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Several agencies maintain web sites that make it easy to track tropical storms as they develop, including the National Weather Service s Tropical Prediction Center on the campus of Florida State University in Miami, www.nhc.noaa.gov, and The Caribbean Hurricane Network, which posts reports from correspondents living on the islands, www.stormcarib.com.

With the end of slavery, conditions were right for the emergence of a new middle class. During the last years of the 19th century, Dominica became a modern farming and fishing community. Limes and cocoa were among the first new industries, followed by a thriving banana boom. Foreign investment and aid allowed improvement in public services and a sturdy infrastructure developed.

The St. Lucia National Trust schedules group tours to sites under their management, such as the Morne Fortun Historic Area, Pigeon Island National Park, and remote Pointe Hardy. Tours cost around oradea shopping center EC$50/ US$18.73 to EC$90/US$33.71 plus transportation to the site by bus, which may add EC$10/US$3.75 to EC$25/US$10. During the summer, the Trust sponsors Heritage Sunday, which spotlights the island s traditional songs, dances, and foods, and is held at a historical site. Locations, oradea shopping center times, and prices vary, so call the office in advance for information;