Should Dominica's Name be changed?

While addressing a Good Governance forum , the Real Labour Party’s representative Mr. Washway Douglas highlighted some of the RLP’s strategies to move Dominica forward.
"Notwithstanding the clean and green policy and the Renewable Energy Program, Mr Douglas firmly believes the country’s name should be changed from Dominica to ‘Waitukubuli’ the name given by the indigenous people of the country"
He further explained that "this is in an effort to lessen the inconvenience of being mistaken for the Dominican Republic and also to help reduce the costs of advertisements made in efforts to clarify that Dominica is not the Dominican Republic.

But our planet is in peril, our economy in decadence and our society is in chaos. Our Countries are in dire need for social and economic policies that would improve the standard of living and well being of our populace, provide education for our youth and empower them with life's skills. The global economic recession is taking a toll on us all, the majority of our expendible resources have been plunged to the bottomless sea of "stimulus packages".

Whether this is a matter of coincidence or misfortune for our nature isle to be mistaken as the Dominican Republic remains an unsolved mystery. Nevertheless, the intrinsic costs associated with renaming the country and promoting this new "tourism product" would be unprecedented. These to be resources could be otherwise invested in more profitable ventures. Besides, it might even be more lucrative if the local and the diaspora would present Dominica as is "the Commonwealth of Dominica" and not just "Dominica", that should save us some pennies.

It is time our aspiring politicians bring real meat to the table and discuss core issues, issues that in next ten or twenty years will decide the destiny of the country. We would want to know the following:

1. How will they deal with the global economic crisis and the diminishing market for our agricultural products?
2. How will they address the increasing unemployment rate, crime amongst youths and high delinquency rate?
3. What politices will they promote pertinent to climate change?
4. What infraestructural developments will they explore and how do they plan to seek funding?
5. What will their foreign policy focus be, a priority listing. among many others?

But are policies such as the "Dominica name change" what the country needs presently to take to foster its social and economic developments? Share your thoughts and comment.