On Saturday, the Carib Canoe Sea Warriors made their final Training Run from Roseau-to Scotts Head.

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Don’t Miss the Grand Finale Arrival on May Day Weekend

• Friday 2 May 2008 at 4:00 in Scotts Head,
• Followed by a full Scotts Head Kone Konla Feast on Friday night!

Coinciding with this “Reunion 2008″ year, a new book about Dominica has been published by local photographer Cecil Clarke.

This soft-cover coffee table book is packed full of photographs of all aspects of life in Dominica, along with information about Dominica’s history and culture.

For details about the book, or for information about how to purchase online, visit this website.

To see more Dominica gifts with photographs by Cecil Clarke and other local photographers, visit our Gifts Page.

50 intrepid Sea Warriors set out at dawn on Easter Saturday morning in two huge Carib War Canoes, paddling south from Madiana Beach in Martinique. Their faces were set, their resolve firm, their destination, St. Luce, a quiet coastal village some 25 hard nautical miles to the south.

But this was no war party bent on conquering a neighboring tribe. These were modern day Sea Warriors, no weapons in hand, just long Carib paddles and a determination to recreate history, the history of the Kalingo people, Carib Indians who gave their name to the Caribbean when they conquered these islands over one thousand years ago.

Read the full story here…

Dominica’s National Football Team made a great showing this week in Barbados, during the second World Cup Qualifying match.

Backed by another great performance from goalie Glenson Prince, Dominica held Barbados to a score of 0-0 at halftime. But Dominica could not produce a goal and shortly after two players were sent off (one from each team) Barbados was able to score the goal that won the match.

For a personalised view of the match, visit Steve’s Dominica Blog.

Read more about the First Qualifying Match here.

The Carib Canoe Warriors this week enter the challenging second phase of their arduous training program when they join forces in Martinique with their Martinique KARISKO counterparts.

Together our Dominican group of 15 men and women Carib Kalinago rowers will travel to our French sister island to the south to meet and join the 100 KARISKO participants; doctors, trainers, security and rowers, to set out on the open seas for the first time in the two huge authentic Carib War Canoes as a complete team of Carib Canoe Rowers.

• Read more about the Carib Canoe Crossing Project

Here is a summary of the Cricket match played at Dominica’s Windsor Park Stadium from March 7th to 10th, 2008: Trinidad & Tobago v. Windward Islands.

The match was very well attended - a big crowd by first class cricket standards!

Match Summary

Windwards won the toss and elected to bat. Scored 294 all out.
Devon Smith (West Indies batsman) - 52 runs
Lydon James - 66 runs
Donwell Hector - 42 runs
Deigton Butler - 41 runs

Bowling for Trinidad and Tobago
West Indies fast bowler Ravi Rampaul - 18 overs, 3 maidens, 54 runs, 2 wickets
Amit Jaggernauth - 33 overs, 8 medians, 74 runs, 5 wickets

Trinidad and Tobago at their turn scored 268 all out.
William Perkins - 51 runs
Lendl Simmons - 39 runs
Dwayne Bravo (West Indies batsman) - 28 runs

Bowling for Windwards
Dominican Shane Shillingford - 35 overs, 4 maidens, 81 runs, 3 wickets
Nelon Pascal - 16.3 overs, 2 maidens, 67 runs, wickets 3

Windwards 2nd innings 158 all out a lead of 26.

Miles Bascombe - 36 runs
Devon Smith - 33 runs
Rawle Lewis - 31 runs

Bowling for Trinidad
Amit Jaggernauth - 27 overs 7 maidens, 60 runs 7 wickets
Dave mohammed - 19.2 overs, 7 maidens, 28 runs, 3 wickets

Trinidad & Tobago batting a second time needing 185 to win reached 188 for 7. (Windwards tried to put up a fight!)

Dwayne Bravo - 37 not out
Denesh Ramdin - 31 runs
Darren Ganga - 37 runs
Dave Mohammed hit the winning run with a 4.

Bowling for Windwards

Shane Shillingford - 23 overs, 7 maidens, 58 runs, 2 wickets
Darren Sammy - 10 overs, 1 maiden, 35 runs, 2 wickets
Nelson Pascal 8.5 overs, 35 runs, 2 wickets

Trindad won by 3 wickets!

Special thanks to Helen Hector for providing this summary.

Dominica hosts its first regional cricket match this weekend in the new Windsor Park Stadium.

This Carib Beer League match pits Trinidad & Tobago against the Windward Islands for a 4-day match from Friday, March 7th through Monday, March 10th. This is the first regional first class cricket match held in Dominica’s new stadium since its opening in October, 2007. Several Dominica cricketers are among the Windward Island players, including Mervin Mathew, Shane Shillingford and Liam Sebastien.

Listen to the action live online:

• DBS Radio
• Kairi FM

Or join in the fun at the stadium! Daily tickets are EC $10. The Party Stand is EC $120.

Updates to follow.

Many people are familiar with the healing power of aloe vera for burns and skin abrasions.

This succulent tropical plant has been used for thousands of years to soothe sunburned skin, aid in the healing of cuts, and even as a remedy for severe burns. But its beneficial properties are not solely for the skin. Aloe vera can also be blended into a drink and taken internally to apply its same healing powers to injured areas within your body.

I recently discovered that aloe vera is being used as a remedy for some increasingly common internal conditions lke heartburn, acid reflux and GERD.

And if you think about it, this makes good sense. These conditions are caused by excess acid in the stomach and esophagus — acid which burns the lining of these organs causing pain and discomfort much like a skin burn — and have the potential to lead to much more serious ailments.

Blended with cool water, fresh aloe vera gel can soothe this internal burning just like it soothes burning skin. If you are fortunate to have aloe plants growing in your garden, here is one technique for making aloe ‘juice.’

Aloe Vera ‘Juice’ Soothes and Heals

To make a blended drink of aloe vera, follow these steps.

1. Cut a small leaf from the plant and fillet* it.

2. Thoroughly rinse the flesh of the aloe (gel) until it loses its slippery texture.

3. Blend aloe gel and water (about 6 to 8 oz. of water, depending on size of leaf). I use a hand-held blender, adding cool water from the fridge so it’s ready to drink.

4. Drink it down! The taste is fresh & natural. If you taste any bitterness, you may have not removed all the green outer skin from the aloe gel.

* To fillet an aloe: Using a small sharp knife, cut off the spiny edges on either side. ‘Peel’ one flat side, then the other. For a complete tutorial, visit this webpage.

• Read more about Aloe Vera, Natures Remedy
  

Dominica has done it again — charmed the heart of world-traveller!

Alex Boylan, former Amazing Race winner and host of the reality travel-series Around The World for Free has just concluded his travels. After making his way around the globe, travelling more than 45,000 miles in 5 months, he returned to New York exhausted, enlightened, and full of praise for Dominica!

In his interview with CBS reporter Chris Wragge, he said of all the places he had been, Dominica was his favourite destination. He was especially charmed with our natural beauty, lack of mass tourism and local ‘hot’ spots (sulphur pools).

• Watch the CBS Interview here

The man he’ll never forget? His name is Screw, the owner of Screw’s Sulphur Spa in Wotten Waven, Dominica.

• Click here for more information about Screw’s Sulphur Spa

Last night’s lunar eclipse was a once-in-a-millemium event, and we had a bird’s eye view of it here in Domininca.

Photo courtesy of Images Dominica

• See more great images of Dominica at ImagesDominica.com