In This Great Future

In this century, floods, hurricanes, and natural disasters seem to have increased exponentially in the Caribbean and elsewhere. But have they really? Might it be that as the world engages with what is referred to as development, there is no concomitant focus on the lessons of history and the infrastructural needs to deal with the negative effects of this development? This paper considers aspects of the Caribbean experience, particularly from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century. "In This Great Future" focuses primarily on the island nation of Grenada, comprising the islands Carriacou, Grenada, and Petite Martinique