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Pointe Michel is a small town on the southwest coast of
Dominica. It is located to the south of the capital,
Roseau
Roseau (Dominican Creole: ''Wozo'') is the capital and largest city of Dominica, with a population of 14,725 as of 2011. It is a small and compact urban settlement, in the Saint George parish and surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, the Roseau Ri ...
, and is known for being the birthplace of Dominica's first (and to date only) female
Prime Minister
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...
, Dame
Eugenia Charles.
The actress
Alphonsia Emmanuel was born here in 1956.
Sources
* Crask, Paul, 2007: ''Dominica'', p. 103. Chalfont St Peter: Bradt Travel Guides
Populated places in Dominica
Saint Luke Parish, Dominica
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