It is referred to as the ‘nature island’ of the Caribbean due to its impressive natural formations and abundant characteristic beauty. That’s pretty impressive: to be considered particularly beautiful for the Caribbean, which is on the whole considered rather breathtaking to begin with.
It has an ecotourism industry on the rise and as a whole it wants you to invest there and grow with it, offering one of the world’s cheapest Citizenship By Investment Programmes. If you’re not already sold, here are here some more reasons to move to Dominica.
Escape the winter chills, sans tropical humidity
The climate of Dominica is agreeable. It’s a warm place with precipitation to keep the land full of verdure and the rainforests alive. But unlike many of the countries filled with rainforests it doesn’t have too much overbearing heat and humidity.
The island is situated in such a way that a north easterly wind whips that humidity away and inhabitants can enjoy the temperate climate without feeling suffocated.
It’s one of the happiest places on earth
Dominica has been scored as the fourth happiest place to live according to The World Happiness Report. Unfortunately due to the size of Dominica it doesn’t always turn up on lists of the world’s happiest places, but evidently when it does, it makes a serious impression.
There is good reason to surround ourselves with some of the happiest people in the world: it’s bound to rub off no matter how jaded you feel. In fact it has been proven that happiness is infectious and can be passed from person to person according to a study conducted at Oxford University.
Dominica is believed to be one of the happiest places for a variety of reasons ranging from quality of life to how likely people are to help a stranger. This may well explain why there are so many centenarians (people living past 100) alive in Dominica.
It’s made sustainability a priority
Dominica is investing in sustainable energy, having put a great deal of effort into the production of geothermal energy in the past decade.
The project has been advancing well over the past couple of years and they hope to have the plant completed by 2016. Using sustainable energy is important and a small island like Dominica will be much better placed when it can use this geothermal energy alongside its hydro energy rather than having to import much less sustainable energy from elsewhere. This will bring down energy prices for the inhabitants of the island
Getting citizenship is easy (if you have the funds)
Dominica, like many countries, allows citizenship by investment. Unlike other countries it only takes a $100,000 investment into the country, whereas the next cheapest Caribbean island is $250,000 and somewhere like Canada will cost around $800,000. This investment will get you Dominican citizenship and visa free travel to around 95 different countries. If you have the savings this is a very economic deal.
It’s just so incredibly beautiful
At the risk of becoming repetitive, it is worth stressing that the beauty of this island is difficult to overemphasize.
It is relatively untouched in comparison with other Caribbean islands, partially because it has fewer beaches. This might initially sound like a drawback, but it means it hasn’t been taken over by generic beach resorts.
Dominica has retained its natural beauty in waterfalls, astounding rock foundations and beautiful rainforests. Being surrounded by such things is bound to improve your quality of life.