...Jamaica Jamaica is famous for its free spirited culture and beautiful scenery. The people are friendly, the weather is nice, the food is good and the music is loud. Jamaica is located 90 miles south of Cuba. Jamaica is the third largest Caribbean Island measuring 146 miles at its widest point. The population is approximately 2.8 million. More than half of Jamaica is mountains above 1000 feet high. The highest point in Jamaica is the renowned Blue Mountain Peak, which rises up to 7,402 feet. The mountains are mostly on the interior of the island, the coastlines are flat beaches that stretch for as long as the eye can see. Another interesting fact is that they drive on the opposite side of the road than we do. People just drive crazy down there, not obeying any speed limits or rules. There a lot of deadly accidents. I would not want to drive there at all. I chose Jamaica for my speech because my husband and I have been there twice. The first time we went was right after 9/11. We stayed at Sandals Resort in Montego Bay. It was right near the Sangster International Airport. I remember flying into Jamaica for the first time and it was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. The Airport sets right next to the Caribbean Sea. The plane flew through a mountain pass on the island before landing. We were below the mountain tops passing through small clouds. Then coming out of the mountain above the Caribbean Sea into the airport, seeing the white sandy beaches, turquoise waters blue...
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...Jamaica 1 Running Head: JAMAICA Jamaica: Course Project for Diversity in American Society The University of Akron- Wayne College Jamaica: Course Project for Diversity in American Society Jamaica is a beautiful island nation that is rich with a unique and spirited people. The nation has seen its share of hardship that somewhat continues even today. Despite a struggling economy, as well as mass emigration, those that remain have kept many rich traditions alive. In this project, I’d like to introduce you to the nation of Jamaica. It is a very unique nation with an extensive history. However, I will summarize some of the broad facts and information surrounding this country to at least present a rounded image of what Jamaica provides to our world. I’ll begin with a general outline of the demographics, history, and culture. Following, I’d like to approach a few topics that I found to be interesting and also relevant to our course. Localization Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, 145 miles in length and as much as 50 miles in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. It is about 90 miles south of Cuba and 120 miles west of the island of Hispaniola, on which Haiti and the Dominican Republic are situated. It has an area of 4,244 square miles, which is roughly the size of Connecticut. Population The population of Jamaica in 2003 was estimated by the United Nations at 2,651,000, which placed it as number...
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...Abstract Left blank intentionally. JAMAICA Jamaica is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea, comprising the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles. Jamaica has a long history of census taking, and currently holds a census every ten years. The last census took place in July 2011, which showed a total of 2,697,983 residents in the country. The largest cities in Jamaica with populations as of 2011 are: Kingston (Kingston Parish): 937,000, Portmore (Saint Catherine): 182,000 Spanish Town (Saint Catherine): 147,000, Montego Bay (Saint James): 110,000. Jamaicans of African descent represent 76.3% of the population, followed by 15.1% Afro-European, 3.4% East Indian and Afro-East Indian, 3.2% Caucasian, 1.2% Chinese and 0.8% other. The official language of Jamaica is English. Jamaicans primarily speak an English-African Creole language known as Jamaican, which has become known widely through the spread of Reggae music. The Jamaican dialect was formed from a base of mainly English words with elements of re-formed grammar, together with a little vocabulary from African languages and Native American words. Some archaic features are reminiscent of Irish English. The first Jamaicans were the Taino Indians who settled in Jamaica around 600 AD. They were Stone Age people who had migrated to Jamaica from the northern coast of South America. After living continuously in Jamaica for almost 900 years, the Tainos were wiped out within 50 years of the Spanish conquest...
