THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES‚ MONA. FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES LAW‚ GOVERNANCE‚ ECONOMY AND SOCIETY (FOUN 1301) SEMESTER I‚ 2013/14 Lecturers Aieka Smith (Monday 2:00pm -4:00 pm GLT3 McIntyre Building & Monday 5-7 pm Pre Clinical Lecture Theatre) Lorraine Patterson (Monday 11:00 am-1:00 pm Interfaculty Lecture Theatre) Hazelle Jones (Wednesday 2:00 pm-4:00 pm C5Chemistry Lecture Theatre) Course Coordinator Aieka Smith Office: I209 McIntyre Building
Premium Law
Jamaica is an English-speaking country located in the Caribbean Sea to the south of Cuba. Jamaica’s potential for growth and development is enormous; however‚ according to the World Bank Country (2003)‚ as cited in Gilbert & Sookram (2009)‚ measured Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth over the years since 1972 has been unimpressive. Apart from its economic problems‚ Jamaica has a serious problem with crime and violence. For years there have been numerous attempts‚ through policy and legislation
Premium Violence Domestic violence Sociology
so Michael decides to take it upon himself. To try and show everyone about diversity‚ he does this activity where he gets a bunch of blank index cards and writes different races and ethnicities on each one. These include; Asian‚ Bblack‚ Italian‚ Jamaican‚ Jewish‚ and of course for himself‚ Martin Luther King‚ juniorJr. Although this exercise was to “better” everyone getting along and to teach them about diversity‚ it turns out to make it much worse as tempers begin to burst. As you watch this episode
Premium Race Discrimination Black people
about teenage pregnancy and consequently the socio emotional and academic impact it has on our adolescent mother; yet we see the slight concentration that goes in this area of study. This article is one of the few that examine such phenomena in the Jamaican Context as our current realities calls for such research focusing on at risk youth and possible remedies or interventions; for this reason I find the study to be very much relevant to our social realities. Thereby where it concerns the relationship
Premium Scientific method Psychology Quantitative research
“Several Jamaicans are eating themselves into an early grave with high-calorie‚ high-sodium and high-fat foods‚ without any knowledge of the dangers of their diets. As the seller offering such foods has no obligation to tell purchasers the caloric content of the meals.” Taken from the cleaner article about obesity in Jamaica. In Jamaica for the past 25 years there has been a step up in people with diet related disorders. The greasy foods that the Jamaicans have incorporated with their lifestyle
Free Nutrition
External Analysis of National Commercial Bank Jamaica Ltd To conduct an external analysis‚ one must evaluate three environments; the general or macro environment‚ the industry and the competitive environment. In this paper‚ we will examine NCB’s macro environment‚ its industry and competitive environment. General Environment According to Carpenter and Saunders (2009)‚ the macro environment can be defined as the larger forces that a firm faces‚ which includes political‚ economic‚ socio-cultural‚ technological
Premium Jamaica Inflation
1 2 THE JAMAICA EARLY CHILDHOOD CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR CHILDREN Four and Five Getting Ready for Life The Dudley Grant Memorial Trust in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the Early Childhood Commission 3 The Jamaica Early Childhood Curriculum Guide: Four and Five Getting Ready for Life Published by The Dudley Grant Memorial Trust‚ 5 Gibraltar Camp Road‚ University of the West Indies Mona Campus‚ Kingston 7‚ Jamaica W.I. Copyright © 2010 the Dudley Grant Memorial
Premium Curriculum Early childhood education Childhood
education and teenage pregnancy. In Jamaica when persons lack certain knowledge they become in need. In the US there are much more opportunities for women and girls where they are empowered to have a good education so that they can get a job. A lot of Jamaican
Free Demography Population Abortion
states that‚ “Jamaican dancehall music dominates the airwaves of the Caribbean.” It is heard frequently through various means which causes children to be immensely affected. They highly esteem dancehall artists and view them as role models. Therefore they learn from what their role models do and say which concerns parents. Unfortunately as the children grow older‚ they continue to pay more attention to the music and videos that capture and hold their interest. According to the Jamaican Gleaner (2007)
Premium Dancehall
Association 6 Personality 7 Promise 8 CUSTOMER SERVICE STRATEGY 9 Customer Service as a necessity 9 MAINTAINING/IMPROVING THE CUSTOMER SERVICE BRAND 12 REFERENCES 18 APPENDICES INTRODUCTION Chilitos was established as a family owned Jamaican/Mexican restaurant chain with two separate locations one in Kingston off Hope Road and the other in Montego Bay in close proximity to the Hip Strip. It has developed a notable reputation for its fantastic menu of “‘JaMexican’” meals‚ music and a
Premium Customer service Brand Mexican cuisine