The West Indian Federation began in the twentieth century. A fedration is an organization within which smaller divisions have some internal independence. The West Indian Federation was one of the first attempts at federation in the Caribbean. This occurred from the year 1958-1962. The West Indies agreed to come together because this was the only way they could prove to Britain that they were ready for their independence. However‚ before they could prove this to Britain the Federation had gone
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Malthusian theory of population with respect to Caribbean demographic changes. 2. A large working class ensure a reserve army of labour. Discuss the relvance of this assumption with reference to any named Caribbean society. 3. Caribbean societies are currently in stage five of the demographic transition according to Jamaican demographer George Roberts. Evaluate the pros and cons of Roberts Caribbean demographic transition theory. 4. "The Caribbean is characterised by a dual sex labour market"
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Harbour Bed & Breakfast claims to have a high competitive edge. The location in the Caribbean is a hot spot for tourists. Each year over 20 million people visit the Caribbean Islands. The number of bed & breakfast places in the area are limited. Due to the expense of traveling and living the threat of new entrants to this industry in the Caribbean is low. In order for there to be a new start up hotel in the Caribbean is going to be costly for outsiders. Another great asset to the business is Kayman
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Proposal for History School Based Assessment Research Topic Caribbean Economy and Slavery Research Question ‘What were the economical‚ social and political consequences which resulted from the changeover of tobacco to sugarcane in the 17th Century?’ Objectives • What is the sugar revolution? • What were the reasons for the change from tobacco to sugarcane (better termed a the sugar revolution) in the 17th century • Assess the social political and economical consequences which
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pattern in the Caribbean is no new phenomena. Its occurrence has long persisted from the prominence of the Amerindians to present day societies‚ transcending cultural groups and races. The idea of physical landscape shaping settlement pattern is simple‚ people seek reason to settle and this reason for many is the physical landscape and how it may be used to their benefit. This essay seeks to capture the pervasive influence of physical landscape in shaping settlement pattern in the Caribbean. It is
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important courses that are required for matriculation into law school is “law and society”. This is due to the fact that this course covers interaction between Law and Society from a historical‚ economical‚ political‚ sociological perspective of Caribbean societies‚ from primitive to transitional and also modern societies. It incorporates trends of law enforcement as well as current social and technological changes that influence society. It is premised on the fact that law has a critical function
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I Chapter – Geography and Sociolinguistic characteristic of the Caribbean. According to Baptiste (1995) the thing which is very important and helpful in understanding the Caribbean English and where that language comes from is studying the history‚ geography and sociolinguistics of the Caribbean. Humanities‚ social science and natural science need to be taken into account to know what varieties of English are spoken in Caribbean‚ how this language developed and what kind of connection has the
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published in 1992. This story was written to give the readers a colourful illustration of lifestyle in the Caribbean. The story is about the writer’s aunt‚ Tanti Merle and her first visit to the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad to watch a cricket match between the Combined islands and Trinidad. The story describes Tanti Merle as a colourful character who likes to be in control or as most Caribbean people would say “she likes her own way”. She is loud and embarrassing to the speaker and her actions show
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plantation economy was based on agricultural mass production of sugar cane. Evidently‚ the rise of sugar economies points out to a transformative power of a single commodity‚ which resulted to crop determinism.(1) To this effect‚ economies of the Caribbean colonies expanded massively in the sense that sugar plantations shifted to production that realized
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retention programs in place. African retention in Trinidad and Tobago is an e.g. of cultural retention. THE SUNDAY MARKET The tradition of Sunday markets in Trinidad is a result of the agricultural knowledge brought to the Caribbean by the enslaved Africans. Subsistence farming was popular apart from the regular work they had to do on the plantations. The enslaved Africans were allowed to grow and harvest their own food supply on the little plots near
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