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...Jamaica 1 Overview of Country Jamaica is an island nation in the West Indies. The capital of Jamaica is Kingston. It lies about 480 miles south of Florida and is the third largest island in the Caribbean Sea. The only two island that are larger that is Cuba and Hispaniola. (The World Book Encyclopedia vol 11) Jamaica was inhabited by the Arawak Indians, who were the first people to live in Jamaica named the island Xaymaca, which means land of wood and water. They based their communites on fishing, hunting, and small scale cultivation of cassava. Due to the appearance of the Spanish the Arawak Indians disappeared in 70-80 years. The disruption of the economic system, new diseases, and migration decimated the population. When the Spanish took over the island they were disappointed with the absence of gold on the island the Spanish used Jamaica as a base for supporting the conquest of the Americas, with its treasures of gold and silver. (www.jamaicans.com) In 1655, Jamaica was captured by the British expedition led by Admirals Penn and Venables and they gain possession in 1670. It was very little the Spanish did to defend it from the British because of lack of gold and silver. They fight African slaves which they called Maroons. The British and Maroons signed a peace treaty in 1738. Sugar became the major crop, and the island ranked as it’s most important slave market in the Western...
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...FDI Assignment As a group of American investors, we’re introducing the idea of bringing solar energy to the island of Jamaica. Our initial objective is to provide an efficient yet safe means of energy to the Caribbean island. The efforts towards introducing solar energy to the population of Jamaica will provide many of its underprivileged citizens with an efficient and reliable means of energy for their everyday lives. Our business, Global Energy Investment, is based in Miami, Florida and has been around for the past 15 years, participating in business initiatives such as exporting venture capital as well as trade and export. We looked for opportunities where we can be an asset to nations in hopes of not only improving the lives of their citizens, but also introducing and expanding our ideas to new heights. Thus aforementioned reasons, by entering the island of Jamaica with our new business venture, we are encouraged by its government to bring our product to its citizens. By entering into a partnership with the island of Jamaica; being represented as the host country, we will agree to export finished solar equipment from Mexico due to the benefits awarded to NAFTA members. Jamaica will later import the ready goods into Jamaica and create assembly factories where the products can be assembled by local citizens within the confinements of those factories. By establishing assembly factories, they are creating jobs for the citizens where they can have an income available to improve...
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...Jamaica (Listeni/dʒəˈmeɪkə/) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea, comprising the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles. The island, 10,990 square kilometres (4,240 sq mi) in area, lies about 145 kilometres (90 mi) south of Cuba, and 191 kilometres (119 mi) west of Hispaniola, the island containing the nation-states of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Jamaica is the fifth-largest island country in the Caribbean.[5] The indigenous people, the Taíno, called it Xaymaca in Arawakan,[6] meaning the "Land of Wood and Water" or the "Land of Springs".[7] Once a Spanish possession known as Santiago, in 1655 it came under the rule of England (later Great Britain), and was called Jamaica. It achieved full independence from the United Kingdom on 6 August 1962.[8] With 2.8 million people, it is the third most populous Anglophone country in the Americas, after the United States and Canada. Kingston is the country's largest city and its capital, with a population of 937,700.[9][10] Jamaica has a large diaspora around the world, due to emigration from the country.[11] Jamaica is a Commonwealth realm, with Queen Elizabeth II as its monarch and head of state. Her appointed representative in the country is the Governor-General of Jamaica, currently Sir Patrick Allen. The head of government and Prime Minister of Jamaica is Portia Simpson-Miller. Jamaica is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy with legislative power vested in the bicameral Parliament of Jamaica, consisting...
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...KINGSTON The chapter starts off by telling us about how Christopher Columbus arrived in the island of Jamaica in 1494. The population then of was a handful and the population was cleansed and was dominated by English colonial officials and plantation owners as well as enslaved Africans and indentured Indians. v The main economic resource of the island was from sugar cane and this was done through captive labour. ( the labour from slaves) v Rebellions came over time and this generated a strong revulsion for colonial rule and because of this, it took centuries for independence to finally come to Jamaica. It finally came in 1962 v With the introduction of independence, slavery became abolished and moved the history of Jamaica forward. With the introduction of independence, there was a new regime led by Nelson Manley. The political party he belonged to crafted a social development agenda to respond to the bondage of post colonial life. v In the course of pursing the new policy of independence, the government was permitted to channel industrial investment into those areas of the economy that needs social development. The government relied on direct foreign investment. This involvement with foreign actors earned Jamaica with most of its foreign exchange earnings. With this, Jamaica became the largest exporter of mineral to North America and Canada. Even as they were exporters, Jamaicans didn’t benefit from their natural resources. The only way they benefitted...
