Early History
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History here in the Caribbean would always start with the Caribs and Arawaks, Who migrated from island to island leaving behind drawings and artifacts, showing living proof of their trail. Our history is not based on them though, so let us skip a few years and move on to the real story.

In the early 1700's, a frenchman called Mr. Pierre, left his home island of Martinique in search  for  new  fertile  lands  to  plant his

 

crops. It was said, "at the time Mr. Pierre left his home, Martinique was suffering under an Ant infestation, which delivered a heavy blow to the sugarcane fields". When he came to Petite Martinique, there was no one living on it, so he settled on the little rock and made it his home. He eventually married a mulatto lady from Carriacou.

Mr. Pierre got his slaves to plant Cotton and sugarcane, which grew successfully. There were no records to show whether or not he exported any sugarcane, but there were records of tons of cotton being shipped out. Eventually Mr. Pierre divided up the island into estates and sold it to European shipwrights. In those times, there were cargo ships which would go to a particular island at night and steal slaves and sell them on other islands. This could have been an encouragement for Mr. Pierre to have done what he did. However, it is not certain, for there were no records to prove this. The names of the estates as they were registered were: Kendace, Good Hope, Paradise, Sussannah, North Point, Petit Ance, Belle View and Beausejour.
 
     
Uniting
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After Emancipation, the slaves were freed and given equal rights. The whites then moved to the northern part of the island and the slaves lived to the southern part. As a result of the size of the island, it was quite easy for both whites and blacks to mingle and work together, learning each other's traditions  and  skills. The  slaves  eventually
acquired the european skills of building boats and houses from assisting the shipwrights. The shipwrights accepted the African traditions. Inter-marriages were very common, as a result, bringing the people closer together, forming one large Community. The traditions and skills were then handed down to the younger generation to ensure that it was not lost forever.
 
         
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Being a small island of only 586 acres. With it's highest point up to 756 feet, Petite Martinique scarcely receives continuous heavy rainfall. Not very good for the local farmer, especially when he is trying to earn a living from it. The people of the island wanted something that they would always rely on. Fishing, was the next best thing. With the acquired skills of boat building from the shipwrights, the local men (being freed, they would no longer be called slaves) went out in their small boats.
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In a matter of time, they soon realized that fishing was more profitable. It had a faster turnover. The men would fish and sell their catch in the town of St.George and Grenville, located on mainland Grenada. With the increase of the number of fishing vessels, the men went further south to the islands of Trinidad and Tobago. That was around the time of the oil boom in Trinidad. The people of Trinidad and Tobago were focused on the development of the oil industry. There were hardly any fishermen there at that time, Very few of the boats fished in deep waters of British Guiana.
At this present time, the descended fishermen has changed their fishing locations as well as their techniques. The demand for fish were increased not only by local Grenadians, but by the United States of America and the European country of France.