the left side of the page) those of you who know the original song should be able to sing alone to this Caribbean gem.

October 22, 2008 | 9:10 AM

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Reaching for the Sky: Giving Back
Reaching for the Sky is the motto for the The Bioche Young Achievers, last week, gave back to their community during a week of activities. A number of lectures were held covering various topics (health, education, history etc) but the highlight of the week was the Elderly Dinner held for the aged community members. Although the week of activities were disrupted by the passage of Hurricane Omar about twenty (20) elderly persons turned up for their night of eats, music, storytelling and dancing. The week of activities ended with a beach clean up on the saturday and much of the debris left by Hurricane Omar was removed. Support for the week of activities came from the Parliarmentary Representative, the Youth Development Division, the Dominica Youth Environment Organization. For a week i was apart of Bioche, becoming an honorary member (got a tshirt and was invited to the dinner) and i felt proud to be clothed in the purple tshirt too, although not one of my favourite colors. Again hats off to the Bioche Young Achievers and I look forward to future activities in Bioche especially next year's week of activities as well. I know they didnt get much promotion by the media during the week but I am hoping that my blog is well recieved...doing the little it can. Dee

October 20, 2008 | 10:10 AM

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