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...Paradise in Jamaica After going to galveston each year in texas, it was nothing compared to the beach the Williams family went to on their vacation to Jamaica. The beautiful atmosphere they witnessed was the most unforgettable moment ever. They stayed at the hotel right in front of the beach, directly right in the middle of restaurants, clubs, and water parks. Everything around was beautiful, including the soft sand that went through peoples toes walking on the side of the beach, also how big and clear the ocean was. The ocean was so memorable it was really a paradise just exactly how everyone had described it. Being on the beach watching of the waves as it hits the wind, the smell of the food coming from every direction, watching everyone do something different, listening to the kids on the water parks. It was all there, it was all true from the moment spent near the beach, to the relaxing music of the culture, and the look of the various Jamaican food. The ocean was as clear as it was going to get watching everything under water was the most amazing experience. Watching the the fish swim together as group moving from one area to another, the seaweed moving along with the waves, going back and forth against the big rocks where people would sit on enjoying the nice hot weather. Being able to taste the salty water when the strong waves would hit against their body as people would shut their eyes avoiding the water to get in their eyes. As the sound of the Jamaican...
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...Areas of interest in Jamaica After spending lots of time appreciating the culture of the Jamaicans, its now time we looked at what makes Jamaica…Jamaica! True, there are several things such as the beaches, the weather and all the things that revolve around the environment but the downside of that is that you can easily tell all this once you’re out of the plane. We are thus going to look a little bit into the areas of interest that many tourists have spent most or all of their time in. We shall start by taking a look at the Dunn’s river falls which are among one of the best features in Jamaica and in almost every online site that you will visit. It was there from long ago but by then not so many appreciated the beauty of the falls until the “invalids” started showing up and appreciating their environment. The Dunn’s river falls is thus one of the many interesting places that you should head out and at least take a peek before you get too excited about the next areas of interest that we are going to look at. The Doctor’s cave beach is the second area of interest on our list and the interesting fact about this beach is that unlike the Dunn’s river falls which gained fame soon after the tourists began showing up in Jamaica, the Doctor’s cave beach has been an area of interest for well over a century! The crystal clear turquoise water plus the sand beach is all that you would need to make sure that your vacation in Jamaica is both relaxing and totally worth it. The cool waters at...
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...Independent Jamaica Ladies and gentlemen I would be a very rude person if I were to stand before you all today and say that Jamaica has not made significant progress over the last 53 years of independence. Jamaica has experienced much successes in the areas of tourism, music, sports and infrastructural development. We are a very proud and vibrant nation and are blessed to have some of the finest beaches, world class athletes, as well as we our reggae music which apparently has revolutionized the world at large. We have much to be thankful for. Now on the other hand, isn’t it ironic that despite all our successes, we still continue to suffer from economic instability? How then can we say that we are an independent nation? Independence ladies and gentlemen is defined by Dictionary.com as the freedom from control, influence, support and or from the likes of others. In my opinion Jamaica is an antonym to the word. Fifty three (53) years and yet still we are in bondage. We continue to look to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to fill the pot holes in our economy. We depend heavily on imports from America for food, clothing and entertainment. Most of the nation’s development is a direct result of debt and has nothing to do with strategic planning, structure and forecasting. Our politicians have made a mockery of our country and as result we are suffering from a disease called “corruption” which has many side effects that includes high murder rates, illiteracy, unemployment...
