Campaign aims to get #Dominica trending

A group of Dominican residents and ex-pats have launched a social media campaign designed to get Dominica trending for a day.

The people heind Team Hashtag Dominica – Meria Alexis, Monelle Alexis, Yuri Jones, Garvin Richards and Kerry Severin – want to "showcase the culture, businesses, and places to visit on the island".

Their Dominica takeover of social media platforms is scheduled for 16 May.

In a statement, the group said: “On 16 May 2017, we will be carrying out a social media campaign in an effort to swamp social with #Dominica to get it to be a trending topic on social media for a day.

"The intent is to encourage everyone to use #Dominica on that day on each post and across all social media platforms.

"The post could be personal or business related, however, we encourage participants to post content that reflects positively on our island. We are hoping to be one of the most trending topics on social media that day.”

Team Hashtag Dominica chose May as it is Tourism Awareness Month.

“Tourism is every business and it was decided that we too wanted to play a part in getting out country noticed," they added.

“We ask that all Dominicans here and abroad support this campaign on 16 May 2017.”