“The perils of burning garbage” Retrieved February 20‚ 2014 from The Jamaican Gleaner Website: http://jamaicagleaner.com/gleaner/20090516/letters/letters3.html Mustapha‚ N Ramsawak‚ R.‚ & Umraw‚ R. (Ed.). (2005) Modules in Social Studies for the Caribbean‚ (4th ed.) Caribbean Educational Publishers Brock‚ M http://www.ehow.com/info_8478076_effects-garbage-environment.html Thomas-Hope‚ E. (ed.) (1998)
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Sport refers to all forms of competitive physical activity which‚ through casual or organized participation‚ aim to use‚ maintain or improve physical ability and provide entertainment to participants. Over the years‚ many people in the Caribbean have overlooked the importance of sporting activity; however sport has made several contributions to the development of the region. Firstly‚ sport has the potential to be a source for the generation of increased income for the region‚ if it is marketed in
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Jamaica’s population of more than 2.5 million is equally divided between urban and rural dwellers. Jamaicans are mostly descendants of Africans but there are also East Indians‚ Chinese‚ Europeans‚ and Arabs. Jamaica is the third-largest island in the Caribbean Sea and since 1870 the capital has been Kingston‚ now with a population of more than 645‚000. The climate is tropical and tourists flock to Jamaica for its beautiful beaches. Jamaica has been called the Island of Springs‚ and the vegetation is striking
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Caribbean Studies Describe the value of Coral Reefs to Caribbean society and culture. Coral Reefs are the home of more than one quarter of all known marine fish species and tens of thousands of other species. The Caribbean coral reefs are vital and valuable natural resources that contain a wealth of biodiversity including over 60 species of coral and 1‚500 different species of fish – many of which are found nowhere else on earth. Coral reefs provide both a good and a service to many Caribbean
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Despite the fact that a large majority of Caricom countries have signed on to the Original Jurisdiction of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) since its establishment on 14 February 2001‚ only three so far‚ namely‚ Barbados‚ Guyana and Belize have acceded additionally to its Appellate Jurisdiction. The Original Jurisdiction deals with the interpretation and application of the Treaty which established Caricom‚ and the Appellate Jurisdiction is meant to take over the role of the Judicial Committee
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Brandon Abdullah Professor Harris English 1101 Authors of the pioneer period of Caribbean Literature strived to tell their stories to those around the world through their writing. Through their short stories‚ poems‚ and novels‚ they were able to bring their own cultures and ethnicities to readers around the world. Some writers wanted to tell stories about how things were during this period such as Jean Rhys and C.L.R James. Others like Alejo Carpenter told stories of their hometowns
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Africans from their native lands‚ brought on a new hybrid in the Caribbean. It all began in the 16th century when about 10 million Africans were brought to the Americas as slaves. More than half of these slaves were sent to the Caribbean. The Caribbean now has the most concentrated cluster of Africans in the Americas‚ with most of the population living in the Greater Antilles. With the imprint of millions of Africans in the Caribbean‚ a neo-Africa was created‚ allowing the African people and their
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World History Test Essay The region of Central America and the Caribbean are laden with such cinematic and beautiful physical features such as sunny beaches‚ volcanic mountains‚ rain forests‚ and clear blue water. Thus it is this beauty that is considered as the greatest resource for the region among others‚ due to the amount of tourism it has bloomed.(Salter 58) The region is renowned for its agriculture – friendly soil‚ which is renowned for the abundance of crops. As a result European powers
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Carmel‚ Rhea Farrell‚ Kyla Burton‚ La-Chelle Carter‚ Zhané Joseph‚ Kyla Weaver‚ Shennel Douglas and Niah Joseph Teacher: Mrs. Camacho Subject: Caribbean Studies According to Marcus Garvey‚ “a people without the knowledge of their past history‚ origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” Cultural arts continue to be of major influence in Caribbean society. Cultural Arts is interpreted as‚ the civilization of a given people or nation at a given time or over all time; its customs‚ its arts
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Caribbean Brewers: Transfer Pricing‚ Ethics and Governance Case Summary Gera International is a well established international brand of beer that is ranked amongst the top three brands of beer in the world. With transportation prices rising‚ Gera International decided to purchase a plant in Antigua in 2005 and they renamed the subsidiary‚ Caribbean Brewers‚ Inc. (CBI). In 2008‚ the production facilities of CBI were expanded and their productive capacity doubled. Furthermore‚ we are then introduced
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