North Shores

North Shores, or North Shores Prefecture is a prefecture in Santa Dominica. It is north of the Dominica River, and borders Santa Dominica Prefecture to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the north and west. The capital of the prefecture is Jackson, which is the home of the country’s only international airport. The prefecture is deeply divided by income, with Jackson being the city with the lowest GDP per capita in the country, and is an infamous centre of poverty in the country. This is in contrast to the eastern Suburbs of the city in between Jackson and Santa Dominica City, where some of the country’s wealthiest residents live. Due to this divide, the prefecture is competitive in nearly every election cycle, with Jackson typically voting to the left while the suburban and rural areas voting farther right.

The prefecture has a strong French and Catholic history, however most residents speak English as a first language.

History
The prefecture was originally settled by the French, who arrived prior to creating the first settlement in the region on the Flagstaff River. It has been a fairly large population center in the country since it’s founding. The prefecture was the first to have a university in the country, with Dominica University being founded in 1876.