From the presentation, I learned that around 70% of Cuba's GDP comes from tourism and US citizens used to be banned from going to Cuba.
Saba and St. Eustatius have the shortest landing strip and are only 5 and 8 square miles. They only get their groceries on Wednesdays.
Trinidad and Tobago's economy relies on petroleum and tourism, but getting petroleum is dangerous. They also sell sandals to walk on their coral reefs.
In Haiti, relief efforts are ongoing, but the standard of living is decreasing. Relief organizations are confrontational towards each other. Organizations want to make it look like they're doing work to make sure they get more funds. I would have liked to have known if there were any relief organizations in particular that were obviously helping people in Haiti instead of pretending.
Tourism and agriculture supports St. Vincent and the Grenadines's economy. However, agriculture has declined in the last 10 years and they import crops instead of using their own. They should get more film producers to make movies there to help the economy. I don't remember if it was mentioned or not, but knowing why agriculture was declining would be helpful.
Guadaloupe was originally inhabited by the Arawaks, who were defeated by the Caribs. The Arawaks were polytheists and their gods were called zemi. Folklore says the sun and moon came from a cave. But, most people in Guadaloupe are Roman Catholic today.
I'll include what worked best for the presenters and what didn't in my last presentation post: Presentation Day 3.
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