The central district of Roseau is tightly packed with small and large houses
and even larger modern concrete structures. There is little green or open space
situated within the city, and this is even more so today, as many of the courtyards
which was once commonplace within the city are giving way to office space. The
district is, however, framed in every direction by natural elements. The sea
and the river provide water element while the Botanical Gardens and the Government
House gardens frame the city with green space. Both these elements are rare in
the Caribbean. No other centre in the region has such extensive
