Marigot, Dominica
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Marigot is the largest settlement of
It is the birthplace of Wills Stratmore Stevens ,a local Educationist and B.O Robinson, a former education officer. Along with Doctor Watts and local politician Edison James, (former Prime Minister) and cricket umpire Billy Doctrove. Marigot served as the leading community in Dominica at one point, with its people serving in all aspects of government and local community development. Former police Commissioner O N Philip and Customs Comptroller Victoria Watty are also from the village of Marigot. Marigot can boast of being the leader in job creation, agriculture and entrepreneurship. Marigot is also the home of former Government Senator Allan Jerry E Samuel, the youngest member to serve in parliament in the entire Caribbean region. It is also home to current leader of the Opposition Lennox Linton.
History
The village of Marigot was developed around the plantation of John Weir, deputy provost Marshall in Dominica, who brought laborers to Dominica from Antiguan and some Leeward Islands. The present day village extends from Pagua Bay to Melville Hall. There are several small districts within the village, including one called Weirs after the former plantation owner.[2]
The former Melville Hall Estate was owned by
Like Wesley, Marigot has a strong Methodist influence due to the introduction of free labourers into the estates of the north-east from Antigua, Montserrat, and other Leeward Islands to replant the sugar estates.[8] The people of the Wesley-Marigot area speak an English-lexicon basilectal Creole, referred to as Kokoy.[9]
References
- ^ Commonwealth of Dominica (2001). "Population and Housing Census" (Document). Roseau, Dominica: Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Finance and Planning.
- ISBN 978-1-84162-217-0.
- JSTOR 41887166– via JSTOR.
- ISBN 9781474427319.
- ^ A biographical sketch of General Robert Melville of Strathkinness, written by his Secretary, with notes by Evan. W. M. Balfour-Melville, B.A. http://www.electricscotland.com/history/scotreg/general_melville.pdf Accessed 2023-06-09.
- ISBN 9781847796332.
- ^ "Details of Estate | Legacies of British Slavery". www.ucl.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-06-09.
- ISBN 9780333627761.
- ^ Ammon, Ulrich, ed. (2005). Sociolinguistics. Germany: Mouton de Gruyter. p. 2085.