The economic challenges facing the Caribbean The Caribbean is far from immune from the global economic crisis. Although many Governments initially thought themselves safe from its effects it has become apparent that every nation will see: • Falling remittances from nationals overseas; • A significant decline in tourism/visitor arrivals (forecast by some governments to be down by between 30 and 40 per cent for the year); • volatile exchange rates and in particular the a fall in income
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THE COMMONWEALTH CARIBBEAN/BRITISH CARIBBEAN is the term applied to the English- speaking islands in the Carribbean and the mainland nations of Belize (formerly British Honduras) and Guyana (formerly British Guiana) that once constituted the Caribbean portion of the British Empire. This volume examines only the islands of the Commonwealth Caribbean‚ which are Jamaica‚ Trinidad and Tobago‚ the Windward Islands (Dominica‚ St. Lucia‚ St. Vincent and the Grenadines‚ and Grenada)‚ Barbados‚ the Leeward
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Caribbean Basin Initiative The title is a play are words itself which alludes to the United States initiative to stimulate certain countries Caribbean economy . The CBI which is externally a imposed solution is contrasted with the initiative of individuals- in this case the Haitian people who from time to time choose the dangerous route to migration in small open boats. The poem begins with an epigraph from Mary Kingsley when the quotation creates an image of travelers in small boats‚ that it would
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Summary of “From Mercantilism to ‘the Wealth of Nations’” The article “From Mercantilism to ‘the Wealth of Nations’” explores the economic ideas of mercantilism and capitalism‚ and how they affected history. During Christopher Columbus’ voyages‚ an abundance of silver was found in Peru and Mexico. This silver flowed into Spain‚ then into Europe‚ the Baltic‚ and most of all‚ to Asia‚ to satisfy the demand for Asian goods and spices. Unfortunately‚ the flow of silver into Europe caused
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encourage alert attitudes. The Americans grew accustomed to running their won affairs; distance weakens authority and it came as a shock when Britain after 1763 tried to strengthen grip on the colonists Mercantilism and Colonial Grievances: The British authorities embraced a theory‚ called mercantilism that justified their control over the colonies The Possessing colonies discussed distinct advantages‚ since the colonies could both supply raw materials to the mother country and provide a market for
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Location and Definitions of the Caribbean Origin of Caribbean — The word ‘Caribbean’ is said to be derived from the indigenous people’s name for themselves‚ ‘Carib’. The term ‘West Indies’ which is often used interchangeably with Caribbean is the name given to the region by Christopher Columbus in 1492. — As with the inexact name of the region so to is there little agreement on what area is included within the Caribbean. Different criteria are used to define the region.
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Question: Which one theoretical perspective is most suited for understanding the Caribbean extra-regional relations with the United States and Europe? Support your answer with concrete example of United States and Europe’s relations with the Caribbean in specific contemporary issues of the region. The Caribbean can be described as an archipelago of islands that stretches from the Yucatan and Florida peninsulas southeast to Venezuela‚ with the Greater Antilles (Cuba‚ Dom. Republic‚ Haiti
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Ford‚ Sony‚ Nike‚ and Microsoft to name a few. However‚ for smaller nations and businesses such as those in the Caribbean‚ this agreement is actually to our detriment‚ especially to our sugar and banana industries. How is it a detriment to our country? Well after the abolition of slavery‚ the break away from colonial rule‚ this abolition had rules‚ one of which was that the Caribbean nations received preferential treatment to European markets. However with globalisation in effect‚ many nations
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------------------------------------------------- Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) Kimberly Leed 2Y / History The CCJ is the first proposed court of final jurisdiction for the Anglophone Caribbean‚ all other courts had to answer to the English court. The supremacy of the English courts was laid down in the Colonial Laws Validity Act of 1865‚ which formally conferred the power to make laws on colonial legislatures‚ but at the same time it declared that colonial laws inconsistent
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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL REPORT ON CANDIDATES’ WORK IN THE ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION MAY/JUNE 2010 CARIBBEAN STUDIES Copyright © 2010 Caribbean Examinations Council St Michael‚ Barbados All rights reserved. 2 GENERAL COMMENTS The Caribbean Studies examination comprised three papers — Paper 01 consisted of 15 compulsory short-response questions‚ Paper 02 consisted of eight essay questions of which candidates were required to answer four‚ and Paper 03 was the Internal Assessment
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