designated “hot spots” for fifteen days on the 21st August‚ 2011. The state of emergency was further extended until 5th December‚ 2011. The recent state of emergency in Trinidad (August 21st 2011- 5th December 2011) was chosen in relevance to Caribbean Studies because it was one of the most recent events that had a serious impact on the lives of the citizens. The financial and cultural inconveniences faced by my family during this state of emergency persuaded me to study this event. The researcher
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into pans‚ pins‚ wire‚ and other goods. Housing was provided for workers on site. Josiah Wedgwood and Matthew Boulton were other prominent early industrialists‚ who employed the factory system. HOUSING; Living conditions during the Industrial Revolution varied from the splendour of the homes of the owners to the squalor of the lives of the workers. Poor people lived in very small houses in cramped streets. These homes would share toilet facilities‚ have open sewers and would be at risk of damp
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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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Analysis of the Economic & Environmental Effects of Fracking Introduction Fracking‚ or hydraulic fracturing‚ is the process of extracting natural gas from shale rock. Fracking allows the world to retain natural gas from depths that were deemed unreachable by conventional technology. Recent advancements in Fracking technology have propelled America to the forefront of natural gas extraction. By this method‚ the shale rock is punctured with a high pressure fluid‚ causing it to rupture and
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PROJECT TITLE: Coconut Sugar Production PROJECT LOCATION: Poblacion‚ Mutia‚ Zamboanga del Norte A. PROJECT OVERVIEW 1. Background: Coconut sap sugar is an emerging high-value product that gained popularity because of its health benefits. It has a very low Glycemic Index making it a great natural sweetener for diabetics and those with family history of diabetes. Processing this novel product is an economic opportunity which can be feasibly operated at the Municipality of Mutia which
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The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Economic Growth Hanoi‚ 19 March‚ 2014 Contents Abstract 2 I. Introduction 2 1. Vietnam Economic Growth: 3 1.1 Definition of "Economic Growth": 3 1.2 Indicators of Vietnam economic growth: 3 2. Foreign Direct Investment: 8 2.1. Definition and classification: 8 2.2. Factors affecting FDI flows: 8 2.3. FDI in Vietnam: 10 3. FDI and Economic Growth – The Two Linkages: 10 II. Literature
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Question: with the use of motivation theory discuss how Caribbean managers can enhance the motivation of their employees. Provide relevant examples to illustrate your answer. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the use of motivational theories and how they relate and enhance the motivation of employees by managers within the Caribbean. Motivation is defined as the processes that accounts for an individual’s intensity‚ direction‚ and persistence of effort toward attaining a goal. It can either
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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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Income Inequality‚ Economic growth and its effects . Abstract “Some people are of the view that income inequality is a necessary part off the growth process‚ that it is generally unavoidable and that policy should focus on ensuring that everyone is doing better rather than focusing on narrowing the income gap” whilst other agrue that it hinders growth. This assignment was carried out to investigate and debate the theoretical and empirical views of the above statement as well as share my own
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http://www.researchindia.org/EffectsofGlobalizationonIndia.doc Kishore G. Kulkarni‚ Ph.D.‚ Professor of Economics‚ And Editor‚ Indian Journal of Economics and Business (visit: www.ijeb.com) Metropolitan State College of Denver‚ Campus Box 77. P. O. Box 173362‚ Denver‚ CO 80217-3362‚ USA. First draft of this paper was presented in the Oxford Roundtable Conference held in Oxford University‚ UK‚ in July 2005. Author thanks School of Business‚ MSCD for financial assistance‚ and Profs. John
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