Lime juice from fruit grown on Dominica was given to British sailors to prevent scurvy.
1986. On January 27, Jose Azcona Hoyo takes the oath as the nation’s new president, thus inheriting a $2.5-billion foreign debt. Azcona sought to jack up economic growth, but the presence of Nicaraguan contra guerrillas along the border brought on new tensions between both countries. In the month of December, the frontier fight with Nicaragua flares up and diplomatic tensions are heightened to the utmost. Negotiations between the two countries put an end to the fighting.
Lime juice from fruit grown on Dominica was given to British sailors to prevent scurvy.