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...The government of Jamaica has announced that it hopes to gain major foreign investment and create many jobs through the development of a ‘logistics hub’. The government believes that Jamaica’s geographical position will allow it to become an important part of the global value chain by serving at least some of the estimated 12,500 ships that will be passing through the Panama Canal as of 2015. According to information published on the government’s official website: With major investments and global partnerships, Jamaica will become: • The transhipment and air cargo logistics hub of the Western Hemisphere • The Caribbean’s strategic handling point for bulk commodities • The Latin America and Caribbean centre for aviation-related maintenance repair and overhaul and ship repair and dry docking The revelation that the Jamaican government was involved in talks with the Chinese with a view to establishing a logistics hub on Goat island unleashed a firestorm of controversy. Environmental groups, including a group of scientists from The University of the West Indies, strongly condemned the proposal, pointing out that Goat Island was a part of the Portland Bight Protected Area (PBPA) and that if the government went forward with this proposal they would be breaking conventions signed with international environmental agencies. Members of the surrounding community, some of whom made their living from fishing came out strongly against the proposal pointing out that it would severely...
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...If you’re wondering what to eat in Jamaica, I recently had the daunting task of trying to eat as much traditional Jamaican food as I could in five days. It may be аn island, but Jamaica is a рlасе whеrе fоr thе phrase “mеlting pot” wаѕ ѕurеlу invеntеd, bоth fоr its реорlе аnd fоr itѕ food. Thiѕ Cаribbеаn iѕlаnd nаtiоn hаѕ hоѕtеd wave аftеr wave of colonisers аnd immigrants – frоm the Sраniѕh, Britiѕh, Afriсаn, Indiаn аnd Chinеѕе, аnd thеу hаvе аll brought their оwn foods аnd сulturеѕ tо thе iѕlаnd. While tоdау Jаmаiсаn сuiѕinе includes mаnу dishes оf thеѕе immigrаnt сulturеѕ, the food can be very distinct from other nearby islands. Aѕ wеll аѕ a соlоrful fuѕiоn of lосаl аnd intrоduсеd flavors аnd tесhniquеѕ. Let’s makes this clear – Jamaica is more than jerk chicken. Whеn you travel to Jamaica you will experience thiѕ сulinаrу fusion...
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...I chose Jamaica to do this assignment because I think it is a very clear case of IMF bad practices. The country got independence on 1962, during the time when the world's oil prices were rising and being a major flaw for countries all over the world. In 1973, after fighting with the economy because of the independence they got ten years before, the economy stability disappeared, and here is where the International Monetary Fund comes to the scene. "The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an international organization created for the purpose of standardizing global financial relations and exchange rates. The IMF generally monitors the world economy, and its core goal is to economically strengthen its member countries." ("Investopedia", 2003) Would the IMF help Jamaica to solve the economic crisis? There were some economists in Jamaica that designed a plan to address the country economy, with a long-term loan hoping that solution would help the economy grow slowly. However, the IMF rejected that proposal and they provided a short-term load and, as usual, they enforced some political and economic conditions to grant that loan. The IMF required reductions in pensions and benefits and cuts to public-sector. It was unfavorable treatment because it will allow the IMF to know whether the country could recover from the crisis without taking risks, but was disastrous for Jamaica. (Hilaire, 2000) This agreement had two terrible consequences for the country. First, the loan had...
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...Assumptions The assumptions made throughout this paper include: -We are a mid-sized Nova Scotia business, which employs 65 people -Goods require refrigeration and special environments -We meet sanitation and health standards General Information Jamaica’s population is around 2,868,380, which is very small compared to Canada. The distance from Nova Scotia to Jamaica is 3200km and can be reached by plane or ship. The currency in Jamaica is the Jamaican dollar, which by law has to be used when buying or selling goods and services. This law isn’t watched very closely and the US dollar is used throughout many purchases and is usually accepted. Culture English is Jamaica’s official language but they also have their own language called Patios or Creole. This is a combination of English and certain slang that comes from African languages. Most people in this country understand and can speak Creole but it’s not a written language. Jamaicans are very family oriented; they keep their family close and are supportive towards each other’s needs. They spend most of their time with family and try to maintain relationships the best they can. Their families are the most important thing to them. They stay close to family and friends and don’t have must trust or faith in people of authority. Even though they don’t have trust, the highest position of authority always makes the decisions. When meeting new people it’s usually through the recommendation of friends and family. A large...
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