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spiring and expectant individuals continue to come to Unit-
ed States, attracted by its affluence, influence and energy, in
From the Publisher particular to its southern border from all over the Caribbean.

In our tropical mare nostrum, global Americanization works
here and there. And why not…how can the Caribbean, with
its population of fewer than 50 million people, escape such
Aa phenomenon? Never.

But what are the consequences? Longstanding and presumably imperishable cul-
tures have been unable to resist an irresistibly magnetic U.S. In so many aspects,
Caribbean life already has been (and continues to be) engulfed by the American
way. Suffice it to note that fashion and food preparation – not to mention dancing
and the like-that reflect obvious American influences have replaced many of our
mores and mannerisms.

It is hardly surprising that the American lifestyle affects so many who live in the
Mediterranean of the Americas. Our local politicians and businesspeople tend to
imitate those in the U.S. or, to some extent, their English equivalents. Though
the past might still be present in so many precincts of these islands, it would
seem that sort of Yankee voodoo of a three-century era of colonization, whether
Hispanic or French.
Caribbean countries carved in the shadow of a monumental U.S. face a fresh
challenge: economics, to be certain, must play a major role in shaping those
islands eager to advance with the mainstream of globalization and fair trade.
Businesspeople, politicians, statesmen and scholars – as well as, common peo-
ple- should have something to say in their future.

Despite so many inequalities of income and resources, not to mention cultural
differences, the Caribbean and the U.S. can benefit one another by competing
openly. Their future would not merely involve finances. Everything will also de-
pend upon all those who dream and deliberate more and more not only about this
future and its many uncertainties, but also about flesh and blood.
In another word, about the next generations.

We hope you’ll continue to give us your feedback, no matter where you are.
Carmel Moise

Jimmy Moise ,Carmel Moise and Jean Raymond Alexandre Photo by: Ricardo St Cyr
12 CNM | CARIBBEANNETWORKMAGAZINE.COM at the Chamber of Commerce in Miami