Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie accentuated the relationship between Single story and power, she implied a principle of ‘nkali’ to be greater than another, that power is the ability not only to tell a story about a person but to make it the definitive story of that person. A single story of the Caribbean is observed through two lenses, that of the cotemporary and colonial world. The contemporary single story of the Caribbean, comprises of an unrealistic view that the Caribbean is simply sparkling blue beaches, coconut trees and partying, when people think of the word Caribbean the abbreviation ‘Sand, Sea and Sun’ comes to mind. Through media and even literature, a single story of the Caribbean and its people was created.

              In greater depth we observe the Single story of the Caribbean through the Historical/Colonial Lens, it was written that in 1492, Christopher Columbus had discovered the Caribbean, however, upon arrival there were other groups of people. History as we know it was written primarily from a Eurocentric standpoint, it was told according to the perception of these men and how a situation was regarded in their eyes, therefore, the history of the Caribbean can be identified as a single story as it was told from the European point of view, hence, we see the link between cultural and economic power and the conception of a single story. 

                                The History of Free movement of skills initiative initially began in 1989 at the Grand Anse Declaration, basically, free movement of skills involves the right to seek out employment in any Member State of the CARICOM and hence an individual does not require work permits to stay within a country. From the Free movement initiative, The CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) was born. The CSME is a procedure among the CARICOM Member States for the conception of a single enlarged economic space through the removal of work restrictions consequentially ending  in the free movement of goods, assets , and skill and is associated with the ability of any CARICOM National to establish businesses in any CARICOM Member state.  The CSME's purpose is to remove differences and all restrictions to trade among CARICOM countries, and in so doing encourage the perception of the Caribbean as a common space and a harmonised investment area. 
                       
                           In discussing the free movement, the importance of the free movement as a significant aspect of any single market economy resulted in the development of the CSME. In reviewing the free movement, it is necessary to note Article 45 of the revised Treaty of Chaguaramas which states that:  "Member States commit themselves to the goal of the free movement of their nationals within the Community". Furthermore, in Article II, Respect for Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms, of the Charter of Civil Society, the following is included as one of the fundamental humans’ rights and freedoms: "Freedom of movement within the Caribbean Community, subject to such exceptions and qualifications as may be authorised by national law and which are reasonably justifiable in a free and democratic society”. Secretariat, CARICOM. Skill- Free Movement in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) —Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, caricom.org/skill-free-movement-in-the-caricom-single-market-and-economy-csme/.   

                     
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Secretariat, CARICOM. Skill- Free Movement in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) —Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, caricom.org/skill-free-movement-in-the-caricom-single-market-and-economy-csme/.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/caribbean/news/story/2008/04/printable/080409_sanders_march2.shtml     

Immigration Division Ministry of National Security. CSME, www.immigration.gov.tt/Services/CSME.aspx.

 

                             On the note of a Eurocentric point of view, throughout the semester Caribbean Civilisation aided in breaking many misconceptions of the Caribbean, it eradicated many Eurocentric views on my behalf. What stood out most for me through this course was a documentary I was shown entitled ‘Fire in Babylon’. This documentary was a summary of the history of West Indian Cricket in the Caribbean, initially West Indian cricket was of no substantial importance to me considering I had not fully grasped the past behind it. In the documentary, played during a Caribbean Civilisation tutorial, both the history and modern day West Indian cricket was explored, from being subjected to racial remarks when they played with teams like Australia on their home land, to rising from the dusk and defeating the creators of the game ‘England’ the West Indian cricket team proved themselves worthy but were however, still the least paid team in the confederation even though they were performing much better than other teams. The passion of Caribbean people for West Indian cricket then occurred to me, I finally understood why the sport of cricket was so important to persons in the Caribbean. West Indian cricket was not just a sport, but it was a way of overcoming slavery.   

                              Caribbean Civilization has truly been a course with many twist and turns, from discovering new aspect of the land I live in to eradicating misconceptions of my own. 

          Within the Caribbean the Nuclear Family from a Patriarchal perspective was set up as the most suitable model of family, consisting of a non-earning housewife and the father as the breadwinner of the household. Today, feminism in the Caribbean has organized and built theory around sexual identities, Indigenous, Afro and Indo-Caribbean feminisms, critical masculinities work, women and climate change and more visibly, online blogs that build dialogue within the region and the extra-regional diaspora. 

        The feminist agenda, as it applies in the twenty-first century, comprises a mission to expose more concretely the socioeconomic flaws within the patriarchal system. Specifically, that "patriarchal privilege costs both men and society a heavy price, and that there are alternative and more fruitful ways of organizing the sexual division of labour, of managing households and families, of ruling societies and shaping welfare policies, and of structuring the global political economy such that the arguments between ethnic or radicalized groups, different class and sexes, are not resolved through violence and warfare “Feminism in the Caribbean.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 18 Sept. 2017, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminism_in_the_Caribbean. 

 
https://www.telesurtv.net/english/opinion/Homegrown-Feminism-in-the-Caribbean-20160920-0004.html

“Feminism in the Caribbean.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 18 Sept. 2017, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminism_in_the_Caribbean.
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