The natural disasters that are typically experienced in the Caribbean can have catastrophic and devastating impacts on the environment‚ economic development and social structure of these islands. Severe damage to the built infrastructure that has supported communities on Caribbean islands for decades can place a huge strain on economic activity. The social impacts that are experienced following natural disasters consist of homelessness‚ injury‚ suffering‚ sickness‚ disease‚ and even death. This paper
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There are various types of Caribbean family forms. The emergence of the different family types was largely due to historical influences that shape Caribbean civilization; such as racial diversity‚ ethnicity‚ social class‚ African cultural retention‚ legacy of Plantation slavery‚ and culture of poverty (Herskovits‚ Lewis‚ Clarke‚ Smith). Caribbean society has grown into an international mixture of different races and ethnic groups that construct their reality in the Caribbean. This mixture has resulted
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official launch this week‚ Royalista is already making a big splash. It is an interactive website which aims to create a community of royal fans who can share stories as well as news about their favorite royal families. Users can also enjoy the professional content published by journalists with a total of over 75 years of experience with reporting this type of news. Royalista offers its users a place where they can create profiles as well as personal blogs and share their opinions. The goal of
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Caribbean studies Assignment #2 As a developing region there are many challenges that we face as a people‚ be it political or socio-economical. Caribbean studies is a subject offered with the aim of allowing students to better understand the challenges we‚ as Caribbean people‚ face in our pursuit of development. The Caribbean is also well known for its rich and diverse cultural practices‚ and so a student who studies the subject would grow a deeper appreciation for one of the things that defines
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How did the African slavery impact the Caribbean region between1640-1985? Introduction When the Europeans switched from tobacco to sugar cultivation‚ the plantation needed more lands and more labour. The labour present came from the Tainos‚ whose population decreased from abuse‚ and could not meet the labour demands. The Europeans brought free labourers from Europe‚ but they could not be forced to work under the conditions demanded by the encomenderos. The church suggested the use of enslaving
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Essay Question Number 4; The Electoral systems in the Caribbean needs to be changed. How real is this view? An election as a political process serves as the single most important mechanism for citizens to participate in the selection of a government. When conducted to international standards‚ elections tend to confer legitimacy on a government. In the Commonwealth Caribbean‚ the electoral experience varies and tends to reflect not only the socio-political culture of the member state but also
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Topic: The Caribbean language situation. The Caribbean language situation is rather multifaceted thus there is a lot of controversy surrounding it. This topic in the course is an interesting one because it has enriched my understanding of what the language situation is in Jamaica and other neighbouring islands as well as its impact on education. According to Kathryn Shields (1989)‚ two ways in which Standard English in Jamaica is defined are through the traditional metropolitan norms and the
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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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about carnivals‚ we got a good understanding on how the Caribbean is different from other parts of the world. Carnivals are conducted in several places throughout the world‚ and one is different from the other. Based on the differences the carnivals in the Caribbean exhibit we can make assumptions on Caribbean identity. When it came to the carnivals in the Caribbean there was something extraordinary about their practices. In the Caribbean‚ the carnivals seemed to merge multiple past cultures into
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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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