Abstract
The Caribbean is the name given to that group of islands situated between the southern tip of Florida, U.S.A., and the northern section of the mainland of South America. “Caribbean” is the adjective derived from “Carib,” one of the original Amerindian tribes. The other indigenous people were the Arawaks. The Caribs were warlike, whereas the Arawaks were a gentle people. Both groups suffered a terrible fate with the coming of European invaders in the latter part of the fifteenth century. They were massacred by the Spaniards whose main aim had been to reap profits from
their labours. The Spaniards preached the Gospel, but at the same time took away all that they possessed, including their lives.