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    Topic: Compare and contrast the ways in which two Caribbean governments have addressed the issue of crime. Narrowed Focus: Compare and contrast how the governments of Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica have addressed the issue of crime. Thesis: Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica have both recruited the expert services of foreign police officers whilst their approach to community policing and legislation differ in addressing the issue of crime. According to the United Nations Human Development

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    11 Analytical 12-13 Introduction English is the official language of Jamaica. However most Jamaicans communicate in a different language called Jamaican Creole. Creole means- a language‚ which comes into being through contact between two or more languages. English is a compulsory subject in Jamaican schools‚ it is often required

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    Peasantry and the Caribbean

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    Course description The slaves in the British Caribbean had high expectations of freedom. They hoped that it would give them‚ amongst others‚ the vote and control over their time and labour. This course explores the extent to which these and other expectations of freedom were realised in the period between the abolition of slavery in 1838 and independence in the early 1960s. It examines in some detail the various factors inside and outside the region that impacted on the ability of the former slaves

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    Debt 1. Jamaica has the potential to be amazing. Jamaica could be to be one of the top tourist destinations in the world. Jamaica can thrive in its economy by producing and selling their products. Finally‚ Jamaica has the people; the people who want to make a difference can and will make a difference if they have the drive to do so. When watching the documentary‚ “Life and Debt”‚ I was astonished to see the diminished economy of what Jamaicans call their home. As beautiful as Jamaica may seem to

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    Each and every country has its own unique culture or tradition. So does Jamaica. Jamaican culture encompasses religion‚ Jamaican lifestyle and Jamaican society as a whole. Jamaican culture is what defines its people .Their past is full of fascinating stories. Whether they were part of enslavement and oppression‚ the Jamaicans are survivors. Jamaican traditions are passed on or carried out over a long period of time. They celebrate their traditions at special events throughout the

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    portrays a Jamaica that most do not see. Now that I think about it‚ Trinidad itself can be compared to Jamaica in terms of what the documentary discusses. I’ve always thought the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had little power and most countries neglected financing with them because of their undesirable terms. The documentary opened my eyes as to the influence the IMF had on Jamaica. This influence would be a bad one because it led to cuts in education and more for the people of Jamaica which would

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    up to 1900. Workers’ Rebellion 2005 “A conflict between the old order and new circumstances”. Discuss this view with reference to ONE of the following workers’ rebellions; -Labour protest‚ ST. Vincent‚ 1862 -Morant bay Rebellion‚ Jamaica‚ 1865 Confederation Riots‚ Barbados‚ 1876 2008 “Social‚ economic

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    old and was born in Kingston‚ Jamaica. He is one of four children and moved to Long Beach‚ California‚ with his family when he was four. Although‚ he was young when he left‚ he still has vivid memories of Jamaica and still returns about every two years. He speaks English and Patois. He comes from a remarkably cultural diverse family. Mugi’s mother’s father is Panamanian and his mother’s mother is a Maroon Indian‚ they met in Panama and eventually moved to Jamaica. Mugi’s father’s father is Asian

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    AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE IMPACT OF THE MONOPOLY “THE JAMAICA PUBLIC SERVICE LTD” ON JAMAICA THROUGHOUT THE YEAR 2011 Centre #: 100016 Candidate #: 1000161860 Jessica Dewar Campion College Economics SBA An Investigation into the impact of the monopoly “Jamaica Public Service” on Jamaica throughout the year 2011. TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT (i) AIMS AND OBJECTIVES (ii) METHODOLOGY EMPLOYED (iii) DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS 1 CONCLUSION

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    jamaica was one a the largest sugar producing country inah the caribbean . Jamaica‚ the third largest Caribbean island‚ was inhabited by Arawak natives when it was first sighted by the second voyage of Christopher Columbus on 5 May 1494. Columbus himself was stranded on Jamaica from 1503 to 1504 during his fourth voyage. The Spanish settled in Jamaica in 1509 and held the island against many privateer raids from their main city‚ now called Spanish Town‚ which served as capital of Jamaica from

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