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The Caribbean is part of the frontier of the transformation of societies everywhere, but we suffer from the Columbus Syndrome.
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The quote describes the Caribbean as a place involved in the wider transformation of societies. At the same time, “Columbus Syndrome” names a problem that affects it. Because the quote does not define that phrase, its exact meaning remains unclear; it may point to a lasting difficulty connected, in some way, with Columbus and what his name represents.
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