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There is no doubt that things are done differently here than in the islands. However, I think the adjustment can easily be made from the US to the Caribean than the other way around. In my field I don't think that things will be that dissimiliar but a matter of adjusting the the local rules and regulations in terms of R.E. development.

Why not take some of the systems and way of doing things that we have learned abroad and implement them in our islands. Because I for one believe that in Trini the systems they have in place are archaic and needs to be up to par with those of developing countries. There is absolutely no reason why our islands should be considered "third world" with all the resources that we have.