https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc This presentation includes the main audio recording, as well as additional details on why I believe that before we as a Caribbean entity aspire to become citizens of the "global village," we should make attempts at integrating with each other. The way this can be done, and the way in which my central argument is based on the context of our cultural identity. The aim of this presentation is to give my perspective in answering the question of, "In today’s world of globalization, do efforts at Caribbean integration still have any relevance for Caribbean development, or should we all aspire to be citizens of the global village?" Disclaimer: This is my perspective and my own personal views and anything within this presentation is produced with no ill-malice to offend, belittle or suppress anybody. I wish to thank you in advance for your time and consideration in your interest in this presentation. Respectfully, Brandon Ragoonanan. en-us 2019-04-14 00:16:00 UTC 2025-10-28 13:50:56 UTC hello@padlet.com https://imgglb.padletcdn.com/v13/image?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f1f9-1f1f9.png brandon_ragoonanan1 https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352182968 Start here.]]> 2019-04-17 02:51:39 UTC https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352182968 brandon_ragoonanan1 https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352183401 This is what defines us]]> 2019-04-17 02:55:11 UTC https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352183401 brandon_ragoonanan1 https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352183548 Our music can be used to describe the Caribbean markets itself as; sea, sand and sun. It can also be used as a platform to highlight some of the problems faced.]]> 2019-04-17 02:56:16 UTC https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352183548 brandon_ragoonanan1 https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352183567 Foods like palau, buss-up-shot and curry duck, crab and dumpling, bake and shark, flying fish, among others gives us food identity.]]> 2019-04-17 02:56:27 UTC https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352183567 brandon_ragoonanan1 https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352183657 2019-04-17 02:56:54 UTC https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352183657 brandon_ragoonanan1 https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352184089 "Dem seh mi black til mi shine, til mi look dirty and it's the only line in life that will ever hurt me because it never come from a Caucasian, trust mi
Dis a black colorism big hypocrisy"]]> 2019-04-17 02:59:44 UTC https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352184089 brandon_ragoonanan1 https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352184434 "Me and you together in the island having fun
Under the influence of sweet coconut rum"]]> 2019-04-17 03:02:15 UTC https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352184434 brandon_ragoonanan1 https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352185119 2019-04-17 03:07:30 UTC https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352185119 brandon_ragoonanan1 https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352185189 2019-04-17 03:07:57 UTC https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352185189 brandon_ragoonanan1 https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352185485 Voodoo is a religion that originated in Haiti and have spread to the southern states of the USA. Their open-mindedness allowed for this religion to be accepted and even feature it in Hollywood movies!]]> 2019-04-17 03:10:13 UTC https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352185485 brandon_ragoonanan1 https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352185658 This religion was suppressed to such an extent that legislation once prohibitted its practice. ]]> 2019-04-17 03:11:29 UTC https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352185658 brandon_ragoonanan1 https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352185802 Orisa is a religion prevalent in the Caribbean which has its roots in Africa.]]> 2019-04-17 03:12:32 UTC https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352185802 brandon_ragoonanan1 https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352186031 This song shows some of the issues involving race that is prevalent in Jamaica, and possibly other parts of the Caribbean where individuals face criticism and oppression from their own race.]]> 2019-04-17 03:14:07 UTC https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352186031 brandon_ragoonanan1 https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352186321 Our identity and culture is not only confined to food, music, religion and the like same. What about features that define us as nations?]]> 2019-04-17 03:16:19 UTC https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352186321 brandon_ragoonanan1 https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352186565 The way our government is structured and operated helps define our nations.]]> 2019-04-17 03:18:10 UTC https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352186565 brandon_ragoonanan1 https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352187099 2019-04-17 03:22:52 UTC https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352187099 brandon_ragoonanan1 https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352187121 2019-04-17 03:23:03 UTC https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352187121 brandon_ragoonanan1 https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352187180 Our government mimics that of UK Parliament; Westminster. However, upon independence we began to deviate from this system, although its primary structure remained.]]> 2019-04-17 03:23:34 UTC https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352187180 brandon_ragoonanan1 https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352187338 Most of our statutes are reserved from times before independence through saving laws clauses. However, our judiciary guides us by overruling these laws to adapt to our society.]]> 2019-04-17 03:24:54 UTC https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352187338 brandon_ragoonanan1 https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352187504 The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council have remained our highest court of appeal in T&T where Lords and Ladies from England determine the outcome of our cases.]]> 2019-04-17 03:26:25 UTC https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352187504 brandon_ragoonanan1 https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352188424 2019-04-17 03:32:03 UTC https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352188424 brandon_ragoonanan1 https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352188482 2019-04-17 03:32:30 UTC https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352188482 brandon_ragoonanan1 https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352188547 Jason Jones v AG of T&T and McEwan v AG of Guyana are two recent landmark cases that overruled laws that infringed on human rights.]]> 2019-04-17 03:33:06 UTC https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352188547 brandon_ragoonanan1 https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352188827 The Caribbean Community allows us to interdepend on each other through a treaty by establishing a regional fund, cricket team, CARIFESTA, and a regional court; among other things.]]> 2019-04-17 03:35:45 UTC https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352188827 brandon_ragoonanan1 https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352189129 The Caribbean Single Market and Economy allows us to integrate into a single market, with a single single currency and no trade barriers. However, not all countries have integrated this way and is still far from being a reality. The only success story from this concept is the Organisation of the Eastern Caribbean States (OESC).]]> 2019-04-17 03:38:40 UTC https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352189129 brandon_ragoonanan1 https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352189365 CSEC and CAPE examinations have allowed the Caribbean to produce academics who are versatile and competent enough to compete in the international job market.]]> 2019-04-17 03:40:43 UTC https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352189365 brandon_ragoonanan1 https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352189497 UWI and their four campuses across the Caribbean have allowed undergraduates and postgraduates to earn degrees of higher education that allows them to become professionals in their fields.]]> 2019-04-17 03:41:45 UTC https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352189497 brandon_ragoonanan1 https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352189622 These two institutions are probably the only completely successful attempts at integration.]]> 2019-04-17 03:42:57 UTC https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352189622 brandon_ragoonanan1 https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352190062 2019-04-17 03:46:26 UTC https://padlet.com/brandon_ragoonanan1/v3h09b927ukc/wish/352190062